The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-15
NEWS OF RAILROADS
MEETING OF THE PASSENGER
 AGENTS TODAY.
It Convenes in the Battery Park in Asheville at Noon-Grand Junior Conductor Shepard of the O.
 R. C.'s Here.

At noon today the forty-sixth annual meeting of the American Association or General Passenger and Ticket Agents Will convene in the parlors of the famous Battery Park Hotel at Asheville. AL ways beautiful, this garden spot of The Land of the Sky is at this season of the year gorgeous, and hospitable MT. Me kissick will make the passenger people have the time of their lives. Last night on train No. from New Orleans, there was T special Pullman filled with jolly passenger men en route to Asheviile. The Louisville and Nashville turned the car over to the Western, train 36 Of that roao taking it to Atlanta where it was delix- cred to the Southern. MT. Samuel Ii: Hardwick, General Passenger Agent or the Southern has made a schedule that for speed and comfort will make the pas senger magnates open their eyes at the enterprise of the former Montgomery will be run from New Orleans via this city and Atlanta to Asheville while on the other end the Pennsylvania road Will run diners and specials from New fork to Washington, where the Southern will get it and take it on to Asheville.
 This meeting, it Is thought, will not only be the lal gest in point of attendance ever held but the most important as regards the discussions on the program. MT. John Francis, General Passenger Agent Of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad will deliver the annual address today. and | it has become of late years the feature | of the meetings. The following is the | program in full:
 First-Anti-Ticket Scalping Legislation. A further report from the standing com mittee. MT. Daniels. Chairman. | Second-A report from a special com mttee of five on the question Of the use of Perfect Safety Paper. MT. Rug | gles, Chairman.
 Third-A Protective Bureau Committee, the chairmen of the traffic associations MT. Mcdonald. Chairman of the Commit tee.
 FifthIAdmitting Chairmen of Traffic Associations. Mr Flanders, Chairman
 Sixth-Advisory Board. MT. Lynch
 seventh-EnIargem of the usefulness of the association. MT. Turk. Chairman
 Eighth-Report of the Secretary on the use of Perfect Safety Paper.
 Ninth-Addition of an insurance feature to the Association. Referred to com mittee of seven to report at next meet ing. MT. Cummings. Chairman
 Tenth-Placing orders for prepaid tick cts by wire. Action on this question de ferred to this meeting.
 Eleventh-Placing of orders by foreign lines in territory having ample ticket rep resentation. Referred to committee oi seven MT. Burdick, Chairman.
 Twelfth-Discontinua of brass check: for local and foreign baggage. A repor' 1 rom the pdSSa6C R6Sh'o <AN''O citation.
 Thirteenth-Desirabi of issuance oi rate sheets half yearly, on May lst and November 1st. instead of quarterly Con- sideration deferred to the next meeting Fourteenth-TranspOrt of excess baggage. Report from General Baggage Agents Association.
 Fifteenth-JTnformity in punching dates | in coupon tickets. Consideration was de | ferred to the next meeting.
 Sixteenth-Standard methods of print
 ing going and return limits to be punched in contracts of round-trip tickets. Refer
 red to a committee of seven to report a
 the next meeting MT. C. F. Daly, Chair man.
 In response to the Secretary's circular : of August 10th, subjects for consideration have beer received as below: By MT. E. A. Ford: What methods should be adopted by steam railways. i ) any. in the matter of meeting electric lint competition.
 7 By MT. Ussher: The pro-rate principle By MT. Kniskern: To have dates O 5 important national meetings such as N { E. A.. G. A. R., Y. P. s. c. E. show 5 in Travellers Official Guide. Compendium i of passenger rates and divisions to .b l given renewed recognition by the Associ
 ation. Further changes in manner O
 punching standard form of round-tril tourist tickets.
 9 By Commissioner F. c. Donald, Centra Passenger Association: Showing flna : destination on contract and each coupoI of interline tickets.