The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-13
MANY FREIGHT MEN
WILL GATHER IN SAVANNAH IN
CONVENTION NEXT YEAR.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW ON
FOR THE GATHERING To BE HELD
IN JUNE.

The American Association of Local
Freight Agents Associations Will
Hold Its Sixteenth Annual Conven-
ton Here-NO City of Less Than
10000 Inhabitants VIII Be Repre-
sented-It Is Expected That at
Least 400 Agents VIII Attend the
Convention-Ladies Will AccOmpa-
ny Thcm-LOcaI Committee Now
Busy Making the Arrangements
for the Convention.
Next June the largest and most
comprehensive gathering of railroad
men ever held in Savannah will be
seen. This will be upon the occasion of
the sixteenth annual convention Of the
American Association of Local Freight
Agents Associations. The date is June
IL and for five or six days the many
delegates will be in attendance.
Already arrangements for the ac-
commodation and entertainment of the
visitors are afoot. The association of
the local freight agents, of which
Agent F. B. Papy of the Atlantic
Coast Line is president. has undertake
en- to see that everything possible is
done for the general association, which
is an organization of such great scope
as to always demand and receive the
very best efforts of the city to whose
lot a convention may fall
Last June the convention was held
in Cleveland, o. It was then that Sa-
vannah agents We're admitted into
membership. 1t is rule of the asso-
citation that agents in no city of less
than $4,000 inhabitants shall be re-
ceived. Mr.. b. L. Bugg, agent for the
Central Railway at Savannah, repre-
sented this city at the convention and
secured the admission Of the Savan-
nah association.
Getting Ready Ahead of Time.
1t is the purpose of the local asso-
citation to secure the best hotel accom-
modations and rates for the visitors
who will defray their own expenses.
Information as to hotels and rates will
be secured and sent to the general Sec
rotary, by whom it will be dissent
mated about April l, in order that the
convention at Savannah may be ade-
quately advertised and a large attend
ance promoted $50. -- =,
The committee on arrangements for
the convention consists of Mr.. Bugg,
chairman, Mr. Papy, Mr.. C. C. Mar
tin, agent for the Seaboard Air Line;
Mr.. L. NJ. Erskine. agent for the
Ocean Steamship Company and Mr.. j.
w. Smith, agent for the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company.
This committee will engage a large
hall for the initial meeting. The
II rffr 10 =
will probably be selected. The work
ing meetings of the association will be
held in the banquet hall of the De
Soto. in all probability.
Speakers for the opening meeting
Will be secured An invitation To wele
come the visitors will probably be ext
tended to some one of the prominent
ob1cials of one of the local lines and
TO the Mayor of the city,. Some capa-
bic speaker familiar with such statis-
tics and qualified to speak from his
knowledge, will also be asked to tell
the visitors something about the bust
ness and commerce of the port and its
manifold advantages.
What the Convention
For business, the profession of the
agents will furnish all the material
that they may need. AS matter of
fact, three sessions day are, held DUR
ing the conventions, all devoted to dis
eussions and the considera ton of mat
ters that arise in railroading Every
question entering into the handling of
freight is talked over, and the inter
change of ideas always operates to the
advantage of the agents.
Though business will occupy the ma
Jor portion of the time of the agents.
opportunity will yet be found for di-
version. 1t is probable that one of the
steamships in port will be secured for
q trip to sea. and, in the harbor. the
inspection of the shipping facilities.
Another trip will be to Tybee, and.
IN addition, there will be trips to
Thunderbolt. the Yacht Club, Isle of
Hope and other points of interest in
the vicinity of Savannah
There are GAS members of the as
ISOLATION" said Mr.. Papy yesterday
and it is likely that there will be
about, 400 in attendance upon the con-
Yention. This will be exclusive of the
ladies who will accompany the visitors
In all, there will probably be 500 or 600
IN Savannah on account of the con-
Vention"
No financial aid will be asked to en-
tertain the visitors. The railroads
Will look after that. Neither the city
nor the citizens will be called upon.