The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-12
GEORGIA HON0RED
FREIGHT AGENTS ELECTED TWO
OF ITS CITIZENS TO HIGH OFFICE.
BUeG is VICE PRESIDENT
AND j. H. GARNER OF ATLANTA Is
MADE TREASURER.

dent. ana Gs W. be-nnAsons
tary-W. II. Bumpas Declined An
other Nomination as President.
Resolutions of Thanks Passed for
COurtesies Received while I'm Sa-
vnnnnh-AfternOOn and Evening
spent at Tybec-FOrt Screven
Visited. and Dancing, Surf and
Dinner Enjoyed
The sixteenth annual convention of
the American Association of Local
Freight Agents Association is a
thing of the past. 1t was
adjourned yesterday after an
interesting meeting which resulted in
two of the highest offices in the gift
of the association being given to Geor-
gians, Mr.. B. L. Bugg, agent of the
Central of Georgia. was made vice
president, and Mr.. j. H. Garner, agent
of the Southern in Atlanta, was made
treasurer.
Before the meeting was closed a
number of addresses were made on
different topics, and in many of these
Savannah received the highest praise
for the hospitality she has shown the
agents during their stay in this city.
The meeting was adjourned a few min
utes before / O'clock so that the guests
might enjoy to its full extent the last
of the entertainments planned for
their pleasure, a trip TO Tybee.
Practically all of the visitors took
this tin, returning to the city in time
to take the late trains for their varln'Is
homes, though not a small number
of them have arranged to visit other
cities and places in this section of
the country before going home. A
large number of this class left last
night for Florida points.
The Closing Days session.
The morning session was called to
order shortly before 10 o'clock and
business at once began with the roll
call. which showed thirty-three as
sociations represented. The Credential
Committees report was made, showing
that thirty-nine local associations
We're represented.
A communication was received from
Mr.. r. b. Isitt of Kansas City, chair
man of the Conference Committee, who
expressed his regrets that it had been
impossible to complete the report or
due TO the flood trouble now prevail
ing at Kansas City. The railroads
entering that city have suffered heav-
ily he said, many of them having lost
almost everything, including their
records.
A committee on courtesies was APP
pointed as follows: A. E. Lindsay of
New York; G. T. Mowat, of Peoria;
w. T. Savage, of Montgomery. NJ.
H. Warning. official reporter of the as
sociation. was allowed additional COM
pensation for work done in compiling
report of fifteenth convention.
The Cleveland Topic was then taken
up: Insurance of Bills of Lading for
Incomplete Shipments"
A letter was received from w d.
Beymer, auditor of the Central of
Georgia. thanking the association for
its Endorsement of the manibill and Of
fering to give information cncerning
it to any individual members whose
names may be furnished by secretary
of association. Upon motion 1T was de-
cided to furnish these names.
The Light Loading of Cars" the
Evansville topic, was then discussed.
1t was decided as the sense of the as
sociation that the tonnage of cars
should be increased as much as posi-
Bile The Storage of Freight After
Forty-eight Hours" the Cincinnati
was discussed next, an interesting pa
per being read by c. Z. Fish. Forty
eight hour rule received heartiest APP
prOval of the association.
F. B. Papy, of the Atlantic Coast
Line, explained the forty-eight-hour
rule has been in operation in Savan-
nah for many years, and has proved
an admirable measure. This part of
the meeting was closed with a consid-
GRAFTON of the Louisville topic: "AdVis-
ability of uniform proviso in all
classifications. which was presented
by H. G. Dempfe. 1t was referred to the
Conference Committee.
The election of officers was then taken
up and resulted as follows:
President--C. H. Newton. of the Wa
bash Railroad, Toledo. Ohio.
Vice President-B. L. Bugg, OF the
Central of Georgia, Savannah.
Secretary-G. w. Dennison, Of the
Pennsylvania Railway Company, and
Hooking Valley Railway. Toledo.
Treasurer. H. Garner, of the
Southern Railway, Atlanta, Ga.
The nominations We're made by a roll
call of the local associations. Mr.. New
ton, who had been treasurer of the last
year. was nominated by Mr.. ]. "
Braden, of Wheeling, and his selection
was seconded in turn by each of the
associations until Toledo was called
when Secretary Dennison stated that it
is the custom of the association to give
each president a second term.
To this Mr.. BumpaS objected stat
ing that while he was aware of this
custom, his health was such that he
did not care to hold the office another
year and. he said, this determination
on his part was generally known among
the delegates present. Upon this show
ing, it was moved that the choice of
Mr.. Newton be made unanimous, end
this was done, the vote being cast by
the secretary.
Mr.. Bugg was placed in nomination
by Mr.. A. +. Lindsay of New York
His nomination was seconded without
dissenting voice, as was the case with
each OF the succeeding nominations, Mr.
Dennison for secretary and Mr.. j. H.
Garner, for treasurer, and in each case
the vote was made unanimous.
The newly elected officers each made
a short address, Mr. Bumpas paying a
glowing tribute TO Savannah and its
hospitality. Mr. Bugg told of the pleas
ure and profit il has been to have the
agents in Savannah. and modestly de-
clared that the thanks that had been
given him for the arrangements We're
due as much to the other members Of
the association as himself. as each had
contributed his share of work
Mr.. Dennison said the visit had in
deed been one OF pleasure and Of an
educational value, as well. I'VE Of the
North" he said, ARE in the habit Of
considering that We have little 70 learn
about railrOading. that is, that there
rs little 10 be learned from the South
and yet we have come 20 Savannah and
ind that the Central Of GeorRla has