The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-13
MEET IN NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD PASSENGER MEN FROM EVERY POINT OF
 THE COMPASS.
Many Passed Through Montgomery Yesterday-Rumor in Baltimore of the Goulds Seeking the Sea-
 board Air Line.

New Orleans will be flooded today with passenger men from every section of the United States, Canada and Mexico, the annual convention of the National Asso- citation of General Passenger Agents be- ing the magnet On the Western train that passed through Montgomery last night were two private Pullmans filled with passenger men en route to New Or- leans. General Passenger Agent D. n. Hardwick of the Southern was personally conducting party of Pennsylvania of- ficials and those of several other Eastern lines that came down over his road. Among the officials of roads in this section were: W. H. Tayloe. Assistant General Passenger Agent of the Southern at Att lanta; J. P. Billups. General Passenger Agent of the Atlanta and West Point; J. l.. Lane, general manager of the Macon and Birmingham; J. A. Straher, General Freight and Passenger Agent of the same road The convention will be called to order this morning, and speaking of 1t a New Orleans paper says:
 All indications point to large at- tendance of passenger managers of all kinds. General passenger agents of all the lines in the United States and Cam ada and Mexico are expected. In addi- tion to these gentlemen representing as they do the elite of the railroad world there will be present many assistant gen. eral passenger agents and any number of lesser lights in the passenger busi- ness as well as traffic officials. Tele- grams asking for room reservations are pouring in on all the local passenger of ficials.
 Chairman Smith received from the presses this morning the first copies of the leaflet that he will have distributed H. AAa awak nR invaders reach here Monday evening This little book, compiled and neatly printed under the guidance of Messrs. Smith and Henry Mayo, is a publication that will be of interest to local connois- seurs as well as to visitors from the North who have heard only from afar of the good things to eat to be obtained in the South. It gives a list of all the French restaurants, notable dispensaries of famous Southern drinks and much other information that will be valuable to the man that wants to 'do" New Or leans.
 Talk as to the next meeting place of the Association and about the prospective successor Of President Ruggles comes from all railroad towns. There will be two bidders for the convention of 1904, so far as Is known now, Cleveland and Mexico City. The first mentioned place was an active bidder against New Or leans at the last convention, and then made known it's desire to get the 1904 con vention if it could not get the meeting this year. Handsomely engraved invita- tions have been printed by the Cleveland delegation and are being sent broadcast. Several of these have been received in this, city The City of Mexico's claim for the convention will be, presented in person by one of the delegates from that city. There is only one candidate in the field so far and being the next in line to the presidency he will probably be elect ed. That gentleman is Vice-President F. I. Whitney of St. Paul.