The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-11
AGENTS SEE HARBOR
INSPECTED TERMINALS AND MADE
TRIP DOWN RIVER,
EVENING SPENT AT CASINO
WHERE ENTERTAINMENT WAS
OPERA, DANCING AND SUPPER.


Were ACKNOWLEDGMENT In
dorsed ManibiII Form After Some
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Georgia
Leads other Roads, Having Used
1t Three Years-Trip Around Har-
Dor Made on Clayton, Enjoyed by
Ladies' as Well ns Men-AH Bust
ness to BE Finished This Morning,
if POssibIe-AfternOOn and Even
ing 10 BE Spent at Tybee.
The American Association of Local
Freight Agents Association had a busy
day yesterday, though not all of the
day was devoted strictly to business.
The morning was spent in the discus
sion of the assigned topics, the after
noon devoted to a trip around the har-
Dor, and the evening to a visit to the
Casino, where supper was served the
visitors and where they spent the re-
mainder of the evening attending the
performance of "Girofie- Girofia."
There was a pressure of business at
the morning meeting, as it is the de-
sire of the association to finish up its
work this morning instead of waiting
for tomorrow, as was originally in
tended. Because of this the session
lasted from 10 o'clock a. m. till 2. Be-
cause of the amount of work yet to
be finished it is likely that the meet
ing this morning will be even longer.
Among the topics discussed one of
the most interesting was the Use
of Way Expense Bills for Billing" This
discussion developed the fact that there
is strong sentiment in favor of what
is known to railroad men as the mani
bill" Mr.. B. L. Bugg was one of the
speakers most heartily in favor of its
use. He explained it thoroughly, was
called on to answer a number of ques-
tions relative to it's various points of
superiority. and finally was asked by
some of the agents for the privilege
of visiting his office that they might
see the system in operation.
Central the BELL Cow"
Mr.. Bugg said that this system had
been in use by the Central of Geor-
gia for three years, and that it is the
best system he has ever seen, and he
gave some statistics showing its saw
ing in time. Mr.. C. +. Fish of Gin
cinnati, also discussed the matter.
Among other remarks he said that he
believed in the sentiment of the old
song: IF you can't be the bell cow
follow with the herd" The Central of
Georgia is the bell COW in this case,
he said, and l don't see that we can
do better than follow.
1t was the. general sentiment of the
meeting. with only a few exceptions,
that it is but question of time when
the manibill will be generally used, and
therefore Secretary Dennison moved
that the meeting pass a resolution rec
ommending the adoption of this bill,
or something similar. This was done
by vote of SO to 4.
The ot er topics will be discussed this
morlhrg prior to the election of OFF,
GERS, and the other matters that must
be attended to before the convention Is
adjourned.
Ladies Entertained.
While this meeting was in progress
the ladies of the party were taken by
the local committee on trolley ride
around the city and to the resorts, Isle
of Hope and Thunderbolt. A stop was
made at the Yacht Club and then at
the Casino, where lunch was served.
In the party were a hundred and eighty
persons filing quite comfortably three
of the electric company's largest cars.
The lunch was a most enjoyable one,
and all who were present are nigh
in praise of the trip generally, and of
this part of the days pleasure especial
ly. Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Nelson had
gone to extra pains to sevre the best
menu possible, and in the most appe-
tizing way, and in this laudable ambi-
ton they succeeded admirably. The
menu was as follows:
Little Neck Clams-on time,
Accompanied by the Awful Jar of
Pickles,
Followed by an Accident to Olives.
Cream Crab Pourree,
Upon which Jones Pays the Freight.
Railroad Tri1es.
Box Car Whiting. Rolling Stock Trout.
Red-hot Rolls of Freight, with Agents
of Saratoga Chips.
Suffer Car Bell Peppers, with Crab
bed Croquettes.
Tomatoes-delayed while whistle blew.
Shrimp Salad.
I-scream. Cakes on Board,
With Hot Coffee for the Weary.
While still at the Yacht Club the
photograph of the party was made by
Mr.. NJ. Ed Wilson. Mr.. Wilson also
made a photograph of the freight
agents just prior to their leaving the
hotel for the trip on the river.
Trip Down HarbOr.
This part of the days experience the
agents and the ladies declared to be
| one of the most delightful that they
have had. The steamer Clayton took
| the party from the foot of Whitaker
street at 4 o'clock and after making a
| trip to the end of the CentraIs termi-
nails turned her head the other way,
passed in turn the Merchants and
Miners terminals, the Seaboard Air
Line and the Atlantic Coast Line
terminals and continued until quar-
antine station was almost reached.
All the craft on the river were gay
with flags, especially those of the
Merchants and Miners Company and
the Ocean Steamship Company of
which two ships in each case were at
the docks. Also the Clayton was greet
ed by whistles whenever a craft that
had a whistle was passed, and even
the locomotives along the river front
gave a salute.
The trip could hardly have been
pleasanter If one of the ocean going
ships had been secured as it was at
first planned TO do. Between $50 and
800 persons were aboard and they en-
joyed themselves each after his own
fashion. Refreshments were served in
the form of lemonade for the ladies and
for the men unlimited beer, cigars of
excellent quality, and cigarettes ad libi-
tum. A handsome souvenir of the trip
that was distributed was a leather
cigar case containing the gilded pic
ture OF box car. the emblem OF the
association. and the initials "A. A. l..
+. A. Savannah Ga June lQ03