The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-28
American Association Begins
It's Convention Here To-day.
THE DINING OF THE GUILD
Social Branch Of the Association Have
an E joyable Banquet at the Com
monwealth Business Of
American Association.

United s,atcs. Canada and Mexico and
with q membership of $50 or 200 In ut
tendance Will begin its fourtecnth semi
annual convention at the jefferson Hotel
to-day. Already many members OF tho
association are in the city and the lob
by OF the Jefferson was thronEed with
the officials and railway talk was heard
on every side last night
Mr.. A. w. Sullivan, OF the Illinois
Central, with headquarters at Chicago,
is president OF this organization and Pres
idcnt George w. Stevens, Of tho ChesA-
peake and Ohio, is first president.
.Mr.zW. F.. Allen. OF New loi". is sec
rotary and treasurer and Mr.. G. G. Wal
do, Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day
ton. is second vice-president.
In brief, the purpose Of the conven-
tion and of all the meetings OF the asso-
citation. is to discuss the rules Of railway
operation. The subject to which most
attention will be devoted is the matter
of the adoption of per diem instead OF
mileage basis for car service. This ais
a subject of great interest and impor .ance
to railroads and will elicit an interesting
discussion, certainly interesting to tts
railway world.
WILL MAKE, REPORTS.
The committees of the. Association
Executive, Car Service and Safety Appli-
ances-@will all make reports and these
will come up for consideration and dis
CUSTOM.
OF these the report of tn Gear Service
Committee will be the most important.
That committee consists of T. E.. Clark,
Of the Delaware, tLackawanlia and west"
ern; c. Peter Clark, of the B. and 5.
Railway: NJ. Trump. Of the Pennsylva-
MIA; Arthur Hale. of the Baltimore and
Ohio; f. A. Delano, of the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy; L.. E. Johnson.
president of the Norfolk and Western.
and A. w. Johnson, of the Nickel Plate
Road.
Here in attendance on the convention
are others interested in railway sup
plies. Mr.. c.. z. Posuewaite. manager
of sales of the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany, Pittsburg, Is at the Jefferson. as
is Mr.. D. F. Crawford. general superln-
tendent OF motive power of the Pennsyl-
vara lines west Of Pittsburg. Mr.. Craw-
ford Is accompanied by his wife.
DINNER OF THE GUILD.
The American Railway Guild. an or
ganization OF a kindred nature. but with
a distinct social feature. held its meet
Ing last night and signalized' 1t by It's
fourteenth semi annual dinner at the
Commonwealth Club last night. Mr.. 7.
E. Clarke OF the D. L. and W, is master
OF the. Guild. and Mr.. w. F. Allen warden
and Mr.. j. E. Fairbanks clerk. There Is
large list of members About fifty
were seated at the banquet table last
night at the Commonwealth and a
tempting menu was served.
There were present only seven Or eight
invited guests. among them being Cover
nor Montague, Mr. Thomas Atkinson.
Colonel Barton H. Grundy. Mr.. Wyndham
r. Meredith and Hon. Alexander Hami-
ton. The speakers of the evening were
Governor Montague, who welcomed the
visiting railroad men: Mr. Meredith, Mr..
Hamilton. President l.. E. Johnson of
the Norfolk and Western. and President
George w. Stevens. OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio.
SOME. FELICITIOUS5 ADDRESSES.
The Governor was particularly happy IN
his address, and 1t was received with
many demonstrations Of appreciation ty
the audience and accorded high ectomt.rhs
1t was in the nature of a welcome TO
the visitors, but like all the Cover icr's
addresses. 1t was full Of thoughtful mai.
ter, as well as pleasantly. He was warm.
~ applauded during It's delivery siss
When Mr.. Stevens was speaking Et
made reference to the fact that the Inter
national Railway Association would meet
in 1905 in Washington. and expressed the
hope that the Governor. whose speech had
given, the Guild so much pleasure,i would
be present on that OCCASION Speaking of
the State Corporation Commission. Mr..
Stevens and Mr.. Johnson also. commend
a. al <,ff t,C
commission and the high character Of
the men he had chosen for these respon-
sible positions. In the course of the refcr-
encc to the meeting In Washington in
1905, Mr.. Stevens added by way of pleas
antry- In reference to the Governors re-
ported senatorial aspirations, that he
would probably. be pretty near Washing
ton about that time, and the reference
was understood by many present and
warmly npplauded.. as@$
.t''th SOME OF THOSE HERE.
Among the prominent men attending the
meeting Of the association are: General
superintendent F. e. Rice OF the &c, Chicaig,o
Of the C.: II. & St. Paul; A. y. Sullivan.
OF the Illinois Central; General Manager
G. u, Evans. Of the Louisville and Nash
Vile; General saper1n5enuenta' r. clWVf rst
phia and Reading; General Superintend-
ent A., ". Johnston. of the Nickel Plate
road; General Manager 6. 4. ,Goodnow, Of
the Rock Island System: Assistant Cen
eral Manager r. II. Ashton, OF the Chica-
80 Northwestern; H.: j. Simmons. FL
stager, OF the philadelphia and Read :
Ing? Agnew r. Dice, general superintend-
ent Of the Same line; Third Sldent
g. IL Potter,,of the Baltimore and OHIO;
C. w. Kouns, superintendent OF trans
portation of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa re; Superintendent OF Car Service
G. Il. cannop,of the Rock Island; T; Bell
ern; General Superintendent p, d, Ca
rothefs. of the Baltimore and Ohio South
wester; General Manager W A. Gar
rett; of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific; General Manager G. a.
Goodell, Of The CHICAGO Great Western /;
and Tracy Lyon, of the same route r. NJ.
Utley, of the PENNSYLVANIA Railway:
Harry Frazier division engineer OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio: Superintendent, :.
phia and Norfolk; General Manager G..
ii. Aokert. of the Southern Railway; Gen.
eraI Pa ssenger Agent S, H. Hardwick. of
the Southern: a. Robertson, Of the Bal
timore and Ohio; F.. Fl. Fitzhugh. of the
Central OF Vermont, and w. r., Mullins,
Of the same road; f. 7. Royand and
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