The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-29
Among the Railroads.

The Railway and Steamship Shippers
Traffic Association has just been organ
lied with headquarters at Washington,
d. c. AS indicated by its title, this or
ganizatlon is formed to furnish service
to shippers of freight. 1t also has other
features which broaden its scope. There
are number OF traffic association formed
solely in the interest of transportation
companies, but this is the first to be es-
tGbllshed to serve the shippers of freight.
It's organization contemplates the location
OF branch offices in the principal freight
producing centres and in cities where
there are general offices of railroad CON-
panies. Large industrial corporatio
have found it advantageous to establish
as part of their office force a traffic
department which is usually in charge of
man with railroad experience This
association is a mutual organization TO
consist of fifty members who are pro-
ducers and shippers of freight. It's plan
also provides for additional memberships,
and the underlying idea is to perform
| for all these members the same effective
service so satisfactorily rendered by in
| dividual traffic directors employed by
| large industrial corporations. With this
purpose the Railway and Steamship Ship
| pers Traffic Association has secured an
| organization OF men skilled by long ex-
perience in official railroad positions. Mr..
r. E. L. Bunch has been elected chairman;
| OF the association with headquarters IN
| the Bond Building, Washington, D. c.
| Mr.. Bunch was formerly General Passen-
I ger Agent of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
| way; chief clerk of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern Railway and pre-
vously in the freight department of .ae
| old Richmond and Danville Railroad Mr.
! E. B. Briggs, a lawyer of twenty two
years experience in the courts of New
York, the District of Columbia and else
where has been elected General Counsel
Mr. W. S. Chesley, who was for fourteen
years in the service of The Interstate
Commerce Commission. has been selected
as Associate Counsel. Owing to the FIRE.
quent disputes over Interstate rates, the
! Importance of the legal organization Is
apparent The general features of the
work of the new association cover in the
interest of its members rate and classif-
cation adjustments, claims, routing of
traffic, tracing of shipments, car supply
| and Transportation facilities, manufactur-
| ing and business locations. handling of
| large bodies of employees. settlers, etc,
and the securing of special reports from
the statistical. legislative or other de-
partments of the National Government
especially the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Department of Commerce and
Labor, Court of Claims and Court of Pr-
vate Land Claims.
Mr.. Bunch is one of the brightest rail-
road men in the South and his promotion
4 in the railroad service was rapid and
steady. He is native of Raleigh and the
whole city will wish for HIM the largest
measure of success in the important en-
terprise of which he at the head.
The committee having in charge the at.
fairs of the banking houses of John l..
Williams & Sons. Richmond, Va, and j.
William Middendorf & Co. Baltimore.
was in session nearly all of yesterday af-
ternoon at the office of the Baltimore
Trust and Guarantee Company.
When the committee adjourned, about
6 o'clock, Mr.. Robert G. Davidson, the