The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-30
BLACK WILL ATTEND.
General Passenger Agent of Santa Fe
Will Go to Fortress Monroe.

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w. ]. Black, general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe will attend the annual
convention of the American Associa-
ton of General Passenger Agents to
be held at Fortress Monroe, Va, Oc-
tober Is. Mr.. Black will make a re-
continental Association. The follow
ing is the program of the convention
as it is outlined at present:
Opening of convention at 4 a. m.
ROll-call and filing of credentials.
Enrolment of new members.
Approval of minutes of New Orleans
meeting.
Action on executive committees rec
omm endation respecting application
for membership.
Unfinished Business.
Report from protective bureau, by
Mr.. Donald, chairman.
A report from the standing COM
mittee of three on the question of the
use of perfect safety paper. Messrs.
Nicholson, George Morton and p. S.
Eustis.
Reports from auxiliary associations.
as follows: From the American As
ISOLATION of General Baggage Agents.
by Charles Lorraine, general baggage
agent of the Chesapeake &c Ohio; from
the Canadian Ticket Agents associa-
ton, by w. NJ. Mcnamara, outside
agent of the Grand Trunk; from the
American Association of Travelling
Passenger Agents, by Gordon G. Noble,
southeastern passenger agent Lehigh
Valley; from the International Assoc
citation of Ticket Agents, by some one
to be appointed.
Report of the secretary upon the
progress of the Fraternal society of
the association. Also reports from
membership committee from traffic as
SoclatlOnS as follows: For Central Pas
senger association, o. W. Ruggles
chairman; Southeastern Passenger as
ISOLATION. Joseph Richardson. chair
man; steamship lines, C. E. Markham,
chairman; Southwestern Passenger bu-
reau, w. S. Keenan,, chairman; Trans
continental association, w. J. Black
chairman; Trunk Line Passenger as
ISOLATION, c. M. Burt, chairman; West
ern Passenger association, A. F. Mer-
r1ll, chairman. Every member of the
fraternal society should attend this
meeting to assist in arranging some
plan to increase its membership.
New Business.
Uniformity in the regulations re-
garding stopoverS on limited tickets
including tickets, at authorized points
Is stopover to be allowed on return
trip at authorized points on excursion
tickets for ten days within the final
limit of the excursions irrespective of
the return transit limit?
Uniformity in charges account trans
fer service; receiving line to pay.
Uniformity in dealing with tickets
lost by passengers; to be bulletined on
merits of case.
Conventions; what is the effect on
regular traffic of reduced rates made
for large conventions?
The elimination of Section No. IA of
the bylaws.
Retrospective and prospective.
Abolition of Sunday excursions by
all lines.
Miscellaneous Business.
Discussion of such new questions as
may be presented.
Selection of orator for next annual
meeting.
Election of honorary members nom
mated at last meeting and favorably
reported upon by executive committee.
Nominations for honorary member
ship and reference thereof to execu-
tive committee for report to next
meeting.
Election of officers: (a) President;
OBJ vice president; (c) secretary.
CThe term of office of the present in
cumbent having expired by agreement,
he is not eligible to re-election.)
Nomination of three members of the
executive committee by president, and
approval thereof by the association.
Location of next annual meeting.
Address by S. H. Hardwick, pas
senger traffic manager of the Southern.
Adjournment.
The secretary is Mr.. A. J. Smith,
general passenger agent, Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern Ry., Cleveland,
Ohio.