The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-20


,lie numerous competitive points.
Continuing, Mr.. 1Iatdyick enumerated
the various religious, patriotic and char.
table organizations 10 which spec1ai
rates are allowed from time TO titne,
and said that II a maximum passehs s'
rate OF the two cents mile were m
sisted on. tile railroads could no longer
afford to give low rates to these Or
ganizations.
"Raironds,' lie said, care simply busi.
ness Investments. The management OF
the affairs OF the railroad companies sinn-
ply endeavor to secure appropriate reve-
nue. returns for invested property IN
operation. II the expenses shall so great
~ exceed the returns, YOU VIII see.
and we feel sure MS good business men
will agree with us, that the only thing
left for us TO do under such crcu1n-
stances, would be to curtoil expenses In
the South, which would really mean n
dininution Of the transportation service,
less frequent trains less expensive trains,
less accommodations for passenger traf-s
tic, generally speaking. throughout the
Joint Responsibility.
There arc from thirty-fivc to forty
thousand employees on tho Southern Rail-
way supporting say about two hundred
thousand people directly by the pay rolls
of the company This vast army Of peo-
pie In turn are patrons of you, gen
tlemen, and are supporting the people
to whom you sell your goods. We deem
II a joint responsibility of yourselves and
ourselves to see TO it that this great
array of worthy citizens Of this section
is not made uneasy in its present con-
ditions on account Of the apprehcndirG
calamitous conditions by reason of rcduc-
tons in the number employed or the
amount paid to those who are employed. =
Continuing the speaker made the states
mcnt that whereas the chairman OF the
T. p. AS Railroad Committee had nude
The statement that the passenger trains
ofyithe southern In Virginia were earn
ing Sill per mile, the fact Is that the
amount is s1.01, and that these figures
represent the concentration of carriage
through the State of Virginia and all
j of that Interstate traffic, After noting
the hard fight being made by the South
crn in behalf Of the Washington gateway
10 the South and what it is doing for
this section, the 7. p. A. should con-
slider withdrawing its application for the
two cent rate. Ea
Coming down to the interchangeable
mileage system, Mr. Eardwick asserted
that his company was the first in the
South to establish such a system and
that as the road grew, 1t was extended.
''There arc" went on MIR. Hardwlck.
"a number of individual roads in the
South which do not engage in any inter-,
changeable mileage arrangement, so that
we find n varying condition with refer
ence to mileage tlcketing arrangements
prevailing throughout the South. and 1t
appears that generally speaking, each line
has made such mileage tckcting arrange
Incnts as it considered reasonable and
appropriate to make
speaking directly for the Southern
Railway Company, we are most desir0uS
TO do all we can to advance the best
interests of the commercial traveller and
all of our other patrons, but We feel
that with all proprety and with all re-
spect, the question of our co-partnershp
with other roads IN the matter CT inter-
changeablc interlne traffic is one which
the Southern Railway should be allowed
to decide, certainly so long as this de-
clsion does not in any way deal unfairly
with the people. We feel that you, gem
tlemen, should not, certainly, at the pres
ent time, push this proposition. further
upon u.s.
Mr.. Hardwicls closed by inviting the
association to meet next at Ashevile,
n. c.
What Crandall Said.
r. w. Crandall chairman of the Ma
tlollal Railroad Committee, was appoints
ed on the part Of convention to Gucs-
to answer Mr.. Crandall made a state
Inent, the pu.port of which was that the
travelling man desires an Interchangeable
mileage book, so that In the Southeast he
can with one book cover his territory,
not taking into consideration tho short
lines. He said they wanted nothing from
the Southern, more than done by otlier
roads in other sections, where a thou
sand mile book could be secured at a
of wit n rel
Crahdull asserted that there is really no
Interchangeable mileage in the South
east but IL system mileage. which does
not FIJI all requirements. Mr.. Crandall,
in closing, said to Mr. Hardwick that lf
any conservative body of men would de-
eide that the t. p. y. was ;illcason-
able in that ii asked of the Southern,
that body would withdraw all requests at
once. J. ~
Mir. Hardwjcf.. il af,swer, held that
there MAS no real ground for discomfort
with the Southern Railway. the COM
plants coming almost wholly from Off
GERS of the National r. p. A.: that is, so
far as he is aware personally.
While no decisive action resulted from
the conference, the statement was made
by Mr. Crandal before its close that
If the travelling men could secure the
interchangeable mileage book they wished,
pressed. A rising vote of thanks and the
r. p. A. shake was accorded Mr. Hard
wick for his courtesy in being present.
Election of Officers.
After hasty luncn the most interest
ing event Of the convention, the cleo
ton OF officers, began w. Il. Johnsor
now of Tennessee. formerly of Lynch
burg, Va, secured the endorsements 81
every delegation for the office Of prcsi'
dent, and walked under the wire a Win
ner. His election was by reclamation
Amid cries Of Buck" Mr.. Johnson. ;
finely looking portly citizen. took th'
stand and made n most pleasing speech
BY reclamation the following officer
were elected: First yicc-prcsldent, b. ii
Marsh, Winston-S Salem. \. c.; scconf
vice president, c. Isannenberg, Spring
field Mass; third vicc-prcsident y. ]
Edwards, Lima, Ohio; fourth vice-presi