The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-14
FREIGHT AGENTS
GET TO BUSINESS
THEY DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS
OF IMPORTANCE.
Plans for Facilitating Their Daily Work
Will Be Suggested by the Local As
sociations the Coming Year-Fifty-
five Of the seventy-s six Organizations
Represented in Convention.

The freight agents settled down to
business today. They held sessions
this morning and afternoon, and will
meet again this evening. The Kansas
City topic, Would it not be possible
to have all switching and reclaim
charges at large terminals adjusted by
tho use of interline way bill to be is
sued daily7' was thoroly discussed, but
will submit the question to the severity
six local associations and prepare a
compilation Of the methods in use at
different points. This will be printed
and distributed thirty days before the
next convention.
The louisville topic, dealing with the
feasibility OF adopting thru way bill,
was discussed, and a form submitted,
which will be recommended by the as
sociation. Papers were also read
from St. Paul and New York on the
subject Of credits, and the possibility
of adjustment Of the system.
The attendance increased today.
Fifty-fve Of the seventy six local asso-
Citations are represented and over $50
delegates are present. Many are here
merely as visitors.
Having Good Time.
Representative Of the Minneapolis
with one another in efforts to show the
visitors the time of their lives, and are
succeeding. The business and social or.
carnations that have assisted in prepar,
ing long program Of strenuous enjoy
ment have been strongly praised by the
visitors. ST. Paul will have the visit.
ors the last Of the week. Yesterday
! W. s. Martin of the Northern Pacific
took q party to Minhehaha and the
Soldiers Home. There have been
other trips for other delegates.
The railroads running into Minneap
Oils in addition to bearing all the ex
pense Of the convention, have offered
many other courtesies. Every delegate
has been furnished with local passe;
on each road. The Commercial club
has given visitors tickets to all dele
gates, allowing them the privileges Of
the club. Passes to the -four mills, tt
lions have been showered on the visit
| ors.
While the men are grinding away a
business this evening, the ladiese un
der the guidance Of the ladies' recep
ton committee will be given theate
party at the Metropolitan. This after
noon they went to Minhehaha and LAX,
Harriet by trolley. ~
j.. NJ. Riddell and W. F. Martin O.
vol a. . AO1t w g0I Guc u0XC con
vention. at Montreal. They ar
plugging hard for their city.
| Way Bills Discussed.
Yesterday afternoon President New
ton Of Toledo delivered his opening ad
dress and called for the reports Of tn
various committees. The principal dis
cussion was relative to uniform wa,
bills and the feasibility of adopting
thru conductors card way bill that vii
carry a car from origin to destination
| Delegates were seated from five new
local associations as follows: Pueblo
| Col; Galveston. Texas; Sioux City
Iowa; Duluth, Mimi, and Superior, VII
1nasmuch as the railroads literally cor
tribute toward the expenses of the ar
!: nual meetings, the proposition to shav
the association CONT butte $500 annual
was not carried: -,
In the evening the delegates and thei
ladies were pleasantly entertained a
the Commercial club. 49,