The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
RAILWAY Men
GATHERING: ! N c HERE Fri:
Annual Meeting Of Southern
Railway Agents Associa-
ton To-day.
WILL CONTINUE TWO DAYS
Many Prominent Traffic Men
Will Attend Meeting.
Topics Set.

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Agents OF the Southern Railway in the
various States through which this great
system runs, are gathering In Richmond
to attend the seventh annual meeting OF
the Southern Railway Agents Associa-
tion, which will be held ut the Hotel
Richmond to-day and tomorrow. The as
ISOLATION will convene at 10 A. NJ. to-day
In the ball room of the Richmond.
President c. L. Gambler, OF Atlanta, pre-
siding. Mr.. w. g. Crutchaeld, Of Mobile.
Ala. Is secretary. Both these gentlemen
reached the city last night and are at
the Richmond. which is the selected
headquarters for the association.
4 Among those who had arrived last night
to attend the convention are J. T. Preston
and wife, Alexandria, Va; ]. L. Cox.
Columbus. Miss: E. r. Oliver, Greenville,
Miss; r. L. Mcclellan, r. ]. Curran and
F. H. Behring, OF Alabama; Wallace A.
Taylor Of Lynchburg. Va: J. w. Hunter,
w. H. Hutchinson, B. r.. Dubois and ].
A. McGulrk. OF Admission: c. L. Bunting.
Mobile; Charles Buford Wnston-Salem,
N. CT: J. r. Cowan, Bristol, Tenn.-va.;
T.. G. Morrow. Decatur. Ala; 6. w. sulli-
van, Gadsden, Ala; ". Meador, Corinth.g
Miss; e. H. Houseman. Brunswick. Ga;
]. o. Gather and son, Huntsville; E.
Williamson, Talladega: J, D. Hodges.
Martinsvllle, Va; F. B. Peyton Char
3lottesville, Va; f. l.. Averill. Washing
ton. y. c.; D. e. Williams, Jacksonville;
w. A. Turner. Columbus; B. L. Bugg. Of
Savannah. chairman OF the Executive
COMMITTEES: President c. L. Gambler, OF
Atlanta, and Secretary W. g. Crutchfield.
OF Mobile. 8
It is expected that Passenger Trahici
Manager s. H. Hardwtck and General
Passenger Agent W. II Tayloe. OF Wash
ington will attend the meeting OF the
association. and many other prominent
traffic men will be present from both
the passenger and freight departments.
The Richmond Railroad Club has ad-
3yanced the date OF Its monthly meeting
to Wednesday evening in order to have
present at tho session many Of the vsi-
tors attending the association,
Interesting Programme.
4 Tho programme for the convention EN-
braces discussion OF many practical top
les OF interest to railroad men. The pas
senger department embraces, first court
esy and information. Papers will be sub
mitted thereon by General Passenger
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formerly OF this city, now Of Norfolk:
Messfs. G. NJ. Nolen. c. w. Westbury. F.
B Pcyton and II Funk,
The Ticket Seller as Salesman. is a
topic to be discussed by Messrs Brooks
Morgan. JIG. Mattison, g.. H. Mclean. r.
G. Garden. r. w. Sizert and T. J. Wither-
spoon.
The Freight Department topic will
bring out papers by Messrs l. Green. E.
H. Lea, OF this city; Messrs. L.. L. Nc.
Leskey. r. L. Potts. r. L.; Mcclellan. E.
H. Shaw. B. 4. Bugg and ]. D.. McCar-5
rick y Il MI s IN 81 .i l555 M.
4 The legal department topic embraces pa
pers by Messrs. Sanders Mcdaniel, w. 4.
Vandenburgh, w. G. CrutchNeld, Eppa
Hunton, Jr.. C.. Buford, j. "A. McGuirk and
C. H. Lavender.
Messrs Randall Clifton. w. a. Davis.
DID, Bryan G. G.. Walker, H. L. Miller,
6. A. Barnes. w. Hunter and c. Z.
Bell will read papers on the best method
Of securing prompt settlement Of ship.
pers' claims. thereby avoiding suits. The
second topic under this general head Is
the proper handling OF exceptions, to be
discussed by Messrs. J.. J.. Hooper. J. X.
cowan. G. 3. Proctor. 2. = Lamb. T.. G..
Wall. a.. Buford, J. G. Putnam and J. l..
Brooks. II Mr.. E. H. Lea will read a paper
on the method OF handling business at
Richmond.
Many other practical topics will be d's-
cussed at Wednesdays session. While
in the city the visitors will be enter
taIned and will visit points OF local
and historic interest ~