The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-28
RAILROAD MEN ARE
HOLDING MEETING
Louisville and Nashville Freight
Z Officials in Birmingham
SEVENTY-FlVE IN THE CITY
Are Discussing the Various Matters of
Interest and Importance to Their
RaiIroad-5anquet To-
night at Club.
SEVENTY-FlVE IN THE CITY

More than seventy-five freight traffic
and transportation officials of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad gathered yes
terday in the banquet hall of the Florence
hotel for their third annual meeting They
will be in session today, holding two bus
mess meetings, and tonight a banquet
will be given at the Country club. To-
morrow the entire party will take a trip
around the industrial section of the ooun-
ty, visiting the mines and large industrial
plants, and barbecue will be served on
Red mountain overlooking the city.
The meeting was delayed yesterday
morning, owing to an accident and the
officials did not meet until late. For that
reason none of the speakers, who had
papers prepared delivered them. These
papers will be read this morning and this
afternoon In general they relate to rail-
road work in the south, and especially to
the work of the Louisville and Nashville.
Reports Made.
A number of the officials made reports
yesterday on the business in their respec-
tive territory. Each of the officials pre-
sent at the meeting is required to have
written report on the conditions that
exist and also to make suggestions on what
they think would improve the freight
traffic
These reports are delivered to the Off
cial stenographers of the meeting and are
put into shape for printing. These reports
are carefully prepared and are preserved
so that they are available at any time
for reference.
A number of the men present at the
meeting had never been in Birmingham
before and they expressed great surprise
at the wonderful resources of the district.
Others who have not been here for a
long time expressed wonder at the rapid
strides being made by Birmingham.
Among those present at the meeting
are: d. M. GOODWIN, G. F. A.; c. r.
Brent, A. G. F. A; e. A Dulaney, A. G.
F. A.; C. D. Boyd, G. F. A; e. A. de-
Funiak G. F. A; Brent Arnold D. F. A;
j. A. Ridgeiy, d. r. A; S. Fl. Stourt, d.
F. A.; j. w. Lurton, d. F. A.; w. c.
Houston, d. F. A. d. F. Seger, C. F. A;
John Fitzgerald, superintendent of termi-
nails; John Bose, G. A; Lee Clary, G. A;
H. P. Stewart, G. A; o. P. Bartlett, G.
A; H. P. Salter G. A.; H. C. Bateman,
G. A.. L. r. WATSON, G. A.; j. N. Chand
Ier G. Al r. S. Wilcox, G. A; G. w.
Puget, G. A; H. G. Barclay. G. A; T. r.
Barlow, G. A; C. A. swope, e. F. A.; F.
B. Carr, G. A.; G. F. Hartsough, G. A; o.
II. Bartlette, C. A; II. S. Daniel. c. A.;
L. H Dorman, C. A.; D. S. Wheelock, c.
A.; G. s. Burnham, C. A; S. J. Cashel,
C. A; R. D. Walker, C. A; e. s. Arnold,
C. A; G. Fl. Brakeman. C. A.; ]. ]. Dig
man, G. A.; w. C. wherritt, S. A. A. G.
Payne, S. A.; e. A. Fall, s. A; j. C. Arm
strong, T. F. A; T. P. washburn. T. f.
A; L. G. Parsons, T. F. A. c. D. Ellis,
T. f. A; ]. E. schenk, T F. A; Willis
Galloway, T. F. A; L. A. Dwelle, T. F.
A; C. L. Whaley, T. T. A.. r. M. VIII
hanson, T. F. A.; F. S. Griffin, T. F. A.;
C. H. Ryan, Jr., T. F. A; T. P. Mcbride,
T. F. A.. r. D. Sutton, T. F. A.; w. H.
Tinsley, special agent; H. B. Rose, T. c. A;
H. A. Clarke, T. C. A; II. P. Cornick, c.
c.. J. X tanning, T. F. A. T. E. Brooks,
superintendent; F. M. Fisher, superinten-
dent; A. B. Bayless, assistant superinten-
dent: F. Kestler assistant superindent;
John Matthews, assistant superintendent;
Charles A. Lutz, assistant comptSoller; w.
A. Colston, assistant auditor; freight
agents F. P. Clarke Memphis; w. M.
Lutz. Evansville; Sid B. Jones, Bif/hing-
ham; w. w. Alexander, Cincinnati; G. F.
Murdy, New Orleans; II. D. Dempf, Louis
Vile; ]. H. Fitch and c. f. Stith.
The entire party took trip to East
Lake last night on special cars which
left the Florence hotel at BIS o'clock and
returned about two hours later.