Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-23
AN EARLY ADJUSTMENT
COMPLAINT AGAINST C. AND O.
PROMPTLY MET.

The complaint of members of the Jobbers
and Shippers Association against the Chess
apeake and Ohio railway relative 10 the
company taking from it's schedule the daily
through freight car between this city and
Staunton, Va, as stated in yesterdays Star,
Is In fair way to adjustment this after
noon.
A meeting of the freight committee OF
the association was held yesterday after
noon at the headquarters in the Munsey
building, and ii was decided at once to con-
fer with the officials OF the railway to see
II the service discontinued could not again
be restored to the schedule.
Later i'm the afternoon several Of the
members of the committee met officials OF
the railway for a consultation, and at Its
close the officials stated that the general
freight agent of the company would be
asked for report to why the car was
removed from the schedule.
According to the railway men. the car
was removed from the daily service be-
cause of the fact that there was not enough
goods being shipped from this city 10
Staunton and points in the valley OF Nir-
ginia TO justify the railway company Keep
ing the daily schedule in force. The rea-
son given, II is stated. for disseminating
the service at this time was that hereto
fore the car has been hauled whether 1t
was filed or not. but since the completion
been found to be as convenient to haul
the car from that point.
Agree to Ask for Report.
The members of the association freight
committee urged the railway men to At
once return the car to the service. and, al
stated they agreed to at once ask for re-
port upon the subject.
During the course of the meeting It was
stated the railway men were unanimous In
their desire to do anything they could in
the line of helping the Greater Washington
movement. but in the case under considera-
ton they were not aware that they had
worked hardship upon the promoters OF
the greater city idea.
The report Of the general freight agent
OF the railway, 1t was stated this morning.
will probably be presented to the meeting
Of the board of directors of the Jobbers and
Shippers Association Thursday afternoon,
when 1t Is expected that the matter will
be brought to an amicable settlement.
Assistant Secretary Woodwork Clum OF
the Jobbers and Shippers Association
stated today that there was no desire on
the part of the association to antagonize the
railroads IN any way. I'VE know they are
inclined to give us consideration he said.
"and believe that when the matter rs
thoroughly understood 1t will be straight-
ened out"
Joint Committee Of Fifteen.
Many of the members of the different
business organizations OF the city are inter-
eSted in the meeting of the joint committee
of fifteen members of the Board OF Trade,
Business Mems Association and the job
bers and Shippers Association. which will
be held this evening at the offices of the
American Security 9nd Trust Company.
At this meeting the question o. the space
that will be taken by the local merchants
for exhibition purposes at the jamestown
exposition viii he discussed. and II is ex-
pected that tomorrow morning Assistant
Secretary Clum will be In position to talk
business with those who are to be repre-
scented in the Greater Washington exhibit at
jamestown.
1t is expected that the general meeting Of
the members of the Jobbers and Shippers
Association. which will be held at the New
Willard Friday evening. will be largely at
tended. The plans of the association for
the exhibition at jamestown will at that
time be explained and the bylaws of the
association will be presented for ratifica-
ton.
Assistant Secretary Clum stated this af-
ternoon that at this meeting the movement
to increase the membership of the
association from go members to 500 would
commence. He said il is the intention of
the members In charge of the matter to
make a personal canvass of the merchants
of the city in order to procure many OF
those whose names are not at present in
cluded on the list Of membership of the as
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