The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
TRAFFIC LEAGUE
FORMED AT MEET
 ING IN CHICAGO.
Manager Kealhofer of Montgomery Freight Bureau Invited to Join New Organization and Will Likely Attend Next
 Session.

H. S. Kealhofer, manager of the Montgomery Freight Bureau. has been invited to join the National Industrial Traffic League, organized in Chicago early this month, at a meeting of thir- ty-five traffic representatives and traf- fic managers of organizations of ship pers and large shipping concerns in all parts of the United States.
 The following officers were elected at the first meeting:
 President, J. c. Lincoln, Commission CT Merchants Exchange Traffic Bureau of St. Louis, Mo.
 e-President, W. D. Everest, Traf- fic Manager Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company of Pittsburg.
 Secretary-Treasurer. E. B. Boyd, Manager Transportation Department, Board of Trade of the city of Chicago.
 The Executive Committee and Board of Directors include prominent indus trial traffic managers in all parts of the country.
 Of the formation of this organization The Chicago Daily Tribune has the fol- lowing to say:
 There was formed the nucleus of what promises to be the most infiuen- tial business organization in the coun- try having to do with transportation matters. Traffic managers represent ing 13,21S business firms from Phila- delphial Pa, to Fort Worth, Texas, as- sembled at the Great Northern Hotel and discussed the formation of na- tional association. The next meeting will be held August 2S in Chicago.
 Many of those present attended with the full indorsement of their firms or organizations. and there was no doubt expressed of the ultimate &C., ton. The association is open to the traffic managers of all firms and or Eanizations in the country, and 1t is expected the membership will include every important industry within short time It takes in the entire United States and Canada. It is the purpose to co-operate with the railroads and the Interstate Commerce Commission and use influence in the formation of rules and regulations to fit common interests and secure modification of hurtful legisIation."
 Purposes of the OFganfEnt1On.
 The purposey of the organization is fully set forth in tn. following pream- ble:
 "Believing that publicity in trans- portation matters is essential to a com plete and harmonious understanding of the relations between the public common carriers and legislators, this organization stands for and will under take to promote, through the medium of its officers and organizations, thor ough knowledge of Transportation af- fairs necessary to accomplish this ob- ject; also for the purpose of obtaining clearly defined laws governing inter- state traffic: to interchange views re- garding interstate legislation that does or may affect interstate commerce, that will relieve the public of all uncertain- ty as to It's relations to the carriers; also for the purpose of acqualnting the regular established tribunals of the needs of the shipping interests and the effect of commerce es rulings, dseis- ions and practices either fixed or to be determined by such bodies"
 Mir. Kealhofer has received requests from several members to attend the meeting in Chicago, August 29, and in all probability will arrange to be there.
 The Western representatives are all very much interested in the outcome of the case of the Montgomery Freight Bureau before the Interstae Commerce Commission, and number of them have expressed their intention of be- ing present at the hearing which It is expected will be in Montgomery some- time in October or November.