The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-07
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important Meeting Held BY
Passenger Agents
PROMINENT MEN ATTEND
Party Leaves For New Orleans, Where
Matters Pending In Louisiana
Will Be Taken Up-An
Appointment.
PROMINENT MEN ATTEND

At meeting of the general passenger
agents and other high officials of the
railroads entering Birmingham, held yes
terday at nooa at the Hotel Hillman,
action was taken on the question of
transfer charges from the Terminal sta
tion to the Louisville and Nashville sta
ton, and from the Louisville and Nash
Vile station to the Terminal station.
As result of this meeting, hereafter
the transfer for adults, with their bag
gage, will be 80 cents, while children
and others travelling on half-rate tickets
will be transferred from one station to
the other for % cents this fee also in
GLIDING baggage.
This transfer charge will be attached
to the price of the ticket, as at present.
The charge formerly was so cents. to
which there was considerable opposition.
There have been other meetings of the
general passenger agents concerning this
opposition on the part of the patrons,
and also a meeting of the Alabama rail-
| road commission.
Attending this meeting were some of
the best known passenger officials, among
| the number being General Passenger
| Agent Tayloe of the Southern, with head
quarters in Washington; Assistant Cen
eral Passenger Agent Benscoter of the
| Southern, with headquarters in Chatta-
nooga; General Passenger Agent Halle
| of the Central of Georgia. with head
| quarters in Savannah Assistant General
Passenger Agent Lytle of the Alabama
| Great Southern, with headquarters in Gin
cinnati, and General Passenger Agent
| Russell of the Louisville and Nashville
with headquarters in Louisville. In the
| absence of General Passenger Agent
Ryan of the Seaboard and Assistant Cen
eral Passenger Agent Cornatzar of the
| Frisco, both of whom were prevented by
urgent business from attending, their
roads were represented respectively by
District Passenger Agent Jack w. john
son and Travelling Passenger Agent f.
NJ Griffith.
The meeting was most harmonious, and
lasted but for very few hours
After the meeting in Birmingham the
passenger agents left for New Orleans,
where today there will be another very
important meeting of passenger agents.
In addition to the agents of the roads
entering Birmingham there will be the
representatives of other roads doing bus
mess in louisiana
Leaving over the Alabama Great South
ern last night for New Orleans were
Messrs. Tayloe and Benscoter of the
Southern; Lyle of the Alabama Greai
Southern; Russell of the Louisville and
Nashville; Halle of the Central of Geor-
gia Ray Knight, commercial agent OF
the New Orleans and Northeastern witt
headquarters in Atlanta; c.. A. Cowles
general agent of the Norfolk and West
ern, with headquarters in Atlanta, and
II. E. Freund, commercial agent of the
Alabama Great Southern in Birmingham
These agents will be Joined by Jack Corn
affair, assistant general passenger agent
of the Frisco and by Illinois Central
agents.
In addition to Messrs Tayloe and Ben
scooter, there were several high officials
of the Southern in Birmingham yester-
day. NJ NJ Richey, manager of the
middle and western divisions was here
W. n. Foreacre. general superintendent
| of the western division was here. vice
President and Manager of Transportation
Ackert, with Washington headquarters
was also here, as was Phil McManus
one of the best known officials of the
road.
C. E. Henson, the announcement was
made yesterday morning, has received
the appointment as soliciting freight
agent of the Central of Georgia, vice
W. H. Kilgore promoted to the COM
mercial agency at Memphis. Several
years ago Mr.. Henson was clerk in
the local Central of Georgia office. He
has been recently located in Montgomery
E. Schryver, general freight agent OF
the Alabama Great Southern. with local
headquarters, is on business trip IN
! New Orleans.
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