The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-11
Birmingham Was Full of Prom inent Railroad Men Yester-
 day to Attend Meetings
OPENING OF TERMINAL
 STATION IS DELAYED
Reduced Pullman Rates Are Granted From Birmingham = Southern Will in Future Carry No
 Loaded Guns.

agers of railroads operating in the south east are members, held regular ses- sion in Birmingham yesterday.
 The majority of the members of the as sociation were present. The meeting, it was stated was the most largely at tended of the year The managers were in session from o'clock yesterday morn ing until o'clock yesterday afternoon, with the exception of one hour, between , 1 and o'clock, for lunch.
 The object of the meeting and of the association is the exchange of ideas on the operating of railroads, and the ever enhancing improvement of the service.
 The subjects discussed yesterday were the installation of side dumping pans to be attached to locomotives; the drip ping of brine from cattle and refrigeration cars and the damage done to rails, bolts, cars, etc.; the issuance of uniform blanks. the accompanying of freight by the way bills; the interchance of equipment and a general discussion as to ways and means for the improvement of the ser vice
 The meeting was held in the Hotel Hillman, and was presided over by Charles A. Wickersham, it's president, who Is also president and general manager of the Atlantic and West Point railroad. Moultrie Hit, secretary to President wickersham, acted secretary of the meet ing, which was opened by the calling of the rolls, and the reading of the minutes of the last meeting, which was held in At lanta
 The discussions and the decisions of the association were referred in the main to the American Railway and Mainten- ance of Way association.
 Subjects Considered.
 Each of the officials had ideas to ad- vance, and the session was entirely oc- cupied by the discussions. The matter of attaching side dumping pans to .en~ zines was disapproved by the association. On account of the passage of a law by Congress preventing engineers from go- ing under the locomotives to dump the ashes, the side dumping pans are pointed out as necessities. On account of the fact that the danger to the engineer in going beneath his locomotive is not as great in the minds of the association as is generally supposed, and because the pans cannot be attached to all engines, the association will, it is generally con- l sidered, enter a protest.
 l A live discussion was brought up in reference to the dripping of brine from | refrigeration cars, and concerning which party, the shipper of the car or the car rier, should stand the damage An effort 1 will be put on foot to make it rule that all waybills must accompany tho cars carrying freight, and thus avoid the confusion that an early shipment to i'm patient buyers and consumers brings about. For the improvement of the ser vice many ideas were advanced.
 In addition to these routine matters it l is understood that the association dis cussed others of even greater interest to the people. The meeting was an exeeu- tive session, and what information gather | ed came through the secretary.
 Optimism, however it is known, was i the keynote of the meeting. The mem- bers of the association expressed en- l couragement over the present situation and return of good times" Prior to the meeting the majority of the members went over the city in automobiles. While ] the majority were familiar with Birming- l ham there were others in the party mak- ing their first visit to this city. They ex l pressed surprise at the city's growth and development. The chief points of interest | were visited. A special trip to the Ter minai station was made.
 Yesterday was railroad day in Birmng | ham, On account of the general man. | agers' meeting the meeting of the stock holders of the Birmingham Terminal com pany, the meeting of the special agents of the western district of the Southern, and on account of the fact that many | railroad men, not drawn by either of the above gatherings, were in the city the l number of visiting officials was larger than in many months. The majority of the general managers were accompanied by clerks and secretaries There were many special and private cars switched | off the tracks at the Terminal and Louis- 1 vile and Nashville stations, and three on the tracks of the Seaboard oneAvenue A.
 Those Present.
 Among those attending the meeting of the General Managers Association of the | Southeast yesterday were
 Charles A. Wckersham, president and | general manager of the Atlantic and West ! Point; E. H. Coapman, manager of the | Southern; Horace Baker general man. | ager of the Queen and Crescent; J. w. l Thomas, Jr., president of the Nashville, | Chattanooga and St. Lous w. c. Nixon. l vice president and general manager of l the Frisco; D. S. Keith, general super | intendent of the Illinois Central; w. s. | Andrews, general superintendent of the l Queen and Crescent; T. S. Noise, general | manager of the Central of Georgia; A. | w. Anderson, general manager of the l Atlantic Coast Linei C. R. Gray second | vice president of the Frisco; J. S. B. l Thompson, assistant to the president of | the Southern; c. H. HiX, general super | ntendent of the Seaboard; G. L. Chand- | Ter, superintendent of transportation of 1 the Central of Georgia; Thomas K Scott, | general manager of the Georgia, Florida | and Southern; N. G. Pearsall, general l manager of the New Orleans and Great 1 Northern; G. w. LeBaum, general pas | senger agent of the Cotton Belt; J. G. | Lorton, superintendent of the southeastern | division of the Frisco; A. w. Andrews, | superintendent of transportation of the | Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa l cific; H. H. Laughter, district auditor of l the Southern; A. Hilton, general pas 1 senger agent fthe Frisco; E. D. Levy, superintendent of transportation of the | Frisco; M. J. Wise, chief clerk of the gen. 1 eral manager of the Mobile and Ohio, and Moultrie Hit, secretary of President l Wickersham, and secretary of the Gen eral Managers Association of the South l east.
 1 Routine Session of Terminal Co.,