Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-15
FREIGHT CLAIM AGENTS
ARE TO CONVENE TODAY
Business and Pleasure Will Be
Mixed by Men Who Ad-
just Shippers Woes

Claim agents of railroads all over
the United States will meet in annual
convention in the assembly room of
Hotel Alexandria this morning.
The convention of the Freight Claim
association will continue for three days
and while business will be transacted
the agents have planned much amuse-
ment. Many of the visitors are accom-
panied by their wives and families.
who will remain in Los Angeles to
enjoy the scenic beauties of Southern
California.
The program for the visiting railroad
men has been arranged by w. J.Healy
auditor of the Santa Fe coast lines,
and his plans have met with the ap-
proval of the advance guard of the
association. Late arrivals who are due
in Los Angeles this morning will be
surprised at the extent to which the
committee of arrangements has gone
to show real Southern California hos
pitality.
Mr.. Healy is vice president of the
association, and was one of the first
to welcome j. S. Tustin, president of
the association who halls from Mis-
souri,. Another arrival was Warren p
Taylor of Richmond. Va, who for
fourteen years has acted as secretary
of the association. Many of the dele
gates made the trip in special cars,
stopping over night at the Grand Can
yon. Local members of the associa-
tion have planned enjoyable trips for
the feminine members of the visiting
party.
Following is a list of the delegates
registered at the Alexandria, E. Ar
mold, Grand Trunk, Montreal; H. c.
Barlowe, Mrs. Barlowe, Ethel Bar
lowe, Erie n. Y; NJ. F. Button, F., J.
and G. railway, Gloversville, N. Y; w.
A. Bingham, Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg, Rochester, N. Y; H. F. Bid
well, Boston & Maine, Boston; w. O.
Bunger and Mrs. Bunger. G. r. I. &
p, Chicago; NJ. H. Chamberlain and
Mrs. Chamberlain. Rutland, VT; j. NJ.
Edison, Michigan Central, Detroit; H.
r. Grochan c., ST. P, NJ. & o. rail-
way, ST. Paul; Mrs. Grochan, two chill
dren j. F. Horrigan, Northern Pacific,
St. Paul; w. l.. Hamilton, Ell Paso
& Southwestern. Ell Paso Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Hancock, Union Pacific,
Omaha; J. j. Hooper, Mrs. Hooper,
Miss Millie Asker. Southern railway,
Washington, D. c.; H. Kaser, Wheel
ing & Lake Erie, Cleveland, o.; c.
j. Lndeman. Mrs. Lindeman and
daughter, Hazel, Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern, Cleveland Theodore F.
Lipps, Miss Mildred Lipps, Merchants
& Miners Transportation company,
Baltimore; ], K. Lowell, Mrs. Lowell,
New York Central, New York city;
L. F. Moore, C. B. & G.. Chicago; ].
w. Newell, C. B. & O., Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Perry, Great Northern,
st. Paul; F. e. Shallenberger, Mrs.
Shallenberger and son, C. M. Shallen-
berger Miss May Edwards, Pennsyl
vania lines, Pittsburg; A. H. Shepard.
Atlantic Coast line, Wilmington, N.
c.; L. I. Scherer. Mrs. Scherer. Miss
Helen, ]. Hamilton and L. L. Scherer,
Jr., Chesapeake & Ohio, Richmond,
Va; J. D. Shields. c. B. & c., Omaha;
L. T. Stanard, Mrs. Stanard, Chesa-
peake & Ohio, Richmond, Va; B.
H. stanage, C. & e. l., Chicago; w.
P. Taylor and H. M. Taylor, Louis
Pitcher, Richmond. Fredericksburg &
Potomac, Richmond. Va; Mr.. and Mrs
A. B. Thompson, D.. L. & W., Scran-
ton, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Wilson,
Philadelphia & Reading, Philadelphia;
j. M. Bremen, Mr. and Mrs. McKira-
han, Southern Pacific, San Francisco.