The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-07-01
SUCCESSFUL MEET
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Ihe emu Dy paIronlZlng the home mer-
chants. Mr.. Hogen condemned most
emphatically the efforts that are now
being made to induce congress to pass
the parcels post bill, declaring that it
was nothing more than a scheme on
the part of the mail order houses to OBJ
tain cheaper rate of transportation
for their goods and thereby increase
their sales He further declared that
the passage of a parcels post bill
would not only increase the postal de-
felt but ruin the trade of small mer-
chants throughout the country, and
asked the committee to adopt reso-
luton condemning the measure.
At the close of Mr.. Hogen's address
resolution protesting against the par
cells post bill was offered by Mr. Hol-
der and was adopted.
DIR. Stone offered a resolution in
dorsing the immigration movement.
and this resolution, after the clause
providing for the non-taxation of cap
ital had been eliminated, was unani-
mously adopted.
On motion the association donated
fifty dollars to the State Immigration
| association, and this secures life mem
bership in the association.
After other business transactions,
the convention adjourned until 10
o'clock Saturday morning
The most important features of Sat
urday's session were addresses by DR..
W. S. Leathers, chief sanitary officer
of the state board of health, and Jno.
NJ. Beall, general passenger agent Of
the Mobile & Ohio railroad
DIR. Leathers address was along the
line of sanitation. The association,
| through its railroad committee, has
done much to secure legislation which
has materially improved sanitary con
ditions in hotels, railway stations and
| other public places, and DIR. feathers
complimented the association on the
good work which has been accomplish
ed
Mr.. Beall's address was on the sub
iect of mileage Under the present
| system, holders of interchangeable mile
age books on the Southern railway
and Mobile G Ohio are forced to pre-
sent these books to the railway agent
at the point of boarding the train and
the agent tears out the mileage, Civ
| ing the holder a ticket for same I'm
der the old system the mileage was
torn out by the conductors. and the
Travellers have been urging return
| to this system, as, according to their
claim, the method now in vogue en-
tails useless annoyance and delay
Mr.. Beall in his address contended
that the Mobile & Ohio were compelled
to adopt the regulation providing for
| the interchange of mileage for tickets
in order to guard against financial loss.
| He claimed that conductors often mis-
placed the mileage strips torn out by
them, and that when these strips fail
| ed to reach the auditors office the
company received no remuneration for
hauling the passengers, this strip be
ing the only check on the railroad
company issuing the book.
The afternoon session was devoted
largely to receiving the reports of the
various committees, and the election
of officers and meeting place for next
year.
There was a spirited contest to Sc
cure the next annual meeting, Gulf
port, Greenville, Natchez and Hatties
burg having been contestants, but
Gulfport won, Greenville being second
choice.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, A. C.
| Benners, Hattiesburg; first vice presi-
dent, E. D. Self, Meridian; second vice
president, E. NJ. Friedman, Meridian;
third vice president, Chas S. Marks,
Greenville; fourth vice president, H.
w Cliff, West Point; fifth vice pres
ident, o. C. Harvey, Jackson; secre-
tary, Jas. S. Cooper, Jackson; treasur-
er, C. I. Saunders, Jackson.
The election of officers completed
the business to be transacted and a
Dutch supper at the Industrial In
stitute and College brought the conven-