The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-31

CIR SERVICE MEN
IN SESSION HERE
Representatives of Various East
ern Roads Attend Meeting
AT jefferson.
TWO SCORE ARE PRESENT
Party Leaves Friday Morning for
Norfolk on Pleasure
Jaunt.
TWO SCORE ARE PRESENT

Per diem and other matters Of q
technical and Internal character oc-
cupied the attention Thursday morn
Ing OF the Eastern Association for Car
Service Ofiicefs, when members OF
the organisation met At the Jefferson
Hotel In regular semi-annual seesion.
More than forty Representatives OF
various railroads In the East were
present Shortly after the noon hour
they adjourned to meet again ut 2:Sv
r. n. They expect to bring the meet
Go 10 Newport News.
Friday morning the railway men
will leave for Newport News In q
special car furnlshed by tbs Chesa-
poake and Ohio. There they will
be met By q beat. In which they will
he shown the Norfolk harbor a. guests
of the gouthern railway. Friday af-
ternoOn thsy will b. the guests Of the
Norfolk and Southern on trip over
tbs electric lines Of tnax road To Viz
sfnia Beach and Cape Henry. At
caps Henry they will enjoy an oyster
roast
Friday evening the party will leave
on return trip TO Richmond, and
from this paace most or them
II,
New York II the usual place for
the meeting Of ths association, and
only twice before have other places
been selected Once the meeting was
held In Atlanta and again In Wash
ington. At the last meeting. held In
New York, Richmond was selected
We think it's well to get away
from New York occasionally" en-
planned Secretary Higbie. speaking or
association matters after adjournment
Thursday for lunch.
The PROCEEDINGS.
As president Of the ASSOCIATION, Mr..
George w. Taylor. general superin-
tendent Of transportation of the
Southern, with headquarters at Wash
tngton, delivered the opening address,
following which the railroad men
proceeded TO get down to business
with further parley.
On one side Of the assembly room
spread out on long table were nu-
merous exhibits OF car service aheets.
which In said to be q feature Of the
present meeting. These were exam
ined with apparently much interest
by Representatives of the various
railroads. although to an putsider
they would have been Of no interest.
Those Attcnding.
The car service men endeavor to
have 4 different feature Of their work
at each meeting. IL WAS explained.
Among those present We're: q. w
Taylor. Southern: r. E. Higbie. Gen.
trail OF New Jersey: A. q. Adams,
Central Of New Jersey: J. d. Alti-
mas, Canadian Pacific; Charles p.
Dugan. Norfolk and Southern; +. A.
Hortter. Boston and Maine:s j. T..
BOUCHER. Philadelphia and Reading;
NJ. J. Edwards. New York, Ontario
and Western. l.. A. Anthony, Boston
and Albany. J. Z. Barnes. Buffalo.
Rochester and Pittsburg. George II.
Staihle, Central New England: J. NJ.
Rhen. Susquehanna and New York.
r. g. Hiaisdell. Southern: j. r.. Tai
bolt. Norfolk and Western; r. l..
Sproui. Southern; L. w Berry. Lee
high and Hudson River. G. h. Pack
er. Seabosrd Air Line; 4. c. Marshall.
New York. Pennsylvania and Norfolk
J. Alexander Brown. Railway Equip
ment and Publication Company;
Samuel wigfail. Bioomsherg and Sui
Ivan: e. c. Rendeil. Mobile and
Ohio; George Sipp. Chesapeake and
Ohio; A. r. Fiurrier, New York and
New Haven; J. r. King. Atlantic
Coast Line: NJ. NJ. Watkins. South
ern: c. p. Curtis. New York and New
Jersey. w. L. Heyser, Cumberland
Valley: J. III. Tonxe. Cumberland
Valley; II. A. Taylor. Virginia De-
murrage Bureau: Asa r. Biaksiee,
switchback of Pennsylvania: E. G..
Page. American Cotton Oil Company.