The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-16
PASSENGER MEN TO
MEET HERE TODAY;
WORK MAPPED OUT
Committee Meetings Held
Yesterday-26 Lines Rep
resented by Sc Officials
Already Here

For the first time In IL years the South
eastern Passenger association will con-
vene in Birmingham today. The meeting
will not be fully under way this morning
for great many OF the representatives
have not reached the city. but will be
here during the morning.
However, there were % railroads rep
resented here yesterday by So officials,
and they met in the private dining room
of the Tutwiler hotel yesterday morning
for a few minutes before adjourning for
lunch. In the afternoon they held a
short meeting and will reconvene this
morning with a larger attendance.
The committees were In session yester-
day before the converting of the general
session, and they outlined the work which
Will be taken up at the general meeting
this morning.
J. II. Richardson, who is chairman of
the Southeastern association, was delight
ed yesterday with what he had been able
to see of Birmingham. He said his trip
here at this time was the first one he
had made here In 10 years, and the last
one was for only two hours. as he Joined
party of Illinois Central officials en-
route TO Cuba. lie said that Birmlns ham
was becoming widely known, and he was
very glad the association had decided to
meet here.
Mr.. Richardson is accompanied by Cliff
u. Wayne, former assistant general pas
senger agent for the Seaboard Air Line.
now superintendent of the traffic depart
ment of the association. Mr.. Wayne yes
terday was enabled to renew many old
friendships made here while with the Sea-
board Air Line. lie said that Birmins
ham had made amazing strides since he
was last here. and that while he had
beard Of the accomplishments OF this city
from time to time he was unable to real
ize that so much had been done.
Tho lines represented and the men rep
resenting them follow Alabama Great
Southern. W. A. Beckler. T.. n. Aiken:
Apalachcola Northern. Il. NJ. True; At
lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic, w. w.
CroXton; Cllnchleld route f. II. Mandel;
Central of Georgia, ]. G. Halle II. J. Rob
inson; Florida East Coast, j. d. Rainier;
Georgia railroad c. c. McMlnin: Geor-
gia and Florida. III. c. McFadden Geor-
sia. Southern and Florida. c. b. Rhodes,
Illinois Central, $. q. Hatch, q. II. Bower
j. V, Lanigan; Louisville, Hendor-
son and st. Louis. II. NJ. Momack:
lIOhiSNiifo anu iNdSHNlllt, W. n. NUS
sell, II. ID. Pussy. c. -. Clarke; Mis-
sissippi Central, RID. Moors, Mobile
and Ohio, c. Rudolph. II. H. Rauth.
Nashville, Chattanooga and st Louis.
w. L. Danley, w. |. Lightfoot, j. e.
Bauman; New Orleans and Northeast
ern, George II. Smith, q. C. keliehcr
Norfolk southern, II. S. Leard; Norfolk
and Western. w. L. Rohr, Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac, w. =.
Taylor: Frisco. A. Hilton, j. n. Cor
natzar: Seaboard Air Line. g. p. Ryan.
G. Geissler G. u. Phillips; Southern
Railway. II. r. Cary. j. G. Beam, j, l..
Meek C. A. DeSaussure. James Free
man, II. u Boynton Tennessee Central.
j. 10. Shipley; West Point Route. j. p.
Billups J. A. Higgins; Western and At
lantic. c. II. iIarman; southeastern
Passenger association, Joseph Richard
SON chairman: G. u. Wayne, Puperin-
tendent tariff department. w II TOW
ard secretary.