Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-19
PASSENGER EXPERTS
HERE FOR CONFERENCE
Bi-MOnthly Meeting Of southeastern
Association Takes PIncr
at Hotel Jefferson.

The various sub committees OF the
Southeastern Passenger Association.
comprising representatives from all the
railroads east OF the Mississippi and
south OF the Potomac River. convened
III the jefferson Hotel yesterday morn
inc for Il conference that is TO last
three days. The work of the commit
tees Yesterday extended through two
sessions. morning and afternoon and
last evening the various members of
the committees met and discussed mat
tcrS that are to come before the reg
ular meetings to-day and tomorrow
Secretary w. IL Howard, of Atlanta
IS present and is getting the work in
shape for the sessions Of tho confer
encc. which is bi-monthly meeting.
II was brought TO Richmond this time
through the efforts OF !. \. Higgins. as
sistant passenger agent OF the West
Point Route. Of Atlanta. Ga. Mr.. Hig-
gins is u former Richmond man and
at the last meeting Of III" association,
IN Jacksonville. he suggested Rich
mond as the next meeting place.
The work Of the association is not
one OF general public interest and there
is seldom any news OF Importance to
I've given out 1T is merely "A hi
monthly conference of representatives
OF the various roads and the only
things discussed ar" methods for saw
Ing money and getting the same re-
Sec
rotary Howard last night
Joseph Richardson, OF Atlanta is
chairman OF tho association. G. d.
wayne is superintendent Of the tariff
department All OF these officers are
permanent. and are not connected with
any railroad. They work for tho in
terests Of All The roads that are mem
hers of the association
Members of the suhcommi,tccs nr.s
ent yesterday and last night were: !
y. Higgins. assistant passenger agent
the West Point Route Atlanta, Ga. /;
W. w. Croxton. general passenger
agent. ~, b. and y. Railway, Atlanta:
and T.. y. Aiken. assistant general
passenger agent. of the Queen and
Crescent Route. of Cincinnati; j. G.
Halle. general passenger agent. tho
Central of Georgia Railway. Savannah
Ga; j. u. Rainier. general passenger
agent. FLORIDA East Coast Railway, ST
Augustine. Fla; G. e. Rhodes, general
passenger agent. the c.. ST. and r
hallway. Macon. Ga: !. V. Laniran. as
slstaht general passenger agent of the
Illinois Central Railway, Chicago: r
NJ Womack, assistant general passcn
ger agent. the L.. II. and r. Railway
Louisville, Ky; i. d. Pusey. general
passenger agent. and g. D. Clarke. of
the Louisville aud Nashville Railway.
Louisville. Ky; w. l.. Daricy, general
passenger agent. and w. j. Lightfoot
assistant general passenger agent. and
=. r.. Bauman, Of The y. G. and ST. l.
Railway. Nashville. Tenn: II. l.. Lcord.
general passenger agent Norfolk and
southern Railway; ". u. Taylor. gem
eral manager. the Richmond. Frcdcr-
ickSburg and Potomac Railroad Rich
mond; w. +. Cary. general passenger
agent. and IT, ID. Boynton. the southern
Railway. Washington. y. a.: c. g.
Ryan general passenger agent and
w. l.. McAiorrs of the Scaboard Air
Line Railway.
IL IS expected that some ,hirtv-nvc
more officials will arrive i'm The ci,v
to-day and take part in the conference
~ was stated last night that only
rout rne matters will be attended TO.
ana mat there is no special sienifi-
canoe attached TO the gathering