Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION. failures, the Presidents continued their efforts, and succeeded in October, 1875, in organizing. THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP ' ASSOCIATION. The creation of this Association is an important event in the history of the self-government of railroads, and deserves more than passing notice. The agreement to form this Association, made by and between twenty-two railroad companies and three steamship companies, took effect in October, 1875. The objects of the Association are stated as follows: 1. To facilitate the transaction of business between said parties, and between said parties and other transportation companies, relating to such of the freight and passenger traffic in which any one of said parties is directly or indirectly interested with any other or others of said parties, or with any other transportation company. 2. To provide proper means to adjust promptly and amicably all differences that may arise between the parties on account of the traffic named in article first. 3. To provide proper means to enforce effectively and promptly all agreements that may be entered into between the parties on account of the traffic named in article first. Hon. Joseph E. Brown was elected President of the Association, and served as such for many years. Albert Fink agreed to act as General Commissioner for a period of six months. Shortly after the formation of the Association, it published an address to the public, describing the deplorable condition of southern transportation matters, and which had necessitated this organization, and appealing to the public sentiment for approval and co-operation SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION. in carrying out the measures that had been adopted. The fact t...