The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-12
ANOTHER RAILWAY CONVENTION.

ANOIaER hAlLW AL CUNN ENIlON.
The following additional particulars of the pro-
ceedings of the st. Louis Railway Convention, are
taken from the Cincinnati Gazette:
BY invitation of Henry d. Bacon, of the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad, representatives of all the
lines centering in St. Louis, met in that city on
Wednesday evening
Inc following representatives were present.
Il. ID. Bacon, Vice-President; w. Fl. Clements,
General Superintendent; p. A. Strader, General
Superintendent; Thomas Brown, Treasurer; G.. W.
Ford, General Agent, on thep part of the Ohio C
MISSISSIPPI Railroad. James A. Raynor, Vice
PRESIDENT and Superintendent; James Bebee,
General Freight agent; and Major B. F. Fiield, of
she derre Maute and Alton Railroad. L. Tton,
Agent, X. Walker, General Agent, of the Great
Western Railroad. r. A. Forsyth, General
Fl Freight R Agent; and James Smith, General Agent,
Agent, Chicago Alton Railroad.
L. Tilton was appointed Chairman and E. B.
Brown, Secretary.
committee consisting ofone from each road
represented was appointed, to take under advise
ment the object of the Convention and to report a
course OF action for the roads to pursue.
After considering sometime the committee repor-
ted, that it was inexpedient and perfectly suicidal
for the Western roads to follow the Eastern lines in
their present mad career, making common points
OF Cincinnati, indianapolis, Chicago, Joliet Matte
son, and State line, and fixing minimum rate be-
low which they would not go.
Pending the adoption Of the committees report.
a proposition was made that the minimum rate
should be fixed at 81 go per 100 from the four great
Atlantic cities, below which the lines LEADING into
st. Louis would not deliver freight. The PROPOSE
tion elected much discussion, during which q
motion to adjourn until Thursday morning pre-
vailed.
Thursday mornng-Convention met pursuant to
adjournment, and the argument on the proportion
OF Sl.6O, was again resumed. After being fully
discussed, the mover withdrew the proposition
whereupon Mr.. Bacon offered the following pream-
BILE and resolution, substitute for the Commit
tees report, which was adopted by an unanimous
vote:
WHEREAS, We are advised that the roads termi-
mating at the East, on the Atlantic have com
menced reducing rates of both freight and passeu-
gers, which were current fifteen days ago. and
whereas, we regard our proportion of these rates
as barely remunerative for the services performed:
and, whereas, we have reason to fear that the
cause which has led to the present reduction, as
advised, will lead to still further and more numer-
Gus ones; and, whereas, companies are not in
condition to enter upon line of policy at war with
the safety and destruction their stock and bonded
interests; and, whereas, while we do not arrogate
to ourselves the right to fix rates for lines East and
North OF us, which are unrepresented here zoe do
claim the right of selfpreservation and of respect
fully saying to the lines with which we connect
that we must have compensating rates for the ser,
vice performed in connection with them: therefore
be it ~
Resotred, That the minimum rates of the lines
here represented and having with their connec-
tions terminus at St. Louis, shall be ON freight
contracted from any points beyond the termini of
their roads, as follows: