, 1873-12-11
RAILROAD NEWS.
Final Action OH tho Trec-Pass
Question.
They Will DO Uttor1y Cut or at tho Close
Of the Ycar.

They Will Do Uttcrly Cut or at tho Close
Of the Ycar.
The Texas & Pacific Railroad.
The pass-queation haa bacn settled. Tho re-
sut was reached ut 1nooting held yesterday. In
tho Chicago l. Northwestern RAILWAY Offices.
Tho officers present were J. II. Walkor, President
Ohicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway r. B.
Blackstone, President Ohicago i Alton Railway;
J. Fl. h1itoletl, President ST. Louis, Kansas City
l. Grcat Northern Railway; 8. B. Merrill, Con-
oral Manager, and John @. Gault, Assistant
General Manager, milwaukee, Il st. Paul Rail-
way Hugh Riddle, Vico-presidont and General
Superintendent Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Albert Keep, President, Il. Il. Porter,
General Manager, and NJ. IIughitt, aenoral su-
perntondcnt Ohicago L Northwestern Railway;
John Newell, President, aud A. Mitchell. Gcnor-
al Superintendent, Illinois Central Railway;
II. Pearson, Superintendent Chicago, Danvillo
Il vincounos Railway; and T. G. H1nck1ey,
President of several railroads, and Receiver Of
ono--the Gilman, Clinton l. Springfield nail-
way.
Tic eosaou lasted two hours and half. The
result arrived ut will be satisfactory to evory re-
former. Every pass will expire with this year,
and no ticket will bo given to any ono for which
an equivalent Ia not received. considerable
disposition to favor ministers with nalf-faro
tickets was shown, but 1t Was concluded this
conld not DO done without violating tho terms Of
tho Illinois law against discrimination. No mora
half-faro tickets wi therefore, 10 issiled by the
Western railroads. Membera Of tho Legislature,
State Railroad Commissioners. Judges, OF al.. WHO
hnve hitherto dead~heaaed" thelr travelling
uay oyor all railroads in thoir respective States,
will be mercleasly cut OF and made to pay their
fnro after Dec. 81.
After tho organization. tho resolutions adopted
at tho meeting Of Managers held in Chicago June
28, 1873, we're taken up, aud no much OF thom as
follows embodied in tho subsequent agroemout:
Iesolved That from and aftor tho 30h day Of June,
1875 tue whole system OF issuing FREQ passes over and
upon tho roads represented ut this meeting shall 10
free passes Or cergylncns haif-faro tslats other
tichess for which the fun regulnr fare Ia not
paid, shall be issuoa directly or Indirectly, IN any
its agents over It's road or any part Of tho samc to
any person. rcrsous for any purpose whatsoever
ssl 'nai raraad a tsse9 e
roud and who employed III tho servco Of their own
respective companies, all persons and casses Of
Bhal ulike bc rrqnired to nay tho nsua and
tablsl!ed fare except Us hereinafter provided.
Frst-This agreement shall not extend to cascs II
ara bound to issuo assea by yrt1o Of ieasos by
listing written contracts
ploye entitled to Ae privilege Of passes undor kns
nErrenn the poraon employed shall receive regular
''ry 9 1 ayFqa ii ct n hn; permits which
hava been Issued may rcn,an outstanding mud in
force until the 3ls day Of Deccber next uneea they
sooner e1pre but hone to Id renewed or others is
sued.
Tho foregoing agreement and resolutions wero
thou modified az foows:
lsesolred, tirst-rhat annual exchange tickets with
other roals may 10 issued to limited extent as here
Seeond-That tho iasuo Of annual exchange tickots
shall 10 CONFINED to general o0cefs including aonera
and Assistant ana TO the regular sa
ared travelling sgeuts, at tie discretion OF eaoh Com.
Yifrd-That contracts for tho transportation of Live
stock may Include tho pasaago Of mon actually III
oharge Of tho game wlilo 80 employed, and their re-
to The ass Of & &,hnnent 'nn =, n, oc
uoua inade lptz: annual exchange tickns and return
atock contracs, the original revolutions adopted
| Tho unlsrsignel railroad companes hesoby agree
each with tho other, to keep, strictly to observe
@ o I s"nna and 81 M M
| tout.
Chicago, nnrlinston + Quincy Railroad Company
| by James hl. Walker. President.
| Illinois Central iallroad Company, BY 4. Mitchell
| General Superintendent.
Chicago Northwestern Railway Company, by Al
w.nona \ 81: poser Rai'reaa Company. by Alber
Ksen for J.. = Trasy, & ST.; pEesi1sut. stt.u c,. =, q
/ ~
Merrill. General ri Manager. r.,o. ,,..,u, H.. ,..,
pe Mdsh nnar, ny
Hbicnpo iows Waijroad co,1.uany' by y =. Minct
GhIeago raducah Railroad Company, by F. E
utnckiss, President:
cAic4go a reh5 sonta%estern Haasa Railroad Company
WESTERN I m Hnian .iiresa Gomp,nv by g. s. Morrill,
f;'ltnan. Clinton sprlnoaela n.l,roaa by F.
Hiuckiey, Receiver.
Chicago Alton q. Louis Railroad Company, by 7
B: Blackstonc, presdont:
Chicago. panyilla @ pinssnnea Railroad Company
" u. tsaraon' supeiln!el'uens; as; s;. 1.a ,...
AFTER Tue respecuse slghatu1es nau peo'
affixed, tue Secretary vas instructed 70 FORWARD
copies OF the circular TO Companies whose l!ne
compete WITH any OF tAoso VINO nave pocon
party to tho aeree1nohe' ano fequeHs snem q
Join in tue action
Iho procedures were characterized oy az unan
imous discrimination TO eradicate tno entlre M paa
osn. i4e excnange uckets provaasa lor cAnno .alo
possibly 30 regarded aB 1foo passes, peeat1se Wer
they not issued, tho Companies would be oDl1Eei