, 1873-06-03
RAILROAD: NEWS.
A General Meeting Of; Managers to
}, . Be Held To-Day. !. -.
Tho Pass Probability That ILL
!; a.. Dead-ueadB Will Do Out Oh.

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4; 4 I;,,,,,,n, =, 10 1900 -; A..,l
~ A1eon" - ~ o@Ao
- j Annual meetings. e..
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:Thore is ripple Of exoltoulent In railroad cir
clos In regard to tho eo11oral mootinr Of the
Mane1c,a ~ +ha snyora1 iiroI i,taraaot,,,r. t1,o
Toyth3voat ,,,,fch;a ~ ,;3.aa T.ao 10
"oeka ago tho preliminary mooting was held, at
which the lino:sof policy to bo adopted In Wow
of tho nsw Railroad Inv thatta1toa cfycc. m tho
a.; ~: t. i ~ '"nya m2 oHoo: ~ 'n
tos| pluA., "as ulsoussoo. .1ho, senHo o.
tho, mocting .waa TO- endoayor, as far o.
possible, to conform to the spifft. of the law.
Iho most nractica1 xvoviof ,aooInn1lahi,,o t,,tn
s r. ~ a.oonp..sne ,nla
.si GRADUALLY inoreasing rates in accordance with
additional mileage. Such a courso would not
seriously Affect the Northwestern, Rock IBlnnd,
~ 0b{oh;,o .,Rur]tnrton 4 Quincy. but II would
bo death to tho 1ll'nota Central, ind would
etarVe the Alton 3D. Louis almost ons OF ox-
istcnco. Tho. north. and south roads would
eufYos torriblg,1 because the ctosB lines could
take ~ tho ouhlneaa a. every oompot- a.
ratos sufficiently to y. moot this COM
petition, ond,. thereby, on tho uniform tariff
pu0, us NV .a W -, .s,,,.,o,'. nue uo1v"
PLYING sapea' tno companies WIZ oouoslesa !es
tho buslneaa 80 OF competing Stations IN order
to maintain their general standard Of latee.'
This was tho aspect Of tho question ia presonted
At thn meatinpt Init hafora dnofd1np ioffntta1v
as Il WAS 90 near tho time Of holding Rnnual
meotfnps. decision was laforrod until oonaultn-
tior' colld ba had with Bio Direotora.
;. TIE PASS QUESTION
vas also coneidored. : Mr. Wnlkor, preeif1nnt NJ
the Chicauo. Bnrlinoton l. lulnoy Railroad. suf,.
mitted = sweepinu roBo]ution Tint all ,7asaea ho
oancoled on tho 1st pro1., and that, honcoforth,
to oven no oxoepton mes Res
to: DO made. To this resolution only Quasi con
ourronoe wa given. III. s. 8. morrill,, Of tho
Milwaukee l. 81. Paul, md Mr. Riddle, Of tho
Until after consultation With their o1oou-
tive officers. In New York.. Ponding this
consultation tho meoting; adjourned un-
tilto-day. when the resolution Is to come up for
adoption, modification, Or rejection. Mr.. Tracy
es senncelod forthwith, :Beyeral Of tho Directors
In the different roads think IL expedieut to
let the passes expire by limitation, and posttivo-
y:rnfuso to renew any. They arc lkowfso In fa-
er t s1s BY hs @ the 1os saa BE-
paying their way i -, - X
The question is not a now ono. It Is q raro
sport, md, like 81 evils has spread rapidly; still
cankor out: Should they do 80, however, it
would doubtless lno1udc oil excursion parties,
clergymcn, and othors. who have heretofore had
tho benefit OF reduced fares.
u. THAT POOL
There ts sufficient uncertainty regarding the
several pending railroad elections to invest them
with IN air OF interest. Around tho milwaukee,,
st. Paul. and the Chicago b Northwestern tho
ly withdrew from the ''flercely-contostca land
grant tight II tho Wisconsin Legislature, start-
ling atories have heen current. Long ago It was
satd they intended to - pool their earnings,
grant BY the milwaukee,. = st: Paul
Company has evoked a hostility that
no Company would DO in haste to
share: Judicial oplpions have boon rendered
sEssasang sans h the ssy VAS su6 saa s9sf1sSa %
yhon tho Loginlatuxo enacted q lew forbidding
thotWo Companies to consolidate or to own or
operate any portion OF tho railroad ct the other.
Although tho Law doos not specify pooling, r.
Attorney General ;,declaros that such arrange.
mont would Violate the spirit OF the law. OF
course, mon 80 shrowd as the Directors and man-
aeors OF these enterprtses aro not blind to the
rel n Sf tae In ad T not willingly
other serious penalties.
=. = :: n WISCONSIN.
The report Is Calculated that Mr. Alexander
Mitchell, anxious to visit his snative hoath," :"
will resign the Presidency Of tho ct. Paul COM
pany nnd go to Enrope. Mr. Merrill, the Hamo
authority atatea, Is also to to plaoed Oh tho re-
tirod list. Both statements should be taken with
large grains ct allowance Their nooting for
'.,' DISTINGUISHED Ann1yA1s.
!. Tho annual election Of tho Northwest
6qgsftqss 5shea s. T. Is slss'aa,y he5s: Horace ::
1cor1cr" tho f1ark. f3nnf1 nnrtv rot contrn1 ~
tho common atook. or course, fhis docs not
givo them control Of tho election, but It enables
n 1nom @ 70 demand certain concessions. Mr; j: L.
viela The verV 'noorfn1 Go1an ana nntc' ml n,