, 1873-10-16
RAILROAD NEWS.
Proposed Abolition Of Ticket
Agents Commissions.
Organization Of "Thc Gcnoral Ticket
and Passenger Agents. Associ-
alton Of Chicago"

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AAu passenger Agchls' AsSocl-
ntinn nf C1,fcnyn.33
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Since tho exposure Of the swlndlea porpotratoa
1v' local aoents runnots. and aco,norn. ,,ndor
a. .s.....t a1@ I,.; NeI; ~ 49,
tho pfosont system Ut paying commissions for
Boiling tckotB over certain lines, this mnttor 1ae
,not with cons{,,orob1o atlantic, fron, I'm snor-
"..u 1oAo',o4aolo "t'oi''o, 4io'i 'no oupe1
lntenaents ana managor7. Even tho tollofal
eo,s aoooa o,..', o,eaa1o e,atou, Alle'
tho 9th Of October, for tho purposo Of consldor-
inn thu ,o,t,or mil ot +,,,t ,na,t,r +,o f,1,ow
ing recommendation was unanimously adopted :
Wo carncst1y recommend In tin Gencrnl Munoocrs
Of the away Association Of AnSrsas fur tler eo
saons Il ~ @ .on1 Nv ,onara u ,,S IT,
ali railway co,unrnIes t"s' -
wo hayo long fclt That radical reform Is needed In
tis respect, ~ We haye enleavored TO eqalize tho
pa!a by INC scfcrni ines Ia competition,
yes s .n"a @ aar nase oeen unable 70 Tug desired
nnd ieaa 10 bo ha1mnnzcd nt usincnniy frn, tc
fact That ho commissions cnnr,ot be Ec 1t Tho Rc,l-
eral rate botween competing points. ,vc have after
long ana ,,: earnest re- sonslasrnon sonS 70 the
ana 1nus re heose our severat OF ye1y ns"yy
sno psoroIoa1 % o. ~nea nFo - e'y r,
comroaon Il 10 otsy ubol's Tho eu,iro nsy1asut Of
commisrios otther directly or Indirectly; and to ibis
GuH WE eQlEEFeIy nope you VIII AuA tlp-
cistyo ac.tcn. Respectfully, suhn'!tt. |, d,
, - !. r. MYERS, ohhhmnn.
SAMUEL rowEh1t Secretary. ,,..,
tho RweSS of @ aeosG
il tlis oisy e1eFt tiino sinee: end. aiter duo d.
hheration, the hetollo"inG Gfeaoiutons wei e1doptcd:
l.. Resolved, That tho members Of this Association,
having received tho communication Of no aene1al
dekot Agents. nppTove p is anu aS
rcotlv. Of cornmissous t NAV I'D Should be- abolished
Sse1t.. 9
United states md Canada 10 unio in agreement to
discontinue tho layment Of commissions In any form,
on and after The ist Gay Of January ned.;
ihcs III
ani Canada reaucsling their usaont 10 them aI, ask
ing them to ngree TO discontinue payment Of commits
soas after he Lat day OF january noz provided that
their competitors sha agEee 70 dscohttnue, and also
ns 70 aao 'noso whose a
Httolrs - rhat Tho secrc,arv Ia direc.e, n ,n,,e
renort Of tlo rspcs recsySd to hia oira,or tn ia
gcncral meeting Of rairoad managcrs provided for In
tho following resolution:
Reso'rcd That all railway managers In the Uuited
staes mn Vanada ase invoa TO meet TOR the consid-
sEao 3 Of th ~ anoo ts 9f tue pyent Of eoMms-
brouabt befnrn then,. at tke Grand pac,ac E11.n ~
Chicago, on "wednesday, tho 10Th DAY Of Noyonlber.
and tint thnBe who cannot attend III peraou are re.
quesed to Rond representatives..
Adopted unanimously. J. III. WALLER, Chairman.
nAAa1 Z" ehA"f&' corresponding seefetafs'
In accoruance with tho abovo resousions the
Secretary Of the Hallway Association Of America
ha5 as6ued tic following circular:
oIs1n1 R411w11 a.s,,, Assoons,ox or AEn1o.
e,n ,r..,, 81. LOUIS, No., oct. II, 1871
ona sdontad ~ S ~ tSia y FLY
Ut ohcagp Oh Tho sth Of Ills mon,. hoye ths bonor
to request that you Will communicable me- % early as
convenient your decision regarding tho proposition to
aboliah tho payment Of commission OH tho sale Of
tieses, and Wnesnef Soaf 1oaa VT oe Iepfesehtsd at
iG 1ft ~ uaa1 " ~ ~ 1oth b =, % .no utnna UT -