, 1873-06-04
DEk0-HEA0lSM DEAD.
Western Railroad Managers Detar'
mined to Abolish Free Riding.
Passes to Be Revoked July l, and No
Mere to Be Issued.

Tho Western railroads havo rcaolved to knock OF a1l
"dead-hcads." Tho fatal axois to fall on tho LIST Ct
July. Tho mon who plunged Into thia Boothipg Rnb'-
mot yesterday In tho Office Of tho President Of Go
Illinois Central Railroad. Mr John Nowol, who. pre-
sided. r. = - 'r''
nIr. 7. y. blackstone, prcsldent OF tho Chicago b
ton absont In tho East but 10 hsd fully Instruct
I'd Mr. J. @. McA1ullin, General Superintendent, to
vote for universal cancellation. Mr. Walker, Prea1-
don't of tho c. .. @ 4. H., loft similar tnatruetiou1
with Mr. Ear11s. They wanted every pass awept cut
Of existence. Writing from the East tho two Prcfs-
denta said they had consuAod with oninent
railroad mon in TINT sectfon, who hcarti-
" concurrcd in tho proposed fe-
form, md would ondeavor to Join tho movement.
Among tho other companies represented tho Chi
eago Northwestern Railway, tho Milwaukee + st.
Pau 1lin ois Central, Chicago, Rock 1slaud Pacific
8t. Louis, Vandnlia Tcrro Hauto, Ohio mississippi
Gilman, Clinton h Springfield. Chicago, Danyi11o &
vincennes, md tho Chicago b Town. Tho question
under dsouasion tho passage rejection Of tho
resolution submitted two wcoks ago rendering nil
raBsca outstanding void after tho Goth inst and nbro
gatinH the!r further iBsue or renewal.
eontonded that tho railways were solely q blsmo for
tho avalanche Of 'tdcad-heads and "dcad:b :boata
they hsgs rsshs % e nas aud urged
A fow Of tho nombera wcro opposed to such whole
Eaio slaughter, and counseled modorato procoedfngs
Tho dsyprocatca tho resolution to recall paasca given
for tho yoar and cained they woro undcr obligations
to certain partios tho return being FREQ paascs.
To meet this It was allowed that, In al oasea where
there WAS prior agreement or understanding that
should bo givan tho privilege should not bo m
{nedtately withdrawn. For instance 1t Ia condition
Of the iease Of their Iowa nes by tho Illinois CGntral
md Northwestern Companies that the stockholders
Of the respective Companies shall have tho right u
pass tho leased lines This being in tho form Of
CONTRACT cannot be violne, md It was dco1aoa et
| respect thUse CouQit1ons.
A1notlo to allow c1ergy1on ongaRod in regular pas
tozrtea to retain their ha-fara uckets wns voted
down.
A suggestion that raf1road employee bo privileged
to pnsa over tho Inca With which thoy aro CONNECTED
those having previously acknowledged contract Right
| are to bo the only privileged CLASHES.
Having boon thua discussed, the resolution WA
| passed unnnlmoua1y.
The conditions Of Its passage require tho sovcra
railroad officers to return elr passcs to tho
paniee with which they exchanged, aud yntocs oil
quests for exchange pnesos Of my kind. It nso bind
the companies represented to decline to grnnt any
| ductton whatever in the regular tariff Of rates.
In this great reform the Companies foel that the
hAv0 the support Of tic enlightened preas They
their entro willingness to pay for all notices desired
| the samo ~ merchants and oihers do
Time will develop the sinccrity Of this radical move
meat. It Ia by no mGanB general. The Eastern road
have not participated in the meetings, neither do tho
manifest an intention inclination to join It. Unoa
they should 1t is not very likely tho reform will
| RucceBgfuL United, honest action alone will eradicat
thu eYi1. Some of the officials nrc very eangunt
They cheet{ly anticipate tho au1nncr excursion tint
when every conductor, in response to Ills do1nand fc
Nckets will recetVe one procured at 1egulr ratea