, 1873-12-17
GENERAL TICKET AGENTS.
Attempt to Hold n Private Meet
ing Frustrated.
Their fluctuations on tho '"Bcalper's
Song.o

n m6bt1EE or 1tl1e t9n0fAl l1cKet &uA IDS.
senger:Agouth' Association was holt yesterday
afternoon at tho Qcncral Ticket Agonea Office
of.the Chicago, '1sools 'Is1and l. Paoldo Railroad.
'Previous to:the meeting, the Tribune ropor ter
was told tint their proceedings uoro strictly pri-
yato, but.ho might say that they mot TOR tho
purpose Of fixing thoir:passonger ratos, but'tho
roporter, eeclng by t1oir ,counteuauoes that
son'ethtng exceedingly Important was going to
woro about. md was Boon In position whero lie
could tdke ndtos without being seon.
Before the meeting was CALLED to order, Sam
Powell, OF tile 'BurlinEton Road, took the pre-
oloso Tic transoms mud registers. that tho ro-
.portor "wlo always fop0rts cur soorot n,ost...
ingB '6hould be ,1nhtcccssftl for once. "Now."
ea1d Mr.: Powell alter lnsmg takentho ntl.tlon. Fl a.
d Of oosng the chimney
Con. r. 4. h1eyers tho e0euoral Ticket Agent
oftho Pittsburgh Fort Wayne lsai]road, took
tile chair. aud Samuel poweli noteti as sepretnry.
Con. Meyers stated tlat the objeot Of their
meeting was to consltlor q song which 'f,ad been
issued by tho scalpers, In auBwer to tho circular
ho had lately iBsuou brcAuBe 3 Gon6ral Ticket
Agent Of q riyal roaa lind turned Judas "!and
sold him to tho Bcnlpnrs. Although lie had made
ill possible CONCESSIONS to tho scalper, still
''tbev arc not happy" as would :bo seon by o
song Of which few stanzas are eiven:
soxu Or THE "suatpRn."
OF course you've seen tho la.t thing cit,
1know you havo withouta donht,
eEs5 Fa 0asmsh 1' thas IT 19hnfSas giSa
He snys that he h mt to blanet
We bud no right to use Ills nn.ne,
But to III be is still tho name,
The Chairman OF the Committee.
Obi break up scalpng, taks stand,
And stop commissions II you Gull;
They'll VI, 1ot .1,a stay oy @ yo1, n9s ,s,as; q laasn;
Convention he one day did eal
or Ticket Ageuss, onoand a.,
In tho puciho's mammoth hal
Tbia Chairman Of 'the Committee.
There we're twenty mon with brains to spare,
Aud thirteen more who dsdn'rcare.
This ohairmdu Of the COMMITTEES.
sealpera here are getting thick,
9asGsss'. thsy "a woS' ~, ma.s ;,s 1ne s;sx
Says the Chairman Ut the Committee.
"gt. Louls'titketa bought everyvhere
For sewn dollars.--thath not fair;
Klevcna tho rate, you 'are aware."
Eays tho Chairman Of tbs Cotumlttea.
THO 1noioy n,urket a'rathrr tight,
You nliat admit that travels NHht,H
'EpyH thu Chairman of the Cunn1ittse.
"The agents now have fortune made
Oh tile commissions wc have paid,
Dn',heir s1chnquer wa ni,lat ral,"
Says tho Chairman Of the Committee.
"Now. gentlemen" aaid Mr.. Meyers, aftor
havlng red I. j, Tue song What reyou going to
Sir. W. p. johnson, Of the Illinois Central,
thought they ought to aing tho soug. and thoy
could Then 'form'a bet.er Judgment Of tho merits
mud demeritH Of tho document.
Gen hleyara thought that Mr. Smith, ot tho
Rock 1slaud, was IN excellent man to sing tho
! solo parts, he being accustomed to such songs,
| having manufactured Bomo similar documents
| for their railway guide.
Mr.'smiti, said ho could not Sing, but his parl-
ner, Nr. st. John, had nplon1ld voice. *and le
would undoubtedly comply with their request.
Nfler somo persuasion, alr. st. JOHN consent
! Cd Ho eang with great feeling aud was we'll
supported III tile choruses by tho other General
| Ticket Agents.
AIR. johnson movedto adjourn aoroaa tho way
| for ten minutes. It waa carried uunnimonaly,
and they marched In a body to the Atlantic
| Hotel, on tho other aldo Of tAe eBtroot.
On roaBHemb!iug. Mr.. Meyers was informed
| that he was wanted immediately at his oAlce,
and he begged to DO cxcusoa. and left.
Mr. St. John said It was no use to go on with
| out'a Chairman, aud ho therefore moved that
the meeting adjourn uuil 10 o'clock thia
morning.
! The meeting then adjourned.