, 1873-09-20
All the Roads in the Country
Represented.
Commercial Travellers Special Ratios to
Be Annullel Jan. |, 1874.
Return Home Of the Chicago Excur~
si0nists from Dakota.
A Correspondent Gives q Comparison
Of Passenger Rates.
THE TICKET AGENTS.

iHE ltNkeI AGtN|5-
Tho regular Sem-Aunual Convention of tho General
Ticket and Passenger Agenta' Association Of tho
United statcs and the Canadas commenced s sessions
yesterday forenoon at tho clubroom Of tho Grand pa-
cIc Hotel n this city. The call for the Convention
In based upon Article Of the Constitution Of the A.
Hoeiatipn.
Tho meeting was called 70 order by tho President Of
the Assocation Mr. L. n. Doraoy OF tho Charlotte,
Columbia Augusta Railroad ut 11:45 o'clock n. m.
alr. Samuel Powell, Of tho Chicago, Burlington b
Quincy Railroad, tue Secretary ct the Association,
called tho roll Of members entitled to seats, when the
following delegates answerod to thoir A. An
darHnn, Jofrorsnn, Madison & Indiana Railroad;
Thomar Badger, Raleigh l. CASTOR Railroad James
Barker, Dcs A1oincs Valley Railroa D. NJ, Boyd, Jrs
Pennsylvania Railroad John ". brown, Inllana,
Bloomington Western Railroad; A. v. II. Carpenter,
Milwaukee, l. st. paul Railroad; James Charlton,
Chicago l. Alton railroad; T. L. Cheaper, Northeastern
1saifroad; Il. G. E. Costello, Little Rock
Fort Smith Railroad George 4. Dalmnns philadel-
phia, Wilmington Baltimore Railroad ". L. Dan-
ley, Nashville, Chattanooga 4 st. Louis Railroad ".
u. Davenport, st. Louis Southeastern Railroad Il.
E. Dorsey, Charlotte, Columbia Il Augusta Ralroad
Charles T. Tollett, st. Louis Vandalia Tcrre Haute
1nllAnn Railroad E. A. Ford, Atlantic l. Pacific Rail-
road g. ". Caleb, Mineral Point Railroad; g: g.
Johnson illinois Central Railroad Thomas 1. KIM
ball, Union paenc Railroad ". Il. Kfng. I. n: and
sylvania Company T., G. & st. Louis Railroad, G. T. s
l. lailroad i. 4. rarker, Mauniba! l. It, Joseph Rail-
roaa dS pnT II MsskfoF o1k sls1 @ h S1s oeK a i
road J. ". Hllsbury A1arictta Il clncnnoti Railroad;
5amuci Powell. OhIeago. pnrng'om Qn,ney n . Eat.
1a qSssss lssS Ssas ,os Fas% so. p s y
Fort Jackson i Saginaw Railroad T. 81. john, ohi-
cago,, Rock island l. rucino,, ,Ru!lroad q: Y.
Indiann, 1cru l. Chicago Railroad @. D. MINIS ,uld,
Chicago, Dauvillc l. Wncennea Railroad: 9. Y; Nc
E. EiqH s chiss hsH@on psnyo I Fsont 4
H. S. Drpue, st. Louis, Alton Il Tcrre Hauo Railroad
II G. Toatea, Toledo. reprs wsrsaw Rasond i
y. parsons, Toledo, Wab.sn ! Western Railroad =.
s. Buell.. Bu1alo. New York Il philadelphia Isaroad
G. II. Daniels, Chicago la,,hs 1ssilroad; D.: G.
Vllet, Gnesaleuke Ohio isaroad; s. T. Pearsons
Cleveland, Columbus, Clnclnnati 1ndiana Railtoad
nswt H. Manu. e. Sero,n r. nasD1 snann n
member Of tho Executive Connittc, In place OF ". A.
Tl1all, whose time bud e, sx,sstl; -:,
mated, and the lrst ballot resulted in tie. On the
second ballot Mr. Davenport was elected.
tho next scni-annunl Convention OF tho AS
sostston to be 1a head v,n; IN Msrs 1sTa Ihe
aid Louisville, Naehyille coming out Of the contest
victorious and WAS therefore declared tho choice Of
S a. T for 9 " ne nsxt y .0t tho cn
suited sne ascra alAnagers several months ago, at
views Of tho agenss favorng penalty for un infrne-
ton of rules hut had been unslceessful in their Gu;
beavers. The report WAS reduced to writing and
adopted, md the Committee was discharged.
Tic COMMITTEES to whom referred tho n1attor Of
es s Fayss e. Sar Of fss sa s1n no
special privileges and that gil existing contracts bo
An ulnelll,ment to nuke tho date Jan. !, instead
On iuouon, il was decided that this action should
+r In # au,f In