The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-09
RAILWAY NEWS.
Another Convention of Ticket and
Passenger Agents Called.
Fight to be Made Against Paying
Local Agents Their COM
missions.

One would suppose that the General Ticket
and Passenger Agents lately in convention
assembled in this city and Chicago, had SUI
sicient time to settle their difficulties and
Misunderstanding. That such grave qus-
tons should have been left unsettled as to
make another session of these railway Of
ficials necessary, seems hardly credible; and
vet such is the fact, as will be seen by the
following join; circular:
ST. LOUIS, No, Sept. q. 1873.
To the General Ticket or Passenger Agents !:
DEAR SrRs: The General Managers and
General Superintendenis of the various
Western rival lines are expected to be pres
ent at the regular session of the Railway
Association Of America, at the Grand Pacific
Hotel Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. s, proximo.
In view Of TIE present threatening condition
of passenger matters, and the urgent necessi-
ty for reform, and to the end tina, uniformi-
~ in the rates of commission may he Sc
cured. excursion and reduced rates declined,
and general harmony in the conduct of our
passenger affairs Extraordinarily alone
our revenues can be maintained-it has been
of all rival Western passenger rep
reseptatives, at the Grand Pscihc Hotel,
Chicago, ON Tuesday, October z, proximo, at
10 O'Clock a. H., for the purpose of con-
ference on the subjects mentioned, and to
submit the result of our deliberations II our
superior officers for approval and ratification.
You are earnestly requested to be present.
Respectfully, Z. Z. FoLLEIT,
General Ticket Agent. Vandalia Line.
Gen. Passenger Agent, l. 4 St. L. X. L.
K. T. DRYDEN,
Gen. Passenger Agent, o. & NJ. r. K.
SAMUEL POWELL,
Gen. Ticket Agent, C., B. 4 Q. X. X.
d. w. HITCHCOCK,
Gen, Passenger Agent, c., B. & q. X.
E. A. PARKER,
Gen. Ticket Agent, H. & st. 10. 4. Il.
Gen. Passenger Agent, A. Il L. X. K.
The Chicago Tribune contains the follow
ing on the proposed meeting:
The present threatening condition Of pas
senper matters, and the urgent necessity OF
reform, of which the circular speaks, arises
from the fact that local ticket agenst, in adj
dition to their regular salary, which in most
cases amounts to from $40 to $50 month,
receive a commission Tor the tickets they
sell over other lines than their own. The COM
mission to Boston or New York il Sl.5O on
frst.class, and 81 on secOnd-ciass tickets.
The commission to Kansas City or Leaven-
worth is 81 on first-class, and 81 90 on Sec
ond-ciass tickets, and TO other places COM
,,;.,;o, IA ch,roed according to the above IA
ito. This commission makes the wages OF
local agents, in some instances, higher than
that of Superintendent. There are agents IN
this city who receive from this source alone
from $500 to 81 200 a month,-raiher a
high salary for a small position. AZ all the
roads pay the same commission, it is thought
BY many that the payment of it should
cease, because, as long as there is no tompe-
tition, they would derive the same benefit by
paving nothing az they do by all of them
paving the came amount. This question re-
ceived considerable attention during the late
session of the General Ticket Agents in this
city, but nothing definite was accomplished,
on account of the opposition Of many Cen
eral Ticket Agents who are supposed to be
league with the local agents, and divide with
them the large amounts derived from this
source. The more honest of the General
Agen,s denounce it az a big steal, and sav
the travelling public should bave the benefi;
of this commission. These men will make a
great effort TO do away with commissions.
and give the public the benefit of the differ
ence; but il il very doubtfnl whether thc7
will succeed, as the dishonest ones are still
in the majority.