, 1873-11-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
Convention Of the Railway Asso-
citation Of America.
Scvonty.TW0 Roads Agree to Pay No
More Commissions to Agents
and Scalpers.

Grand paciiio Hotel, for tho purpose Of takin&
action in regard to tho paying Of commissions OF
tho salo Of railroad tioko!s to agonts and ecalp
.ers. The Convention was batter attended tllar
| any previously hold, sevonty-two Of tho loading
railroads in tho country being represented.
Shortly after opening tho meeting. Mr.. Rich
ard Potter, Of London, England, President Of
tho draud Trunk Railway Of Canada, aroso, ant
IN strong terms denounced tho existing
| commission eyatcm, anying that 1t hae
been in vogue in England but tho English presl
tlonouncing 1t Us dangerous to both tho railroads
mud travellers, it whs abolished. No commissions
wore now paid in England on tho sn1e Of railroad
tickets, and all tho parties nero well satisfied
with tho way It worked. He hoped the railroad
Managers present would take the same action az
their English brethron, and abolish tho syatem
forever.
Tho speech Of Mr. Potter had strong effect
upon tho shalsy Managers, and but few made
any opon resistance to having tho obnoxious sya-
tom abolished. After lengthy debate, long
agreement was drawn up pledging tho railroads
that signed It to abstain from paying commits
sions hereafter. soventy-two Of tho leading
railroadh III tho country have agreed to sign
it, aud thore is only one 1eadjnr
railroad, tho Baltimore t. Ohio, TINT has not vet
Hlgnifiod its willingness to join tho othors. but
1t is generally believed that this road will also
como to terma in fow days, it being bad policy
for 1t to hold out alone. n few OF tho sna1l or
foaaa taat hayo not yet s'gnifed their willingness
tho larger roads refusing to check baggage, or to
receive or sell tickets oyer those roadg.
!. several or those present highly commended
tno press res or Or thig city md especially LIE Tim
uNE, 1ot tho able and fearloBB manner in which
they had advocated tho abolition Of tho eystom.
:, Iho convention assembled ut 10 o'clock in
tho morning, and remained IN soBsion until s in
1 tMo evening" taking only one hour for dinner.
aa's, dne members ti.t. vii reassemblo again ut 10
tho question Of tic advisability Of extending the tha
abolition Of tho freo-pass system to the Eastorn
roads I'D will DO brought up during tho session.
Ine aealpers. who infeat ted the lobby Of tho
iIs,L raeiho hotel ell day yesterday, and could bo
shlrt-bosoms and tlo immense gold chains dan-
CLING from their voBt-pockets, wero in high gloo
u tho morning, thinking they had the Managors
Just where they wanted them, but when they
1onnu a ons their mistake in tho evening, many
aha q, loud Tore tho curBcs hurled against ovory-
ttilthE and everybody, and particularly againnt
tho preas and reporters for having brought this
misfortune upon them. With sad faces and
elongated conntcnancea they marched in q body
tnat stuh that cheera and makes fellow drunk.
THE @. D. II. Il. n.
j. X. Graves. President Of tho Chicago. Dill
bnque & Minnesota Railroad, ia on a yis;I to this
city. He states that Ills road, which was com
plotted about year ugo, ia il worry prosperous
condition. Tho road commences at Clinton. H..
and runs along tho hank Of tho Mississippi to
Ia crescent, Mlnn., ndiBtance Of about 18O miles,
a branch lne runs from Turkey River, ncar Du-
Du4nes to Export, a.. distance OF about 1G
miles. At Dubuque tho road connects with tho
1llinoH Central. ut Forroston with tho Chicago,
Huntington k Quincy. aud at :Clinton will tho
Chicago d Northwestern. As soon az
tho ~ :, proposed extension Of the Chicago.
to Clinton. through trains will bo run to this
city: At La Crescent it connects with tho SOUTH
orn Minncaota Railroad, which runs ITO miles
wees to r. Fountain City, and connection is also
mnu3 1na;n WIN tno Ailwnukeo l. st. Paul Railroad,
Paasenger traffic is exceedingly good during the
entiro yoar, while freight business recoivaa con.
siderable competition during the summer. from
tho steamboats,, but In the Wintor, when r,ny3ra
tlon closes, freight business also becomes very
prosperous.
Annual Meeting Of the Eoston q; proVi-
dcnco CorPOrntiort--An Encouraging
Exhibit OF tho Conapnnyss Afinirs.
Special Dtopatch 10 The Chicago ir.buae,
DosroN Mass, Nov 19.-Tho Boston l. Provl-
1ance Railroad Corporation held ita tLirty-eiehtb
hnnunl meeting thia afternoon. Tho pirectora
Bay that they regard it as especially fortunate
That the largo rovonuo Of the corporation during
Eho yoar-tho largest 1t has evor received, both
from pas aengor and freight, and US we'll from its
connections from ts local traffic
has Oh abled thcm to make liberal but iudleioua
ll1 timely exPondturoH, without diminishing |
sho dividends to itB stockholders. nIauy of !
these expenditures havo anticipated substai,tlol
supphos and improvements required for tla fn-
lure, and thereby enabled tho officers to encoun-
tor with satety less prosperous season, il the
presert depressed condition Of tho business Of
tlle country should conttnue't for any lopeth Of |
lime TO affect in)urionsy tho railroad intoronty.
Tho grosn earnings Of tho year havo boon ST.
522, 106.18, ali iucroaso over tho previous ycer,
which up to tho period was tho largoet OF any |
year Of ite operntiona, Of 9105. 5.70S70, Tho uot
ncomo, after dotucting expenditures, was 9397,-
!05:l0, OF which 1000 has constituted tho
100000.
During tho year, tho road has purchased tho |
3touEhton Branch, tho Providence. Wnrron 4; |
Bristol, and tho Fall ltivor, Warren .E Providence
[soads. Bonsa to the nlnonnt Ut $500, 600 were
Bsuad for thoso purposes, md all aolu at .
premium.
Tho Proposed Direct Liz,o Ixotxueon
Chicago and Charleston, s. c.
CHARLESTON, y. g.. Nov. IA 1urgo uootnr
II tho Cha.nlue OF Commerce has taEou Ieyora,
10 action regarding tho proposed direct railway
rom Chicago to Charleston, aud l,au uppointofl
connlittoo to arrange for tho reception Of del
,gatcu from t!lo Northwest OIL tho 11th or Docc1n-
'cr. Whon 1t IL expected to glyo u fresh impetus
o tho movement.
Inspection 0f tho Cairo d. Fulton Rutl.
rOLtl.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. 1a,-The Commissioner of
Informal Improvement. accompanied by Col, 4,
L. Allon will nrrlyo lloro from ut. Louis to-nor-
0w morning, to inspect tho EoutLora Division
II tie Cairo 4 Fulton llai!;oad,
CINCINNATI GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS,
CINCINNATI, Nov, 10.-Tho verdict III TIT, tlrst
i tho condemnation nuitu for ato for tho
3oyor'lulcnt buildings uaa rendered, to-day,
lo,w!nA ,ono PER front M loot for tho property.
flll cost not over *400, 200.