, 1873-06-05
PARTIAL ABOLITION OF TILE pAss SYSTEM,

PARTIAL ABOLITION or. TILE pAss SYSTEM
Tho movement among tho Western railroat
managers for tho abandonment Of tho pass BYE
tom hns resulted, az previously announced
IN fornal compact among largo mum.
bor OF those rnnning west aud south aud
north from Chicago to cut OF aud can.
col all paasos nfter tho lat Of July ucxt. Tho
only exceptions made aro IN favor Of omployoa
passing over tho linos with which tl1oy aro, oon-
nooted on business Of tho roads, md passos H.
sued undor contracts botwoon various ronds to
exchange for tho yoar. Tho railroads TINT nro
committed to tlis now departure uro tlio Ohica-
go, burlington.& Quincy tho Chicago l. Al.
tom Chicago & Northwestern, Milwaukee 4
st' Paul. Illinois Central, Chicago, Rock
Island d Pacific, St. Louis, Vanaalfa H.
zorro Hauto. Ohio d Mississippi, Danyillo
q Vinconnos, Gilman, Clinton l. sprlnRfo1d
and tho Chicago l. 1owa. Tho ofIlcors of thoHo
roads aro pledged by their rocont action to ro-
turn tho passes which thoy hold and to rofuso
to Issue paaaos to any Of tho hitherto privileged
o'essos'-congresamcn, legislators, railroad mon.
nosel mon, Newspaper mon, clorgyn,on, and
iargo shippers. At tho prcBcnt outlook, II Ia not
probable tint tho Eastern roads will onter ,nto
tho compact, and Us long as tho PITTSBURGH
Fort Wayne & Chicago, tho LaHo Shore Il Mlchi-
gan Southern, and tho Michigan Central Roata
hold out against It, tho roform will bo rar from
complete We hope TINT thoy will eventually
Join tho now departure and eiyo IL n,
fair trial. In tho meantime, it should bo n n,o+.
tor of honorable emulation betwoon tho roads
INIT haVo mado tho compact to obsoryoit gtriot1v.
and press the other corporations Into tho aorv,co
y demonstrating tho advantages OF tho new
:ule.
Mr. oleand' tho Gcnoral Passenger Agont of
no Pittsburgh d Fort Wayne Road ut ohlcugo,
- railroad man OF good position and 1areo or
not disciple Of tho now fnith, and
10 mnkeH very fair statement OF hfa eido oY
10 oaso Flo says TINT not quarter tho MIN.
'os OF paaHoa are iasuod now by hrat-olass roals
INT wero Issued fow years. back, and ho believes
hat' untlor tho judicfous management of tho
ass syeson that now prevails with. all tho bost
oads, tho stockholders arc not dofrauded. bo-
auso railroad receives fair conformation
or tho gratuiticB It bestows. Ho holds TINT TIM
xohango Bystom among the railroads is d moro
latter OF convenience, and il it woro tho rule of
very railroad oncial to pay money In travelling
'er anothor road, 1t would In tho ond amount
tho same thing, as tho money ,
ould simply bo turned over In about /
lual proportions from one to tho othor. t
says that flrst-c1aes roads, including /
a1 WHICH no represents, hayo already abandon- r
sho practice OF Issuing paBsea to lccielatora il
III to shippers, and TINT tho courtosIos Of thu II
40 aso now o1tondcd to those who rouder sor- @
GO OF kind TINT cannot well be paid for in IL
y other manner. Tho answer to this is. TINT c.
long Us tho pass syatcn, PREVAILS it is subject n
very Serious abuse by niamanagomoat and "
Forat1sm, and TINT the services which cannot fl
paid for with money as q general thipp i,
gut not to bo rendered. q
lhe most ready objection which Is mefle tn "
abolition Of tho pass systom is tint tin nav til
WILL not DO faithfully observed. II It ia not cl
obsorved, then It Is no ru1o; ind tnoBo wbo o,
70 adopted it havo mcroly mado thonoao,vos
CHING atock, and, Instead Of setting q yirtu- "
example to othors, they have tnnorely illus- r.,
ted thotr o~n inability to adhcro to one, or -
rso, tho roads which have united in tho aeree- m,
ut WILL watch each other like hawks. 90 tint to
IN ono OF thom relapaes tho others may loae II
limo in rolapsing also. Wo shall cstoom II n LIZ
Or If tho road which first dotcota its riya1 ~ ~
! In violating tho rule will notify us. It will wi
10 trst-rato newspaper itom, and tho farm fac
Will lncontlnontly 'go for" the offending Of
'oration.
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