, 1874-10-10
MISCELLANEOUS

4aA"ANA4 oAt Aos3s
MISCELLANEOUS.
ABollsH1Na ExcURsloS-nATEs,
A meeting Of tho SuporintondentH .of Ill tic
Western Railroads was held last "Wednesday, at
tho Southern Hoto at. Louis, No.. for tho .pur-
poHe OF taking action In regard to abollshing
tho prevailing cnstonl Of making excursion -ratoH
on extra occasions, and to reduce tho running
expenses OF tho passenger. departments Of tho
various roads,
Aftor q long discussion OF tho subject tho fol-
lowing resolution was introduced md adopted
Rrsosrcsa That the Chairman appoint committee
Of five Genornl pssencr and Tlcket-Agents, vim
and rassenGer- Agents Of tic various competing lines
Of tho West at tito Grand Pacific 11oc1. Chicago,
Wednesday Oct Il, Al 70 o'clock nj, to consult VIII
aboshucnt OF excurBonratea, the reduction Of pas
Eenger expenses, etc.
Under tic resolution. tho Chairman. AIr. Rob-
bert Harris, General Superintendent Of tho CHI
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, appointed
the following nnuod gentlemen as such commit
tco: Z. A. Ford, J. Charleton, O. L. Lond, r.
Pontlcld; 4. @. Daws.
The above action wiu undoubtedly DO greatly
condemned by tho public at large who found OK
ourson-rates great holp wheu Wishing to visit
fairs, etc. Thu railroada lose nothing by issuing
6AGnThttN-tht6h, l0t tnG NItTGECcF III 1hfG III
mado up by. thu noroaso in passengers, n muior-
ity Of uionl wouid not 60 but for gotting Of nuch
ratos.
Railroads wonder why: the. Changers
bear hueh spite. against tlom. But
just snch.. actions as tho above
gonoral. Whonoyer reductions III oxpenses must
DO mndo, the people aro mado tho sufferers in
stead Of thoso HAo bY right ought to suffer. 1t
has boon. suggested that they abolish the conf
mission eyston. There Ia oslo roud III this city
which paid oyer $4,000 commissions in ono
year, and IL may safely be added that all tho
Western roads conbnod pAy from 52, ,000, 600 to
50, .nBU annually. There: nre acalpors and
agents who now earn from commissions atonD,
$1,000 to 311,U00 annually. Eumherloss sham
boen mado, but ,nerely 10 blind tho people. Tho
managers Of tho roads kpow full we'll that it cau-
not ho abolished as long rs tho worry Genoral
Ticket Agents whom thoy appoint to make tho
reforms are anown supEorto1H, Of this ,systom.
II tic railroads 1nual rotrcnch lot thcnl begin at
hon,e and thou when this 10 accomplished they
nlay 80 outside aua abolish exca,rsion-rates.
TIE BALTIMORE ONO
The section of tho Baltimore Il Ohio Rnilrontl
from this city to South Chicago will bo formally
ghosts aad number of CITY: officers ut o'clock
D. m. At half-past Ia banquet will DO given
10 tho guests . at tho South. Chicago
Hotol. Tie road from this city to
Ualtlnote HAI 10 formally oFoHol Oh kno 1Hs.;
Tho track is now laid continuously up to the
Michigan Central Crossing at Lake Statlo.t,, and
Is continued on the other Bido. About i miles
moro track is to DO completed at tho Lake Sta
ton Crossing, which will bo dono in n fewlays,
Tho. Commissioners appointed BY Judge Gillett,'
of Valparaiso, met ut tho CruEHinE yesterday.
Aftor having examined tho grouut and llateuod
to arguments Of the counsols Of both tho roadg
they retired for consultation, and in short tilno
thoy returned awarding. sion damages to tho
Michigan Central Railroad for tho right
used by tho baltimore d Ohio.
LAKE gl.oRE ROAD.
Tho following now Station-AgontH haye been.
appointed at tho following stations on tho Lrlo:
Share, y .a!ichigan Southern Rallroad: Ray
milton. +. Il: Lnwton; 0berlln. II. ]: Young
Port Cliaton G.. ". rayno;. Carroll j. I.
lIinpr; Oak 1Iarbor, j. 4. Farrell; Martin,
Charles O. Earl; Detroit, 5. s. Hand; Newport,
4. i. Ga!nbco; Ida, =. Cooley; Holland, 4. 7.
Mann; Butlcr, 5. W. Gilbert; laga. G. 9.
Willard; Three llivors, Il. I. Ch1dwick; Flower
field, a. j. Reynolds; Byron Centro, C. j.
Carrol; Grand Crossing; Il. Z. Dunn.
HUNTINGTON souT5wEsrEnS i. II e MAtLwAY'
DunllSorop. , 1s.sD H., oct. o+Ycstoray, in tho
Davis County District Court, hold ut Bloomfield,
la., it was decided by tho Court that, in tho
Of Eber, D. Ward VI. tho Burlington i Boulh-
western Rail.ny, tho equity was with tho plum
tionel State Bank Of Burlington, $. and J. Cator,
J. ". Darnos, james N, Martin, and John
smyth. Therefore, tho respective judgments Of
tho len-liolae1s against Baid roga are declared
valid aud binding henb upon tic road and all
ita property, anu prior TO ali other cainH.
It wwas further ordered that Il. NlcKittesiok,
Cashier Of tho AIoi:lants' National Dank of
Burlington, Do appninko1 Trustee and Receiver.
Tho llocalyor 10 ordered, among llta host Of dll-
TICS. to complete tho construction OF tho road to
xtns tfo dn t1,E bnE tr nkjoft In