, 1874-02-05
RAILROAD NEWS.
Organization Of the Railway Literary
Association. ~
Tho Trcc-Pass Systc1n---lllinois
1cni1r0ad Association.
RAILWAY LTTERAruRE.

RAILWAY LITERATURE.
Poopo who hnvo occasion to travel Oh railroad
trains hare many disoomforts and annoyances
to contend against aud thoBo who have any rc-
gard for docenoy ana good morals are ofton
shocked by boiug offered for salo by tho uows-
dealers on the tratna Immoral and obaoone pub
lcations. 70 bettor this stato Of AFFAIRS aid to
prevent the aalo Of auch publications, an asao-
citation called The
"AsfEn1oAN PATHWAY LITERARY UNION"
las boom formed and Incorporated, and oonatf
tuition, and bylaws hayo been adopted. The
is q fundamental principle in tho organization
Of tho Union to practically regard the Inv TINT
righteousness exalteth q nation." Tho para
mount authority Of tho Bible, tho excellence. Of
tho Christian roIigion as lying at tho foundation
montB, mud entire dependence upon tho blessing
Of God for aiccouB In oyery good work, aro row.
erently acknowledged as III harmony with the
broad principles and designs Of the organtza-
tlot. The railway and steam. navigation Byatem
OF America afford
UNPARALLELED FACILITIES
for disseminating knowledge aud Welding IN
1ueuce by tho pross and 1t is adopted aa prin-
and fully employed for educational philanthropio,
and benctlcent purposes, In tho intellectual,
moral, aud Religious improvement Of tho pooplo.
THE CONSTITUTION.
oraanzat1on @ @ shall bal 30 ealed the "Amor,can i s.
way Literary Union" and ahall embrace the
United States anl British American Provinces.
Art. 2 seta forth that the objects OF the
"unon" shal be to . onta3n by con- ss
stntionB, and other public oonveyances, and all
the facilities thorowth connocted, including
nowa-rooms and other means by which the work
Of tho Union may be rendered most successful,
to circulate suitable eocnlar, moral. and re.
ligio,ls literature among tile travelling public and
tile public goneraly, embracing newspapers and
standard literature OF approved morals, and,
whothor in periodical or book form, to be adapt
cd In Typography aud iltuatrationH to tho work
of the Union and to employ tho requisite
Agency to execute and Huporintend the wor6.
ORGANIZATIONS.
Art. 8 Btates that tho Union shall consist OF.
first q board Of sevon Directors III each OF tho
six districts into which tho territory embraced
by II Is divided, md O CENTRAL composed Of two
nolnbers, appointed by each Of the District
Donras. T.
Art. says the wishes of each railway or steam
boat company. which adopts the plaila and priu-
ctr1es Of tho Union, shall be consulted and car
| ricd out as fur III possible,
NO MONOPOLY. :.
Art. 7 contains u proviso that the Union shall
not beeume or establish a monopoly, it's only
aim being to secure tho circulation OF literature
which shall benefit all classes and injure none,
and to reform and regulate, in just and bono
! 1cial manner, tho nowH business ns conuectod
All newsdealors wllo will adopt aud adhere
strictly to tho principles aud regulations Of tho
| Union shall bo equally entitled to patronage. d,
s1aNs AND BADGES. 49,.
All depots OF tho Union shall exhibit con-
spiouous a,gn, American Literary Union News
| Depot" and Ill news agents shall weat d balgo,
.'American 1tai.way Litsrary News Agent"
| And these shall be regarded as trade-narks OF
| TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS. -,
| Tho Union bns divided the territory for their
operations into six DISTRICTS. aB follows: No. l.
l5astern District, embracing tho glx New En-
gland statos, with headquartors at Boston; no.
!, Middle District, embracing tho States Of No"
York. Now Joraoy, Dolawaro, and Pennsylvania
and llle Dominion, OF Cauala, with headquarters
at Philadelphia and Now York; No. 8. Western
Dsrt ebra;nE all oS;@ oss scl 1f amG na4th
luo Of. Missouri, with headquarters at Chi
| cago; No. 4. Atlantic District, embrac
ing i'll aouth Of Delaware and Pcnnsyl
ysania, and cast Of Kontucky, Te9inesaoo' an!
niol,mond; No. 8, mississippi District, ON
bracng nll sou.h OF Ohio River aud north liut
Of missouri, and moat Of east limo OF Kentucky
Tennessee, and Alabama, with hcndquarsors n
st. Louis and No. 6. pacilc District. embracing
ali West Of Roclsy Mountains with .headquar
ters at San Francisco with q Board OF Direc
tors and Superintendent for each, acting un
dor proper commission and instructions.
THEIR PUBLICATIONS..
The Union also publishes the following out
line Of publications which thoy will allow to b
sold or circulated on thoroughfares and at news
dopots, and by news-ngonts connected viii
| them. -
tereof tic Issues Of iii respectable publishing house
caerying tho right to reject such not suitable
In matter atyle, for this traic}; and such weoki
mud othor periodicals are not immoral or vulgar
the object Of the Union being to secure tho circuatio
Of elevated literature and to avoid and dscourag
Tic saio Of iii sensational uoyos an. taos, other
Of the press which promote vice and vugnrlt,
md to daeountonauee all intecenoy aud al rocisls
or reports Of trials, pretended news, or otherwise
aud to contend practically. undcr the motto, " know
edge Virtue" for tho truth that "Righteousne
exaltoth nations and 10 mid In fulfilling tho proph.
cy, "Many shall run to aud fro, md knowledge stu
! be eincrcaBel.n