, 1875-10-14
The Fnst-Train Question in tho
Vlme. Table Convention.
Prospect Of Break in Rates if the
Schedule Is Violated.
Northwestern Mlllcrs Grnmb1s Abont
Rates, hut Effect Nothing.
The Commission on Fares to the Centennial
Cannot Agree on Bates.
THE TIMETABLE CONVENTION,
WINTER SCHEDULE ADOPTED,

F1H4EH 1%hAAlAc AbVf4AVt
Tho aeu,i-ann,,al Timetable Convention Of
tb. General Managerr and Superintendent Of
the railroads In eho United stAtos and the Cau.
adas wAa bold liz tho tndie.' ordinary OF the
Grand paolAo Hotel, In thts city. yesterday, for
tho purpose Of arranging aud adopting TING
tablos for tho ensuing aix months.
TIE REPRESENTATIVES,
Of The various roads wers tho following gentlo-
men: r. D. Cooper and ". d. shattuok, Atlantic
It Grent Western; A. A. Talmadps, Atlantic Il
Pacific; E. A. Ford, Missouri Pacific; ". O,
Quincy, Thomas H. Sharp. and L. II. Cole, Dal-
timore L Ohio; c. o. Ilusaell, Boston L Albany;
Henry G. Fish, Buffalo, Now York It Phils,lel-
phlA; ". II. rektibone, Cedar Napids l. Minno-
sofa; II. l.. Morris, Cairo i VinccnncB; II. ..
llobcrts Canada Bouthern; E. y. Flint, Glove
land, Columbus, Cincinnati 4 indianapolis; D.
". Brown, indianapolis, San'lnsky Il Cleyelanu;
Samuel POWELL Chicago, Burlington L Quincy;
gam T.. i. Bowen and J. n. Abbott, Ere; r. u.
LontniB, Fort Waynn, Jackson Il GaGinnw; A.
Watson, Grcat Western Of Canada; y. +. Caro7t
Now OrleauA, st. Louis & Chicago; J. Tillipg-
hast, Now York Co'Itral Il 1Iusoon Nlvor; q, II.
Leo, Hannibal & b. Joseph Il. G. 1ioryoH ILL.,
nois AIitllanh; T.. W. McKenra, Indianapolis Il
vincsnnes; y. Woodward, Indianapolis Il st..
Louis; c. G. Smith. Indinnnpolis. bloomington
indianapolis, larll d Chicago; G. paino, J. ".
Garey, md Il. Il. hlo1sc I,nIt9 Shore T. Michigan
SOUTHERN: ), McIssa I<,,isrlIe, iCtnelnnsH 4.
Lexington: D. ". RDwt4ntt ard q. T. Atn1ore Ilnnfn-
sSilnnn, Iou!sville, p1I,icah 4 snuthwe,taru j. =.
flyup, Memphis Il Litsla Nnrk; ". II. Strong AMI d.
i. Iclyard. Michigan Central; It. I. Dryden, ohio
Il Msslstirr!; Fran1 Thompson and 8. G. uartlnnr.
uorhain. G. D. Gorhars. ind Il. t. Hf1scnmh, pittt-
tMsB, Fart Wayne X Chsa3o; +. Woicatt, jackson
t1niou John Allen and j. 8. Cook, Peoria, TekIn n
Jacksonville; n. ". Caldwell md y. L.
ODrttn. f1ttshurg. Cincinnati IL. Inula
n. ". Roper, ut. Lonis, Iron Mouua!n
4 Southern; ". 3. Benton. 1t. Ionia, Alton Il
Teyre {tnute: r. N. Fnny+ Toledo, Peoria Warsaw
]. T.. s!p,Fann, Fandslia; 4. L. lfoph!uN mud II. e.
In"nscn.i, Iotctio, Iaofa & NursaW; j. U. McMnlnn
Chicago Alton
oEdAH1zaTIoS:
Z. H. Flint. cncraf Superintendent Of tho cleveland,
Columbus CuctnnsH lt1liroa1. President, aud
alf. William F. Allen, R,!ltor md uuanass tAunKcr Of
the Official |satsray Eu1de, tho rrrrnnnens SccEctary
the hunor conferred upon him, and congratulated tho
meeting ufn tho latgs number Of prominent railway
manage "a present. Ifn stated that tbs object Of tho
their proceedings would 10 ,usrkcd by bsrmony s,u
good fo"ling.
In motion tho President appointed tho following
COMMITTEES TO PRErAnE 77ME-TABIEs
TtllnGhaat. j. d. Laying. Frank ThonpAnn, f. 8.
Bnwen, D. ". 9, Rowland. r. .. Cooper d. " Call-
Hcl, 4. y. TAl1nadge q. f. Carey ". g. Quincy, ".
ttou adjourned nAtit O'Clock r. IN,
In The meantime the COMMITTEES noted nbovs hplttn
moe.lug, hut CRAFTY embarrassed IN ihu'r lalora
by til, question, What tu 10 douu in regard to tho
FAST rnAtNH7
ly the txtrn4 Of tho agreement ROAD ID allowed to
tnaku faster tisao thun thut deelea upon nt tho
regular aelni.anuusl conventions. and hauco