The New York herald., 1876-09-09

RAILROAD TICKET AGENTS.

FIST DAY OF TIE coNvENTIoN--IMT oRrAN7
REFORMS CONSIDERED.
Over 100 ticket agents. representing nearly every
road OF Importance ia tho United States, met yesterday
morning IA the ST. Nicholas Hotel The Erio. PennsyL
Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Lake Shore Ceve
land aud Columbus, Atlantic and Great Western, Chi
caso and Northwestern. Milwaukee and St Paul, Van.
daia, Ohio and Mississippi Missouri Kansas and rexasi
Toledo and Wabash, New Jersey Central, Missouri Pa
chc aud Union Pacific roads among the largest
but almost every branch Of the above lines had repre-
sentative
The following are some OF the rnmes:--Mcssrs. Ab~
bott, Atmore Andrews Badger, Baldwin, Boyd, Boys-
ton Brooder, Brown, Brydon J. ID. Brown, S. f. Ca
rey Carpenter j W. Carey, Daniels, Danley, Davant
Dranc, Dureo Evans Filkns Frolett, Frary. Finlay,
Howard, Hubbard johnson, Kendall, Kimball, Knight,
Kelly Lord, Morey Moss, Mayo, My.es, Miller, Mason.
o'Bren, Pcrson, Pope, Powell, ST. John, shal'uc, G.
T. Spauding, stennett, Stevenson, j. c. Spaulding,
Throll White wrenn, Williams and Wetcrll. There
many ladies present
Mr.. c. T. Atmose, Of tho Louisville, Nashville and
Great Southern Railroad called the Convention TO
der and was made permanent chairman hr Samuel
Powell, OF the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
road, was made secretary.
The annual dress delivered by Mr. s. +.
Person, general agent OF the Columbus, Chicago and
Indiana Central Railroad
Mr.. Pcrson sad that the railroad was peaccmaker
ana cvlizer well valuable auxiliary to the mis-
sonary and phiIantnropst With II, 900 miles of rail.
roads IN operation IN this c0un ry representing in
vestments OF $4,000 000 000-roads in MAINTAINING and
and operating which required half million OF men,
and on which i've per cent OF our whole population
depended Tor thor daily bread awakened reflection AS
to the magnitude Of the system. aud required the
incest aud discrimination in management. SO that
every part Of the great system should work IN har
mony anu for the best interests OF the people.
The first business done was the election Of Thomas
L. kmbaIl oil the Union Pacific RailrOad, to deliver The
Tho following resolution was offered by Mr.. ". B.
Shatiuc OF the Atlantic and Great western Rairoad-
Whereas the past demonstrated the fact that the
Centennial tickets have been TOO high thereors
Resolved That the rate. Centennial reduced
TO fun fare to New York and return and to hadelphia
Detroit Toledo. Cleveland Crestine Columbus
Cincinnati or west or south thereof
Resolved That no line shall b. permitted to sell round
trip Centennial tickets unless they participate IN the reduc
ton the basis of one full fare Tor the round trip
Mr. Boyd, OF the Pennsylvania Central moved that
the resolution be reported to committee oil five. An
amendment that tho committee be increased to twenty
lost motion then carried 10 reier II TO u
committee OF ni,cen, who were 10 make speedy re-
porl TO the Convention The effect OF the resolution
70 induce persons who live mt long distances IRON
Philadelphia to visit the Centennial, but the meeting
seemed TO be divided as TO tho advisaby OF the re-
duction proposed by Mr. Shattuc's resolution Tho
round trip ticket at present fare aud half
In conversation with member OF one OF the Eastern
roads The wriIer informed that the travel toward
the Exposition IRON New England IMMENSE The
Old Colony Steamboat Company now run four boats IN
stead OF two between New YORK and Fall RIVER The
travel from Connecticut this week to the Exhibit has
been enormous as II has been ''Connecticut week"
The travel from Canada also 10 sncreasng to tremend
extent, and every tram from Jersey City, tho
Pennsylvania road, is jammod with passengers, and
extra constantly beng put Oh the line. When
ended in the rural districts II is supposed
there will be much greater increase.
Mr. Carpenter, agent OF the Pennsy vana Central Rail-
road whose ticket oico Is at the corner OF Broadway
and 6prng street, stated TO the reporter that all state
ments as TO there being wrangle in the Convention
curing the morning session we're untrue as lar as hia
knowledge went There were some matters 10 be
settled and rates liked tor tho coming season. Tho
Convention would yet be In session for several days,
but he believed the utmost harmony would prevail IN
councils and ali differences be settled before tho
adjournment
The agent OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
road said that their road represented In the meet
ing OF agents He dcpored the extent OF the "pass"
system, which was irghtiuIy abused He was troubled
every halt hour in tho day by men coming into his
Office and asking Tor passes whose only claim 10 them
was that they had shipped few boxes OF dry goods
their line.
The Convention meet again today in tho same place.
Yesterday afternoon they received AN invitation from
Jarrett Palmer to visit Booths Theatre and
''Sardanapaus" The invitation was accepted.