, 1877-12-19
RAILROADS.


RAILROADS.
TOURIST AND EXCURSION RATES.
At the last annual convention Of the General
Ticket and Passenger Agents. Association Of
the United States and the Canadas, committee
was appointed for the purpose Of uevtslng
plan for The protection of the interest u rail-
way companies Ia the matter of excursion and
tourist traffic sga1ust tho manipulation Of
scalpcrs. The Committee consists OF w. a.
TbrAll, Chicago Il Northwestern; 4. v. II.
Carpenter, Milwaukee Il st.. Paul; George II.
Ilca!1ord, Missouri Pacific; Jonn N. Abbott,
Eric Hallway; L. r. Farmer, Pennsylvania ltait-
road; Jauacs Charlton, Chicago & Alton; and
c. r. Atmorc, Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
During the last six months the Committee has
hntl tile matter under consideration, sudseveFzl
plans for doing uniform aud satisfactory eK-
curston and tourist business havs been maturcd,
OF which tho principal ones wcre published
in Tur TRIBUNE Of yesterday. Til. Committee
met At this Grand Pacific Hotel yesterday 10 take
action In tho matter. All the members of tho
Committee were present except Mr. l.. 2.
Farmer and john N. Abbott. Nearly all tic
dcneral Ticket and Passenger Agents Of tho
various ronds In tho country were present to
~ the end sought. Tic following General
Ticket and PASSENGER Agents met with tho
Committee: =. X. Myers, pIttsburg, Fort
Wayne Il Chicago; James D. brown, Missouri.
kansas d Texas; ]. u. Atut1lkln, Detroit, Lam
sing l. Northern; 8. F. Pearson, Bee Line; ~.
F. White, Atchison, Topoka &: san.a Fs; 8. y.
rarkor, Louisville, Cincinnati h Lexington; NJ.
8. Jay, Memphis d Little Rock; A. h. Ieith,
Grand Rapids 4 1n,;lgiaas; W; b.; shs,tns,
New orloans d Mobile; Z. l.. Fitch, Mobile &
Ohio; a. Anderson, JeGcrsonvllte, Maaison-
ysIle q Indianapolis; John Esgan, Cincinnati,
Lafayette q Chicago; II: Z. WrntwgTts', Michi::
Canada; c. X. Lord, 81. Louis, Kansas City 4:
Northern; r.. T. Waite, indianapolis, Peril T.
Chicago; E. A. Ford, II: Louis, Iron Mountain
4 Southern; !: @; ,sanborn, Northern Pacific;
nots; Samuel Powell, Chicago, Burlington +
Quincy; ]. w. Msas; III. Louis d Southeastern;
J. 2. Noursc. Fliut i Pere Marquette; F. E.
Snow, Canada Southern; George A.. DANIELS,
M.P.Johnson, Illinois Central; Fred Wud, West
4 Pacilc; W. L. O'Dnen, Pau.lianllo. Routs;
sx F1onss Chandler New oEsans :,aL: q; Lo9's H. q
Campbell, Euisula iine: G. j. Conc, .Jr., OHIO
Il alssisslppt; D. Eenaell, Hauulbal d Vt. Joa:
!: W. Cary, Lake Shore d Michigan Southern;
IT, n. Bronson, CHICAGO, SaRinaw d Canada:
HU6Cf]N NAuHlUAsly SulCAE1t A Nl-
huque; +. G. Doyle, Buffalo & jamestown.
Tic following Land Commissioners were also
present: T. II. Slack, Little Rock d. Fort
.tI smith; 1t,omas Ecscy, g; Louts i1on;Sto1n:
Arthur Gorlam. Atchisou, Topeka l. Santa re.
Ar. Charles I. Atuore acted % Chairman, aud
Mr. George Il. uoailord as Secretary.
Tic various plans wore discussed at nrcat
length, but none uf them received very heavy
support. Most Of those present wcrc opposed
10 excursion and tourist tickets at reduced
rutea. They eontenhed that the Interests Of
nil concerned would be tettcr tubscrvcl
sold, They GUILD not see Why tourists should
10 allowed 10 trnvel ut ono and one-tlftli fare
Tor the rounil trip, When these arc tust tho per
sons who can afford to pay full rates. Finally
issuns rouud.trip tiskets a. reducsa 1'r rates. ~
which was adoptctl by q IL IL. TIE lattar votus
came all from thu Representatives Of la,l-grant
rOnls and thcfr Immediate connections. This,
NOUS role waa necessary to carry II Into effect.
At about : O'clock nrecess was taken Tor one
hour. On feasscuibiing au uil0rt wGs made To
make tho voto on the resolution to abolish
r0uud-trip tickets unanimous. but most OF tic
opponents remained firm, and refused to bulge.
At about 1 o'clock IN adjournment Mns had
until ~ O'clock this morning, when tho Gem.
Io!ttee will try to scrure harmony on eompro-
When this meeting lad adjourned another
tueuttng of the saulu parties WIS called to or.ler
TO take action III regard to tho salo Of tickets
nNd uniform rates to Littlo kock, Ark. Ms.
Charles E. Foltutt, Of tho VhndaEtn Line, wna
chosen Chasrman, and Mt. 4. A. Ford, Of tho
II. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, Scrrc-
tary.. After long debate, and tho dulcat Ut
nutnbertcss propositions, It wua tesnlved ~
plnce Oh sale Jali. |, 1915, Single and ruund TIP
tickets froin Chieaao ~, Lna's, ln.l'auapolis,
Louisville, Cincinnati, and othor points, second.
class, or cmfgrant ttrkets, TO Lfttfe H4k at
largely reduced rates. This Ia for the tenei, II
tho largo emigration f5oHs tho North aud Enht
nov going Into Arkausa.. The .'skcts will to
The round trip, nll VIII nut be- transferable.
Tbs purchaser n'ust eiEt, contract tdat he Will
uso thc ticket within tho limit specified, Erl
ugrcciue Tot to tra,,sfer IT, otherwise It will DO
yutd for pRssaRc. Several other matters Of no
interest to outsiders were transacted before tho
meeting adjourucd, which Was ut about o'clock
n, 10.
THE ST. LOUIS BRIDGE.
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