, 1877-12-21
. RAILROADS.
REGULATING 1'HE PASSENGER
rt.t1 A Frff,

EAlLltOADS.
REGULATING TnE PASSENGER
TRAFFIC.
! The General Ticket ami PASSENGER Agents
! Association ot Chicago held its first meeting
since its reorganization about Two wccks ago at
it, new headquarters, Room 81 Aahland Block.
Mr.. Il. C. Wentworth, tho President Of the AS
soctation, occnpied the chair, and MIR. Samuel
Powell, Tho Secretary, had charge OF records.
The following gcutfemen were present: Henry
U. Wentworth. General Ticket and Passenger
Agent, and J. D. Foster, Assistant General rai-
senRor Agent, Michigan Central; Z. St. Johu,
General Ticket Agent, an! A. N. Smith, Get,-
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago, Rock Islaud 4:
Pacific; 4. y. Durham, Passenger Agent. Chi.
caKo h Eastern Illinois: ". T. johnson, Ucncr.
al Ticket and Passenger Agcat, Illinois
Central; +. r. Myers, General Ttrkct
and PASSENGER Agent, Pittsburs, Fort
WaYno & Chicago; J. ". Cary, Gencr-
al Ticket Agent and F. E. Morse, Western
General Passenger Agent 1.nko Shore Il sIfchi.
Ticket aid Passenger Agent Elgin Short l.tue;
James Charlton, General Ticket 9nJ Passenger
Agent Chicago = Alton; Samuel Powell, Ucn-
ctat Ticket Agent C1hcago, Burlington &
2ny verpwsa,6 sra nsns5a s Ts1fl ao AEsn. sn
erRl PASSENGER Agent khnkakce Line.
The conlmlttco appointed at tho previous
meeting TO prepare constit,ltion and by.IAwa
asked for further t!11o, which was granted. The
Commercial Traders Association, In which Tho
request Is made that the members OF the Aaso.
cfatIun bo allowed TO travel orcr thc yariotis
roads At two .cents por 1uilt, and that an cxtra
amount OF baggage be allowed them. The com
tnuntcation was, upon motion. laid on the table.
a resolution was Adopted that tho members
of the Chicago General Ticket and Passenger
ARents, Association may mako a bill for
moneys advanced to purchase tickets from
s Viz s1r approSt2 sas e.. v Tfn e
Such bills TO specify ticket In detail and tic
purclaafng party to be responsible to tho AS
socAtIon for The shiue.
adopted 70 tho effect that no reduction In rates
will hereafter bo nude for students, political
tncetiugs, Religious gatherings, agricultural,
meetings, convention Of teachers, Masons, Odd;
rates 10 county fairs viii be- left optional with
each road. To State lairs, tho Chicago a,ni vt.
LOFTS Expostiont, such reductions may he
mado as may be determined upon BY the lines
fl tntcrest. .......'
tho sale OF tickets to outsilcrR. II
was resolved, subject to tho approval Of
tho general managers Of the vaIioua roads,
that hereafter 'no commissions will be paid fl
any manner upoa tickets sold in Chicago by
that 10 free trans!cr tickcta be given to
any passengers by their representatives In Chi
caEo.
OF the rate.shects IN place OF Arthur Temple,
resigned.
Notlcc Vas given that at tho next meeting OF
tho Association a resolution would lye Intro.
durcd providing for revision ol tue rites tu
lap1-Jrant ron1s.
After comparing tbs shect.ratcs and ,naking
some minor corrections aud alterations, IN al.
iuurnment was had.
THE EvENEns,
The official report Of the proceedings Of the
General Managers aud General Frcight.Agcuts
meeting held ut Cleveland on tho 18th Of thts
month has Just been received. II contains but
little that has not sIresdy been published In
THE TRmusE. After agreeing that the present
arrangement for dividing the shIpncnts OF 1.-Two
atock from Chicago through the agency of evcn.
crs be extended to st. Louis on tho same tcr,ns
Is at Chicago, md after deciding upon the
proper division among tho various st. Louis
roads, tho following additional agreement,
which will throw further light uu the do!ngs OF
that memorable meeting. was adopted:
Il i .l.o agreed = that IN all ether respects tho
FfriEat Agent II ii. Inuis, July !. 1877. re-.
gnrdtug The mtsua for carrying such agreement
s Hos ss f.. H. s. se: ts% e,ts fri o.. IT, sse. sss e
aboye, With ths understanding that the '.'ercn.
rrs' charge is not 10 Apply on sny stock that II
illinois Contra! itaIjfo,ds Ia Now York and lsos.
ton. The Wabaah Hallway a9recE tn tho cyenc.s'
arrangement from IT, Louis, on thu follnwlnH
Loais ooi ihs sane percentage u tho yarlaiia
and /. i u. louis fsodds haso in tho present di.
a. Tho ;' ~ as n
MT s::en, 10 s{'aH n my p9ra" :f rrna.ss .! to
ss%efnS eseep: ppD, pGnI Il q ,ay*d q nS s
dlatlnet understanding shall b. had ~ 10 ists.t.
relating 10 form Of payment and othes tainor
Iiopiins, 0snsrsi Manager. luz iiFht to withdraw i,
from ths arrangement on giving thirty DAYS noltee
% .es pss',ss tnters;;s.t n ths st Lo,is pool.
With tho iolIowing}e1 1ecpton. s!z. ts tesener.''
seb9ts wtl apply % at9sk BY sher !Ine 5!au, Eat
II sSa na a. H. Ystt to ha
other polNts,
The question n to rates on dresseil hcst and
fresh meat wAs 1iscusssd by Mr.. ltuttcr, Of tllu
Now kesk Central, and Str. sargeant Of tho
was mado. Mi. Autter wished to make t.u rate
m dressed beeft etc., per 100 pounds, one anu
Dnehs1f tines the rate On livestock. to which
Mr.. SARGENT would not consent. The further
l&4cu3suu of tlf1 matter was lie Object O{ the
meeting held III Nav York to-day.
THE WABASH.
6ptetdt ntsp4Ech ii TAt Ehfc.tga Tribune.
QuiScr, ILL.,, Dec. a0.-sir, Andrews, General
Superintendent, Nr. Chappell, Division supcr-
iutsndent At Springfield, and Ar, Dunn, Chief
Engineer OF tho Wabash Railroad, arrived in
thia city today. It Il reported upon good AL
shosttY that they have decided to havc tho
through passenger buAlnssa Of the soa:l 10 by
way Of Quincy 6cteafteF, Instead Of Hannibal, al
at pEcscut. The existing arrangement, as is
said, MES made At the suggestion Of ten, Ste.
yens, General Manager Of the Hannibal 4 st.
Juseph Railroad. who supposed It wnu!d provo
lelieaciai II Hannibal. The WubasA people, 1t
seems, hayo concluded that It Is not to tietr p.