, 1879-02-13
Tile RAILROADS.
THE TRANSFORMATIONS AssOC1A.
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THE TRANSPORTATION AssOCtA"
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4 meeting Of the principal Western roals wrs
held at tic uranl Pacific 1lotel ycstcr'iar tnr
tho purposc OF settling the difficulties tint 1layo
lntcly assrn In rcgar,l 10 the reccnt agreement
not tn give pas,ea to Influence freight nr pat.eu
ger traffic. 1t wna found that the agreement did
nut cover The ground, al,l 1rft lon tnaav loop
holes opcn for ils violation. lilc following
roads wcro represented: Michigan Central,
Chicauo T. Northwestern, Chicago, Milwaukee
euurl Pacific, st. touIs. Kht,has City 4 Northrrn
Hannibal & 81. .toc, Wabnsl toledo, Peoria e.
Warsaw, Kantas City. TT. Joc 4; Cuunril lun4.
Chicago Il Alton, Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, W.seonslu Central, Chicngo d
Iowa, Chirago d Pac!nr, VanuaIta,
Ohio 4 Mississippi, I,al'imure II Ohio, Pitts
l,.,rr. Fl, Wnymo Il Chicago, Missouri. Kansos
t. Texas. peoria, l'ckln y Jaeltsunrle, Central
or luwa, atul ST. Louis. Kcoknk d. Sortllwnst-
invited to nttriid tllc nlecting we're not repre-
sentetl: Illinois Central, Chfcago, Vt. Paul IL
Minneapolis, Lake Shore 8 Michigan Southern,
Western unon, NIi!wSukee, Like Shore a.
Wiley, thicaao, Clinton Duh',auo 4 Minnr.
sofa, Southern Minnesota, Huntington, Cedar
Ilapils It Nur.her,,, Chicago y Eastern 1lllnuf.,
Indianapolis Il st. Louis, IT. Louis Il San Frau
cisco. Clhc!unat9' 1'aiA}ette u Snieaeof AHn d
osssx s "sst'"f i m was s ssea C. to e. s:aeF s,t ss T.
fralllc Manager Of the Chicago, Burlington i
AGesc' j. sey. T9s t!sstsa coa.sose4 S4a Il ;s s'! @
western Hallway Association, Secretary. After
discussing the subject for Il short TING, 1t was
fo,lnl tint the best why 10 Enni''tat,t The agFce-
ton, nu.l tic following Committee Oh perma-
nent Organization was appn'utet1, With inslTuc.
| lions 10 rcport At . o'eluck u. tt,.: j. e. Nc
Mulln, Chicago 4 Alton; }; F. Barnard. Kan.
sas CIty, St. Joe IL Council, l,luIEa; y. A. TIL
bash; j. i. Simpson, VaniaiIa; tlrorEo D.
Wright, 1ndIanapo1is, Bloomington H. Western
lIcnry &. Wicker, Chicago d Northwestern.
Tic Committee reported t" The general mectiag
al 3 o'clock .. nj. It recommended tho furn,a-
tton Of permanent organization to b. known
as "Tlle TRANSPORTATION AeeoCintioil." Tie
object OF this Association shnt bc tn restrict
| free transportation nnd regulate tl.e sais Of
l1ucncing freight or passenger busIncss; tie
pticeEs IT The organization to rnnsst Of Pres
idrnt, Secretary, an! Executive Committee, OF
which Committee thu PreslrMt sllali ts one.
The report WAS adopted 'llnrtcen roads votlll.,
III the affirmative; noilo a0ainst It.
rl,e following Executive Committee was then
elected: Mnryln iiuKhitt, Chicaro i North,
yestc&,n: @ & 4 e. ~ MssiSlullts' sia ;, X;s%Eo T. Alton
Z. .. T!onas, Cleveland, Colnmulls,. Clnrl,'
natl & Indta,apolIs; u. ". Caldwell, Pitts
burg, Cincinnati u st. Louis; J. u. Carson,
Hannibal u St. Jue: nnd ". w. Peabody, Ohio
d Mississippi.
It wns agreed that my company rnrty 10 this
organization, urtfnE In co,crrt With otter lines
mutually Interested, car sell l,OuJn,tlc tickets
good for six months, Mt suc}t rates as they mai
ngrco upon, provided they do nut 70 hclow two
cents per mile.
The Secretary was directed IL calt meeting
of tic Executive Con.nittce rs soon ms I,psst5tt