The New York herald., 1879-03-15
RAILROAD MEN IN COUNCIL
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL PAS
sESGER AGENTS CONSIDER IMPORTANT
CHANGES AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION IN

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL PAS
sESGER AGENTS CONSIDER IMPORTANT
CHANGES AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION IN.
TEREsTs.
The regular semi-annual Convention of the Gen
eral Ticket and Passenger Agents Association began
at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday. About one
hundred delegates answered to the roll call Every
railway in the United States represented from
the transcontnental lines to the Chickcring Falls
roadlength four miles. Among the delegates present
were Thomas L. Kimbau OF the Union Pacific; James
Tllinghast. of the Canada Southern; W. L. O'Brien.
of the Pan Handle route Z. A. Ford Of the Iron
Mountain; Charles E. Folett. of the vandaia W. A.
Thral Of the Chicago and Northwestern Frank
Myers. of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chicago;
c. p Atmore. Of the Louisville and Nashville; l.. p.
Farmer. of the Pennsylvania L. NJ. Cole. of the Bal
timore and Ohio; w. P. Johnston. Of the Illinois
Central E. St. John of the Chicago and Rock Island
Frank Chandler Of the New Orleans and Great Jack
roue 8. s. Parker. Of the Cincinnati. Louisville
and Nashville W. B. Shattuc. OF the Atlantic and
Great Western. and p. B. Groot. Of the Kansas Pa
cic. The Convention will sit for several days. and
during the sessions several important questions
will come up Among others will be proposed
radical change of the constitution fixing passenger
rates and from all points In the United States and
SeAbos eu1 TIC pHopocittOu u ouOPt VI SUCH
uniform color and shape to check the 'scalping'
business.
Business was begun by the election Of s. G. Boyl-
son. Of the Savannah and Charleston road. to be
president for one year. and W. A. Thrall. of the
Chicago and Northwestern road. vice president TO
serve for similar length OF time.
ton of Mr. Samuel Powell Of the Marietta and Gin
cinnati Railroad. from the Office OF secretary. Tho
Macmerdo Of the Richmond and Dsnvilie Railroad,
was elected member of the Executive Committee,
in place OF g. W. Cummings, whose term Of Office had
expired.
VARIOUS suBJEcrs DISCUSSED.
When the Convention reassembed after recess the
delegates were accompanied by their wives and lady
friends who listened to the annual address delivered
by Mr.. Shatruc. of the Atlantic and Great Western
road, The speakers paper was upon % the value Of
Railroad men. of all others. he observed should be
governed by rigid rules applied in the most system
attic manner. He hoped that fav0ritism in such
body g this association would never be counte-
nsnced. mo company" he said 'has = special priv
ege here and by virtue of hts representative
capacity L. entitled 2 any higher or greater privilege
It was resolved that the next semi-annuA meeting
VI. 7 ThraiI from @ the con com%ttee m ~ appointed a.
the Chicago meeting to prepare report on the best
form Of coupon tickets reported that they had been
that the committee be discharged was &C.
ceded to- The question OF 'stop-over" priv
or nsp
unable to prepare report on the subject. The
Secretary, however read from list OF those COR
poratons which had sent IN reports In answer to
requests for the same. The majority Of the roads
represented in the list granted such privileges from
Ave to thirty days. proposition that the informa-
ton already obtained tho subject be printed in
pamphlet form voted down and the whole mat
ter was indefinitely postponed.
PROPOSED CHANGES.
Mr.. Myers. from the Committee of Twenty. ap-
pointed under authority Of resolution adopted in
Chicago last fall then submitteda report This
luton empowered tho committee Ito consider what
changes, If any Of organization necessary to
der this association OF greater value to the
passenger transportation interests Of the United
remarked that the report presented the result Of
two days OF bard work the part of the committee
and embraced material changes to the constitution
and bylaws. the most important of which the
formation for six years of committee precedents to
decide questions Of order appeal Other alterations
from 1.-The General. Ticket and Passenger Agents
Association to that of The National Association OF
General Passenger and Ticket Agents." that special
representatives shall be admitted to the deliberations
of the Convention day designated ana that only
that the scmiannual meetings shall be held either ut
annual election of officers shall be at the spring
mcetng referring to the rules of order of business
and defining the duties Of the officers.
The amendments to the constitution were read by
the Secretary and taken up seriatim. The first
ton. authorizing change Of name, was met by an
and Rock Island. that the name be '"rhe National
Railway Observation-Disclosures Department." AZ.
ter discussion the amendment was lost.
An amendmant to the effect that each railroad and
transportation company In the United States and
Canada shall be entitled to have ono representative
Of the report was then adjourned until ten o'clock
this morning.