, 1879-01-18

1klA1L1tC11DiCt
TIE PASS Ats,EEstEST.
The twcuty'four railroads which lIave a!1'sed
the pnas agreement have been furnished with
the following circular letter bY Commissioner
J. W. Afldafcy:
No. = Of The resolution. adopted by fhc Western
Ratlwey Manayers rcXnrlina pAtsct provides that
~ stosat!on. et aTses,ncNt tl.a! sa c%sHn!ea;sd
doubtful a1c.sions =: they should arfst. auce
fentcd, and requests arc mado Tint ascertain the
s!ews % netafers IN regard to them. ~ thc
tsthod %o", @ b. strey au.ati.raetor;. % ] DC: BE-
Tno au.nSrity shoSd d ba % eneentratel. @ 'f fsr
p;ossst. sst " sa ca" w.S III. Stens ri
snaRest that until a regular organization can bo
ferted 10 lie secrstafy who Vii consuIt viii II tSe
Chairman of tho meeting. g. ". smith, Esq. an,l
thai thofr !cet'Dn be hcccptcd an binding non ~
paEtice. cunIcs Ut such flHys Will be sent II the
4essTal part!ea TO tho agreement. Such procelnru
VII tcnd to tnt,Itc harmony aad co.onctntion.
few. In this respcct Tho reform has exceeded an.
tlctpn!un il s dcuionstrsfetl that It Ia intended
to he permanent the alcnttlcR lit the way of mak-
ing 1t such will be materially icsacned.
The following notices regarding the aasno
matter l,avo also been scns to tic Managers Ut
the yurfuus roads:
The following Will not bc construed AZ violations
witt, car Of enigrant mo,al,las WHOM tho san,c il
partially made up Df livestock. To pass ohc fn1l
along with car Of appra potaoes nr like freight.
when h1 Fr0ytdrs q stf1 at slbipucr'a expense 10
kccp tho contents OF tue ear frana freezing, ro
pass one man u charge Ut new 1oc"not'cs.. ln
be e'ren. In tho latter case return pass allow
ahlc. ~ agreement she minimum nricc of l. 200.
eosds rnv Ia. erxe more po
Peer tl'st sus.o hn. Tho Sd! ;oo'.;
sd VIII III Sisie fSie I psaria wassa% ssD'i! i!s
no, sy fs;' az ssts'1s pc2 -, to 10 A' g.
milo tickets raoA on their road from ptoria i:a't
i IS, each rne sysses sase three ss%ts r.: mite
army olheess would conhct viii, Tho pass nates.
would not, but passes issitcd u o''ref. who cr,-
troll Of unacncs the transportation Of troops Or
sapp,,es woa!a ee IN ssu'a,o" @ IT sho as'eeiaent
hni tho ssae Of I'll p1sses that tn anr way would
affect business. sonlo arc ratd 10 hold that sIle
docs, and should Lc so nudts.toul. The Intention
il no free pass or passcs sllall be Riyen nor my
u tfSe: b. sga 9s =" IT !. ,s Tim
competitive freight Of palsengct tra!lsc.
THE DISTRIBUTION or WEST
| HOUND TRAFFIC.
Commissioner Albert Fink has Essird batch
Of circulars showing. by percentages of rcycu,,c,
tue distribution Ut West~bound business from
New York to tic various Western points during
tic eighteen mouths ending Dee. ~, 1915 The
business tu Chicago, West antl Northwest. en-.
| braeine Chtrngo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aud
tho Northwest, nlsn tliat portion of traffic which
passcs through Ch!cagn to Inwa, Missouri llyet
points utsa West, mississippi Rlvcr po!nta,
Peoria ard Illinois, 81. Louis. Missouri, Askau
sas, Texas, lous1aua, and jntlIan Territory, las
| tpnr, s1I.t{t.H M fnI1nNS. 1ttfst1, eIrt, ,rcaTI
terminal pnints. tneln1ing Detroit, Milwaukee,
Luke, Rnst Flat ard pere Marquette for leu
months, revenue, Is3.'Gu,5 5t3, which Ess d!s.rIn
Lake Silorc i Michigan Southern. 4@':.5; rItts
burg, Fort Wnynp Il Ch[cagu, l4.3l; Pittsslurg,
Cincinnati! Il st. LOUIS, 3:h: baltimore y UnIo
5.2s; Detroit d Milwaukee,, 4.4o; Flint s pcst
Marquette, 009; Lake, t0.4l.
Division between terminal points. cxclnJIa9
s1arqaette, revenue ss,6s5,s:7; Michigan Ge,
staI. 3543 Lake shorc, 3his; ritts'urI, For
d St. Louis, 4.Gi: Baltimore Il Ohio. 0Os.
Division Of Michigan Centrat l,ctwccn Cana1t
rou1s, revenue eD's.Ha]; tircat Western. q. q,
Cana,ln Southern, ELL; t;rahk Trunk. 12.ys.
tho tiIstrlbu.Iou Of Wrat-b'uu.t freight from
New York u Iowa, Peoria aud ilIino|s, clgEtect
mntshs: Iowa roads through Chicago, reyenu!
S, Hsfyn1;,nss o. 9srna, ,a,a' 'sYfs @
Oct. /, lB77-llua.ss through Chicago, rcyeni1
Ei,7fl: percentage of total revenue, 1.22s
cct,tage of tota, resenile, VIE. iM!nols. in
cIutlng 1'cora prlnr to Utt. I. 19i7-1.ond
through Ch,rago, revenue s!fs,HlV; ,'oseentns
ot fatal REVENUE, 31.49. lsuat!s south uf ClIicu
70. reyonas sls1,o57; percentage Vi total rc'
Btateucnt slsowiug tho distribution ani1 .'lyis
ion Of Wcst.bo,ltrl freight frutn Nuw fors t.
tho Missouri ltlssr potnts during tho cghtee
Atrhlson, and it. tusuph-hoals throug
Chscugo, rcvrnue 81. Bo7; rerccntugu Ut tott
revenue, &44.l0. Koals snath ot Chicago. rrs
s,!ay ~! sl49'5Ss; pc'ee''taEs u total rsSs"us
'rllu total amount Of freight forwarded fro,
| New York Il; t,c West dttrnE tic rt.htec
month"; cmlnx Dec. 81 brought Il revenue 1
$1U,33t.I]7.
THE MoSOrOLisTs' buck AM
uA0.
Atxefd1 Hispatca 10 m Tribune
I JNpIAHArolls. Jat.. 17.-War has broken OF
, , between thu uuton Railway Cumpuny aud tt
ticket-scatpoFs. Indictments have been fun
against tho icaJing sralpcra under tho Ia
passe by the last Legislature at The iustu,to
the yailr0atl Eiat,AgerR. Thu penalty ts y 4ne
not moro tAun 8lUJ fur each otfrnse.
ITEMS.
, a railroad official WHO has inst returned frol
the Eaat via thu New York Central says he sa'
twenty-five miles ot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i,Dt0
: uuu.oer-snuwed In Gust Ut SyEaruar, and 4
isn,lY are they iIn',u,ltlcd that cacl, ona vii
, iuye to 10 dug cut by haH,l. Some Of tllelt I'll
! buried almust out of sight. The ioas to til
railroad companies by the snow-blurkaLe IL sal
| to be fntncMsc.
The Iu.lianapo!ts roails rla!m that the Chieac