, 1880-02-14
Tho Wabash People Want Somc-
thing Which Chicago VIII
Not Give.
An Improvement in Freight classifoa.
tion-Another Dead.Beat.
A Freslt Combination Effected Between
Prominent Southern Roads.
It's Object to Secure Northern and West-
ern Freight for Europe.
WAR AND PEACE.

4 meeting OF the General Passenger and
Ticket Agents OF the ronds leading west from
Chicago and st. Louis was held Mt the Grand
Pacific Hotel for the purpose OF considering
a request OF tho Central and Union Pacific
Railroads To prorato with them OF rates TINT
will meet those made by tho Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, and also TO take action
in regard to the disturbed condition OF the
passenger business. There were present r.
Il. Myers, Pittsbllrg u Fort Wayne; j. II.
Wood, Burlington: Jaines Charlton, Alton;
Z. St. John, Rock Island; II. c. Townsend,
Wabash; u. NJ. Kcnlrick, indianapolis s. ST.
Louis; G. G. Cobb, Missouri Pacific; F. I.
Whitney, Michigan Central. Gen. F. T. My
ers occupied the chair, and Mr.. james X.
Wood acted rs Secretary. Thero were also
present part oi tho time Mr.. j. G. AFc,fullln,
General Manager Chicago T. Alton, and j. c.
GNult, Genera! Manager st. Louis, Wabash s.
Pncinc.
Tho following telegram from Mi. 7. L.
Kimball, General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Union Pacific, was submitted: "Gootlman,
Of the Central Pacific, telegraphs TINT San
Francisco Is full Of New York passengers,
waiting for the departure OF the next steam.
cr, whicl, sails Feb. 20. The Pacific Mail
offers rates Of S75 cabin md S35 stccragc,
paying S. commission on each ticket to hotels.
Shall say to Goodman that he may mike
you will share tho reduction on the basis Ut
present through proportion ?"
After q consideration If this dispatch, Il
was drnldct to agree TO thn proposition, rs nj
TIC r4il Hines we're r. ting t snmG boat With
Dctition of The Pacific Mail. Accordingly
tho following dispatch was drawn llp md
forwarded to Mr. .kinthafl: ''rhu lines cast
rate PR milo upon my rate tho Central Pa-
Pacitic Ma!l to to Scw York, provided tho / }tlck:
cts arc limited to one day beyond the actna!l
scl,eale tins e be soa M At thrill tari,I r., ,Tates With
of tho rcdi,cttpn,', Thfs dispatch was signed
by those present at te meeting,
After this matter had been disrnscd Of, tho
afs9H ss os sn IN s e eonsdere sf q Fs
1t was resolved that no ronnd-trip tickets,
nectEon with Eastern tickets will bo
fesHe sSHh 1 BY ths a res9e11yG m 4aDdIn nss fst sss
shnll be- sold or accepted by them after tho
above aa.e except to tho points covered IN
the resolution adopted by the Western Rail-
rnatl Association at st. Joseph Nov. II, 1870;
form. , ..,,.
nIl pnSscnner business to Missouri River
points on Kansas and Colorado business be-
tween the various western roads was 3. not M
tnRHn up an mcenaI & II te ,nres 1 hafop u Ky to
meeting to-tlny. This ,aatter will not bo oasy
tween thn yarIm1s rnntls nro wfslc. md MI
efforts IN n aim fho svnr mot]e hcretoforo
laye failsd. Tho business Is 10
hadfy dsmoralizetl now that tho roads
feel TINT soretl,1ng Is necessary to bc
comni;cations n r nre t. hS nyoldcd. and II il
nrnhabls. tierefore. thet the reprcscntatiyes
81 Tie various roads Will be more traetaIle
,yhic1 'tt tha fnfes Ca" can IN so,no 1neasure b
nn!nto inn9 4"'e' e'"' - oo'''o 'Ae'''"'' Nv
'''$@'''
CENTRAL RATE ASSOCIATION,
THO CenlEnl Railroad hs.e M association, .s % OF,
ga',ized short time ago Tor tte purpose OF
maintaining arbitrary rates from interior
points In Illinois to Chicago, Indianapolis,
;t,afotin oto m +hronrh hnatnoea IN ann.
s lusa" t.,. e, w ,a 'osm saot,nm ,.a,t,~aa,, Jt
at tho Grand Pacific Hotel In &c.
cordanco with Gull issued by Mr..
G. Bird! General Pss,s Fse,sht -, Agent ; Of
pose OF considering tho ndylsabiilty Of Chang
ing the difference In rites 10 Toledo. For
Toledo, !. Is clane py tno wanasn oa peo.
PIE, ana @ those to ; Ghle"go aa neen cents ms
isfactory to tho Wabush managers. But when
it was ,lrnel to make tho through rates olike
IN bv Svnv ~ Thicarn nr Toirio. Tia .litTsrcnro
vi Vas I Iiicreased m to 71< cents ner hun,rsd. lin This
thn Wabnah mannrsrs cInImeI would not
w"rk w T. nna n nrcrc,itd Shtn,nn,,ts yin Tolcdn.
GG'rn'an ~ I,ayinv IL cents in its fayor. tho
business aii welt to his point. Tho WnbasE
oM thr"a n.,,ta ~ ,vi"i II I Il tIm,@ht w"ui mt"
n 'u chanEa u'I Ind n brlng e The the b,stcss to
Telsao , aEain,, { OF ; eou.se eo,S tho chlcaEo ,Eo
Wahaz, !hs ciasn,nc III lint thn dtffercnro
IL "uns' sntns' ,voa % hnard m mir and rnnifaGlc
r,nn,ias I9 "G, ad tMnv wo,, nn.r % no cn,,sia.
rason ninw u tho ;tfnrnc,s s' ~ i,a M .,,,artl
:Fh"v clained int tic ohiert NJ thn Wafinsh
IGopao ~ nHnl'g LILY ~ aMat ~ e"" ,. ~nn sinop,, NJ
shin Inn from % Tolelo IL is,,ffnlo at,ti wante.l
10 force tic business thNt way TuntIng tho
.liscnsslon Of the matter motion WIS made
70 adjourn. when WIS M catrlen. ,o.. 1.,,,
| lnnse PIcscHt " taso nlcEtltE mslH. 11nlca