, 1881-11-02
THE RAILROADS.
Convention of Managers to Re-
organize the Southwest
ern Pool.
rhe Division OK Territory tlle Rock on
Which They Have Thus Far
Split.

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The Vanderbilt, Party permlt.et 10 Fila a
Wi, NJ rrror n FRANKLIN Co,tnty.
Ohio.
r,.. r.,.x,,, n,,.,,o,a,o, pcorc.n,
the Ierrl.orsM' sa.,.e, w"s.n..s 10 ,ss,1..nv
Association. ...
AT Inst the General Managers and General
Fretctlt Agents OF tho rnntls leading from
ri,tnnr, n,.1 ~ I .,,,fs IN Mfvqnnri River
th'caRo "'u 81. !.ou1s :" ht'ss. ,,, ~, s'
points nave cot'e !oec'hef ~ aetso ,ao WY.
ion whether tho southwestern lsallWay as
,ociat!on Is "to be, or mt to be-
1t Ia now about four years since the South
,,.,s,orn ~ s.anr,o,,ou VIVA fnrnrd Ia ,nnintnin
western Assue"t'o" N"s ~ I't ~ n,,n,st
pool from ch!caRo ai''' oI' Aoa's - 10 'i'snou'.
Two Years and proved Of great benefit to tho
Mtssouri 1,,var ronf1s. ns Il ennhltd t,,om IN
missouri 1--WE. ivs' s rs ~ .,.sa, ..a,, o ,i'
MAINTAIN prohtaole i".es' ",'In ..sy s"u.t
OH nccount Of the strong competition between
Tho vnr.o,,s 1tnps, After TINT timc. however.
itH,o,,1ttos no,,,,ncncca IN nrsn nj, ncco,,nt al
s'".'n.s,.",,a. - ,,o, ,,.to,,sto,,s hv tha
various roads nlld tho formation ol new co,t-
blna tfons, 1t bccalne evident that II tho
poo) wax to be continued q REORGANIZATION
would won M have to be made, taking in the terrl-
tory through which the new EXTENSIONS
were made. Nnmber1css efforts were nnslo
sJnce then to bring this about, Int no under
stoadl1,r- ha.vnar tho vnrin,,a rnn,,s rouj1 In
leaehea' uete WIS c,.net A!,e'' ~ .ss".e
to the division or tefTitory or the division III
business. Since then affairs lave bccn grow
,re,,,d n f,a,,a 1orc r. r,accs lonp nvo Ind Il
"ullu nave eohc W pieses 'u"1 "s" NV ~
moi been for the fear that such outcome
would result In disastrous war between tllc
,vas ,lcen,nI hettnr noiicv to allow Tia nf
~ "s ~ .,,o "sneto,,nn ~ ro,rniu !, s,,tm
lars ol the assocMe'o'l " ie,'a'n ~, ~ s,"a"
quo. and continue 10 WORK Mnace .ne o If.
to several OF tie roads, until such time rs
.a{Jrond affairs throughput ihe country had
-, ,,.tns a,,,,,. ~ t,,.,, .,,o,, ,vrn
u turing % tho last year or 80. l,nt nltho,,sh II
fairs lave not yet changed for tho better, It
under lie oil .pooi'ls % infringement, as ,nat-
and It was decided to make Mi effort Mt reor
EunfzatiUn now, bc tic result what It
may. There were present. ut yestcr!lay's
est!aT III sfMnl!H ki,nn f. IE Gs1ppSE p t. aGa p
Kiplcy, Burilngtom; Ii. Il. Cu0io and j. T.
Sanford, RUck Island; j. H. Carson and W.
ii. McUnci iinnnibal IL st. Joe; j. L. Bar
1lartl and q. II. Crosby, kallsns City, st. Joo
L Council BtuiEs; Il. S. Hayes, x. Il. Tai
t;autt An! \: e. bird, WABASH. C0nsEls'
51phHr d. W. Al1agley acGnplea tne ch1lr.
A4tcl N!sG"ssiE NV & n.t"t T'i ~ ~, t;nn,
,So III EvtsM, tavn rMn Mmi, Thrill ~ III or % ,n $ inn
for tha s,sttfenct,t of tic dInlcul;ies. aud It
was therefore decided to refer the matter tu
the ExGclltavo Eoslt'iitlec; chlsttslins Oh i. =.
MGMa!l'' H.. II Emoe ,'t +; to';Ea, "a. ~;
1,m, ,,.1der yicI ti,a 1i,,si,,:ss Of the nssoci.
;,tion colIt i,o conducted successfully and
tremendously hereafter.
Tho cntInlittee ut O!lco met and discussed
tlle subjeGt referred to them, but were un-
n9e 10 itgree ultanImonsly nI"1n, q t!an "
which the difficulties Of the association could
he sur.lounted. 1t ap1,ears that taa principal
obstacle III tho way Of larnol,l0us action Is
the proper division Of territory. II this mat.
Ter could bU satisfactorily arranged, II would
prove Mo great trouble to settlc the division
Of business and tlla adjustment Of ptrccnt-
ages, us this .tnatter cnuld be referred to
urbitrators. All the railroads have latUly
expressed their Willingness to allow these