, 1881-02-06
. A. POOL PROPOSED.


The General Passenger and Ticket Agents,
who we're instructed by their General Managers
to prepure plan for settling the difficulties
garding tho Western passenger business, held
another meeting yesterday Ut the Office Ut the
Western Railway Weighing Association. in ASH
land Block, to further discuss the subject SUBJ
mitted for their uctiou. Besides those present
at Fridays meeting, there WAS Mir. Joseph F.
Tucker, Of the General Managers Com
lnittee, who bud been requested to attend
this meeting to aid the General Passenger
Agents in their task. The subject was uxain
discussed at great length, and the conclusion
was finally reached that no permanent pence
could be possibly established unless the busi-
ness between Chicago. st. Louis. and Kansas
City was pooled. The question Of what bust
ness should 90 into such pool Was then con-
sidered, and it was found that Il pool including
the Chicago, st. Louis, and Kansas City bust
ness only, us proposed 1T tho New York meeting
some six months ago, would not do. but that the
business from intermediate competing points
must also he pooled to make tho arrangement
4 resolution was finally introduced and adopt
ed that :he recommended to form grund
through Chicago and any other points Ge-
tween the two places and Missouri River points.
The figures upon Which such pool is to be ar
business. There shull be three divisions. one for
Chicago. une for st. Louis and one for utertue-
dinlc points. Then the business is aEuln to be
subdfyided unung the lines leading FROM thuse
points. Thus the business from Chicago would
nava to be divided among four ruads u1lt frotn
aree ano pas e9r @
ronCs; and tho DECATUR business to be taken by
the Wabash and the Bloomington traffic by the
Alton.
1t was also recommended that commissioner
be appointed to take charge OF the pool and SEQ
to the division OF the business.
, The pool as above PROPOSED Is very similar to
the Southwestern freight pool. No action WINS
taken reSarding the disposition to y. nude ot
the outstanding unlimited tickets, there Icing
no tiGures upon which, tO bAsc any action. 1t is
generlily conceded that this unlimited ticket
difficulty will prove Il bad stumbling block in
the way OF the arrangement. The Wabash re-
fuses to submit stnteuent showing the amount
of unlimited tickets, it sold during the late war
and ut the rates they were disposed Of until IL
ponl mas been formed, and sever.i OF INC roads
70 II pooling arrangement Until statement has
been submitted by all tho roads showing the
ot outsiders. But besides this, It will be no easy
matter to form pool as proposed BY the General
passenger Agents, uud the General Manuge1s viii
percentages. The Wubash did no business OF
any account between Chicago and Missouri
ltlrer points Inst year, anu consequently can
can he based. The Rock Island also refuses TO
have its percentage bused upon last year's h.,st-
9 neSs claiming that It's Kansas Cfty Inc vas not
much more than those figures wtuId indicate:
Should u pool be formed. which. however, is still
vfry proble1nattcal, and q Commtssioner be up,
ne offered to MIR. James Charlton, General
Passenger and Ticker Agent Of the Chicago S
Alton ttailrond. There Is no other gentle
man who would prove us satisfactory to
all the roads as SIR. Charlton, rs he Is
unusually well qualified for the duties Of such
position. Dir. Cl,arlton's reputation rs able
General Passenger Agent IS second to none fn
the country: It's by no means certain, how
ever, that Nr. Charlton would accept place
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his position with tho Atton III which he is giving
SO much satisfaction tu bis superiors.