, 1881-12-16
A Solemn and Secret Convention
Of General Passenger
Agents.
The Question Of Paying Commits.
sions Discussed at Great
Length.
Only Fonr Reformers Vote for tho
Total Abolition Of the
Practice,
Satisfactory Progress 10 the Construction
Of the Now York, Chicago L 81.
Louis Railroad.

VI tAo NeH AVh SAtoakV " Nb
Louis Railroad,
Tho Reform Passenger and Tfekos
Axeu&s In Solemn Concfavc.
II tho GonerAl Passenger Agents Of the var
louh raisruats In this country were az soot1 In
reforms "a ia talking about them
tho passenger business would not be IN 81
wrotcheA and unsatisfactory cund'non. II ia an
admitted fact that ono Of. tho greatest evils and
abuses from which tho passenger business or tho
roads ln this country Is suffering Is the prnctloo
or PnyinH to tho ttcket'scllcsa oS commenting
itcs COMMISSIONS on the salo Ut through tick
cts. for which there arc Mt oompensat0ry advan.
ta9es, beyond the securing Ut bnre neutrality
upon tho part nt .agents roceIvIuK such oum-
missions. 1t IL generaiiy admitted that this
system is nothing tnore Or 1ess than system 1f
bribery, and through It tfckct agents arc cor
rttptcd md tho scAlpars enabled to curry on their
iIegul practices. Weak efforts bavc been 1rc-
qtuntly mate to DO away With this Eiaantlo
evil, but they always failed Oh account
Of tho tlerco, compotition existing batweon the
vurlous lt1es and tho feeling us mutual listrust
nlnoaK railway officials whenever an attempt Ia
made to curry nut ptans tU reform abuses. ,1As
fonk rs there was peace atuUnR tho rouds and
thoy wero able to exact the extra amount used
for lhe Payment of commissions from the pub
lla oy charging cxhorbitant farcs, but few roads
could 10 found that cared mitch to correct tho
able to get ahead VI one RhuttGr by brib.nR
ticket agsnts with mn extra fec TO discriminate
l.utciy, however, the rites on nearIy all tho
lines have beenme greatly disturbed, aud Rono
down IL such low tl9uros TINT tho railroads and
esii. sld suddeniy must Of Of the uoacral raj
fasaunEer AEcut& becuntc refurmcrs. snu
deGarud that this :, cotnn.aslon nuisance
tukGtt ut UNct to atop 1t. 80 thoroughly but
tAoy oeeomu tnbucd with those sdcas of rslorm
that any paper which darcd !" doubt theIr hon.
Gsty In tho present. movement WIS denounced
without stint and ucrusca of throwing cold
water upon most dosirAble reform. Consc-
guncr Dixon requesting tho opinion of ratitoad
os1eAls regarding tho AdsiaaGllity Of instItntlng
RETURN III the tlckst-cutntnissiun eystcnl. ILot.
turs Wcfo received frotn lnaro Than l0v railroad
officials strongly fAvurlnK an Immediate cduEt
at reform, and some tent elhbufhte papers on
10 oa oae ocs aaa suonsns 10
agreement by whIen this "unwlea aud Inn1-
cusabe abuse could bs wiped out" properly and
ABUSES that. by their age. hnvo become al-
tlce, cun BIZ eliminated only BY the mist rudloal
paying. nud b. the Long unchecked ability to re-
crive commissions the paying roads Aud the re-
tArnnEs. und h4ve thus dcspoled tho oanars OF
tho railroad property, TT have Assisted IN for
6ts - III r,u tbn H ,mi H. eas @
obl!gad to pay haa no cumtnlsslsI.; been paid BY
rAllrond cutnpanscs ur received by railroad
puiI ths owners nf tho propnrty wn,ld hnye
received much largcr earnings from thsir prop-
rnt}r,m1s atnn,,nt n, frnn, tna ner cant ~ ihe
St.,ss r..ynn.1n er.vpd fr,m % nl,senscr earn,nrs.
Or II the uwnors Of the .prupurty mud moi been
woulf hnya liecn snvsti r. cumtnissinns Ind nut
been paid, thon tho raf)tonu co1npHnies would
pnsscugor snts, us nma1,nt mia Ia aus,.
nssmss' II snved Wild aIit,w tbs os,n,nnn'ss to
paa ~ ~ ~ 9a XII s pat
ssise taIak pc thsSust rates &C oouid seaSi'y
inxs In cDmmtssons aionv:snco Inc amount puid
i'd comtnissuns aggregates fully tnal percent.
aFe On a nr cnasie e,,aaiy hanaaSsGa In
thotr resnarks mi aycrythnR Indicated I'M lie u,
milipnu;tl,p lid ut iasi arrived, ana that thoro
innpdtairy nstt,,tcda dna' '1o s'lofm "oo'u 10
4 mseti,,9 az Inc ;ennrnl Passenger Aeants or
tho vari.,is roais ID ttss eo,nsry was tiiossfora
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