, 1881-12-01
The Coming Meeting in This City, and
What the Reformers Pro.
pose to Do.
A Rod in Pickle for Dishonest
Shippers Who Euchre
tho Railroads.
Nothing Yet Accomplished Toward the
Reorganization Of tho Cleveland,
Mt, Vernon & Columbus.

be hctd In tho Grand Tacfllc Hotel In this city
Dco. Is, to consider the ftoket-com'
mission question. Mr. Dixon. in bis call, says
tho Importance Of tho subject warrants tho rep
rcacntatou Of evory limo In tho country at this
mcottng, and MI nro urgod to nttond without
furthnr Invitation. -.......-.- -.-...-.
In connection with this call, bfr. Dixon has is-
eacl pamphlet on tho ticket. commtsston Qttes-
tiop, which contains tho various plans submit
tod by loading railroad officials In th'a country
for stopping tho payment OF commissions on tue
salo Of tickets to tiokot ngonts and others. md
baB prefuccd It with tho following explanatory
rornnrkst u
apoptat,t % raiiroed lines Il, tSs bn!ted states and
CanAdns, and haro received rcsponaea from
neariy all Of them: The pfepundcraneo ot sef-
fort ut rrforn,. and % carnost uro como Of tho
aentlomon that they hayo favoroa mo With Pr.
R9reoMents te nj W to eigetnaiy carry II out. Thcso
papers wcrc all written BY promiacnt railway
ocasea n dnorsnI pnTes o. a re src faof.
fore rc!uaEkahlo for their olose apptoximatlon
to unan!rnity Of opinion as to What y the pFopcr
In determining 10 unite With the 'roformers' On
some one Of tie plan. prorosed. or Pr pcsasEEs sug1
tSll tdcallng viii TIC problem.
Among tho plans suggested arc aoverat which.
eaoRes!a; Tpu'1 refor Tso oowins from
promlnent General Ticket Agent VII ~ no doneI
meet the approval Of oil tnoso who aro cnrnest-
~ In favor OF tho reform:
1.-THE enormous expenditures resulting from
tho present practice uf paying commissions On
OF overy prudent railroad uliIofal. with view to
rctrenchmont and thorough reform. From
email 1cgtnnlngs. when modest granny y W. fn
cite them 10 greater usefulness. there hHs grown
gigantic labuse, taxing railway roycn.lcs far
lay each month. prlnccly fortune each ycar. to
be deducted from the PASSENGER earnings;
a. cap the Gn' flc hi. syso
tt the pars @ Of agents; hcnce Tho whole practice
sho performance Of duty which agents oro TO
their employers Without y asgeas Wna1sTfr. ,S
utter usocasncss of tho system touts!de nf the
oarness, co,nbinei cndeayoF on tho lart Of mil
III III ovii, whIsh " il Seeouine oro and moro
bnrtionsonle cnch year, has not been unnotteea
BY these most interested: thero has neser yes M
have, it Is true, been made from. tlmo to time.
payment Of commissions hayo boen broken
almost as 5000 as signed, aud compacts OF tao
n so u hs
have boon futile, for tie simple reason thnt the
oxigcnclcs Of competition, naturally prevented
or. il imposed enforced, upon rccaloitraat
pnrttes TO auoh n1rce.ncnt. ,,.
:" In Hpto Ut theS6 rtpEateu thi!uteb, &u!9 !uNt,
teri which 10 Of tho very tlrHt Importance should
writer L seems p.dot,canlc one, y xh!ch ,th tho
charity, bexln at home: instcnd Of et,acnynr'ng
TO oontrul tho, payment ct commissions ~
| receiving ontnlsslotss-prohbt them from nc
cuptinR my iarRees, presents, or remuneration
watevar from other lines for tho sale Of tickets,
30 uuderatuod BY tho agents that any violation
of this order carries Tho pena:ty Ct snspsnstoen 70
sepsco u Se eompay ea9 by Ss thoy are
ploycd. The unanimous adoption aud consoloi-
of sen msasr9s az ~ tnSsS t
ain the light Of pnst e1paricuce, i would. of
oS asef sk e hG aaps at ~
havo seen the practice attain Immense pfopoF-
tons from ~ inssniacans bcginntns, 90 It. lnay
continually grow and expand, and that ~ time
sss eessa eqa ito Beau
Foo q ae sy 4 es mot s tue E1onS S
| pursue such limo Ut policy; hence ono band
nss g sylna os IS as
as necessary. while the other auiotiy and ef-
s ,ao Ss0d sos sgs es sxsn,, ~ o.s
biy when certaEn competing lines fall to
agree to this arrangomont, It. might nc nccea. ,:
tho exceptions neod not DO extended baYons.
those limits, and would In nowlsc Interfere witt
the general sntoEcemeas Ct .hs sie any r. e
thercln, That tho plan above outlined can t't
its ptuvialoua lhoro Ia not tho slightest doubt
aud. vhi!e Its general adoption u greatly to u
70. boto9a pans
force. Anr Genera! ManaRer or General Ger M pas' Fay
sonEer Asent who firmly believes that M thts NJ
ton q ss
Wl IT, fsr indcaton of the anee1sy @
tho tualorsy OF railway oiiclnls regarding th
tho o9y way yn IN rheh ;a's ,1o sor r
, fofarm and lighting the OWL scsolutely md !
good faith, unst suitiolent number of coM9rk
X only few strung lines viii 'naugurats thl
,, aovunent and conduct Il upon INC baa's I
sisyt poniy ot me,nos III thst ca,a 10 Employed
d curry tho n,ovoment to a. inal success; l.
' progress may 6s slow, but !ts benefits will y
iot,kod for aro oGtainod. This reform shoMl
0 begin with tho idea that railway co1npa.
! lines Ticket sgcnts. oxeeps by purchase i eu
U at least enforGe neutrality among ~ own agcnt
ss ~ ,ss y sss
|
!, out money ur without price,.
J A prominent General Passenger Agent O.
9 psesacd by opinion about tho commission ~
d lem as fnItows: ,,
t "KaIlruads might lust ~ wei! allow tholr lnl
> | crnl Tlokot Agent to acccpt pay from comic
+ lug or connecting roads, Or their frntn mon trn
0 puGlt,ectlng roals. 1t Is vicious ayatem u
4 permits the employees OF any company to mccc
Q fees from nny other COMPANY alla ~ sair!y y Gn
y par with allowing tho hotel waiter. " nthor q.
tHi servant, ur tho employees In ut1r PUBLIC ot.!o
j. | to demand foes bGfnrc they Will 20 tue du
k they aEG pnId 10 tu ty those Il, "hosc tcRus
IL service thoy uro. Wa arc 1iten amazed when
o | ronlideF how any honnrnn!e Ticket Agent "
. nIlnw himself to bo brlbed by acceptuK \ cnt
mission, When he would sc0rh ortbe u u tiat
tn auy other form. WorsU even - MS isosit!
when ho uccopts any MONEY 9ilo lnmentate I'M
that Of my competitor, when no kno"s taas
Gurus neither"
~ Trying to Nrcak UP tie Pcrnacsol
= Practices Of Dishonest shippers.
i A meeting Of General Freight Agents
II Western roads will be held In this city batusrlt
m the object Of which ID 10 doylao measures
a preventing MISREPRESENTATION ln regard to 90
n iepts in packages shipped over the yaslo
y roads. There arc many shippers who think It
10 u smart trick 10 evado the payment ut Fcgu
N rates. Men who are honcst and square In est
| NJ nix hAV A