, 1881-02-17

Tic Explanation by tic Alton Rond Of
Its Action Mt tllo passcngcr.Agent
Meeting Tuesday.
Changes in ths Operation Of the Chicago
t. Grand Trunk Line--0tler Rail-
road Notes and Nows.
Incorporation In Wisconsin Of Now and I'm.
pertaut Railroad Project.

AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION.
Tho Gentrni Passenger and Titkct Agents Of
tho roads In " Tho Western Trunk I.ino rnsacf,-
ncr Assocn tlon :" met yesterday ut tho o11rc nf
tho Western IsaiIsay Weighing Association IN
tho Lnkcsrc i3nldInK. principally fur tho pnr-
pose Ut nYrecinH upon commissions to bu paid
nn sroon-clAss ulld ciiiRrlnt business; hut, for
rcnsons which will appear further IN, tho pro-
cccdiugs assumed MI entirely 1aEGrunt ct,arnc-
ter, untl tho matter Of arranging Il uniform
schedule Of commissions did not como up for
discussion nt all.
TherU woro present JamCs Charlton, Aν
james H. wool, Huntingdon: FrAnco Chandler,
Missouri rhcte; *. v. II. CARPENTER, Milwaukee
4 Ut. Paul: George IL. Daniels and II. @. 1owna-
end. Wnbash; L. e. Morse and y. Il. I3Hrper,
llannlbnl & ST. Joe: Z. st. John. Rock Island: ".
Il. Thra!I nu.l ". II. Stonnett. Northwestern.
As snon rs tho nlcotiug 1Iad boon culletl 10
order, Mr.. st. John, of tho luck Island. pro.
crelel 10 explode tlrccrsckcr by m nounc!ug
tint le wus instructed by tho munger of bis
road to Withdraw from tt!e Association, and tlet
left tho ro1n to At(ow tho othors to recover
from tho surprise whtuh this sudden and uuox-
rcctcti announcement accustomed. y long dis
CAsson followed, md tho Netton Of tho fiock Is
ltti1 WIS denounced IN severe terms. Altcrn long
99r9t,ncnt, IN which tho ground WIS tukcn that
MS tile EastcrI, trunk llius, and. though one Or
tho other lno tnight Kick nysr 1 Thy traces, T.
Woiiu cut nut l!i.in hense ,Ihcy MGri'ca 9aa!iy
L s'sS sea9 S S 1:Sss"" Ss;sts ::
ana tnns ni!oW @ .ne J.. Eastert, irsIK llnes
grtnt business; Rnd I, rcaul,ttion wis t,isunl-.
9ms nSse 70 SotG tnm Assatp Is irn nc ,h,
withlrawal II tlle itocK IslaMd. tho Assoeiation
Ge;1 es woa s b s "s's:c s "pda ' 'A'e' a proper
co,iissions, drHwoMSks, or net ratos TO ay
ssoas ssrS ssi2sd ali aes . - y tho asaats shsa. as
seiyGs' atiti not M TO tno snLay: H.,
Yh!s nGtion WIS desr ,;n @ necessary hccanse @ to
uMei;!i9 hlrse amounts iron, lho propprtlons Q!
;llo western ronla nn sec9ntl. CHS. alsa em'grant
hsncts s!, for ternn' .n ana other cxpenscs a
SiArch III tic commissioners ohlce Iii NOW
XXX; %itcr o,,ur,uc,t , ,rn,rt,xr nrc.crt,t,vo
Gae,l 'tnsn sho tnnngrrs of ~ Mnck islatd % to
ltnr,, WY caused them to Withdraw from tue
Asi"s'etio" Sis9 sts that tho Rock .,ana wes under
Trunk iAuo Association ihat the nbject # The '
uAeh llnu, FUR pcrecntaRY OF tho e'n!. !.
| Erans anu socoiid-e e!nss business and 1T IT.
s e dses S to ssoc,aslo 'a. sofa an t
was 10 accumplish ths oua t!aat rsnorts Of the
etn'pon business orlEina;iag cMss nr TUG cute.
hi3e WITTY 4HftHsaca !" kHo nN''llllshlonci tutat
ho ,!tShs 10 ennolS to cs,t,.ntlo sttIsttes. M Iut
Il was cvtont by tho pruceedstg hGrp:ofnro lit.;'
@!hat @ no such POM could properly % f9s,n @ M e.
liesldes. tho ;Rrcntnelit cnterG Into BY this Az,
ISOLATION !nd NIT beett properly 1nlltAtiled aild
tho Rock Island found that. t't yltsiatAt,dfnK tho
nsfctnent nlld tita expenses II c!ltaiicu uf,oai
INC companies. rntcs 1;so bcen ettt 70 sGcnrt,
business " shtnf: pf tho lIllca III frequently na
btshro tho Ass',tilt!on WIS formed. Numerous
enBcs .! this kinu hRd cofiG 10 IlEnt or whcl
| they tMd satisfactory rrnot. rho agreement IN
| Regard to commissions hAd A!so heo'l
Violated. thus r!lutna tho Nock Island ni