New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-22
METHODS OF PASSENGER BUSINESS.

METHODS OF PASSENGER BUSINESS.
ACTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEN
ERAL PASSENGER AND TICBET AGENTS OF THE
RAILROADS.
The annual meeting of the National AsSoci-
alton of General Passenger and Ticket Agents begun
yesterday at No. 46 BOndst two sessions being held
WB Shatuck general passenger agent OF the NewIork
Pennsy lvania and Ohio Railroad Company, the presi-
dent was in The chair the secretary being A. j. Smith,
OF the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and indianapolis
Railroad The members OF the ASSOCIATION present rep
resented about 100 roads all parts
of tho United States and Canada. Fourteen
new members were admitted, making about 120
roads altogether belonging to the organization 1t was
decided TO hold the next meeting Of the association IN
Montreal on the third Tuesday in September. Res0lu
tions were adopted the death Of Henry C. Went
worth, late general passenger agent of the Michigan
Central Railroad, aud committee was appointed TO
draft suitable resolutions with regard TO the death OF
c. g. Cone jr general passenger agent Of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad
The principal business Of the meeting was the consd
Grafton Of the subject OF unlimited tickets.
Many railroad companies condemn the prac-
tee Of dating limited tickets two or three
days after the date which they really are Sold as an
abuse which should be stopped II is charged that this
practice OF the minor irregularities by which one
road Is enabled TO get undetermined advantage OF
another which does not resort TO it, Railroad men also
have long desired OF the supports of the
ticket scaping" business which Is derived from the
privilege allowed travellers to stop of at some inter
mediate point between the two places for which pas
sage bought For instance many passengers from New
York Chicago purchase through tickets to st. Louis for
the purpose upon reaching Chcagoof selling the coupons
which would carry them St. Louis to Chicago scalp
ers" The from Chicago 10 ST. Louis, az proper
OF the through rate from NewYo rk to 81 Louis is
always the local rate from Chicago TO ST. Louis
Ii suggested at the meeting that TO prevent TINS eV
all stopot privileges on through tekets o. aDohsnea
tf. IL for IA
place to another one OF the objections III the way
OF such action, however 1t was urged was tlat some
consideration had to be given to the rights OF the pubic
IN the matter as tber trin sb"rteneJ after they
had purchased their through tickets 1t was held that
MUu "f ~ tiIets whjch have not been used for the
distance for which they were Issued IL said
by railroad men that Of the longer lines are secret
Is opposed to making al tickets good only for connu
ous rims n. il would cut off o; the means which
they now have attract business as against the shorter
Alter discussion it was decided to refer
the matter Of dating limited tickets to the Following
committee present F. Chandler OF the Missouri Pacific
Railroad L. A. Ford. Of the Pennsylvania Company
Murray Keller of the Louisville New Albany ana Chicago
{. +. Atmore OF the Louisville ana NashFuie; w ~
Thral Of the Chicago and Northwestern; =. e. Boyl
ston, OF the Charleston and savannah ana L. A.
Cole ~ the Baltimore and ONO Inc genera! questions
connected with the subject OF limited ucattH we're re-
fered 10 committee cons'sthy o. h,S7l5 SIn".ti,
Ford Atmorc, Ihrall ana BOY sion, ana III al
diton T. L. Wilson, Of the Cincinnati Southern,
pacnsvIyanIS Railroad; j. Wider Of he
Eoston, HoOHac funnel and Western George b. Camp
he of
Towushend, OF the Wabash II Louis ana hchc james
Charlton OF the Chicago and Alton G. j. Waller OF the
Mobile aud Ohio w. T. Johnson, OF the Lake shore and
Michigan southern; John " Abbott OF the Erie and O.
X lori OF the Baltimore and Ohio. These committees
vii NOT report until the Montreal meeting. The ass0-
citation viii mold another session to-day ut which officers
will be elected for the ensuing yoar.
There will DO conference In this city to-day OF repre-
seuIatiyes Of several leading Western railroads which
recently have been considering methods for the abolition
OF commissions ticket agents for soliciting passenger
business present Is the custom OF the reads to pay
commissions % agents OF connecting lines on the bus,
meas which those agents able To Influence The
practice Is much resOrod ~ by the longer roads with