Daily globe., 1882-10-07
WESTERN RATES.
Talk About a New Pool.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-The statement made
yesterday, that the matter of forcing
passenger pool on business west of Chica-
go, would be likely to come up at the next
meeting of general managers of the west
tern roads attracted considerable attention
among railroad men. The statement in a
morning paper, that Mr.. George H. Dan
iels will be commissioner of the various
western passenger pools, or associations,
after they have been formed, might per-
haps be considered slightly premature, es-
pecially in view of the fact that there is at
present no immediate prospect of
a western passenger pool de-
manding attention, and that
there was at that time no meeting of gen.
eral managers called, with whom alone the
appointment of commissioner would lie.
In order to form pool on passenger bus
kee & st. Paul will have to be secured, and
Mr.. A. V. h. Carpenter, general passenger
agent, has distinctively stated that he did
not care to go into any arrangement of the
kind. Still it is quite probable that pool
on the passenger business OF the Iowa
trunk lines will be arranged, and it is pre-
sumed that the matter of appointing a
commissioner will be attended to by the
general managers of the various
roads as soon as the
necessity for such appointments arise.
Some years ago the Western Trunk Line
association was organized, consisting of
all the roads leading west from Chicago
with the exception of the Rock Island.
This association was originally formed for
the purpose of securing from the eastern
trunk lines fair proportion of emigrant
rates. 1t was thought at the time of or
ganization that its sceptre would be en-
larged, and that it would eventually extend
to all classes of passenger business. It
was expected that the commissioner of this
association would eventually have about
the same control over passenger business
that Mr.. Midgly now exercises over the
freight traffic of the southwest. About a
year ago Mr.. w. Fl. Dixon was appointed
commissioner of the association, which is
composed of the following roads: Chica-
go & Northwestern, Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
Chicago & Alton, Wabash, ST. Louis & Pa
cific, Illinois Central, Hannibal & St. Jo-
seph, and the Missouri Pacific. One of
the questions which will be likely to come
up at the meeting of general managers set
for Nov. 1, will be in reference to passer-
ger business to the west and southwest
and it is thought that either a new pool
will be formed or the province
and powers Of the old association
enlarged. A passenger agent stated yes
terday that it was not at all improbable
that the scope of present association would
be enlarged to cover all western business,
with Mr.. Dixon as commissioner. It is
possible that the Iowa trunk line associa-
ton will be formed with Mr.. Daniels as
commissioner, and that the southwestern
business will cor prise separate pool.
Railroad men are disposed to think, how
ever, that but one pool will be formed in
case any change whatever is made, which
may still be considered !quite problemati-
cal. Both Mr.. Dixon and
Mr.. Daniels are thought to be
competent 10 take charge of such a pool
VIXEN formed. Mr.. Dixon was for several
years in the passenger department. OF the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road. Later he
filed the position of northwestern pas
senger agent of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
road, at St.Paul,and since 1881 he acted as
commissioner for the western trunk lines.
Mr.. Daniels is also well fitted for the po-
sition. Previous to his appointment as
commissioners of the Iowa trunk line as