New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-23
RAIIROdD INTERESTS.
REGULATING PASSENGER BUSINESS.

REGULATING PASSENGER BUSINESS.
NEW FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED PASSENGER
POOL OF THE WESTERN RAILROADS.
The National Associate m of General Passen-
ger and Ticket Agents finished the business of It's an
nnal meeting this city yesterday. The efcnon OF
officers resulted in the choice of p. Wilson, general
passenger agent of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
and formerly esdent Of the Association, as presi
dent Lucus Tute general ticket agent of the Eastern
Railroad Massachusetts, vicepre sident, and A j.
Smith, of tue "Bee Line" secretary. resolution
was adopted nsructing ticket agents to be more careful
In the future in fixing dates on limited tickets. The
general subject Of limited tickets goes to the Mon
real meeting September and before the time OF that
meeting expected that the passenger pool arrange
mens will have been completed, so as to abolish many
pf the evils now complained Of with regard to "stop.
Dver" privileges The carrying out OF tie proposed
pooling" arrangement, railroad men say, will render
The conservative adopted by many of the ont
side organiza OF passenger and ticket agents en-
iirey unnecessary.
The question Of laying commissions for the pro
cnremen OF passenger business briefly cons dered
by some Of the represc natives Of the Western railroads
which are interested in the plan Of POoCommissoner
Dixon, a. outlined in THE TRIBUNE yesterday. No one
present however, seemed ready for action. and the
matter referred to committee to report at some
future conference
W. b. STATUE general ticket agent Of the New-YOrk,
Penusy yana aud Ohio Railroad Company, in a talk
with TRIBUNE reporter, sad Many OF Tie questions
which these ticket agents considering will be
fully solved when the proposed passenger pool OF the
Western r01ds is carried out There is doubt that
pool will BE- successful. We have decided 10 pool all
our passenger earnings through aud local except where
be demonstrated TO the satisfaction of everybody
that the earnings which road may desire % keep ont OF
the pool purely homeopathic. The percentages
of the agreeing roads will be based bat only IN general
way, the proportion of the traffic which they enjoyed
last year. The longer and least attractive roads will be
allowed a diherential rate against the shorter or
attractive lines. This is done 10 enable the less
favored lines TO preserve their actual traic These
lines could not afford 10 take monthly payments Of
money for o. traffic from the shorter favor
aby-suatcd roads i'm lieu of actual business because
they keep their customers IN OF possible
destruction Of the passenger pool.
In the pooling schemes heretofore proposed" Mr..
Shatuc continued, the road which carried an excess Of
its pool percentage allowed to the excess
I'm money after the expenses were Deducted Thus al
Iowance for of business alone gaNc an
advantag &c tn roads which wished to work in under
hand wa. Under the new plan any road which does
more business than its percentage IN the pool lns DO
mat excess business al total loss in the carriage 81 H.
Full provision is made in the proposed passenger poo
for the arbitration Of disputed questions between the
different roads.