The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-08
AN ATTEMPT TO AGREE.
The Meeting of Railroad Managers, and
Board OF COmmissiOnSrs-NYhO WAS
There and What WAS Done.

The Meeting of Railroad Managers, and
Board of Comm MISUNDERSTANDING WAS
There and What WAS Done.
Commonwealth: That great confer
ence meeting between managers of the
various railway lines in this state and
the board of railroad commissioners, was
held yesterday afternoon at the commits
sioners' rooms in the west wing of this
state house. The railroad men present
were: A. E. Touzalin, vice president
and general manager; J. i. Goddard,
traffic manager; Ii. C. Barlow, general
freight agent. and n. A. Robinson,
general supcTintt ndent, all of the Aichl-
son, Topeka u Santa Fee.
S. II. IL. Clark, general manager; e.
P. Vining, traffic manager; F. E. Drake,
general western freight agent; and Geo.
w. Veale. general agent, all for the
Union Pacific.
IL. M. Hoxie. general manager. and
L. A. Emerson, general freight agent,
for the Missouri Pacific.
T. u. Potter, general manager, j. s
Cameron and Thomas Miller, for the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
G. w. Gale, general freight agent of
the ST. Louis IL San Francisco.
s. b. Hynes, general freight and pas
senger agent, Kansas City, Lawrence &
Southern Kansas.
G.. ii. NetIletOn, general manager
aud 81. L. Sargent. general freight agent,
Kansas City. Fort Scott s. Gulf.
|. Francis Tiernan, general manager OF
the ST. Louis. Fit. Scott & Wichita.
When they convened Mr.. Potter re-
quested that the meeting be held pri
Yate, so as To exclude reporters, and in
order TO do that the public generally
would necessarily stay out also. He
stated that this had be,n the custom
when comforting with commissioners OF
other states, and he hoped the same rule
would prevail here. After short consul
tation the commissioners granted Mr.
Potter his request. therefore the news
paper reporters are compelled TO rely
upon what is told them by those who
were on the inside, for their information
of the business transacted.
The afternoon session was devoted en-
tirely 10 general talk, in which the
managers endeavored to show the board
that their reduction, made on the prices
of transporting freight in the Beloii
matter, is more than they can stand. II
was also proven conclusiveiy that the
commissioners only have control over
about 10 per cent. of the freight carried
by railroads in the state, because that Ii
the average Oftheir local 10 their through
business. and beyond their boundaries
of course. the board is pOwerless to d.
anything. Finally, after an hour o.
more of talk, Judge Humphrey inform
ed the gentlemen that they must get
down to business, make their PROPOSE
tons to the board and see what sort oil
an agreement they could arrive at. He
further notified them that the board ex-
pected very liberal concessions from the
roads, because, in order TO produce har
monIous feelings among ali partits con-
cefned. 1t would be necessary TO make a
general reduction on ali freights
handled.
The managers, it is said, seemed dis
posed to do the fair thing, and at
O'Clock they adjourned to the Copelant
hotel for the purpose of preparing thei
proposition and meeting the board agsil
at 80 to lay it before them.
EVENING SESSION.
The commission met as per adjourn
rnent at z 30, and at once began the dis
cussion of rates again. The manager
submitted propagation requesting tina
the commissioners appoint q time whel
they will meet the traffic manager
Of various roads in the state, and wit
them agree upon schedule Of rate
These traffic managers, if allows
| 10 do so, will come before the boar
with instructions from the general man
ayers OF what to do. They left the i'm
preston, however, that they expect Z
make reasonable concessions and try q
adopt a schedule of rates that will b
agreeable To all around. The geDert
opinion is that this meeting ha
amounted 20 nothing, and the Teques
now for another conference is mad
/ simply To postpone the effect Of th
Beloif decision. IL is understood tbs
the board will reject their request.
The pensfun war Ia being Hnrad nit