Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-30
A BIG SCHEME.
Report That tile Northwestern and Wa.
bash Roads Joined the Western
Railway Alliance.
Tie Manner I'm Which 1t is Proposed to
Divide Up the Territory Minute
ly Explained.
All Western Roads Agree to the Com.
pact Except the Rock Island and
the Chicago and Alton.
A BIG SCHEME.

CHICAGO, December 29.-Advices have
been received here, which confirm the
report that the Northwestern and Wabash
roads have Joined the new Western Rail-
way Alliance on terms satisfactory to the
Mr.. Fiersou had another
conference this afternoon with passenger
agents OF Western roads, and a memo
randum OF cJ,arsct was submitted and dis
cussed with view to a.yo6shing the brok-
erage system in all passenger tickets.
THE PROPOSED RAILROAD COMPACT
provides that IT,. territory east of Buffalo,
Pittsburg and Wheeling, including the
New England States, shall be known as
the trunk line territory. That territory
east of the Chicago and st. Louis division
of the Chicago and Alton railroad, and
living in north Latitude on the Ohio river,
including the trunk-line territory, shall be
known as the territory of the joint
executive committee. That territory west
of the Chicago and Alton line to the Mis-
soC;c:--;; river. shall be known as the terri
tory of the Missouri river lines. The
memorandum provides that all the roads
west of Chicago and st. Louis may
ARRANGE WITH EASTERN ROADS
for interchange of passenger business on
the usual basis, provided no unlimited
tickets be sold at less than the ratal of
local rates. That tickets at rates and ria
roads where division of ticket would af-
ford profit, be sold only for continuous
trip. Second-class and emigrant tickets
are only to be honored in second-class or
forward cars. Tourist tickets may be
issued from points east of Chicago and
st. Louis under such limitations as may
be agreed upon, but no
SPECIAL TICKETS
will be sold to be used in the territory Of
the joint executive committee without the
consent OF that committee, and no round
trip tickets Will be issued without the con-
sent of the Joint executive committee. The
roads agree that they will pay no commits
sion to any person not employed by the
railroad company or its authorized ticket
agent, nor pay it to anyone who will use
any portion of their commission for the
purpose of cutting the agreed rate. No
company west of Chicago or st. Louis will
be allowed to issue passage tickets beyond
their eastern termini, or Eastern roads
BEYOND THEIR EASTERN TERhIINI.
Ii any road breaks the agreement, the
other roads may protect themselves and
each other by disseminating business rela-
tions with it to such an extent as may be
necessary to effect the object of the COM
pact. Any company may Withdraw on
ninety days notice. Pending the signing
of the agreement the Missouri river, lines
agree to discontinue paying commissions
to brokers or other than authorized railway
agents. All Western roads agree to sign the
compact with the exception OF the Rock
Island and Chicago and Alton, and they
asked to be given till next Wednesday tc
announce their decision, when another
conference will be held.
The policy OF the Chicago and Alton and
Rock Island roads, as outlined after the
conference, is that they will accept none
of the terms outlined in the memoran
dunn. They state their willingness tc
agree with Western lines as to the maxi
mum commission to be paid, but resery.
| the right to pay it to who ever thry elect
and they will enter into yc eoinpacI VIII
4 Eastern lines. Ii t.ie poncy, Is a1nSGG ..esneG
tn. Mr. Pearsons mission will he-seeheo
/ a faiiure