New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-16
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
Furnishing WESTERN ROADS FOR GIFTS

foNlSHING WESTERN ROADS FOR Cuts
| 0ioHh oF TICKETS ORDERED OFF ssIs
BY THE TRUNK LINES.
| All order was issued by Assistant Commits.
sioner Pierson yesterday which prohibits the .I y,
oAeS issued oy the trunk lines over nearly every rail-
"o VI 'Hicago ana st. Louis running to Missouri
RIVER points All secondclass tickets to Missour p,o
points by way Of Chicago are turned IN tbs w.u ~,
and second class tickets by way Of Chicago and
City to Leavenworth, Atchson, st. Josepb and ,o,.
north thereof are taken of sale, similar prohh,
Is applied against the Chicago Rock Island and pao,e
Road to Council Bluffs and Omaha An these orders ~.
every Eastern trunk line The Pennsylvania ana A..
Baltimore and Ohio roads are forbidden sell tickets 10
Council Bluffs and Omaha the Chicago Milwautoa
and ST. Paul Railroad. Where previous probb,torv o.
ders permitted the sale OF tickets over the condenoa
lines at the depots OF the trunk lines the new orders
no not make this exception. and the excan-
on removed in the OF the order issued on Octobe
IL against tickets the Chicago Burlington and
quincy and the Chicago and Alton Kansas City, and on
the st. Paul road to Omaha
The action OF Mr. Pierson IA the rcspIt NJ, tho rs,
OF the trunk lines to force the Northwestern roads run
hng west out OF Chicago desst from their practice Of
cutting through rates from the East by the payment Of
large commissions. These commissions have been an
large that In some cases NewYOrk ticketscalpers have
Sou ucKets 10 the West at 81 and IS under the schedule
rates These large allowances have enabled the outside
oroAers 10 scalp tickets to Chicago and St. Louis as well
az 70 points westward The sweepnp probibton NJ tba
sale OF secODdclass tickets ordered becase the far
western INES were cutting rates by furnishing rstclass
accommodations 70 travellers who bought secondciass
uckets Inc result OF the pool penalties II they are en-
Forced VIII be to cause travellers destined 10 Omaha
Kansas CITY, and other places the Missouri River th
hardship Of recheekng baggage Chicago and 81 Lonis
and purchasing tickets in the Last named cities for points
rrthef west as well AZ bearing tho transfer charges I'M.
Guided In the through tickets In the case of tbe rt
class tickets which removed from sale the puniiiye
effect against the Chicago lines will be felt by natural
DIVISION or business By way Of the St Louis lines which
nave not been placed under the ban. At the regular
ucketoces OF the trunk lines yesterday agents vera
cautious In making sales OF the prohibited tickets The
scapers however still seemed % be well supplied with
tickets IL remains 10 be whether OF not the trunk
les viii strictly enforce Mr. Persons orders The feel
ing among the Northwestern roads OF extreme
bitterness toward the trunk lines. At Commissioner
FINK ONCE IL thought that conference will probably
DC heId between the Eastern and Western lines I'm tho
nope OF arranging the matter by the adjustment of COM
missions. meeting OF the Joint Executive Committee
u assenger Deparmenp will be held in this city on
December H. Tor the purpose OF forming supplementary
passenger pools at new Western places.