Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-30
Passenger AGENTS Conference.

CHICAGO, Dec. .9.-Commissioner Pierson
had another conference this afternoon with the
passenger agents of the western roads aud q
memorandum of the compact was submitted
and discussed with q view to abolishing the brok-
erage system II railroad passenger tickets. The
proposed compact provides thai the territory
east of Buffalo, Plttsburg and Wheeling, incud-
ing the New England states shall be known as
trunk line territory. That the territory east of
Chicago and the st. Louis division of the Chi
cago and Alton road and lying forth CT the lati-
tude of the Ohio river, Including
the trunk lire territory shall
be known as the territory of Joint
executive committee, and that territory west OF
he chicago Alton road to the Missouri river
shall be known as the territory of the Missouri
river lines. The memorandum provides that all
roads west of the Chicago y st. Louis may az
range with the eastern roads for ar exchange of
passenger business on the usual terms, provided
no uni mited through ticket is sold at
less than the total of the local rates, aud
That tlckes at rates and via routes where
the division of the ticket would afford a profit,
he sold only for continuous trip Second
class and emlgranJ tickets shall only be hon
ored on second class forward cars. Tourist
tickets may be issued from points east of Chics-
go and st. Louis under such limitations as may
be agreed upon, but no special fare tickets to
be sold to be used In the territory of the Joint
executive committee without the consent of that
committee, and no round trip tickets to be is
sued without the consent of the joint execu-
tive committee. The roads agree that
they will pay no commission to any
persons not employed by the railroad company
as Its authorized ticket agent, nor pay it to any
one who Will use any portion of the commission
Tor the purpose of cutting the agreed rate. No
company west of Chicago or st. Louis to be al
lowed to issue passage tickets beyond this east
ern termlnl, or eastern roads beyond their
western termipi. If any road breaks the agree
ment, other roads shall protect themselves and
each other by disseminating business relations
with 1t to such an extent as may be necessary to
effect the object of the compact. ANY company
may withdraw on ninety days notice. Pend
ing the signing of the agreement the Missouri
river lines agree to discontinue paying COMMITS
sions to brokers other than authorized rail-
road agents. ALI the western roads agree to
sign the compact with the exception of the Rock
Island and the Chicago & Alton, and they asked
to be given until next Wednesday to announce
their decision, when another conference will be
held. The policy of the Chicago L Alton
and Rock Islands roads as outlined after con-
ference is that they will accept none of the
terms outlined in the memorandum They
state their willingness to agree with the other
western lines as to maximum commission to
be paid, but reserving the right to pay it to
whom they elect, and they Will enter no com
pact with the eastern lines. If this policy is
adhered to, Mr.. Persons mission will be deem
ed faiIure