The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-30
The Northwestern and Wabash
Roads Fall Into Line.
Sullivan, the Slugger, and Some OF
His Mean Manners.
AccOont of the Killed and Wounded
at SOntay.
Hanlan Backs Water" and Asks to
Be Released.
Railroad Racket.

Chicago, 29.-Advices have been
received here which confirm the re-
port that the Northwestern and
Wabash roads have joined the new
western railway alliance on terms
satisfactory to Off cials of both roads.
Commissioner Pearson had an
other conference this afternoon
with passenger agents of western
roads. and memorandum of con-
tract was submitted and discussed
with the view to abOlishing the
brokerage system in railway pas
senger tickets. The proposed CONS
pact provides that the territory east
of Buffalo, Pittsburg and Wheeling,
and including New England rtates,
shall be known as trunk line terri-
tory; that east of Chicago and st.
Louis, the division of Chicago, and
that lying north of the latitude OF
the Ohio river, including trunk line
territory, to be known as the terri
tory of the joint executive COM
that territory west of the
Chicago and Albion road to the
Missouri river, to be known as the
territory of Missouri river lines.
The memorandum provides that all
roads west of Chicago and st. Louis
NAV arrange with an eastern
road for the exchange of passen8 er
business on the usual terms, pro-
yided no unlimited through ticket
is sold at less than the total of
ocal rates that tickets ct rates and
via routes where the division of the
ticket would afford a profit, be cold
)nly for a continuous trip; second,
class and emigrant tickets only to
De hOnored in secOnd-c class or for
ward cars; tourists tickets may be !
ssued from points east of Chicago !
md st. Louis, under such limita-
ions as may be agreed upon, but .,
10 special fare tickets shall be sold |
10 be used in the territory of the
ONT executive committee without |
he consent of that committee, and
10 round trip tickets will be issued |
Without the consent of the joint ex-
cutive committee. The roads agree |
hat they will paw no commissions !
O any person not employed by |
abroad company as it's authorized |
icket agent. or pay it to any one
Who will use any portion OF the |
commission for the purpose of cut
ing the agreed rate. No company
vest of Chicago or st. Louis will be
lIowed to issue passage tickets be-
ond their eastern terminus, or east-
IN roads beyond their western ter
minus. If any road breaks the
greement the other roads will pro-
ect themselves by discontinue
ng business relations with it
0 such extent as may be necessary
o effect the object of the compact.
my company may withdraw Oh
inety days notice. Pending the
igning of the agreement the Mis-
Ouri river lines agree to discontinue
aging commissions to brokers or
Their than authorized railway
gents. All the western roads
greed to sign the compact with the
xceptio n of the Rock island and
hicagO s. Alton, and they asked to
e given till Wednesday next to an
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difference viii be held.
Omaho, Neb.. 29.-Negotiations
II a railway alliance, offensive and
were concluded this af-
,rnoon between the managers of
i the roads that have been in the
Inference for the last two days. J
his includes the Union Pacific, !
Tabash, Missouri Pacific. Rock !
,land, Milwaukee & st. Paul and !,
le Chicago & Northwestern roads. :
he details of the compact are not
ade public, but 1t is understood
Re representatives Of all these roads
1und themselves to share the
sses any one may sustain in rate
ar. The conference adjourned to ,
eet in Chicago on Monday, and c
le managers left for Chicago at 6 9
clock this evening by special ,
ain.