New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
ROCK ISLAND SELLING IT'S OWN TICKETS.
AT the Commissioners Office Yesterday the

At the Commissioners Office yesterday the
81 ltcment was still cung to that n substantial settlement
had been reached of the controversy between the trunk
lines and the railroads in regard TO the commission
question II was said that the circular letter OF Oecem-
br 10 embraccd the substance of what the trunk lines
desired in matter Of controlling passenger rates NO
orders however have yet been issued for the restoration
Of the sale OF the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and
the Chicago and Alton tickets for the restoration or
schedule rate to the North est At the Rock Islands
general eastern agency Oce, No 257 Broadway, no adj
vices of peace or truce had been received from the
West In addition the West shore issue, the issue OF
the Delaware Lackawauna and Western Railroad was
placed sale. General Agent Farnsworth said that he
had received instructions to go and COM
plcte the arrangements for the independent repre-
sentatiOn Of the Rock Island at the East 81 do not
hesitate say" he added, tha don't believe there Is
any basis reports OF agreement and in fact the
indications point the contrary"
Talking on the situation railroad officer said: "Let
the trunk lines strike the root OF the commission evil
by stopping payment Of commissions Themselves
That Is where disturbance rates originates but the
Western roads are made the scapegoats You cannot
have stable rates long the trunk lines deal with
this question In an insincere way shutting their eyes TO
what is going among themselves and holding club
over the Western lines for protecting Themselves tell
you the scapng interest to-day IL stronger than 1t ever
TO defeat any effort to abolish or control cOhhs
siOns."
Henry MOnett, general passenger agent OF tne west
Shore defines its position with reference TO the trouble
between the trunk line pool and the lines west or
Chicago thus "This company selngweseTn cketsand'
until the present complications between the JOINT EKecu
tive Committee and the Chicago lines settled, desires
to pursue the mehOnored practice OF giving TO all lines
west of Chicago the benefit OF Uniform rates, adhHfln 10
the lowest rates announced by the Joint Executive Com
mtee in connection with particular lines The company
has just entered the field for through trif1c, Is not
cutting rates, but simply applying to an
roads alike the lowest figures adopted by the Trunk Line
Commissioners The company is not In the slightest de-
responsible for the existing trouble ana deelheS & 70
djspos Ia do business with, and in fact are aready
sending considerable traffic over the west shore to New
York ana TO Ncyyln Gland points by OF suspension
Bridge and by way OF Buffalo IL is unfortunate that tho
policy thus outlined ntcrcres with the present efprt on
the iart of the Joint Executive Committee 10 discipline
certain lines west o Chicago West Shore Is now
through line good connections and must necessarily
project It's interest by maintaining friendly business -
atous with all Western lines regardless OF the effect such
action may haVo in tde contention between the trunk
lines cast and 1 Chicago"