The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-11-12


Ter shs colteeI Of Railroad Business.
NEW YoKK, Nov. 6. The Times this
morning has full details Of the proposed
contract Of the new Trunk Line plan.
The plan contemplates practically cen
tral which shall have coatrol Of the ad-
ministEgtion of railroad business
throughout the United States, provision
being made in committees 70 be formed
with power to enforce their DEGREES for
q representation Of the the eight trunk
lines. The presidents viii constitute 3
committee, with authority to select
an arbitrator and commissioner.
This committee will settle /
broad questions of policy, |
the details being left to other commits |
s1ons. Inc commissioner who will be |
chairman OF the presidents commission |
viii have the naming of The trunk lire
commission, consisting of vice presi- |
dents. This JOINT executive commits
sion Will appoint freight and passenger
commission which will be made up OF
traffic managers and freight and passen.
ger agents. A commissioner from the
sub commissions will select 3 chairman
and to these will be given author
ltY to act as commissioners, one for
freight business and second for passenger
traffic. No one will be appointed to the
position either passenger or freight COM
missioner who has not full authority
in his own company over the depart
ment which he represents in the COM
mission, prompt action "a provided for
on any subject that may be brought TO
the the commissioners. Commissioners
Fink will probably be selected as arbi-
traitor and chairman of the passenger
and freight commissioners, and will
| also probably as arbltrators be-
| side acting 6s chairman OF their
respective committees. Whenevtr 6
breach OF contract for strict mainten-
ance is made. the committee OF the de-
partment affected will be convened al
once. Should the representatives OF any
/ company be absent, the chairman may
act IN his place and whatever action is
taken shall remain in force until such
company shall be present by its author
lzed representative. The arbitra
tors selected shall devote all their
time to the work of the commits.
sion and in case of disagreement
on the part of their respective commit
tees, they are authorized upon an agree
statement of facts TO arbitrate at once,
their decision remaining sn force until
q reversal by the higher committee.
The executive committee will therefore
have no cause for action, except on such
matters as may be outside of the CUES
ton of tariffs and division OF
traffic except ubon appeals from
action of freight or passenger COM
mittees, and the presidents COMMITTEES
will not have any special business ex-
cept over such questions as the eXecu
uYe committee fail to agree upon and
the action of subordinate arbitrators il
appealed from all this; provides for car
rying matters up to the highest author
itY by the arbitrator himself, but the &C
tloD of the majority is to stand IN every
case until revised by higher suthori-
ty. Each of the trunk lines Ii
made responsible for the acts of its
western connection, the New York
Central being held for whatever in.
fringement of contract may be traced Il
the Lake Shore, Michigan Central, Can
ada Southern, or Nickel Plate s. Penn
, sylvanla for Fort Wayne, the Chicago
st. Louis 81 Pittsburg, and PIttsburg
Cincinnati & st. Louis and 30 on; al
, roads connecting with trunk lines anC
their controlled roads are classed a
affiliated roads and are en-
titled to representation on
joint committee which is made u
of representatives OF these roads and o
, members of the trunk line executive
authority over the classification O
goods, the fixing of through rates enC
, will appoint special committees OF
certain classes of goods, such as cotton
tobacco or any through freigb
} which Is carried over long; he Fecites {
number of lines in case of failure of tn,
. joint commissioners to agree upon AM
r question the appeal shall be to the exec
utive committee, thus placing connect
, ing lines TO whom the cutting is usually
traced entirely at the mercy of trunl
f lines. The contract was drawn up b
> Commissioner Fink. and frequent refer
, ence is made all through it that 1t is &
be observed in spirit as we'll as in letter
{ The primary object being to proYid
for uniform aud regulated rates on tn
, business passing over trunk line
and affiliated roads. Rebates of an,
? kind, term contracts, special rate agree
} meats for given amount of freight ant
/ all subterfuges by which the spirit @
union may be united are forbidden ant
the transfer of cars for the use o
through bills of lading or making o
through rates with any roa'
the trunk line agreement ar
also prohibited. The business to b
4 governed by the contract Is first: TIL,
east bound dead freight aud live stool
, coming from or beyond the western
terminus of trunk lines; second, west
bound freight from seaboard cities d
western terminus trunk lines; third
competitive passenger trsffic of first ant
second-clsss and emigrant traffic. Eacl
party 10 this contract is to deposit
stated sum with the commissioner, from
which shall be deducted such fines as b.
may impose for violation of the agree
ment.