The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-25
RAILROAD RACKET.
TEXAS TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION.
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Houston, Oct. 81 Editor HERALD
The following circular from the gen.
eral passenger end ticket agent of the
Sunse. roate bears the ear-marks OF
SECOND thoughts" for although it is
dated September Is, (nearly six weeks
agcl it has only been out, in fact, for
the past five or six days. The ticket
agents in the East have been heard
rom, and the Sunset passenger de-
paatment are ready to admit that those
agents can and do control large per-
centage Of the business coming west,
therefore tho circular ia issued. 1t
reads AZ follows:
Southern Pacific Company, Atlantic Sys-
tenn, General Passenger and Ticket De.
periment, New Orleans, La, Sept. 10,
lSS5-To Ticket Agents Conlt citing Lines:
would respectfully call attention to
Q resolution passed by the Texas
Traffic association on above date,
which association is composed of the
GLOWING lines, viz: Gulf, Co..
orad0 Il Santa Fe, Hous-
ton Il Texas Central, Missouri,
Pacific, Texas Central, Texas S Pa
cific, Texas ~ st. Louis, and Southern
Pacific companies, which roads AZ
follows:
"Articls ", Election 4 No commits
sion for the ealeof ticketo shall DO paid
BY any OK the parties hereto on BUSH
ness covered by this agreement"
This restricts the above lines from
paving commissions on buainess for
Texas points, but will not restrict
this limo from paying the usual COM
mission to points In the following
territory, viz: Mexico, Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona and California
TRUST you will favor us AS hereto
fore and will DO very thankful for any
business you can throw in our way TO
Texas points or territory described
above. Thanking you for past, and
trusting for continuance OF fayors
shown this line, am,
Very truly yours,
Z. w. PIERCE, JR.,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
1t will occur 10 tho reader that IL tho
paying OF commissions Is so great an
evil az has b9en claimed. that the ."Sua-
SETH very Inconsistent IN putting out q
bid Of this kind to points beyond, but
ignoring Texas. Again il looks TO us
as though Immigration is invited to 20
beyond Texas TO settle by this circular.
or what amounla 10 tho same thing,
the agents will be paid 10 send IL be-
yOnd Texas, but not to aend 1t 10
Texas. "Vhe usual comaisslons viii
be paid to Mexico, Colorado, etc." ard
by u line running right through Texas,
To sum UP tho whole thing, it ap-
pears To Us That tho circular is an after
Thought, after tbs Traffic association
was formed aud after the Sunset had
learned lrom experience that they
were losing their through business to
Mexico and California points, and
proves conoldsively to our mind that
the association il going u have much
to contend With in Keeping this com
mission plank IN their agreement
without losing u great deal CT
business. We believe the association,
barring the commission attachment,
agood thing for Texas and for the
railroahs u the state, W 10 Will b tho
means OF keeping uniform rates, de.
creasiDE expenses and acclmulatlng a
revenue for the stockholders. But to
loso the passenger business which ~
now passing through tho State for
points further west, saying nothing
about the immigration To Texas, which
must OF necessity suffer, it must be
that the lossos Will moro than balance
the gains.
We think il would DO very desirable
TODD sway with ticket commissions,
but we think the present steps taken
by the Texas association, can only ro-
suit IN failure, aud so believing, would
advise that the limos here dOier any
action until such time as all tho lines
in the country can SEQ alike, and al
E agree to do away with IL, II tho
commission is such great
evil az we have boon
told II WAC, (and we don't
question it) surely way CON be found
70 get all the lines To agree 70 abolish
tho system, but in the present pecu-
nious condition OF our home roads,
and tho spars0ly settled, large tori.
tory VIC havo in Texas, We think that
the time has not come for Texas and
Texas roads TO try 30 inaugurate any
reforms by themsel YES that give only
promise Of ending IN disaster TO ali
concerned. Yours truly,
EX-0FFICIAL.