Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-19
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
DASHES ALONG THE TRACK AND
CROSSTIES.

The Southern Passenger Committee to
be Organized in Atlanta December g
Its Purposes, and What is COntem-
plated in the observation-disclosures
Railroad Gossip.
The general passenger agents Of all
railroad lines south of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi will meet In Atlanta
Dec. . for the purpose of organizing the
Southern passenger committee, the object
Of the organization being to make and
maintain a schedule of passenger rates,
and to provide a penalty for any violation
of the rules Of the organization.
The special committee to which was re-
ferred the matter Of gettlngup the articles
OF the association and the bylaws for the
use OF the organization has finished its
work, and will make report to the COM
mittee when it meets Dee 2.
The principal headquarters of the COM
mlttee win be located at Atlanta, and all
railroad lines south OF the Ohio and east
OF the Mississippi will be eligible to men,
bership in the association, Tho objects
of the committee are to establish, publish
and maintain suitable rates Of fare, to de-
fine the various classes Ofpassenger busi-
ness, to make rules for the conduct there
OF, and tQ secure the proper observance
and execution of all agreements, rules
and regulations entered upon by and be-
tween its members.
The bylaws of the committee provide
for the publication of the rates of fare
agreed upon by the committee from all
competitive points, and ticket sellers of
the companies that are members of the as
ISOLATION will be required to maintain the
rates as published by the committee, re-
CARELESS OF competition, and to report to
their respective general passenger agents
Immediately any case Of rate cutting
which may come to their knowledge. A
tue Of $50 shall be imposed for each and
every otiense. All tickets purchased TO
test rates shall be redeemed by the COM
pany issuing them at full tariff rates. No
secOnd-class tickets shall be used, except
such as are specially authorized in the
published rate sheets, and no holder Of
second-class ticket will be admitted to
first-class coaches or sleeping cars or eX-
press trains, except to the front or smOk-
ing car of the train. Theatrical rates are
fixed at twO-tnirds the lowest frst-class
unlimited rates, and only bona fide men,
bers OF the profession will be allowed this
rate.
All excursion business OF a purely local,
DOn-cOmpetitive character may be ar
ranged without reference to the commit
tee, provided, however, that all picnics
and excursion business from distribute
ing centres, whether going to competitive
points or not, shall be regarded rs COM
petttive business, and the rates for the
same shall be provided by agreement be-
tween the parties interested in similar
business at such distributing points.
For conventions of delegates held in tine
territory Of tine committee, at which the
total number of persons travelling by rail
to the meetings shall be not less than
twenty -tiVe, the chairman is instructed to
authorize the return by the route
| traversed in going to the meetings of all
delegates to starting point, at One-third of
the lowest unlimited fare upon the COM
mittee's certificate, and return tickets
shall not be good for more than two days
after the adjournment of the meeting. No
| commission or compensation of any kind
| shall In any manner be paid to any per-
son for the sale of tickets by these lines
except he be a regularly appointed agent
of a railroad company, for whose action
such railroad company is responsible.