The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-01

The general passenger agents, at their meeting
held at the Bates House yesterday, on the call of
Owen Rice and others, made an excellent begin
ing, and it really looks as if there DISPOSE
ton to restore and then maintain rates. The
following lines were represented: Baltimore g.
Ohio railroad, by G. K. Lord, general passenger
agent; Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St Louis g.
Chicago railroad by John Egan, G.. P. & T. A.;
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad, by
Samuel Stevenson, general ticket agent Cinc1n-
natl, Wabash & Michigan railroad, by Owen
Rice general ticket agent; Cincinnati, Wabash
81 Baltimore railroad, by Thomas P. Barry, gen.
eral passenger and ticket agent; Cleveland, Co.
lumbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis and Indianap-
oils e. st. Louis, by A. J. Smith, general passen-
ger agent Cleveland & Marietta railroad, by j.
G. Webb, assistant general passenger agent;
Cleveland, Mt Vernon g. Delaware, by
=, c. james. assistant general passenger agent;
Columbus & Cincinnati Midland railway, by w.
Bloomington 81 Western railroad by Ell. M.
Bronson general ticket agent; Louisville 81
Nashville railroad, by c. p. Atmore, general
passenger agent; New York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio railroad, by A E. Clark, general passenger
and ticket agent; Ohio & Mississippi railroad
by w. B. Shattuc, general passenger agent;
Pennsylvania lines, west of Piltsburg, by E. A
Ford, general passenger agent; Wheeling q Lake
Erie railroad by j. M. Hall, general passenger
and ticket agent. kilograms and letters assent
ing to the reasonable conclusions of the meeting
was presented, viz: L. S. & M. S. railroad, by
w. p. johnson, general passenger agent; W.,
st. L. g. P. railroad by F. Chandler, general
passenger agent; L. E. & w. railroad, by G. w.
Smith, general passenger and ticket agent, and
others. Mr.. Owen Rice was selected as chair
man, and W. H. King as secretary of the meeting.
After informal discussion concerning the best
means of arriving at the restoration and main
tenance Of full tariff rates it was resolved that
the chair appoint committee of three or more
to outline territory to be controlled by CEN
trail association, and submit an agreement to re-
store rates to tariff in such territory and the
penalty to be applied for violation of the same
The chair appointed Messrs. Ford, Atmore, Lord,
A. j. Smith and Shattuc, such committee.
On motion of Messrs. Lord and Ford it was re-
solved that west-bound rates, and rates between
interior points, in all directions be restored, to
full regular tariff, on April 5. 1885, in the terri
tory west of the trunk-line termin. And, fur
Their, on motion of Messrs. Stevenson and
Lord, it was unanimously resolved that it is
the sense of this meeting that representatives of
lines here present will restore rates on April 5,
irrespective Of the action of any competitor not
present On motion of MeSsrs Ford and Smith,
it was resolved that the committee on organiza-
ton of a central association, appointed at this
meeting, be instructed to report at an adjourned
meeting to be held at the Southern Hotel, st.
Louis on Thursday, April 8, 1885, at 10 o'clock
a. M, anu also tlaI inc raIe meeting or tno
Western Association, called for Chicago, Tues
day, April Z, 1885, is hereby called for the South
ern Hotel, St Louis April Z, 1885, at 10 A. M.
On motion of Messrs. Ford and Lord, it was re-
Southern Hotel st. Louis on Thursday, April
8, 1885, at 10 A. NJ, and that the chairman and
secretary shalli Immediately mail call for 0said
meeting, embracing it's objects, to representa-
tives of all dimes interested, urging them to at
tend, prepared to remain two or three days, if
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sired by ala restoration and maintenance of
tariff rates on passenger traffic.