The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-07
Tue TRUNK LINES.
THE CONTROL OF TIE BUSINESS

TIE CONTROL OF TIE BUSHES
To be Placed Under the Management of
Central BoIy-Tho Details of the scheme
PropOsed-conuseiinE Road, to be
Held Responsible f,r Breaks.
NKw YoRk, Nov. 6-The Time, thi
morning, has the full details OF the pre-
posed contract OF the new Trunk line plar
The plan contemplates practically a cen
trail body which shall have control Of tn
administration OF the railway bushes
throughout the United States, provision
being made in the committees tobs tormet
with power to enforce their DEGREES 70
representative Of each Of the eigh
trunk lines. The presidents viii
constitute committee with authority Il
select an arbitrator aud commissioner
This committee will settle only broaC
questions OF policy, the details being lei
to other committees. The commissions
who will be Chairman OF the presidentS
committee will have the naming OF tbs
trunk line executive committee, which
will consist OF the vice presidents. Thii
Joint executive committee will appoint {
freight and passenger committee, whict
will be made up OF the traffic managers Of
general freight and passenger agents.
THE cuAIRNAS's POWER.
The commissioners from these sub
committees will select a chairman, and tc
these will bs given the authority to act as
commissioners, one for freight business
and second for passenger traffic. Nc
one will be appointed to a position on
either the passenger or freight committee
who has not full authority in his own
company over the department which he
represents in the committee. Prompt
action is proYi led for on any subject that
may be brought to the attention ot the
committee.
Commissioner Fink will probably be
selected as arbitrator and the Chairmen OF
the passenger and freight pools will prob.
ably also act as arbitrators, besides acting
as chairmen Of their respective committees.
Wherever any complaints of breach OF
contract for strict maintenance OF rates
is made the committee OF the department
affected will be convened at once. Should
the representatives OF any company be
absent the chairman may act in his place,
and whatever action Ia taken shall remlin
in force until such company shall be pres
ent by its authorized agent.
THE ARBtrRAToRs.
The arbitrators selected shall devote all
OF their tins to the work Of the Commts-
sion, and in case Of disagreement on the
part of their respective committees they
are authorized upon an agreed statement
Of facts to arbitrRte at once, their decision
remaining IN force until reversal by a
higher committee. The Executive Com.
mittee will therefore have no cause for
action except on such matters as may he
outside The question Of tariffs
and division OF traffic except
upon appeals from the action
OF the freight or passenger committees,
and the presidents committee will not
have anyspecial business except over such
questions as the Executive Committee fail
to agree upon and the action OF the subor-
dinate arbitrators is appealed from. All
this provides for carrying matters up to
the highest authority, the arbitrator him
self, but the action OF the majority Is 10
stand in every clse until reversed by the
higher authority.
RESPONSIBILITY OF TRUNK LINES.
Each Of the trunk lines is made re-
sponsible for the acts OF its Western con-
nections, the New York Central being
held for acknowledgement OF the con-
tract may be traced to the Lake Shore,
the Canada Southern or the Nickel Plate,
and the Pennsylvania for the Fort Wayne,
the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh, and
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati ( St. Louis,
and oil roads connecting with the trunk
lines and their controlled roads ara
claSssd IS affiliated roads and are entitled
to a representative in the i'int
COMMITTEES, which is made up Of repre-.
sentatives OF these roads and of the mem
bers OF the Trunk Line Executive Com.
mittee. This Committee will have au.
thority over the classification OF goods,
the fixing OF through rates and will
appoint a special committee on certain
classes of goods, such as cotton and tobac.
co or any through freight which is carried
over long routes and q number Of lines.
In case Of failure OF the joint committee
TO agree upon any question the appeals
shall be to the Executive Committee,
thus placing the connecting lines to whom
cutting is usually traced, entirely at the
mercy OF the trunk lines.