New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-08
WAR ON CONFESSIONS !.


LISES-eoME SIGNIFICANT Wlhp8
PROM Ex-tuDGE' COOLEY.
me yuint Executfys COMMITTEES Of the runk lines
and The Central Traffic Association completed its
iabors yesterday and adjourned The osoiatfons
finally adopted pledge al the roads rcpreented noe
to pay, share or elbow the whole OF any pft Of any
form OF commission, part salary, sdecuts or other
consideration IN connection with the sale ,f tickets
OF the issue OF other companies. permit y tickets
TO be sold at any point on commissioni md each
company hero represented WIN prohibit . agsnfs
from receiving commissions from other caapAnicsa
1t is provided also that In case any cnnccsing
roads, after having been informed Of tb acaon
OF the committees shall refuse fail to cofoFm 20
Il, sprompt action shall be taken under ~ trunk
line contract and the organization Of tho jpt CONF
mittce; and ALSO before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Il in the Judgment Of the chfrman o.
the Joint committee such course seems 70 MN
necessary and deslrable.s
The resolutions take eject on April i, butthey 40
not abrogate any existing agreements regaring the
abolition of commissions. A final resolutin says;
HThat all the agreements regarding thb abo5sb
bf commissions on FIRST and second class baspdss be
also made to apply TO foreign Immigrant ,tsiho IS
Yell provided that this shah not be construction pro
hbit the payment Of the uniform commercial advance
TO steamship companies snd lines upon prepaid
and European orders not exceeding 10 per ont or
81, for each whole tichst as may BE- agreed non By
the Atlantic seaboard roads, iass b
Another important resolution provides: Int the
chairman be requested to forward to tho Interstate
Commerce Commission copies Of the rcsoInfonsf thc
Trunk Line Executive Committee and Joint Committee
ON the payment Of commissions, together win the
circular Of Western roads euthorzng the paypBnt OF
commissions and express 90 tho Interstate ccusrce
Commission thh earnest desire OF the raCroad com
panies represented In tho Joint Commitsee thH the
payment OF commissions DO prohibited, and fhH tho
commission take carly action ON the question:
An tho resolutions were adopted Unanimously By
roIl-ean All the trunk limos and nearly AL the Cen
trail Traffic Association roads were represented, The
following warning letter. dated February 81, from
Chairman Thomas d. Cooley Of the Federal Commit
sion to George H Daniels, chairman Of the passengG
department Of the Central Traffic Association, was
made public yesterday: @
understand that the rsilfead companies 81 Chlessp
beginning 10 pay commissions sgain. have only IA
say on ths subject at this time that II that eourse
adopted and persisted In, it VIII be necessary that %
taken up ct public hearing In Chicago In which the
question b, be presented win Do Of the reduction Of No
passenger tariffs Of all the roads paying commissions 70
the extent Of the commissions they found 70 be paying
win very well for the managers Of these reads
der what the inevitable eject Of scch investigation
be With WHIT they contend against legislation
Tor the reduction Of their when tsy themselves
reducing them In this indirect way, and in way too
that results much greater reduction Of their
than the actual amount paid out fos commissions would
indicate Is moro than can understood At any ras
desre that Trey should keep clearly before them IN what
they DO now consequences that mny speedily be upon
them II they want 10 resusoitAte the business Of tho
Ssapors with all It's rsscaes and with all its iosees
thcmslves they can course, H. bat they shoud be
prepared 10 take the consequences shss follow from
unfrsndy legislation. wen from the scon Of etAes
public authorities. tt-