The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-11

their control found guilty of violation of any
provision OF this agreement In the event that
any officer. agent or elnpl0ye OF any company,
the president OF which Is a member of this
soclation. or OF any line or other association OF
such companies, Is convicted OF having violated
the rules or reduced the established rates, then
the facts connected Herewith, together with the
conclusion reached, shall be certified by the
executive board TO the president of the company
concerned; and in case the executive board shall
recommend the removal of the offending officer
or agent, be shall be dismissed from the service
or said company and shall not be engaged or en-
pl0yed by any member of the association. except
upon the approval, in writing, of the executive
board.
The board of managers shall determine the
territory to be covered by this agreement. and the
association shall, on matters which particularly
arise in any given territory, be divided into sec
tons by the board OF managers, and for the con-
siderati0n OF subjects solely concerning such
groups separate meetings may be held.
The agent at each forwarding station shall
promptly send To the association legible copies
OF the way-bills of all traffic subject to the as
soe 1 showing way-bill number cohsigno nor
description OF articles, the rates and the amount
of charges to be collected thereon.
Statements shall be issued weekly showing the
movement by classes and by lines, of all passen-
gers and tonnage subject to the association, such
statements to be by territorial sections and to be
furnished to the members interested therein, the
intention being, that by obtaining accurate in
formation, the suspicion which attach to and the
reprisals which follow evidence of what is done
may he avoided.
In order to attest the sincerity of members and
to create a fund from which fines, If assessed,
can be only collected, each member shall deposit
and keep good in a bank to be named by the man
ayers, to the credit and subject to. the draft OF
the executive board, not less than 81 900 in any
case nor more than s., 900 as may be agreed or
as the executive board shall determine.
The agreement of the presidents, adopted
Jan. L, is also made part of the new agree
ment. 1t defines the various OffenSeS ana
how to seek redress before arbitration may
become necessary. The clause relating to
arbitration reads:
In case the managers fail to agree upon any
question arising under this agreement that shall
be brought before the association, it shall be re-
ferred To an executive board, consisting OF three
experienced men. The members of such board
shall, on the organization of the association, be
elected by unanimous vote, but they, or either of
them, may be removed by twO-thirds vote of
the members. The board shall determine all
questions. hear and decide all cases of COM
plant and prescribe the time upon which such
hearing shall be had, with the view of preventing
all unnecessary delay, after which decision shall
shall be final.
The remainder of the agreement treats of
the duties of the executive board, how the
expenses are to be met and the date of
meetings. The agreement is to continue in
force absolutely for sixty days from its
date, subject TO thirty days notice there
after of the desire of any party to with
draw from or amend it, and i'll case any such
executive board is to call the presidents
together to consider the matter.
Charles Francis Adams on behalf of the
committee, said that the interstate COM
missiOners had expressed themselves as sat
listed with the agreement, and had suggest
ed but few alterations. The report of the
committee was upimOusly accepted by the
presidents and after the adoption of sever
al resolutions approving the plan and
recommending it to the various lines, the
meeting adjourned. Before it closed, how
ever, Mr.. Depew introduced the following,
which received the approval of all, except
ing Mr.. Cable, who objected to voting on it
until his competitors could be heard from:
Resolved, That the payment of any sum of
money by railroad company to the officers or
agents of another raj lway, either in the form of
salary or commission, to influence passenger
business being subversive of discipline and q
breach of commercial prosperity is hereby dis
approx ed.
Resolved, That the payment to persons, not
exclusively ia railway service, of commissions
for the sale of tickets fosters discrimination and
Is, therefore, disapprOyed.