New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-06
MANY THINGS TO BE DECIDED.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION BY RAILROAD MA

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION BY RAILROAD MAN.
AYERS IN CHICAGO.
Chicago Jan. 5 CspeciaD.-The monthly meeting OF
the Freight Committee Of tho Central franc hsso-
citation Will be held in Chicago, January D. 1881 In"
subjects for consideration are these report oi oo
mittee upon requiring from connections tariffs cover
ing poperty passing over different lines; report OF
committee on making rate on ties per lou POUNDS ;
report Of Chicago committee on percentages 10 %
allowed Western roads taking less than ITO per cent
NJ Chicago rates repo OF committee on through rates
between Middle and Western State points and points
in the territory OF the Texas Traffic Associauoh pro-
posed new transcontnental tariffs ana read1ustmont
of delivery of property on straight con-
signment without the bill Of ladng; rates on pig
iron rates on dressed poultry; rates on dressed hogs
in common cars between points in the Central Trafc
Association territory; weighing and stenciling OF
freight cars rates btuminous rock from KENTUCKY
divisions OF rates.
Tho Messenger department will meet the Same day
Among the most important subjects that VIII be con-
sidered are these: Report Of committee on ABOLITION
of tourist tickets: report of committee on mileage
tickets passenger traffic from tho Pacific Coast
destined to points In and through tho territory or
this association investigation OF cases OF tecutting
presented at the last meeting; such action AZ may
be deemed necessary TO perfect the system OF the
quarterly issue of joint rate sheets a NUMBER OF
requests for reduced fares will be presented TO the
meeting including rates for the leo CaIniVG al d.
Paul, exposition at Paris, etc.
Vice Cairman Daniels In his call for the meeting
saws that the recent investigation and statement by
members OF the interstate Commerce Commission re,
gardng manipulation of mileage tickets and so-caliea
excursion tickets by ticket scapers and others render
IL essential that the association shall take pronlpt
and effective means to prevent In future either VI
these practices.
REORGANIzING WESTERN ASSOCIATIONS.
Chicago Jan. 5.-The General Managers committee
of five on reorganization of Western Associations net
last evening to consider propositions for bringing all
the associations, freight and passenger ana Hcisn'
and inspection bureau under substantially the same
rules and have them governed by similar PROVISIONS
The proposition Is to have only three associatiohs
western Freight. Passenger and "o'Oo' ~, ~,
Weighing Inspection, which Shall be cohuohou W
executive committees and ono general Chairman VINO
Is to be a president or general manager Oh ohe VI ~
roads in interest and Is to get no salary Thofo ato
, bo M ssaried chairmen of the associations as ~
present but instead there is to be appointed eeo
Rotary or manager Of each association VINO snail nov
charge of the Office work, under the dreoUon VI nc
general chairman and the executive committees A.
the plan goes through, It Is thought proosoe 'ns'
President Marvin Hughitt, Of tho Chicago ana MOTIF
wss,srn will be elected general chairman ny mo
adoption Of the above PLAN II Is proposod sroaay cur
ta csnenscs and to avoid conflict of authority De-
tween the officials In charge OF the asSoc'auoh''
HOW BOSTON WAS SWINDLED ThSEE if'T>r'' n"O
Boston, Jan. Especial. exposure oil ''' h,0'-
trtc sugar swindle is reminder OF the way III "h'on
sbap rogue succeeded about three years ago In s"lho
No. oored,rg Roston,ans out Of about $4,000. The
,o,ov nrctended that he had discovered the method
nv which refined sugar could be made cheapy out OF
s,,rch or some similar substance. He was unoom-
mun,cative as to how he extracted tho saccnarihe
matter from foreign substances, but there were not
lacking moncyed men who believed in HIS scheme lie
atted up factory and put in some MISUNDERSTANDING
machinery The starch, or whatever he proposed 10
make sugar from, poured into big tunnel inc
machinery was set In motion, and out poured renheo
formulated sugar from another orfhce IL Is needless
that tho machinery had previously been
= s.,,ef He never refined ounce OF sugar ana
t,er securing all the money no could out OF his VIC
| tins, he fed to Canada.