Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-08
COMMISSIONS PROHIBITED.
The Trunk line Joint Committee Condemns
Their Payments.

New YORK, March THE meeting oil
the Joint committee which convened at
the Office of the Trunk Line association at
Bi6 Broadway Wednesday completed its
labors today. The result is covered in the
following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, 1t has been disclosed that the
payment OF commissions in the territory
of the joint committee upon first and
second class passenger traffic continues to
exist by direct payment or by partlclpa-
ton IN such payments, and
Whereas, Such payments are in viola
ton of recent agreements of trunk lines
and the joint committee and it is neces-
sary for the protection of revenue and to
prevent violations of law that they shall
cease and be hereafter permanently pro-
hibited and prevented, therefore lie it
Resolved, That each and every railroad
company here represented pledges itself
it will not pay a share or allow the
whole or any part of any form of
commissions, part salary, side
rut or other consideration in
connection with the sale of tickets of issue
of other companies, nor permit It's tickets
TO be sold at any point on commission, and
f,ch company here represented will pro-
hibit its agents from receiving commits
sions from other companies.
Resolved, That the railroad companies
represented further authorize the chair
man and vice chairman of the joint COM
mittee TO give notice of this action regard
ing commissions to managing officers and
general passenger agents OF all lines with
which these companies desire to continue
through ticket arrangements, requesting
them to refrain from payment of commits
sions TO agents of these companies
or to any other persons in
the territory traversed by these
lines and to refrain from the payment of
commissions anywhere upon tickets reads
ing over these lines or any part thereof.
Resolved, That if any railroad company
SO advised shall fail or decline to conform
to such notice upon date to be fixed by
the chairman and vice chairman of the
joint committee, prompt action shall be
taken in such cases under the trunk line
contract and organization of the joint COM
committee and also before the interstate
commerce commission, if, in the judgment
of the chairman of the joint committed
such d course seems to be necessary and
desirable.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be in effect April /, proX-
!mo, it being understood that
nothing herein shall be construed To
abrogate existing agreements regarding
Establishments of commissions prior 10 that
date.
Resolved, That all agreements regard
Ing the abolishing of commissions on first
End second class business be also made to
apply to immigrant traffic as well; pro-
vided, that this shall not be construed to
prohibit payment Of uniform commercial
allowance To ocean steamship companies
and lines upon prepaid and European
orders not exceeding 100 per cent of s. for
zach whole ticket, as may be agreed upon
by Atlantic seaboard roads.
The following resolution was adopted
unanimously by the joint committee:
Resolved, That the chairman be re-
nuested to forward TO the interstate com
merce commission copies of the resolution
OF the trunk line executive committee and
joint committee on the payment of COM
nissionst together with the circular of
western roads, authorizing the payment OF
commissions, and express to the interstate
commerce commission the earnest desire
of railroad companies represented in the
joint committee that the payment of COM
missions be prohibited. and that the COM
mission take early action on the question.
The trunk line eXective committee
unanimously adopted the following:
Resolved, That the payment of COM
missions on the sale OF any passenger
tickets is at variance with the revised
article of the association OF the trunk
lines now ii effect and in violation of
rules of the association previously exist
Ing. The executive committee hereby re-
afhrms its condemnation of this practice
and instructs the passenger committee to
take immediate measures 10 secure
prompt diScontinuance OF the payment of
omissions