New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-18
MANY ROADS SUMMONED
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION TO LOOK AL
THEIR BOOKS.
AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE OF THE Busi'
NESS OF PASSES, COMMISSIONS, TRACK:
AGE AND OAR MILEAGE.

NESS OF PASSES, COMMISSIONS ThA0n;
AGE AND OAR MILEAGE!
wAahtneton Apru 1.-THE Interstate Commerce
Commission has issued tho following ORDERS Al oo
matter of free passes and free transportation, tne
Commission has ordered the following railroad ana ral
way companies, namely, the Boston ana AlDsny
Boston and Maine; Baltimore ana ono' ouueto'
Rochester and Phtsburg; Central OF Ne"71ersey'
Central Vermont; Delaware and Hudson Cenai oon-
many Delaware Iaokawanna and western; Fftchburg
Grand Trunk Lehigh and Hudson River; Lehigh 'aieI
Maine Central New.York and New England; NewforH
Central and Hudson River: Eew-York, LAKE Enc anu
western; New-York, New-Haven and HARTFORD Now
York, Ontario and Western; New-York, Phhaoelphia
and Norfolk; NewYork, Providence ana boston re"'
Yorh, sllsquehanna and Western; Pennsylvania Fnns
delphia and Reading Providence and worcester Rome
Watertown and ogdensburg; Western New-forK ana
Pennsylvania andwest shore to appear before the Com
mission on May g. 70 set forth the persons aud classes
of persons II any, 10 whom each Of them, respectively
have issued free passes or free transportation 10
persons other than its own ofcers or employees anu
the officers and employees OF other railroad companies
and all tho conditions and limitations connected there
with IN each instance, and how they do this branch
Of their business
In the matter Of commissions on tho sale OF tlckets
the Commission has ordered tho following railroad
and railway companies namely, the Burlington CEDAR
Rapids, and Northern; Chicago and Alton Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Chicago, Burlington
and Northern; Chicago, Burlington ami Kan
sas City; Chicago Kansas and Nebraska
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Chicago
and Northwestern; Chicago Rock Island and PACING
Chicago, Santa Fe and California; Chicago ST. Paul
and Kansas City Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha: Wisconsin Central; Chicago and Atlantic
Chicago and Grand Trunk; Detroit, Grand Haven and
Milwaukee, Detroit, Lansing and Northern; Fnni
and Pere Maruuette Illinois Central Lake shors enc
Michigan Southern; Louisville. Now-AIbany and CHI
eaxo; Michigan Central; New-York, Chicago ana st
Louis; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chteagoj Wsoash
and Wabash Western, to appear on May z, TO SCI
forth what commissions, II any, each OF them pays
upon the sale Of passenger hckets and to whom, ana
how this business Is conducted By each of them.
In the matter Of trackage and car mileage It was
ordered by tho Commission that notice issue TO each
of the following railroad and railway companies,
namely, tho Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern
Chicago and Alton; Chicago, Burlington and quincy
Chicago Burlington and Northern; Chicago, Bufing'
ton and Kansas City Chicago Kansas and NeorsSka
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul; Chicago and NORM
western; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; Chicago
santa 70 and California; Chicago ST. Paul and Kansas
City; Chicago, 81. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
wisconsin Central Chicago and Atlantic; Chicago ana
Grand Trunk; Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee
Detroit, Lansing and Northern; Flint and Pere Mar
auctte ;; Illinois Central; Lake Shore and Michigan
southern: Louisville New Albany and Chicago; Mich
igan Central: New-York Chicago and ST Louis Puts
burg Fort Wayne and Chicago; Nsoash anu msp W
g. to state what allowance, If any each OF pnetn PAYS
for irackage and To whom In each ins lance anu nov
this be done: and what allowance. IL any, each OF
them pays for different classes of cars nrnsoed Dy
shippers car companies, individuals or connecting
lines and how THIS business IS conducted ana done
nv each Of them and as 10 what Ia fair ana JUST
allowance for such different classes OF cars