Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-11

and also as TO their duration
90 To guard against possible indis
action on the part of those entrusted will
the establishment ard quotation of rate
$, and to create feeling of confidence be
tween the subordinate officials of the par
ties hereto in regard to maintenance O.
rates, it is hereby agreed that should any
line party hereto have reasonable ground!
of believing that established tariff rates
rules or regulations have been disturbed
or any action taken contrary to spirit
and intent of the agreement by any line
1T shall take measures to lay the facts be
fore the parties hereto and they shall
inquire thoroughly into the matter, and
if the majority decide that the fact:
justify belief as to departure from the
agreed conditions, such majority shall
have the right to require the Withdrawal
of any and all authority from the offend.
ing person or persons to in any way there
after make, establish or quote rates. rules
or conditions on traffic subject to this
agreement.
Observation-Disclosures case man.
| ayers fail to agree upon any question arts
ing under this agreement tnat shall be
| brought before the association, it shall bt
| referred to an executive board consisting Of
three experienced men. The members OF
such board shall, on the organization Of
the association, be elected by unanimou.
vote, but they Tor either of them may De
removed by two-thirds vote of the mem
bers. The board shall determine all ques
tions. hear and decide all cases of com.
| plant and prescribe the time upon which
such hearing shall be had with view Of
preventing all unnecessary delays, after
which decision shall be rendered within
ten days and said decision be final.
Nineteenth-Duties of the executive
| board-Member of said board shall devote
all their time to the affairs of the associa
| nm nd CHI 4 ictn ralt
nected Herewith There shall be elected
a chairman and two others to be known as
the vice-chairmen of the freight and pas
senger departments. The chairman shall
preside at meetings of the board of man
ayers and vice-chairmen at meetings OF
the freight and passenger committees
| The executive board shall from time to
time take such steps as may be proper
requisite and legal to secure each company
its due share of competitive traffic.
| wentieth-EXpenses-T board OF
managers may from time to time make
such assessments upon the members Of the
association as may be necessary to meet
| the expenses of the association.
Notwithstanding of presidents
Stated meetings of presidents members OF
this association shall be held quarterly on
the second Tuesdays of January, April,
! July and October of each year, and special
meetings may be called on request of
any two presidents or on request OF the eX-
ecutive board. The chairman of the eXecu-
tive board shall call such meetings and
| snail designate the place where they shall
be held. Two-thirds of all parties signing
| the agreement shall constitute quorum,
! but less number may adjourn. The first
business at all stated and called meetings
! shall be the election of a chairman to serve
as presiding officer for the time being. In
! case of vacancy in the office of president
of any company or inability of such Of
| ficer to attend, vice president may act
for the president in representing CON-
pany.
! decentralization Of agreement
This agreement shall continue in force
abb lutely for sixty days from date, sub
ject TO thirty days notice thereafter OF
desire of any party to withdraw from or
amend the same and in case any such no.
tice shall be given the chairman of the
executive board shall forthwith call the
presidents together TO consider the matter.
Twenty third-Signatures to agreement
This agreement OF the association shall
be signed by the several presidents on be-
half their respective companies.
THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PLEASED.
In presenting these Charles Francis
Adams on behalf of the committee, made
the following verbal report of what took
IIldSC tU GuSiI IlICfNlCN NIUH @hcSSTS.
Cooley, Walker and Morrison, of the inter-
state commerce commission. The report
and plan of organization as now to be sub
mitted was read and discussed with the
commissioners in detail. They were in
vited to criticise and they expressed the
decided opinion that the plan was a vast
improvement on anything yet proposed
which had come TO their knowledge. They
suggested a few alterations relating to
form and expression, but in no case sub
stantlally affecting the report All of
these changes your committee adopted.
The commissioners were further invited by
US 10 take part in this meeting of today,
but asked to be excused from attending on
the ground that they had appointments
today in Washington and the agreement
as corrected expressed all they had said to
your committee.
THE REPORT ADOPREp.
The report OF the committee was unani-
mously accepted and the committee dis
charged by representatives of the western
railroads.
After a general recess in which the pres
ideGts participated, the following resolu-
lions were unanimously passed by all
present:
Resolved. That the fundamental prin-
based, to wit: The enforcement OF the
interstate commerce law and the
admiration of all differences between
companies, be and they are approved and
will be adhered to in perfecting the pro-
posed organization.
The following resolution, moved by Mr.
Depew and seconded by Mr. Roberts, was
unanimously passed by trunk line presi-
dents and handed to the chairman, with
the request that it should be incorporated
into the proceedings of the meeting:
Resolved, That we are heartily in favor
OF the strict enforcement of the interstate
commerce act, of the maintenance of
reasonable rates, the adoption of arbitra-
ton and reduction of revenue of the asSo-
citation, adopt this plan and trunk line
presidents should meet at the earliest
possible date to form an association to
carry these purposes into effect.
The following resolution relating to
payment of commissioners passed unani-
mously All present. except Mr..
Island & Pacific railway, who objected to
voting until his competitors not present
could be heard:
Resolved, That the payment of sum of
money by railroad company to officers or
agents of another railway, either in the
form OF salary or commission, to in
fiuence passenger business being subsersive
of discipline and a breach of commercial
prosperity, is hereby disapproved.
Resolved, That the payment to persons
not exclusively in the railway service of
commissions for the sale of tickets fosters
discrimination and is, therefore, disap-
proved.
Mr. Morgan said: I'm regards to re-
marks made informally by Mr.. ROBBERS
about building parallel lines and the atti-
tude bankers thereto, | am quite
prepared to say in behalf Of
the houses represented here that if
an organization can be formed practically
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