New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-04
SHOWING THEIR PASS LISTS
MANY ROADS OBEY THE ORDER OF THE
COMMISSION.
PULL INFORMATION TESDERED, But EAcEP'
TIoNs TAKEN TO THE LEGALITY OF
rur pROCFEnNG

Washington. MAY 3.-On April 1G the Interstate
conmers Commission issued an order requiring
arcc number OF railroad carriers to appear AZ us o'o
in this city to-day TO answer ana SCI ioru "c.o '"
conmiss sion the persons and casN's OF persons u any,
n whom each OF them. respectively nave ls'co'i w.
,assrs or FREQ pcrtaOn to persons other IMAM us
own officers or employees and the o'hcerS AMI rfn'
,oro. n, o,bcr roals and all the conditions and HIM.
o,onc conncct ted Herewith IN caHh instance al" 10"
they do this branch OF their business inc Comm"
s,on IN IFS order also gave notice thai a. u Is ''H"'
10 mako this Investigation mn and complete e"n Oh
the carriers would save tine and expense % or'nS'"S
with 1t It's records.
about thirty two persons in behalf Of their respective
companics Chairman Cooley announced that IL was
The commissions purpose TO ascertain W'I'" wv
facts and then 10 take such action "a IL n'Cn' "cc"
proprr Several companies had alreahV iurhS"'" ''o
information asked for The first cas-" taken M was
tina, Of the Central Vermont Railroad Company rP,
rescntd by President Gcorg" T. ChilIs' VINO pf'Sc"''
~. nforna. called for and the order OF tho prS
dent OF the company TO tho superintendent :" ISSUE u.
mas scs contrary to the Interstate law ana lecrs VI
Tho surcrincrdens OF divisions saying mo order nun
hoe, complcd With The witness being sworn stat"d
70 Commissioner Morrison that 90 per ccr' Oh tne
passes were Issued the officers and employees OF mo
o,d and large part OF the remainder 10 officials ana
employees OF other roads .
Thr case OF the Boston and Albany road was next
called II was prcscnt'd by W. II. Harness us g''r"
manager He furnished the Information ASKED ior' III
rc,ly 10 Commissioner Cooley hc said thai ttcre WIZ
also local passes issued. lie was not prepared TO give
, ust ~ them but a record was kept He did not
understand that that was In the scope OF the III
ouiry and preferred to hear from bis counsel Ooioio
saving whether lie could furnish It. Chairman 'ooieS
answered that the Commission desired the hior'ntuo'
solomon lincoln. counsel approaching Tue h's'o"
and Maine Railroad Company Offered detalieu S'uc'
ment showing the lists OF passes issued TO PERSONS
other than officials and employees, with the rcl'oh'
for their issuance. No record Is kept OF tip passes
ne snii which given as COMPARTMENTS vi III
the sake OF charity, and not In any way 10 9'h''
SECURE or 10 hold business. The ROAD dNu not H'N'
local trim passes to persons for u,o In other eAc9'
Hugh l.. Bond, r. appeared for the ha'''h''' anu
Ohio road and submitted a list Of III" passes given uS
rhe road Ie also fled with the Commission an arRu'
mont regarding the transportation OF parties i'
sIso could furnish information through witness ha'
no passes were issued 10 influence traffic out Sau he
would file an affidavit to that chnct,
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pf'SburS Railway Tom
many was represented by j. p Thompson, who filed
statement OF the annual and trip rasseo issued BY that
company
S. NJ Williams. controller of the Central Railrah
Of NrwJs.,ey submitted in detail full and compiler"
statement, as required.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, repre-,
sentcd by Horace q. Young. furnished various data
concerning tho issuance Of passes by the company
The irformation furnished by u. A. Tag man. haI'
manager who Appeared In behalf OF III" ".a"a''
Lackawanna and Western, was identical I'm many gen
eral respects with that furnished by tic other com
panies.
John Adams. in submitting the list Of pass"S issued
by the Fiichburg Railroad Con panr. which h" r'pr
sentcd sad that none had been Issued since III" pass
age of the Interstate law With TIE intention ot IN
| Rucncng business.
Edmund wracgp, local manager Of the Grand Trunk
Railway Company, furnished list OF IN" anhaai
pa-sos Issued since January OF the present
year and of the periodical passes issued since No'em
Der /, l5-o.
John sayr. submitted III" reply Of tho Leigh and
| Hudson River Railroad Company.
IN submitting the rcPly 81 tho Maine Central Rail
road Company to the order OF the Commission W. /"
Putnam presented an argument taking exceptions I"
the jurisdiction of the Commir- on in calling for slrln'
| cla.. ~ of passes issued b. railroad comptn!"'
W u Shinn vice president of the Nev-hutk and
New. and pre- .enc tr answer oi Ia rp-d ana W.
followed 10y Frank Loon!iS. who aPpeard for the Nc"
| York Central and Hudson liver Railroad '"Wid
lie did not present the list Of tue ph'~"" ios'N ny
the company, but in Is steal presented an ar-N'h'E
| which set forth tat the rairal company n 'cp
resented exists solely and doe, b,Tc,, alone IN the
STATE ~ YORK; hat II Ia, Issue! many free rl'c'
10 persons IN the STATE Of NrW-iork with me u'n"
conditions, freeing the company nom nanny ''"
It doe, not i>,Ie auy passes for tiah'p"'a''"" o!
If the state Of New YORK. thai 1t has ROT l'"'" "''
free passes for the purpose II securing b''iI''>
| Mr. Ioun.is said that the company d'-He' u :"
| bc,r, coucrruil,c the su.lclra,y of til, answer.
| chairman Cooley ASSURED counsel that 1t would Ger
| taIrIy hear the company further In the natter
| I p. Farmer general passenger asrnt Of Ia" Ne"
| York Lake Erie and Western Ea.i"ai company, anu
| ~ F. uslrrtt Of the New York, New Haven an mart
fprd Railroad Company j. {. Anderson EcH'L"i U.s.
| .rngcr agent OF the New York, ohtHno MI ,nc
Railway company, all rre,s"f,n IA. Tbrr1 y"
n the Nev.York phIlad"lphIa and Noriol, Ea'i.Ia,
Company furnished information "n msG ~ VI be Penn
eTivanI, Railroad Company. lie explained a. icn-,
tie lists Of persons To whom paSs sevcrs cclar,
issuc hy the rallroal company rgua'ns sS ,n
Of passes lie d4 mot had 'T Hd.a t.'nc Ii" said
iSr c"npany submitted TIT, lft % class o, r
VINO Lro",,S lpmtSorta,ivc decarstion Of III" Conm!s
sion regarding the legality OF III" 'su1' 'rr !" P
IN The classes OF persons now rccr!'lls thcn' al h,
AnEhc Green, counsel for The West sh"rr Haid MS
conrn,nv was leased another conpanS bn' hr' an
IdS bases hal f'S been issued
them being ncw,rarcs ara sGc'S o ~" Of thc TOGO
TO mns1H OF bd ond 70 c.rsln Contractor lie
submitted however, that thorc n"ne 'o ,o,rrIS
p a h,G no Authority 10 enter on Who'll" nj" !nT"s,
CATION and that commcfcr hr'wr"n pom. on,S troI
.r,,har .ta,r Il not !u"!Stai" commerce. a'", "
SnyI TO be icari furthc, In the matter nj me peas
"F The 10, reply Of the Providence and Worcester Railroad
COMPANY q, "T ncront receiving passes also filed
from several othcr rIe,i-. Tn" req rs"n'''nc 81 W"
road announced that III" list va MOI ST r ITr
This closed tie presentation OF lists lHr ,"',I',
Lion b"wcyer vii AT some rIturr tim" h"ir = gu
mcnts from those persons VII" raSc.i t.S W rlp
noted above or Will give them opportunity 10 s""''
printed briefs.
TO REPLACE TIE GOLDEN GATE SPECIAL
CHICAGO May Am h!onrnci mating Of th'
General Manager, and General Sn!"rn'"nden'' oil 10
ro,d, he,veon ClcarD and the NJ -souH River an'