The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-16
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Subjects 10 Be Considered by a Passenger
Rate Committee.

CHICAGO, Oct IA meeting of the Pas
senger-rate Committee of the Transconti-
mental Association will be held in this city
October 21st. Among the subjects to be
consi dered are the following: Excursion
rates from Colorado and other interior
points to the Pacific Coast and returning to
Eastern terminal points; excessive commits
sion payments on immigrant tickets west
bound the use of Eastern lines differen-
tials in Pacific Coast rate sheets; the aboli-
ton of rouDd-trip tickets, or more restrict
i've measures in respect to the use and lmi-
Ia tions of six months excursion tickets the
application of uniform rates from Chicago,
and basing the rates for tickets from points
east thereof to all Pacific Coast destina-
ti0ns; the redemption on return of portions
Of six months excursion tickets through
rates from Sioux City and Council Bluffs to
Pacific Coast points via ST. Paul or Aber-
deem, and from St Paul via Sioux City and
Council Bluffs; time limits on tickets issued
to clergymen and missionaries at half rates
and revision of the One-way rate. circular.
AT an adjourned meeting of the Western
Freight Association to-day discussion of
uniform Classification resulted in the ad0p-
ton of a resolution that the association will
receive the report of the Standing Com
mittee on Uniform Classification, to become
effective on January LIST next, provided 1t
shall be made effective by all other aSsOcia-
tions and lines, and that the various rail-
road commissions Of the States within the
territory of the Western Freight AssOcia-
ton will approve it. The code of rules pre-
pared by the Joint Rate Committee to gov
ern the making of through rates on traffic
interchangPd between Eastern and West
ern lines was approved, The set of rules
provide that rates shall be made from time
TO time by uniform action, in order that all
lines may participate simultaneously.
. Az.
BUFFALO, Oct. 15.-Ihe ninth annual
meeting of the American Street Railway As
sociatiOn is in session here. Two-ihirds of
the street railways of The country are repre-
sen ed. Special committees will report on
the following topics: The Perfect Street
Cable Motive Power" The Electric Motive
Power Technically Considered, "Novel
Schemes for the Development of Street
Railways" and 1.-The Public and State
Treatment of Corporations"
UNION PACIFIC STATEMENT.
Boston, Oct. l5-The Union Pacific's
August statement for the entire system
shows that the gross earnings were $685.
1868. an increase Of S54,54S, and the net earn
ings were 81 All, 075, a decrease of S231, 56l.
For the eight months ending August 31st
the gross earnings were SIS, 649, 629, an in
crease Of S3650,520, and net earnings were
SO, IA, or. decrease of $40, S26.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STOCKHOLDERS MEET
ING.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The reports pub
lshed recently that the stockholders meet
ing for the Northern Pacific Thursday will
be the last for three years are confirmed at
the company's office.
THE RIO GRANDE.
PUEBLO (Colo.), Oct. ia rumor here
for two or three days has been perSistenty
repeated that Gould has acquired control Of
the Rio Grande Rail- Dad.