New-York tribune., 1890-08-29
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE UNIFORM BILL OF LADING.

ORGANIZING THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE
WITH A FULL RAILROAD REPRESENTATION.
There was full attendance at the meeting Of the
Permanent Committee on the Uniform Bill OF Lauihs
yesterday, held TO effect an organization Inc co'h
mtec is established for the purpose OF receiving near
ing and adjusting complaints from shippers, ana one
Ct lis first acts was to provide for considering the oD
;cctions OF Chicago shippers. The committee CONSISTS
Of Frank IarriOt, Of the Baltimore ana ONO, T. H.
Kngsbury OF the Pennsylvania II. W. llibbard oi the
Vandala line; David Brown, OF the Grand Trlnk' r.
Clark jr. OF the New-York Central; F. L. Pomeroy OF
the Erie; W. s. Sloan, Of the LackawanIa; W. ;.
spers, OF the Lehigh Valley; II. NJ. Fraser. oil the
Baltimore and Ohio southwestern Edgar lli, OF tile
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and ST. Louis, d. T.
McCabc, OF the Pennsylvania Company, ana ). IT,
james. Of the Lake Shore, OH the part OF the trunk
lines and their Western connections
The lake and rail lines are represented by F. J.
Firth and the southern Railway and steamship and
Coastwise associations by d. d. c. Mink and ". H.
stanford. Additional representation was given yester
day to the Southern lines by the elecoh 10 'e % COM
il was also decided to invite to membership Comnis
sloners Midgley Of the southwestern fatom OF p aie
Northwestern and Finley Of the Trans Missouri Ka
way associations. Commissioner George X Bahcharu'
Of the Central Traffic Association, was nlade pern&
nent chairman and F. II. Iioyt was made sccretary.
There will be added to the committee representatives
from the New England railroads IN order 10 compete
tho membership desirable in adjusting disputed quc'
tions. .,,,o Tho
The committee appointed four % the
first one Is receive and consider the report OF ue
Chicago merchants, who sim have grievance, asans.
the terms the uniform bill Of ladlng and It's report
will be made speedily to the permanent com'luec::
The other committees standing ones on export
bills OF adng live stock contracts and releases maae
under the special rates provided for In me nl, o
ladlng The adjournment was subject TO tile Call ot
Chairman Blanchard. .,,.,
Mr. blanchard Yesterday expressed great satSfactlon
at the earnestness and harmony with which the roacs
had undertaken the work Of carrying out the lesisia
tion on this snhiect and mec,ing aniicaoy an ''''
negotiations OF complaining shippers
TIE p c.. c. AND ST. l.. RECEIVES ITS CHARTER.
Columbus, Ohio, AuS. 2s (Speclall.-The Pittsburg'
Cincinnati. Chicago and st. Louis Railroad company
which represents tho consolidation Of the P1ttsburg,
Cincinnati and St. Louis the Chicago, ST. Louis ana
Pittsburg. the Cincinnati and Richmond and the Jef-
fcrsonvllle Madison and Indianapolis companies re-
cclyed its charter from the Secretary OF state today
This was issucd after the payment, under protest,
Of tho full fee OF 97J0 900 Oretcnth OF per cent on
tho capital stock the Secretary having declined 70 ac
cent payment ba led upon the number OF miles OF rodu
i'm ohio. Tho incOrpOrators are George H. ROBERTS,
:: " Dubarry, John F. Green, Frank Thompson ana
" A. Patton, Of Philadelphia. and ]. y. Mccullough
and Thomas D. Wessler of Pittsburg.