Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-05
ONLY ONE MAN TO GO.
Local Railroad Agents Object to
Paying Sleeping Car Fare.
DO NOT WANT DISCRIMINATION,
They Will Not Attend the Convention Thil
Year on This Account.
PROGRAMME OF THE YEARLY MEETING

The members of the Association of Con-
tracing Freight Agents in this city are in a
frame of mind far from pleasant over the
action of the Pullman Sleeping Car Com
pany, which wants to charge them Pullman
fare to and from the convention of the asso-
citation. Last year the association had
sleeping cars kindly furnished by the COM
panv gratis, but this year they will have to
put up their little 16 cold and hard dollars
or stay at home. Every Pittsburger, with
one exception, has concluded to stay at
home, and if the feeling in other cities is
the same as in P;ttsburg the association will
have a slim meeting.
The convention will be held-or rather it
is intended to hold it-in Denver, begin
ming Monday, August 25. The association
includes all the freight men in this city
with their contracting agents, the Pittsburg
membership being over 90. Last year the
association held its meeting in st. Paul, and
the Pullman Company furnished train for
the use OF the members from Chicago.
SIXTEEN DOLLARS IN TIPS.
It was expected that the company would
do the same this year, but the members were
greatly surprised to find that S16 was put
down as an item for sleeping car accommo-
dations, Incl dentals, ETC." 1t is supposed
bv a great many thpt "incidentals" are
great portion of the SIG and must be paid
over to the porters in the way of tips.
Each member OF the association in this
city received a circular few days ago, con-
tanning programme of the trip and the cost.
Nobody objected to paying S24 hotel bills,
but they did kick about paying S24 out in
tips to the colored porters Yesterday
canvass was made among those who have
been in the habit of attending the meetings,
and it was found that only one man was
going. The Pittsburg delegate will be w.
A. Sproull, General Agent Of the Chicago
and Alton road, and were it not Tor the fact
that be will have his wife along he would
probably feel very lonely. 1t is possible
that even Mr.. Sproull will back out be ore
the time comes. The men who object to pay
ing SIG say they did not pay any sleeping
car fare last year, and there Is no reason
why they should this summer. They are
firm believers in the anti-discriminatlon law
when applied to themselves, and say the
passenger agents did not have to pay any
fare last month to the same point, ana there
is no reason why they should be compelled
to.
HOW THEY WILL KILL TIME.
The programme of the convention is as
follows: The members will assemble in
Chicago, Friday, August %. They will
leave the Windy City via the Chicago and
Northwestern, z O'Clock Friday, and travel
in a special train, arriving at Council Bluffs
at 10 A. NJ, August %. They will then
take the Union Pacific and arrive at Omaha
at 1920 A. M, Saturday. The train will
maintain its high rate of speed and arrive at
Denver at 7:35 A. M, Sunday. The conven-
tion will open at $50 A. M, Monday, and
the entire day will be devoted to business.
On Tuesday the agents will take an
excursion to Georgetown, Silver Plume and
around the LOOP" On Wednesday they
will 60 to Glenwood Springs, via the Col
orado Midland road, and stay over night.
On Friday Manitou Springs will be visited,
and trip taken to Pixies Peak. The party
will arrive in Kansas City $3.50 P. M. Satur-
day, and will return to Chicago Sunday
morning.
Among the most important business mat
ters to come up will be the adoption of an
insurance department similar to that of the
Railway Station Agents Association of
Chicago.