The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-30
THE RAILROADS.
THE PASS AGREEMENT FOR 1891

THE PASS AGREEMENT FOR 1891.
The lines interested in the western
pass agreement have issued the fol-
lowing in regard to passes for 1891.
That no annual or time passes for
the year 1891 shall be issued to for
eign road employees in ltrain service,
station or traffic departments, except
upon request of officials of such roads
empowered by their rules Of manage
ment to make such requests.
That annual and time half.fare per-
mits for 1891 should each be made
good 10 but one state each persons
permit being good only 10 the state In
which he resides.
1t was the sense of the meeting that
annual or time passes should not be
issued to the members of the Worlds
Fair Commission, or to the represent
atives of street or cable railway COM
panies.
1t was agreed that no annual or
time passes should be issued to agents
of raj roads engaged in the sale Of coal
or any other commodity.
1t was agreed not to issue annual or
tine transportation 70 officers of the
Grand Army of the P,public and
Relief Corps 1t was agreed not TO
issue annual or time transportation to-
officers of the Sons of Veterans.
1t was agreed that pass
es. tickets, mileage tickets or
other forms of transportation shall
not be issued during the year 1891 to
influence business. either freight or
passenger,
The following action was taken in
regard to the issue of trip passes
1t was agreed that trip passes might
he issued to agents and employees of
foreign companies at the option Of the
lines, upon request of the proper
officers of such foreign railway CON-
panies or otherwise.
1t was also agreed that no trip
passes shall be issued to any member
of the Worlds Fair commission to
employees of street and cable railways;
to army officers excepting only the
commander of the department of Mis-
souri, and his immediate staff; to
agents of railroad companies engaged
in the sale of coal or any other com.
modify; to officers of the G. A. R.,
Relief corps or Sons of Veterans. or
to officers and employees of refrigerator
car companies.
The following resolutions also re.
ceived unanimous support and were
declared adopted &:
That Mr.. E. st. John, general man
ager of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway company be requested
to take charge of this agreement, and
that he be authorized to employ q
clerk to assist him in the work neces-
sary, at the expense of the roads par
ties to the same.
That the chairman may be empow-
cred to appoint committee of three
10 assist him temporarily in the work
incidental to the preparation and pub
LEGATION Of the records of the meeting.
The chair thereupon appointed as the
committee Messrs. Z. P. Ripley, w.
III. Newman and M. G. Markham.
That this agreement be considered
in effect until notice is given by some
line represented in this meeting, set
ting forth the reason why snch line
can not carry out the agreement
reached.
Whereas, 1t having been demon
strated that errors will occur which
are unintentional violations of agree
ment, therefore be it
Resolved, That in all cases of issu-
ing any free or reduced transporta-
ton, through error or unauthorized
action of some officer or employe of
the railways parties to this agree
ment, full information shall be
promptly furnished by the offending
road or roads in common territory and
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