The morning call., 1890-09-18
ALONG THE RAIL.
Trainmen and Officials Hold a
Final Meeting.
Another Agreement Between Passenger
Agents Reared on the Grave Of the Fa-
nous "Iron-Clad" Of April.

conference, at Fourth and Townsend streets.
Grand Master Wilkinson, having no fur
ther duties to perform in this connection,
left for Ogden early in the day. and many of
the committeeman had also returned home.
The meeting yesterday was merely to
ratlly an agreement. to which tLey had pre-
vlOusly given verbal assent. The men are
jubilant over the result of the conference.
and the officials are also well satisfied,
though the meeting has cost the Southern
Pacific Company an annual increase in OPP
Grating expenses of about $4,000.
ENGINEERS PROMOTIONS.
A committee composed Of twenty-five men
from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers yesterday called on General Superin-
tendent Fillmore at Fourth and Townsend
streets and held short conference regard
ing the subject Of promotions and the ar
rangement of runs. The meeting lasted
only few minutes, and nothing definite
could be learned as to what trauspired. The
firemen are next on the grievance list, and
their committee will call next week for a
hearing The officials and employees are de-
sirous that it should be known that in the
present discussion the subject of wages cuts
no figure, as there is no dissatisfaction from
that source.
REARED ON THE CORPSE.
For week past several of the General
Agents of Eastern lines have been holding
very mysterious and sometimes protracted
meetings at Fourth and Townsend streets,
in the office of General Passenger Agent
Goodman. 1t was rumored these meetings
were being held for the purpose of fixing up
an agreement to take the place of the much
mOurned and violated contract of April
Goth. known as the "ironclad." Tha. the
agreement has been found inadequate, and
repeatedly and openly violated, none of the
agents pretend to deny, unless, perchance,
Burns of the Erie might have the hardi-
hood. The result of these meetings has been
an order from Mr.. Goodman, signed by the
agents of five lines, which gives the docu-
ment rather the flavor of contract 1t
goes into effect to-day and provides that no
tickets shall be sold by any agent over lines
which he has not the authority to represent.
In other words. the edict prohibits city pass
enger agents from furnishing the customers
with tickets for intermediate points.
HE MAY SMILE STILL.
For example, Wardwell of the Vanderbilt
lines could wear his accustomed AXIS smile
when lady asked him for ticket to Den
yer, but he could not sell her a ticket to that
point, or in fact to any other point in the
United States, unless he should over the
line which he represents. This is intended to
abolish forever the practice Of paying COM
missions, but by many of the agents it is
regarded as the most fimsy device ever con-
cocted.
The names of the following agents appear
on the official order:
w. II. Snedaker or the Denver and Rio Grande,
W, II. Huropt Of The Union Pacific G.. W; Lnee
Pacific, and L. X. StubOS of The Northern Pacific.
HAVE NOT SIGNED IT.
The Santa Fe agent has not signed it, nor
was he consulted as TO the feasibility of its
adoption, and consequently is at liberty to
sell tickets as before.
G. c. Crane of the Vanderbilt lines took
no part in the scheme and several other
agents were treated likewise. One of the
agents said last evening that he proposed to
show the men who had signed ii how easily
its provisions could be evaded
1t is said that Swain of the Denver and
Rio Grande is to have copy of the order
Autographed and framed, and placed over
his ticket-case.
The San Francisco and North Pacific peo-
pie have just completed a building to be
used as depot, at Sebast0p0l, the north
ern terminus OF the Santa Rosa branch
Tie cost of the structure was about $1,000,
and the natives are happy.
PERSONAL.
II. Fl. Dugan, Southern California Agent
for the Chicago, Quincy and Burlington, re-
turned To Los Angeles yesterday.
w. ID. Sandborne, Agent of the Burling-
ton, is in Southern California.
Vice-President Stubs OF the Southern
Pacific Company left last evening for the
East. 1t is said that this visit has some
connection with the question of tea rates,
now before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Land Agent Mills OF the Central Pacific
went to Sacramento yesterday.
Chief Engineer Hood of the Southern Pa
cifc left recently for Ogden
Colonel Croker is at Sacramento.
w. III. Snedaker. General Agent of the
Denver and Rio Grande, left Tuesday for
Lost Angeles.
George Lippman, Ticket Agent for the
Southern Pacific Company in this city, re-
turned yesterday from the Geysers.