Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-09
RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Efforts Being Made to Cripple the Ticket
Scalpers.

CHICAGO, January Sth.-The Western Passen-
ger Assoelatlon to-day authorized Chairman
Finley to take immediate steps looking to the
prosecution of the Chicago ticket brokers' under
the Illinois State law. This action is in line
with the general tendency of late to bring
about reforms in The conduc. of railroad COM
petition in the West. 1t is understood that the
prosecution will be commenced in week or
TWO, and as Chairman Finley is fighter, good
results are expected.
Apparently the ticket broker is in more dam
ger of being exterminated than ever before
Besides the proposed prosecutions in this State
there is q movement on the part of all associ-
ated roads East and iNes:, to drive him out of
business. If the scheme to abolish unlimited
tickets is carried out. it will do more to cripple
the scalpers trade than anything yet accom-
plished.
Another scheme calculated to injure the
scalper is the proposition TO discontinue the
payment of commissions on the sale of tickets,
which is now being considered, with a likeii-
hood of adoption.
WAGES REDUCED.
CHICAGO, January Sth.-The wages of one
hundred agents and telegraph operators of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road were
recently reduced about Is per cent. The 500
men in that class on the entire system signed q
petition asking that the wages be restored The
company demanded the withdrawal of the
mems names from tie petition or their resigna-
tions. The operators anu agents say they are
thoroughly organized, and that unless their
committee, which viii come to Chicago to con-
fer with the officials, succeeds in getting the
wages restored, they viii resign.
PRESIDENTS MEETING.
NEW YORK. January sth.-The meeting of the
railroad Presidents convened here at 1880
O'Clock this morning. President Miller, of the
st. Paul road, presided. At noon President Ca
bic came from the conference room. He said
only routine business had been transacted so
far, and that friendly feeling was manifested
by all those present. The following took part in
the conference jay Could and S. H. H. Clark
OF the MissouriPaciic, Allen Marvel of the
a uT1rDf tryN arAl 7 n
the Southern Pacific, Henry Willard of the
Northern Pacific, Sisney Dillon of the Union
Pacific, Marvin Hughitt of the Chicago and
Northwestern, K. X. Cable and Benjamin Brews-
ter OF the Rock Island, David H. Moffst OF the
Denver and kio Grande, Roswell Miller of the
st. Paul, d. D. Ashley of the Wabash, Russell
Sage OF the Iowa Central Stuyvesant Fish of
the Illinois Central, and Charles Perkins of
tire burlington
Jay Gould said this afternoon "we have
accomplished great deal of good to-day and
laid the foundation OF an association the like
OF which has never lived. l feel very hopeful
and believe the association will warrant the
stand have taken" Russell Sage and Sidney
Dillon spoke in similar vein. G. p Hunting
ton said: Its all right; we've accomplished
great deal to-day Cable of the Rock Island
said: "The result is exactly what had 8ntici-
pated. An association will be formed" Presi-
dent Ashley of the Wabash was equally SAN
guine. The delegates, as a whole, expiessed
great confidence in the formation of an associ-
alton.
ine t'0St learns from Colonel McCook the
titles of subjects to be considered by the meet
ing, and states tnst the first and most important
to be that of rates. The second is the appor-
tionment of traffic among constituent roads
Both are matters of supreme importance. The
third is joint agencies, which, from all indica-
tions, is more likely to produce dissensions than
any other matter
Gould, Dillon, Marvel and Magoun are heart.
lily in favor of the total abolition of individual
agencies and the consolidation of all existing
agencies at the various points into one joint
agency in each place. This proposition how
ever is opposed by representatives of some
other roads.
The fourth topic is in regard to appeals from
decisions of the executive body of the organi.
zation. This, of course, is of the highest i'm
portance.
The fifth is the subject of prohibitions-what
road shall not do is of importance second only
to that which they may do.
The sixth and final topic is that of commits
sions.