The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-12
.THB RAILROAD COMBINE.
The Compact Adopted BY the
Presidents Saturday
THE MEETING HARMONIOUS.
New York to % the Permanent
Headquarters, and tho Assooia-
tDn TO be Under the Control
OF an Advisory Board,

NEw Y0EK, Jan. 1.-The meeting Q!
the Iull Advisory Board Of the Railroad
Presidents Conference, continued in
s.ssion at yesterday afternoon al the
Windsor Hotel. At o'clock the meet.
Ing wss adjourned until 10 O'Clock Mon.
| day morning. Chairman Miller then
announced that the board had decided
upon an agreement Ior the association,
and had also elected the officers for one
year, as follows: Precedent, Roswell
| Miller; Finance Committee, Messrs,
aughitt, Gould, Gable, 0akes and
Marvel.
Mr. Miller said thai al Monday meet.
ling The ave Commissioners who Will
compOse the Arbitration Board will be
selected. Everything done az the meet.
inc was unanimous, and many Of the
Presidents at the close Of the afternoon
session expressed their sAlisi ction at
the way the business OF the conference
had been put through.
TUE ARTICLES or AGREEMENT.
The agreement adopted by the West.
ern TuHic Association 10 huai, aud in |
substance is as follows; A new aSsocia.
ton shall be formed between the several
companies whose lines are situated west
OF Chicago aud ST. Louis, or such Of them
as may now become or may hereafter be
admitted as members thereof. The at
fairs OF this association shall be under
the management and direction OF au Ad-
Via1ry Board, 20 consist OF the President
ana one member OF the Board OF DiTec.
tOr5 Of each company. The Advisory
Board 80 constituted shall have power
10 establish and maintain uniform rates
between competitive points, and 10 de-
eide all questions OF common intereal be-
tween the members Of the association. II
shall also have entire charge, through
properly constituted representatives, Of
all outside agencies for the securing Of .
traffic At competitive points.
The rates established and the policy !
adopted by the Advisory Board at any
timG shall continue 10 force and be
binding upon all countries comprising
the association until altered by subse.
quent action ol the board.
now ROADS MAY WITHDRAW.
A vote Of a. least iourftths OF the
members OF the association shall be re.
laired to make its action binding upon
all. No company shall Withdraw from
the association, except after ninety days |
written notice by resolution OF the Board
OF Directors to every other member Of
the association, with the proviso, how.
ever that the association shall continue
for at least six months from January l,
1891. Under existing conditions Il is !
eNpedieHt Tor each company 70 set in J
operation tho policy and plan indicated
in the foregoing as early as practicable.
The zane Of the association shall be I
the "Western Traffic Association" and t
the Office OF the chairman OF its com. {
missiouer5 shall be in the city Of Chi.
cag0. Except Gs hereinafter specifically {
provided, the business 10 be covered
shall be all the State aud Interstate |
traffic, both freight and passenger, which q
il competitive between any two or more
Of the membars OF tho association, hay
iug orgiu or destination in Illinois,
Wisconsin and the penin.
ahlA VI NAiGAllgGut or Hly 1thLG pl itlii'
tory west Of the Mississippi river, ex.
cept busines5 passing between points
north OF the Ohio river and points south
thereof, both Of which are east Of the {
river.
MEXICAN BUSINESS INCLUDED.
The business to and from the Rcpub. =
lie Of Mexico via the Rio Grande cross. {
ings shall be included provided, that {
business to and from transit Pacific ports
is excluded, the association shall have
control Of the routing OF the same east
OF the Missouri river.
The Advisory Board shall meet quar-.
terly on the second Tuesday OF January,
4 pHl, July and October each year. The
JanuaTy and July meelinGsshall ba held
in the city OF New York, and the April !,
and October meetings 10 the city OF Chi.
Cago. In order TO meet the competition
Of lines outside OF the association, the
Commissioners shall, on the application
Of any member, make such immediate
change in the rates, divigions, !
ruies or regulations affecting any one or :
more OF the iutereBted lines as the Com
missioners may deem necessary and ex.
padent, first notifying al! interested par.
lies, and they shall at once convene the
rate committee Of the interested linGstor
further consideration OF and action in
tho altar