New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13
RAILWAY MEN ADJOURN.
THEY ELECT FIVE COMMISSIONERS.
no DECISION REACHED ABOUT ESTABLISHING
JOINT EASTERN AGENClE


JOINT EASTERN AGENClE
The Advisory Board of the Western Traffic ASsocla
ton held It's final session al the Windsor iocl yeoter
dav morning 1t had TO consider many points of detail
in competition with the agreement for the new aSSo
citation which was adopted and made public on SaHf
day. Not all the members were present, though cach
road In the association represented by AT eaN'
one delegate. The business before the board was as
posed Of with such neatncss and dispatch that at l. ~
D. m. the board adjourned to meet in Apiil IN th'aHo
There three points Of special Importance
which up yesterday the election OF commissions
ers. territorial division, and the establishment o JONI
agencies. The first two points were comparauVeN
easy settle but the question of joint Eastern agencies
proved 10 be- as was expected, one of great diihcuy'
In fact there scarcely possibility that the ma''eI
could be decided this meeting, because tie questions
NJ the continuity of the agreement and OF the ad-
visibility OF doing away with the advertising ana
distributing advantages of the individual agencies must
enter largely into the final decision
The first subject brought before the Advisory Board
was the election Of commissioners upon whom VIII
devolve the duty of carving out the provisions OF
the agreement on saturday it had been decided 'at
the commissioners should number four. Yesterday
however an increase was suggested, ana a'pr
,onc discussion, the number was raised "
Eve besides a chairman. The election of these hVe
officers was then held, the following being CHOSEN
chairman. Aldace F. Walker, commissioner OF the
Interstate Commerce Railway Associations j. W.
Mideley of the Southwestern division OF the western
Freight Association; W W. Finley. commissioners VI
the Western Railway Association; J. " Faltlorh' COIL
missioner of the Southwestern Railway ana o'ed'"shlp
Association: James smith, formerly commissioner VI
the Transcontnental Association. and t. l. NIniue'
AT one time general freight agent of tie Union RACINE
and af;eryard chairman Of the Western Freight A>so
citation. - s,,dd
The territory covered by the agreement was ul'iuoN
nts the FIVE districts already eXsilhs' aS Ioiio"''
Transcontinental, Southwestern Railway ana scan"
shin Western Passenger, Western IreSh', ana lIa'S
Missouri II is the understanding that Mr. MlOeieS
will be assigned u tie Western Freight uiNISlo'' M
raithron the southwestern Railroad ana s'''inNilp'
Mr. Finley the Western Passenger MI NlIln, '''
Transcontinental and MIR. smith the Trans Missouri
The commissioners will retain Their present o'C0''
and with TIE chairman, will meet III chicago WIG"
necessary. -. ~. o-.otI HING iont Eastern
ocorcias Was reiterated u the future 10y t!c b" Po
VISIONS Of resolution directing the commissioner ~
taLn mn AZ once and Investigate what ECONOMIES ii
he r,fnctnd in the curtailmen of outside expenses ny,
dent 10 The passenger and freight business "N !" ;i
NOS, AT as early date possible, ana AZ ~,
Pao,i", ~ necessary" This special meeting ]. HcI.
viii he i'm Chicago. where the next regular hee''S vi
the Advisory Board. in April, VIII take pi"'c'