The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-09
THE PRESIDENTS. MEErIsG.
Subjects to BE Considered-Gouid Out
lines the Plan of Organization.

NEW YORK, Jan. s-The meeting of railroad
presidents assembled here at 1870 this morning.
President Miller, Of the 81 Paul road, presided.
AT noon. President Cable came from the confer
ence room. lie said only routine business had
been transacted 20 far. aud that friendly feel
Ing bad been manifested by all those present.
The following tooz part in the conference. Jay
tsossla and : II. II. Clark. 81 the Missouri Paei-
fs A Ala ne ,s ssn.a s Fe HP Pnsig
Heisry Willard, Northern Pacific; sidney Dillon,
Union Pacific; Marvin Hughitt, Chicago L
Northwestern: r. T. Cable and Benjamin Beck
with. Eoek Island; David II. HofIatf, Denver d
Rio GFande; Roswell Miller, 81. Paul: d. Dash
Icy. Wabash; Resell sage, Iowa Central; sfuy-
yesant Fish, Illinois Central: Charles r. Perkins,
burlington. George Gould declares that there
Is no truth IN the report that the Santa Re and
the Missouri Paciiie about to be col soi!dated
under Jay oould's management, though the re-
letIons between the roads are very friendly.
The Post learns from Colonel Nccook the
titles OF the subjects 10 be considered By the
meeting, and states the first and most important
10 he that Of ratcs The second is apporfion-
meslt Of traffic among the constituent roads,
matter Of supreme importance. The third is
Joint agencies, which, from all indications. Is
other matter. Gould, Dillon, Marvel and
Iagoun are heartily in favor OF total abolition OF
individual agencies. and consolidating AL the
existing agencies AZ the various points into one
Joint agency at each place. This proposition,
however, is opposed By the representatives, Of
sesrc other roads. The fourth topic re-
executive body OF the organization.
This. Of course. Is Of the highest importance
The fifth is the subject OF prohibition. What
the reads shall not DO is held 20 be OF import
ance sceond only to that which they may do
The sixth and nnsI topic is that Of committees
When the last Of all the preceding subjects has
AceD eoaside ed and an agreement in regard TO
them reached, the conclusion arrived AZ viii be
summed mp and embodied in q constitution
Jas Gould tonight made the following state
ulepf. he said. I'VE have decided to cali this
association Tire Railroad Presidents Western
Traffic Association. The board has also de-
ctded 70 form a tonnage pool, 10 be divided
among the roads Of the association. Anv com
plants which any road may wish 20 make win
BE referred 20 an arbitration board consisting 81
four commissioners and the president. who viii
b chosen at tomoFrow's meeting The pool win
be divided into four divisions. each commits
sloner 70 have charge OF q division. II this ar
h.tratson board does not settle matter sat;sfac-
tof.ly complaints viii be taken before the gen
ersl board. 7"
meeting cf the fun advisory board will te
held tomorrow. and IL is expected some very
fFnpogtan. STEPS viii BE taken
u - learned tonight that plan was discussed
% merge the Tfanseontinental. southwestern
Railroad & steamship, Western. Southwestern 4
Trans Missouri Associations into one. under TIE
name Of the Western Trafle Association.