The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-11
JAYGOULD'S OCTOPUS.
Organization Of the Western
Railroad Companies.
HEADQUARTERS AT CHICAGO.
Proposed Congressional Inquiry into the
Notwithstanding OF West Street
Electric Line.

yxs YORK, Jan. 10.-The conference Of
railroad presidents was resumed this
morning. The reports Of the general and
subcommittee were submitted ~ q
Quarter 10 1 O'Clock, the advisory board
adjourned until go O'Clock. AZ O'Clock
this afternoon the meeting adjourned tn
81. Monday morning. Chairman Miller
announced that the advisory board bad
decided upon an agreement and elected
Officers for one year as follows: President,
Roswell Miller; finance committee,
Messys HGghitt, Gould, Cable. 0akes and
Nanyel At Mondays meeting the nye
commissioners who VIII compose the
arbitration board viii be selected. Every
thing done at the meeting v as unanimous,
Miller said. The agreement, which Is
quite lengthy, begins by reIlearsing the
preliminary agreement adopted So the
December meeting. A statement Is made
that those resolutions have been formally
y1tiGed By the respective boards Of direc-
tors Of the companies represented, and IN
order 70 carry out the design and funda-
mental principles Of the agreement. the
following bylaws are agreed 20. These
by-laws provide. IN substance. thai the
name Of the association shall be the
Western Traffic Association. and that the
Office OF the commissioners shall be II
Chicago
The STAIRS Of the ASSOCIATION are 20 be
under the management Of an advisory
board composed Of the president and one
member OF the hoard of directors o. each
company. The board shall have power 10
establish and maintain Uniform rates BE-
tween competitive points. and decide alI
czsrstions OF common interest bet een the
members. 1t shall also have charge
through properly constructed representa-
t5ves 81 al outside agencies for the seesr-
-
rates established and the policy adopted
by the board shall continue in force, and
be binding upon ali companies I'D altered
BY subsequent action Of the board a vote
IL 81 least foTlr-s5iilss Of the members wili
be necessary 10 make the acIion binding
rpon al. No company shall withdraw
ffom the association except after ninety
board Of directors 70 every
other member. with pToyiSo
that the association shall continue at
least SIX months from January /. ISL The
business 20 be- covered shall ali be state
and interstate traffic. both freight and
passenger. which - competitive between
any tHo or more members Of the associa-
ten having origin or destination IN lii
ncss. Minnesota, Wisconsin and the penir-
sula OF Michigan, or any state or territory
west Of the Mississippi river. except busi-
ness passing between points north Of the
Ohio river and points south thereof, both
Of which are east Of the Mississippi river
Business TO or from the republic Of Mex
leo. via the Rio fsrande crossing. shall he
included. providing that the business TO
and from trans-Pacilic points is excluded
the association having control Of the rout-
ing Of the same east OF the Missouri river.
The advisory board shall meet quarterly,
IN January and July in Sew York, and Ia
April and October IN Chicago.
In order 10 meet the competition Of lines
outside Of the association, the commission
err shall, on application Of any member,
make such immediate temporary changes
IN rates, decisions. rules and regulations
Affecting one or more Of the interested
lines rs the commissioners may deem nee
esszry or expedient. brst notifying all the
interested parties. and they shall 81 once
convene the rate committee of the inter-
exted lines for further considera ton and
action In the matter.
WAsHrseTos CfrT, jan i0--Representa-
tive Anderson. OF Kansas. wlIl Introduce
In the House q resolution to call upon the
interstate commission 20 investigate and
report 70 congress any information IL may
be able to secure with reference 20 the
Western railroad agreement now being
formulated in New York. Il provides.
among other things, that the committee
eEall ascertain whether any form OF agree
A3< - t&A@ u<fsll SEatSBtd hDto o. any OF li3c
companies 20 make territorial division of
rzilsay business; whether any pooling
agreement VIII be entered into: also
whether, IL such combination exists. the
people viii have any effective safeguard
against exorbitans charges. and whether
the United States possesses the power TO
secure enforcement OF the Law ard punish
u1tns Of conspiracy. and. IL not. what
further legislation i necessary.
CHICAGO, Jan. To- Private zdysees re-
ceived from the New York railroad meet
ing sre 20 the effect that warm discussion
has been IN progress over the question Of
where the headquarters Of the new associa-
ton shall be located. The seherne OF
Eastern men 10 establish them in New York
was Enxlly 1efFated. and Ii wss decided TO
usskt Chicago the headquarters and hold
alternate meeting Of the advisory board
N New York SO far as the agreement
has been outlined, IL is generally pro-
noanoed by railroad men Is one that
al the Western roads can subscribe 10.
Armenr Does Ses Own Tacoma Motor Co.
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