New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-10
THE ALTON rs DEFIANT.
IT WILL FIGHT THE BOYCOTT TO THE END.
MR.. CHARLTON ARRAreNs THE BOARD OF
RULINGS AS ANARoHIsTs-No TROUBLE

RULINGS AS ANAAOhlSIc IhNSD~
WITH THE BURLINGTON.
The boycott declared on Monday against the Chicago
and Alton Railroad by the Board OF kuhnss VI .'o
Trunk line Association and the Central lramo he'
ISOLATION will be confined to that road, and long,
hitter struggle Is I'm prospect The Chicago, burlington
and Quincy, the only other road whose fa'e was III
the balance Yesterday sgnihed its willingness 70 come
In ana sign the agreement not to give commissions
to agents for securing passenger business
The attitude of the Burlington ROAD mas oeo"
one N inquiry Long kilograms asking assurance
-, nro,ect,on AGAINST dissenting roads were sent by
kthe Darlington TO the Board of Rulings, winch On
r>sesSav and Wednesday sent messages giving 'fss
assurance to p S Euss, the general passenger ssen'
of the Burlington road. IL was rumorod tnat q. us
meeting on Tuesday the board gave the foaa iorS
eight hours In which to sign the agreement "i'',
enc. alternative of including IT in the same strict
bocott of both eastern and western passenger business
that had been inaugurated against the ALTON. Inc
Burllngtons position, however, was scarcely VI uio
kind to have called forth so strong message. bo'i
j. F. Goddard, chairman of the Central franc Asso'
ciation and George II. blanchard, chairman Oh INC
rentyi Traffic Association expressed confidence in the
Intimate avoidance OF difficulty with the Burlington
AZ the same time they maintained firm position,
with the determination that II the road should
not comply with the requirements OF the BoaTu they
would take action against IL by diverng Its tame 10
other lines.
from General Passenger Agent Eusts announcing The
submission of the Burlington to the requirements Vi
the two associations, based on the recent asrcemc'
TO abolish commissions on passenger business 1he
text of the telegram was not given out, ont D. T.
Farmer the passenger commissioner OF the trunk INES
said il contained full assurance OF the acquiescehsc VI
,na, road The Alton now stands alone,' added
Mr. Farmer In It's opposition to the agreement That
road seems determined to fight, ana WIZ pioo"DS
aso.t the same tactics it employed seveai years ago.
What the result will be cannot be foretold as YET.
awas not the Alton victorious In the previous
fight % was asked. -,
aNo We think not replied Mr.. Farmer neither
In tho acquisition of business nor IN mah'ainnle n'
demands on the other roads. This uihe 'io my"
no drawn much closer rigid boycott peibg es'"oiSio
against which victory for the Alton VIII 10 u''"'
matter . -, ,,u,,ror,
os,,ion beInc forciby shown by dispatch receive"
Yesterday from Charlton. the general P'SSo"e
agent of the Chicago and Alton, IN winch he "'as
the BOARD Of Rulings In the likeness OF Anafchis.''
and accuses them of "arTogating to themselves Uio
autocratic position of the kngly and priesty power
NJ the Middle Ages" Mrs Charlton'S message was d
follows: ,.oo..od
The Board of Rulings claims that IT. has boy Ta
the Chicago and Alton because OF my CIR ic 9 and
Alton In accordance with It's agreement N e 81
Passenger Association Is IN iavOr 0I oto p viii be
observed that the circular does not state tat we MY
paving or win pay commissions In the er r yC,caSo
The R0ard of Rulings claims TO control Inc Snie"So
and Alton, therefore, is boyooted ior ApTnegitors
opinion and not for paSg The board Of Rulings
is aware of ths and has an the iaC,S TgC' for eS
while it boycoed the chicago ana nommisslons
t. has 50 far avoided boycong the competitors OF inc
SaSagO and Alton for RsyE century in the
free American Republic arroaeS to se tne 81 the
sTs position of the e sGs % saS Opinions
citizens shall avow and they av0W any fence Is
there between the arrogant methods of these gentle
men and those Of Anarchists They nG % seDA tbe
rue by force and act as If might was Tgno, vi tT
t them. "a ' ...,
Mr. oberg, the New-York representative OF the Alton
road. said yesterday: "The present boycott diners
EN- Tho nre,ious one In that at that time the other
roads did not refuse to honor our tickets and baggage
checks We will get over this difficulty by giving
purchasers of tickets orders on our agents al coo0V
ing points tickets and baggage checks on oxfea
trouble for the passengers A.. .,.on lac,
II nmated At The local once OF she 'o might
back the Alton In the g tSe S cens Trc and the
eoyoG ne associations IL distinctly stated
however, that no steps in that direction had been
'as Chicago. April epecan-GeneFa Passenger Agent
rusts said to-day that the Burlington VIII not pc
Continued. Ito ceasing the payment Of commissions
when were requested to DO 50 1y tne 50n oi
The Board has answered them fully and freely % S1,a
such guarantees that we can no longer WISELY nsiu
ont Especially as a continuance OF our present att'
tnde we are told by the roads in question: will bring
mon MS the combined opposition OF more than 100000
miles OF connecting lines together with the assistance
Of many thousand miles more competing win Us al
. fhrongh the country where we run. No Government
could maintain opposition to any policy whaIeVer
against the united acts Of enemies at home three 70
one. and enemies abroad, fifteen TO one Conditioned
therefore upon the faithful performance Of promises
received from them; have to-day telesIaphed dns
600 miles of road to interfere with their adoption
OF the policy which they have inaugurated and that
we viii nav no commissions in the prohibited ter
ritory for business after April l. No, we are not
committed to the policy for or against commissions,
we have not been asked; we have simply agreed on
certain conditions to remove ourselves from their
,s understood that Mr.. Eustis is simply carrying
nut instructions received from President Perkins In
~ tls matter. H., 49,, .oo,,o, .o,oco.
sxor seyera Eastern roads assuring them that their
road would be treated fairly far as they are con-
cerned IL is expected that the Baltimore and Ohio
= The Grand Trunk and possibly, the Erie; will refuse
DO ton in the boycott and it is probable that the ONO
and Mississippi viii take no part in IT, General Man.
ager Chappel says the company VIII continue 10 run
trains and do business at the old stand.
- tFor other Railroad Ntws see RIM Pass)