New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-13
C. 3. AND @. MAKES TROUBLE.
IT'S ASTONISHING DEMAND on TIE AD'IS
DRY BOARD.
A THREAT or WITHDRAWAL FROM THE MEhliN"
ACCOMPANIED THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT


at noon yesterday. They had gathered 'or 'ic iV.'a
quarterly meeting of the Advisory Board OF the "'s'-
Traffic Association, and were prepared ior '"o
consideration of welghty business, on WHICH NV W.
fare o. vast railroad interests I'm the West was 'h'sS
dependent. They adjourned without the V''"'''"
Il any business, because the Chicago Bufhhs vi """
Quincy had sent In a demand for II change OF rilc',
with the threat that unless their demand WINS compic'
with their representation wold wi hdraw THIS WIN
d,nwa would have left the meeting without quorum
Rather than consider for moment 50 aStouNi"s
a demand. tho Board adjourned until October
Under the rules OF the Western Traffic -Associnton'
rs adopted In January 1891. and Subsequently
amended, It takes a fourlfths vote Of the Ad'isor'
Board to reverse decision Of the Board OF Cornmis
sioncrs The demand Of the Burlington Donrl OF
directors, presented to the Advisory Board yestcr
day, was that the agreement should be so changcd
as to require four ffhs vote of the 3onrd 10 coll
firm or approve any ruling OF the Commissioners
The effect OF such change might be enormous In the
mana cement OF the associations affairs. ana the man.
nor OF preaching II was 70 say the least unusual
No explanation Of the Burllngton's action conld be
made Yesterday other than flc suggestion that 1t was
an attempt disrupt the association. or secure pos
sIbe advantage from the effect OF threatened dis
ruption. ..
only tho speedy adjournmcnr yesterday prevented
an outbreak In the meeting Of Glgncd presidents. Tic
Dnrlingon's demand presented by an official OF
tho road who had before attended meeting OF
the board and had no authority do other than state
his GRAND and withdraw from tho meeting II com
piance with II not to be had. Tbs he dh, ana
not Burlington official 70 BE- fond In town aitcr
D. IN. Beyond tho shadow Of doubt II yesterdays
meeting had organized for business the Burng'on's
representative would have heard language from his
colleagues that could not, with any stretch OF the
imagination, have been called p'omasc
In the meantime tho Advisory Board has adj ournei
for three months. and no steps have been taken TO
prevent the reduction TO Colorado points
which is to so into effect all the lines interested
on July -.
The official report given out by the Board after its
onc-hcnr session follows: -
An adjournment taken without any business having
been transacted.
IL was ordered that The regular meeting CT the
;uprd, I'm oct obar should be- held In Ncw-iork.
The adjournment had bocausc OF the con1'tIonai
representation Of the Chicago burlington and Quincy
whch prevented quorum for the transaction Of business
he burlington Company to the meeting resolution
Of rs board demanding tina; the agreement
be so changed pro e that the decisions Of The Com
mission should not binding upon any member uniesH
,ppovcd by ournfths OF the Advisory Board Inc
burlington Company accompanied this demand By threat
20 withdraw tho meeting unless IL worc compi'ed
VITA such withdrawal would leave TIC meeting "'ou'
quorum.
lh, rolrd was unwilling CONSIDER any urri@nu nru.
in such manner and terms and the Withdrawal OF O''e
burlington representation would prevent the con'o'auon
Of other bushes, the Board determined uron ad!ourmh'
In the hope the Burlington would cohslo'r i"''
tho unr,asonahcness OF IT. request
Members OF the roard were rcticcnt after th~
meeting, but those who wclr seen did no' "cN"'''
10 show their Amusement at the 1ehai ""'c "
the burlington. What the ultimate ehect ~ '"e
organization would be they conld not say. No one
seemed able to point out possible gain TO the bar-
unrton I'm the prop scd change, and there was no
prov sion In the demand 10 make the change retro
active.
The rnu.st for authority 10 reduce rates on freight
~ Colorado point, vas made last spring 10 the
commits soncrs Of tho association by the burlington
and rock Island roads The request was refused
bv the commissioners and an appeal was 'an'h "
the Advisory Board where the refusal was sustained
hc n narrow majority in the May meeting. The
burlington and the Rock Island roads then gave
ninety days notice OF such rcu"cu'h'
,.uder the provisons OF the agreement uh'
result was that all roads covering the same territory
were compelled 10 issue schedules meeting the pro
posed reduction and their action received the sanction
OF Commissioner Ahncc F. Walker and his colleagues.
The consideration of this Threatening situation was
IN have been the important feature OF yesterdays
discussion.
Another subject left unsettled is one which In
wolves the question Of whether the Association Shn
have power to enforce disciplinary DEGREES, or must
.rc It's regulations violated with npunity. AZ the
MAY meeting. tho burlington was found guilty OF
emitting rates on wool the penalty for TIch should
havo been tho dismissal OF the offending Official
y, such notion has been taken by the Burlington,
whose course Is In strong contrast With that oil tho
Missouri Pacific when Traffic Manager Leeds Wa, dis
missed under IN, same rules. Cnder the sting OF
his discipline, Mr. Gould and the
Missouri Pacific directors brought; charges OF
rate cutting against the darlington. the
Atchison and the southern Pacific. Those against
tho burlington we're unquallnedly Sustained, ana Tho
subsequent Of affairs may account, for mo
absence OF every Gould representative frOm yester-
days meeting.
Those In attendance at the Windsor Yesterday w"N'
Roswell Miller. chairman OF the a>sociatlon and prr'-
dent OF the Chicago milwaukee, and -. Paul Rsil-
road: r. r. Cable and benjamin Brew s,rr u thc
chicago and Rock Island: Martin lIusiu Of the
Ashley. OF the Wabash, George {. Maeoun. 81 the
Atchl,ou, Topeka ana santa Fc d. G. nodsc, Il: e.;
Jeffrey president ana George Coppen Of the Denver
and o Gmnde G. = huntington Of Ito son'her1
o 6%nS r r. %ske,, of the Northern iacc: : i.
H. Crugcr and j. G. Wellins oil the Illinois Central
cnSso S i2 YORK s po the Ha,s hS pari Of
tho Western Tuiho Association had met without a
quorum and AS!onSGd mn'il ortoOer ); rcss gar r a.
81 ~ Official oi one OF the membership lines. VINO said
This mean, that the Western llalllc Associate has
proved failure and some Of It's strongest members do
not care 10 bother with II any longer How csc can
several matters Of the greatest Importance were TO
before item for adjustment at this meeting. and
vet some 81 them deliberately stay away and III. rest
vote Ia ndlourn until The date Of the next luntteriy
meeting In the meantime tho rulnous reduction IN
Colorado rates will 20 Into effect and the revenues OF
the roads Will be cut down TO the extent ~ millions
~ dollars. As "A matter OF fact, very little attempt
has been mndc ~ late To enforce the provisions thn
presidents agreement, and In my opinion there would
ic no hesitation In dl>bandinH the aSSOciaion IL Il
we're not for The effect IL would probably have on the
stock market
SOUTHERN MANAGERS IN SESSION.
Tho annual convention Of the Southern Railway and
steamship Association was begun yesterday morning
nj the Oriental Hotel. Manhattan Reach. This as