St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-02
FORD IS REJECTED.
Chairman Caldwell Refuses
to Accept Him as an
Arbitrator,
On the Ground the Pennsyl-
vania Man Is an In
terested Party.
The Atchison Promptly Ap-
peals and Mr.. White Is
Very Wroth.
Discovery That the Erie Is
the Vandalia's Outlet to
the Seaboard.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Chairman Cald-
well, of the Western Passenger assO-
citation, has caused considerable SUI
prise among railroad men by refusing
to accept E. A. Ford, general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines. as
arbitrator in the AtchisOn's appeal from
his rulings in two cases, one from the
chairman's decision denying that 1t
was justified in making S12-rate to
Denver and return on account OF the
Knights Templar cOnclave; the other
from the ruling and action of the chair
man in his authorization of one-way
points, and the alleged conspiracy by
which the Atcliison was deprived of its
rights under the agreement.
In both of these appeals to arbitration
the AtchiSOn nominated E. A. Ford for
one of the arbitratOrS. and asked the
chairman to name his choice for another.
The rules provide in such cases that
each side shall choose an arbitrator and
tile two thus chosen shall select the
third. The arbitrator are to be diSin-
terestcd parties. and either side may
object to the others choice if he has
good reason to believe that the party is
not free from prejudice.
After the Atchiscn had nominated
Mr.. Ford, Chairman Caldwell asked a
representative OF that company if Oh
lection would be made should he name
as his choice a member of the Western
Passenger association. The reply was
that in ali probability such nomination
would not be accepted, as a member
of the association would not be
ict farm fnH al,
then wrote his reply to the cOmmunica-
ton of Passenger Traffic Manager
White refusing to accept E. A. Ford as
All arbitrator, Oh the ground that he was
an interested party. He explained this
by saying that the Vandalia line. which
is under Mr.. Ford's jurisdiction, and
the Illinois Central, which is a member
of the Western Passenger association,
each formed Il part of through pasSen-
ger route between Chicago and st.
Louis.
1t appears that this letter was deliv-
cred at the AtchiSOn'S office after bust
ness hours Saturday afternoon, so that it
did not fall into the hands OF tile proper
officials until today. 1t was then too
late to nominate another arbitrator, as
the agreement provides that this must
be done within five days after the de-
cslon from which an appeal is taken
has been rendered, and the specified
time had expired
But the AtehiSon promptly adopted
the only purpose left to save itself from
defeat. 1t appealed from the chairman's
objection to and his refusal to accept
Mr.. Ford as an arbitrator. Official mott
lcatlOn OF this appeal was sent to Chair
man Caldwell and the members of the
association 10y Traffic Manager White.
who offered as his choice of arbitrator
i'll this case +. c. Donald, vice chairman
or the Central Traffic association. In his
communication Mr.. White contends
Ford as an arbitrator is not only utterly
ground:ess, but made for the purpose of
harrassing and annoying the AlchisOn
company. He further says:
1T being the duty of the chairman,aS
Just judge of controversies between
the members of the association, 10 hold
the scales of justice even, he has prOsti-
tuted his office to that OF {. mere par
tisan to effectuate the sinister purposes
of majority of the members of the as.
ISOLATION to the injury of minority"
AtchiSon officials are confident that
this last appeal will result in their
favor, whoever may be selected as arbi-
traitors, Some of Chairman Caldwell's
friends are afraii that he unnecessarily
aggravated the situation in Objecting to
of the opinion that no board of arbitra-
ton will sustain his objection. The
controversy has now reached stage
that is regarded as serious, and only a
change of tactics on the part of some of
those who have been tanning the flames
will save the Western Passenger assO-
citation from disruption.