Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-19
ANOTHER GONE TO PIECES
Transmis,Ouri Passenger Association Will
Cease to Exist Today.
ITS FATE WAS EASILY SEALED
Resolution Declaring 1t Dead Passed with
out Discussion, aud Secretary McFad-
den Instructed to Wind Up Its At
fairs--Railroad News in General. -

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Nov lS.--Another traffic as
sociation gave up the ghost today This
time 1T was the Ira ismissouri association.
a meeting of the members was held hero
today and without much discussion they
passed resolution providing for the dis.
bandnent OF the organization, to take effect
tomorrow, the 10Th. Secretary McFadden
was instructed TO wind up the affairs of the
association as soon thereafter US posi- ole.
and close up the headquarters at Kansas
City. A committee of seven, composed OF
the representatives of the Memphis, tho
Rock Island, the Atchson, the Burlington,
the Union Pacific the Missouri Pacific and
the Fremont, Elkhorn ~ Missouri Nalloy
roads was appointed to prepare plan for
new organization and submit the same at
general meeting of the interested lines, TO
be held December g. This leaves the terri
tory west OF Chicago with but two railway
associations, the western Freight and West
ern Passenger, and they embrace only the
territory between Chicago and the Missouri
river. Within a few months the Western
trattic, lhe Transcontlneutal, tho South
western Railway and Steamship and tho
Transmissouri associations hare beon aban-
doned. The Transm!ssour association was
FOUNDED upon the same lines as that OF the
Western Traffic association, OF which 1t was
essentially part, and It's death is tho logical
organization, General Manager St. John of
the Rock Island road, who presided At
today's meeting, thinks that new and in
dependent one will be opened by transmits
souri, lines in time to become effective Janu-
ary /.
Threatened by the 500.
A conference Of the general passer ger
agents OF the northwestern iiues will be held
ncXt Monday TO hear charges preferred
against them by the 500 line. Heretofore
the 500 has generally been the accused party
when Irregularities were discovered at ot.
Paul and Minneapolis, but on TINS occasion
II Is playing the role Of injured innocence.
General Passenger Agent HiDbard OF the
road declares that the mat ket has been
manipulated by the Chicago roads that it Is
impossible for his company to longer main
tain rates and he threatens to do something
terrible ii something is not immediately done
10 restore things TO their normal condition.
Ohiclals of tho Chlcago-St Paul lines deny
that there is any foundation for the charges,
but the con ference Will be neld, never.he-
less, aud General Passenger Agent Hibbard
has been requested to be present.
Objections of the Mass Meeting.
No one pretends to believe that the forth
coming mass meeting Of passenger officials
from al! parts of the United States, Canada
aud Mexico will have much influence in the
adjustment of the Worlds far rates. Tho
principal object of the gathering is to givo
the representatives of outside roads a better
understan ding OF the situation at Chicago.
TO famiiarze them with the railroad facil-
lties in the city, the adequacy of the termi-
nals at the exposition grounds and the char
Gcter and extent of the accommodations
that may be expected for organized parties
of visitors. The question Of rates will no
doubt be discussed, but not with view of
establishing general basis for their adjust