The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-29
SUCCUMBED AT LAST
DEATH OF THE sICKLY WESTERN
PASSENGER ASSOCIATION.
Chairman Ca1dweII's Resignation Ac-
ceDted-rranscontinental Air Line
Scheme That Seems Visionary.

chairman CaldWfu, or the western Pas-
senger Association, rendered his resigna-
ton yesterday. L was accepted. and the
Western Passenger Association has passed
out Of existence. When the meeting con-
vened At Chicago. yesterday. Chairman
Caldwell presented his resignation. say
ing that recent events had placed him in
q peculiar position, and that IL the lines
wiped to form another association they
wire Tree to choose such a chairman as
they desired. The resignation was formally
accepted. and a resolution declaring the
Western Passenger Association out of ex-
istence was introduced and adopted. with
the understanding that the emigrant clear
ing house shall remain intact. Chairman
Caldwell will be retained. with his principal
assistants. for the purpose of managing
the clearing house until association affairs
are in a more definite shape than at pres
ent- For the purpose of providing for the
expenses OF the clearing house all the
roads present at the meeting pledged them
selves to contribute pro rata. The roads
% voting include several which have not
Of late been members OF the Western Pas
senger Association. and their total num-
Der wes greater than the total ever in the
association at any one time. The Alton
road, through its general passenger agent,
DIR. Charlton. declared that. while it was
not a member OF the association nor OF
the clearing house. II would bear its proper
ton OF the expense. Several OF the asso-
ciaticn lines were not represented at the
meeting. and their votes cannot be recorded
for some days; but the roads present de-
clared that they would bear the amount
necessary to run the Office of Chairman
Caldwell and to meet the salaries of the
chairman and Of his principal assistants,
no matter which way the absent lines
should view the proposition. The report
or the committee on reorganization was
read. and recommended that all the terri
tory or the old Western Passenger Asso-
citation and that properly under the old
Transcontinental Association should be in
Guided In one general association, the ter
ritory to begin at Galveston, continuing to
New Orleans. and thence north along the
Mississippi river TO st. Louis, thence along
thu tracks or the Illinois Central and Van
daiia to Chicago, thence through the west
ern peninsula OF Michigan to St. Ignace
and Sault Ste. Marie, and from there west
to the Pacific ocean, 1t was recommends
that this territory be placed under the
jurisdiction OF five territorial committees,
10 have their headquarters as follows: The
Pacific at San Francisco, he central at
Denver. the Southern at st. louis, the east
ern at Chicago, and the northern at st.
Paul Each OF these committees is to have
jurisdiction of all matters in its own ter
ritory. and all matters OF general interest
10 be referred to the general association,
which will have its headquarters in this
city No defnite action was taken on
the report. IL being only discussed Informal
~. h general feeling. however. was
strongly In favor of adopting the plan pro-
posed by. the committee. After the dis
cusslon the general meeting adjourned 10
saturday morning. In order to allow the
transcontine1ta lines to meet on Friday,
and see II they cannot arrange to do away
with the generalization In Pacific coast
rates, and thus pave the way for an agree
ment Of all the lines on the day following
or on Monday. One step in the way Of
armon was made when n resolution was
passed doing away with the payment of ex-
ceSsive commissions. Contingent upon this
Is the question of the reduced rates be-
tween Kansas City and Chicago and Kan
sas Guy and st. Louis. All Of the lines rep
resented at the meeting voted in favor of
doing away With he large commissions,
but there are several or the lines whose
votes are still to be recorded upon the mat
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