The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-10-25
WILL ABOLISH FREE PASSES.
Action at tho st. Louis Railroad Meet
Ing strong on the Subject.

Ing strong on the subject.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 18.-The executive
board OF western and southwestern
lines held its final session today, COM
pleting conference that has been very
gratifying Ia results to the general
managers in attendance. The question
of abolishing or modifying the free
pass system came up aeuin today when
tie committee appointed yesterday re-
ported. 1t recommended the addition
of an agreement between the roads
throughout the ives and southwest to
abolish the nuisance OF free passes hat
will In any way affect tue shippers.
The agreeme MT Is a sweeping one and
will be made effective Janury l.
The western trunk lines committee
adjourned today after agreeing to the
pooling OF the east-bound fuel traffic
from lower Missouri river points. Next
Thursday the committee will meet In
Chicago 10 complete arrangements for
pooling all business from Omaha and
st. Paul points. When this shall have
ueeu done all business east OF The Rocky
mountains will come under the pooling
arrangements.
Pullman "PIuts" Divy Up.
CHICAGO, Oct. Is. - The annual
meeting OF the 81 lock holders of the
Pullman Palace Car Company was
held today. Over s25. 900, 900 of the cap
ital stock was represe nted. The usual
quarterly dividend of 81 per share was
declared from the net earnings ana
will be paid Noeember Is to tue stock
holders. The directors aud officers OF
the company absolutely refused 10 dis
cuss the meeting further than to say
that no action looking toward change
in the officers or policy of the company
was contemplated. 1t Is known. how
ever that the meeting discussed earn
estly he chances of legislation adverse
to the interests OF the company, which
it is feared some of the legislatures OF
the various states may take In the
near future No action WAS taken 10
offset such possible legislation or TO
1ght against 1t when ii Comes.
Mado Money Last Year.
The annual statement of the COM
pany for the fiscal year ending January
l shows total revenue Of $9,595,O67,
and expenditures of 81, 274, $50 leaving
the surplus for the year of 50. 800, 4l6.
or the disbursements So. $50, 700 was
paid out In dividends on the capital
stock. The total assets are set down
as $62, 042, sos. The numter of passen-
gers carried during the year B. 2S2 323,
and the number of miles run WAS 1917
408. 503 The year just ended shows a
decrease Of about per cent. In the
Number OF passengers carried and of
about per cent. In the number OF miles
run.
A report of the Pullman shops super
intendent to the directors takes up
at some length the question of the
strike. but lie makes in his published
statement no comment not made at
the Time of his public utteran ces dur
ing the strike. Pullman made the
statement that "By Increased attention
to their work mechanics have, under
the same piecework prices, increase d
their daily average earnings from 50. 03
last April to 81. l6 in the last half of
September
Trains to Run October "a.
ST. PAUL, Oct. lS.--With rerere:. ce
to the report that the Burlington will
not be able 10 run Its first train
through TO Billings, Mont. on October
"a as in tended, owing TO hitch In the
perfectlng of the traffic agreement be-
tween the Northern Pacific and the
Burlington roads, General Manager
Kendrick of the Northern Pacific said
he had no idea how such report could
have originated. AS far as he Is aware
there Is no trouble. and he expects
That the nuraartaut ill ha oarriad ,ut