New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-20
TRUNK LINE OFFICIALS ACT.
THE JOINT TRAFFIC. ASSOCIATION Or
GANIZED.

AGREEMENT TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY J, lo9t
AND TO CONTINUE FIVE YEARs-INTERsTATE
COMMERCE LAWS TO BE OBSERVED
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT AND
POWERS or THE MANAGERS
The Trunk Line presidents voted yesterday,
without dissenting voice to adopt the much
mooted articles of organization Of the Joint Traf-
fc Association The difficulties arising from the
Interstate Commerce law and from the opposi-
ton of the Pennsylvania Raroa, Company, on
the ostensbe plea that 1. would be unlawful FOR
the directors of that corporation to delegate their
powers to the proposed Board os Managers, were
seemingly overcome There some who say
that injunction proceedings vii, yet be begun IN
behalf OF some one Of the roads to prevent .he
carrying out Of the agreement upon the grounds
given. There rumors in the Street, also,
that the agreement would enable certain large
syndicate to float Reading, Erie and Chesapeake
and Ohio securities abroad to a great advan-
tage since these roads, under the agreement,
would be placed In an exceedingly favorable light
In relation to the Pennsylvania and its carrying
powers
LINES REPRESENTED.
The Trunk lines represented as follows:
Pennsylvania G. b. Roberts president; FRANK
Thomson, C.. f.. Pugh. J. r. Wood James McCree
and ID. s. Gray; Baltimore and Ohio. C. f. Mayer
president; O. Smith. {. X. Lord. and FREDERICK
Harriott: Chesapeake and Ohio, NJ h. ingalls,
president, and W. p Walter, jr.: Lake Shore'
D. W. Caldwell. president; Michigan Central n.
b. Ledyard, president: New York. Chicago and
ST. Louis s K. Callaway, president; Grand
Trunk l.. J. Sergeant, general manager New
York Central, Chauncey NJ. Depew, president
and H. J. Hayden; West Shore, J. ID. Laying, gem
eral manager and p r. Todd; Erie, f. g. Tno-
mas. president, and one r the receivers, ana u.
G. Cochran; Lackawanna, Samuel Sloan, presl-
dent and r. 4 Hegeman. Lehgh Valley, +. =.
Wilbur president. and II. II. Kingston; Reading
J. 5. Harris. president. and one of the receivers
and g. r. Bail: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
and 81. Louis NJ f. Ingalls,, president, and o: G.
Murray; Baltimore and Ohio southwestern W.
Duncan, vice-presldent.
The purposes Of the agreement are set forth IN
the articles as follows
To aid in fulfilling the purposes Of the Interstate
Commerce act to cooperate with each other and
and maintain reasonable and just rates. fares rules
and regulations on state and Interstate trainc; 70
emc,on and concentra ton Of agencies and the in
PRODUCTION of economies IN the conduct OF 'e Heis"'
and passenger service"
LIST OF MEMBERS.
Following IS a list o. members: The Baltimore
Ohio Southwestern Central of New-Jersey.
Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago and Erie, chi
cago and Grand Trunk Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago and st Louis Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company. Detroit, Grand
Haven and Milwaukee, Erie. Grand Rapids and
Indiana. Grand Trunk OF Canada. Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern. Lehigh Valley. Mich-
gan Central. New-York Central and Hudson
River New-York, Chicago and st. Louis, New
York. Ontario and Western. Northern Central,
the Pennsylvania Company. Pennsylvania Raii-
road Company, Philadelphia and Reading,
Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore, Pits
burg and Lake Erie Pittsburg and Western,
Pfttsburg Cincinnati. Chicago and St Louis
Tcrre Haute and indianapolis Nandalia Line).
Toledo. Peoria and Western. Wabash, and the
West Shore.
The affairs Of the association are 70 be ad-
miristered by three boards. Board of Control.
a Board of Managers and Board Of Arbitration.
The term "traffic'' In the agreement covers that
Of both freight and passenger Section |, OF Artl-
Gle /. reads:
The association shall have jurisdiction os ever To,e ali
In section OF this artice) which passes TO, from
or n' TeerH spensoS israHi S f Ba Niagara
Falls Tone wanda Black Rock Buffalo. East Buf-
+ Erie Pittsburg and Allegheny. Penn; Bel
laire Ohio; Wheeling Parkersburs, Charleston ana
Kenova " Va and Ashland Ky. ana such other
points as may hereafter be designated by the mana
gers as SUCH termini also all traffic which may pass
throuph other functions OF the companies parties
hereto which is Included when passing through any
OF the termin Of functions aooye or SpeTi c
sent of the parties be hereafter included herein,
(a) Coal coke iron ore mill cinder nissIo.ie dd "a
petroleum. crude or refined. (bl TIaflc hestihsl 20
or Coming pginja and West Virginia south of
the south line OF the Chesapeake ana ONO ha'""Y
BOARD OF CONTROL PROVIDED FOR.
Article III provides for n, Board Of Control as
follows:
The presidents of the companies forming the as as
and Ssrs Ss Hsh sRa Rshfr constitute the Board Of
control which shall meet on the written request
Each member OF the Board of Control shall be
entitled to one yos' sSce' sbI .s' bays NO more than
Il shall require three-four;hs OF the entire mum,
cem,Dp cep Da tafo befope the Board Of Control
The Board OF Control shall fix the salaries OF
The salaries OF other officers and employees OF the
association shall b. subject to its review and APP
The Board OF Control shall select the a.blirators
and fix their compensation and term Of service.
The Board OF Control shall appoint an Auditing
Committee who shall examine AM report to 1t
"H', The 'F board Of Control shall prescribe the con-
ditions and rules under which additional railway
Ds b Upon sa h Boad of
Only the Board OF Control shall consider appeals
from the action Of the managers on all questions
as 10 rates or fares, except dlfferentials
Pending decisions by the Board of Control, the
decisions and order. OF the managers shall pre-
vail.
TO HAVE AT LEAST NINE MEMBERS.
The Board Of Managers is to consist Of not
less than nine members. of whom each Of the
following nine systems shall designate one The
Baltimore ard OHIO. the Chesapeake and ONO,
the Erie the Grand Trunk. the Lackawanna the
Lehigh Valley, the Pennsylvania, the Vanderbilt
and the Wabash
Additional managers may be designated by
other systems companies when may yet De-
come parties to the agreement.
Each manager is TO hold office during the
continuance Of the agreement. subject 10 the
Measure Of and to be comp. nsatei by, the sys-
tenn appointing him.
The managers are to have their principal Of