The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20

ana all Iilelr leased, COutFOIleu VI OPSiueS"
lines; Lehigh Valley system, now comprising
the Lehigh Valley and Its leased. controlled
or operated lines; Pennsylvania system, now
comprising the Allegheny Valley, Cumberland
Valley, Cincinnati and Muskingum Vailey'
Grand Rapids and Indiana, Northern central,
Pennsylvania Company, Philadelphia, WI
mington and Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cinclnnai,
Chicago and st. Louis and the Terre Haute
and Indianapolis (Vandalia line) companies.
and all their leased, controlled or operated
lines; Vanderbilt system, now comprising the
Beech Creek Canada Southern ana It's leaseo
lines, Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and PITTS
burg. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
Michigan Central and its leased lines, New
York Central and Hudson River, New 1o1K,
Chicago ana St. Louis, Pittsburg ana Lake
Erie, Rome Watertown and Ogdenspurs,
Waikiki Valley and West Shore railroad COM
panies and all their leased, controlled ana
operated lines: Wabash system, now comprls-
ing the Wabash Railroad and all Its leased,
controlled or operated lines east OF the Mlssls-
sippi River.
Sec Traditional managers representing
other systems or companies which now or may
hereafter become parties to this agreement
NAV be designated by such systems or COM
psnies under the authority and rules OF the
board of control.
Sec. Each manager shall hold Office during
the continuance OF this agreement subject TO
the pleasure of and shall be compensated by
the system appointing him.
Article 5-Relating to the duties and powers
of the managers Section 1.-The managers
shall have their principal office in New York
City and shall continue in session subject to
their rules. They shall elect chairman an
nually.
Sec. 2-The managers shall adopt their rules
and perfect their organization. 1t shall, how
ever, require the affirmative votes of three
fourths of their entire number to adopt any
proposition coming before them.
Sec. 3-In considering questions which ex-
eeptionally affect the in terests of any company
party hereto unrepresented upon the board OF
managers, such company shah be advised
thereof and be afforded an opportunity under
the rules of the managers for presenting to
them its views befare final action is taken.
Sec. 4-The managers shall construe this
agreement and all resolutions adopted there
under
Sec. 5-An applications for differentials and
for changes in rates, fares, charges and rules
shall be made TO the managers. Their action
upon diferentials and upon all questions ex-
cept as to rates and fares shall be sui beet to
appeal, but only to the arbitrator. Their ac-
ton as to rates and fares, except differentials,
shall be subject to appeal only to the board of
control. Decisions and orders of the man.
ayers shall be complied with until such appeals
are decided.
Article disappointment of Commissioners:
The managers may appoint not more than
three commissioners, and shall define their
powers and duties.
Article VII-Rates, fares, charges and rules,
their observance and conformity to the inter
state act: Section 1.-The duly published
schedules of rates, fares and charges and the
rules applicable. thereto, now in force and au-
thorized by the companies party hereto upon
traffic covered by this agreement, and filed
with the Interstate Commerce Commission as
to such of said traffic as is interstate, and
hereby reaffirmed by the companies composing
the association and the companies party
hereto, shall, within ten days after this agree
ment becomes effective, file with the managers
copies of all such schedules of rates, tares
and charges and the rules applicable thereto.
Sec. 2LThe managers shall from time to time
recommend such changes in said rates, fares,
charges and rules as may be reasonable and
just and necessary for governing the traffic
covered by this agreement and for protecting
the interests OF the party hereto, therein, and
failure to observe such recommendations by
any party hereto is and when made shall be
deemed q violation of this agreement. No
company party hereto shall through any of its
rates, fares, charges or rules herein
reaffirmed or SO recommended by the
managers, except by a resolution OF its board.
The action OF such board shall not affect the
rates, fares charges or rules disapproved, ex-
cept TO the extent of its interest therein over
its own road. A copy OF the resolution OF the
board OF any company party hereto authorfz-
ing any such change shall be Immediately
forwarded by the company making the same TO
the managers and such change shall not be-
come effective until thirty days after the days
ot the receipt of such resolution by the
managers The managers upon receiving such
notice shall act promptly upon the same for
the protection of the parties thereto.
Sec. 3-The powers conferred upon the man.
ayers shall be so construed and exercised as
not to permit the violation OF the interstate
commerce or any law applicable to the prem
Uses or any provision of the charters of the
laws applicable to any Of the companies hereto,
and the managers shall cooperate with the
Interstate Comm ission to secure stability and
uniformity IN the rates, fares, charges and
rules established hereunder.
Article VIII-Proportions of competitive traf-
fic: The managers are charged with the duty
of securing to each company party hereto
equitable proportions of the competitive traffic
covered by the agreement so far as can be le-
gally done.
Article IX-Relations of non-concurring COM
panies, divisions of rates and fares: Section
1.-The managers shall decide and enforce the
course which shall be pursued with connecting
companies not parties to this agreement which
fail or decline to observe the fares, rates,
charges and rules of the board under this agree
ment. The interests of companies parties
hereto injuriously affected by such action OF
the managers shall in such instances be ac-
corded reasonable protection in so far as the
managers can legally do so.
Sec. 2-When, in their judgment, necessary
to the purposes of this agreement the managers
may determine the division Of rates and fares
between connecting companies parties hereto
and between them and connections not parties
hereto, keeping in view uniformity and the
equities involved.
Article X-Limiting of powers of freight
lines: 1t is recognized and agreed that
economy in the operation of through CO.
operative and commission freight lines and the
limitation or termination of many of their
existing powers and functions are absolutely
required, and the companies parties hereto
will actively cooperate with the managers and
so manage such lines as to accomplish such
results.
Article REORGANIZATION of joint agencies:
The managers shall have authority to organize
such joint freight and passenger agencies as
they may deem advisable. provided that il