Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-30
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senger AFFAIRS continue to be OF alb
sorbing interest. and as yet there are
no indications OF the turn affairs are
going to take. There has been no meet
/ ing OF the Southwestern passenger
| committee yet called by Chairman
| Kent to take action on the Withdrawal
notice Of the Cotton Belt. which was
submitted to the committee on Novem-
Der q.
The matter of the difierentlal asked
for by the Cotton Belt is now In the
hands Of the executive officers of the
association. and 1t ls understood that
the question win be discussed in all
OF Its bearings at the next meeting OF
that body. This meeting Is as yet
matter OF the future. and there are no
Indications as to when 1t will be called.
ON December the Cotton Belt viii
no longer be member OF the associa-
ton under the terms OF the notice OF
withdrawal already given, but II Is
possible that It Will continue passively
ii member until the matter IL passed
upon by tho executive board, ut the
meeting yet to DO called.
Chairman W. W. Kent OF the South
western Passenger committee has Just
sent out the following letter to mem
beTs OF the association:
81 inclOse you herewith u portion Of
| the proceedings OF this committee at
their meeting nj st. Louis November
- and 20, giving particulars OF the
move made by the Cotton Belt, who
claim they should he allowed n differ
entail commission between ST. Louis
ana Texas points. This matter IL
placed before yOn In accordance with
the last resolution In the proceedings,
for you TO decide the matter and in
htruct the general passenger agents
how TO proceed. 1 inclosa you also
commission circular referred to, and II
II could be adopted at once | am sure
Il would result in great saving to tho
companies. 1 consider II In fact at
present the most important part of
the agreement Of the Southwe sierra Pas
senger committee, ana would urge that
whatever action IL taken In regard to
the Cotton Bslt matter that this COM
mission schedule be adopted at the
earliest possible moment.
"under date OF November 2. 1895, the
| general passenger agent OF the Cotton
Belt gave notice that his company
Will withdraw from the committee In
ten days. which is In accordance with
the rules; It IL thought. however. that
II the claim for diftercntials can be de-
clded In some satisfactory manner that
! they VIII reconsider the notice Of with
drnwal, aud we hope they can be In.
t
( mittee, pending the confederation OF its
! demands.
| 81 give you this Information as the
matter Is respectfully referred 10 the
executive and traffic officers to decide,
and II there are any other particulars
YOU desire | will be glad to give you
all that | am possessed Of"
As there has been SO much discus
sion pro and con OF the action of the
southwestern Passenger committee at
Its meeting In ST. Louis November No
and co. the Gazette Is able to present
1t this morning for the consideration
OF Its readers fully and give all inter.
estlng details. The meeting was fully
attended, and the question under dis.
oussion was the uniform schedule OF
commissions. Matters were progress
Ing smoothly and there were no indl.
cations OF trouble. Yet under the calm
q storm was brewing.
Under the consideration Of the uni.
form schedule of commissions all OF
The members were of tho unanimous
opinion that this Is an important part
OF the agreement and that BLANKET
commissions to and from various gate
ways and Texas points should be made
and committee was appointed assist.
cd by the chairman 10 prepare a com.
mission circular quoting a schedule.
II was proposed to put this shedule In
effect December l. but the resolution
10 do 80 was lost by the representative
OF the Cotton Belt voting against II.
In explaining his vote the representa-.
tive OF the Cotton Belt said he thought
his line should have difrcrentlal fares
between st, Louis ana ali Texas
ponta, owing to the fact that thcii
service not being Rs fast MS the othe,
lines and the hour of departure OF their
through trains Is awkward as COM
pared with the other lines.
A resolution that the schedule as reod
be adopted was lost.
Resolution was offered by the Cotton
Belt representative that his limo be 40.
corded dlfferential OF one dollar he.
| tween ST. Louis and Texas polnts--in
other words that they he allowed to
pay a commission OF one dollar-waB
| lost.
The representative OF the Katy read
letter from Mr., Barker, general pas.
senger agent OF the Katy. giving HIS
opinion on the subject OF differontials.
stating. that his company would not
resist The application of the Cotton Belt
for difterontlnl. The Fort Worth and
Denver Representatives at this point
offered an amendment to the Cotton
| Belt resolution which provided his limo
be allowed diftercntlal OF % conts
commission on tickets between Fort
Worth and Wichita FANS This amend
mont was lost.
The Texas and Paclc representative
! offered an amendment that his line
| DO allowed n differentlal commission
on business between Memphis and Tex
MS points This amendment was lost.
Tho Southern Pacific representative
offered IN amendment that his COM
pany DO allowed n dinferentlal commits
! sion Of $3.50 on fifst-class buslnrss and
81 on second class business Via Now
| orleans through ST. Louis. which was
lost.
A resolution was offered which read
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