The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-13

meeting involving . genera discus
sion o. railroad and transportation mat
ters OF more .ksz1 ordinary importance
wac that OF the Local paesitc Coast PAS
seaze- Association nSli yesterday morn
ing .. the hainser-<srand Aoie-. a. WEIGH
there VAS q fll. representation OF mem
Gess-
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company was represented by W ii. HUH
burt. general passenger agent. VINO a-so
appe AIRED for the Union facgsic, tor the
Great Northern, X. G. Stevens. genera.
Western passenger agent Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific. j. l.. De Beycise. gen
era agent Of the passenger department.
Canadian Pacific. K. W. McGlnnts. gem
erai agent. Southern Pacific. Thomas A
Graham. district passenger agent: North
err Pacific. /. A Sadeau. assistant passeEi-
ger agent, Burlington and Mississippi
River Railroad. VI. p. Benton. Puget
So<lnd agent, and j. NJ. Roche. secretary
OF the association.
Possibly the most interesting feature
OF the meeting Was the Gning OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad and an appeal
from the decision of the association to
the chairman OF the TrsnscontiHentsl As
ISOLATION. Il. D. Caldwell, who Is arDisra-
tor OF the Pacific Coast local association.
The VOCATION or agreement that is charged
against the Southern Pacific was in the
nature OF a cus which, IL is stated. was IN
retaliation for the Northern lines going
into Southern Pacific territory, absorbing
the local rate and making 1t possible for
passenger at Ashland. the most soglherly
point tn Oregon, TO go TO Eastern cities
Via Portland as cheap as for a passenger
10 SO direct from Portland 10 the same
points.
Prior 20 the present case the matter of
roads running into Portland and absorb
n he. fsa., 20 "a
was brought before melting OF the asso-
Cation and the testimony aSfduced was
IN euect that the fare was absorbed in or
der TO Offset tie free sleeper aceommoda-
Tons Offered. by the Southern Pacific as
Tar as Sacfamento 10 East bound passen-
gers For instance. as the matter was ex-
planned yesterday TO a post-Intelligencer
representative. a passenger going TO Kan
sas etiry was captured by the Southern Pa
cHi. people In Portland and his s.seper was
isfnisasd aim free TO Sacramento. where
be changed to the East bound train. At
sacramento IL became necessary for the
passenger to purchase his sleeper East 10
MS destination. With the additional long
maui from Portland south. the competi-
ton became more even and the free sleeper
vas used as an effective bait.
linen the northern" roads went into
southern oregon and all UP and down the
willamette valley and bought tickets over
the Southern Pacific road for passengers
east bound as far as Portland from which
point they were sent TO their destinations
the roads over which they travelled being
out Fhe fares paid 10 the Southern Pacific.
I'm ali sides charges of violation of agree
ment are made, and the result OF some of
the finely drawn arguments VIII require
considerable adjudication before being
amscabiy settled
In the case where the Southern Pacific
q rrs i,Af -. .f AZ
ern lines. as above cited. the association
failed TO ind for the complaining road and
an appeal was taken - Mr.. Caldwell
Another matter OF importance that goes
10 the arbitrator is that OF the right OF
members OF the assocsa Con to grant half
tafe raes 70 employees OF steamboat COM
panies. The rules of the association say
THAI such half rates are issuabie to Sisters
OF Charity and Mercy. ministers. and those
depending upon them for support army
officers and railroad employees. The ques-
ton was upon the distinction between a
railway empaoye and a steamboat en-
pfoye. both being engage IN the service
of transportation. Charges were brough,
against one of the members OF the assoc
citation for violation Of the rule. The as
sociatien dismissed the charges and an
appeal was taken TO the arbitrator by the
plaintiff line.
Steamship rates were discussed and sug-
gest.ons offered for bringing the two
branches OF transportation TO joint
agreement. The Atlantic steamer lines
have association similar in most re-
spects 10 that of the railway association.
but the two associations have not come to-
gethar. While agents do not cur rates
there Is nothing that VIII prevent one from
throwing of the commission "A trans
Atlantic line VIII pay him for sending the
business or acting as its agent The mat
ter has been a cause OF much disturbance
and JOINT agreement Is looked forward
10 whereby rhe association can control
the matter OF agents commas sions. The
subject viii come mp before the transcon-
ilneniai association at It's meeting In Port
land. or, the second Monday I'm Noyefn-
Der. The remaining business OF the asso-
citation meeting was unimportant
L. A. q.