The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-01
BEERS OF THE JOINT TRAFFIC
BUREAU.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN TODAY.
AGREEMENT I'm THE HANDS OF
ATTORNEYS FOR THE FINAL
TOUCHES.
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO POOL.
til Every Possible Expedient
Has Been Exhausted.

CHICAGO, March 31.-The executive
off1cerS@ Of the Western roads met to-
day for the purpose of considering the
changes made necessary by the abro-
cation of the association agreements
The meeting took no action and will
meet again tomorrow. 1t is the opin-
ion of the higher officials that the Or
CARNATIONS shall be continued in force
although their powers will be limited.
as compared with what they were BE-,
fore the supreme court decision. The
roads are getting ready to make a
strong fight for the right to pool and
TO form traffic associations and they
will leave no stone unturned in order
TO bring about their desires in this di-
rection. ----
The action to be taken tomorrow will
be the adoption of an agreement, which
the attorneys of the roads are going
over tonight 1t was announced at the
close OF the meeting that nothing was
done, but 1T is certain that this agree
ment goes through the name of the or
ganization will be the Western Joint
Traffic bureau 4~~--
Article l provides that the territory
follows: Joint rate, committee to fix
IT'D. s.f -
The bureau shall be under the super
vision of a board Of commissioners,
|: consisting of five, members who shall
be elected by 1the presidents of the
roads.
The headquarters of the bureau shall
be at Chicago, but it shall be discre-
uCnary with the board to meet at any
point within its territory. ~..tpss "
The chairmanAof the board of COM
missioners shall be elected annually
by the board from IT'S body. as shall
also the vice chairman.
1t shall be the duty of the board to
receive from the members Of the bu-
reau, copies of any joint or other tar
1ff or rate established by said members.
covering traffic within the territory Of
the bureau. either wholly or in, part AMI
to compile, print and distribute such
tariffs in conformity with the interstate
and other laws, and to receive, form
ulate and distribute statistical infor-
ma ton as to the freight traffic of all
lines. To this end, members will fur
nfsh such reports of freight traffic
within the territory of the bureau as
may be required by the board. -rr.
All divisions of joint through rates Except
those between proprietary lines and such
consequent changes thereof shall be fixed
by the. board, and by it thus furnished to all
members. A four-fifth vote of the board
OF commissioners shalL1be necessary for the
adoption Of any proposition. ..,ti1*.-
Eei The expenses of the bureau shall be ap-
portioned fairly among the members by the
board OF commissioners sTaf'r77 :" 1;i.9@ si2
The powers and duties of the chairmen
shall be as sfollows9p He shall preside at
all meetings; keep the records distribute
all statistics and necessary information, and
he, or his representative, shall have access
to tie records of any member which may
/ be necessary to the transaction of the bust
ness of the bureau.
Nothing herein shall be so construed as to
establish or otherwise affeffct rates on
freight traffic.. and it shall be the duty of
the board OF commissioners 10 so exercise the
power conferred upon it as to discourage and
so far as possible prevent a violation of the
i interstate commerce law or any other federal
or state law, or the provisions of the char
tiers of any of the parties hereto. The board
shall cooperate with the federal and state
commissions and courts for this purpose
The rules governing the filing of freight
tariffs with the interstate commerce com
mission shall apply to the fling of all
tariffs VI IN the board and the part .es hereto
shall file with the board all tariffs that they
may Issue. 7-foa'
The foregoing shall become effective April
l, 1897, and continue in force until Dec. 81
1893, and thereafter until ninety days after
written notice of intention to Withdraw there
from shall have been given by one or more
members through the chairman.
The parties to the agreement are: Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe: Burlington Cedar
Rapids & Nortf ern; Chicago & Alton: Chi
cago & Northwestern; Chicago, Burlington &
Northern; Chicago, Burlington & Kansas
City; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chi
cago Great Western Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul; Chicago5 Rock Island & Pacific:
Chicago, ST. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha;
Hannibal & st. Joseph; Illinois Central: Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis; Kansas
City, St Joe Council Bluffs; Minneapolis
& St. Louis; Missouri Kansas & Texas; Mis-
souri, Pacific; Sioux City & Pacific: St louis
& San Francisco: ST. Louis, Keokuk & North
western and Wabash. -'-.~4~