The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-13

Articles of agreement of the Southwest
ern Passenger Association were adopted
yesterday by the passenger officials, who
have been in session in ST. Louis for the
past few days. Rules for the conduct of the
business of the association were also made.
A schedule of uniform commissions to be.
paid to ticket agents of connecting lines was
agreed on. covering the amounts that will
be paid from the various gateways on the
Texas passenger traffic in all directions.
Mr.. w. w. Kent was elected chairman.
Although w. W. Kent has been chosen
chairman of the association, it is not likely
that he Will in the near future be called
upon to do any work in his official capacity.
The meeting having for its object the revi-
val of the association was called chiefly at
the instance of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, that road having been energetic in
urging that meeting be held for the pur-
pose of putting the association agreement
into effect. Now the agreement has prac-
tically gone by the board because the Mis-
souri,, Kansas '& Texas would not assent to
an article which had received the sanction
of every other road represented at the
meeting This article empowered the chair
man of the association to test the market
at any and all times for tickets sold at un-
authorized rates, and in case such tickets
were found to present them to the road is
suing them for redemption at full tariff
rates. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas re-
article in the agreement, and asked that
the powers of the chairman be limited as
to the purchase of tickets. The other roads
made a show of offering concessions, but
this was not satisfactory to the Missouri
Kansas & Texas, and the agreement was
hung up. 1t is useless to attempt the for
nation of an agreement to cover Texas
business unless the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas is party to 1t, and the chances now
are that the Southwestern Passenger Asso-
citation will be allowed to slumber for some
time longer. There is considerable feeling
among the roads represented at the meet
ing over the fact that the line apparently
most anxious for the formation of the
agreement should be the line that finally
made the agreement impossible
The Big FOur's New Equipment.
The following information to new
equipment the Big Four has under con-
struction is furnished by VIM. Garstang,
superintendent of motive power: Ordered
from the Richmond locomotive works, one
sample consolidated freight engine. This en-
CINE is to be delivered about the 10th Of
December and will be given a thorough
test in all classes of freight service. If II
meets the conditions and requirements ex-
listing on this road for this class of engine
it is the intention to make ii the standard
form OF freight engine and other engines
of the same class will be ordered needed.
Ordered from Barney a. Smith Car Manu-
featuring Company, one dining car, two
parlor ears and four express horse cars.
The cars are to DO 20 and So feet long, re-
spectiVely. and the horse cars So feet long.
Cars to be delivered in January, 1898.
So much notoriety has the Garstang type
OF passenger engine of the Big -Four gained
through it's excellent performance that me-
chanical department. of railways will
watch with considerable interest the per-
formance which is expected from his de-