The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-23
ROADS IN ACCORD
THE NEW AGREEMENT OF THE
WESTERN PASSENGER ASSOCIA-
TION ADOPTED.
IN EFFECT ON APRIL 26.
NO CHANGES OF ANY GREAT M
PORTANCE MADE IN THE
COMPACT.
NEW LINE TO CROWS NEST PAST.
Substantial Aid Given the Canadian
Pacific for the Construction of
the Extension.

CHICAGO, April 22.-The general
passenger agents Of the Western roads
at their meeting here today adopted
the new agreement for their reorgan-
lied association. 1t will become effec-
tive April &C. All the roads were not
represented at today's meeting and
some Of those represented voted sub
ject to the approval Of their manage
ments. This fact however, will not
interfere with the effectiveness Of the
agreement on the date mentioned. The
roads which voted for it today un-
reservedly will put it into operation
at the appointed time, whether the
others Join them or not. That was
clearly stated in today's proceedings.
They will take their chances on the
others coming in later and at all events
will give the agreement a trial before
trying to conduct their business with
out an organization of some kind for
the protection of joint interests.
Twenty three agents signed the
agreement, not including the Southern
Pacific, Chicago Great Western and
Wisconsin Central companies. The
meeting unanimously elected B. D.
Caldwell chairman of the new organ
ization. The following executive COM
mittee was appointed: w. F. White,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; James
Charlton, Chicago & Alton; George H.
HeaffOrd, Chicago, Milwaukee e. st.
Paul; w. B. Kinskem, Chicago G.
Northwestern; John Sebastian, Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific; P. s.
Eustis, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy;
C. S. Crane, Wabash.
Some changes were made in the
agreement before it's adoption. The
only one Of any Importance was in
the article which made it incumbent
on the chairman to cooperate with the
interstate and state commissions in
enforcing all laws appertaining to the
maintenance Of rates. This article was
greatly modified. AS it now stands it
is simply made the duty of the chair
man to use his best endeavOrs to have
interstate and state laws observed by
the members. Another measure adopt
ed was one providing for the cessation
of the payment of excessive commits
sions Of all kinds May l. The meet
ing is now engaged in the cOnSidera-
ton of Christian Endeavor and other
special rates, but final action on them
was not taken by the meeting today.
1t is proposed to make one way rates
of $25 in each direction for the Chris
tian Endeavor convention in San Fran
cisco next July.
by the Canadian government for the
construction of the Crows Nest pass
road into the gold fields of the
Kootenai region. The Canadian Pa
cific road has undertaken to build the
new road. For doing so it is to re-
ceive from the government a subsidy
Of $4,000 a mile or about So, $50 900 in
all. In return for the subsidy the
Canadian Pacific is not only to build
the new road, but allow other roads
to run their trains over it. It is also
to relinquish some of the special priv
ileges secured to it by it's original
charter.
Orders were issued today by the
board of managers of the Joint Traffic
association whereby the East-bound
lake and rail schedule of rates adopted
for the present season of navigation
will be extended so as to cover all
east Mississippi river points.