The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-01
ESTERN LINES.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PAS
SENGER BUREAU TO BE HELD.
The Important Clauses of the New
Compact and Penalties for
Violations OG~Same.

The parties to the new passenger bureau
agreement Of the Southwestern lines which
are 10 be adopted at the adjourned meet
ing to be held In st. Louis on Monday
June 6, are the Santa Fe, Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island and Texas, Fort
Worth and Denver City. Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe, Houston East and Wost
Texas, International and Great Northern
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Missouri
Kansas and Texas OF Texas, st. Louis and
San Francisco, st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern, st. Louis Southwestern
Southern Pacific, Texas and Pacific, Texas
Midland and Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf railroads, who succeeded in reorgan-
izing the old Southwestern Passenger as
ISOLATION.
The organization consists OF an eXecu
tive board, Il conference committee and a
chairman. The executive board will be
composed Of an executive officer OF each
OF the lines. The conference committee Is
made up of the conference committee of
the Southwestern freight bureau. with the
chairman Of the passenger bureau added.
The important clauses of the new COM
pact follow:
The sole duty of the conference COM
mittee shall be to pass upon the guilt or
innocence of accused members. as shown
ton, the infection of penalties provided
for. The conference committee is empow-
cred 10 call upon any officer or agent,
through the chief traffic officer, for state
ments under oath with respect 10 any mat
ter properly the subject of investigation,
and a failure TO respond within ten days
or other period fixed in the discretion OF
the committee to such demand shall lie
deemed an admission of guilt Five
seventies Of the committee shall constitute
a quorum.
"Al proposed changes in rates. rules
\ and regulations affecting the passenger
traffic within the puryiew Of this bureau
shall he considered IN open meeting or hy
/ chairman's consultation letter in the
| event of an unsatisfactory conclusion, p o.
! ponent company may, not later than five
| days thereafter. give notice OF its inten-
ton to make the proposition effective after
| not less than three days. Changes IN rates
| made Immediately necessary by competi-
tion Of lines not members of this bureau
shall be advised to all other bureau lines
competing for the business in ample tim,
to be received not less than three day.
before the date fixed for their becominl
effective. Failure to comply with these
| conditions shall subject the offendina
member TO a fine of not less than sl0o.
headquarters Of the bureau are to l.,
in ST. Louis. Regular meetings are pro-
vided for the second Wednesdays Of Jan
uary, April, July and October spscia
meetings may be called by thu caairmar
or upon request OF two members.
For tickets issued by any party to THU
agreement not in accord with the rlis'
and REGULATIONS of the standard or spe ia
tariffs . ID with the chairman and the IN
terstate commerce comrission the i'sulrs
line shall pay a penalty equaling the as'
gregste value OF the ticket or tickets, com
puted at through tariff rates TO destna
tion on all the traffic carried by the offend
ing member under the unauthorlzed dsvlc
in addition to fine of sos for each offensr
"Noihing herein shall be construed al
preventing any party hereto fror, takini
individual action in legally changing ratf,
OF fare.
1.-THE rates OF commissions and rondi
tions under which they may be paid shall
be subject to agreement of the bureau
Charges ~ violation ray hc Pr fe ~
hy me member agsins' ARCHER or b. IT.
chairman direct or member may repor
the case to the chairman. who shall the
Investigate it,
Each road party hereto shall be respon