Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-19
Entire rrnnspor.nion system ne-
sweo" the NI,..,.-ippi River nna
Atlantic senbonrd. Involving
Changes That VIII Effect sixty
Thousand Men nnd Abolish Al,
Forms OF Commissions Tho pull
mans Hoduco Wages wincd and
Dinod.
tBy Telegraph to vlrgirian-pilot.)


Chicago, Jan. 1S-The Tribune to-
morrow will say: In order to carry
out their antitrust commission agree
ment 1t is proposed now to combine all
the railroads III tie country in a big
passenger pool and operate it in such
way that each road will get an agreed
percentage of the earnings BY such
action no possible profit can accrue 10
any Of the roads from ignoring the
agreement. Each road is 10 be allowed
to carry all the passengers it can Sc
cure, but any road that should man
age to get more than its allotted pro-
portion would have its labor for its
pains, as the profits would go to the
competing roads which have failed To
carry their proportion of the business.
The Eastern roads have all voted in
favor OF this scheme, and committee
of Western railroad executive officers
is now at work to get all OF the West
ern lines into the combination
The railroad magnates do not admit
that the formation and maintenance OF
passenger pool would constitute Il
violation of the law. 1t has always
been the contention ofthc railroads that
the section Of the Interstate Com
mercc Act forbidding pools relates only
10 freight traffic and does not affect
passenger business in any way, and it
now seems TO be their determination TO
act and fight 1t out on this presuYnp-
ton.
THE CHICAGO RAILROADS.
Chicago. Jan. lS.-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say:
4tS Il result of the recent consolida-
tons and agreements among the own
crs of the great trunk railways east of
Chicago the entire transportation sys-
tenn between tho Mississippi river and
the Atlantic seaboard Is TO be reorgan-
lied. involving the following changes:
The abandonment OF the city ticket Of
fices of all of the roads in the syndicate
IN Chicago, New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Buffalo. Baltimore Washing
ton. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleveland.
Detroit. indianapolis. Peoria and ST.
Louis, and the substitution of joint Of
fees in each city The discharge Of all
city, general, travelling ana district
freight and passenger agents and soli-
cltorS or the Eastern roads in all parts
OF the United States, Canada and E,i-
rope. This will affect nearly 80 900 mon
The abolition of all forms Of commits
sions heretofore paid for the sale Of
tickets over these roads. This will af-
feet the incomes of $4,000 agents and
eliminate the scalpers.
The establishment in Chicago and
New York OF joint auditing agencies
that Will apportion to each road an
agreed percentage OF the total compctl-
tive business
inc discharge of all supcrnous assist
ants 10 the heads OF departments of
the individual roads. Later the heads
of these departments may be abolished
ana the work done by clerks, who will
renort to the joint agencies.
The establishment In New York Of a
Board of control, made up OF persons
representing the Vandcrbllts. Pcnnsyl-
vania, Morgan and Hartman proper
lies. the rulings of this board on all
questions to be final.
The abandonment or a number of
through fast passenger trains put in
service during the past few years as
the result of sharp competitions
INC establishment OF common schc-
duies for passenger trains between Chi
cago and New York and between all of
inc PRINCIPAL terminals of the combi-
nation roads in The territory cast Of
this city and ST. Louis.
ROADS IN THE DEAL.
The abandonment of all fast freight
trains and the fixing OF common time
Tor those trains between competitive
terminals.
Following are the roads now in the
combina ton: New York Central, Penn
sylvania, Boston and Albany, Boston
and Maine, Fitchburg, New York New
Haven and Hartford, Erie. LehiEh Val
ley, Lackawanna, West Shore, New
York, Ontario and Western, Rome
NVatertown and Ogdensburg, Lake
Shore, Michigan Central. Nickel Plate
Baltimore and Ohio. Wabash. Big Four
Chesapeake and Ohio, Lake Erie and
Western, Monon and all auxiliary lines
of these systems.
When all the details for the future
management of the roads in the east
Eern combination have been perfected
the leaders in the consolidation move
ment will turn their attention to the
territory west Of Chicago and at
tempt to bottle IN the Chicago-S St
Louis Rocky Mountain in like manner.
The combining proceeding may extend
ultimately to the Pacific coast.
~ The Hartman Vanderbilt syndicate
owns and controls tho Illinois Central,
Union Pacific. Northwestern, Oregon
Short Limo and Kansas City, Pttsburg
land Gulf. All the big competitors of
these systems arc in with the combin-
ling movement. and stand ready to 20
into what Will maintain stable rates
and reduce expenses. Several small,
4dndeDendent roads in the West and
Northwest territory arc to be pur-
chased
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