The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-19
CHANGES BY WESTERN ROADS
TO REORG4NIZE ENTIRE FRA NS-
 FORMATION SYSTEM.
This the Result of the Recent Consolt- dattOno Arrangements in the East City Ticket Offices to be Abundoned- 10000 VIII be Affscfed-SOme of the Other Changes.

1 10000 VIII be Afftctsd-sOme of the Other Changes.
 Chicago Jan. 1S.-As a result of the recent consolidation of arrangements among the owners of the great trunk railways east of Chicago the entire transportation system between the Mis- sissippi river and the Atlantic seaboard is to be reorganized, involving the fol- lowing changes: The abandonment of the city ticket offices of all of the roads in the syndicate in Chicago, New York. Philadelphia Boston, Buffalo, Balti- more, Washington, Pittsburg, Cincin- nati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Peoria and St. Louis and the substitu- tion of joint offices in each city. The discharge of all city, general travelling and district freight and passenger agents and solicitors of the eastern roads in all parts of the United States, Canada and Europe. This will affect nearly 50000 men.
 The abolition of all forms of com missions heretofore paid for the sale of tickets over these roads. This will af- feet the incomes of 10000 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 com- petitive business.
 The discharge of all superf1uous as- sistants to the heads of departments of the individual roads. Later the heads of these departments may be abolished and the work done by clerks, who will report to the two joint agen- ces.
 The establishment in New York of a board of control made up of persons representing the Vanderbilt, Pennsyl- vania, Morgan and Hartman proper ties, the rulings of this board on all questions to be final.
 The abandonment of a number of through fast passenger trains put in service during the past few years as the result of sharp competition.
 The establishment of common sched- ules for passenger trains between Chi cago and New York and between all of the principal terminals of the com binaton roads in the territory east of this city and St. Louis.
 
 freight trains and the fixing of common time for these trains between competi- tion termini.
 Following are the roads now in the combination: New York Central, Penn sylvania, Boston and Albany, Boston and Maine, Fi.chburg, New York, New Haven and Hartford, Erie, Lehigh Valley Lackawanna, West Shore. New York, Ontario and Western, Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg, Lake Shore, Michigan Central, Nickle Plate, Baltimore and Ohio. Wabash, Big Four, Chesapeake and Ohio, Lake Erie and Western, and all auxiliary lines of these systems.
 When all details for the future of the arrangements in the eastern combi- nation have been perfected the leaders in the consolidation movement will turn their attention to the territory west of Chicago and attempt to bottle up the Chicago-St. Louis- Rocky moun- tain country in like manner. The com bination process may extend ultimately to the Pacific coast The Hartman the Illinois Central. Union Pacific. NuTIHerH WeSteIn, NoftHeIH oHOTe Line and Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf. All the big competitors of these sys- tems are in with~the combining move ment and stand ready to go into any deal that will maintain stable rates and reduce expenses. Several small, inde- pendent roads in the west \and north- west territory are to be purchased.
 The failure of congress to Jegalize pooling is given as the cause of the consolidation, az the owners are deter mined to pool of the purchase of every in the country is necessary to obtain that end.