The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
Commissions Abolished, Scalping
Wiped Out and at Least 10000
Employees Directly Affected.
NO FAST FREIGHT TRAINS
COMMON TIME FOR ALL BETWEEN
COMPETITIVE POINTS.
Railway Passenger Pool to BE
Formed I'm Order to Perfect the
Antf-COmmission Agreement.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1S.-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say: "As a result Of the recent
consultations and agreements among the
owners of the great trunk railways east
OF Chicago. the entire transportation sys-
tenn between the Mississippi river and the
Atlantic seaboard is to be reorganized, in
volving the following changes:
1.-THE abandonment of the city ticket
offices Of all of the roads in the syndicate
ton. Buffalo. Baltimore, Washington, Pitts
burg. CINCINNATI Cleveland. Detroit. In
d,anapolis. Peoria and St. Louis. and the
substitution Of joint offices in each city.
1.-THE discharge of all city. general. trav-
cling 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 $4,000
men.
1.-THE abolition Of all forms Of commits
sions heretofore paid for the sale Of tickets
over these roads. This will affect the in
comes of 10000 agents and eliminate the
scalpers.
''The establishment In Chicago and New
York Of joint auditing agencies that wfl1-
apportion to each road an agreed per-
centage Of the total competitive business.
"The discharge of all superfiuous assist
ants 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 agencies.
"The establishment In New York Of a
board of control, made UP of persons rep
resenting the Vanderbilt. the Pennsylvania,
the Morgan and the Hartman properties.
the rulings of this board on all questions
to be final.
''The abandonment of q number Of
through fast passenger trains put in serv-
ice during the past few years as the result
of sharp competition.
1.-THE establishment of common schedules
for passenger trains between Chicago and
New York and between all of the principal
terminals Of the combination roads in the
territory east of this city and st. Louis.
1.-THE abandonment of all fast freight
trains and the fixing of common time for
these trains between competitive terminals.
L A.
nation: The New York Central, the Penn
sylvania, the Boston & Albany, the Boston
& Maine. the Fitchburg, the New York.
New Haven & Hartford. the Erie. the Le-
high Valley, the Lackawanna, the West
Shore, the New York. Ontario & Western,
the Rome. Watertown & Ogdensburg, the
Lake Shore, the Michigan Central, the
Nickel-plate. the Baltimore & Ohio, the
Wabash, the Big Four, the Chesapeake &
Ohio, the Lake Erie & Western. the Monon
and all auxiliary lines of these systems.
when all details for the future manage
ment of the roads in the Eastern combina-
tion have been perfected the leaders in the
consolidation movement will turn their at
tention to the territory west of Chicago
and attempt to bottle up the Chicago-St.
Louis-Rocky mountain country In like
manner. The combining process may ex-
tend ultimately to the Pacific coast. The
Harriman-Vanderbilt syndicate owns and
controls the Illinois Central, the Union
Pacific. the Northwestern. the Oregon
Short-line ana the Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf. All the big competitors of these
systems 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 Independent roads
in the west and northwest territory are to
be purchased.
1.-THE failure Of Congress to legalize pool
ing is given the cause of the consolida-
tion, as the owners are determined to pool
If the purchase of every railroad in the
country is necessary to obtain that end.
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