The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
Meeting Of the Western Passen-
ger Association March II.
Several Matters Of Importance
to Be Acted Upon.
DISCUSS ELKINS BILL.
Also the Advance on Excess
Baggage.
ether Items Of Interest About
Railroad People.
DISCUSS ELKINS BILL.

Kansas city. March ia meeting of
the Western Passenger association will
be held at Chicago next Tuesday and
the first matter on the docket for con
sideration is the Elkins bill. This is the
meeting postponed from March at Hot
Springs
Among the mary questions to come up
will be that of the advance on excess
baggage. II is expected that this will
be knocked out on account of the gen
eraI protest from the jobbers and manu-
facturers throughout the Western Pas
senger association territory. The follow
ing is the complete docket:
Recommendations OF mass meeting of
March regarding consideration of Ell
kins bill
Minimum excess baggage charge Of %
cents when fare is between s126 and
$40
stock contracts.
Question of adding sufficient to redue-
ed rates authorized for convention, large
meetings, etc. to make same end in 0
or 2.
Division Of net cash military rates via
gateways other than those on which
they base. Reports of rate committee.
Movements of circuses and other tent
shows Report of committee consisting
OF c.. r.. = & p, c. &. n. W. and c.
d. A. railways.
Discontinuance of skeleton form of
ticket
Party rates on military traffic in view
Of Judge kOhlsaats decision.
Suggested withdrawal of all tariffs
quoting party rates west Of the Missouri
Rates and arrangements for street
fairs and carnivals for year 1903
Question of furnishing compilers with
copies Of tariffs and circulars issued by
". P. A. report of compilers of passen-
ser taiiffs-
Ali-5ear tourist rates from ogden,
Salt Lake CITY. to Chicago and St
Louis Question of applying same rates
eastbbund as now apply westbound-
Minimum charge for transportation of
corpse.
Grtuting of stopovers at Niagara Fans
and Montreal on interline tickets.
Issuance of circulars embodying all
special arrangements of Individual lines
throughout the country, such as stop
OVa- privileges, optional routes, etc
Charge for movement of dental and
photographic cars; also charge for sucE
While remaining on sidetrack at sta
tins
Rates for movement of the special car
Cuba on Wheels
Suggested PRONUNCIATION Of informa-
uOn showing number Of tickets reading
ever lines that are received at the sew
eral Colorado joint agencies for season
of 1902
Adjustment of differences arising in
the division of through rates lnterterr1-
l0Eially with OLner associations. con
sideration of report of joint conference
of committee, promulgated in circulater
letter. February 10, 1903.
Clergy arrangements for 1904.
Question of making minimum clergy
rate of Is cents
Question Of form of ticket used for the
National Live Stock association, Kansas
City, Mo, January 1916
For various summer schools in w. p.
a territory for season 1903.
National Educational association. BOg-
ton. Mass. July 6-10. 1903
Encampment Modern WoOdmen of
America. Indianapolis, Ind, June 1924,
1908.
Dedication ceremonies of the LOUISIANA
Purchase exposition. st. Louis. April 30
May .. 1903.
International Press congress at St.
Louis. September 1903.
National and international good roads
convention, st. Louis, April 27-May 2,
1903
Thirty-first sangerfest of the North
American Sangerbund, st. Louis, June
1920 1908.
International convention United Soci-
ETY. of Christian Endeavor, Denver, Col
July 9-12. 1903
Invitation to hold summer meeting Of
w. p. A at Grand hotel, Mackinac is
land