The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-22
DIsCUss 80 RATEs-
Passenger Men Trying TO Devise a
Proper Basis.

Proper Basis.
James N. Council. genera passenger
agent Of the Atchfson, Topeka & santa
F'e, returned yesterday from St Louis.
where with ". ]. Black. passenger
traffic manager. he represented the
company at the meeting held Monday
OF the committees representing the
Western, Southwestern, Southeastern
Central and TranscontfnentaI Passenger
Traffic associa tons and at which meet
ing there was a discussion of the colon
ist and homeseekers' rates in the terri
tory. covered by the roads having MEM
bershtp in the various associations The
call for the meeting was issued by Eben
T. Macleod, chairman of the Western
Passenger association, who presided at
the meeting James Charlton, chair
man OF the TranscontinentaI assocfa-
ton, ]. E. Hannegan. chairman of the
Southwestern, and Joseph Richardson.
chairman of the Southeastern, were
present and in addition to the Santa
Fe the following lines were represented:
Big Four, H j. Rhein and c. L.
Hilleary; Baltimore and Ohio South
western, 0. P. mccarthy; Wabash. c. s.
Crane Southern. ". Fl. Tayloe and c.
A. Benscoter; Louisville and Nashville,
c. L. Stone; Nashville. Chattanooga
and ST. Louis, ". l. Danley; Atlanta
and West Point, J. p. BiIlups; Union
Pacific, 3. L Lomax; Burlington, w.
A. Lalor; Atchison. Topeka and Santa
F'e, W. J. Black and J. NJ. Cornell; Illi-
nois Central, s. @. Hatch; Frisco, Alex.
land, L. NJ Alien, George II. Lee and H
S. Ray Chicago and Eastern Illinois,
w. H. Richardson, Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain, B. H Payne; Cotton
Leblanc; Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
W. S. St. George and W. G.. Crush;
Kansas City Southern, S. G. Warner;
Chicago Great Western, J. P. Elmer.
The object of the joint conference
was to adjust rates for homeseekeTs,
colonists Or settlers in all the territory
over which the respective traffic as
sociations have jurisdiction. and rec
ommend basis for uniform action
on the part of those associations
There are three classes Of rates. which
have been in effect or home-seekers
or colonists, viz: One fare plus 81
for the round trip; 75 per cent of the
one-way rate and One-half of the one
way rate plus 81. The round trip rate
at one fare plus 81. is in effect In the
west throughout the year on two days
of each month. The southeastern lines
took position, which the lines II
other sections contended was untena-
BILE. They advocated a continuance
of the same liberal basis of rates into
the southeastern territory, for the
purpose of attracting homeseekers and
settlers to that section. but did not
seem to be willing to accord the same
Some of the lines questioned the pol
icy. of continuing the reduced rates
for homeseekers, on the ground that
it disturbed regular rates and dtmln-
ished revenue.
The general sentiment appeared to
be in favor of a reciprocal or give
and-take policy IN making colonist or
homeseekers' rates, which should ap-
ply to all territory. and that the re-
duced basis should be continued for
the development of all sections of the
country
A resolution was adopted. asking
meeting in Atlanta. to agree upon a
basis for colonist or homeseekers'
rates. which would be acceptable to
those interests. and submit the Plan
to the other associations for concur
rent action. It is Of course, hoped
that all interests viii harmonic upon
the general policy of attracting home
seekers by liberal rates to all sections.