1IERCIL1NTS WANT FAVORS They Would Travel on Railways at Less Prices Than Other folk 51slobers ot Thr 1aI ont theIr Iny ere laclegiodit a AS lay tho Con fid hhuul1 L I Clanked Bl Louis Mo Oct 2Tho Mer Clients association 01 New York Ties had William n Corvvlne a lepresenta the of this city for several days workIng work-Ing on the lines laid down by It when It announnd recently that It was going to lay th foundation for further work In ls Campaign for the merchants 01 the count lie Is I endeavoring to obtain falling nil tho railway nsoola tols lit the Untod 8 tates oOlclons In aelgor frims for merchants throughout the country who are non resldenl members o the Merchants asocaton or Now York the members of their immediate families and their hurs Colncldentally the annual meeting 01 the general passenger and and tot agent nl the country was fixed for this meltIc II St lul and mel representing all the railway passenger pas-senger associations as well no the men rpntnth I olways forming these aosoclotll he been horoI was the Intention of Mr Corwin to meet find talk with the general Inger agents of Ihe rod In the Southwest most of whow hoadquarer arc In St Iouli and whose passenger aBOlllon Is I In irocoss of renrganlrntlon The chair mal of the Southwestern Passenger noolton and oenrnl pa lolt nl the rod In the Sok pasngr all 01 here Are tnllg hard to got rid nr the complications hllh have thus far r oltd tile entire reorganization of that association have expressed t themselv ns hII 1110aso at ho manner In which the Merchants Rose 110n nr New York has hn handled In Iw 01 tile probable rehuhlltoton n Hit q mthweelpm nassprurer n9so cla oil tile Morhnnts association 01 New York has not made any apIlco i ton for rat to the various mails Its representative having assured the I gellel ropelllg these mouth western rnllwnv Inlerests that the Mirchunt nsioiliitlon did not wont to mhorro thom Ilrhrhut would walt until the had completed the reorgaral ration 01 their organization proII < hot wpm done II tmo to allow that nosoeton to take action up a body 01 the applications which the Mpr chants association vvould mule for ruod rates for merhont for the spring purchasing season but that Itt It-t reorganization were not perfected hv that time the tie rclinntAl onnclo tlon otill then be forced to apply to th d1flrent mands direct Ml Corvine left here for Chicago today mhete lie mIll civil upon the chairman of tile Western IlAssucer its I satiation I