Show Western States Railway Passenger Association CHICAGO Dec ISThe Western States Railway Passecger association was dissolved dissol-ved at a meeting bf the general managers I this afternoon Tex ys ago at a meeting the matter of continuance was put in the hands of the generalmanagers because of I the withdrawal from membership of the I Burlington Northwestern and Minneapolis Minnea-polis Jo St Louis These roads absolutely I refused to remain members unless the Wisconsin Central showed up I its secret contracts on passenger business inD accordance nwlth othe agreement This I Wisconsin Central refused t do and to I I cap the climax today absolutely refused t remain a member of the association unless un-less it were allowed differential fares and unless the fast trains on the direct Chicago and St Paul Unes ere withdrawn A i resolution was almost immediately passed dissolving association and throwing the whole blame on the preposterous demands de-mands of one of the members I was also voted impossible t form any new association unless the Wisconsin Central I moderated its demands The Western States association hasbeen the largest and mot important a rate I preserving sense of any passenger association associa-tion in the country I is deemed almost impossible to maintain rates without the Influence of the association and western and southwestern lines will undoubtedly form a new association leaving northwestern north-western tion lines to fight out their own salva |