Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-01-10 | Page 3 | Railway Men Meet in New York

I Railway Hen licet in Now York cw York Jan Seventyfive railway I way executive officials representing over fifty railroad lines mostly in the West and Southwest met today In this city to consider tariff matters at the monthly congress under the auspices of the Interstate Commerce commission I was the most largely attended conference con-ference held l since the passage of the law Among the prominent Western officials present were K 1 Jeffrey president of the Denver Rio Grande who presided at the meeting President Rlplcy and VicePresidcnt Morton of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and President Miller of the St Paul Action taken at the meeting practically practi-cally Insures support of present rates by more than onehalf the railway mileage of the United State lt least until the meeting to be held Inrhls city fIn f-in March Every railroad represented pledged observance of the Interstate tariff rates with n general agreement that these rate would be enforced and that there would be no secret cutting under the published rates I