196 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 3, 1893. 

 L. A. Goodman, Esq., Westport, Mo. : 



Dear Sir— Referring to our letter to you of October 31, regarding meeting- 

 Missouri State Horticultural Society, at Fulton, Mo , December 5 to 7 : 



We are today in receipt of letter from General Passenger Agent Charlton, of 

 the C. & A., withdrawing reduced rate arrangement over his line, and unless you 

 can have the question taken up and agreed to through the Western Passenger Asso- 

 ciation, it will be necessary for us to also cancel arrangement for reduced rate, as 

 explained to you in previous letter. Unless the line entering Fulton authoiize re- 

 duction, nothing better than tariff can be made over our line for this occasion. 



Yours truly, 



h. c. townsend. 



Chicago, Nov. 8, 1893. 

 L. A. Goodman, Esq., Secretary Missouri State Horticultural Society : 



Dear Sir— For reasons already advised you, it will be impracticable for this 

 company to make any reduction on account of your meeting to be held at Fulton, 

 Mo., unless all lines in the Western Passenger Association concur in the arrange- 

 ment. 



I recommend that you correspond with Mr. B. D. Caldwell, Chairman West- 

 ern Passenger Association, Rookery building, Chicago, advising him of the probable 

 attendance, the territory from which delegates will come, etc. He will take the 

 question up with all lines interested, with the view of granting the desired reduc- 

 tion in rates. 



Were we privileged to act our pleasure, you could absolutely depend upon the 

 rate of one fare and one-third for the round trip on the certificate plan ; but as we 

 are subject to heavy flues for violating any rule of the Western Passenger Associa- 

 tion, it would be an unprofitable venture for us to assist you unless we can secure 

 the consent of the other members of the Association . Yours truly, 



J. Charlton. 



Chicago, Nov. 17, 1893. 

 L. A. Goodman, Esq., Westport, Mo.: 



Dear Sir— We have your favor of Nov. 14, regarding meeting of Missouri 

 State Horticultural Society, to be held at Fulton, Mo., Dec. 5-7, and note care- 

 fully what you state regarding same. The rules of this Association were revised 

 on June 15 last, and the provision as to attendance for meetings such as yours was 

 changed from 100 to 250. We very much regret to inform you, therefore, that the 

 chairman is without power to waive or modify these conditions. Your meeting is 

 certainly a very worthy one, and it is possible that were your members advised 

 that, provided they could turn out 250, reduced rates would be granted, that you 

 would be able to receive such assurances as would satisfy you that you would be 

 able to turn out such an attendance, in which case we should be very much pleased 

 to at once submit proposition providing for reduced rates. 



Respectfully , 



B. D. Caldwell, Chairman. 



