New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-27
Tricks Upon Travellers.

In the following, from the journal of Commerce
is presented a "trick,n which Railroad Corpora
tons ought not to be SO mean as to engage in:
A little before O'Clock, A. NJ, Jones presented
his baggage at the 9th street (New Hayen) DEPOT
to be checked; he was told that he must first pur
chase a through ticket. Vending his way to the
ticket Office he asked the price of ticket to Bps
ton by the hore line, and was told 'tiye dollars
He disbnrsed that amount, and taking the paste
board given him in exchange, he returned to the
baggage master. On presenting his ticket, n tall
sour looking man curty told him that he had pur-
chased ticket by Hartford and Springfield, and
could not have his baggage checked by the New
London route on that document. With nd
able diligence Jones returned to the ticket office,
where the following conversation occurred:
Shore route to Boston?
Ticket-Master-We that ticket will take YOU
by the Shore route to Boston.
Jones-But it does not say on the face of it !;
it promises passage by Hartford and Springfield
Ticket, Master-l know it; but it is the only
kind of ticket we sell in the morning. They will
take it all the same on the New London road
Jones-But it is for a lady whose husband is to
meet her at the Boston depot by the Shore line,
and she may go astray if she has not a correct
ticket.
TicketMaster-sh has only to tell the con.
ductor, and she'll go all right. The ticket reads
for the Hartford route, but they'll take it all the
same on the New London line.
Jones-But it isn't all the same: the baggage.
master will notcheck her trunk upon this ticket
Ticket-master-l can't help it, we shall sell YOU
no other unless you wait and go in the noon train
have my orders to that effect from the company
Jones-But you advertise in all the papers to
run in connection with the New London line by
this train at O'Clock, and you have just taken my
money for through passage to Boston by that
route; give me the ticket have paid yon for If
the lady is to go by the Shore line, and you have
taken her money for passage by that line why
do you refuse proper ticket as evidence of such
fact upon which she can have her Baggage
checked?
Ticket master-Because the Hartford Company
has ordered our folks not to sell tickets by the
morning train to Boston via New London; and our
company is afraid of that company and darnt re-
fuse to obey; but we have an understanding with
the Shore line folks that they will take tickets all
the same; and you must check your baggage to
Providence, and recheck it there for Boston.
Jones-[exctedl What sneakiDg. contempt.
BILE arrangement Why, it is worse than the un-
dergronud railroad for runaway negroes. You
take money for which you give no proper cknowl.
edgment and promise TO make it q all the same I"
to the passenger when the first step for his comfort
lhe through check for his baggage) is denied 10
him. You are either cheating the Hartford and
Springfield Company by secretly violating your
promise to them, or you are wiltully throwing
obstacles in the way of passage by the New Lon
don route.
tMaster-Don,t blow me up ; am acting
under orders from the Company.
Jones--I must submit. for have no helm for It
but feel myself very mneh e1 tied!