New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-11

by all to-day the following circular Will be sent 10
the different ageDcies
IT, ,,,. sES f I4 sq ,5 e,,r, will 10 -. O,,
authorize Offices New. iork C and vicinity tne
NSr.YSrE ceitrai dad Hadson Erie
No P,rl,p.soe y, "a 81 B B
~ - AMI Broiir,7 80 g57 Broadway
Tliysecond Il. ana broadway Letot 700. gnsm.eI,,;
G.sul Central Depot Depot Tot I"ray 'hflst
Ihrt.eth-st Depot Depot J"rse' tiy
Brooklyn. lt3o4Nn
- h0 5ss1.;,r,,, Batiacre and ono
No Baef7 place. - ,I'
10 IA A S ioa'e 49, 80 55 A,' ST5 liG%.s
~ III Bros5vay n, 9ii Broadway.
ncrot loot lq.hrn.,e..st Depot Desbrj,ses-st
~, t,o, C,r,,,n1t.,t Depot foot COdardtsL
Dep5t jersey CIR. Depot Jersey City.
= Broosyn.
report up including satur uy aad return to the
80 drswDscls will be allowed msde TO
companies Whatsoever at the above authorized u-'
H. KESoRlck Gen'l Passenger Agent y c and H. r.
h. ~ BOYD j., Gea Pa ,enger Aesat Penn,yi,gna r. R.
L M COLE, Geu Ticket Agent, Baltimore anu Ohio IL IT,
A reporter OF THE TRIBUNE yesterday called at the
offices of the Erie road in the Grand Opera House, at
sixthave ard Twenty thlrdst for furth1 information
in regard TO proposed closing OF the ticket agencies
| II WAS stated by the management that these were
looked upon by themselves well as the representa-
ves OF other lines at the meeting spoken OF ABOVE 10
needless. Their establishment Afforded comparative
sinecures to large number OF persons, WINE there was
no return for the companies. Agencies had Deen es'ap
ushed AT all the principal hotels and in many business
cepters while each Of the companies had regular olces
for the sale OF tickets at equally accessible points Inc
latter were regular saared offices. Among the former
M. Erie Company for instance distributed from sooo
IN so Goa YEARLY for commissions TO this expense must
he added that for printing and display bills, which was
no incOnsteTdbie amount. Convenience 10 inc ud,VI
~, nuhlic was an argument that could not longer be
| usei IN support OF these agencies as the regular
Offices OF the COMPANIES were so sltua'eI o. o.
| a1s
MANY unnecessary Offices very large nnulDeF o
cts was required rms nun,er Oi ur men nnuece,
sary labor at the main Offices Such was te ul.Ncisa
vnnd receive the support Of all the Western lines lac
lines named In the circular lad agfeen tuit tach
have four Offices beyond those at tner depols. me S
tickets OF the one line aud It's connections ~ uIi'
time the circular applied only to the wesl-Dolnd ous
| would be made throughout New England -.
The TRIBUNE reporter called dnrlng the afternoon a.
said 10 have largest business OF any outside OF me
regular offices. Mes~rs seamen & Burbank the pro
The railroad arrangements, having up to that time NJ
knowledge that snch course was about 10 DO pursued
toward them. Mr.. Seamen stated that OF course tney
| could do nothing but comply WIN the demand "neh
| made, but It would prove "a hard blow 10 inanS
| There were Is hotel agencies, and many at ote.
poInts aud employment gwen 10 large number Oh
persons. IL an error TO state that these one
| we're not a convenience 10 the travelling public lhcll
large sales sufficient proof OF TINS Their sarS
averaged annually upward OF soCOoo the colnin9 ,
| 5000 Patrons OF the hotels particularly looked
| TO them FOR information as 10 the various rOues,
| which II would be difficult u OBTAIN a, in, lne
regular offices. Individually he did not Delefe tns
arrangement could last long 10 had been tred tnieo
| times previously, and on each occasion qulcAy To-
| sumed The business, IN reality, was not such az pep
pie generally supposed, they met with mueh oppos,
non even from the companies for whom they aclvu'
printed rates furnished them at which 10 MAKE
sales. These rates invariably included the cQnmssiT
maid them No commission allowed them In the sae
OF tickets TO east OF Pittsburgh 90 cents 10 oeH
beyond Pittsburgh aud east Of Chicago; 81 TO Chlcaso'
ana so on Thus, In selling ticket 10 the latter oy
they were ged TO charge $2 according to the rae'
given them while at the regular Office, perhaps across
the street IL could be bought for SAL aud perhaps even
less Thus the companies were not put to any expense
IN tho way OF commissions and the agents had 10 com
hat this ubfanes and AT the same time against
I'm. many runners the regular offices, and VINO
found their way hotel aud on board OF every
| steamship In the face OF THIS tho agents were
| required TO give bonds for the faithful per
| Torrance OF the requirements OF the com
| pauies, which included the uphOdlng OF TUG
rates prescribed Under these circumstances IL cOuu
not he expected that their commission sales coulu
amount To any very large ngure aud the rental ana eA
uense OF handling tickets, often OF money VALUATION
amounting to o. OUOO lett little margin for the agents
themselves. Many hotel patron woud be put 70 IL
convenience by their abolition. They would miss thelI
custom ugng for ticket TO this or that point of
for u section OF sleepngcar. or berth ON steamer