The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-31
MISCELLANY.
Summer Passenger TraYel-Tiekets
Good for Two Months.

The General Ticket and Passenger
Agents Association ofibe United States
has, after many months, perfected the
arrangements for the summer excursion
travel, and the transportation of goods
for the Centennial Exhibition, which
the widely diffnsed interests of the
grand National event, To- open In Phil
adelphia, on May 10Th, seems TO de-
niand. The tens of thousands of the
citizens of the nation who contemplate
visiting the City of Brotherly Love dur
ing the coming summer. will be pleased
to learn of the action Of these agents.
all the lines Of transportation in the
Eastern, Middle, Southern and a large
proportion of the Western States. in
cluding the branch lines Of Canada
Thus far the reduced rates have been
adopted by all the principal American
lines. ami rates have beeH fixed on all
roads traversing the territory east of
Detroit, Toledo. Cleveland, Crertline,
Columbus and CintiDnati, and west or
north of Binghamton, Elmira, Cory,
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Parker-burg.
Though the basis for rednced rates and
limit for round trip tickets is establish
ed by the trunk lines and connections
the general reduction will average abont
twenty-five per cent. from convention
rates for round trip tickets to Philadel-
pIria by direct routes. while the fares 10
Philadelphia via New York and return
will only be about two dollars more
than the rates on the short lines. In
cases where visitors desire TO go first to
New York, afterwards returning BY the
most direct route, tickets will be sold at
only one dollar more than the establish
ed excursion rates. As the American
railways traverse a large extent Of terri
tory, much of it but thinly populated,
and as very liberal reductions have al
ready been agreed upon, it has been de-
uniformly required from large bodies Of
visitors travelling together, as well as
from individual passengers. 1t WAS at
first believed that tickets good for thirty
days would meet all ordinary require
ments, but as this might possibly short
en- the visits of those who come from
very distant points, il has wisely been
decided to lengthen the time to sixty
days.
AS before stated. these rates will only
be increased two dollars where visitors
go to Philadrlphia and return by way of
New York, and one dollar where the
short route is taken on the return trip.
The Centennial rates to New York City
from any Of the above named points
and return will be the same as those To
Philadelphia via New York. returning
nv direct line, or only one dollar more
than the short route rates to and from
Philadelphia. The routes from more
distant points to the East will be mater
ialIy reduced, and the reduction on what
are known as local rates, or fares from
stations located within the radii of the
points enumerated. will soon be determ-
ined. On the 1st of May the Centen-
nial excursion rates will go into effect,
and tickets will continue to be sold until
the 31st day of October. As every
tickets has sixty days to run, this will
give ample time for visitors coming in
just before the close ofthe Exhibition to
return at their leisure.
By these rates, ticket from Newark.
Ohio, to Philadelphia and return will
cost $23, ,25; from GAINESVILLE to Philadel-
phia and return, S21,75.