The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-18
PREPAKING EOR cENrENNEAL.

The Special Committee appointed by the
General Ticket Agents Association of the
United States to arrange and recommend a
schedule of Centennial passenger rates,
recently held n meeting ut Philadelphia
and will report TO the Association at its
special meeting TO be held ut Louisville.
Ky, this month. Ten ont of the thirteen
members of the committee were present,
and Western roads were well represented.
Tie Erie road was represented by General
Passenger Agent }. n. Abbott, who, in
conversation with New York Tribune
reporter lately, said that the members OF
the committee all conceded that the amount
of travel next year, even III view of the
Centennial Exhibition, would depend large
ly OIL the libeIality of the railroads in Civ.
ing reduced fares and extra accommodation.
Before arriving at a decision the interests
of each section of the country and OF foreign
visitors were fully discussed. 1t was de-
citIcd to recommend a reduction of 25 per
cent. on present rates for tile round trip
from all points of the country east of Omaha
to Philadelphia or New York. The Union
Pacific was not represented in the Com
Inittee, but will probably take part in the
action of the Association this month. It
is hoped by the representatives of the other
roads that these two roads will find it TO
their interest to make a similar reduction
for the round trip. but as such an arrange
ment would affect almost their entire pass
enger traffic, and as they have no fears of
competition, n reduction on their part
would be an act of great liberality. As
cheap rates win affect the whole country
about equally, and as the West will be all
object of as great interest to most Europe
ans as the Centennial Exhibition itself, 1t
has been decided to recommend similar
reduction OF % per cent. on round trips from
New York and Philadelphia to aIlparts OF
the West. These tickets will be arranged
in the form of circular tours, including the
great natural features Of the country. the
principal cities Of the interior, the Missis-
sipDi Valley, and the South. Ii the Union
Pacific comes into tile arrangement, these
tours will probably be extended to all parts
of tie Pacific coast.
Tickets will be sold from May 10th TO
October 3Ist. They will be good for 80
days only from points east of Omaha, and
probably the time will be shortened from
points within Il days ride of New York
and Philadelphia. 1t win also be recon-
mentled by the Committee that round
tickets from the West bel made good, east
ward. over one route, and westward over
anotiaer route. Thus visitors to the Cen
tenniai can come eastward via Chicago,
Detroit. Niagara Falls and New York and
return By way of Baltimore and Washing
ton. Passengers will be allowed to stop
over at all places on tile route at pleasure,
except within certain distance of New
York and philadelphia, which properly iIl-
clIldes local travel. In view Of tie fact that
/ New Fork viii be made the Headquarters of
the great majority of travellers, both tlomes-
tic and foreign, who viii desire to avoid
the crowded hotels Of Philadelphia, and
] try of equal interest with tie Exhibition.