New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-17
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

IRREGULARITIES IN PASSENGER RATES
The postponement of the date on when the
Penal Code of the State into effect from May
l, to December 1, 1892 has brought rejoicing 10 inc
hearts OF the railroad ticket scalpers IL Ia proVlded
In the Code that the selling Of railroad tickets by any
other persons than the authorized agents or the New"
York railroad companies shall be msdemeanor punish
able by imprisonment On April 81 the trunk line ROADS
issued a circular formally Withdrawing from the ouN
side ticket brokers and soalpers" such authority as
they have had to sell Issue tickets orders over
the trunk lines. 1t proposed at the time that TINS
action directed to abolish the practice OF agents OF
Western railroads with offices in this city OF soliciting
business over their roads and issuing tickets over the
connecting trunk lines These agents are allowed com
missions by the Western roads Tho commissions are
understood TO be at no unalterably fixed rate and
are often divided by the agent with the passen-
ger. thus introducing an indirect method OF cutting
rates Almost simultaneously with the Issue OF the orer
OF April ~ the pr ncpal Offices or tho Western roSns
supplied with forms OF authority TO act ~ tcket
been cOnspicuousy displayed since the operation OF the
Penal Code deferred, as that event enderea 'nrn
use to evade the law unnecessary AZ present Ine r
of shading by the dividing OF the commissions
paid by the Western connections OF the Trunk hhes
q Have the Western roads abandoned the payment Of
commissions since the pooling s2reemehts we're rsI
road agent. man, no
particular in treatment OF the commissions since
then. We don't " disturb the trunk lines whle
business IA so dull"
Another ticket agent of a Western line SAID The
number OF orders for tickets on tue trunk lines heln oI
the sclDers Is something prOdgious. They may be Ola
stock, bat II Will take long time 10 work IN III OIL
There is general complaint OF slack business at the
regular offices of the trunk lines IL i s9ld that
the "scalpcrs" and outside offices are taking the
cream OF the traffic At the REGULAR offices it. is
that being held more nrmiy than they
have been for a long time. Immigrant tlckets
from New-York Denver however, are being soid by
pers about $50 and S35 against the schedule
OF S12. This is accomplished, II Is SAID by allow
OF 10 commission by some o the western
roads the $l3 rate from New-I0Ik 10 chicago, max
ing Sl1 %, the rate from Chicago 10 Kansas
City being and from Kansas city 10 Denver 9ZO IA
1t is Understood, extra commission OF Sl
from the aggregate Of these figures obtained some
where between New-Y0rk and Denver. Trunk line
at the regular offices to Kansas CITY This is because
the tariff rate by the trunk lines Is S32 40
The /" scapcrs," however, hold large amount
of cheap tickets between Chicago and Kansas city Issued
by the Chicago and Alton and the Wabash ST. Louis and
Pacific Railroads during the fierce OF rates when
marked the opening OF the Nabasus independent chi
Line about Two years These tickets cost the
scalpers abou % 50, and their existence Nae pre-
vented restoration OF Trough rates between chicago
and ~. Louis anu Missouri River points BY means OF
drawb back provided the purpose Of protecting the
roads their Oca traffic between these points tie BEN
EFT Of rate OF 50 or 80 from Chicago TO Kansas Clty
can be secured by the passenger who pays the
1ns makes a net rate OF S25 $26 from hew-York TO
Kansas City against rate OF 30 40 al the r. guar
trunk line offices AS similar condtlon OF aHrs Affects
from Louis TO Kansas City cutting can be
and is largely done the rates from New ork 10
Kansas City by way OF St Louis ~
Some idea OF the quantity OF these cheap western
tickets still Outstanding can be obtained from Tue REMARK
Ia Western ticket agent who said yesterdAy tnat ne
himself there from l5,OOO 10 lS,UUo
OF tickets IN this Gil alone. Ii II undersOol on
gO0d authority that Immigrant uckets from new" oIA
st. Louis, by way the Baltimore aud ONO ana the
ONO and Mississippi Roads nave been sod recently ut
Sl3 ag inst a tarin rate Oh @lo oO.