The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-09

ed as thrcnt unless the reservation of the right
to "decline to make any concessions where the
courtesy is not appreciated, or for any other good
reason" may be construed into a threat. The
following is the circular in full:
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
GENERAL PASSENGER OFFICE.
| OMAHA, December -, 1881.
To Members ofhe Press:
The General Passenger Department of the Union
Pacific Railway, desiring 10 have better understand
ing with editors and publishers of newspapers
adjacent 10 our lines submits the following for their
information:
l. The Union Pacific Railway Company recognizes
the importance of the newspaper press u factor in
the social political and commercial life of the world
and wishes to cooperate with it in contributing to
the general advancement of the communities tribu.
tary to the lines of railway owned and operated by
the Company.
> The policy of this Company has always been lib
eral in its treatment of Legitimate and worthy repre-
seutatives of the local Press and will continue
but thorough understanding of our position is due
TO them
B. All passes, and other concessions granted to
newspaper people who reside our lines, in ter
rtnry immediately tributary thereto are regarded
by us as simple cOurtesies to the Press They ART
not accorded account Of advertising and any ed
itOrs who may be running matter advertising this
Company in their columns. respectfully requested
To discontinue same. We recognize no obligation on
account of such advertising. We do not expect or
demand any remuneration for free transportation or
other concessions from regular fare This leaves us
free to decline TO make any concession where the
courtesy is not appreciated, for any other good
reason and at the same time relieves recipients OF
such cOureses from the sense of obligation To make
a tangible return for same. With position on
this point think all rghtminded journalists will
coincide.
T. Frequently. announcements Of excursions, spe-
cia trains. and changes in rates and time cards
made by this Company through circulars, posters.
etc These WILL from time to time, lie mailed 10 our
newspaper friends for their information: and they
at liberty 10 convey their contents to their read
through the news coluInns of their journals or
newspapers will publish it, If paItakes of the
ture of advertisement the publisher receiving il
need not feel under obligation to give it place in his
newspaper.
j. This Department will not issue annual passes to
editors during 1882 Applications for quarterly passes
from publishers residing ON lines will be enter
tanned We can in no case issue more than one quar-
tcrly pass account of newspaper (daiy papers
eNceptedl, and applicants should state in whose
name transportation shall he issued quarterly
pass will be good only lines in the territory
where the newspaper ION account Of which it is is
suedl may reasonably be supposed to circulate and
over which the holder is likely TO have occasion to
travel, strictly newspaper business. In general.
correspondents and members of the immediate fam
lilies of editors cannot lie given greater concession
than half rates. Correspondents of daily papers
excepted from this ruling provided they are engaged
exclusively in newspaper business. and not selling
stationery soliciting for job printing houses Cor
respondents, solicitors for newspapers (holding
passesl, who found also engaged canyassing for
job work. selling goods of any kind will be prompt
ly discontinued from the free list
G. The daily papers which have job printing estal
lshments in connection with their newspaper enter
prises, will please remember that we do not proer
eourtesies TO their men employed by the job depart
ment. They will in all eases he expected to pay
commercial rates, and We hope no application will be
made for free transportation for persons thus en-
ployed. Ii is manfestly unfair to job printing firms
who publish no newspaper to furnish free transpor
taton To their competitors and compel them TO pay
fare for their business agents.
Z. We shall be pleased to receive copies of all
newspapers published in the territory adjacent
to Our lines. but editors may send discontinue At
their own pleasure.
s. There than 80 newspapers published
in the territory or immediately tributary to the
lines of this Company and the number is rapidly in
creasing. majority of the publishers Of these pa
pers will want free transportation this year. IL will
be seen that must abide by snch rules will pre-
vent abuses and at the same time will accommodate
the greatest number of our friends. We believe the
above regulations Just and fair, and they will
commend themselves to the newspaper fraternity
generally.
Trusting that relations in the future will
Time pleasant they have been in the past ain,
gentlemen. Yours Truly.
J. w MORSE