The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-03
Polars ZOE rAssENeHEs.
The First Fiat of the Kaneas RafIu
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The First Fiat of the Kansas RafIw
Commissioners.
Topeka, April 3e.-The first decisi=
of importance by the board Of railro
commissioners has been made, BEN
upon the very Eexed aad often mixi
questions of making change at rai1ro;
ticket stations. When the new passe
ger schedule Of three cents per mi
goes into effect upon The railroads
Kansas, on the LIST of June next, u
very first CRY that will be raised will
in relation to the payment of fare. Son
passenger who is either a ssickIer f
small things or who would enjoy Il
notoriety of being implicated in a TO
with railroad company might tender
quarter for ride of eight miles, Il
fare for which would be % cents. III
station agent might not have the L cei
for the change, in which case the pa
senger would have to be the loser, ar
then be would raise fuss about
Where the fare was 1S-cents, for instanc
for six miles, and the passenger shou
tender 20 cents, the station agent a
having the 2 cents in change. wouE
keep the whole amount 1t can be vel
readily seen that the railroad companie
in order that station agents could NAL
the proper change, would be compeIle
to ship out to the various stations alcr
their line pennies by the ton, and, VIII
is more, would be under the necessity
constantly shipping them to agents,
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back into the compSDy's Golfers agar
Pennies are rarely used, except in citid
and then for but few purposes.
WHAT THE BOARD SAYS.
In q letter to a prominent railroad
| fetal, who prOpounded question
! this nature, 1t is understood that q
board holds the question TO be o.
which may give rise to some politic
difficulty IN It's application to the ne
| passenger tariff, and therefore gives Il
| question, in the absence of any ca
only an impression or opinion upon
curing official action. The board fl
/ Their holds that is the duty of passengeE
| who ride upon railroad trains, upon I
payment OF their fare, to prepare the
/ selves with the proper change TO be &c
| dered for ticket 10 the ticket ageI
Should this not be done by The passt
ger, when the station agent can do &.
| the proper change should be made.
cases where it cannot be done, and q
change is fraction of five cents the Il.
would be the persons whose duty
would be, in the first place TO tend
the exact amount required by the tar
rate. The railroad company is q
bound to accepttwenty cents for ticl
for which the company is. legally
thoriZed 10 charge twenty-five, and
of other fractions of nickel.
ANOTHER CUSTOM.
In connection with the question abo
referred to the same official PROFOUND
| another IN relation 10 The charging
extra fare to passengers who had ne
lected to purchase tickets before getti
upon the train, With reference TO u
the board holds that the railroad co
pany can make no such charge. But
the same time the board sees no obi
ton of practice which has heretoiC
prevailed on some roads, and which
board is of the opinion answers
same purpose, TO charge extra on
j tram, giving TO the passenger q dra
back check TO be cashed at any stati
OF the company along the line.
| THE EFFECT OF TT.
The effect of this decision or Cpl
ion or whatever il may be called, of
board will be that the majority of
people who pay their fare on the ra
roads of this state will provide the
selves with the requisite small chan
before they go 10 buy their tickel
Should they not have the exact amoul
and the station agent happen to be out
change they would expect TO lose a
one or two cents as the case might
and in these instances the railroad CO
pany would be the gamer. As
American people are proverbially ca
less IN small things it is possible Il
railroad companies might be sevefI
thousand dollars better off at the close
the year than they would be If the trsI
cling public was more careful to proviI
themselves with the exact amount
their railroad fare. In such q case
this it cannot be said, however, that I!
decision of the board will work hal
ship. When people travel they shoI
be prepared and they should not std
upon their journeys until they knf
that they can meet all the Requirement
of the occasion