St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-30
TRANSPORTATION TOPICS.
Important Circular Issued by the Chi
cago, St Paul & Omaha
Railroad.
Amended Articles Of Incorporation Filed by
the St Paul Northern
Pacific
Important Instructions to Freight Agents
on the St p, NJ & NJ
Rail Notes


A Decidedly Sesr DEPARTURE.
The Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha has just
issued the following.
OFFICE OF GENERAL TRAFFIC. MASAGER, !
ST. Paul, Dec. "a, 1884
Beginning January /, 1885, this company
viii discontinue the sale Of ''COmmerciai''
mileage $50 tickets. In order, however, to
give commercial interests the same benefits
in the WY Of reduced rates, two cents per
mile.) as were derived under the mileage
ticket system, and at the same time eonine
the benefits 10 the persons for whom they
are intended and protect their interests,
there viii be Issued commercial travellers
permits, emitting the holder thereof 10 pur-
chase commercial trip tickets, upon which z
rebate will be paid, reducing the rate TO two
cents per mile.
These permits will be issued only to the
principals or travelling representatives OF
manufacturing or jobbing firms. By the
term '.jObbing frmn is meant any firm that
regularly employs travelling statesmen, or
themselves travel, TO sell commodities usu-
ally transported by freight trains. Custom
ers or patrons OF a firm are not entitled 70
use its commercial travellers permits, or
tickets issued thereon.
The permits, duly executed, must be
shown TO the agent whenever commercial
trip tickets are purchased, and such tickets
must be used I'm strict accordance with the
terms expressed therein before any rebatas
will be allowed thereon.
All commercial trip tickets viii be sold at
regular unlimited first class rates, and they
must be purchased from station TO station as
required, as no stopoyer checks will be
issued thereon.
BY spacial arrangements, commercial
travellers permits issued by this company
will be honored by the Chicago ~ Northwest
ern railway; also similar permits Issued By
the latter company will be accepted by agents
and conductors of this company, S1eYt Sa
Nt5ndSsd.
Rebate coupons attached TO the CONNER
mercial trip tickets when purchased, must be
retained by the user of the permit and be
presented, together with the premit upon
which tickets are sold, duly executed, TO
this Office for rebate, which will be paid
promptly and without and unnecessary de-
lay.
No claims for rebate, however, will be paid
unless 1000 miles, or more, have been
travelled over the lines Of this company, or
the Chicago a. Northwestern railway. on
commercial trip tickets by the user of the
permit, within one year after date Of the
first ticket sold thereon.
Claims must be made for rebate in all
cases on the company that issued the per-
NIT.
Permits may be procured by parties en-
titled TO receive them at the following places:
General Office building, Fourth aud ROsabei
streets, 81. Paul; contracting agents Office,
Third aud Jackson streets, st. Paul; general
agents office, No. ID, Nicollet house block,
Minneapolis. F. B. CLARKE,
General Traffic Manager
This circular was a surprise TO the mercan-
tile community, and the merchants and
drummers, in some instances, do not know
how 10 treat H. In some respects it appears
favorable TO dealers, and in other respects
they look upon it as subjeeting them 10
unnecessary inconvenience. It is thought
that the arrangement will cause ineonven-
fence and frequently delay on the part of
commercial travellers, and in cases when
they are compelled to take late night trains
1t will compel them 10 pay full fare. Some
argue that the conductor is the man who viii
make the most Of the new deal, and that the
railroads will ''get left' II is said that the
Wisconsin Central, the Chicago & North
western and the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy are parties to the agreement Some
say the new arrangement will not last the
year out, but, after all, this does not appear
TO be radically different from the old system
except that an effort is made to throw more
safeguards around the wayo selling and pro-
tecting these permits.