The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-19
TICKET scALPIEo.
The Deraoraiizing Eaec. on Ra;lroa [ Employees of this Questionable
 Bus.resS
PsHaael; i,ia Press.

..Ii-aitAsEls ssffi@ Press.
 The ceve.opments n the recent t;ials 1f rai.s4y Cor 3u-tors IT Phi!a6e!uhi. ar 7 elsewhere .or embszz.emeGt 'sr.ne tl l.gnt 4 aes feature in tke s9-ca.isd Sgs,1.ess ai ket scaipinE. .nc expiaiu ger, c.ea-:-. lone ri'he principal reasons '1r the cr,- saae which 5 be.I5 Hased y .he ra roe.. companies against the gentry waoec boast !; E ;a.; they Can .l.-sl.. .1- s:-s'dtT5 r..es ci ne ,o-4osuicz Tnefr pess for a ioa. ;.fae n e.e5ac-j ' rlvs- tey IT ihi .ectlltr tt4tfi uni T s,.e< par7 '.y tie, arn .:.e 4ae... .s tas ge~ Ne.e vea.il.;ea Y ;ne etl....z aa.s " the lear espsslrions of rzil~z2 ci;i CTS on t.e s4ilcet
 ] l, is aFp.is.@- . 4 tae se=,paI l-.ia1 5aMe ': ists rzaT. rom s9n.e et .it VI. $ links. 4rge and sma... ef th. longer lines be:weer dis,an: poin,s. As 2. ger ot curse, rates by tar ,.r;oEz i:hes 5e,weea important cca,res
 aniiofE., a. the ionger ines. b reaso. oi ineir gree er leng.h and line . trans.t. eoa.4 Fo5, an. very properly -o. nope l. ci1;-.in a,ly considerable proportion of ne though traffic save ny operations si tf1f: st siper who buys for the !4.e. trayeisr eao fs.!s into his ha'..:s la' sSet J eae of ,ae .f.ecr fs e, sells ' ta hum ios :. dollar CT so les T. cost. collecting :. bonus rom seve. t. the shait Ines cor. posing :lis reu:e ls . req a5e iae dsertlns Ire uaveler fra-. ]. rec; faes. aai pocketing fair a,atz. at the transaction, although lhe passer {ef may not be 5 fortunate IS the gfe...e. length ot time consumed oa .he .rp IT. con.e9uent increase III eesi af meals afst sleeping accoGmc da,ions, may more + | cover nc saving in thr COS, of ,he ttl =. ane The 1tVe,e. h4s no eompeIsal.aa ' his O; 'ime
 bat ,nis ard o;hcs operations Vair rh the aiprr is Vont to consider zs esf- :.a e.e. would scarcely expiaa ire n st- n4tn9e ~h.eh hls preti,5 must a>sa.ie l. maintain am ID the tr iilc and ,hesa ..e mas futnish the information ncccs>sr, to complete solution ci the mystery. The testimony >ho~ed th4. the rnfwaS employ ees Fcta ned tae ,:cke;s 5o!le tea from the passengers a-i sold them |, a noiulnai rate to ;ne sealpers. who rcsaid them ;p travellers |; | d.scogn: rom standard rates, the companies thus car rying two or more passengers on the same ticket.
 These disclosures ernphas ze with pam tal Clearness the moral character ef he seAlpins enterprise. For years pastnl.s been inc .In q he railroad comnar.es so io a0lust tReit ra.es and regulators ..s 10 relieve conductors from even .4c slightest imputatien of dishonesty Whether thls as been from motives of seii-in:erest 1T not IS liana,crial n the point at issue. The result has been ap- paren; in the esprit du corps and the morale 0! ;he.r employees. The feeiinE that, in vie. of the safeguares thrown around them, they were above suspicion. has wrought remarkable change Tn ;ais class of employees, and has made the position of railway conductor a kishy honorable, IS Il Is responsible and ex- acting calling. Bu; nus; as this condition ot things has been 50 happily cnnsuri- mated, new eiemen: of esa. arises. and x ls not strange th1t amongs, such hos, Of employees some should be found will ing to lis;-n .o he ;emp,inss of ;he scap- CT, and become eventually his wiling but guilty tools.
 in he cause of morality. ard in behaif oi m importac; and deserving class O! railway employees, we can Cord:e ally en- doIsc the efforts of the Transportation hnes 70 utterly Abolish this ,ratfi.. winch has long been a nlisdeineaner in lh,s state. and we earnestly hope ,ha, the va nous states will speedily take eegn:zaaee of he growing evil and. by statute sirni- lAr 10 our own. pu, the scaiper under :Ae ban of the law and compel railroad com panies to redeem for cash. from passea- gers, then unused or partially ased ,.ok- eSs. In the mean time the traveller will do well Q consider whether he can con seien,ously a.d the ihe scalper or i.cur the risk ot riding on s stolen ticket,