The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13

The railroad companies are expecting a
heavy travel to the mountains this summer
and inquiries are already being made as to
excursion rates, etc. Reduced rates will e
given as usual in past seasons to the various
summer resorts Of the CarolinaS and the
Virginias, but the cost of tne excursion
tickets has no yet bee fixed, At the Inst
meeting IT the Southern Passenger Asp
citation 10 Atlanta It was decided to put
the SIMMER excursion tickets on sale from
June l, which Is fourteen days earlier
Than last year, and to keep them on sale
Until sept 80, while they will Ne good to
return with un il Oct. 81 No rate sheets
ave yet been issued to the agents of the
various railroads, out it is almost certain
mat the cost of excur ion tickets Will be
pretty much on the same basis as last
season.
1t is said that the large amount OF "scalp-
ing" done in su inner excursion tickets has
made the railroads somewhat reluctant to
ISSUE them, a d tn Il tue S uthern Passen-
ger Association is now seriously consider
ing a propo5lti N to adopt the personally de-
scriptive ticket in use by the Central Traf-
tic Association. These tickets are printed
ia such a form that eacl contains, besides
the signature, a punch description Of III,
Origiua purchaser. The back of the ticket
cOutails in pri ting the WORKS descriptive
OF the most salient features OF the pu chaser.
the sex, for lnsta CO, Is ind Gated by punch
ing the wor male or fenala; the siZa, by
punching the word slim, medium or stout;
the age, by punching out young, midd G.
aged or ellerl the height, by punching
ta:l, medium or short; I color Of the hair, bN
uur ching Light, dark or & ay; the beard, by
punching out the word mustache, chin,
side. full beard. none. IL is claim d that
the punch descriptive form Of ticket has
saved thousands # dollars to the rilroads
using it, fro II the fact that scalpers have
found it impossible TO manipulate the
ticket. 1t mus be confessed. an exchange
says, that the system has its disadvantages
and II adopted will occasion some incon-
veniehce and embarrassment to both agents
aud passengers. For ms ance, a SICK man
may & up 10 the mountains for the be eft
of lis health. When he buys hi, ticket he
Is class Fl d as "slim," but q. three molths
stay in the mountains mas made we'll man
Of MIN AID he comes back STOUT What
taenl Or erheps he compeusates him
.elf for the absence OF his city barber by
10 ting mis- beard grow. and cJmss home
with three months growth Of tai on mis-
chm AMI c eeks iustea / OF a clean shaven
face Confusion is apt TO be the result.
Again, what young lady wan 70 go Def ore
a ticket agent AMI make an affidavit as to
her agel There are some things that were
never Intended to be placed on record, and
one # tne most essential Of them is the
10 9Th in years Of womans terrestrial
eXiste &c. There are some women, and no.
BODY will blame them for IT, eithe who
would rather spend the su inner at home
than &, before a ticket agent ami swear
tnat they were elderly" or even middle
aged
In he month Of April the gross earnings
OF IA raj Dad II - amounted 10 az
aggregate " S25, 454, 800 Ia the same
month II 1885 .neir groa earnirgs we're
S48.37t3i0. The / &c eass is Gee ird ngly
,O19 1sJ, or about ~ per cent. Tor April
Of The present year over April, 1883.