The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-28
AN UNIVERSAL TICKET.
What Travelling Men Are Trying 20
Get from the Railroads

The Southern Travellers Association is
agitsting the universal commercial ticket;
that is, ticket good on all railroads IN the
United States. The idea originated few
months ago with representatives from the
various commercial organizations who
have determined TO organize themselves
into what will be called the central board.
| They will also include in their board as
members merchants, railroad officials and
| commercial travellers, made up as follows:
One representative from each commercial
travellers society, numbering In all about 20
-Four representative merchants each from
the northern, southern, eastern. and west
ern states, and the Pacific slope, number
- lux IN Aii.---.-- ...........-. ...-..-....-. ~
One representative from each Of the railroad
trafhc associations, numbering in all. ..... 4
Total number of representatives .... =. Dr.. a
These, whep assembled and present, either
In person or represented by proxy, to con-
stltute board and elect by ballot a presi-
dent, chairman, vlce-chairman, general
secretary and treasurer, together with other
offlcers that they may determine upon, and
10 prepare and adopt constitution and by
laws for their governance.
They will Consolidate and unite in one
national body, or association, as far as
poss BILE, the merchants and commercial
u aN0icES VI Tue Oulbe0
Ihey Will procure for the holder and
purchaser Of such ticket, who is a member
or the commercial travellers society repre-
sented in che board, or Of the cen tral board
itself, extra baggage allowances from those
now given travelling men, and obtain for
them concessi ms from hotels, transfer COM
panies and liveries.
1t has been determined that S25. 900 is
absolutely necessary to bring to fruition the
mo md On AszNr @E& q
heretofore set forth, and for the purpose of
collecting such sum it has been deemed
advisable to issue certificates of charter
membership TO merchants on payment of
$40, the funds so accruing to be de Josited
by the treasurer of the temporary board in
the Chemical National Bank of New York,
subject only to the order of the permanent
cen rial board when duly organized.
Ii the board, when duly organized, shall
IAN 70 secure the honoring of the proposed
universal commercial ticket, the funds on
deposit In the Chemical National Bank of
New York shall be divided and returned
pro rata among the holders of membership
certificates.
Under the present interstate commerce
law this universal commercial ticket must
be obtainable by the general public 1t will
be so provided as follows:
AS the member, through his membership
lee, ana oy his annual dues, pays for the
cost OF the manufacture, issuance and re-
demption of this ticket, any one not a men,
per should pay share OF the same when
he uses it. For this purpose, non-member,
or the general public, will be called upon,
should they desire to purchase a 5,O0O-mile
BOOK, to pay for the cost of same, viz.
Ticket proper, 81 so; Identification card,
without which no ticket is good, S., max
ing 81 90 to be paid 10 excess of face value
of ticket, viz, 800.
1t is claimed by the board that the ticket
VIII ooviate the present necessity of having
separate mileage tickets for each and every
road to be ira eled over, aud yet give the
fortunate holder the lowest rates for that
form of ticket viz S1nn