The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-20
KICKING AGAINST TIE RATES.

Anti-Passs nger Association Lines
Won't Accept Tourist Tickets.
what is likely to be a big railroad war is
just beginning to warm up in the west The
quarrel is between the western railroads
and the Southern Passenger Association.
The cause of the trouble is an alleged
failure of the Southern Passenger Associa-
ton to consult the western connections be-
fore making an unlimited time on excursion
tickets. The following more important roads
comprise the Southern Passenger Associa-
ton: The Central, and Savannah, Florida
and Western; the Richmond and Danville,
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia;
Atlantic Coast Line. Western and Atlantic,
Atlanta and West Point. Western Railway
OF Alabama, Georgia Southern and Florida;
Richmond. Petersburg and Potomac; Penn
sylvania, Georgia Pacific, and Charleston
and Savannah.
At the Florida meeting of the association
it was decided to abandon the continuous
passage system on summer excursion tickets
and allow limit, extending from May Is
to Oct. 81. The iron-clad tickets were done
away with, so that passengers would not
have to hurry totheir destination nor make
quick return. The two days limit in
going and the same limit returning were
abandoned by the association, and the
action of the association was published
widely. 1t was considered one of the most
liberal steps the association has ever taken.
Railroad men as we'll as the
travelling public were glad Of the
change, and everything worked smoothly
until, few days ago, when the South
ern Passenger Association published its
schedule of rates, il was asked to abolish the
system and fall back on the old iron-clad
ticket.
The roads foremost in this appeal to the
passenger association are the Louisville and
Nashville, the Queen and Crescent, the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas,
and the Illinois Central. They have
connections with the roads compris.
ing the Southern Passenger Association
It is claimed that they have refused to ac-
cept the tickets on the new plan, and if
tickets are purchased they will be received
only upon being3convertei into iron-clad
tickets OF course this will be great OBJ
stacle to the success of the system adopted
by the Southern Passenger Association, and
the fact is, the purchaser of the excursion
ticket will fall fiat on an unlimited ticket if
such ticket carries over the western con-
nectioos.
A MORNING NEWS reporter saw General
Passenger Agent Charlton of the Central
railroad yesterday. about the matter. Mr..
Charlton was one of the members who
changed che system of the tickets. He
does not apprehend any serious conflict.
He said that it is true th at there has been
kick on the part of the western railroads
in consequence of the change. The matter,
however, has been submitted to Commits
sioner Slaughter. and he is arranging mat
ters in the interest Of the association.
Mr.. Charlton was asked if the associa-
ton would be likely to accede to the wish
of the western railroads. He replied that
it is possible, yet he doubted if such ex-
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tie the differences.
Mr.. Charlton said that the reason the
association changed the limit of excursion
tickets was because there vas call for the
change. Besides, the Trunk Line Associa-
ton did the same thing earlier in the season
The Trunk Line Association is composed
of the Pennsylvania railroad, Baltimore and
Ohio, New York Central, Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern, New York, Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio, and the New York, Lake
Erie and Western. These roads, which set
the examples for all the other associations
in the country. are never questioned about
any action they take.
The Southern Passenger Association di s.
cussed the advisability of adopting the
system, and at its last meeting in Jackson
vile the system was adopted
Mr.. Charlton said that the western con-
nections cannot have been ignorant of the
to adopt this system. The bulk of the bust
ness of the roads comprising the association
goes over lines in Florida, Georgia, North
and South Carolina and Virginia. Very
little goes over the western lines. They will
get very little of the excursion business, for
the reason that summer business is confined
to the states in which the
lines comprising the association are.
1t will be an easy matter
Mr.. Charlton said, though, if the COM
mission should SO decide to change from
the present system to the iron-clad tickets
All that is required is to promulgate au
order announcing it, and all the lines in the
Southern Passenger Association will have
to comply.
1t is widely advertised over the country
now, however. that excursiouists will have
rare opportunities for travelling this season,
and if such an order is issued it will be a
great disappointment.