Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-03
THE RAILROADS.
Railroads Should Have Some Protection
Against Scalpers.
What Changes the N. K. and T. ReOrganiza-
ton VIII Bring AbOut-The Panhandle
Route Open Into Fort Worth.

az Texas cities would take tbs proper
steps to protect railroads when round
rip excursion tickets are put on sale
there would be no trouble in the cities
getting the different roads to put such
tickets on sale, but when they are put
down and over half the return coupons
fall into the hands of Bohemian scalpers,
Who are on the ground just for the &C.
casiOn, and who sell them to people who
would otherwise buy straight tickets and
pay full straight ticket rates, then the
railroads hesitate, and with reason too,
tput on any reduced rates TO points
where they have no protection under
ths laws of either city or state. -
The above remarks were made to q
GAZETTE reporter yesterday by a promi-
nent railroad passenger man, and in
addition to the remarks quoted he went
On 70 show how much the different roads
had suffered by giving the low rate to
he Spring Palace; and there appeared
u his showing much to back his COM
paint. The fact the matter is, rail-
sgalnst the curhstone scalper-not the
legitimate dealer in tickets, who has a
aomicil and place of business, but the
mnerant wandering speoulator who goes
ron one place to another wherever low
ia'e round trip tickets are sold to, and
teasfally manages TO play smash with
'ae return business, filling his
own pockets, and while it is legal, rob-
Oug railroads of their legitimate rev.
tHues.
for instance: The Missouri, Kansas
alu texas railroad on one train during
w spring Palace season brought to Fort
"ofth from Denison and other points no
.y's than 1900 people at 81 rate for the
found trip. 1t is safe to assume that of
'aa' loJO people 250 never returned on
'ue tickets they were entitled to return
VI, OUT they sold them 10 the street
,.alpers here at 90 cents, one-half the
IElual cost, and the scalDers sold them
ue people who were going to the
s1-ns they called for at an advance OF 80
Fs' cent, and in some instances at an
s1'auee OF 100 per cent. BY this
party who wished to go from Fort
"u''u 20 Denison, the fare to which IL
.sgu' e2.iO, could secure from the scalper
... u'Set for probably 81, saving by the
-, rsalsaenon Sl.70, while the railroad lost
gu ~ Iua $40 the amount of his fare,
-, .u'Sn ne would have had to pay had it
80 - Oeen Tor the scalper. 1t is this, in
, Ls nam, that causes railroads 20 be
~ giving low round trip rate in
t 'AAs' They have no protection when
g sones to the return ticket; and there
v. -aluly a doubt if the state or the cities
~, Suu enact such laws as would give the
49, -, proper protection, those cities
,.,.' - nave no trouble in securing good
lss 80 when good rates would DO of great
80 70 them, As has been said in
80 $50 columns before, the different rail-
,o., So 10 not object so much to these
ls,lit3ssls who are fixed in city and
60 innate sealping business, but they do
a -, -. 70 and protest against that species
!. ss.a'eling brokers who go from town
ts,,s'u u and under the laws of these
h, = !, carry on their business in a man.
,s, .at really works an injury to the |
49,. 'Aey strike. II q law could be |
sor,S 70 stop this kind of business it
la,.ss oe beneficial to the state that