The morning call., 1891-04-17
THEY CANNOT RIDE FREE.
why Certain Men Are Declared From
Receiving Railroad Passes.

why Certain Men Are Declared From
Receiving Railroad Passes.
railroad blacklist is not a rarity in the
Offices of managers and general passenger
agents, but it is not often that an outsider
is honOred with glimpse at one. Conf
Dental Memorandum ~, for the exclusive
use of those persons to whom it is sent"
has recently been issued, says the Plttsburg
Dispatch. 1t is a curiosity TO the uniniti-
ated. The little pamphlets only birth
mark is the date, January LIST, but
whence it came is mystery. The
"whithergOeth" end of the quotation is
clear enough. 0ne-half of the little book is
devoted to the individual list, thu other por-
ton deals with newspapers The parts are
reversed, as if two pamphlets had been tied
together to make one, and as you turn it
over you will see either the names Of black
listed men or newspapers.
Woe betide the man or firm, so far as
getting pass is concerned, whose cognomen
ornaments the pamphlet. His name is
Dennis on every railroad in the country,
unless he is restored in their good graces.
The circular announces that several papers
and individuals have made amends and are
eligible to favors.
Each page in the pamphlet has fonr COL
umns, giving respectively the name, resi-
dence, business and reasons why passes
are T61uStu- IL Gel LdlHlS GaIl Ut pl6dSdUJ
for man 10 feel that his name is posted
in the main Offices of all the railroads in
the United States, with some biting remark
following it, as for example, "frst-class
fraud" sold his pass" loaned it to
another" which is minor offense,
but nevertheless not excused by managers !;
fraud throughout" 'deadbeat of the
rankest kind" (the editor doesn't
mince words; asks for passes under
false pretenses," SELLS non-transferable
mileage" loaned his pass" forged
passes" disposed of his annual pass" mo
such paper mo such railroad, makes out
list of officers and askes for passes for
them" or a hundred other offenses of a
similar character.
Clergymen are not exempt. 1t would GER
tainly make preacher blush with shame to
see his name and residence published with
one-half fare permits" changed a permit to
include his wife" "willfuIy allowing his
half-fare permit 20 be used by another, -
sells his reduced-rate tickets to scalpers, y
etc.
The offenders against the pass rule live in
nearly every rity in the United States. In
glancing over the pamphlet it would strike
a casual observer that the greatest number
of black sheep reside in Chicago. Pittsburg
has one, an alleged newspaper man, who is
not known here in the profession, and an
other citizen who formerly lived in the city.
In the newspaper list none of the great
dailies of the country appear, but there is a
formidable array of minor sheets, bogus and
legitimate, whose editors must be fond of
acting as pass brokers. An agent said:
at is the old story. People feel they have
done a smart and righteous act if they beat
a railroad, but if they were posted they
would know that it Is the poor clerks and
Woodworking employees who suffer The
man who walks away with too much change,
or takes two tickets which were given him
by mistake when he was entitled to one,
doesn't stop to think that it is not the COM
pany that bears the burden of his trickery,
but the agent. He is responsible for all
shortages caused by his plumbers, and it
comes out Of his salary"