The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-26
BOSTON & MAINE PASSES.
Manager Furber's Answer to the
Commissioners.

Manager Furber has made answer to the
Interstate Commerce Commissioners In the
matter of free carriage Of passengers. and of
carriage under reduced rates. There are
nine counts in the answer the last two vir.
tually covering the matter as follows:
Eighth-The Boston & Maine Railroad.
pursuant to on order OF April 16, 1889, made
full disclosures to the commission of the
principles ana methods upon which 1t man.
aged that part OF It's business relating to the
carriage Of passengers over its line, or any
portion thereof, extending between two
states, free or at reduced rates OF fare. 1t
has continued to manage that portion of its
business in the same way. and is now con-
Quoting it on the same plan and In the same
manner as all other railroads subject to the
act to regulate commerce are conducting and
have always conducted that portion of their
business, and for the purpose OF showing, as
far as practicable the methods and prlnci-
pies upon which the following statement
covering the various classes OF persons to
whom free transportation over its line, or
any portion thereof extending between any
two states, has been granted within the
prescribed period. Glass includes sick,
necessitous or INDECENT pereons, In short ali
classes of charity strictly; class 2 includes
Gentlemen like Hon. James w. Bradbury.
long eminent in the public service: class 3 in
cludes pr0priet0rs of summer hotels and
large boarding houses, conformably to a
practice which has long existed among all
the railroads of New England. Class in
cludes wives of employees, and other i'm
mediate members of employees families,
Glass includes all agents of ice companies
and all milk contractors doing business on
the line Of the Boston u Maine Railroad, or
any part thereof extending between any
states, said agents and contractors travelling
on the trains In the conduct Of their business
Glass includes the higher officers of state in
the states of Maine. New Hampshire, Yer
mont ana Massachusetts, and certain prom
inent officers of the United States, like col
lectOrs of customs. Glass includes the
railroad commissioners Of each of the states
of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts,. Glass includes the mem
beers of the railroad committee for the time
being of the legislature of each of the states
of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets. Glass 8 includes persons who are
trustees under mortgages on the property of
the corporation, and who are entitled to in
spect its property by virtue OF the deed Of
indenture constituting them trustees. Glass
10 lin the schedule annexed called 'compli-
mentary') includes persons whose good Will
Is important to the corporation and who, so
long as the general practice Of railroads re-
mains what 1t now Is, might justly take
offence If In the matter Of free transporta-
Maine Railroad different treatment from
that received frem other railroad corpora
tions.
Ninth-The Boston & Maine Railroad re-
spectfully submits that the foregoing is a
full and complete answer and disclosure in
respect OF all the matters and things in
quired Of by the commission In its order July
IA. 1891, and prays that it may be discharged
from any further answer or duty in the
premises.
[SignedI Boston & Maine Railroad.
By JAS. L. FURBER, Vice President.
Boston, Aug. 10, 1881.
hereby certify that the exhibits hereto
annexed contain correct list of interstate
passes as called for by the order of July IA,
1891, given by the Boston & Maine Railroad
during the two years last passed, as shown
by the records Of said corporation; and that,
as no record OF tlip passes has been kept,
am unable to furnish any list thereof.
lSigned] JAS L. FURBER,
Vice President Boston & Maine Railroad.
Boston. Aug. 10, 1891.
Then appeared the above named. Jas. T.
Furber, vice president of the Boston 81
Maine Railroad, and made oath that the
facts and circumstances set forth In the fore
going answer of said Boston d Maine Rail-
road are true to the best of his knowledge,
information aud belief.
lSignedl RICHARD OLNEY,
Justice of the Peace.
The Interstate Commerce Commission does
not furnish the lists Of names referred to in
this answer; and it is not likely to do so.
But 1t will be seen from the answer that they
contain the names of many prominent peo-
pie.