Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-01

L Great Many ft'opl" VIII" Apply for
- Th*m tire Generally Shaken ut.
"Cun-rv.>,nrn k..1.,un ak ,l~ frr
free lt+>*ts said IL railway nlt,ll t.,
reporter. "'>n thetthcr h1u.l, the
clerks attached to tu:n1niltt,t 1Usei,:,
and the private secretaries ut prxna:i,
nent .1nr,> .:an' ul,'St frequent among
our petitioners. Do they gt,t th.ni !:
Not usually n Iou VOC, in 1ls1t,n>i,a>:
such tayor> WV mnsi<l>:>' chiefly thu
question whether t1>e applicant h
able tn do the r,>1| any service.
1T il very funny to observe how
general tho impression seems to lu
among applicants for Irls<tS that
they are able tn BE- of service to us.
You would imagine from the way
they talk that most Ut them an. tn,
very pillars 1T the road. They de-
clart: very often that they individual
" throw intrUur hands thousands ct
dollals' worth Ut passenger traffic,
and on the strength OF that plea they
doman<l free transportation for them
selves. Such persons a< thcst. :,rc to
bo found lurking hy dozens around
the hotel corridors
We find very many applicants Of
this sort among the people III the lie.
part1nents. Once having Eot pass
they have acquired a t:&St'. for travel
ing free of charge. and they do not
like the notion Of paying their way
any more. 1t is astonis. ling how thu
habit ct journeying hy rail gratis
grows upon thu individual. knew
a Philadelphia man ort'c upon time
who had an annual pass between
Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Hav.
Ing little occasion to travel, be did
nut Use his privilege, ut all until the
week before his document expired:
but during that wtrk hc did nothing
but travel lack and forth between
Harrisburg! anal Philadelphia. just for
the sake Ut the feeling TINT he was
getting something for nn,tlinc.
''fram',S u>trl to apply t. liz worry
often, but ollr way to +:,.t ri<l Ut them
hA+ always |rcn to ><u1 them to the
sanitary office, That office. III you
arr aware, has all arrangement with
tl1" Always for *c1l4!i,..-~ nut If the
li*' '1ct any persons. who desire to
Eet away. l't'1: 'r11l= u tln this rather
*hula permit tl3t'm IT, 1tt,>nlc ii cllarge
Upon tho community. Such people =
VIZ grant halt rates. Among tht
lnll*au1lio1l, u1afortnn:ttes who usk
for .Essst.s a1r n1i1ntrut1S candidates
tor VI ta1atln1lr*:,, thu government ~e,r- .
ice who have f:1{l>tl IT, >t49i,r places.
''l'ln'y havttt1nt> HIRE Irr!4=tlS COM
fo11a>oly supplied witt! .;1ntn1cr, but
have. gradually c>ljt.nt1e1l it while
valnly pursuing t ltH official will>u'>
the wis!'. Finally '}4cy gct dead
hrt>E*t:ad 'nal<e.A I,l*=:t ff<<,r t11t11@r"n
>atl'n on ;tlt+"grVu,nlAuf t1sr l1t>u1n1,-
Tive Acknowledgement Thu corporation ,:
10 show them tltnt :t|4i~: il /. mistake
on their: l:art We Stt. r tlttm to thu
CHANNEL afforded all 1nn1li]t,~> st.;t,1, ,
gers for yettin$ ont Of town.
Women, IT they ,rc given il
chance, will work the pass system
for all it il worth, and more too. VT
choke them of whenever it is pos
aihlr III Sisters of Charity railways ;
ordinarily grant Il low uniform rate, /
Newspaper men. notwithstanding the
opinion tn the contrary commonly !
held, t.avcl o1l PASSES comparatively !
rarely, On the whole. they pay their |
way rs well as other people do ;
Washington Stnr. !