Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-24

wish 10 DO Miss Milberiorce FOR
everr one would nave Voted Tor
that young ladys brother whatever
his politics were. Argonaat
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nipAaD W tiet8t9r 9th lsga
tThs King u France Wnh tAeaty thousand men
Marehed Vi shs Eti aud t,sn
Marched hCHa agtis,
TO Regularly Authorized liekcs Agents
OF halfway Companies 10 tho Uniled
States:
In May last eleven Chieago ticket
brokers were indicted ~ the grand
jury for yiolatl0n o. the iiiiaois state
Law ia the selling Of tlegets NisHont .
license from raliway company,
Immediately thereafter tne local as
soe.nlon OF tieket oroEsrs declared
boycott against Ine Chicago Alll-
waukea Il s. Paul railway claiming
that there was sunicteat evidence
against il 20 warrant the belief thas
this company was responsible for the
/ prosecution Of the cases.
That no such evidence VAS in TOO
possession Of Ihe brokers ~ ybat ling
, Or az any time. i Dess evidenced OF
Tue tacg ina, have been solicited oy
I brokers 10 deny officially mat me gAii-
I way com uaay was resp0astpie for TOO
| acts 81 the prosecuting parssrs
nave neither denied nor affirmed
anything ia regard 70 The matter. and
| would not even noW say apytning -
| reference 20 inc subject we're Is not
u att
ton one o. tho principal uroAers 10.
formed mo tAaE llsy-one t3l) i.eSeL
4 sellers Ia Chicago ticket nroGers' Of
4 aces we're continually using tnssr U.s.
I most eudeAyors 10 prevent passengers
\ from patroniztng our itnc. ana wrFo
urging our regular patrons 70 travel
\ over lines 81 our eompetse ana hs
( believed that serious irrUs on our
revenues Wero being MA py mo
i Chicago brokers and ia, cOrres-
punGenLs" Ia various cities Of tho
United Ltates and that spnacr or la
ter this com pauy would he compelled
10 maze peace with its temporary enc
mtrs.
Inc united efforts Of all ts.a CGlcago
ticket brokers have lRus far been vita
out avail ia destroying our revenue.
our passenger earnings for the Tour
months cnatng Scptemacr 3utn, lsy&,
show tho handsome increase 81 SiaA,-
607.sT over the corresponding period
Of last year Nearly " tuis i on long
haul competitive trad. 'or most u
when ". ts tagcptcu ansands
OF irish4 I've rcgui authorized
ticket agents 10 ali paris 81 the country
ana to regular patrons whu know ana
appreciate the merits Of opr through
car lines. and VINO are Hot patrons Of
tlhgittmata ticket Offices.
The so.Caliod boycott % the ticS-
OF brokers mas been positive benefit
TO us. Americans the greatoss travel
ers ON earth. recoil at the use OF tne
term, and tho majority OF them VII
not barter their independence o.
thougat and action for the sliverY In
ducements offered oy ihe middlemen.
who prey alike upon the pubic ana
the railways.
Our friends among tho regular ticKes
agents have been flooded with cireu-
lars from the Chicago board Of brokers
with the intent 10 DO harm 20 TINS
company. Among thrm vas one
circular which states mat this COM
pnpy mad sent n representative 70 APP
pear before congress and cudeavor 70
have the payment Of ticKot conmis'
sious stopped. 1'no authors 81 tne
printed statement know that u was .
lie. Fabricatious SUCH az tnesu disgust
all honest men. Seven thousand rou.
pom ticket agents have quietly ignored
the appeals Of the brokers for support
in their alleged boycott Hna have
favored Us with the sale Of so many
through tickets over our line during
the past four months that VIC teei tpa'
we ought not longer refrain from ex'
pressing our THANKS and appreciation
OF their practical services IN our pc
half while undergoing the suspicion
OF being the promoters OF "a crusau'
against class Of persona whose very
existence 70 menace 10 tie best 10
terests OF both the public aud the raii
ways.
With thousands OF regular ticEe
agents using their influence in benal
OF our Company. we feel quite OF ease
and need not worry over the futile ei
forts Of the fiity.one ticket brokers y
/ Chicago and their correspondents
In other cities OF the United States
! For
THE King Of France with twenty thousand men
Marched Mp the hill and then
1 Marched down again"
t Very truly yours,
6 Gro. II. HEAFoRn
( Gen'l Passenger and Ticket Agent