The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-12
UNUSED RAILROAD TICKETS.
Conditions Under which tho Companies VIII
Redeem Their from the Holders.


Redeem Them from the Holders.
It Is not generally known that railroad COM
panies will redeem unused tickets in cash.
Any ticket which has been bought at regular
ticket office can be returned by the original
purchaser and the railroad company will re-
fund the money paid for 1t. provided that the
ticket is not limited In Its terms. The large
trunk lines do more OF this than the smaller
roads. as the largo trunk lines are more inter-
ested in preventing ticket scalping. Roads
like the PEN sylyania and the New York Cen
trail redeem all their tickets for cash at
their cost price. They will also redeem
the unused PARTS OF excursion tickets II
presented before the time OF expiration.
and occasionally even IL presented after the
time is up. They find the value Of the unused
full nrst-class unlimited fare for the distance
travelled from the whole cost and they re-
turn the difference to the purchaser.
In the passenger departments OF the trunk
lines there is a regular department to look
after the redemption Of unused tickets. A
passenger had an experience with the Penn
sylvania road this summer which shows how
the ticket redemption system Is worked.
He was going on an afternoon train to place
to which the Pennsylvania road sells excursion
tickets over several lines besides its own.
The excursion tickets are Of hnlf dozen Diff
ferent kinds with coupons providing for going
to various resorts. The lowest rate Is the d.
rect one. but most people going IN summer
excursion trip want several coupons arrnng-
Ing for stops at different places. The passen-
ger got to the ferry six minutes before the last
boat for the train left. He told the ticket
agent that he wanted a ticket for going and
returning by the direct route. There was
some discussio ion rs to the best route. and. with
a crowd besieging tho window. the ticket
agent finally picked up a ticket, which he said
wss the best he could do. and handed 1t over
to the buyer in return for S24.25.
On the ferry boat the passenger looked over
the ticket and found that going it read by t o
Of going back direct to New York he would be
tnins OF Virginia which would occupy two or
three days, The messenger did not know what
trip back that his ticket gave him. so he went
matters e the ticket agent there. re- The ticket
There 4 no trouble whatever about that.
you had time to wait could collect it here:
but as 1t Is only two or three minutes to train
e or to 81 KIND a Is IT, sd
casn this ticket in when YOU return" 80, MI,
both tic ets in his pocket. When he got to his
destination he turned the first ticket in to the
Pennsylvania offices. and the agent said that
1t would have to 60 through the office OF the
general agent h tb Of MS road before it
trouble about collecting it. The passenger
thought, that ne had better wait until he got
On his return to New York he sent the ticket
With note eSplainnfg the eircamst .n to
HOORp. The agent there said that the DrDper
pluce to send It to was the main ticKe office
Of the Pennsylvania. further up on Broadway.
dress. so that the boy who had the ticket had
no trouble in finding the place There the
Forwarded w 10 James r Wood, general passen.
ger agent in fhadePhis and that he r Would
IT under Ws
warded to Phlad 81 phia. There was one punch
ferry on the New York side. representing the
value Of the ferry ride, three cents.
Mr.. Wood the Pennsylvanin railroad sent its
check for S24 25 signed by one Of the assist
eRs to the Gsdsra aGen Of
Pennsylvania RAILROAD Company in Phiadel-
phia to pay the full amount Of the ticket. with
The check was like an ordinary bank check.
and you'd be RECEIVED in any city bank:
w. Boyd. assistant general passenger agent.
printed with typewriter type 1t was form 2?l
OF the passenger department OF tho PennSyl-
vania Railroad and road as follows:
Enclosed herewith we send you order No sc42 on
Treasurer for k24 &C. being value of ticket forwards
ceDt AMI turn sheet III accompanying envelope.
" B. Passengers stopping on on excursion tickets or
making but partial thereof forfeit the bene Mt OF
excursion rates and subject themselves 20 the charge
OF nrstclnss ticket rate for d.tAnc. travelled
On tho envelope which WAS enclosed two
cent STAMP had been pasted
Tho furthest that the railroads have got in
redeeminR partly used tickets is to give re-
bate on an excursion ticket Of the difference
tance used and tho amount paid for the ticket
They will have to go further than that II they
want to cut down the sale to scalpers OF return
excursion tickets.
In case OF a single rate for an excursion
ticket n man who Is going from one place to
another and can buy q round trip ticket for a
single rate need pay the single rate for going
one way. There Is no way by which the rail
roads can prevent the holder OF such a ticket
from selling 1t to some scalper unless by
agreeing to pay one-third OF the full value OF
the return coupon when presented Mt their
office. A man would naturally rather sell his
tick ct at tho ticket Office than to n scalper.
he could get his money for 1t on his way out
Of tho station. while In the other event he has
to go around among several scalpers to find out
where he can get the best price. Such course
on the part OF the railroad would be equivalent
time ns II would be giving man q rebate OF
one-third at the end Of the trip.
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