The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-04-05
A RAILROAD BJYCOTTBD.
THE COLUMBUS SOUTHERN DIS
PLEASES THE SOUTHERN PAS
SENGER ASSOCIATION
And Is Expelled From the Organization
The Charges Preferred by the Central,
Which Is Its Rival.

And Is Expelled From the organizatfosa
The Charges Preferred by the Central,
Which Is Its Rival.
! Dawson's two railroads are at outs,
The Central railroad is the moving
sphit in what might be termed boy
colt against the Columbus Southern
To all intents and purposes what is.
| practically boycott has been declared
against the Columbus Southern by the
Southern Passenger a ssociatiOn ON COM
/ plant Of the Central Dad, which alleges
that the Columbus Southern has bro ken
! the agreement made between the various
| lines in the association to the effect that
no railroad should put It's tickets in the
hands of ''scalpers' to sell. tits gen.
orally known that the raj roads are OPP
posed to ticket scalpers. The Columbus.
Southern runs from Columbus to Albany.
| The Central runs from Macon to Albany,
and also has line from Albany to Cos
lumbus. The Central's road from Alba
ny to Columbus is, of course, a COMPETE
| tor with the Columbus Southern. Some
time ago the Central, so it alleges, found
a number of Columbus Southern tickets,
from Albany to Columbus, in the hands
of scalper at Albany, which had been
placed in the scalpers hands by some
official of the Columbus Southern to be
sold at reduced rates SO as to take BUSH
ness from the Central and induce passen-
gers to travel over the Columbus South
ern from Albany to COlum bus and inter-
mediate points, instead of via the Central.
The regular fare from Albany to Column
bus is -. 65 by either route The Albany
scalper sold tickets via the Columbus
Southern at $3.50, Is cents less than the
regular or agreed rate with the railroads.
| 1t is not known how cheap the Columbus
Southern officials let the scalpers have.
the tickets. When the Central learned
that The cut rate tickets were in the
scalper's possession it bought all on sale,
and the Columbus Southern learning of
This, refused to redeem or recognize the
tickets when presented by the Central.
| The Central made complaint TO the pas
seAger association and which the COM
mission called the attention of the Col
umbus Southern to the matter Columbus
| Southern denied the truth of the charge
and said it had made investigation at the
scalper's Office at Albany and found no
[ Columbus Southern tickets on sale. The
Central had previously bought all the
| Columbus Southern tickets hence there
/
when the Columbus Southern made the
investigation, so the Central says. The.
| Columbus Southern railroad retalIated
| 0y making q charge similar to the above
a anst the Central. The Central denied
the change and offGle-a=3ss- books and all
other records, for the inspection of the
association, in proof of its fair dealing,
| Later the Central again found tickets in
thu hands of the Albany scalper and
renewed its complaint to the passenger.
associa. The association has jus
issued circular letter setting
ting forth the foregoing facts and notify
ing all roads in the association of the
violation of agreement by the Columbus
Southern and to withdraw from the Co
lumbus Southern ticket representation
on all the lines in the association In
other words, none of the roads will sell
through tickets to points on the -olum-
bus Southern road. All tickets bearing
the name Columbus Southern in tickets
offices Of other roads will now have their
face turned to the wall. The boycott is
on.
What Manager Gabbett Says.
When the attention of General Mana
ger Gabbett of the Columbus Southern
ern was called to the above he made the
following statement:
"Phe statement that the Columbus
Southern has been boycotted is errone-
Gus. The Columbus Southern and the
Central officials had some trouble about
the sale Of tickets and the assistant COM
missioner of the Southern Passenger AS
ISOLATION sent circulars to all members of
the association setting forth the facts ia
the case. This is the usual mode of pro-
cedure whenever roads which are men,
bers of the association disagree.
"Slnce that time the whole matter
has been arranged and the circular has
been withdrawn. l believe that the pub
lication was inspired by some of our
competitors"