Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-21
BAGGAGE RULES.

a set og rulcs has hrcu prepared and
put iu printed iurM, for Tue guidance ol
all railroad employee aud passengers,
during tlc Worlds fair They deserve
careful study by everybody J7 ID viii be
practically impossible 90 losn q piece OF
baggage unless some Dl the rules are us
obcyrd Here they are.
l. That only such huggHge cheeks De
used 10 tmvlro during the exposition
season as show ON hotn duplicate ana
strap checks the checking point, route
and destination; that is Culu specials
aud straight reversible checks. II is par.
uculnrly requested that all brass special
checks. the duplicates of which give mo
infornNtiUg ps Go initial point, route or
destination. be- not u~od uudCr my err
cumstnucrs, II VIII hv readily undcr'
stood that with the several stations w this
city. aud the fact that practically ull bag.
gage viii be- ciuimcd 10y umster lines
aud cAprrSslucu instead uf the owners,
The duplicate giVeu mp hy the pusscE r
must be- the sole guide in locating che
property II would b. an imposition
upon che general public therefore 60
| give nuy but such baggage checks qlt
| duplicate of which VIII rlruHy Indicate
where the baggage will ht found
| % Tint ull baggage should be plainly
| murkud with the uwucra uuine iu iulL
| permanent on home nddrpss
g. lu view of the crowded conditions of
/
/ nt Chicago during the Columbian cSpu-
| sitiOu period, ihc checking OF sntchcs
| and other hand baggage should he Ills
| courugpd, and passengers requested "
| keep them In their own Possession. IL u
| very necessary that nll baggage he iu
good order before checking II al starting
! point
a. If possible passengers should per
souully nttvud 10 the checking of then
own baggage M the initial point. THIS
| should not be delegated tn huCkmcu
cNpressmen On others and IN no cas-,
should II he done hy an ohhging lricn,
on chance uvuunmtunvc, ms eXper,cuc,
has demonstrated that Ia q large majority
of cascs COMPLICATIONS, detention, stroy'
and loss of baggage 81 the result OF TIM
custom,
8. Passengers should in an case
keep memorandum OF TIA cLeE nuw
bers and the lul lettering of all 0mnihu
or rmhuad checks AND the dnte nc wmcl
they Werc reeeiNcd and II tho checl
be tint given by an cXprcssmnu, TAX
his number as mattvr OF reference j
ucedcl. Whom railroad checks are give
90 The npcnt Of the transfer ltuc on IN
train transfer company check Will b
given iu exchange. showing wGeN hni
gage win loo delivered Passengers shOul
not give amy baggage or Uagg0ge ehec
to amy eNprcssmnn unless q check in ~
ceipt BE- received in exchange which wi
locate the eNmcsluun 10 necessary
q, M hawWge delivered to NE sever
al stations nt ChCagl mlH hoar iran,
fer on express c'um hpct or done
claim ohuck must be issued nc the tim
the baggage ~ delivered at the stuu0l
IL iR important therefore that no boggJt
be delivered 20 any PARTIES To- be- taken /
a station unless claim hal
mge cheek rs received In ",
change which will enable III
owner 90 claim the baggage at Che bal
gage room.
q Baggage should as rule De chccl
ed 20 Chicago and NOT % aNhNrhn
\ stations or exposition grounds The II
cilitiCs for handling The same ANA NAL
Ing prompt delivery ut tie terminals
the ditlewnt lincs am such that quick,
and moro satisfactory service can |
4 obtained through them than nc tho snhu
l ban stations, Agents nf tie transit,
4 company viii pass though all trail
l uppro0clnnr Chicago and eN hnnyc checl
I for the delivery OF haggago 60 an Lotcl
| boarding houses ana private residences