The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-01
aA1Es EoR C-ERoYMEN.

ing on January l. io'S' e''~'s
rules regarding the issue oil reduced
rates To clergymen, and unauthorized
statements as 10 the reasons Tor making
the change having been published, con-
siderable correspondence between the
clergy and the railroads has resulted
The recent letter from Hon. Chauncey
n Depew. President OF the New York
| Central. corrects certain erroneous I'M
pressions and states that company's po-
si,ion in the matter very clearly. Inc
| letter is as follows:
| New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Co, Grand Central Depot. - ,sox
| NEW YORK January " $50
Per y,rfon J. coakli. asd H. H. sfetctns'
D. d., COMMITTEE:
GESrLENrS-I am in receipt OF your
letter Of January 18th. enclosing the
resolutions Of the Presbyterian MINIS
ters' Association of Rochester.
The resolutions are based upon
n;s,n,rehension OF the facts The
press dispatch announcing tha' .ne
, New York Central had withdrawn IN"
ministerial half-rate tickets oecause
some of the ministers had abused 'ne
Z privilege, loaning their permits 70 un-
e authorized persons and sometimes e'en
G selling them was wholly unauthor-
r ;zaa No such information or notice
o was given TO the press or to anyone else
a nv any officer of this company lherc
h was also an interview reported with ne
r: IN this subject, making similar. II not
20 more serious charges, but no sucn IN
terview ever took place.
~ deeply regret the publicity when
= ,vas ciyen to this matter and the as
i. .msSion which has grown out OF IL pc-
"a fore we had really arrived at what was
II. the best policy for this company anu
~ its associates in the Trunk Line 49,
=, citation 70 pursue. 1t had oeen ues.1'
zee oped that very great abuses eAis'eu =
IL. IN. issuance and use of the so-calieo
r ministerial ticket. 1t was not. however
Ia, tha fault of the ministers 30 lar a.
~, ascertain. no clergyman OF an
.hr-ch has been guilty OF any impre
m's n-;e.v in the use of this privilege. Lux
10 m,s. departlres from regular RUE
IN ,h;s one led after awhile to serious u'
~ moralization of passenger rates. In
ms ,,;vilere of the ministerial order
cry e,,ne extended to all persons VINO ha
ade -.r been ordained as clergyme
ana whether they still had any charge
po- ,,..rforned anv ministerial services
ned -. MANY who had gone into buslne
lade a,a;,,.d ana received the order I'M
own !. ,,,s extended to missionaries al
inn s;,a-s ~ the salvation Army, OF I
ntry ~ ~ 4 and of other religious
semi-religious organizations
ange bled railway officials VINO aes'.eu ~
been =, =, ;ssue the half-rate ticket to aim
reS', anybody. r,;,x
rred. am sorry 10 say that some RAW
heat. A. NJ. treat their agreements win G
Boil other with the same sense OF hoho' q
: hot ,,,.l;,r,,;on which the officers wouiu
II a ssrve in their individual transaeu'
ir the W.. were amazed to discover tha' ia
Z hot asr "a increase their business VIII
a and a,,arentiv cutting the rates icy
sugar ~. roads placed the ministeriai .e
Field 1, scalpers' Offices for sale. In TINS
,hev came into the hands OF the eeu
,,hlic. IL frequently occurreu
n. -. CONDUCTOR. when calling upon
ssse,rer whom he did not think
=" ;,,;s,er to produce the minist
- which every clergyman car
'"o- -. he "a fiat refusal. siinpi.
go The messenger was not
80 h.d no order and had receive
.,-,.hased the ticket in some OF
,,.,,.s which | have described.
~. conductor would find that
~, ,,;s.. Of a missionary or an 9
- - .ra ~ these organizations he III
..;,-,a the order apl ticket or els
re 800 S.,,,h, = ticket which some one
ieu -. ,,id not be vouchcd for as q
''i"e ,n with a charge had secured
NP',e EN- n,acea in a scalper's office io'
no course the essential principle
ai.' NO ...,,,r ~ the relations betwee
editions bottom VI s,,,,,.. i that
ted by railways anu Wy pa ,l;lxe. tn;
~ railway fare shall be like the p
~ the government. the same :"
reoe"e ~. Who boards the train and DC
- . Messenger between tie satne
~ -. The wisdom Of the prohioition
cay fluctuations in favor of one per
AGAINST another, or OF one sh'p
AGAINST another, or OF one ioo.'
Its prob nIiins' !. ;,,,,T,rrorated in t
7 of tho mit'cu' a"-
! !. go way laws 4.
= "Se.' The ministerial ticket was Is
'nhain a reduced rate. not as IN act OF
az some have alleged. but pee
- 'a''" was believed that the clergy
church performed an essentiai
Is par.i. which was felt throughout the
which. by wiz - ,hase corporations
INTO TAR Personally. would be very
the roofs the privilege could be continue
he tender VIZ p..;s,,s which would co
sore con within legitimate bounds lou
however. from the explanation
.,;-ar how difficult q
that Turk -
!. float out 49," Yours very truly,
seize upon ,c.a, CuAUScEY NJ. Der
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