St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-07
AGENTS NOT ALARMED
By the Reports From Boston Con-
corning Excursion Tickets.

BY the Reports From Boston Con-
corning Excursion Tickets.
The dispatches from Chicago, an
nouncing that the Boston terminal rail-
ways had declared a fiat refusal to
honor the tickets sold by the st. Paul
lines for the c. E. convention, having
a time limit to September Is, were read
with a considerable degree of humor
by the officials of the ST. Paul roads.
AS an evidence of the humor exhibited
by them, they continued right merrily
all day yesterday to sell such tickets
to all corners. The story was put down
fatty as a clever fake, manufactured
out of whole cloth and for a purpose.
This purpose is nothing less than to
scare off all probable passengers over
the lines which have made this con-
cession and to divert the travel to tbs
stronger lines, eastbound But the
ruse, while clever, failed in its object.
The local travelling public, interested
IN this particular event. or perchance
the opportunity offered by it to make
a cheap and extended trip to the East.
failed to become alarmed, and per-
sisted IN taking advantage of the
special privileges offered by the several
lines, making a bid for that class of
business.
Al the 500 offices the officials vera
sereneiy stamping number of tickets
1or Boston, while a Globe reporter
was watching the process I'VE are
not IN the least disturbed about that
1Teport' said City Ticket Agent
morn. Our instructions are to 90
right ahead. 1 wish, however, to en-
phasize this point. The people who
mold our tickets for Boston and re-
turn, good until September Is, will be
properly taken care of and brought
t. When tney get ready, within this
liIhe unit. Our road has a ninety-nine
years Iron-clad contract with the
Maine Central and Boston road and In
would be folly for that line to refuse
single one of our tickets. 1t can
make no difference to them what the
800 gets out OF the business. We are
out Tor all the business We can get. and
our connections in the East can do
nothing beyond taxing this company
with their share. If any one suffers II
WIN be the 500 line. If any connect
ing nne attempts to put a passenger
OH lts tram, holding our ticket, sold
III regular form, a heavy damage suit
with a verdict in favor of the com
planning passenger, would be the re-
suit And as Mr.. Thorn concluded his
remarks half a dozen more pessen-
gers We're supplied with the September
City Ticket Agent Robb. of the Great
western. spoke in a similar strain. He
said: Yes, have read this dispatch
But plainly put, it was an Inspired
statement, and, in my Judgment. did
not emanate from the terminal lines
INTO Boston. They must honor our
tickets and can't help themselves. IF
they have grievance they can fall
back on the companies selling the
tickets and prorate their share of the
business according to full schedule,
But they cannot refuse to take the
people, who hold our tickets. for trans
portation. The Great Western com
Pany has ordered me to meet all COM
petition from the 500, and that is what
l propose to do, until the time comes
when l am ordered to stop. None of
our passengers need give themselves
any concern that they will be molested
in the least, or asked to put up any
more money. The public is amply pro-
tected by our company and has proper
redress
And there the matter stands. If the
wired report is correct a merry war
will and must follow. At any rate
there will be pretty how-de-do among
the roads, even if the public does not
suffer directly.