The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-28

10 Those Who Sell Their Trans
portation and Privileges.
within ire -xsst Jew Gays there have
been received in Seattle several copies %
an Interesting contTiostsor 20 ne ntera-
-ure OF the day IN the SHAPE Of = Black
list - the Western reads. which Is a
shsrsy-page pamphlet. nat officially X j
not called by mat name. 'Soandentsaa
Memorandum Is tire rayns which II bears.
ana between iss covers are secrets about
the way politicians. edttcrs. advertising
agents and other people abuse the con-
1iencs Of the ra1lro@a companies thar
wo9l1 create 3 good-sixed scandal were
the names made public.
The revised edition OF the "hlaekiist'
bears on is cover. printed IN hig black
type. the information that s. IS Tor tho
exclusive use GO those persons 20 whom Il
e sent" K a . publication les1o0siy
guarded by the railroad companies. kept
under cover. and come general passenger
agents think - mach Of & mat u reQoses
most OF the time in a safe guarded Win
a time lock.
The pamphlet Just ont contains list OF
over 900 persons who. after they had sue
cessfn.iy worked the roads for tree trans
portatsoF. have hi@a themselves % q scalp
e. ard enriched their own pockets. as well
"a the brokers'. aftsrward being found
out.
A majority OF them got there fer selling
editorial mileage. An Indiana editor was
star performer. and ne was hackiistsa
because he publishes scsndalous articles
against roads thai refused hlm traDspor-
fation"
"Wnlfully allowing his half-rate permit
20 he used BY another Is the reason why
a priest hasling from Webster City. Iowa,
is now presumably paying full fare when
ne travels. Another Is listed because ne
rode on another's pass" Opposite the
names OF a long list OF country editors Is
found the remark that they refused 10
return transportation after the paper sus-
pended"
A prominent man IN Chicago is played
up IN good shape because he borrowed a
state pass and, rode on same. \ ST. Louis
clergyman IS ACCUSED OF using clergy per-
nlits for procuring half rates. which he
afterward sold 10 scalners.
Bogus clsrgymen ara plenty ia the list.
their trick being to obtain clerical half
rate permits and dispose OF them 20 the
scalpers.
A prominent feature OF the blacklist -
that ii includes the names Of every ticket
broker doing scaiper business in Chi
cago and the Western cities. a fact they
may not relish.
The pamphlet which contains all this
information r. divided into two parts. the
Individual List and the rSNegspaper
List" and thu latter list Contains the
names of some 800 newspapers about the
country which make practice Of hawk
ing" transportation given them In pay
ment for advertising. Twenty-stx papers
in Chicago are on the blacklist, all OF
them. however. with one exception, being
weekly or monthly papers or magazines
with no standing.
e fgzF gt% arxFsz .ztn
newspapers and eleven individuals being
published as having their names dropped
from the hist. The president OF a female
university in Alabama. however, who sold
editorial mileage. isn't among those W
stored 10 good standing.
Hotel clerks by the score are down on
the list. mostly for scafplng passes. A
large number OF railway officials. clerks
and employees are blackiisted, all for dis
posing OF passes 10 brokers.
Below are given some or the reasons
for blscklisting persons whom the rail-
road companies. either by employing spot
ters, interviewing with scafpers, or NIT
ing transportation on trains. and abusing
the courtesies accorded them.
Selling editorial mileage 20 scalpeTs.
Disposlng OF advertising transportation.
Scaiping passes.
Altering and loansng haif-fare permits.
Offering 10 buy editorial mileage.
transportatio by false pretenscs.
Riding on another's pass.
Requesting passes for outside parties.
Trying 70 sell passes 20 outside parties.
Trying 20 sell passes 10 =calpers.
Dispozing OF clergyuen' permits TO bro
kers
Offering 70 sell shippers ticket TO scalp
ers.
Buying railway employees passes.
Sailing mont f.a ms fgTanie mileage.
Buying and selling editorial transporta-
ton treason given for biacklisting all
sea pers on the Mstl.
Altering dates on tickets, editorial or
otherwise.
Threatening 20 publish scandalous re-
ports about roads.
Abusing editorial courtesies.
Requesting and securing passes for COM
xnerciai travellers.
Violating terms OF advertising contract.
Traffcking IA non-transferaels adveriis-
ing tickets.
other reasons assigned are frauds and
dead beats. and 'ssli all the passes they
can get" seems 70 he the reason why so
mary country editors get hlacklisted.
It is rumored that the list that covers
eae territory west % The Rocky mountains
contains names that have hitherto been
held above reproach. Men Hao have so
csAl and business standing In Portland.
Tacoma. Seattle and many other places
fn Washington and Oregon are set out as
acting either dishonesty or unfairly with
the railroads. Local passenger men are
not disposed 20 discgss the existence OF
the book. neither will they deny X. Such
information, however. a. has been secur-
ed BY ths Post-Intssiigenoer is OF a Eeiia-
bic nature.
The Incoming legislature VIII be Inter
estlnE 10 its attitude toward railroads,
considerable eI@nent being IN favor Of
ealing 81 al passes and compelling mem
hers to psy The mileage that = charged
against the state. 4 number - the naefa-
bers % tha last legislature are not held
~ particularly high esteem ~ certain
VAGroad corporations FOR a nilEsEtser of rea-
sans some Tor refusing court estes and do
anK their duty and Others for aGealstlng
csssrtesses and then insistiag upon doing
what fhs roads dld not want them 70 DO.
Ssase legislative names appear on nc
checklist Nhira would % Interesting
political reading were ~ set out IN proper
form with the reasons Attached why
they are SO Included. That the railroads
VII be represented n the coming ieEiai4-
tYlra there ia little doubt.