The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-10

mere mas peen, from the very invention
Oh coupon tickets, need for some kind nj,
tickes which the scalper could NOT ,or,r,-
with and which would protect ~, r.u
ioaus' iime and again have tickets t,en
placed on the market for which tbos,
merits were claimed. but 1t is n no,ewortb,
TACT that there has never tsen one made ,
succe SIS.
some time ago. however, John Sebastian
an ca railroad man of Denver announced
mat he had devised ticket whicn you'll
MI the bill. The ticket look, TO ba what
It's inventor claims. AMI 1t Will in tho
estimation OF ticket people. prove tn.
qnletus which as been sought for time
ana again for the scalpcr and the ticket
tamperer
There are several points OF srps,,or,,v
claimed for it, one OF which is tha. th.v
show easily whether or not The coupnrs
have been tempered with at any polnt an
route The fact that it prevents IN, Mac.
Ing OF slip tickets is also a roc1mmenda-
ton, while the material of which it is made
can not bo countcrfeited so the inventor
claims. Besides solving the important
question of safety now ind r discus sion
among passenger agents all over the couu
try the new ticket forms not only a suc
ctssful check around the use Of the reg
uar printed forms of tickets but can bo
also used with perfect safety in the sale
of tickets Of the skeleton form These are
all points of superiority which, however
have TO be proven yet by ssv4 raj months
use, before they can be believed b. pas
scngcr and ticket agents.
BY the use of the new ticket he ac-
counting department Of every road over
which any portion Of it may b. used. Ia
~ once notified Of The trargaction and is
therefore in position 10 discover whether
it has been rightfuly used AMI ii not.
take STEPS to put an end to ,ha wong
doing. The ticket IN fact places upon tie
accounting department the responsibility
of seeing TO It that its read gets the flil
benefit Of every ticket s)ld over II and
that TO outsider is allowed to divide that
beaofit With II. The ticket provides
double check upon Itself In form il Is
double the width Of the coupon ticket now
In ordinary use a perforated line runs
down the center through rs entire Length
aud on this lire II Is folded IN half SO that
as II coucs from the case Il appears to be
Of the same size rs the present iaE t The
first thing the agent docs in 'dking 1t from
the case is TO tear 1t in two III olgh h
PEI Grated me. lac mas lltH WIN sctH y
a. FIRST sight 10 be a ticket in durlc t..
one part OF which he gives 70 tie purchaser
and which Is similar 10 the tlcktt noH IN
use. except that the contract part aud
the coupons have the number Of the train
fer which II was sold on TIE face. The
Other part he retains Opposite that pvt
OF the ticket devoted TO the printed onndl-
tions is what IL known as the agents
advice chick
Following this are the coupons. one for
"a IN road over which the ticket :ond'. ard
which is an exact Counterpart n 'hoss
given TO the purchaser, eHcapt that eacli
OF them is marked "ag nt's 'adYi.e icket,.
and has the words mot good t'r passage"
across its face. ,.
Following this are the eoupons Known as
tn. .'age;;ts' stubs" retained by he nge, |
hImser. At the foot OF III pur-h1s rs sac
of the ticket is what is known rs the
auditors check which Is 10 be taken up
b, the first conductor and turned IN IN,
mcdiately to the AUDITING office Of the road
issuing the ticket
The agents advice check. as wen as inc
Arst conductors auditor adyie. check ~
the issuing line, form a double cse'k Upon
ne t,cket itself The seiiiA, agent dataches
the contract and advice coupons ana lot
wards them Immediately TO the proper ac-