Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-01

This practice Is strongly condemned.
1--WE can not discover no Legitimate fioid
FOR the operations OF tho ticket broker.
His OCCUPATION Is essentially lawless: niF
activities have no legal sanction and are
entirely at variance with any detensiblc
principle upon which pubic trunsporta-
ticn can he conducted. Nevertheless me
without anosogiat. by means OF extern
sive organization and u perfected system
OF cooperating ugents' and quite largely,
II II said, by the conniVanuo OF carriers
BE- found. has con tantly on hand ami
offers for sale tickets which enable a pas
senger TO travel at less rates than he
would be obliged TO pay Il he dealt with
he railroads directly" ''lf messengers
can be carried az a profit, notwlthsianl,
eut-rnte' practices. IL is manifestly ~
md for tho interest OF the public TINT
lower rates, instead OF being enjoyed only
by those who patronize the sealper,
should be made available 10 all alike"
What was stated by the commission on
this subject In it's report for 1880 Is quoted,
pnd. as IN that report II IL recommended
that congress prohibit the practice and
enact ponal statute OF proper scope and
SPECIAL AGENTS.
The commission roncws Its former REG
ommendatlon for such amandment ns
VIII Give the commission authority to
ilNtNt examinations ny NkNltAf htihAfA lht
tho purpose "rhe necessity for the en-.
ployment of special agents, authorized
to act under tho direction OF the COM
inlssion, becomes more and more appar-
emit and seems to be necessary 70 the
proper enforcement % the law and the
satisfactory investigation OF the nlimcr-
Gus and widely separated complaints
which constantly arse throughout the
country" Such agents should have power
TO mako and conduct Investigations. call
Tor the records and pnpen OF carriers
to suspect that the law Is being Violated,
have power to make Inquiries preliminary
to Indictment and assist In collecting
testimony TO be used IN the prosecution of
The offenders, This recommendation Is
in limo with legislation authorizing the
employment of special agents by the varl-
would greatly facilitate the enforcement
OF the law and more eftectunlly carry out
the objects for. which 4 was created.
UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION.
In the commissions previous reports
there has been q thorough and careful
presentation OF the Views entertained by
cation, md the subject is now referred
10 without attempting 70 adj anything TO
its discussion, but for the purpose OF In
vance towards uniformity can be rensOn-
ably expected through the voluntary nc
ton OF railroad manngers, +. ~on ,he con, con
have openly expressed their conviction
both TO members OF the commission and In
NuriOnA nnbICAilpNS tHat lHN ttlIluluH
OF legislation must be directly applied
IN order TO secure results in this direc-
ton which they admit to be highly de-
sirable AZ conference recently held by
a committee Of the National convention
Of state railroad commissioners with
number OF representative railway traffic
managers, which was also attended by
two members of the commission, the
opinion was freely avowed on that occa-
sion that the action OF congress- was I'M
doubtedly necessary 10 accomplish fur
Their progress toward uniform cleesnca-
ton. The commission recommends that
suitable legislation be promptly enaetei.
INTERCHANGE OF TRAFFIC AND
TUROUGH OR CONTINUOUS
TRANSPORTATION.
The commission ronews Its recommen-
datIons made In previous reports for such
additional legislation ns may be deemed
necessary to secure tho Interchange Of
traffic and the continuous carriage of
freights from place OF shlpment TO place
OF destination, In accordance with the
purposes OF sections and OF the net
CONVENTION or RAILROAD COM
MISSIONERS.
The report OF tho commission contains
a short summary OF the proceedings of the
ssvonih annual convention OF railroad
commissioners. held Mt the office OF the
commission on May II and Is, 1896.
BURGLARS GOT NO CASH.