The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
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broker who sells an expired ticket must
forge the railroad dating stamp upon
such ticket. OF IL will not be accepted
by conductors. (c) Necessary changes
in the limits of tickets by plugging.
erasure and substitution or otherwise.
necessary to give a C commercial
value TO the broker, are direct forseries.
I'D Ticket brokers forge the signatures
of railroad agents in order to make
tickets of commercial value.
"Second-Ticket brokerage causes
criminal c~onspiracies: The understand
ing between broker and the purchaser
Of a nontranferable or altered ticket Is
a criminal conspiracy to rob a railroad
and under the law the purchaser m
seller are both liable.
"Third-Ticket brokerage makes
thieves: (a) Railroad employees have
been known to steal railroad transpor-
tation because ticket brokerage offices
offered a market for its sale. OBJ Others
have been known to steal transporta-
ton because ticket brokerage offices Of
fered a market for its sale.
"Fourth-Ticket brokerage Is rob-
berry: ta) BY a change OF the destina-
ton of a 100-mile ticket to a 150-mile
ticket. for instance. a railroad Is rob-
bed of the evenu derived from so miles
Of service. (b) BY the sale through a
broker OF the return portion of a round
trip ticket sold at cheap rates a rail-
fOdu Is TODDeu OF the tnllFt amount
which should accrue from the use OF
that return portion. tc) The extension
of the time limit of n ticket sold under
contract to expire at "A certain date and
sold at a low rate for this reason, and
its use by any person. robs the railroad
who carries such "A passenger of the
amount which hat passenger would
nave had to pay had he gone to an Of
| fetal tickle office of such railroad.
"Fffth-Ticket brokerage brings dis
grace o honorable organizations and
individuals: (a) Ministers half-fare
permits. often stolen and sometimes
lost. frequently turn up in brokers Of
fees, bringing disgrace not only upon
the ministers whose names appear uD-
on them, but pom the entire ministry.
(b) Return portions of tickets sold on
account OF large gatherings of Chris
tian societies. sometimes lost and often
stolen, appear in ticket brokers Offices
and bring disgrace upon these organi-
cations. Such tickets frequently are
purchased under false p%retensions by
persons having no connection with
such organizations. and who use them
for the purpose Of ~cheapening their owl
transportation by the sale of the re-
urn portions 10 brokers. Such tickets
when they appear in brokers' offices
bring disgrace upon these organiZa'
tions. tc) Grand Army tickets every
years are manipulated in the SAM
way. thereby bringing disgrace upor
that proud remnant Of the civil war
I'D Tickets issued on account Of thu
National Educational association ever,
year are manipulated in this way
thereby bringing disgrace upon n vas
army of workers who are endeavorins
TO instill morality. Justice and honest,
into the minds OF the youth of thii
country. te) Tickets issued on accoun
Of meeting OF business organization
every year are manipulated in this way
thereby bringing disgrace upon a bod!
of men whose daily welfare rests upoi
their integrity.
"~Sixth-Ticket brokerage Increase
the cost OF travel Of honest persons
But for the great danger Of loss OF rev
enue and the enormous expense neces
~ to protect cheap round trip tick
cts and 10 hedge them about in sue
manner that they ma> not be used {
deprive them of legitimate revenue
railroads would be in a position. IL the
chose. to extend greater and wide
privileges to the honest travelling pub
lie. and they probably would do :
from self-interest."
Recent Investigation shows that IN