The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-02
CONDUCTORS FAVOR liz NIL.
THEY WANT CONGRESS TpYTLAW
TICKET sCALPEHl

s.,annah Division No. PISS writ
zen Congressman Lei ana
BrnntIey-Their SupposfO r the
MEASURE Is DesiredvAt CRlifor-
mia Convention the Orr OF rail-
way Conductors DecIf for the
BiII-Its Passage via Take
some of the Hard rs out oil
Their Duties-Pnsseni wen Meet
tomorrow in New VIZ
The order of Railway ructors is ad-
vcating the passage of anti-seaiplne
bill pending in CongressWhen the con-
r4ntion of the order wa4d last summer
al Los Angeles, Cal, Fas ascertained
that the sentiment of the conductors
and Of The grand officl was strongly in
favor Of the passage the bill 1t was
then determined that order would do
all In lis power to adnce the prospects
othe bill getting thrgh. II was decided
,bo, aIl the divisions lthe order through
out the country shoy use their influence
in every possible wajo DO the OH good
+rn The congresssn from all sections
we're to be approach about the Dill ana
asked 70 support itIn pursuance of this
MAN Division NoI21S, which has its
oesdouarters at Sannah, has gone to
v5rl for the bill Congressman Lester of
he First and Coressman Brantley of
ns Eleventh disict have been written
Nv mem hers. of II division and asked 10
support the mea4re.
Conductors prohbly regard ticket scalp
gs with about aAittle love as do general
Messenger agents Their operations keep
] them always onthe watch to discover
saped tickets id prevent the railroads
from being knockd out of their revenues.
A conductor, viii is easily imposed upon
B passenger nth a ticket upon which
he is not entitled to ride, is not regarded
br the officials asbeing as valuable a man
a one less easily worked For this reason
The conductors are always on the lookout
to pick up Iickd that5has been through
the hands of scalpers,3 Their position is
not an enylable one, lbwever, as mistakes
aTt likely 10 get them4nto dltf1cuity AWk-
ward results have folbwed when the hold
erof ticket bearingsigns of having been
transferred by the dfginal purchaser has
been challenged b5 conductor. The
roads don't want a nan who cannot detect
Violations of the rlles nor do they want
one who. by perhips being over jealous,
might set them mo trouble with passen-
gers The opposition of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors ian thus be understood.
II its members had votes in Congress the
fate Of the scalJers would probably be
sealed.
meeting of 1he conference committee
O. the Southe astern Passenger Associa-
ton is to be held al New York tomorrow.
Nr. j. c. Halle general passenger agent
Of the Central, Col. B. w. Wrenn, pas
senger traffic manager. and Mr.. H. C.
Actadden, assistant general passenger
agent of the Plant System, have gone
TO attend the meeting.
number of important matters regard
Ing the dnferentials to and from Eastern
points via both the rail and water routes,
will come up for discussion. These ques-
tons have grown out of the late action of
Inc association, in allowing the Seaboard
Air Line and the Ocean Steamship Com
pany the differential in passenger rates
between Atlanta and some other interior
points and Eastern cities. The officials
say they expected the points to come up
that will be discussed at the meeting and
they are prepared to deal with them.
one of the questions is the matter, of
making tine differential effective both
ways. For the past three or four weeks
II mas been effective from the Southern
70 me Eastern points. 1t is now desired
py the lines to have it go into effect for
'he return. Mr.. Halle says the under
SANDING when the differential was grant
Gu was that it was to be effective both
ways; that there is no reason why it
should not prevail South as well as North
pouhd. 1t seems likely that the commit
'ee VIII agree to the differential being
used returning.
me ditferential rate now in effect be-
e"Ceu Atlanta and Eastern points, via
Norfolk, the route of the Seaboard is
9-0'zo' by adopting this rate the Seaboard
III 'lle other lines interested got pretty
use 70 the limit of So that had been ac-
coded to by the association. The ocean
. 'ealishlp Company was authorized to put
On the same differential via Savannah
ON Atlanta to New York. but did not
ia. ia. so deeply into the former rate as the
D.NeI route. The steamship company is
low sharging $22 for frst-cIass passage
Atlanta and New York. The rate
'elore the differential was adopted was
loouI $2S.5O. To have put on a lower rate
YOU'D YOU'D nave given the scalpers too good a
nance to reap a harvest.
Al, an application of the Merchants and
,ial transportation Company for a
i.leIehtial rate on business from Atlanta
,nu interior points to Baltimore via Sa-
auuan viii also come before the commit
Two or three other matters are
to come up.
a NlI' w. K. Halle, superintendent of the
.ScASohVllle division of the Southern Ex-
!, - Conpany, was in the city yesterday
~ BUSINESS with some of the railroad men.