The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-20

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s aiao,y y, followed the systems ~
ad ,,'.,so rather than An .iescN
"urrantaso or hardship - 'neenSa,<
,ror your informa,inn
snort stateyent sbowir. ! hsu "
casn iares and tickets ~ tee ~
we now operate the ear spon tah >
pared with the returns aSssM syrks
"msh the gates were No. VI n
Inc gates wero Irsanslu cDen,,I
aud the statement cnva,surated Az
period in % ISL S9iy 81, as cofs1ps s's'
from January 1 to Ju,v :,
ticket sales were 80 q, lM =
III loo' ............ '''''s....s
or an Increase in favor =, ..
TEN Of " tue nj y
AS to cash fares: '''.......
FROM January 1 10 hi.
"ni'e IN 1897, for the same No..
Or a decrease of
or a net increase ~ se.s,;;.;....
seHtlhg cash inoreoss ,is ukiA
average or nearly Is cent. M,lklI
great number Of cash Wla B
the gate system, is acco.a. MA ~
farcs collected from na.s sueo toT, r
a'h al stations where therss =. ~
:. haditional cash paid ~ I'm
, thavei ,, 70 a point beyond r. s W.
j. The difference betw..u
ny q passenger who shorlss lai u
Vided with a full ticket 'a nav
That these figures are NJ.
must be admitted, and i, !. usuo'ens p
prising. from the TACT ai M
f frep, 1895 and 1897 were the ne 80 y
,o". an earning standpoint ~ g
Oh America, of any perioS y "
suffered In their history ~ sueJ
fhe Facts must Command
laif-minded and intelligent W. us'iq
strongest possible argun,cn, a .s y
vanced in favor of the ra,s . .a oosl
lection to revenue. But ssRu
sons. equally as importans ',s "
ei.eu, one OF which is that. du,,a.
period, on all divisions ., ss ny n.
the gates were not in oper,,,a as ~
was the portion of the comnsu' a
lnat from April Is, 1896. 10 W ~. a,
passengers attempted IN ho.ss9 !
stations where tickets ws,a w
sent back to the ticket Office - saa =
tickets. 0'"'e 70 pult>
Still another reason. dur,n
ROO 4Soi children were reouireS !.
tickets who would otherwise ma.
circumstances, have ridden lima
without paying a cent. In nix Nv
would call your attention IN n. ~ -
state laws of every State IN y. 's
vide that children between NJ
Il years shall be carried only NJ y.
n half fare ticket, for which ~ ~
usually paid by adults bas ~.
me gateman is in position 4 n
sueh passengers shall be proySa r.
necessary half ticket, thus n-ssrs!
tracted and heated discussions NJ
passengers who accompany such stat
conductors, which usually tats. 4
conductors which could be better ~
attending to the safety OF hi, ~.
many cases of children In char,s i ;
or guardians accompanying them N.
iaiied to provide half tickets, exsrlsS
lore entor.ng the car has saved sus
gers from embarrassment. hunarsI
even humiliation and even poesb,
from the cars, as permitted b. hv
Still another and stronger ran.
presence of the gates Is shown ia N
ment that since the gates have tesc ]
alton, 1928 passengers have outrdsn
tickets. / do not pretend to routt,, Z
these people were bent upon detrara
company, but many OF them were, vi
the watchfulness OF conductors, apan
by that of gatemen, to detect TIE I'D
! do not believe there Is a gentaai
who will deny for moment tia. l n
sible for a conductor to rememba u
Of all the passengers he handles ID tfu
from Lafayette to New Orleans, b I
stances surrounding the collection 4
ticket and fare. 1t must, In trut 4
Itself to each and every one Of you "
the old method the opportunity 10
frauds and impositions Is greater OIL
passenger train than In any othH
business where money or Its eQuinl
In placing the statements have n
before you, ! wish to say that thg Y
Of the records OF the company M
borne out and certified to under osit
sired.
can not impress upon you w
that neither guesswork nor ueQ
found place in the statements haH
In conclusion, beg to call your
again to the fact that the car gat 81
operated by the. Southern Pacific, y
more than an extension OF the SlA
system as in operation in Europe an
arge cities throughout the rnitsd SUI
also in operation on all first-elaS
nearly all first-class railways OIL us
rs illustrated in the vestibuled cais
true, as stated heielle'
he New York Central, PennsylSsia
more and Ohio, Michigan Contra, ~
md Michigan Southern, Big roa.,
md Northwestern, Chicago, hlsa
It. Paul, Erie, etc. These railroaas y
he principal roads in this couni.
arge and increasing traffic, 49,
we'll settled and populous Territory, "
ihown by the interstate comms'w
ion, that the railway lines holla
md Potomac rivers and east q
iippi, carried in the year OF ~ M
million passengers, WHY
# the limo described, incluolnh Y
'exas, New Mexico and AriSons '4
han tbirty-five millions. .,.,.h
At ono time, none OF the I'M
Toned had a station gate system "a
nut it was absolutely forced upm
heir own protection and tnat
engers. Gradually the statlons
ers of n large population anu p Nv"
arge traffic developed, the s'su
en- became n necessity. 49,, A,
You will readily appreciate M M
IN Pacific is not in the poaH .s,,s
We have only Ies ri
re large centers of population II
UGH as New Orleans. Houston ~
onio. and We can not afford. snu
ou will not expect US, 70 ius s..s,
.tensiye system at the nu'o'sr n
tations which are maintai"''
enionce Of the public. -. M
We can afford the tram a.
re willing TO do so; IN tIu'n, ~ n
ave shown. must do so, u W
tr lust earnings and proleN
of our patrons
While some Inconvenience anu :.
hin must follow every rule 400
in IFS character, there 'ar
@ any more objection TO this ~. ...''l
E iase' and s exhibit their Ticket e, 81,
Nc the train, than there Is ~ M
( elevated railway, suburus' ccnrs
uled trains, or, indeed, ans M ID
enterprise wh e,na III
blised TO exhibit and sufrch,ad
efore admission can be oplal ssn It'll
| do not believe any one h,ys
fter the facts and figure, ,, - i =
anted to them, the neees ~ az m
nd / can only say that u NV srd "