New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-08
ANTI-SCALPING HEARING.
RAILROAD MEN BEFORE THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE.
STRONG ARGUMENTS FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE
PENDING BILL MADE BY GEORGE W. BOYD
AND GEORGE II. DANIELS.


PENDING BILL. MADE BY GEORGE W. BOYD
AND GEORGE II. DANIELS.
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Washington Jan There was n pretty full at
tendance OF members OF the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce at the meeting
to-day which had been assigned for nearing u ''e
representatives. OF transportation companies anu
merchants and travellers organizations IN aVor Vi
the Anti Sea ping BILL and the spacious conm''ee
room was filled With spectators. among whofn were
several representatives Of small organizations VI
CONNER Sni travellers. who are opposeu ~ wv
rneasure The session was instructive ana "V''-
estlng, for food OF light was thrown ." VIZ
methods and practices of the so-caHen -.
brokers who II the statements made to-day were
true live and thrive by preying on ,he "">'''''''
public and the transportation compahes' 49,
The Nrst speak was Mr.. Thiele. representing '"7
Illinois Commercial Mems Association ne US
serted that IS per cent Of the commerS'n' w. ST.,
nav their own travelling expenses ana 'na' ~"
OF them deal with scalpers. botn IN ""S''e ~
selling mileage tickets. and can ootai" oe'' 49,
than by dealing directly with the ranspo' '""o"
companies Mr. Thiele's statements arc a'e'' ~
d,a not seem Impressive after he nan ahS"e,
ana.,,ors nut bv Chairman Hepburn and otner
nemhers Of the committee, and AFTER the ido''
presented and statements submitted by me irp.e.
se,,ative ~ the National Merchants ana 1fa'e'e
Association who denounced the scalper "s
parasitic and his office as IAN adveruseo 'e"u
vous for the commission OF fraud ana ''7 WI
yenlence OF ticket thieves and forgeis
President Dove Of the Commercial lra'."e,r
National Leaegue which appears 10 ~
gani.aton. OF which he IL the paren. '1" , h,,
mont in opposition to the proposed lees'au'" W.
I, did no, appear 10 make a deep inpiesS''" VI ~
committee.
GEORGE W. BOYD's STATEMENi
Tho Transportation companies view of ne p, -,
IN, ,a,a,o,,or uas presented By George W.
ma assistant general passenger agent u 80,
pennsylvania Railroad Company ana "eoi ~.
PAMELA general passenger agent OF the Wv
Central and Hudson River Railroad OoinP""'
Iovd gave the committee a large hn.o'"' o.
grca, variety OF pertinent and useful i.io'
O,e q the evils Of the system ne S''' w., =,
no.xork OF temptation TO dishonesty which II
so-ood before railway employees some OF whom
~, ,.lor from places OF trust to the degrana1'o"
-, ,r,son life Only few years ago the co'ipa"'
~ which he is an officer discovered tha' 80,
valued at $4,000 or $4,000 were stoieh III 80
vea, on the line between Washington ana Nc"
York After an investigation seVeral ol '''e pa
senger conductors were arrested anu ''e', w
va convicted and are now In prison. Inc per
'.,.,ano ~ s,olen and spurious tickets was much
or.a,or than neope imagined, and at least " per
oa,. y, Thorn were bought ~ ticket-sceIpe's h'i'
sold 70 innccen purchasers. In roapon'e ~ -
films nv members OF the committee He s"'' ~
c,nparatively few OF the railway comPan''
directlv or indirectly II they kno" H. WI" "
sca,ners the exceptions generally oeihe si""'' ''
weak companies which do not constitute p't's -
,,,rL lines He did not believe that the uche'-
scaloers obtained a quarter Of the tickets my
handled from the companies when issueu '"e
WHAT GEORGE II. DANIELS SAID.
exhaustive brief portions OF which ne rea' ne
1ao .,svered many questions asked by members
y, tho committee Mr. Daniels's first proposiuo'
was mat all the American railroads FAVOR '"e
massage Of the pending bill. Among the reasons
he urged these
"Ticket-scalplng Offices O., this country are gen
orally recognized by the courts the Interstate COM
MERGE Commission the various State railway COM
missions and other unparalleled persons VINO nave
tsken the time 70 investigate the subject as
fences where stolen forged ana counterieit uck n
cts and other fraudulent evidences OF right -
trovei ind a ready market Il is the opinion OF
everv man who mas investigated the question that
we're o ir nSS 70 steal iorge or counterfeit rail-
road tickets there would be no place LOT nvid
sell railroad tickets: you would not BUY OF sucn a
person price It is only because bse opr
rnitted TO open Offices principal streets with
regular ticket signs the outside tlcket cases.
t,cket Once on the inside that they have been
enabled to deceive the public into believing ma I
they dealing directly with the raroadt na !
counterfeit stolen and forged tickets are handled
by many tcketscapers The Original 5eS Sro, o
Canadian border to the Gull OF Mexico VIII amply
pTr Daniels next gave A brief history OF num-
her OF cases H. which tickets sto.en from his com
pany within the last six years had becn SOFA oy
number Of cases in which railway tickets amount
ing in value to many d so o. b9 snd
tcket-scalpers. a., x.. -, -
Mr. Daniels next discussed he subject o. the
and showed the necessity Of doing it, in the case
era Passenger agents OF the companies He gave
en- Example to show why the indisoriminate re-
dempton on sight OF unused tickets Is not IN the
In conclusion Mr.. Daniels said In part; For the
rca sons herein set forth and ampihed in documents
which have been filed with your honorable com
mittee we ask at your hands the passage OF me
bin before you We ask ths no, in me name
OF practically every reputable transp9ri, nm,
passenger agents OF which We hle with you. " e
ask 1t not alone in the name Of the transporta'bbn
National Association Of Mer' hants ana lravemers'
the largest association Of its kind in Amsrlca
whose membership exceeds SHY d Oh their
great commercial houses OF the west ana orrar
local and travelling representatives, @i,u 'o NJ
spondents we ask y IN re a the M most imp9r
tart association OF its character In the East
senting over thirty Thousand mer'@ M psnnhic
Tho Young Peoples Society Of Christian tndeavor;
the Baptist Young People mon we i't.'o,r'l
Edura tional Association, whose membership en-
br,ccs tho foremost teachers and friends or educa-
lion In every State IN the Union. We ask IL IN tne
name Of every EDUCATIONAL scienuhc' rsil ,q
Manufacturing mercantile. commercial ana INDUS
trial association that holds an annual mfe'ns IN
name Of that portion Of the travelling pubic VINO
are nfreauent travellers and from me very
snonsIhe and Unauthorized handlers OF raliroad
tiiokets We ask it in the name Of every man VINO
believes IN fair dealing in the honest conduct or
nubllc business and that all classes OF me pubic,
he poorest az well as the richest should receive
from the transportation companies tNttE IN ~ w., os