The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-04
AGENTS PROTEST.
Say Certain Teachers Are Film
Tanning Others.

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flaming Others.
Several of the agents of the various
lines leading into this city, and also
the eastern lines which connect with
them, have directed attention to a con-
dition which has prevailed in this city,
and is now prevailing, which, in their
judgment, should be ventilated.
During vacation time, which is fast
approaching, the roads make a special
rate for teachers who want to go and
visit their friends in the east and west.
This rate is open only for teachers, and
no discrimination is shown between
them. No one is authorized to make
lower rates. and tickets can be pro-
cured at the windows or counters Of
offices just as cheaply as where there
is half a dozen or more.
1t has been, and is yet, a custom, for
some teachers. usually principals, to
make canvaSseS in a quiet way, find
out where teachers are going, and,
when enough are located, say a dozen,
who are going over a. certain line, be-
cause they have to, to start a list, an
nounce that they ARE getting I'D an
excursion" and work their fellow
teachers for the price of their own tick
cts.
Presenting that u teachers are going
Burlington. The bright teacher discov-
ers this. announces that she has been
given authority to get up an excur
sion,' backs it up with a, cheap circu-
lar to this effect, gets the money from
the other teachers, buys the tickets and
with the assistance of the agent who
wants the business, gets her own fare
through and return for nothing, at the
expense of her companions.
"a
agent of one of the lines here showed
a Herald man a circular from q we'll
known teacher yesterday who wants to
get q dozen OF her friends TO go east
ward over certain route. She an
nounces that she is authorized to get up
this excursion and gives the rates. Now
as a matter of fact, she has no au-
thority from the road mentioned, and
the rates she quotes are about the same
as advertised by the road, not cent
cheaper a little extra. being added for
her benefit. 1t is presumed several of
the teachers. awe struck misses, will
marvel at the influence welded by the
subscriber: will wonder at her mighty
influence with great corporations, and
will gladly tender her their cash TO go
and spend for tickets, and while on the
road will not know that she is riding at
their expanSe.
"As a matter of fact" said the agent,
1--WE do not know her, would not know
her if we met her in the office. This
circular which she is sending out is
unauthorized and the woman is
simply bilking her friends. when she
makes a play like this one. She SIM
ply finds out who are going over our
line, gets their money, buys the tick
cts, and the sleeping car tickets, and
then uses the money left over for her
own ticket. and tries to work us for the
balance. It should be understood that
all are treated alike; that the rates are
open to all of them and that there is no
need for any one to tender their money
to anyone to handle for them. 1t is
not treating the other teachers fair.
Usually those who do this work are
the ones who have the best positions
and get the most pay. Really the
board of education ought to stop this
sort of thing, for it is not right. No
one has authority to get up these ex-
cursions, as there are no excursions. 1t
Is simply a teachers rate and one
am has the same rights
dozen of them have"