The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20
UlYS Of GETTING PkSSES.
HXTREMES ADOPTED NJ PEOPLE
VINO WISH TO BEAT RAILROADS.
q Perpetual Pass Ter ~Self ana
ones-Asking Capital % . Raal-

The methods some people VIII practice In
order 70 get passes from the indulgent rail-
road companies are some OF them 90 laugh
able a. 70 be worth retelling. A group Of
Seattle railroad men. some OF whom have
had years OF experience In all branches OF
the service. were standing on . corner the
ether day telling queer things they knew
about. The discussion started With some
body's wanting to know IL 1t was not pcs
stbIe TO grossly misuse and even cheat .
railroad company ON pass to Mr.. Blank
ana Wife" and whether the holder Of such
: pass could not send his wife to the East.
have her mail the pass back. and continue
that indefinitely with other women. then
going East himself on the same permit.
This would be possible. II was admitted:
but as such annual passes were issued to
only a very few railroad men who were
web known. the liability to such misuse was
reduced to the minimum
This recalled the experiences OF an East
ern farmer, who consented 70 relinQuish
right-of-way titles valuable TO given rail-
road. in consideration OF being given per-
petual pass for sell and one" The man
went out of business at once, and thrived
on the bounty indirectly given him through
that pass He would ind man who in
tended travelling over the route. and give
him transportation for $ or q less than
the regular rate, going along to keep him
company. It was not long before he had
constant trade, and made more money than
q dozen farms would pay. This he kept
up until he died. when the corporate VIC
tim breathed great sigh OF relief
A woman had q similar experience with q
Transatlantic steamship company. She was
given . perpetual first cabin pass. inciud-
ing meals. across the ocean. for herself
s'and one" and spent the remainder CT her
life conveying friends from New York TO
Liverpool and back again. and all the time
living on the luxurious accommodations OF
the steamship company. though she was
offered thousands Of dollars to retire from
the contract.
A man owning and operating thirty
mile jerkwater line that connected with a
d.minutfye steamboat On a pond in New
York got possession Of a farm in Mime
sofa and wanted to go out and see it. So
he wrote to the general manager OF rail-
road leading there, requesting trip pass.
and inciossng an annual pass on his own
road and cordial invitation to 60 and
enjoy the sweets OF his outing place.
The reply he received was something after
this fashion:
MY Dear Mr. Blank and Friend-inclosed
please find the trip pass you honored US ny
requesting. / have read your advertising
matter and examined the map on the back
Of 1t showing your road ana your lake.
also the steamer running on II. ara nave
also made comparisons with county map
of New York state II ever have occa-
sion to visi; your neighborhood. which I
hope not to, I think I can walk your road.
and can swim your Did lake: so re-
turn your pass"
Josiah Aliens pigsty story is here apro-
pos: One day Josiah ard his wife received
a letter from the general manager or
railroad. II was written In n general man.
ayers usual chirography. undecipherable To
even the man who wrote II. and the couple
concluded that II must be pass. So they
went for ride, and the conductors, see
ing the familiar signature On the letter
head OF the company. and unable TO read
the letter. concluded 1t was a pass. and let
them ride. This went on for two or three
years until tina pass" was worn out ana
the Aliens went TO the general manager TO
have II renewed The latter read his let
ter. "why. confound II. that isn't pass
it's a notice to move your pigs;y." ne
said