The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-11
SCALPING THE SCALPER


The passage by the lower house Of con-
Urea Fecuntjp Of bill Ia put Az end 20
.iiesSet scalpiHg brings tn tie front once
stefs - that has defrauae9 the ran-
seAd companies Of the country ont Of many
Thousands o. dollars Whoever gives the
matter the most superficial attention viii
rssognl1e the immortality NJ the practice.
tat Yes people have any Idea OF the extent
u Eheh 1t has been carried.
Thets 8Fe 1889 things 30 pe said In favor
II The outside ticket agency. In the first
p'ase 4 often enables "a man 10 save tina
In securing bis tickets. Jus, as the theater
az~neles ia big hotels enable a man "a re-
serve has seats for play without going q
mia or two ard squindeEing nearly al
hesrN sale 10 reach the hox office.
Then. toe. Il often happens that a man
vito has purchased a rouud-trp ticket
ever certain road finds himself compelled
70 change hin route or to stay a. the place
ssssd longer Than be originally intended
- perfectly legitimate t0 Eeeh the re-
esmpfioa of TIE unused portion of bss tick
0HsdeF These circumstances. unless there
distinct stipulation 10 the contrary on
Me t,ks, itself Now. IL takes time aud
aeeTialn amount OF red tape to secure the
fsfismaison Of a ticket. and it net iufre-
eaenLy Is the case that q man really needs
70 realize on his investment Immediately.
Al agency that VIII take the ticket OF his
hands. snd give him what Is IS worth. IN
saeh Ar emergency performs an excellent
service o ta0 community.
But unfortunately III lh4s line q business,
a. IN others. both honest men AM r0Zue.
are engaged. ard the former have come
tAto n3sfa quite largely tAToUEn the rascal
Ties ~ t5e latser Here aye some af the
noFe sonnrnon togms q fraud reesrJcd go by
Gsshanest agents,
WaeH making an exceptionally low rate,
faAf0sa company usually FIaces limit
ga Tee tune within which the public may
AAs advantage ~ Il. Il "a customary t.
KfAi 81 Rae Tickets su these eases ngurss
frsna 10 g. sbbres{atiuns for the names
on iA@ months and sGgne numbers indicating
ssNeTa1 years When q Ticket iE sold the
praperly authorized agent af the company
paDehss eHt various numbers ara aNbre-
xsattaas e. signify IRE date beyond which
TIE ucksg eases 80 hs valid The raiuru
AAAf or a ticket ~ THIS soy; gets into 4
sealFsrs hands spd he sees that 5hs time
ass5l hss expired r. order "a enable h.m g.
nisKe a sale ha changes he daEe This he
$50 e) FsuREins up the holes originally
Ma and thcn punching out others. The
psnElies san - eaSSy initiated n}lf Gl,snz
ae The Urst set az heies - delicate sah
re- f. countless instances IL has bsen don.
- assl} ;ht, conductors ranH7i detect the
fraud. ara therefore accept the altered
Aeseg euhvsitstsnx.v.
Splicing Tickets.
A trick frequertly resor;sa Is by :he d.a-
eoeest broker IS the splicing ~ tickets. la
order to extend the time O. eng tsat has
ceased ss i-s cord the punched pagl IS re-
moved eatsrele an4 q ps-d'n ~ another
NeFsa.ess leSsl IS substituted THE annex
= TIE ren~htH 30 Euit tae coovenlsace IS.
t@s Broker : nstiusy tks patching -
s0ae aeat3s hu- &, IA often effected NTH a
RE ef e1ar rastef. without Rny as}enspt
p lisa e. fae nrahsr svi 3~nfsv csur-s
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