The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31
CLERGY TICKETS.
New Mode of Handling Business u
Auoptcd,

| New Mode of Handling Business u
Adopted.
The nrst OF January will mark change
In the handling OF reduced rates for the
clergy by the railroads Of Texas. all lines
but one in the State have Joined the
Southwestern clergy bureau. A circular
just issued by the Southern Pacific COM
pany explains the manner in which this
business will be handled
Effective January !. 1900, we will dis
continue the use OF clergymen's 1000 mile
tickets and will. In their place, honor
clergymens reduced rate credentials,
bearing the signature of the general pas
senger and ticket agent OF this company,
applying only to the sale OF tickets over
tine lines OF this company; or Joint clergy
mems reduced rate credentials, bearing
The signatures of G. NJ. Pratt and EDen
e. Macleod good over the lines OF this
company and the lines of all the other
companies in the Southwestern clergy
bureau.
In the use of such reduced rate creden-
tials. agents will be governed by the fol-
lowing rules:
Agents have been furnished with oopies
of the Southwestern clergy bureau appli-
cation blanks for the year 1900, with the
terms of which they are expected to
famillarize themselves, to be filled out by
clergymen. Sisters Of Charity, general sec
retaries of Young Mems Christian assoc
Citations. and others shown in application
blank. who are engaged exclusively in
religious work and as a means of liveli-
hood. having no other business or occupa.
ton from which income s derived. These
blanks should be forwarded by the appli-
cants themselves to MIR. c. NJ. Pratt. Joint
agent, ST. Louis, with remittance of $100.
| II is very likely that some clergymen
VIII neglect TO forward applications to
Mr.. c. NJ. Pratt. relying on securing trip
permits whenever they might wish TO
travel. This practice is to be discouraged
! in every possible way, as II Is intended
TO abolish trip permits. except in such
cases as their use appears to be absolutely
| necessary.
Clergymen's certificates may be revoked
at any time without notice TO the holder
thereof. and these certificates must be re-
turned to the general passenger Office
whenever the holders cease to be engaged
| in ministerial duties, or whenever called
| upon to return them to proper represen-
tative of this company.
| Where a pastor in charge of church
removes from a point within the terri
| tory served by this line to another point
within the same territory still being en-
gagged solely and exclusively in the duties
of passionate, the clergy certificate need
not be returned but the general passenger
office should be notified at once of the
change. II, however, the holder of r ere
Dental removes to Il point outside of the
territory served by this line, or il the
character of his work changes, the GER
tificate must be returned at once TO the
general passenger office for cancellation.
If the applicant then desires to fle new
application, the same procedure should
be followed as in the first instance.
II clergy certificates are lost or de-
stroyed. notice must be at once sent to
the Joint agent of the clergy bureau from
whom they were originally obtained
Tickets to points in Mexico to points
west OF III Paso, Texas and to points east
of or via New Orleans. VIII be issued To
clergymen holding clergy. time or annupi
certificates on application to this Off ,e
at reduced rate. and In such cases trip
permit will be. issued. inasmuch as lines
not in the Western clergy bureau or
Southwestern clergy bureau
l.. j. Parks.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Houston. Texas.
s. T. B. Morse,
Assistant Passenger Traffic Manager,
Houston. Texas