The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
TO RESTORE MILEAGE BOOKS.
FLORIDA LINES WILL PLACE THEN
on SALE AGAIN.

The Decision Reached at Confer
sonviIIe Yesterday President
Krnuss. of Post A, wires the Good
News to Savannah-WiII Mean
Quite Saving to the savannah
Merchants Though Not SO Great as
Before the Florida Lines Reduced
Their Passenger Rate to 3 Cents a
Mile.
The travelling men of Georgia and Flor
ida have won their fight for the reinstate-
ment of mileage books on the Florida lines
A telegram received here yesterday by Mr.
D. l.. Wortsman, secretary of Post A, of
the Travellers Protective Association
from President Max Krauss, at Jackson
vile, announced the news.
AT meeting held to-day ct Office of
general passenger agent of Florida, Cen
trail and Peninsular Railroad here the
Florida lines agreed to place on sale mile
age books, beginning Feb. l."
This news viii be received with great
satisfaction here. not only by the large
number of Savannah travelling men who
spend great part of their time in Flor
ida but by the large number of wholesale
dealers who foot the bills for the travel
ing expenses. For nearly two years the
travelling men have been paying the high
rate of cents a mile for the privilege
of travelling on the Florida lines. This
was the rate charged to the general pub
lie but this gave no pleasure to the trav-
cling men who remembered that up to
the time the books were withdrawn that
they were able to travel at 2ia cents a
mile by buying a 1,000-mile book on any
of the lines, the price for which was
$25. The same companies which with
drew the mileage books in Florida con-
tinued their sale and use on the lines with
in this state.
The chief reason given by the railroad
officials for the withdrawal of the books
was the manner in which the privilege
was abused by the ticket scalpers, who,
with their usual shrewdness. managed to
cut into the profits of the roads consider
ably. The trave ng men sought 10 have
the books restored, and an understanding
was reached that should certain anti
scalping legislation be gotten through the
Legislature that this would be done. This
/ legislation was secured last spring. but
for some reason the railroads were dila-
| tory in Tesuming the sale of the books.
{
ever.
President Max Krauss of Post A of Sa-
vannah has been interchangeable in his eff
forts to bring this about and TO his effect
i've work probably more than to that OF
any other person is due the result an
nounced yesterday President Krauss Cd
/ tanned assurances from the officials of the
Florida Central and Peninsular fully three
months ago that the tickets would be
placed on sale a an early date, and this
road seems to have taken the lead in the
matter the conference yesterday having
been held al the office of that company
1t is true that the mileage tickets viii
not prove so great an advantage to the
travelling men now as was the case tive
years ago, as the Plant System and Flor
ida Central and Peninsular lines viii
shortly reduce their regular rate of pas.
1 senger fare to cents per mile, the same
/ as in this state, In compliance with AT
order issued some time since by the Flor
ida Railroad Commission. Even at thi.
reduced rate the saving by the milea st
/ tickets will be quite item to the houses
which travel a number of men.
The next move which the Savannah pos
/ Will make, in common with the traveline
men of Georgia and other Southern states
viii be for an interchangeable mileage
book, good upon all roads within certain
territory, such as is now in use in the
Northern and Eastern states Post A
expects to send a large delegation 10 the
! state convention at Macon the latter part
! of March, and President Krauss, who will
head the delegation. VIII see that the ques-
/ ton of interchangeable mileage books Il
! brought prominently to the front.
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