Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
RATE SHEET
Has Been Issued.
Railroad Companies Have
Agreed
That a Uniform Rate be
Charged.
Strict Adherence to the Rule
Will be Observed.
Shirt Waists Call Forth Various
Opinions.

VpiiuuHSs
A uniform passenger rate sheet
has been issued for the cities of Akron,
Mansfield and Canton to take effect
Sept. 15.
The ratings are the result Of a con-
ference Of the officials of all the rail-
roads entering the three towns named.
They are the B.. & o., c., a. & O., Erie,
P. & W., O., It. & v, Pennsylvania, and
W. & L. e.
The sheet provides uniform rate
on all the railroads between the start
ing point and any place in the United
States. For example, the roads enter
ing Akron will charge the same rate be-
tween this city and other points.
The sheet will be matter of great
convenience to the agents and public
as well. Heretofore the agents have
been obliged to figure their rates from
the sheets of larger cities thereby caus-
ing much delay and expenditure Of
time.
This agreement is the result Of much
deliberation on the part Of the COM
panies interested, and strict adher-
ence to the rates given has been order
ed. ~
SHIRT WAISTS ON RAILROADS.
In reply to the question, "Do you
allow men wearing shirt waists, with.
out coats, to ride on al your cars?"
the following statements have been
made by passenger officials:
Pennsylvania-If a man wearing a
shirt waist entered the dining car and
ladies objected to his garb, we would
ask him to put on his coat. If he re-
fused to do so, we would request him
to wait for his dinner until the ladies
left the car. If he was gentleman
he could not object to doing it.
Big Four--It is the custom Of our
officials to allow the passengers to
travel in manner which is most com
Portable for them in accordance with
our motto, Comfort in Travel" There
is no reason why gentlemen should not
appear in the drawing room car or
the dining car in his shirt sleeves. or
so-called shirt waist, SO long as his
linen bears evidence of his regular
patronage of the laundry. The So
called shirt waist has been the object
of great deal of unjust criticism.
Erica gentleman will not sit In his
shirt sleeves in the presence of ladies',
regardless of the number of yards Of
cloth in his shirt. We would not allow
a man wearing a shirt waist to eat
with others in the dining car, nor
would he be allowed to rerain without
his coat in coach if la dies present
objected to his appearance. So long
as a man conducted himsele properly
and ladies made no objection, no con-
ductor of ours would say anything to
him for wearing his shirt waist In a
coach or sleeper. If objections were
made, he would have to put on his
coat or leave the car.
Baltimore & Ohio--We don't consider
shirt waists indecent exposure"
whether worn by men or women. Our
conductors would not interfere with
man wearing shirt waist in a coach,
but would ask him to put on his coat
before entering the dining car.
Lake Shore-Men who patronize our
dining cars do not want to eat in their
shirt sleeves. Our conductors would
not throw a man off the train simply
because he was wearing shirt waist
without coat In a coach.
Great Western--If a shirt waist man
was determined to eat in that garb