The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27
U. c. IT. COMMITTEE.
What Was Done in Railroad work
Last Year.

Brother Councillors.
Houston, Texas, May 1S.--In submitting
this report OF my conduct OF the affairs
of the grand council railroad committee it
gives me pleasure to say there seems to
be steady Improvement in our relation
with the railroads OF our jurisdiction and
your committee, and while in previous
years, from correspondence turned over
to me on assuming the duties OF my office,
| ncie there has beer few roads thai
refused TO make us as satisfactory rates as
your coInmluee thought we were entitled
10 10 our annual meetings, | am pleased to
report every road granted my fun request
and did so cheerfully not only as TO rates
but also dates OF sale and limit ON tickets
TO this meeting | desire particularly to
call your attention to the rate granted us
for this meeting. as it Is the best rate
ever given.
l.asC summer the roads comprising the
Southwestern passenger bureau, executing
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad
gave us half cent a mile rebate on 1000
or more miles used in year by the in
Interchangeable credential book plan.
TOOK the matter up with the above men
tioned road, as did committees Of other
associations of travelling men, and on De-
eemDer / Il likewise adopted the inter-
crdngeable book.
1 was impressed by a banner used on a
train provided by the Texas and Pacific
railroad at Dallas on Travelling Mems
day at the STATE fair held there last fall
to carry them to the grounds from the
city on which appeared Our interests
are mutual and reclprocating the sentl-
ment | issued a circular letter to our
members laying stress on this idea in
particular and also admonshing our mem
bers to assist me in my committee work
| by observing the golden rule in our deal
ings with railroads and prove thereby that
the Texas and Paci0c's motto is also
/ ours.
4 The general passenger agents have been
uniformly courteous and considerable in
their replies to your committee communal
: cations and show themselves not only to
be democratic in disposition but thorough
business men, who appreciate the COM
meroial traveller as a good patron and as
such Is entitled to being treated with the
utmost consideration.
Believing the present Understandable
book plan does not give the large traveller
the rate he is entitled to as u wholesale
patron, ] have asked the Southwestern
bureau to grant as further concession
that of a graduated refund for certain
increased amounts of mileage used above
the 1000 miles within one year on the in
Interchangeable book plan as soon as tn
roads can agree that conditions warran
same. to which j have not received an,
favorable replies The request is withll
the limits OF reason and believe it vii
not be long before the traveller covering
5000 miles or over wild We riding for
cents mile or less.
The interchangeable book is growing il
popularity. aud although not as conven
lent az the mileage books. II gives tn
railroads the protection they have RICH
10 and until some better plan can b
devised the roads have a right to ask u
to help them guard any concession the
} may make us from multiplication by thos
for whom the reduced rate was not in
tended.
In closing. | will suggest that the rail
road can he made a very important com
mittee NJ members assist hy conformln
TO our agreements with the roads in ever
way and thereby show them we ar
straight people, that we mean hus'ne'
and are entitled to their distIingushe
consideration at all times Respectful
submitted. e, Price Cross
Railroad Committee