The age-herald., 1901-10-17
WARFARE AGAINST
 TICKET SCALPERS Camgaign by Association of
 Passenger Agents MINISTER WU IS CHEERED Banquet Is Given by the Southern Railway at the Battery Park Ho-
 tel-lnvitation From
 Charleston
MINISTER WU IS CHEERED

Asheville, N. C., October 16.-Vigorous warfare is to be waged by the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents against ticket scaiping. The warfare will be extended also to all forms of forging, counterfeiting and un- lawful manipulation of railroad passen- ger tickets. violators of the law in these respects will be pursued relentlessly
 It will be the effort of the association now here for It's annual convention to protect not only the railroad companies, but also the travelling public, from ticket frauds that are being perpetrated daily throughout the country. While definite action has not yet been taken it was per- fectly evident from the tone of the ques- ton at the first business session of the association, held in the ballroom oT the Battery Park Hotel soon after Il o'clock today, that drastic action against all sorts of railroad ticket frauds will be taken at tomorrow's session.
 Eighty-five members of the association responded to the call of the roll today and many subsequently, entered the meet ing. On behalf of Thomas Cook & Sons of London, England. the secretary of the association, A. J. Smith of Cleveland, pre- sented to the president H. c. Townsend, of the Missouri Pacific, handsome gavel fashioned from wood taken from Ad- miral Nelson's famous battleship and beautifully mounted in gold and silver.
 Seventeen new members were admitted to the association, among them being s. H. Hardwick, general passenger agent of the Southern Railway. who has done much to make the present convention a success and F. c. Smith, general passen- ger agent of the Oahu Railway, the only railroad in Hawaii. It Is seventy y-ive miles long and ''all under one manage nent''
 MT. Daniels report reviewed the work of his committee during the past year in punishing frauds upon the railroads and upon the public perpetrated by counter feiters and forgers of railroad tickets. The report indicated that legislation against ticket scalping was being pressed upon the Legislatures of many states, and that already favorable action had been taken by some of the Legislatures.
 The establishment and maintenance of bureau of protection by the railroads of the country was recommended, the en- tire work of prosecuting violators of the
 
 performed by the bureau without refer ence to the particular line of railway against which the fraud was committed
 s. w. Cummings of the Vermont Gen. tral presented the report of a committee recommending the organization of a life insurance benefit insuring the members of the association. The proposition was op- posed vigorously and finally went over until tomorrow.
 An invitation was received by the as- sociation from Col. J. c. Hemphil of Charleston s. C., to visit Charleston on Friday as the guests of the promoters of the Charleston and West Indian Expo- sition. It is likely that many Of the members will avail themselves or the in vitation.
 This afternoon, on the special invitation of George w. vanderbilt. the entire party of more than four hundred took car riage ride to BiItmore, MT. VanderbiIt's s great estate.
 Minister Wu Speaks. Tonight the association and assembled guests were rendered banquet by the Southern Railway at the Battery Park Hotel. Those who responded to toasts were his excellency. Wu Ting Fang, the | Chinese minister; w. A. Turk, assist ant | passenger traffic manager of the South | ern Railway; F. F. Boothby of the Maine | Central; P. s. Eustis of the Burlington Route, and George H. Daniels, general | passenger agent of the New York Gen. | tral
 | The guests arose en masse and cheered | as Minister Wu's name was announced | After paying fitting tribute to the en- 1 thusfastic reception accorded him, Minis | ter Wu said that as director of railroads he had had the honor Of organizing the | first railroad in China. He had encoun- | tered many difficulties both in the trans portatfon of passengers and of freight, but in measure these had been over l come. The best methods of both Ameri- can and European railways had been fol- lowed by China in the conduct of its rail roads, but even yet the operation of the lines was far short of perfection The conduct of the freight traffic. he said. had l caused the most serious difficulty in