The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27
Reduced Rates to Meeting Of NatiqnaI Afro
H3 American Council Philadelphia, Pa.
% II August 7-lO 1901
August 7-lO, 1901.
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Washington, D. c., July TO- 1901.
A reduction Of fare and one third, on
the certificate plan, has been secured
for those attending the meeting Of the
National merican Council, Phil
adelphia, Pa, August ITO. The fol-
lowing directions are submitted for
your guidance: Is
l. Tickets at full fare for the going
journey may be secured within three
days exclusive of Sunday prior to
and during the first two days of the
meeting. The advertised dates Of the
meeting are from August Z to 10, con-
seQuently you can obtain your ticket
not earlier than August 8, nor later
than August ~ Be sure that when
.*Except from stations where it is
possible to reach place of meeting by
I noon Of August 8th; tickets may be
sold for morning train of that date.
purchasing your going ticket, you re-
| quest a certificate. Do not make the
mistake of asking for a receipt =, = 3
2. Present yourself at the railroad
station for ticket and certificate at
least 30 minutes before departure of
train. .:.s.
8. Certificates are not kept at all sta
i
you will find out whether certificates
and through tickets can be obtained to
place Of meeting If not, agent will
inform you at what station they can
be obtained. You can purchase local
ticket thence, and there take up a GER
tiicate and through ticket. IS \
4. On your arrival at the meeting,
present your certificate to Cyrus Field
Adams, Secretary National Afro Amer
lean Council. ..@l
5. It has been arranged that the spe-
| cial agent of the Trunk Line Associa-
ton will be in attendance to validate
certificates on August 8th You are
advised of this, because if you arrive
at the meeting and leave for home
again prior to the special agents ar
| rival, you cannot have. the benefit OF
the reduction on the home journey
Similarly, if you arrive at the meeting
! later than August 9th, after the spe-
cial agent has left you cannot have
! your certificate validated for the reduc-
| ton returning. ~ z.s &; .@S4
$50 as to prevent disappointment
it must be understood that the reduc-
ton on return journey is not guaran-
teeG, but is contingent on an attend
ance of not less than 100 persons hold
| ing certificates obtained from ticket
agents at starting points, showing pay
| ment of full first class fare of not less
than Is cents on going journey; pro
| vided, however, that if the certificates
presented fall short Of the required
minimum and it shall appear that
round-trip tickets are held in lieu OF
certificates they shall be reckoned in
!! arriving at the minimum
| Z. If the necessary minimum is in at
tendance; and your certificate is duly
| validated, you will be, entitled, up to
| August 14th, to a continuous passage
ticket to your destination by the route
| over which you make the going jour
ney, at one-third the limited fare. !
i The reduced rates are applicable to
the territory of the Trunk Line Asso-
citation. The following passenger as
!, sociations have. been advised of proba-
BILE attendance from their respective
territories and may co-operate: New
England Passenger Association, Cen
tral Passenger Association, Western
Passenger Association, Southwestern
| Passenger Association. 81 h. .:s ss
| CYRUS FIELD ADAMS,
s @ Secretary.