Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-01
STOPOVERS FOR COLONISTS
Western Passenger Association Makes
Concession to Low Fare Travellers.
MANY DuNKARDs SETTLING IN NEBRASKA
One Fare for Round Trip for Chris
tian Convention is omcinIIy An
nounced-Reception for New
Overland Train.

Middle west trunk line ~ofhcials are
greatly elated at a concession Just secured
from the Western Passenger association,
which permits the giving OF stopovers on
colonists' tickets to the west coast. When
this rate was inaugurated two months ago
no stopovers were provided for and a de-
maud made for them by the lines between
Chicago, Omaha. Denver and Salt AXE
City met with a refusal. The Santa F e
and Southern Pacific railroads did not rel
ish the idea of allowing these privileges
along their lines to travellers moving on
this class of ticket.
Since then the matter has been con-
siderably agitated, as all the middle west
lines have had many demands for such
privileges from purchasers Of these tick
cts. The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
passenger traflc officials have been be-
selged with requests for some arrangement
to satisfy this travel, and yesterday the
end came In the shape Of a telegram from
Passenger Trafic Manager e. s. McCor-
mick Of the Southern Pacific at San Fran
rlsco, to General Passenger Agent e. L.
I,omax Of the Union Pacific here, granting
the concessions.
II Is a sort OF half way step. as the stop.
overs are not allowed till the California
state line is passed. The Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe have agreed that far, but
they still maintain that the colonists' tick
cts are good for continuous passage only
10 the line. Within the state OF California
stopovers not exceeding hve days at any
one point will be granted at Album, Sacra-
mento, Stockton, Turlock. MERGED, Fresno,
Paso Robes. Goshen Junction, Hanford,
Lillis. Bakersfield. Lancaster, San Jose,
Salinas. Kingsburg, San Luis obispo, Surf,
Santa Barbara, San Buenaventura, Pomona,
Corning. Cotton, San Demanding, Orange,
Marysville, Chico. Woodland. Visalla, Will
lowe, Ontario. Red Blur and Redd,ng.
The sole stipulation Is that the Anal des-
t~ination OF the ticket must be reached on
or before May Is. Until that date the
colonists may stop over at any or all OF
these different points at will. The benefit
which the travellers will derive from this
ruling is manifest. Colonists' tickets are
supposedly purchased by those who are 60
ing west to stay and find or make a home.
With a ticket good only to one point there
would be but one choice OF locality, that
to be made before buying the ticket. As It
rs now the colonist has practically the
whole state OF California laid out before
him and may inspect at Will until May 10
at no added travelling expense, so long as
he towns he visits are on the line of his
Ecket route.
Passenger ohncials expect this concession
D make a vast difference in the sale OF
olonist tickets during the remainder of
aeir time, which is through April. One
fhcial said that It might easily double the
ales.
DunkardA MOvin Westward.
Immigration Agent Gorge l. MeDonough
the Union Pacific railway says he is
aving no trouble IN persuading the Dunk
IDS OF Illinois. Indiana and Ohio to sell
cir farms and come west to Nebraska and
dorado soil. Mr., McDonough is himself
Dunkard. and Is conducting a successful
Ares OF visits to the western land. which
I've always so far resulted in more or less
miles Of Dunkards being moved out to
e country.
I have sold hfteen farms recently" said