Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-04
FIeHT ON cLAss OF scALPINe
Western Passenger Association starts
Crusade I'm stockmen's
Pass Tramc.

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The Western Passenger association has
started out on another crusade against
scaiping, this time directing It's action to-
ward the trafhc in stockmen's passes. The
officials avow their determination to correct
abuses In this line which they contend have
reached such a limit as to seriously menace
legitimate business.
The center Of this annoying industry is
In Chicago. where scalpers have pitched
their tents near the stock yards and catch
the holders OF the passes as soon as they
land from the west. The practice has been
for a long time for railroads to Issue a
certain number Of passes to q stockman
making q large shipment. These were to
go to men employed by the stockman to
care for their stock while on the road. work
which could not we'll be done by trainmen.
It is likewise an old custom for stockmen
to a these passes over to mel looking
for q chance to get east and who are will
ing to care for the stock as payment for
their transportation. The passes are al
ways, or nearly always, issued for round
trips. This gives rise to the potentiality
Of the ticket brokerage business in this class
OF goods" The holder OF this ticket
reaches his eastern destination and has no
further use for his transportation, cOnse-
quently Il goes at a very low figure.
II is not a foregone conclusion that the
Western Passenger association will succeed
In abolishing this traflc or the conditions
which make It possible, for previous efortn
along the same line have been made with
out avail, but It is understood that a very
determined fight will be made against the
stockmen's ticket business.
PAUL MortOn's Statement
Paul Morton, Woe president Of the Santa
Fe, says Of the report that the Pennsylvania
has bought the Santa Fe: II cannot say
that the report is true nor can 1 say that 1t
lie not true. The Atchison 10 always for
sale. The uniting Of these two systems has
been talked Of for a long time. aven before
Mr.. Gould began TO make inroads Into the
| Pennsylvania territory in the east. It lie
possible that this Is a retaliatory move, II
1t is true. The Gould lines in the west and
southwest have received q considerable
amount OF business from the Pennsylvania
and 1t would be surprising II they were max
ing some other arrangements for business
beyond the Mississippi. II our road Is to be
acquired by another road 1 would not ask
for any better than the Pennsylvania"
Prof. Taylor in Omaha
Prof. +. W.. Taylor. who has charge Of
the horticultural and agricultural buildings
for the st. Louis worlds fair, was a visitor
at Burlington headquarters yesterday
Prof. Taylor had charge Of similar interests
for the Transmississippi exposition IN
Omaha. He says his buildings at St. Louis
have been delayed owing to some legal con.
t~roversy over the sites, but that Other
structures are being erected with great
facility and everything in connection with
the Louisiana Purchase exposition h beinl
successfully prosecuted. Prof. Taylor wal
enroute to Denver.
TPainmen Pay to Ride.
The Union Pacific has ceased issuing
passes to trainmen travelling along les CEN
trail branch, and hence the Santa Fe, Rock
Island and Missouri Pacific are carrying
about all the tourist trainmen who have
occasion TO pass through Kansas west
This action on the part Of the Union Pa
cihc is said to be due to trouble which
arose over the discharge Of q conductor fol
carrying trainmen without tickets and his
subsequent reinstatement at the demand Of
the brotherhood.
Change I'm darlington Time.
The Burlington has changed its TINT
schedule 80 az 10 make the departing Of III
st. Louis and Kansas City express from
Denver $3.50 instead of 3 .. m, as hereto
fore. This change becomes effective OF
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