Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-10
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have reaching effect In that 1t
will mean a two cent mile rate for all
Iowa points and also in the territory
embraced by the Great Western. The
ticket being unrestricted as to the user,
every one can purchase one and If UNI
able to use that much transportation
can allow some member of his fam
lily or other parties to do SO. All that
the road will require is that the trans
portation be purchased in one thousand
mile lots.
Mr.. Stickney claims that the issu-
ance of such ticket will not mean
a reduction in the passenger receipts,
on the contrary, will increase them,
as it will have a tendency to increase
the volume of travel. Instead of peo-
pie waiting for reduced excursion rates,
they will use one of the tickets.
The Introduction of the tickets Will
mean it's use by all the other roads
in Iowa, as they will have no resource
but to meet the competition.
Reason for Withdrawal.
There is an interesting story in con-
nection with the trouble between the
Rock Island and the Western Passen-
ger association mileage bureau that is
now in progress. According to a Des
Moines railroad man who attended
some of the recent meetings OF tbs
bureau officials, the entire cause of the
trouble is as to the kind of rebate
ticket to be introduced to succeed the
two thousand mile red book now In
use. w. A. Thrall, formerly general
ticket agent of the Northwestern and
the inventor of many ticket forms to
supersede the red book. The ticket
was shown the officials of the various
roads in the organization and all OF
| them, with possibly two or three eX-
ceptions, were in favor OF 1t. About
| the same time, came the announce
ment that John Sebastian, genera
passenger agent of the Rock Island
| had invented a ticket to supersede the
| red book. According to the views 81
| the officials of the various roads, the
ticket invented by Mr.. Thrall was more
satisfactory. However, the adoption OF
| the ticket is worth bonus of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 per year and
| the Rock Island officials did not pro-
| pose to stand by and see their man
Mr.. Sebastian, lose that sum. SO when
| the roads announced that they had de-
cided to accept the ticket form in
vented by Mr.. Thrall, the Rock Island
promptly gave notice of it's Withdrawal
| from the association. Rather than
have the bureau abolished or restricted
| in this manner, the roads have post
poned final action regarding the ticket
| to be adopted. Thus the matter now
stands.
Mr.. Thrall. the inventor of the ticket
which is causing the trouble, is now
receiving about 100000 per year as
royalty from the several forms OF tick
cts now in use turnout the United
States. He retired from his duties
with the Northwestern some time ags
to devote his entire time to the study
| ing of railroad tickets and how better
forms might be manufactured
| Another interesting phase OF the con-
| test between the roads is the matter
of issuing credential books for the
ministers in the middle west. The
Rock Island withdrew from the bureau
somatime ago but has adhered to the
rules so far The Western Passenge.
association issues new credentials each
wear for which they charge 81 per sc
that the revenue derived from them Is
considerable The money thus re-
ceiyed is used in meeting the expenses
of the bureau. The Rock Island hav-
ing withdrawn from the bureau derives
no benefit from the sale OF the creden-
tiaus altho it honors them. few
DAYS ago the passenger department al
the road informed the Western Pas
senger association that the Rock Is
Hand would not honor them after this
wear unless they were allowed a bon
lus. In case they do not receive this