The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-14
WORLDS FAIR
TO SAVANNAH
ANNOUNCED AS SIDE TRIP.
,Brcr RESULT OF PASSAGE OF
r1cIxET sCALPER ORDINANCE.

chairman James b. Richardson OF
southeastern Passenger AssOcia-
.ton discussed Business of Han
JIirr Railroad Tickets in Scathing
Terms-RaiIrOads Always Ready to
sbo,v FavOrs When Tickets Can
,ot he NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rodies and Roads Can Now Go Aft
ar worlds Fair Visitors.
Mr.. James R. Richardson of Atlanta,
chairman of the Southeastern Passen-
uor Association, was in the city yes
sordav. having been summoned as an
..,,er+ witness in the case of the city
ocainst the Lippmans, charged with
conducting a ticket scalping office in
- manner contrary to the city ordi-
nance. provided for such a business.
The action of City Council recently
IN the passage of an ordinance regu-
Iating the business of ticket scalping
was very satisfactory to Mr.. Richard
SON and he was sure the privileges
Granted by the railroads would make
the citizens of Savannah wonder why
they had ever tolerated the business.
AS an example of the benefits to be
conferred On the city, Mr.. Richardson
announced that Savannah would be
made one of the Southern points to
which sIie trips from the st. louis
Exposition will be run. Round "trip
tickets from st. Louis to Savannah
will be sold at the rate of one fare
for the round trip, tickets TO be sold
on certain days during August, Sep
tember and October.
Mems Much for Savannah.
This will doubtless mean much for
Savannah, as it will offer special in
ducements for Worlds Fair visitors
from distant parts of the country, and
from foreign countries, to see the city
and its attractions.
Many visitors to the Worlds Fair
from abroad will doubtless decide to
locate in this country, or will at least
be called on when they get home to
tell of the country and it's opportuni-
ties to those who are contemplating
such a move. The delightful situation
of savannah, with it's agreeable eli
mate. will doubtless be a revelation
for those whose acquaintance with
this country has been made in
Northern climes.
In speaking of the ordinance and it's
results Mr.. Richardson said to a rep
resentative of the Morning News:
The passage of the ordinance regu-
lating the business of ticket scalping in
the city of Savannah will doubtless
prove to be a benefit, as the railroads
are always inclined to do everything
they can consistently in the way of re-
duced rates to a city in which ticket
brokerage is properly regulated.
1T is very important that the ticket
brokers be required to submit all of
their transactions to police inspection,
as ticket brokerage offices are the nat
ural places of resort for ticket thives.
Many stolen tickets are innocently
purchased by the ticket brokers, while
in other cases the ticket brokers pur-
chase them knowing they have been
stolen, and in some cases they have
been known to instigate the thefts.
Crooked Dealing Necessary.
"A ticket broker cannot make liv-
ing unless he deals in non-transfe r-
able signature tickets, sold at reduced
rates, and which no one but the
original purchaser can use without
committing the crime of forgery, and
most of the brokers in the country
also deal in stolen tickets and passes.
AS to the benefits to be derived
from the proper regulation of the
sCalpers. the lines in the Southeast have
had several conferences looking to the
establishment of reduced rates from
St Louis to the southeast during the
Worlds Fair. with q view to bringing
the fair visitors into this section.
1t is, of course understood there
will be at st. Louis many foreigners
who wish to investigate and compare
the resources of the different sections OF
the United states.
The st. Louis lines naturally OBJ
Jected to putting these reduced rates
into effect because of the scalping OPP
portunities which such rates would
AFFORD at many points, but now that
there will be no opportunity for scalp
ers IN the Southeast. in view of the
TACT that nearly all of the cities have
adopted ordinances regulating the bust
ness, 1t has been decided to put into
effect during certain days in August
September and October, very low round
trip rates from st. Louis to many
points in the Southeast, including Sa-
vannah."
1t is expected that within the next
week or ten days the dates of these
special rates and the fares will be an
nounced, so that preparations may be
made by interested lines to secure bust
ness for their territory, and also that
business organizations may make &C
1--WE EFFORTS to secure some of thp