Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-14
CHEAP RATES
IN EFFECT


Not for many years at least, if ever
before, were cheap rates in effect 50
many places at the same time as the
railroads are now offering to lure the
public to travel. The Worlds Fair is
the alleged cause for this condition
AS cheap rates were put into effect
to the exposition, lines not having en-
trance there had to do something to
get, or rather keep some of their por
ton of the passenger business. Then
the lines running to other places haG
to offer cheap rates for protection.
AS a consequence tickets can be pu:'
chased to points in almost every d,rec'
ton for the price Of one far plus 81
for the round trip.
Most of these tickets are limited
good for return October 81, and the
majority from the west to the east.
or vice versa, read by way of st. Louis
with privilege of stopping there going
and coming. AS a result OF these
cheap rates people all over the conn-
try who before have remained at
home on account of the high prices
demanded for tickets are now taking
advantage of the low rates n h
earnings from the passenger business
on nearly all lines are increasing.
valIery ives Up.
Two weeks ago the directorate OF
the Colorado Midland railroad com
pany offered the position Of general
manager of the road to George w. Val
lery, the general agent in Denver and
the west for the Burlington system.
Mr.. yallery took the matter under
consideration and communicated with
the officials of the Burlington road
concerning the possibility Of their i'm
mediateIy appointing a successor.
Tuesday these negotiations were ter
minated and Mr.. Vallery formally
notified the officials of the Colorado
Midland that he accepted the appoint,
ment and would assume the duties Of
the office as soon as his successor on
the Burlington was appointed.
The office of general manager d
the Colorado Midland railroad be
came vacant about a month ago wher
Charles II. Schlacks resigned to &C
cept the office of vice president ant
general manager Of the Denver 4 Rit
Grande railroad. The directorate 0
the Midland had several men In view
for the position, but " weeks Az
decided on Mr.. Vallery as first choice
and formally offered him the position
Mr.. yallery has been a representative
railroad man in Denver for more thai
twenty years, and there is none II
Denver who has enjoyed a greater dc
gree of popularity or who has NOR
firmly established himself as an abb
representative of one of the tfun
lines. During the time he has bee
in Denver, and, In fact, prior 70 ~
going there, he has been connecte
with the Burlington system, enterin
It's employ when it was a compare
lively unimportant enterprise and r.
naming with ii through its years (
growth and expansion until called
assume the general managership
the Midland.
Mr.. vallery's railroad career is al
other example Of the ultimate rewar
which follows fidelity, industry an
honest ambition. His boyhood HON
was i'm p%lattsmouth, Neb., and twent,
seven years ago he entered the emplc
of the Burlington road as a messel
ger boy in the telegraph station.
that time the entire system did M
consist Of more than 1870 miles
road. Young yallery was anxious
progress. and when the operator
were not busy they helped him In q
efforts to master the code. In tin
he became proficient and was give
the position Of telegraph operator.
was not long before another prom
tion followed and he was appoint'
station agent. yallery was intense
interested in the operating and m
chanical department and having 60
cluded to follow the railroad bu
ness as a career, he desired to ha'
a full knowledge Of every departmeI
and at his own request he was trar
ferred to the shops, where ne serv'
as a machinist. Having gained
thorough knowledge Of the manner