The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
Al M.tter of stop overs.

T.
 A Matter of stop Overs.
 | Will the railroads grant Birmtng- nam a stoppfng-over privilege now that the city has adopted stringent
 measure against the ticket scalping
 business? . This is a question which has been lheard in railroad circles and fndtEh- tions are that Birmingham IS 10 fe- ceive something in exchange Tor the
 ordinance which practically puts the | business of railroad ticket broker out | of existence. The intimation is given
 that Birmingham may be given ad- yantages on through tickets as en- joyed by Washington. Baltimore and other important centers, that Is, stop over rights
 The ordinance which was adopted 1 last Wednesday by the city council l fixes a license of $500 per annum on | the business of ticket broker; requires daily reports as to tickets turned in for sale and those sold; requires description of every person selling or buying railroad tickets and makes other provisions which will be hard to live up to. The ordinance has been published three times as required by | law. There Is but one establishment | in the city and it is understood that | the American Ticket Brokers Associa- | tion will make test case of the ordi- tnance here.
 As to some return given to Bir- mingham for the adoption of the ordi- | nance above mentioned 1t Is believed | that the stop-over privileges will be | invoked. It is set sorth that this priv ilege will work to considerable ad- vantage to the city. Say for intance. l that a party in New Orleans purchases | a ticket to New York and desires to stop over in Birmingham few days. | The rate from New Orleans to New | York under the short mileage plan is about $34.25, while under the present plan of buying ticket from New I Orleans to Birmingham and then re- buying to New York would figure up labout $3S.05. The stop-over privilege | would operate by the depositor deposit ing his ticket in Birmingham with the ticket agent aTsd whtn ready to re- sume the journey the ticket can be se- cured again. It Is believed that quite
 a number of travellers would in this
 way be induced to stop over in Bfr- mingham and the city would gain by the operation. just as Washington
 Baltimore and otner cities do.
 There is no information as yet as | to what win be done in this direction Very little information. was given out previous to the adoption of the ordi- nance regulating ticket brokerage.
 MT. Long of Walker.
 T. L. Long of Walker County was in 1.-the city today. In reply to question as to conditions in his county, he said {:
 Walker County is in a very prosperous condition right now. Sevebal new I coal companies have been organized
 and the county is destined to become
 the largest coal producing county in the entire State. The prospects in other lines, also. are very bright"
 Another Charge Against Smith. | c. M. Smith, who was bound over in the Inferior Criminal Court on a charge
 of grand larceny, has had another case docketed against him, the charge being larceny from the person. A. D. Lighter, general agent of the Frisco
 system, called at the police headr Iquarters and identified Smith as the man who touched" his father for $15 on street car in this city on Christ
 mas day. Mir. Lighter states that he in icompany with his father, who. was on a visit from Milwaukee, was on an
 electrio car Christmas day. The car Twas very much crowded. Smith was noticed getting on the car, so 1t is
 claimed. In a few minutes Mr.Light- Iner noticed that the same man was
 showing against his father and he
 immediately went to the rear of the
 car, but before he reached there Smith
 was gone. .
 It is not believed that Mir. Lightner will prosecute h as he has re-
 turned to Mil .-.t and the expense
 would be gre than the amount in volVed. .
 | The same Smith has also been lidenfified as person who snatchej
 a diamond froI railroad man in the passenger static ere. It will be re- membered that th, load man suc-
 ceeded in catching the man and re-
 covering his diamond, but the thief
 was released. The police depart
 ment was notified of the robbery al
 the time.