The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-19
MAY CONTINUE RATE.
Ruling of Commission Allows
Certificate Plan-Land Men
not Allowed Passes.

The ruling of the interstate COM
merce commission that excursion
rates may be granted on the certif-
icate plan under the new law has &C.
casioned considerable surprise among
railroad men. In view of the fact
that the prime object of the amend
ments was to eradicate discrimination
the opinion was held by railroad at
torneys that the new law prohibited
the. issuance Of cheap tickets under
the certificate plan, of which only
specified classes, under special condi-
tions can take advantage. .
1t had been ruled by most of the
railroad attorneys that no tickets
could be granted to convention un-
less the low rate was thrown open
to the public. Any attempt to give
special rate to any special persons
was interpreted as discrimination I'M
der the new law. Now the commission
rules that members of any society
may secure low rates to a convention
suggesting that the cheap rate shall
not be granted for thei return trip
until 100 certificates are presented.
, This is practically the custom which
has been in effect her sometime, so
that the excursion business seems to
be on about the same basis as before.
While the railroad men are sur
pr!sed at the ruling, they are in favor
of 1t. One of the railroad officials en-
pressed the opinion that If the COM
mission had held that the certificate
plan is illegal the railroads probably
would not have made any low excur-
sion rates whatever. 1t would hardly
be profitable for the railroads, in many
cases, to put In cheap excursion rates
for the benefit of some order to con-
vention and then let in the general
public at the same rate. Under the
new ruling members of society, as
we'll as the delegates to convention,
are entitled to the excursion rate, al
though one attorney was of the opin-
ion that the law. ii interpreted as per-
hitting excursion rates, would allow
only the delegate to get low rate
on the certificate plan.
The ruling that immigration or land
men not in actual employ of a railroad
cannot be given free transportation
fell within the expectations of railroad
men. The railroads, as soon as the
law was passed, came to the con-
clusion that after Dec 81 the land
and immigration men came within the
prohibited class. In view of the fact
that land men have played an impor-
tant part in the development of trib-
butary territory the railroads have
been liberal in granting them free
transportation in many instances.
Some of the land men, it is said, have
annual passes. These have not been
recalled because the issuance being
prior to the passage of the act. it did
not make the action illegal, but no
new issues of passes will be granted
the land men for next year.
Minister'S families, according to the
ruling, are placed On the prohibited
list, and many ministers in the West
will be hard hit by it. 1t has been
the custom of some of the roads in
the extreme West to grant half fares
to ministers families, which proved a
great benefit to them when moving
from one town to another, occasioned
by change in pastorate. Inasmuch
as there is considerable changing on
the part of ministers of some denom-
nations, the expense of moving his
family and belongings from place to
place is no small item to the minister
His Rise.
Knicker-"Did he rise from moth
ing?"
Bocker-"Yes; you might say that
nature dealt him from the bottom of
of the pack. New York Times.
The Salad.
1t looks so dainty-so tempting,
So fit for the taste of q queen.
Such epicurean colors.
Such furnishings of green,
Such art! But I turn from it bfavely.
dare not do more than look.
For I know. were I but to taste it,
l should fall in love-with the cook.