The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
AN END OF PASSES
Santa Fe Issues IrOncIad In.
structiOns.
None VIII Be Issued After
August 28.
in THE NARROW PATH.
No Determinations of Any Kind
Be Permitted.
Instances of the Peculiar Oper.
alton of Law.

Passenger officials of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad have decid-
ed to discontinue the issuance Of inter
state passes after the 2Sth of this month
and have sent out renewed instructions
to all agents of the company to take
every precaution possible to avoid viola
ton of the law in the matter Of discrim-
nations.
Orders were given over a year ago.
said J. NJ. Connell general passenger
agent of the Santa Fe, ito al agents
to be careful in regard to making dis
examinations. These orders were re-
peated the first of this year, and here
after it is our intention to guard against
this as strictly as is possible
A fine of S. 900 and imprisonment for
a term of two years may be imposed as
the penalty of a violation Of the inter-
state law recently enacted by congress.
Railway officials have no intention of
courting a chance to have the penalty
imposed.
An instance Of the manner in which
the new law works came up a few days
ago. A lady bought a round trip ex-
cursion ticket from Chicago to Ell Paso
and return for one fare plus two dollars.
The tickets were sold to all purchasers
with the understanding that they were
good only for a continuous passage in
both directions. On the return trip the
lady was taken sick on the train and Il
became necessary for her to leave the
train at a Kansas station. She was
without a great deal of money and she
was cared for at a hospital in a charita-
BILE manner. She made request to be
allowed to continue her trip to Chicago
on her ticket. This privilege constitutes
a discrimination under the new law and
| for that reason cannot be allowed
Heretofore the extenuating circunn-
stances have been taken into considera-
| ton IN cases of this kind and the pas
senger allowed to proceed on the trip
| without further cost. In this case, how
ever, the lady will have to pay her fare
/ from the Kansas town to Chicago.
Passenger officials have not yet
/ formed an absolute decision in regard
to the latitude allowed them in regard
I to the issuance of transportation, and
/ for that reason. 1t has been decided to
cut out the further issuance of trans
pOrtation for interstate trips after Au-
gust %. Time transportation already
outstanding is in the opinion Of the Of
] ficials, valid until January /, under
/ the terms of the new law. and will not
! be molested unless given notice to take
! It UP by the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The decision to not issue time or an
nual passes to newspapers after the
! 2Sth of this month has been made.
The exchange of transportation for ad-
VeTtising space must hereafter be
made on a strict dollars and cents
basis. a newspaper being allowed no
more in value in interstate Transports
ton than he pays for in advertising
space in his paper at his current rates.
Politicians and all others not in
cluded in the interstate law as being
entitled to use interstate passes viii be
cut off from the use Of such transpor-
ton also on the 2Sth of this month,
pending the final decision as to the
construction to be placed upon the law
| in regard to the latitude to be al
lowed the railways in the issuance of
such transportation between the 2Sth
of this month and the first of next
January, at which time there Is no
question as to the meaning of the law.