The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-29
Railroads No Longer Issue Pass
es Between Interstate
Points.
THE LAW is STRICT
And Provides Heavy Penalty for
Violation.
ALL ANNUAL PASSES REVOKED
AT MIDNIGHT AUGUST 27-Bu-r
FEW EXCEPTIONS TO THE GEN.
ERAL RuLE-BUT FEW PENsA.
coLANs AFFECTED BY ITS oP.
GRAFTON.

one with the railroad passenger off,
cials and those accustomed to riding
over various and sundry roads in these
United States on free passes, for ut
midnight ON the 9th the famous Hep
burn bill, prohibiting the use of
passes, became effective, and hence
forth to issue pass under certain
conditions or to use one is punishable
by fine of not less than 500 or not
more than $1,000. ANIMALS that have
been doing service over roads were re-
voked and free transportation was
worthless. OF course this applies
only to interstate business, and does
not regulate the issuance of passes to
points within a state. Certain pass
privileges. however. will remain effect
i've until aJnuary 1st, but these are
few in number and will not be sufi.
cient to either check or reduce the
full force of the order.
Some Exceptions.
There are few exceptions to this
sweeping law, which was passed by
the last Congress, and some can yet
enjoy the privilege of riding free.
Those to whom passes can be issued
are employees of railroads and their
families, officers, agents, attorneys,
surgeons. ministers of religion, travel
ing secretaries of Young Mems Chris
tan Associations, inmates of hospit-
ais and charitable institutions. and
persons engaged in charitable work,
persons transported by charitable in
situations. care takers of livestock
and of poultry and fruit. employees
OF sleeping cars, express cars and
lfnemen Of telegraph and tel .phone
companies, railway mail service en-
ployees, postoffice inspectors, customs
and immigration inspectors. newsboys,
baggage agents, witnesses atten ling
Investigations where the common car.
rfer is interested persons injured in
wrecks and physicians and nurses at
tending such person or persons
ALI railroads have not yet fully de-
fined what their policy would be to-
ward exchanging newspaper advertis-
ing space for transportation. but the
better part OF the Southeastern lines
have already taken the position that
the new interstate commerce act pro-
hibits the acceptance of any other
consideration save cash for transpor.
tation over its lines. The l.. & ~
and Atlantic & West Point have al.
ready adopted this rule.
Theatrical Agents Must Pay.
Advance agents of theatrical COM
panies will have to pay the full fare
Army and navy officers, when trav.
cling, will have to pay their full fare
rate, also their families.
Clergymen's families will have to e
ray the full rate when travelling at
all times.
The fact that advance agents for
Theatrical concerns will have TO pay
he full fare rate will he hard blow
to travelling theatrical organizations
Heretofore 1t has been the rule to
issue to each company one tree :-ans-
portatiOn ticket which was to go to
the advance agent. This MAJ goes
out ahead of the copany AID IL sell
dom near enough the treasury 10 get
in touch with the cashier. His trav-
cling expenses were minimized by the
fact that tae railroads have ALWAYS ,s-
sued him free transportation This
meant saving of thousands Of dollars
per year. But under The new law MI
advance agents must pay their full
fare
The amy and naval offers will
suffer to some extent as e resp'- Of
the operation of this new law Here
tofore 1T has been possible for army
officers TO get complimentary transport
tation for themselves and their fami-
lies when going off on a trip, But rat-
tiers are different now.
Effect in Pensacola.
There are but few, 1t Is stated. who
enjoy the annual pass privilege IN
Pensacola. consequently 'ts effec- here
will hardly be felt. Trip passes.
where parties desire to ride free to a
city in another State, however wiz
not be issued, and no passes will be
issued except to those who ere ex-
cepted under the new law.