The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-15
RAILROAD NEWS.
Antf-Pass Wave Has Not Struck
Western Lines.
Little Change in Their Policy
Over Last Year.
WILL CHECK ABUSES.
Opinions on Subject by Officials
OfMany Lines.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
WILL CHECK ABUSES.

+ or many weeks past the subject of
rallroad passes has occupied the time
ana thought of railway officials. railway
employees, newspaper people and every
grace OF public servant, to an exceeding
~ unusual degree. The impression has
gone out that the opening Of 1906 was
10 pc made memorable by the abolition,
root and branch, of a practice which
mas existed ever since railways began,
and which exists to d greater or less
extent, on every railway under the sun
that of carrying some passengers with
out the payment of cash fares. Many
railway arrangements in the United
States have been extremely anxious to
abolish the practice entirely; other have
felt that only its restriction was prac-
ticable, and some have seen no good
reason as far as they were concerned
IN materially changing the existing Gus
toms.
There has been much discussion in
railway associations and among individ-
ual presidents. managers and traffic
officers, but it has been found that no
cast iron agreement to abolish free
transportation would meet the condi-
tions in various parts of the country
or even obtain the approval of all lines
in any given territory The result is
that the question of issuing passes is be-
ing answered by each eastern road fo1
itself, some resolving to abolish entire
ly and others only drawing the lines
somewhat While the western lines gen
orally have decided to act under the
pass agreement already in existe6ce,
taking greater pains, however, to guard
against abuses.
The following are the opinions
given by presidents, managers or the
heads of traffic departments of some
of the western roads:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe-Ad-
VerttSing contracts for 1906 will be
made by Santa Fe system lines on the
same conservative basis as last year.
We Will continue to exchange tickets
for advertising in mediums that bring
US satisfactory returns In some in
stances We are paying cash for display
space.
Chicago & Alton=We have no idea
/ in changing our present policy in the
/ matter of issuing transportation to the
press in lieu of cash payments for ad-
vertising.
Missouri. Kansas & Texas-We will
not make any change in our policy
regarding editorial transportation dur
/ ing the year 1906.
! Kansas City Southern-This road in
I the issuance of its 1906 transportation
will endeavor to adhere strictly to the
4 terms of the western pass agreement
adopted at Chicago. November 8,
1905, with such modiffca ton of sup
! Elemental agreements as from time to
time may be promulgated by the west
ern pass committee OF subcommittee.
! Chicago, Burlington & Quincy-We
are not making any change in the
policy or method of issuing editorial
or advertising transportation for the
I coming year.
/ have about decided absolutely to con-
/ fine the issue of advertising transpor-
/ tation to neWspa pers only and then
only to those published at points on
! the line of our own railroad. All of
our other advertising necessities in the
year 1906 Will be taken care of in
| cash.
! Chicago. Milwaukee & St. PauI-For
the year 1906 we viii continue our news
/ paper contracts, some of which are on
/ transportation basis, some on part cash,
part transportation basis and others on
4 all cash basis.
Missouri Pacific lines-In the matter of
editorial or advertising transportation
| during 1866. we have no intention of
1 changing our policy which has always
/ been one of conservative. though cor
[ dial. cooperation with our friends of
the press. We shall not discontinue the
issuance of transportation to editors. as
/ we believe they are in position, both in
the matter of actual advertising space
allotted and in the friendly exercise of
their editorial and reportorial functions
to give full value received. Our rela-
/ tiOrs in this respect are largely on a
| courtesy basis: and. while there have
/ been a rev 6ACtptlcHS WHERE GUlAuIidl
/ transportation was misused. such irreg-
ularities are likely to occur in most any
| line of business. and do not necessarily
! affect the sOundnesS of the general
policy AS a rule, editors are too busy
to travel very much for pleasures sake.
I and for the privilege of using our lines
! when an opportunity occurs, we believe
/ that the returns are in excess of what
| the actual cash value of such transpOr-
! tation would secure.
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific: har-
riman lines-The officers of the lines
under Mr.. Harriman's direction have not
/ as vet determined upon any change in
! the policy with respect to exchange
/ TRANSPORTATION or advertising transpor-
tation. With respect to free transporta-
ton the Hartman lines will be gov
erned by the provision of the Western
pass agreement.
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific-The
/ western lines have an understanding in
regard to free transportation ard so far
( there has been no change from the un-
Outstanding which was in effect during
/ 1905