The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-04

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Kansas, and to persons travelling en-
| tirely through the state of Kansas
| from points outside to points outside
| of the state. By reason of which, said
| action of the board is in conflict with
| that portion of section eight of the
| constitution of the United States
which gives to congress the power to
| regulate commerce with foreign ma
| tfons and among the several states
and with the Indian tribes.
your orator therefore prays that
the said order of the board of rail-
road commissioners may be set aside
| and held for naught and that a de-
cree may be entered herein cancelling
and annulling said order and your
orator further prays that the said
| G. w. Kanaval, c. A. Ryker and
Frank j. Ryan, constituting the board
of railroad commissioners of the state
of Kansas, the said G. F. Grattan, at
torney for the said board of railroad
commissioners of the state of Kansas,
and the said F. S. Jackson, attorney
general of the state of Kansas and
each and every one of them and their
successors in office may be forever
restrained and enjoined from enforc-
ing or attempting to enforce the rates
fixed by the said order or from enforc-
ing or attempting to enforce any of
the penalties prescribed by statute for
failure to observe said order or from
prosecuting your orator or causing
your orator or any of it's officers or
manner whatsoever for failing to OBJ
serve the rates so fixed by said board
of railroad commissioners and that
they may be temporarily restrained
and enjoined from so doing until the
final termination of this cause.
Your orator further prays that said
defendants and each and every one of
them and all persons within the state
of Kansas who travel upon the rail-
roads of your orator may be forever
restrained and enjoined from claim
ing or asserting any rights whatso-
ever under said order of the board of
railroad commissioners, or from
claiming the penalties prescribed for
refusing to comply with said order for
disregarding them and your orator
further prays that they may be tenn
porarily restrained ana enjoined from
so doing until the final termination of
this cause and your orator prays for
such further and different relief as in
equity and good conscience it may be
entitled to-
A copy of the order of the board of
railroad commissioners is attached as
an exhibit.
No More Trip Passes.
''The trip pass is dead. long live the
two cent fare
This is the yell which the owner of
an expired trip pass can give with
fervor Saturday morning.
Instructions have been issued by all
the railroads in Kansas to their various
be issued following today. Today.
Friday, is the last day upon which ap-
plications for passes from those who
have the pull will be honored.
This does not affect the parties
named as exempt under the anti-pass
act passed by the last legislature, such
as officers, directors and employees of
the company and their families, Off
other railway companies and their
families, employees of express, tele-
graph and sleeping car companies and
their families, a representative from
each of the labor organizations of en-
ployes of railway companies, meSsen-
gers and clerks of the railway mail
service, news agents on duty. members
of the state board of railroad commits
sioners and their attorney together
with all other employees of said board,
persons injured in wrecks or by acci-
dent, and doctors and nurses and nee
essary attendants. care takers of
stock, poultry or fruit in car load lots.
sheriffs and chiefs of police in cities of
the first class; indigents, destitute or
homeless persons; one local attorney,
physician and surgeon in any one
county through or in which the COM
pany has a line of railroad.
The following notice is being sent out
to Union Pacific railroad officials:
''It has been decided that, effective
October 5th, 1907, no passes. free tickets
or free transportation in any form will
be issued for use within the state of
Kansas except as permitted under kan
sas house bill No. Al, known as the anti
pass act, as follows" Then follows
list of those excepted. In addition to
the above excepted list, all annual, time
and trip passes already issued and out
standing, limited to stations within the
state of Kansas will be honored by con-
ductors according to the time limit
thereon specified.
"a L. MOHLER.
"Vice President and General Mana ger"
Practically the same notice is being
sent out by all the other roads of the
state The notice issued by the Union
Pacific was received here this morn
ing But politicians who had enough
influence to secure trip passes were
informed that such action would be
taken several days ago and governed
themselves accordingly.
At the same time comes the announce
ment that no more homeseekers' excur
sion rates shall apply locally in Kansas,
nor shall such rates be made from
points in the eastern part of the state
to points in the west part. In addition
the man with excess baggage is inform
ed that the excess baggage rate hereaf-
ter shall be charged at the rate of 1S
per cent of the two cent passenger rate. |
Effective in all of the western states
is a decision arrived at and which will |
go into effect on November tickets |
SOLD at second class party rates will not |
be good in parlor cars or standard or
tourist sleepers. TIE practice of trans |
stations when the owners of such bag
gage have not through tickets will |
cease at the same time.