The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
TWO-GEHT FARE now IN FORCE
10 vLHi IHIlL Nun IH TUHUE
YOU CAN TRAVEL AT THIS RATE
IN KANSAS.
Provided, That You Get a 500 Mileage
Book, Which Costs Ten
Dollars.

i In compliance with the law enacted
| by the last legislature the railroad.
doing business in Kansas placed or
sale wednesday, May 1, two sets o,
mileage books at prices which viii per
/ init their holders to travel at the rate
Of cents a mile Persons who dc
/ not purchase these books viii pay for
/ the trips they may take at the old
| tariff which is at the rate Of 3 cents a
mile.
The mileage books placed on sale
/ consist OF books containing tickets for
I I'VE hundred miles Of travel These
/ cost $40 each and are good only on
/ the railroads which issue them. The
other books contain tickets for 1000
miles and cost $50. When one OF these
| books is used up and the cover OF It
I turned into the company issuing it a
refund OF $3.50 win be made to the
purchaser. These two thousand
mile books are what is known as "in-
Interchangeable" and viii be accepted
for journeys on any Of the railroads
in the state.
For the convenience Of the travel
ing public the railroads have decided
TO honor both sets OF mileage books
Tor interstate journeys to important
and prominent points in other states
which are adjacent to the Kansas state
line. The books Will be good for trips
from points in Kansas to Kansas City,
No, to ST. Joseph, No, and also from
from Kansas City, No, to St Joseph,
Mo.
Both sets of books, the 5OO-mile
variety and the 1000 interchange
aDleS" have certain restrictions sur
rounding their use. Neither set is
transferable and must be used by the
original purchaser only.
Stringent rules have been adopted
by the companies to see that these
rules are Observd- In the 5OO-mile
H-.-.D
will punch a description Of the pur-
chaser on leaf Of the book, specially
prepared for this purpose. This de-
scriptiOn viii be such as is now punch
ed on several kinds Of excursion and
special tickets which are issued. The
punched slip will show the purchas-
er's sex his or her height, the color
Of his or her hair and eyes and his or
her build, as to whether he or she is
stout, slim or medium With this
punched description the conductor is
usually able to tell at aglance wheth-
er the person presenting the book is
the one to whom the book was origin
ally sold.
No punched description is provided
for in the 1000 mile interchange
able" book. Another system is pro-
vided for the use Of this book Per
sons purchasing and using them are
required to sign an Identification
check in the presence Of the cOnduc-
a trip. When the book is used up and !
a request for the refund is made, the
railroad company has the signatures
made for each trip that the book has
been used for and If these signatures /
are discrepant why the refund is not |
made.
Each OF the sets Of books are good |
for use for year from the date Of /
u cir purchase and in case a portion
IF the book is not used the railroad /
companies viii make a refund to the I
passer gers but this refund viii be on 4
a basis Of three cents a mile for as /
much OF the book as has been used. /
For example, il a 5OO-mile book cost
ing SO, has only been used to the ex-
tent OF 200 miles within a year time, |
the railroad company issuing the same /
viii charge 3 cents a mile for the |
part Of the book that has been used, /
or sc. and refund to the purchaser 81.
Refunds viii be made on the same Il
basis for the unused portions Of the Il
:. OOO-mile books.