The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
PASSENGERS TRY
TO GET LOW RATES
Mashingtt,nians Save Money OIL
Travel by Going to
Alexandria.
ylRe!lNlANs MAY DO SAME
By Buying Tickets to Alexandria
They May Make Some
Saving.
ylRGINlANs MAY DO SAME
Times Dispatch Bureau.
Munsey Building.
Washington, D. c.. Oct. :

i i. ~
AT least two Washington men have
succeeded in getting cHeap tickets to
Virginia points from this city through
tho putting into effect of the 2-cent
rate on Virginia railroads. The man
ner of procedure was simple. IL
should be stated in the beginning that
the 2-cent rate does not apply to
points outside the State. The old rate
applies IL citizen of this city wishes
to travel by rail to q point In Virginia.
THE same is true II d citizen of Rich
1nord wants to come to Washington.
But love of the coin will find a way.
A Washington man, who was going
. to Petersburg yesterday, and wanted
to take, advantage Of the cheaper rate,
worked Il pretty scheme He had only
Il suitcase in the way of baggage, 80
procedure was simple and easy. He
bought ticket to Alexandria over the
electric line, for which he paid is
cents. He took the car for Alexandria
at 3 o'clock. The run consumed thirty
minutes. When he reached Alexandria
he skipped over to the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac station.
bought his ticket for Petersburg at
the rate of q cents mile. and had but
few minutes wait for the southbonBd
Coast Line train, which passed about
o'clock. He saved upwards of a dol
lar by means OF his scheme.
Made Close Connection.
Another man who wanted to 20 tc
Richmond bought railway ticket fol
Alexandria, and had his trunk checked
to that point. lie was on the alert
and when the train pulled into the
Alexandria station he was on the step
He rushed to the ticket Office bought
a 2-cent-a-mile ticket to Richmond
loped up to the baggage car, from
which the smasher had Just dashed hi
trunk. and after a moments dtckerint
with the agent, who was at the bag
gage heap, he got the trunk rechecket
10 Richmond and saw 1t hoisted baci
into the car from which 1t had beef
thrown a minute before. He thel
rushed back to the first passenge
coach, and when he got into his sea
4 the train WAS just starting.
1t required quick work. but 1t wa
demonstrated to be possible. The frs
man took the safer method, since II !
not always possible to make suct
close connections.
The Virginia papers are telling thei
readers with great circumstantialit
how the 2-cent rate may be taken ad
vantage of In an interstate ride. Th
Danville Register, for instance. use
n trip to Washington as an iilustra
ton. and tells Its readers to1buy ticket
to Alexandria. and to even have the1
DaRBaSe checked TO thAt point, an
then buy a new ticket and have the
baggage sent over on the next trail
which they should take themselves.
Congress- Mny, Act Soon.
The Western roads have not foilowe
the course which is being pursued b
the Virginia roads. In all States of ii
Z West in which there Is State raj
of cents a mile, the roads have mao
/ this rate applicable in the purchase
tickets for points. outside the Stat
that is. all riding within the bounc
of u State where the 2-cent rate oil
tains by act of Legislature is at Il
rate OF . cents a mile. 1t Is though
likely that the Virginia roads will con
to this practice in time.
At least two members OF Congre
have indicated their intention to Il
troduce bills at the coming sessit
providing in terms that railroads 81
gagged in interstate business shall II
sell tickets for interstate transport
ton at sum greater than it wou
be were they to charge 2 cents mi
in those States where that is made Il
legal rate. II such law We're enact
1t would probably go long way t
wards solving some of the rate pro
lens with which the Interstate Cor
merce Commission is now dealing.