The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
Rock Island Leads Off With a
Two Cent Rate.
Makes One That Will Be Good
in Kansas and Nebraska.
MILEAGE BOOK BASIS.
May Be Used by More Than One
Person.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.

step that means practically two
cent fare rate in interstate journeys be-
tween points in Kansas and points in
Nebraska has been announced by the
Rock Island read. The five hundred
mile tickets and mileage books which
were recently issued by the Rock Island
in. accordance with the legislation enact
ed last winter will be accepted for trans
portation in either Kansas or Nebraska
after August "a. They will also be ac-
cepted for interstate journeys which are
confined to Kansas and Nebraska and
VIII be accepted for transportation from
points in either Kansas or Nebraska 10
St Joseph and Kansas City in Missouri
and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The mileage books will be handled the
same as they are now by the conductors
who will tear out of the mileage book
mile for mile for the entire journey.
However. in crossing the bridge at St.
Joseph and Council Bluffs, thirteen miles
VIII be taken out of the book.
This means almost the same thing as
two cent fiat rate between points in
the two states. Nebraska already has
fiat two cent fare rate while in Kan
sas it is necessary to purchase mileage
books
The Santa Fe already has practically
the same plan in ogue. They
have however only one station, Superior,
in Nebraska.
The Rock Island has considerable
mileage in Nebraska which will mean a
great deal to those who travel in both
states and across the line. While it
won't make so much difference in the
cost Of transportation it will save d
great deal of time and annoyance from
the difference in the fares in both
states.
While the Rock Island is taking the
initiative in this move it is generally IN
derstood that the other systems having
mileage in both states will follow suit
The Burlington. Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific in addition to the Rock Island
have a great deal of mileage in both
states and it is expected that they will
within a few days make an announce
ment of a similar system for Interstate
traffic
The Rock Island is also taking the
initiative in another new idea in trans
portation in the form of thousand
mile ticket These tickets will be on
sale and in effect after August "a. Like
the five hundred mile tickets they will
be good for interstate travel between
Kansas and Nebraska points and Kan
sas City. st. Joseph and Council Bluffs.
They will be sold at the rate of twenty
dollars and will be good for one year
from date. OF sale
The thousand mile ticket will be good
for the transportation of one or more
persons. If presented for two or more |
persons the conductor Will make one |
detachment of total mileage (actual |
distance Travelled Dy each person. ana
endorse on the back stations from |
which and to which mileage is detach- |
ed and the number of persons riding |
on the ticket.
Detachments will be made on the |
basis of a mile of transportation for !
each mile of actual distance travelled |
and thirteen mileage coupons viii be |
detached for the crossing of the Mis-
souri, river on the bridges at Council |
Bluffs and st. Joseph.
These tickets will be placed on sale |
imme diately at all coupon offices in the |
territory in which they will be honor |
ed and agents at noncoupon offices /
have been instructed to make applica- |
tom for these books at the nearest |
coupon office when there is a call for |
such book Baggage will be checked |
on the tickets only between points in
the territory in which the tickets are
honored.
This mileage book is in use on no
other line so far but there has been a
sufficient demand for the sale of such
a book from patrons of the Rock
Island that the road has decided to
experim with this form of transport
tation and if successful it is not I'M
likely that other roads will adopt their
nER