Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14
OMAHA AND WEST FINE SIGHT
Evident Prosperity Good for Sore
Eyes, Say ". c. RineRrson-
OHIO NAN snGPLY CHARMED
enera PsssenEer AEent aueen a
Crescent Route, Nhe ts Pan. SAYS
Cfnci Needs Pat RsGaA
Right New.

Tt 10 surely rccd for sore eyes to zee
Omaha and the west. said W. c R1nesr-
son o. Cincinnati general passenger agent
q the Queen a Crescent route "1ndicE-
tions Of prosperity are everywhsrs tppsr-
snt u is quite different from some places
] have visited In the east. The growing
crops surely look good and give evidence
o. bumper crops which viii make every
body prosperous and give the railroads
plenty 10 90 to haul cut the grain and
grain products. Il does 3 man good 10
come west
Mr. Rinearson was with q party q lead
ing officials Of the Queen 4 Crescent route
and Southern railway. who are making q
commercial inspection trip through the
west In the party were:
railway and Queen s. Crescent route, Gin
ctunau. W c RinearsOn, general pas
senEer agent, Queen q Crescent route.
Cfncinnats George P. Rnes, passenger
traffic mRnAEer queen 4 Crescent route.
Cincinnati: r L McKe1lsr assistant
freight traffic manager, Southern railway,
agent Southern rsflWky, St Louis; ;. H.
Drake, general freight agent. southern
railway. Richmond J. c. Bean IL ssl
EiEtGnt general passenger agent 81 Louls'
p. J THpp. commercial agent southern
railway. Kansas City. J. R. L Mulff.
sEent Ashvile line. Kansas city u Us
ChicaEo: w. IA. BiEEerEtaff agent Ash
vile line. 81. Joseph
The marty arrived from the south over
The Burlington. spent the day in Omaha
and left in the evening for ST Paul, Min
nsapolis Duluth and Milwaukee. The
passenger men visited the general offices
OF the various roads and the freight men
went TO South Omaha and the 3obhing dis
tricts.
w are going 10 take Pat RsEHn away
| from Omaha added Mr.. RineRrson, who
is quite 4 base ball fan. Some Of US
could not see why he was not kept this
surinF and his present record In omRhs
shows the fans Judgment iE sometimes
rirht. Cincinnati needs hin right now
and needs him badly"
Must Have Ieket
EFFECTIVE NJ an early date. the Bur3ing'
ton will require passengers 10 present
tickets TO train men before boarding tratnI
n stations where a reasonable opportunity
Is afforded for the purchase Of tickets,
said l.. ". Wakeley. general passenEe1
agent Of the Burlington
b clerical work required Of cunduc'
tors in connection with the payment az ths
large number Of cash fares on trains hal
grown 10 such en- extent a. seriously Il
handicap them in their pr more important
duties in looking after the operation OF
their trains and insurinE the safe trans
portstiur Of their passengers
While conductors collect Is cents in ex-
cess of The ticket fare between NebraEkE
stations, they issue q rebate check goot
for this amount ST any Of the company
stations and consequently there IL no pen
atty involved. A similar condition existed
in Missouri which was renedied several
months ago by the institution Of the rule
requiring passengers 10 secure their tickets
in advance. The practice met with pubiC
approval no confusion or annoyance re-
sulting therefrom.
aFor several years past there has been 4
general increase in passenger travel and
a consequent increase in the conductor
work in collection transportation and The
management is confident that the wisdom
and r-eAsonablenes Of this regulation viii
be apparent to its patrons"