Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-17
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tention OF the Georgia Railroad Com
mission 20 an injustice being done
travelling men in that state which
is equally prevalent in Florida, and
should be remedied at once. Says
The Journal:
"One OF the greatest hardshiDs
which the travelling men OF Georgia
have to endure at the hands OF the
railroads is the requirement. that az
ter having purchased thousand or
two-thousand-mile book as provided
for by the agreement between the
railroads aud the commission some
months ago. they must exchange the
necessary amount OF mileage for a
special ticket before the prospective
traveller Is allowed to get on the
train. Y
I'VE called attention to this Unjust
ice at the time and insisted that 1t
would be violation Of at least the
spirit Of the agreement
Experience has shown that the In
convenience Of using mileage In this
way Is even greater than was anticI-
pated at the time and there Is a
very earnest demand on the part OF
the travelling men Of the State that
there shall be return to the old
system OF using mileage
1T was one OF the principle adj
vantages in purchasing mileage
books that the holder OF them could
get on the train and decide even
while he was ON board. where he
would make his FIRST stop. II he
changed his mind, and decided to trav.
el station or so farther, after he
was on board, II was an easy matter
70 have so much more mileage pulled
from his book, without Inconvenience.
And yet this was the very smallest
part Of the convenience. To put II
adversely, II IA not the most neon
venient feature that he cannot do this
any more. The fact Is that since
passenger Is required to produce his
mileage book and exchange so many
coupons for regular ticket. II fire.
quently happens that he has to stand
In line waiting his turn at the ticket
window until Il Is literally too late
20 catch his train. II he is compare
lively late IN arriving at. the station
ne sees his train pulling out because
he has not time TO go through the
red tape Of making the exchange.
This IL not an imaginary instance.
We are informed that things like this
occur in actual experience every day.
when the whole theory OF mileage
books, as they we're formerly issued,
was 70 avoid this Inconvenience and
delay.
Under the old system the travelling
man could send his mileage book to
the station. along with his baggage
and have the latter checked. which
was a great convenience in the early
hours OF the morning.
I'VE repeat that the entire arrange
ment Is contrary 20 the spirit Of the
agreement into which the railroads
entered when they offered 10 issue
these mileage books. II was natural
~ expected chat they would carry
with them all the privileges which
have been associated with them IN
the past.
ia THE a studied effort on the part
Of the railroads TO discourage che use
Of mileage books as much as possibley
10 they wish 10 force the travelling
mon to pay the higher rate incident
TO the purchase OF regular tickets
rather than be subject 10 the addl.
tionAl Inconvenience OF making this
exchangeY
IN looks very much as ~ that were
the case.
"A, any rate we feel that n Is a
matter which should be taken up BY
ihe railroad commission. We have
asked from the very beginning. that
the railroads make these mileage
books subject 20 All the privileges ana