Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-03-27
Traffic Officials Return to st. Louis
from Jefferson City.
WILL RESTORE THREE-CENT RATE
It Will Be Made Effective on All
Lines April 10.
SOME CONCESSIONS ON MILEAGE
TwO-Thousand-MiIe Books Good on
All Railroads at 2 Cents, Five
Hundred-MiIe Books Good for
Bearer at I-2 Cents.

ST LOUIS. March &-The Scent local
ticket rate and the 1000 mile interchange
able book will be put in effect April TO-
according to an official statement issued
by the eighteen railroads in Missouri to-
night The statement was issued after the
return of the railroad representatives from
jefferson City, where conferences on the
passenger rate question were held with
Governor Hadley, Attorney General Major
and members of the railroad committee of
the legislature.
The statement also announces that
actions to test the validity of the 2-cent
laws in adjoining states will be brought
at once Alter stating that the most cor
dial good feeling existed during the con-
ference at jefferson City, the statement
reads:
"As the matter now stands as between
the railroad proposition and that of the ex-
ecutlve and legislative departments there
is a difference which might be classified
as detail.
"In other words, the establishment of the
! S-cert basis for through and interstate
rates will mot be objected to, and 1000
mile interchangeable mileage book upon a
basis of cents net is acceptable to both
| sides. The state favors 5OO-mile book.
good upon an Individual railroad and for
| bearer at "a cents per mile.
"The railroads offer in lieu of this 900
mile book, good over all of the railroads
| in the state ard for bearer at 21k cents
| per mile; and upon an Individual railroad
5OO-mile book, good for owner only for
| 2ik cents per mile, all mileage books In
| both cases to be good or one year.
| Talk About scaIpers.
| "The objection by the railroads to the
2h-cent individual railroad bearer mileage
book is the fact that where more than
1l-cent difference is made between the
ordinary local ticket rate and the bearer
mileage rate Il win be used by scalpers
ard also to reduce Interstate rates.
''The mileage ok, which the railroads
offer. would be flat 2s6 cents; the differ
ence would not represent profit to both
scalper and purchaser, therefore, this ticket
] would not be scalped."
In reference to the traveller of small
means and for short distances the state
ment reads
1.-THE opinion OF every passenger traffic
official is that the practical effect of the
2h-cent statewide mileage book would be
to extend the benefit of that rate to every
traveller. They would be perfectly nego-
table and 1t would be the simplest matter
for individuals to secure the use of por-
| tion OF a book held by another,
AT the present time no further confer
ence is contemplated.
I'm the meantime the Scent local ticket
rate and the 2,OOO-mile interchangeable book
will be put in effect April 10.
| with a return to the Scent maximum
| basis 1t Is believed that the railroads will
feel justified in considering questions OF
excursion rates
! ACTIONS to test the validity of the 2-cen,
laws in adjoining states will be brought al
snce."
jefferson City Conference Ends.
! JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. March 26.-That
| there has been practical failure of all
rate negotiations between state and rail-
road officials here during the last two
| days was apparent today after another
| frutless conference at the executive man
sion and a decision by the state senate not
to interfere. II is considered probable that
| the roads win put the old Scent fares into
effect early next month and that the legis-
lature will retaliate by passing bills re-
| qurlng the sale OF mileage books at the
| rate of cents a mile and giving the state
! (ContinuAd on Second paRel