Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-07
NEW PLAN FOR MILEAGE
Present Form Of Book TO Be Cut Out
After January /.
COUPONS TO REPRESENT CENTS
Meeting 70 he Held in Chicago in
Next Ten Days TO Perfect Details
OF the Proposed New
Form of book.

Present forms Of mileage books IN use
on railroads Of the country are to be aban-
doned by all roads operating west Of Chi
cago on January /. when the 1909 tickets
expire. In place OF the %variegated array OF
books adopted according to the fancies Of
the various railways, uniform ticket books
will be sold. They will be issued. how
ever, by the individual roads over which
they are good for transportation
Varying rate OF fares in the different
states have caused the railroads to get to-
gether on the ticket proposition. The
uniform style Of folding tape tickets has
been agreed upon, but the price OF tickets
and other details remains yet to be settled.
Within the next ten days a meeting Of
representatives Of the passenger depart
ments will be held in Chicago, when the
final form Of ticket will be adopted. A dele
gate from general offices OF the Union
Pacific Railroad company will be present
at the meeting.
One marked difference in the style Of
tickets is certain for the form Of mileage.
Instead Of representing miles, each coupon
will represent cents-the 2 cent coupon
win probably be agreed upon-so that the
mileage may be used in states where vary
ing rates OF fare exist. A book contain
ing 1000 coupons Of this class to be sold
for $40, has been recommended by the
Southwestern Passenger Mileage bureau.
Tickets will be valid on all lines running
west Of Chicago as far north as st. Paul
and Minneapolis, south to st. Louis and
Kansas City and west to Omaha, Denver,
Pueblo and Cheyenne.
New Train TO save Time.
A new fast train has been announced by
the New York Central lines out Of Chicago
which will permit Omaha passengers to
reach eastern points the second morning
by taking an eastbound train from Omaha
IN the evening. The new train will be
known as the New York Central No. G and
WIN be a counterpart OF the famous TWEEN
tieth Century limited. The, fare will be SO
In excess OF the regular rate, but "a less
than the rate of the Twentieth Century
dyer. The run from Chicago to New York
will be made in twenty-five hours. 1t will
leave the Windy City at 1918 a. m, reach
ing New York the following morning mt
p;15 o'clock.
Keen's Gallery of winners.
They're a good bunch" said w. w.
Keen, station master at the Union station,
as he added two photographs to his collec=
tlon OF railway conductors who run out of
Omaha. He carefully framed his latest
pictures, those Of William Wagner of the
Union Pacific and b. E. Carroll Of the
Rock Island. Mr.. Keen has the photo
graphs OF elghty-eight men out Of the lac
who report in Omaha and is going to get
hthe rest whenever they take time off to
visit photographers.
"a better crew of men never swung
lantern or punched a ticket said Mr..
Keen, as he surveyed his art gallery.
Missouri Pacific Time Changes.
Tho Missouri Pacific Railway company
snnources the following changes In train
FchedulCs:
It. ain No. 1CJ will leave Kansas City al
10 p. m. Instead OF 1926 p. m, arriving
s Omaha $50 a. m. Train No. 14 will leave
Omaha at 9:40 a. m. instead Of 8 a. m,
arriving Kansas City at sos p. m. Train