The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-24
North CAROLINA
SUPREME court
RENDERING OF IMPORTANT MILE
AGE DECISION ATTRACTING
MUCH ATTENTloN-MucH RE-
JOGGING AMONG THE CONNER
cIAL TRAVELLERS.

There has been nothing Of late years
which has caused as much talk among
commercial travellers as the recent de-
cision of the supreme court of North
Carolina, by which the railroads are
required to lift mileage on trains by
the conductor instead OF as now forcing
the travelling men to stand IN line
before the ticket window, waiting a
turn to exchange mileage for ticket.
In a leading editorial. as will be seen
below, The Atlanta Constitution talks
with the bark on and promises it's sup
port to the commercial travellers, II
that body of statesmen desire to take
up the fight in Georgia The editorial
has that Georgia ring about it, and
IL may be expected that Georgia will
be heard ere long.
Tennessee began a vigorous fight
along this line, when the matter was
permitted to rest in allegiance for the
present. II is almost certain that the
legislature to meet next month will be
called on to consider some measures
which will bring relief to the army of
the road, which is now enduring untold
hardships on account OF this manner
OF collecting mileage, besides the trav-
cling men are losing valuable time ey-
cry day they travel.
The Atlanta Constitution said:
There will be much rejoicing at the
decision OF the supreme court OF
North Carolina which upsets the fool
regulation Of the railroads requiring
holders of mileage books to exchange
mileage for tickets.
This rejoicing would be intensified
I'm Georgia If somebody should take a
similar step TO that of the North Caro-.
lima travelling man who challenged the
legality of the regulation and who has
been sustained in the court of fina
voice.
IF this absurd regulation is illega
in North Carolina, it is no doubt ille-
gal in Georgia and every other state
which stands for 1t.
TN the thiclSly populated states o
the east, where it can be assumed tn,
railroads are run on business princi
Piles, no such regulation exists. A pas
senger buys his mileage book and pre-
SCENTS II to the conductor when he trav.
els. The conductor lifts the mileage
used and the transaction is ended.
Here the passenger buys a mileag
book, then he presents himself in linz
at the ticket window, where his mile
age is exchanged for a railroad ticket
and then ticket" taker relieves tn
conductor Of the responsibility Of hav
ing anything to do with any furthe
part of the transaction.
THE public is entitled to protection
from unnecessary annoyance and hard
ship in travelling, and here is a chanc
for the Georgia railroad commission I
give some genuine relief. 1t should is
sue an order that will give passenger
who have mileage tickets the sam
facilities they have In most othe
states, and as the supreme court O
North Carolina says they shall hav
in that state.
Since this issue has been made an
won by a travelling man in North Caro-
lima, what says the T. p. A. of Georgia
"If they will make the fight here
they may rely upon the full co-opera
ton OF The Constitution. Suppose the
take the matter up as a starter an
present their grievance, by petition, {
the railroad commission.
And il they lose in the first rount
then it is but a step to the courts, an
with the North Carolina precedent /
sight the way seems easy!"