Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-30
T. P. A. PRESIDENT
IN ATLANTA TO HELP FIGHT
FOR BETTER MILEAGE RULES
w. o. Hudson, of New Or
leans, Assures Members OF
Order in Georgia That Ma
tionaI Organization Will
Back Them

W. o. Hudson. OF New Orleans. national
president of the Travellers Protective as
ISOLATION. is in Atlanta this week. 70 as
sure the members of the T. p. A In 'FN"r-
gia that the national orgsuization is with
them ito the finish in their fight To
force the railroads TO pull mileage on the
trains. .,s
Mr. HUDSON j. having numerous confer
ences with Georgia committees and lead
ing members. of the fraternity In this
state. urging them to push their demands :,
assuring them that the travelling men Az
over the United States weres watchip@
the fight and mentally cheering the Ge"r
.,ians on
Mr.. Hudson further promises that 81 Il
seems essentially necessary he viii
send F. W. Crandall. chairman OF the
national railroad committee TO Georgia y"
appear before the railroad commission on
behalf of the T. P. A. of this state
The national president of the I. T.
declares that the l.. & y. railroad Is alone
responsible for the trouble. and that vs.
that line alone which is causing the
other railroads in the southeast to force
people to exchange mileage for tickets.
Mr.. Hudson says he has been absolutely
assured of this.
AT a certain meeting of the Southeast
ern Tariff association not long ago" says
the head OF the travelling men, "a high
passenger official of the Illinois Central
road strongly expressed the view that 1t
was the natural duty of the conductors
to pull mileage, and not the duty of the
ticket sellers, and that mileage ought
never TO be exchanged for tickets.
L. & N. HOLDS OUT.
This same official has informed me
that all the other roads were perfectly
willing to let the mileage be pulled on
the trains. except the L. & N, and that
the l. & n. held out, forcing the other
roads to its wishes by refusing to accept
interehangeab mileage-.unless- lit was
stipulated in the books that the mileage
must be exchanged for tickets.
'.An of US travelling men in New Or
Jeans know that the L. & y. is at the
bottom of il, and we feel that we are just
fled in fighting that road One of the
ways we fight 1t is this: Ninety per cent
of the travelling men out of New Orleans
when the want TO buy mileage books for
use on the l. & y. buy them from the
Illinois Central, thus throwing 10 the
Illinois Central considerable amount of
money which that road is given the use
Of with the interest accruing from it, a
considerable time before the mileage is
actually used. and keeping the L. & n.
from touching that sum. with its acc-uing
interest. until the last possible moment.
Mr.. Hudson also says that the La & n.
is the only road out of New Orleans that
doesn't already pull mileage on trains
on the intra-state business.
Ticket agents would naturally be glad
to see the mileage everywhere pulled by
the conductors. says MIR. Hudson, as il
weald give them, that is the agents, more
time. to attend to- their other duties
MEET SATURDAY NIGHT. *
Mr. Hudson will be here until the latter
part of this week and is busily engaged
every day in comforting with leaders in
the fight. offering suggestions and prom
ises of aid. and acquainting the Georgians
more fully with the manner in which the
tight has been waged I'm other localities
All day Tuesday the national president
was in conference with ]. II. Andrews, of
Atlanta, state secretary of. 1the Georgia
branch A-7a --.. 80
At this same time a grand rally is being
held to get new members for the order in
Georgia. and this membership campaign
will close Saturday night with a big gath
ering at-the.. Piedmont under the auspices
of the local post. Among the distinguish
ed visitors present at that meeting will
be. J., r. Boylston. of Augusta; state
president OF the I. p. A.