The daily sentinel., 1910-09-03
NO STOP OVERS
ON 0NE-WAY
R. R. TICKETS

Beginning October l every railroad
in the country will abolish all stop
over privileges on one-way direct pas
sage tickets.
This order has just been issued by
joint agreement of all the railway
passenger associations, and will affect
every large city in the country, in
cluding Denver and Pueblo, which
were granted these privileges on one
| way tickets year ago. The order
does not affect round-trip tickets, on
which the bulk of tourists travel, and
they may continue to stop on these
tickets at any point in Colorado so
long as they desire, if they arrive at
final destination within the time limit
of the ticket.
! The Denver chamber of commerce.
through whose efforts the ten days
stop-over privilege was granted to
Denver on one-way tickets, will take
up the matter at once through its
transportation and railroad commit
tees. and will make an effort to have
the privilege retained. Statistics
gathered by members of the chamber
indicate that the privilege was large
ly used here, and that because of 1t
many persons on their way TO points
farther west have stopped in Denver
and have been induced by the won
derful resources of the city and sur
rounding country to remain there
and send for their families.
Ii has been suggested that a pro-
test be made through the organization
of cities recently formed to fight the
| express companies before the inter-
state commerce commission. 1t is
generally conceded that the protest
OF a single city will have but little
effect, since the order refers to prac-
tically every city of any size in the
country. Members of the chamber
and Real Estate exchange contend
that Denver is more vitally affected
than almost any other city because
OF the fact that it deprives Colorado
OF hundreds of settlers, who, under
the existing agreement, may make
their homes here instead OF farther
west
The first stop-over privileges on
ohe-way tickets were granted to
Washington, d. c., about five years
ago. Niagara Falls followed almost
at once, and since that time the prac-
tlce mas grown SO rapidly that nc
w1de-awake city in the country has
| aooh H. ne naNlnH
granted it to a few cities, could find
no good reason for refusing it to 9TH
ers. They contend that it is a source
OF much trouble to them, with no
profit, and but little profit to the
travellers or the cities to which the
privileges are granted. For that rea-
son they have been working for a
year TO have it abolished throughout
the country, and have finally sue
ceeded in having all passenger asso-
Citations to take the same action in
the matter.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
VIII continue to permit stop-over
privileges on all tickets, provided the
traveller reaches his destination with
in the time limit for which the tickets
are sold. This will admit usually of
three 10 five days stop-over within
the state. Other railroads will make
their own regulations regarding stop
overs within the time limits of tickets.
The order has the effect of abolishing
the privilege which travellers had of
having the limit of their tickets ex-
tended and stop for ten days at all
points having the special stop-over
privilege.
The various passenger associations
in promulgating their order. made no
reference to round-trip tickets, on
which the time limits are much long
er than on one-way tickets. Passen-
gers will still be permitted to stop at
any point they desire on these tickets,
provided they are used within the
limits for which they are sold.