The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-11
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For the round trip to New York II
round trip tickets with certificates
arc bought for National Nexro
Business League. -"

| The railroads of the Trunk Line
Passenger Association, the Central
Passen ger Association and the South
eastern Passenger Association have
authorized at rate of fare and three
hfths, on the certificate plan, from
points within their territory, to dele
gates attending the eleventh annual
session of the National Negro Bust
ness League at New York City, Au-
gust 17-18-19, 1910.
| The territory from which, the
rates are available is as follows:
! Trunk Line Association: New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia.
District of Columbia and portions of
| Virginia.
Central Passenger Association:
Ohio, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania
Illinois, Michigan.
| Southeastern Passenger. Associa-
ton: Virginia, portions of West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, N.
Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and Mdssissipm.
/ All delegates or members hnld,n,p
standard form certificates secured
1rom and executed by agents at
starting points evldencing payment
Of tariff rates to place of meeting
Will be sold tickets for return trip
under following rules, at three
| flfths of the first class fare in effect
from place of meeting to original
starting points, plus rs cents, via
routes travelled on going trip as
specified on certificates.
Going Trip.
1t Is necessary that such person
procure certificates from agenta
when going tickets are purchased,
If through tickets to place of meet
Ing cannot be procured at starting
stations, persons should purchase to
most convenient stations at which
such through tickets can be obtained
and there re-purchase through to
place of meeting, procuring certifi:
cate from each agent from whom q
ucket Is purchased, and presenting
all certificates to Special Agent at
place Of meeting. No refund Of fare
Will be made because of failure tn
procure certificates.
Return Trip (a) Validation for
Return.
Certificates will not be honored
for return tickets unless signed with
ink by authorized officer of our meet
ing and by Special Agent appointed
by carriers, who will sign certdf-
Gates only when satisfied that one
hundred G00) or more DELEGATES
or members holding properly execut-
ed certificates have attended meet
ing. You therefore see how i'm
portant 1t is to procure. certificates
when purchasing going tickets.
Time Limits.
wa ''i'Se"'Sc procured more
than three days (not counting Sun
days. prior to or more than two (2)
days after date fixed for the COM
mencement of the meeting will be
hon ored.
Certificates must be presented to
ticket agent during time meeting is
IN session or within three CO days
mot counting Sunday after date
liked for adjournment Of meeting.
Not Transferable.
Neither certificates nor tickets Is
sued In exchange therefor are trans
terable, and If presented by any
oh1er person than original purchas-
ers, they will not be honored but
will be forfeited.
Tickets for return trips issued in
exchange for certificates will be
limited to continuous passage by first
train or steamer leaving place Of
meeting after purchase.
Certificates must be presented to
ticket agents a sufficient time in adj
vance Of departure of trains or
steamers TO permit agents to proper
ly issue tickets 'and check baggage.
they will not be honored by con-
ductors or pursers.
Return tickets at reduced rates
will be sold only to stations within
territory described by carriers in
their tariffs announcing arrange
mentS for this meeting.
No certificate evidencing payment
OF less than IS cents for going ticket
Will be honored for reduced fare re-
turning.