The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01
Time Appropriate For a
Few Pertinent Inquiries.

JuSt HOWy Wuuo tue pessoueo4 VI GA
&c men of all the railroads OF the
Sou.haaxt are IN bi-1nonthly meet
tog In this city, seems To be a suit
ao'a t,po 70 make some inquiries
about :be passenger rates that are In
fore. over the p. & A. division o.
the T.. 4 n. railroad. It Is presumed
thst the principal business Of the rail-
rpad men In MS city IL to discuss the
passenger tariffs that are In force II
tails section and there could be no
more use.u! Geld for their activities
than 10 take up the rates that obtain
n snd Cot of this city on the Louis.
vile and Nashville railroad.
Two subjects are particularly peril
IGnt, Ono OF these Is this: Tho
Louisville and Nashville charges fon-
cents a mile batwsen Pensacola and
River Junction and three cents a mile
between Pensacola and Flomaton.
W1thon. having the definite informa-
t.or ready at hand, 1t Is safe to say
that no other trunk line in the United
States charges as much as four cents
mile and few. very few. small and
obsolete roads in the mountains and
backwoods charge as much.
Prior to tew years ago, several OF
four cents mile ON some Of the
mountain divisions. It then was con.
sidered An outrage and the rates were
lowered. In these mountain divisions
in the heart of the Rocky and Sierra
Nevada ranges, where the cos. of
maintenance is something enormous,
there was some excuse for this, 5u.
on a smooth. level stretch of country,
River Junction, where the cost of
building the read was inconsiderabls
a6d where tie cost of maintenance,
as {; Is maintained. is very small, and
where the passenger traffic Is large,
the charging of such q tariff as four
cents a mile, is a simple outrage. 1t
Is nothing more nor less than that.
The second great subject that it
10 consider is this. The Louisville
and Nashville railroad will not sell
mileage books for less than two and
n half cents mile. Nearly every
other trunk line in the United States
sells interchangeable mileage books
for two cents a mile, but the Louis
Vile and Nashville in its arrogance
will not accept these books aud, for
sooth. must charge two and half
cents.
People who have travelled over the
louisville and Nashville between this
city and River Junction will not be-
1ieve that this extra toll Is exacted on
account OF the superior service that is
given on the Louisville and Nashville
trains, because. without prejudice.
there il certainly not another trunk
line IN the United States that gives
such miserable service.
This arrogance on the part of the
railroad gives much annoyance to
travelling men who arc in the habit of
of interchangeable mileage books. Il
IS inconveuiept. IL is unfair and il =
unlawful. The Journal rospectIauy
asks. is there no remedy in sight?
This newspaper respectfully asks
the Southeastern Passenger Associa.
ton II that great and active body OF
transportation men can not do some
thing to remove these obvious viola
tons Of justice and fairness?
II is high time something should De
done and it seems 20 US that this is
a good field for the activities of the
great body OF railroad men who are
now in this city.
II these two reforms are made, con.
dltions in regard 10 the Louisville and
Nashville would be a good deal more
Searable.