The Washington bee., 1910-08-13
ELEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION
National Negro Business League, New
York City, Aug II, I8, Io, 1910.

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The railroads of the Trunk Line
Passenger Association, the Central
Passenger Association, and the South
eastern Passenger Association have
authorized a rate of a fare and three
ifths, 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 I7-I8-I0, 1910
The territory from which the rates
are available is as follows:
Trunk Line Association - New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Del
aware, MARYLAND West Virginia. Dis
trict of Columbia, and portions of Vir~
ginia
Central Passenger Association n
Ohio, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Michigan
Southeastern Passenger Association
Virginia, portions of West Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Al
ALBANIA and Mississippi
All delegates or members holding
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from and executed by agents at start
ing points evidencing payment of tar
iff rates to place of meeting will be
sold tickets for return trip under fol-
lowing rules, at three-hfths of the first
class fare in effect from place of
meeting to original starting points
| (plus 25 cents railroad charge for val
ldatiOn of tickets via routes travelled
| on going trip as specified on certifi-
Gates.
Going Trip-It is necessary that
such persons procure certificates
when going trips are purchased. If
through tickets to place of meeting
can not be procured at starting sta
tiOns, persons should purchase to most
convenient stations at which such
through tickets can be obtained and
there repurchase through to meeting
| place, procuring certificate from each
agent from whom a ticket is purChas-
ed, and presenting all certificates to
! Special Agent at place of meeting.
| No refund fare will be made because
: of failure to procure certificates.
/ Return trip (a) ValidatiOn for Re
Iturn-Certihcate will not be hOnored
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| ink by authorized officer of our meet
ing and by Special Agent appointed
| by carriers, who will sign certificates
only when satisfied that one hundred
(IOO) or more delegates or members
holding properly executed certificates
| have attended meeting. (The agent of
the railroads makes a charge of IS
cents for valuation of each certifi-
cate when purchasing going tickets.
You therefore see how important it
| is to procure certificates when pur-
chasing going tickets.
Time Limits-No certificates pro-
cured more than three days mot
counting Sundays prior to or more
than two C2) days after date fixed for
the commencement of the meeting
will be hOnored
Certificates must Oe presented to
ticket agent during time meeting is
in session or within three CD days
(nOt counting Sunday after date
fixed for adjournment of meeting.
Not sferable-Neither certih-
Gates nor tickets issued in exchange
therefor are transferable, and if pre-
sented by any other person than orig
ored but will be forfeited.
Tickets for return trips issued in ex-
change 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 sufficient time in ad-
vance of departure of trains or steam
ers to permit agents TO properly is
sue tickets and check baggage They
will not be honored by conductors or
pursers
Return tickets at reduced rates will
be sold only to stations within terri
tory described by carriers in their
tariffs announcing arrangements for
this meeting.
No certificate evidencing payment
of less than Is cents for going ticket
will be hOnored for reduced fare re-
turning
No certificate issued in connection
with children's half fare ticket, mile
age, clergy, charity or employees
ticket, or any other form of transpOr-
tatiOn at less than the regular first
class fare will be honOred for reduced
fare returning.
Be sure to secure certificates from
ticket agents when purchasing your
ticket to New York. Ticket agents
in the above named territory must
issue certificates TO any one upon re-
quest, even if they claim they have
no information relative to reduced
rates on account of the meeting of
the National Negro Business League.
No reduced rates have been granted
on account meeting of the National
Negro Business League except from
the territory described above. Be
sure TO ask for certificates when pur-
chasing tickets, which may be secured
on and after Saturday, August I3, and
are good to return up to and including