Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-14
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
WILL SCRUT|N|zE
TICKETS CLOSELY
Railroad is Losing Money BY
Clever Schemes of Travel
ers; Passengers May Be Ask
ed to Furnish Proofs.

Los Angeles Calf. Sept H. Fol-
lowing the discovery that "a BE- losing
thousands ot dollars aN CLEVER urHet
mutuatois and owners Of commute
ton books VINO pass them around
among ticir friends. th" southern Pa
clhc ha. just issued q geuoral hnll"-
IN to all train conductors that mutt
lated tickots must mo- longer be- &c
e,pted under any circumstances and
that clos, watch b. To- %, kept on all
suspicious passengers. In the genera
ofcca 81 the southern Pucinc II has
been estimated that the road has been
losing 100000 annually ihrough the
wrongful use OF tickets.
uu, at M. schemes most frequent
J.; used. and one D., which. 70 D.. said.
hundreds an men have been sicnlng
rides from thr road is thst ~ tearing
from thr tickets the mn. punch mark
M. dc bv q conductor tlru going back
over The road aud REFUSING the ticket
fur the same trip on the assertion
that the ticket was bought boz tho
NAIHU'IN fflNA'iNAfl ffAltAAANN. Nv llil~
way man has gone to san Francisco
from los Angeles. for instance. on q
Through ticket To- omaha. For this
portion ll The ride lo coupon has been
detached bat the conductor has
punched 70 mark Ice one corner of the
ticket to SHOW that 10 has been used.
Ia" uvnos cot the uukrt either has
gone back "a Los Angeles IS sent tia
urkct nack Go some one else, the lit
tie punch has been tourn ont gnd the
same ticket used a second time.
Endorsements Erased.
Formerly IL has been the practice ~
conductors, when a passenger Is get
ting IN the train iu his division, SIM
ply to lndorse the ticket on the back.
stating TINT ID has been used as FAR
az such "A station The clever traveller
has then gone hack on the road as
far as he desired. erased the pencil
Endorsement ana changed 70 20 read
from another station ana used the
Ticket % second timc.
one Of the tricks most frequently
employed on short trips has been ion
tho passenger 90 take seat In tho
trout coach Of tho train The conduc-
Tor comes through. takes up mis- Tick
ct and gives him IN return hat
check showing that his fare has been
collected. Before the TRAN has start
ed. however, the traveller has fnstcn-
ed long string from his window
Go one az the rear of the car ON this
string he fastens his hat creek. sends
IL on us Journey, ana IL rs picked ur
hy his compatriot before the couduc-
tor gets 90 tho rear Of tho car The
/ check ls then stuck In the second
mans hat and wh,n tho conductor
reaches him it appears that his fare
has been collected
Commnicrs Must nc Careful
The bulletin goes on 90 further ex'
plain that many users ~ commute.
ton tickets Az constantly Vioiatinf
the terms that are sold by loaninl
them tn friends and others than i'm,
mediate dependents. Tho orders state
that any communication tickets thus
used by ono not having legitimat.
right to them shan he taken M hN
the conductor and connscatcd
In the case OF persons suspected %
using scalped tickets II IN ordered tina
the conductor shall demand the Oae
gage check ~ The person. go 90 th'
haeRage car ana verify the namc b,
that on tho trunk " this name ri
the initials do, not correspond VIII
the Ticket tho conductor win ~
through the car calling Telegram
Tor Mr.. So and So giving the name ol
the baggage. II the suspected maj
nneWors no b. ordered from tho trnit