Evening journal., 1913-08-22
Peoples Column
ADVOCATES ANTI.sCTLPING LAW


To the editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Sir Below is an exact copy Of
the letter received from the commit
tee on Industrial and Technical Edu
cation in Philadelphia.
"phils Pa, August 49, 1913.
Mr.. Charles H. Braun. Whining
ton. Del
Dear sir: The institutions in
Philadelphia offering evening indus
trial and technical instruction for
men have recently held a number Of
conferences with a view TO extending
the number Of educational privileges
available 10 workers and apprentices
In shops and factories.
"In surveying the field they found
that a large number of industrial
courses were given In Philadelphia
which were not duplicated in the city
of Wilmington, and also that a con-
siderable body of students from VIII
mington attended these classes. The
WilHington students are handicapped
by The excessive railroad fare which
they have to pay The committee in
vestigated this matter and found that
a Wilmington student Is compelled to
pay iiftyaper cent more for his fare
to Philadelphia than a student from
Trenton. Yet the two cities are about
cQui-distant from Philadelphia and
are situated on the same railroads.
"The committe finds that the differ
ence is due to the fact that the Tren-
ton students can buy 100-trip ticket,
while the Wilmington students can
not The railroads base their refusal
TO issue a l0O-trip ticket TO Whining
ton upon the ground of the abuse of
such tickets by scalpers and the abso-
lutte lack OF anti-scalping legislation
in Delaware.
1--WE are writing to bring this mat
ter to your attention Il has been
proved that evening technical and in
dustrial courses are great saving
to the employer as we'll as a means Of
promotion TO the worker We ask
your assistance in making IL possi-
bic for students from your plant and
other Wilmington plants to reach
Philadelphia two or three evenings a
week without paying the present high
railroad rates
1--WE shall be glad 10 receive your
advice and any suggestions which you
have TO make concerning either the
railroad rates or the industrial and
technical courses IN which you and
your employees are interested.
Henry " Gummere,
"Drexel Institute.
Committee "J l.. Clarkson.
"Y. NJ. G.. A.
"Albert e. Mckinley.
Temple University,
Chairman" +"
Last year ! attended the evening
course at Drexel Institute three
nights week had to buy q month
ly ticket on the railroad and paid $40
for the same. that being only two to
three dollars a month cheaper than a
regular round trip ticket each night.
The different courses I'm the Phila-
delphia schools are so cheap that
many Wilmington students take ad-
vantage Of them The railroad fares
cost much more than the courses and
/ I have met many persons who would
/ like 10 attend the Philadelphia schools
but cannot on account of the eXces-
sivo railroad charges think the
railroad company would readily issue
the 1O0-trip ticket TO Wilmington
students II there were an anti-scalp-
ing law In Delaware. do not ses
why Delaware should be behind Other
States IN passing such a law. 7 be
lieve that the reason no such law has
J been passed Is that there have moi
( been any extensive cases of ticket
, scalping discovered in Delaware But
that is no reason why there never
will be any ticket scalping. Why not
lock the door before the horse is
I stolen?
ask you II you will not, through
your paper or i'm some other way, try
to advocate the passage Of such a
law 10 prevent ticket scalping under
penalty of prison sentence. The pas
sage OF such a law may be the means
indirectly, of permitting a great many
young men to attain a better techni-
cal and industrial education than is
offered by the Wilmington schools.
Hoping that this subject will re-
ceive your most favorable considera-
tion, / am
Very sincerely yours,
Charles II. Braun.
Wilmington, Del. Aug 21, 1913.