Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
STOPOVERS
ALLOWED
BY NEW
PACT

The long-standing mileage
pulling dispute between the
railroads of Georgia and the
travelling men was settled before
the Railroad Commission We'd
nesday, by.an agreement that is
regarded generally as big vic
tory for the latter.
While mileage pulling" has not
been obtained in complete form with
in the State, it has been obtained in
a large substance.
Under the agreement, which was
proposed to the Commission by the
railroads, and which was acquiesced
in specifically by the various travel
ing mems associations. the Railroad
Commission has withdrawn its order
of November s, 1918. which prescribed
mileage pulling in Georgia, and
which was resisted in the courts by
the roads. only to be finally affirmed
adversely to the roads in the SUI
preme Court
The Commission has also with
drawn its rules nisi, requiring the
roads to show why they had not vio-
lated standing order Of the Com
mission in Withdrawing, Immediately
after the mileage pulling" order. all
Interchangeable forms of mileage.
good on interstate business.
To Replace All Old Forms.
The roads have agreed to replace
within ten days all the old forms of
intrastate and interchangeable mile
age, good, as formerly, on all intra-
state business.
BY June /. or as soon before that
time as may be practical. the roads
have agreed to issue a form Of trans
portation to be known as 'stop-over
tickets" These tickets shall be good
only between designated points. but
shall permit stop-over privileges
within those limits, as passengers
may elect
They shall be obtalnable at any
ticket Office of the company, upon ex-
change for mileage strips. There is
to be no actual mileage pulling" on
trains, however
Under this agreement. a passenger
wishing to go from Atlanta to Macon.
for instance. may exchange his mile
age strip for a ticket good between
those points but all conductors shall
be required to allow him to stop off at
such intermediate points as he may
elect, provided the entire trip is ac-
complished within FIVE days.
All of the old regulations as to bag
gage, etc. have been restored under
the Commissions order, approving the
agreement, issued on Wednesday,
End of Long Struggle.
Wednesdays order marked the Gull
mination Of several years Of warfare
between the railroads and the travel
ing men, in the matter OF mileage
pulling" and the end is regarded by
the travelling men as a big victory. as
it gains for them all they have asked
for, even though it shapes itself final
ly in little different form from that
asked
The roads agreeing entering into
Wednesdays consent order are the
Southern, the Louisville and Nash
willie. Seaboard Air Line, the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Atlanta Birmingham
and Atlantic, the Memphis and Biz
mingham the central of Georgia, the
Georgia Southern and Florida, the At
lanta and West Point and the Macon.
Dublin and Savannah
The other parties to the consent or
der are the Georgia Travellers Pro-
tective Association. the Commercial
Travellers Association. and the GeOr-
gia Travellers Association.
The order was made effective in ex-
ecutive session Of the Commission,
after hearing from all parties con-
cerned.
The agreement was reached after
weeks of negotiations, and was en-
tirely amicable and free from feeling
in its final aspects.