The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
MANY INQUIRIES AS ID REBATE FEATURE
 OF FASHION WEEK
Usual Plan for Refunding Railroad Fares Will Be
 in FOrce-Dec0ratiOn
 Work Progressing

Requests for information regarding the rebate of railroad fares to out-of-town Fashion Week shoppers are literally pouring in on Secretary & H. Fowlkes. of the Business Mems league. under the auspices of which Fashion Week is held, beginning next Monday.
 The usual plan of refunding railroad fares as used by the Business Men's s league the year round will be in fore throughout the week. It provides that any person coming at least z5 miles and buying at least $25 worth of goods shall have an amount equal to the railroad fare both ways refunded upon presenta- tion at the head offices of the league proper credentials as to the distance trav- eled and amount of goods purchased Decorations progressed steadily yester- day on the downtown streets, the lamp posts being transformed into artificial palm trees, the effect presented being very attractive. Secretary Fowlkes asked that persons driving horses should be careful about leaving the animals stand near the posts, as they appeared to be very fond of eating off the palm tree bark decorations.
 The windows of nearly all the big stores were curtained yesterday with cards hanging out to the effect that they. were being decorated with the latest fashions for next week.
 For those interested the complete plan of refunding railroad fares to out-of- town purchasers is given as follows:
 Persons living 25 miles or more from Birmingham may have their railroad fares refunded on purchasing as much as $25 worth of goods from any or all of the stores of the refund members of the rebate bureau of the Business Men s league of Birmingham, Ala. On a basis of one mile both ways for each dollars worth of goods purchased. For example Persons living 25 miles from Birming- ham on making total purchases amount-s ing to s25 may be refunded their ,-s :. e both ways
 Persons living 15O miles from Birmng- ham on making purchases amounting to s150 may be refunded their fare both ways.
 Customers who come a greater num- Der of miles than the number of dollars spent, may have portions of their lare refunded To illustrates: A person who lives 45 miles away. on purchasing $25 worth of goods from the stores of refund members of this bureau will be refunded 20 miles of their fare both ways by the
  of the distance travelled
 'One per cent additional cash refund will be paid to refund customers on all purchases in excess of the sum necessary to secure the refund of their fare.
 RULES.
 '1. Fares will not be refuded on refund books aften 10 days from the date on which the books are issued.
 "2. No refund of fare will be allowed unless application for the refund book is made at the time of purchase.
 ''S. No store shall refund fares or part of fares direct Application for the re- fund must be made at the bureaus of- fices on completing all purc-.ases.
 A. The total amount of each purchase must be entered on the refund book.
 '5. This bureau will take advantage of any excursion or reduced rates which are in effect when purchases are made, in refunding fares to refund customers.
 "6. Persons must live at least 25 miles from Birmingham and must purchase at least $25 worth of goods from any or all of the stores in this bureau to be benefited by this refund plan.'