The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-14
WILL NOW CHECK
THROUGH ON MILEAGE
FIIcs Tariff Effective December 4.
Doing Away With Annoying Break
In Trip At Washington.

In 1915. the Pennsylvania Railroad.
which had been checking baggage
through from New York and other
Northern points, TO Richmond and
points south thereof. discontinued do
ing 30 and refused TO check baggage
through or permit tNs selling OF Pull
man Or parlor car tickets to points
south OF Washington, except on
through tickets to such points issued
by tho PennSylvania Railroad, COM
pelltng passengers either TO break
their "trip at Washington so as to re-
check their baggage and repurcha&s
pu'lman accommodations or buy
through tickets at rates higher t-lan
those afforded by mileage tickets
Complaint having been brought be-
lore tho Interstate Commerce Com
mission, that body issued an order d.
reCti1g the Pennsylvania Railroad to
~esu3ao the checking of Agga9e and
eale of Pullman accommodations to
points south OF Washington. on what
Is known SIS split tickets: but the
order Of the Interstate Commerce
tickets Of tho Per1syivRnia Railroad
north OF Washington.
Under a recent tariff issued by the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the mileage
tickets of that company are now In
Guided In the arrangement, just az
they were before the Pennsylvania
Railroad IN 1915 excluded them from
the arrangement
Effective December !. 1919 the
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which provides that they Will
sell through Pullman transportation.
and check baggage through on a COM
bins ton OF n!lee ga transportation or
any other combination of traDsporta-
ton wh!cn are available for sale for
p4rlor car and sleeping car tickets.
or reservations IN parlor or sleeping
hls from Eastern cities IN the Penn
sylva0ia Railroad to points in South
arm territory via the washington gate
way.
The order provides;
"Penr sylvania Railroe1 l,0oo-rfls
tickets sold under this tariff are valid
only on the lines and in the territory
prescribed herein, and the siala OF
parior or seaplng car tickets, o.
reservation in parlor or sleeping cars
may bs made through TO destination
upon presentation OF tickets OF any
character, including ticket orders and
mileage tickets Except u!laase ex-
change orders) which form q part OF
through transportation and are law
fully available for the sale OF parIor
car or sleeping car tickets or reserva-
tons In perior or sleeping cars.
Exceptions: The sale OF parlor or
sleeping car tickets. or reservations In
parl0r or sleeping cars. will not be
made on Central Passenger Assoc!a-
ton mileage exchange orders or
tickets Issued IN exchange for coupons
thereftoTn; neither will interchange
/ able 0o-miie book issued by lines In
/ Southeastern Passenger Associat. on
! be recognized a. valid transportation
for the gale OF parior car or sleeping
car tickets. or reservations IN parlor
or sleeping cars, but tickets furnish
"a N exchange for coupons from tn
Interchangeable t.co0-nile books Issued
by the lines IN the southeasteT1 Pas
senFer Association will be considered
va a for this purpose"
Similar rules relative TO the check
ing OF baggage o. the above cescrtb-
cd combinations Of tickets HIS also
been placed in the baggage tariffs