The daily star-mirror., 1922-12-19
STUDENTS GRANTED
RATE FOR SPECIAL
UPHAMS REQUEST ALLOWED By
UNION PACIFIC FOR CHRIST
MAS HOLIDAY TRAIN

Special rates of one fare and one
half for round trip direct from
Moscow to any point ON the Oregon
Short Line will be made to all those
who use the ~. of l. Christmas
Special" This announcement was
made today by E. A. Klippel, Jr., of
Spokane, travelling passenger agent
of the Union Pacific. AS these rates
do not become effective until mid
night Thursday and as they expire
on January 3, the special train will
have to leave Moscow at midnight
Thursday and return on January 3.
The special rates OF one fare and
one-half for the round trip were OBJ
tanned largely through DR.. A. H. Up
ham, president of the University Of
Idaho. DR.. Upham wired President
Carl Gray of the Union Pacific syS-
tenn at Omaha and President Gray
authorized a conference of A. S. Ed
monds, traffic manager Of the Union
Pacific, William McMurray, general
passenger agent of the Union Pacific
and Mr.. Klippel with DR.. Upham. The
conference was held in the presi-
dents office yesterday afternoon and
as result the special rates were
made effective by the Union Pacific.
Special Direct to Boise
On the going trip to south Idaho
the special will operate direct into
Boise. Two sleepers, which will be
occupied by students from towns
south of Nampa, will be cut out at
Nampa and will go straight through
to Pocatello where they will be occu-
pied until o'clock the morning OF
arrival in Pocatello.
On the return trip the special will
operate direct from Boise. Students
living north of Pocatello will con-
meet, via o. S. L. train No. AZ from
Idaho Falls and surrounding terri
tory, with mail train No. as far as
Nampa Twin Falls students return
ing will have a special sleeper direct
from Twin Falls, via o. S. l.. train
156 to Minidoka, where the sleeper
will be transferred to main line train
No. 19 as far as Nampa where the
sleeper will be cut out and put on
the special coming through there
from Boise.
Use Main Line Trains
Students between Pocatello and
Nampa may take No. 5 and connect
with the special, if No. 5 stops at
their station. If not No. 10 will have
to be used as far as Nampa.
If return sleeping car reservations
are not secured before leaving Mos
cow, they may be secured by ap-
plying to the ticket agent at Boise.
To take advantage of the new special
rate, students will have to buy round
rip tickets before leaving Moscow.
The train will be open Thursday
hight at 10 O'Clock for occupancy and
Ill rail and sleeper tickets must be
urned in and validated at the ticket
office that night before the students
BOARD the train.
Best Equipment For Train
The special train will be made up
/ five standard Pullman sleepers of
he latest type, coach, dynamo
,aggage-car, a through service diner
md a full length observation car.
dr. Klippel will accompany the train
lear through to Boise. The older
md more experienced railroad en-
,loyes will be drawn from the regu-
ar main line service to handle the
rain.
The train by leaving Moscow at
on Thursday will arrive in
Boise at Sis the evening of Friday,
December 20. The Pocatello students
will arrive at 2 O'Clock Saturday
morning but they may remain in
heir sleeper until 8 o'clock. On the
trip the schedule calls for
he departure of the special from
Boise at o'clock (Boise time) the
vening of Tuesday, January g. Poca-
clio students are to leave the morn
ng of the same day. The special will
rrive in Moscow at 2:35 Wednesday
fternoon, January 3.