The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-25
RAIL WAYS CUT
RATES TO AID
VACATION TRIPS
Improve Tourist Service;
Boat Lines, Buses
Follow Suit.
BIZ r. J. MCCARTHY
chief Clerk Big Pour


chief Clerk Big Pour
Travel agencies Of all soTts-rall-
roae- Doat lines. traction lines,
b.sses-are Offering wider diversion
in vacation trips and tours for the
summer Of 1929 than for any pIevI-
Gus year. Reduced rates ordinarily
In effect az this time of year have
been r. ned for the coming sum-
mer and rates TO several points not
regularly included in the reduction
have been granted.
Much more service will be Oper-
atcd. and practically all this service
VIII be improved greatly and operate
on shorter schedules. The vacation
traveller is being offered more for
his money this year than ever be
fore. Carriers have accepted the
challenge Of the privately owned
automobile. which has been one Of
the chief factors in vacation travel
for some time past.
The trend Of much summer
travel is expected to be toward the
great scenic section west of the
Mississippi. The principal rail lines
serving this section have made
changes in the equipment and
schedules of their trains.
Cut Rates to West
Until the past month all trains
operating from Chicago to Cali
fornia in sixty-three hours had an
extra fare charge of $40; now extra
fare is charged only for the fifty
eight hour schedules, all extra
charges on the sixty-three hour
trains having been cancelled.
Yet the equipment and appoint
ments OF these luxurious trains have
not been modified-they still con-
Sist of alI-steel Pullman cars, with
club and observation facilities, bar
Der, ladies maid. and baths.
The main trunk railroads in the
west have added attractive rail and
motor bus side trips to their tour
list program. making 1t possible to
spend a week or an entire season
pleansantly in that section.
Eastern Rates Lowered
Nor have the western roads out
done the eastern roads in giving to
the summer tourist the highest
grade of service at a minimum cost.
The east. always attractive to the
traveller from the middle west. IS
being favored with a number Of new
fast trains.
At least one line has inauguTated
a new idea in the matter Of adding
to its service several de luxe all
coach trains between principal east
ern cities. These trains. consisting
of club cars. new style coaches with
bucket-type seats. and observation
cars. are now in operation from
Cincinnati to Detroit and from But
falo to New York and from Detroit
to Chicago. Passengers on such
trains are given these de luxe con-
Veniences at no extra charge.
During the coming summer re-
duced rates to New York City and
Atlantic seashore points and return
via direct routes viii be in effect.
The basis for such reductions will
be one and one-half times the reg
ular one-way fare for the round
trip. Such reduced fare tickets viii
be on sale each Saturday from June
8 to Aug. 81. inclusive and will have
a return limit OF thirty days from
date of sale.
Boats Follow suit
The boats operating in the Great
Lakes. the St. Lawrence river, and
along the Atlantic coast have also
made improvements in their service.
Some new boats will begin opera
ton in these waters during the COM
ing summer and those that have
been in service in the past have
been made more desirable through
complete overhauling.
Besides the summer tourist fares
in effect to the Seashore points.
Canada and the AdirondackS, there
will be available the circle tour
fares.
These circles greatly vary IN size.
the smallest one being a trip in one
direction to New York and the other
direction through Washington and
Norfolk. requiring about ten DAYS,
or it can be expanded at the option