Show o How to Best the Scalpers h A railroad manager is quoted as sayinp her ho The only possible nay to prevent third ho tk parties from manipulating tickets and still i at the same time give the public the benefit rat of competition in through rates is to compel a com-pel all lines selling tickets by roundabout a routes at the shortline rates to use continuous con-tinuous passage nontransferable train d 1 contracts and not permit any redemption in of unused coupons If this was generally adopted railroad companies would do their local business at their proper proportion of Sire through rates A local railway man suggests that the end could be gained by making all mused IP 1 portions of tickets redeemable at any coupon ticket office at the full rate As the scalpers only pay a portion of this the passenger would naturally go to the ticket office where more money would be paid The latter method seems to have many friends and it is quite probable that an at fcrapt will be made at the next session of 1i i 1 I Congress to have this made an amendment to the interstate commerce law |