Show ANTIPASS SPASM Exchange Mileage Proposition Dis Discussed Discussed Discussed cussed by Officials The pass pau agitation which comes as regularly as u the flowers in springtime or the frosts tro ts in fall has resulted in a proposition on the part of some of the railroad presidents pre to issue ex en exchange change mileage instead of passes This plan would bring the courtesies nearer to an equitable basis bUls The road read wish wishing lag ing to use UtIe more transportation that it afforded in return would have to pay fares It is said that one western road has found after careful figuring that for two years it ha hal baa issued transportation to other roads lt In excess of what it Tics has taa received in return The majority of the local railroad men menI I believe the present agitation is much I more serious than It has ever been be before beI before i I fore General agents as far west as asi Denver Dener have been notified that certain i eastern roads will issue them no more passes and aDd there is some ome l fear tear that the microbe may spread preM until it causes an aft epidemic all over the country try It has bas frequently been said that pa p pases ses es will never be abolished said a passenger man malt yesterday but the same me thing need used to be said about pay paying payIng ing lug commissions to agents The com corn commissions missions mi lons were abolished though and no road has bu broken over or o r the rule The same thing is likely to be true about passes pa There is one phase about It that seem to be taken tal ta en into consider consideration consideration to any great extent by the east st ern cnn trunk lines linea and that Is that cut cutting ting Un oft off passes amounts to tv a reduction in salary There are many thousands of railroad men In the United States who would not continue working for a IL railroad for the salaries they receive If it were not for tor the transportation privileges they receive for far them e and their families I know personally pers of many men who would have quit the railroad business at one time or Of an another another other if it had not been for the chance afforded them annually to get trans traM for a pleasant vacation trip for tor themselves and their families |