Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-06-12 | Page 5 | Railway Tickets from a Slot Machine

Railway Tickets From a Slot Machine An lntfi-sl InK application of the slot principle has been made in Kngland. where Lha Lancashire and Yorkshire railway has introduced an automatic ticket-machine at a point where a large number of tickets for a neighboring; station are sold. The machine Is of Hlmplo construction, and when the coin le dropped Into the aloi and a handle pulled 'he ticket Ik dropped Into an open receptacle. If tho machines provo successful In operation It ! proposed to Instal a large number at suburban stations, sta-tions, not only with the purpose of re-Ueving re-Ueving the ticket offlce.especlully dining iiiIi hours, but to enable pa ! flgori to purchase thi li tickets more speedily without with-out waiting In a line at the win-low. It has U en puiKKcsted that a number of these machlnej could be employed at rap-Id-lnwi.slt or subway stations In thl: o'lin- ii with advantage The Bngllsh compai . considers that the automatic ticket-machine will serve to Increase suburban traffic, traf-fic, and enable it to ineel electric competition com-petition on better terms. Harper Weekly, Week-ly, I