Show STOP REBATES FOR PASSENGER PASSENGERS S TICKETS Salt Lake Route and D. D R. R G. G Will Abandon the he Custo Custom Effective November November 1 I the the Salt Lake Route and the Denver Denyer Rio Grande r railroads will wili le payment of ot rebates for extra charges made on tickets bought on trains except from points where no station or ticket office is maintained by the companies This order is made in line with the safety first movement which is being extended gradually to every department of the railroads It is pointed out by railroad officials in explanation 1 of the order that when whim tickets are purchased from conductors conductors conductors tors on trains the time and attention of the conductor are taken from his primary duty that of safeguarding the passengers and the tho trains It is the duty of the conductor to take up tickets and to see see that all aU train orders are that the coaches are maintained properly he hem m must st police the train and must take every precaution that is possible to prevent the injury of passengers In addition to these duties he is required to make detailed reports of the number of pass passengers passengers' c carried and the stations between which they travel These duties railroad officials say take up the conductors conductor's fUll Uhl time and the time necessary to sell and issue train rain tickets and prepare the tho necessary necessary I sary reports is taken from the time that otherwise would be gIven riven to carIng carIng caring car- car Ing for the safety and looking to th the comfort of passengers Charges in excess ss of regular rates on tickets now in force and that will willbe willbe be continued in force are 10 cents on tickets costing 50 cents or less 15 cents on tickets costing from 60 50 c cents to 1 1 20 Cents bents on tickets costing cost ing from 1 1 to and 25 cents on tickets costing or more When these tickets have been purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased a rebate slip has been issued to the purchasing passenger but be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning November 1 these rebate slips will be discontinued and there will be no further payment of rebates re- re bates Dates The railroads maintain ticket offices with agents at all aU but flag stations It is the duty of these agents to o advise passengers as to rates and fares ares fares and nd Ib tb issue il tickets to pas- pas J. J W chief chiet clerk of the Salt Lake Route ticket offices office said today The agents are paid for these services services services ser ser- vices and these services of course are required of them It is not the conductors conductor's duty to s sell ll and Issue tickets and the tr traffic officials beleve believe be- be leve lieve that better satisfaction can be given by enforcing so far tar as possible the he rule that tickets must be bought before trains are boarded The rule does not apply to stopping stopping stopping stop stop- ping points where there is no agent because that would be unfair to the passenger passenger W We Ve believe that when the public understands the actual p put pur- r.- r. pose ose of the rule to guard more closely closely closey close- close ly y the safety of the passenger there will be no complaint The percentage percentage percentage per per- of travelers who will be affected af- af is almost almose negligible |