Show stop rebates for passenger tickets effective november no ember 1 the salt lake route and the demer den er il cf rio grande railroad will discontinue pa pai merit of rebates for extra charges made on tickets bought on trim except from froni points where lif re no station or ticket office is maintained by tho the comp companies antei the order is made in lino line with the rifet finst I 1 movement which ig being extended gradually to alveri department of the railroads it is pointed out hy by rail roul rotI officials in explanation of the order tint that w alien hen tickets are purchased from conductors on trai trains tit the time and attention are taken from his primary duty that of safeguarding the passengers and the trains it is the duty of the conductor to take up tickets and to gee ree that all trim trun orders are obeyed that the coaches are maintained properly he lie must police the train and must take every precaution that is possible to prevent llie the injury of pas passengers lengers in addition to these duties he be is required require i to make detailed reports of the number of passengers earned carried 0 o and the stations between which they travel these duties railroad officials say take up the conductors full time and the time necessary nece to sell the issue train tickets and prepare the necessary necess ir reports is taken from the time that would otherwise be gien to caring for the safety and looking to the comfort of the passengers 0 charges in excess of regular rates on tickets now in force and that will be continued in force are 10 cents on tickets costing 50 cents or less 15 cents cente on tickets costing from 50 cents to 81 20 cents on tickets costing from 1 to 81 1 50 and 25 cents on tickets costing or more when these tickets have been purchased 10 a rebate slip has been issued va 4 to the purchasing pasq passenger enger but beginning november I 1 these rebate clips slips will be discontinued and there will be no further payments of rebates k the railroads maintain ticket offices with agents at all but flag stations it is the duty of these agents to advise passengers as to rates and fares and to issue tickets to passengers gen gers J W ellingson chief clerk of the salt lake route ticket offices said tobay to lay the agents are paid for their services vices and these services of course are required of them it is 19 not the conductors duty to sell and issue tickets and the traffic officials believe that better satisfaction can be given by enforcing ao so far as possible r the rule that tickets must be bought before the trains are boarded the rule does not apply kostop to atop ping points where there is no agent because that would be unfair to the 0 passenger pis we believe that when the public understands the actual purpose of the rule to guard more closely clo ely the safety of the passenger there wilt will be no complaint the percentage of travelers who will be affected is almost almott negligible |