Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-01-28 | Page 1 | Pullman Reservations Must be Paid For

PULLMAN RESERVATIONS MUST BE PAID FOR. Chicago, Jan. 28. Travelers maybe forced to pay for Pullman "berths they havej-eserved, but which they do not use, if a new rule on berth reservations reserva-tions is adopted by western railways. The subject was considered at a meeting meet-ing of heads of the Passenger Traffic departments of the roads yesterday and definite action on it postponed only because new Pullman rates go into effect, first The plan Is to insist on a full prepayment pre-payment for berths at time of reservation. reser-vation. Now the berths can be reserved re-served by a telephone call to the railroad rail-road office. This privilege has been abused, the railroad men say, by persons per-sons who have changed their minds at the last minute about taking the trip planned and who have not notified noti-fied the railroad, allowing the reserved re-served berths to be unoccupied. 00