Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1887 — RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

A company has been mcorporated at Springfield, with a capital of *1,500,000, to build a railway from Danville to East St Louis. The following action taken by the Western States Passenger Association in session at Chicago, regarding the issue of mileage tickets will be read with interest by commercial travelers and others using such tickets: Whereas, The issue and use of mileage tickets have been demonstrated to be productive of much detriment to the railway companies and liable to much abuse, and many of the roads are opposed to their continuance, but inasmuch as they have been a convenience to some of the patrons of railways; therefore, resolved, that wo will for the present continue their issue as an experiment upon the following conditions: That each ticket shall be restricted to use by the person whose name shall be entered upon the ticket, and snail be non-transferable, and that they shall be sold at a uniform rate of not less than cents per mile and without rebate. That eacli book shall be good for 1,0)0 miles, no more nor less, and its validity shall be limited to one year from date of sale. Bag: age allowance to be the same as for regular travelers. This is scarcely a concession on the part of the railroads. Between most through points the regular fare is but little if any over 2)4 cents per mile, and, consequently, the passenger will save but little by buying thousandmile tickets.