Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1915 — EARLY TRAVEL ON THE LINE [ARTICLE]

EARLY TRAVEL ON THE LINE

Rules and Regulations That Made Passengers Toe the Mark Were in Force. As a contrast to the traveling facilities which are now so universal, it is interesting to read a "Copy of the Rules for Travelers on the First Railway,” a document still preserved among the archives of the company of the Manchester to Liverpool railroad, and which has been sent by A. S. Whitefield to Notes and Queries. The rules are as follows; 1. Any person desiring to travel from Liverpool to Manchester, or vice versa, or any portion of the Journey thereof, must, 24 hours beforehand, make application to the station agent at the place of departure, giving his name, address, place of birth, age, occupation and reason for desiring to travel. 2. The station agent upon assuring himself that the applicant desires to travel for a just and lawful cause, shall thereupon issue a ticket to the applicant, who shall travel by the train named thereon. 3. Trains will start at their point of departure as near schedule times as possible, but the company does not guarantee when they will reach their destination. - 4. Trains not reaching their destination before dark will put up at one of the several stopping places along the route for the night, and passengers must pay, and provide for, their own lodging during the night. . 5. Luggage will be carried on the roof of the carriages. If such luggage gets wet the company will not be responsible for any loss attaching thereto.