Mileage Books; Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Sixty-Seventh Congress, First Session on S.331. a Bill to Amend Section 22 of the Interstate Commerce Act by Permitting the Issuance of Interchange (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...and I can not recollect--I believe I made the principal talk on the mileage ticket, and I beg your pardon, but I never made a statement and never heard a statement made about reinstating the 1,000-mile book. Mr. Fox. I am not contending that you did, but you had seven representatives there, Mr. Clink. Mr. Clink. I might state for the information of you railroad gentlemen that if 15 cents covers the price of the cover of a mileage ticket, we will pay the 15 cents and be glad to pay it. So that eliminates that expense. Mr. Crawford. May I ask Mr. Fox a question? Senator Watson. If Mr. Fox is willing. Mr. Fox. I should like, if I may, before I get away from this, to revert back to this Chicago meeting. Senator Watson. Mr. Crawford asked if he might ask you a question, but he does not desire to do so unless you are willing to be interrupted. Mr. Fox. I would like first to finish this. At the Chicago meeting the suggestion was made by Mr. Williamson that some book be issued in eastern territory on the basis of 1,000 miles of travel. Mr. Tedrow, for Kansas City territory, stated he might be interested in a 1,000-mile book to cover the territory in Western Passenger Association territory only, but that it could be taken up later. Mr. Clink's statement was purely on the basis of a 3,000 or 5,000 ticket, but there was no unanimity by any means. Mr. Crawford. Mr. Fox, you stated, I believe, that it was hard to determine what denomination of mileage or scrip book the traveling men would want. We are here to-day representing 601,000 members, and we are absolutely authorized to ask for a scrip book of not kss than 3,000 miles and not over 5,000 miles. You stated a while ago, Mr. Fox, that it would be discriminatory to issue a mileage book.. From 1870 to 1914, when the i...