N&W in 1909--Fares

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
October 15, 1909

NEW PASSENGER RATE IS NOW EFFECTIVE
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Many People Bought Tickets in Advance at Old Rate

    The new interstate [sic] passenger rate on the Norfolk and Western of two and a half cents a mile, according to a decision of the court's, went into effect last night at midnight.  The rate out of Bluefield is now two and a half cents to all local West Virginia stations, instead of two cents as heretofore.  For instance the old rate to Kenova was $3.70, and the present rate is $4.55.
    It is understood that a great many people who do a lot of traveling over the Norfolk and Western in the state purchased a large number of tickets before the change went into effect.
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[It is obvious from the article that the change was to intrastate rates rather than interstate rates.  The ticket costs were blurred in the microfilm, so the best interpretations are shown.]

Gordon Hamilton
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