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...Every Pullman conductor now tries to sell a section for the price of a lower berth plus one-half the price of the unused upper...
...Special round-trip excursions to "historic" points like Niagara Falls are sold at only a fraction more than the one-way Pullman charge. With 3,400 cars in that service last year Pullman reported the amazing average of 26.6 persons...
...half Pullman charges for round-trips are liberally offered to vacation spots and resorts...
...Pullman fares have not been cut 1¢ to meet present price levels. Western and Southern roads have voluntarily dropped the notorious 50% surcharge on Pullman space which many a passenger wrongly held against the Pullman Co. instead of the railroads. Eastern roads with heavier passenger traffic have neither dropped the surcharge nor reduced the basic fare...
...Pullman has not cut its own prices it has at least made a lively bid for business with three types of bargains...