The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1890-10-03

The above letter was received lv the editor
last week. II saans that Mr.. Whitney took
exceptions to what we said in regard to the
Great Northern not giving excursion rates on
their branches to the Minneapolis Exposition,
and Gays that there is no truth in our assertion
tickets at stations where they come in CONNIE
tition with the Northern Pacific. We had
understood that the last mentioned railway
company sold excursion tickets at several
stations on their branches. and from this. and
the fact that We had aeen the mention Of It in
s"vpra of our exchanges, we made the asspr-
tion. If we were wrong. we are ready and
willing to make thu correction when tho fact
is nrovnn to us to our satisfaction. As to the
assertion that wo are 'uniuetlv preiuliced
against the Great Northern R'y ;" we deny it
most enphatically. But we do claim that the
Hone branch givea the poorest accommodations
OF any road that hears the name Of railway,
that 1t has been our unlucky lot ever to live
near. And IL Mr.. Whitney will investigate
he confirmed hy every person coming to this
place on this branch. Only three trains per
week, and when they happen tn arrive on
time once in great while, the unusual occur
renee causes comment OF astonishment. Only
Thursday Of last week the train was 80 late
that several parties wishing to GO away had to
drive to Clifford, distance OF sixteen miles,
in order to make connection with the train at
Casselton. Only think Of being either waiting
at Everest or on the road between this place
and that for frem four to eight or ten houra,
distance of forty miles. Il it any wonder
that parties (strangars) who come hero are
d;sgustetl, and are heard to make the remark
that il they are ever 40 fortunate as to get out,
they would never risk such trip again, over
such railroad. No, Mr.. Whitney. we are not
'uDjustly prejudced," Tut we in common
with all the people in tho community who
are dependent on this branch for their u ail
matter. freight, or who are Obliged to pat
ronizc the road for passage to or from Hope,
and disguated, utterly 50. with the accOmm0-
dation which we receive at the hands Of your
company. There is nobody who would he
more pleased to stand up for home institutions,
and our local railway than we, il we could do
50 conscientiously, but We are not blind, and
when we receive tenth class accommodation
for first class rates. then we do not propose TO
remain silent, but will agitate the matter and
show it - in its true light. II the compari-
son with other railway lines is uniavorabls to
the Great Northern, so much the worse for
that railway. This we do know. that while
other railway lines, the Northern Pacific for
one, has been granting privileges at different
points or their lines Of buildings loading plat
forms from which to load cars, our citizens
have been denied repeatedly, the privilege Of
the ground on which to build a platform, they
Offering themselves to furnish the material
and do the work. Is this very good showing
for railway corporation which asks the pat
ronage OF our people? Is that little boon ask
ed. too much to comply with by company
which claims to Accommodate is patrons? No.
| 1t is not prejudice but disgust which prompts
" 70 SHOW up MASTERS " t1ey really exist.