The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-10-13
CHEAPER RA1Es.

CHEAPER RATES.
EAs Railroads Bee Their Mistake and MAKO
Lower Rates TO Chicago unprecedented
Passenger TraAnc the Past Week.
| CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE lines of the
Western Passenger association have
finally seen q great light Some Of
them saw it long ago. but others aid
| not. and those who saw feaped no ben
| put beeaHss 1t their clearer vision.
The enormous amount of travel
brought on by the one cent per mile
| rate flor Chicago day. has been with
out parallel in the history Of railroad
ing, and all the lines now see that low
rates bring the people, bring them in
swafnns aud droves, bring them so that
It is all the railroads can do to haul
them.
This state Of affairs the roads nat
urany desire to keep up until the close
OF the fair, and at yesterdays meeting
OF the Western Passenger association,
action was taken which means that the
l cent rate will be continued for the
remainder Of the exposition. The reso-
luton making the rate was introduced
by the Burlington road. It provided
the rates from western, southwestern
and northwestern points within the
territory Of the Western Passenger
association made for Chicago day at
the fair be continued for the balan ce
OF the exposition, sales of tickets
| to be resumed October II to
continue to October 81, tickets to have
final return limit of Move mber Is.
The resolution provoked lively dis
cussion, the Wabash declaring that one
fare for the round trip was enough,
and the Rock Island asking that ten
day limit be used. The Burlington
resolution made the cheap tickets good
on all trains and in all cars
The meeting split on the all-cars pro-
vision and finally rejected the original
resolution, but agreed that all roads
could, by giving five days notice, put
In the Chicago day rate for the balance
OF the fair. They all gave the notice
and the sale of tickets at 1 cent per
mile will be resumed October Is. The
tickets will be good on all Trains, but
In coaches only. The holders will not
be. entitled Is sleeping or dining car
privileges. This resolution, however,
bids fair to be removed within a short
time.
Chicago roads have never before done
such a business as during the last four
days. The Burlington brought into
Chicago during the time Chicago day
tickets were on sale $4,000 people; Mil.
wauxee t St Paul, IS, 900; Northwest
ern, 10000; Michigan Central, $4,000;
Atchison, $4,000; Lake Shore, As, 600;
Erie, $4,000, and other roads amounts
varying from 10000 to 80. Nothing
like it was ever known before, and the
railroads expect that it will be long be-
fore they see it again.
TIME EXTENDED. =
Oklahoma Settlers Given Another Year to
Make Payments.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE bill pre-.
pared by Representative Flynn grant
ing settlers on certain lands in Okla
homa, an extension of one year in pay
ment of their homestead entries, passed
the house yesterday. It had previous
" passed the senate, but minor
amendment was made to it in the house,
and it was again taken to the senate.
Senator Berry, chairman of the COM
mittee on public lands, broke into Mr..
Cockrell's speech with a motion con-
CuTTlAS III Cuc HOUSE dueuumeuC, anu
the matter was disposed Of
This bill is one of the most impor-
tafit affecting the new territory with
| which congress will be called upon to
deal. The homesteaders affected are
| those who have located on the Shaw
nee, Pottawatomie and Cheyenne and
Arapahoe lands. After settling upon
the lands the farmers had to contend
| with two seasons of drought and found
it impossible to meet the first payment
| as provided for the law opening the
country to settlement.
The bill, which will become law
| with the presidents signature, gives
| another year to meet this payment,
thus enabling thousands of farmers to
retain their lands, who would other
wise be compelled to relinquish them.
Another section of the bill permits
homesteaders in the Shawnee, Potta-
watomie, Cheyenne and Arapahoe In
dian lands to receive a patent for their
land at the expiration of twelve months,
upon the payment Of $3.50 an acre.
The homestead settlers in the public
land strip can take out patent in
twelve months upon the payment OF
| 81. IS an acre.
The McCurtain Shortage.
TUsKAHoMA, 1. T., Oct IL - Ex-
Treasurer Green McCurtain's short
age is still all the talk here and
| tho moro II 10 1oOlxod into Tho