The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-10-04
VICTORY FOR STATE
Senator Kittredge and Coy. Herried
Induced Railroads TO Scale PaSSen-
ger and Freight RrateS.
Passengers 10 Pay Three Cents q Mile
and Freight Will be Reduced
Accordingly.
quo YadiS is Given a Merit0riouS
Production at Corn palCe With
out Scenery.
GETS REDUCED RATES.

GETS REDUCED RATES.,
Lo wer Freight and Passenger Rates
are in Store for South Dako.
ia People Soon.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, q: The
Argus-Leader today is enabled to an
nounce to the people of South Dakota
the most important piece of news which
has been published in many months.
The war which has been waged for six
years between the people of the state
and the great railway corporations do.
ing business in South Dakota is over
and the lower passenger and freight
rates which have been 80 earnestly de.
sired and which mean SO much, not
only for the convenience, but for the
development of the state, will shortly
be enforced. Moreover, the reduction
is accompanied by the good will Of the
railways granting it aud hereafter the
roads purpose to heartily join the peo-
pie in building up this commonwealth
and developing her resources to the
limit.
This great good fortune has been
brought about by the efforts OF Senator
Kittredge and Governor Herreid. From
the defeat which the state sustained in
the courts they have been able to
grasp victory, by far the most impor-
tant victory which has been won for
South Dakota for many years. Soon
after!the decision of Judge Garland in
the long fought case between the COM
missioners and the Milwaukee rail-
road which granted q permanent in
junction against the project of reduc-
ton. Senator Kittredge conceived the
idea of securing the desired reduction
without resort to the courts. he real
lied that even if a new suit might be in
stituted and even if the courts might be
induced to finally grant the rates de-
sired by the state, the litigation would
inevitably cost the people great sum
and consume years of time, that it
might even then fail and that the good
will and cooperation OF the railroads,
a most important desideratum in the
development OF a young state, would be
endangered.
Mr.. KitLredge conferred with the
railroad commissioners and learned
that the commission had already dis
cussed such course and were in
hearty favor of it, the president of the
com mission having made trip to Chi
cago for the purpose of taking it up
with the railroad people, but failing to
meet them.
He therefore undertook the task of
seeking TO secure the reduction do.
sired and at the same time to secure
the cordial good will OF the roads. He
at once wrote to Governor Herreid sug-
gesting the movement and Offering his
earnest and cordial support to any effort
which the governor might think fit to
make. Governor Herreid at once came
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concurrence in the design and he and
Senator Kittreige drew letter which
they at once sent to the presidents OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Great Northern roads, urging that the
passenger fares within this state be re-
ducad from four cents mile 10 three
and that the schedule OF freight rates
be so revised as not only TO grant the
large reductions which the glowing
prosperity OF the state and the roads
Justify, but to abolish determinations
and meet the fair wishes of the people.
This letter strongly represented the
case and was signed by both gentlemen.
AS result of this proposition Messrs.
Earling, Hughitt aud Hill have sent
letters TO the board of railway commits
sioners announcing the reduction in
passenger rates to 3 cents a mile and
asking the commissioners to name q
date and place when and where the rs.il-
road representatives could meet with
them and 60 over the freight schedules
in the state SO that they and the COM
missioners could agree upon rates fair
J to the people and the roads.
The commissioners met in this CITY
yesterday and decided to hold a meet
ing with the railroad managers in the
near future. While the commission
has in no way forfeited its right to ap.
ply all the remedies under the law and