Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-10-05
RAILROADS TO PUT IN
A TnREE-CENT RATE
South Dakota Lines Volunteer to
lnaugurats New Schedule
Of Tariffs.
BOTH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
People OF state Been Fighting for Re-
duction for Six Years-senator Hit
redge and Gevsrnor herreid
Secure Concessions.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Sept. 3o.-The Ar
gus-Leader today prints a column ar
ticle announcing hat the Chicago
Milwaukee and ST. Paul, the Great
Northern and Northwestern railroads
have agreed to give South X O.
3-cent passenger rate and a general all
around reduction In freight rates.
This reduction has been fought for
by the South Dakota railroad commits
sion for the past six years. But q few
months g the United States u
granted an injunction restraining the
commission from enforcing the sched-
ule of reduced rates.
The new rates were secured through
the efforts Of Senator Kittredge n
Governor Herreid, who AVE had a
number of conferences with the rail-
road men.
as soon as arrangements can be made.
Kittrcdgo's Good Service.
A portion of the Argus-Leader's ar
ticle follows:
Senator Kittredge undertook the
ldSh VI CtGhlllS " 5V1hAS iS
desired and at the same time to secure
the cordial good will OF the roads. lie
at once wrote to Governor Herreid,
suggesting this movement, and Offering
his earnest and cordial support to any
effort which the governor might think
At TO make. Governor Herreid at once
came TO Sioux Falls, expressed his
hearty concurrence in the design, and
he and Senator Kittredge drew a letter
which they at once sent 70 the presi-
dents OF the Chicago, Milwaukee n
st. Paul, the Chicago and Northwest
ern and the Great Northern roads, urg-
ing that the passenger fares within this
state be reduced from 4 cents a mile to
8, and tina the schedule Of freight
rates be so revised as not only to grant
the large reductions which the growing
prosperity Of the state and the roads
Justify, but to abolish determinations
and meet the fair wishes OF the peo-
pie. This letter strongly presented the
case and was signed by both gentle
men.
"As a result OF this proposition
Messrs. Earling, Hughitt and Hill have
sent letters to the beard OF railway
commissioners announcing the reduc-
ton In passenger rates to 3 cents a
mile and asking the commissioners to
name q date and place when and where
the railroad representatives could meet
with them and go Owe the freight
schedules In the state so that they and
the commissioners could agree upon
rates fair to the people and the roads.
1.-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 It's right TO APP
ply all the remedies under the law and
while It has not yet abandoned the
proposed appeal from Judge Carland's
decision 1t will be pleased to meet the
railroad officials and If a schedule can
be agreed upon which will be fair to
the people 1t is likely that all further
litigation, for the present at least, will
be abandoned.
THE people of the state will receive
with joy the news OF this change of
policy. They viii highly commend
Messrs. Kittredge and Herreid for
their efforts In bringing about this bet
ter state of affairs and the railroad
commissiH for %seconding their efforts.
And they will greatly rejoice that the
state will be enabled through the ef-
forts described above 10 pass from war
fare with the roads into cordial friend
ship"