The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-11
WORK OF r. r. COMMISSION.
Number Of Matters Of importance in
/ State Are Settled.


The state board of railroad com.
missioners has concluded holding its
regular monthly meeting at the head
quarters of the commission in Sioux
Falls. During the meeting a number
OF matters of importance received at
tention at the hands of the members
of the board.
Aberdeen early in the present week,
where testimony was taken in the case
Df the Aberdeen National bank VS..
Ehe United States Express company.
The bank seeks to have the express
company compelled to accept ship
ments Of currency at any time during
ordinary business hours. The practice
has been to accept such shipments
pnly Immediately prior to the depart
IRE of trains, as the express company
has no safe place in which to keep
currency over night. The railroad
commissioners decided to hold an ad-
ourned meeting at their headquarters
Sioux Falls on Aug. 10, at which
ime arguments in the above mention
ID case will be made, after which a
lecision will be rendered.
During the meeting of the board
etter was received from the officials
VI the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road company stating in substance
hat the company had decided to grant
: petition of the people residing at
Canning and vicinity and maintain an
kgent at Canning in the future. For
he past ten or twelve years the COM
bany has had no agent at that place,
,ut business has now increased to
Fuch an extent that an agent has be-
AOme necessary.
The members of the board consd-
red petions filed with the board by
esidents of the town of Hanna and
)umOnt, situated on the Burlington &
Missouri River railroad, in the Black
Hills. The petitions ask that the rail-
Dad company be required to main
ain an agent at Dumont, where the
iOmestake Mining company a year
two ago constructed a S1,0OO,0OO
5ater plant. Timber and other ship
1ents from DumOnt are quite large
nd the people feel that they are en-
tiled to a regular agent. The petit
ons were referred to DR.. w. G. Smith,
le Black Hills member of the board,
'hO will make a personal investiga-
on and report at a later meeting of
he board.
The people living in the vicinity OF
hat is known as sandcut, situated on
ne Milwaukee road between Waubay
nd Summit, have petitioned the rail
pad commissioners for sites for two
rain elevators at Sandcut. AS Sand
1T is not regular station the board
as uncertain as to it's jurisdiction in
he case. The petition accordingly
Jas ordered referred to P. j. Rogde,
gal counsel for the board, and will
pme up for further consideration
Some months ago the residents in
e vicinity of Sandcut petitioned the
BARD for a depot to be established at
indcut, but after hearing in the case
e board was compelled to deny the
,plicatiOn, as the business at that
,int did not warrant a depot being
tablished.
The citizens Of Sonilla, Beadle coun-
filed with the board petition ask
that the Milwaukee railroad COM
ny be compelled to have a regular
ID permanent agent at that place.
le application was considered by the
ard and it was decided to open nego-
-tions with the railroad company for
e purpose Of having the desired
Eent appointed. Final action in the
after was deferred until the ad-
lrned meeting on Aug. 10. by which
ne it is expected a definite answer
III be received from the railroad
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