Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-08-24
.RIIE:D]UCT|ONIAGRA RATES
Made by the Great Northern Railway
inThis and Other States. Other
Roads VIII Follow Suit.


Northern Railway company announces
sweeping reduction in it's grain rates
rhruout it's easttrn territory extend
i ng to the boundary Of Montana. The
new rates will add millions to the
resources Of the farmers of the north
west. They are not made in pursu-
ance OF any pressure, but as q 'yolun- Y ~ 2
tary act.
From Williston the reduction is five
cents. On the Granville branch,
Towner branch, line from Rugby to
Antler, branch from York to Thoren,
the Lakota branch, now extended to
Sarles, the rates are cut three cents.
This covers an immense stretch Of
country, much Of it recently brought
under cultivation in North Dakota.
REDUCTION IN NORTH DAKOTA
From Minot to, the, head OF the
lakes, from Grand Forks and Fargo
and Hillsboro on the Hannah line,
running north from Larimore. on the
Neche line and St. Vincent line, the
reduction is two cents per hundred.
On the st. John line, running from
Churches Ferry and the Walhalla line
it is two, and one-half cents and from
Larimore:it is cent and half.
Similarly in South Dakota there is
reduction of four cents from Aber-
deem and Yankton and corresponding
reductions from other points TO
Minneapolis:in Minnesota.
The points mentioned are merely 10
show the scope and graduations OF the
cut in transportation charges.
4 OFFICIALS STATEMENT.
s'The meaning of this great boon to
the farmers of the northwest is some
thing more than would be the winning
of battle or the signing of some ad-
vantageous treaty., said a prominent
railroad official. lit affects the entire
grain production of the northwest, for
the same rates will be made by the
Northern Pacific and must be met by
every other line doing business in the
same territory. twill reach saving
Of at least one cent, perhaps cent
and half on shipments of more than
2OO,0OO,OOO bushels to the primary
markets. This foots up from $1,000
COO to s3,OOO,OOO that will remain IN
the pockets Of the farmers and OF this
total saving the Great Northern COM
pany will contribute at least one-half.
"The grain is barometer that
that indicates prosperity or reverse
for the farmer. 1t has the most direct
and vital bearing upon his fortune.
employees BETTER PAID.
"Not only is this movement volun-
tary but the revenue thus remitted in
behalf OF the producer cannot be made
good from any other source. There
can be and is intended to be no In
crease Of rates anywhere to correspond.
The sacrifice, as far as the company is
concerned, is final. Moreover, it is
made in the face of the fact that in
the three years which have elapsed
since the last reduction of rates was
made the pay Of the employees in yari-
Gus departments Of the system has
been materially advanced, adding thus
much to the cost Of operation.
Another fact Of paramount interest
to one who studies the new schedule
is that they are constructed With q
view to the most rapid and symmetri-
cal development Of sthe country, and
F in no sense in response to any form OF
pressure. The proof is that many OF
the greatest reductions are made from
s points andl covering large reaches OF
territory::where there is no competi-
tion whatever. This lowering OF rates
comes as part Of q plan Of business
partnership between the farmer M and Mpdl
the railroad company, conceived long
ago and steadily adhered to despite all
misconceptio and thru good and thru
veil report. 4! {, l. Fl
se Apples 81 one Branch.
3SSSs M. u. Greene: Here is . limb from
!an apple tree the Martha Grab
which contained s6 apples, and the
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