Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-20
GREAT NORTHERN SLASHING
Reduction on Grain Announced from All
Points East Of Idaho.
OTHER ROADS MEET REDUCTION
Railway omcial Says Move Means
saving of over Two MILLION Dol
lars TO Farmers OF the.
Northwest.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. ls-Just as the
movement Of the grain crop Is about to
begin the Great Northern railroad today
announced a sweeping reduction IN grain
rates throughout its eastern territory ex-
tending to the boundary OF Montana. Three
years ago the road made important reduc-
lions in the western section. The new
rates, II is claimed, will add millions to the
potential resources OF the farmers OF the
northwest The reduction Is not made II
is claimed in pursuance Of any pressure.
but as a voluntary act and. in the words OF
an oficial, "a proht-sharing policy Of the
road between the railroad and the tlllers OF
the soil Of the northwest that has been
fundamental in the management OF the
Great Northern"
Reduction of Five Cents.
This reduction of rates ranges from 5
cents per 100 from the most distant points
to y cent from points nearest the Twin
Cities and the heads OF navigation on the
Great Lakes. From williston, n. D., dis
tant from the head of the Great Lakes GIG
miles. the reduction is cents per 100. on
the Granville branch. the Towner branch.
the line from Rugby to Antler, the branch
from York to Thorene the Lakota branch
TO Sarles, the rates are cut 5 cents per 100
This covers an immense stretch OF country,
much Of It recently brought under cultiva-
ton In North Dakota.
From Minot. n D., to the head OF the
lakes, from Grand Forks, Fargo and Hills
boro, n. D., on the Hanna line, running
north from Larimore. the Neche line and
the st. Vincent line. the reduction is 2 cents
per 100. On the St. Johns line. running
from Churchs Ferry, and the wallhall line
IT is PA cents. and from Larimore IL Is IN
cents per 100.
south Dakota BENEFITED.
Similarly in South Dakota, there is a re-
duction Of cents per hundred from Huron:
cents from Aberdeen and Yankton and
corresponding reductions from other points
TO the twin cities. In Minnesota the new
rates show similar concessions. A promin-
ent railroad official said:
THE meaning Of these reductions to the
farmers of the northwest is something
more than the winning of a battle or tho
signing of some advantageous commercial
treaty. 1t affects the entire grain product
Of the northwest for the same rates have
been met by the Northern Pacific and must
be met by every other line doing business
in the same territory and tributary TO Il.
You cannot tell how far a movement like
this will reach. It will mean a saving on
more than 100000 900 bushels to the ordinary
markets. This toots up from R,OO0,OO0
to 100000 that will remain in the pockets
of the farmer. of which the Great Northern
will contribute at least one-half
This movement is not only voluntary but
the revenue thus remittel cannot be made
good from any other source. There can be
and is intended to be no Increase of rates
elsewhere to correspond. Moreover II is
made in the face of the fact that in three
years that have elapsed since the last re-
duction of rates was made, the pay of en-
ployes in the various departments of the
system has been materially advanced, add
ing that much to the cost of operation"