The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-04-07
HAD COMPLAINTS
FROM over STATE
South Dakota Board Of Rail.
road Commissioners Close
Important Session.
TROUBLE WITH OIL co
The illinois Central and the Penn Oh
Company at Sioux Falls Were
Unable to Agree on Con-
trac for a Sidewalk.

Sioux Falls S. D., March 81 Messrs,
! Frank 1.eCocQ, d, II. Smith ana w. G.
I Smith, who constitute the South Da-
! kuta board of railroad commissioners,
! during their regular monthly meeting,
which has just been held at the head
quarters of the commission in this city,
transacted Il great deal of important
business.
Perhaps the most important was In
reference 10 the matter of the Illinois
Central Railroad company constructing
II sidetraCk to the warehouse and stor-
age tanks which the Penn oil company
is constructing in Sioux Falls, with the
intention &C making this a distributing
point for wide extent of territory.
Standard Accused Again.
Until now the railroad company and
the oil company have been unable TO
agree upon the terms of a contract pro-
viding for the construction of the de-
sired sidetrack The influence of the
Standard OIL company is believed to
have been eXertea in opposition TO the
construction OF the sidetrack. The case
WAS first called TO the attention of the
railroad commissioners Il few weeks
ago, and during a visit TO Chicago the
members of the board secured IA modi
tication in the terms of the contract.
The modified contract, however. was
not satisfactory to the oil company,
and the case was again taken up dur
ing the meeting OF the board which
has just been held The result is that
a contract satisfactory to both parties
in interest was determined upon, and
the railroad company Will now so
ahead With the construction of the
sidetrack. This will enable the oil
company to commence business on n
large scale. and it is believed will re-
suit in benefit TO the people OF South
n he If OH ~
er oil
Elevator Managers Complain.
The junior member of the firm OF
Jones & Metcalf, of Madison, S D.. who
own n line of elevators on the Mil
waukee railroad. appeared before the
board and asked the aid of the board
in securing an elevator site for the
firm on the right of way of the Mil
waukee company at Ramona The
board accordingly has called a hearing.
which will be held at Ramona on April
%, at which time testimony in the
case will be taken.
In the matter OF the application of
the people residing in the new town
of Junius, situated on the Milwaukee
railroad west Of Madison, who asked
that the railroad company be required
10 construct and maintain a depot at
that place, the railroad commissioners
have been advised by General Man
pany, that If the crop prospects this
season continue bright the depot will
be constructed early next fail. This
apparently will be satisfactory to the
residents of Junius.
In the matter of the complaint of ]
ii. Dickson, of Wentworth, to the effect
that he was unable to secure suitable
cars for the shipment of potatoes to
southern markets. the railroad commits
sioners. during the meeting. were noti-
fled by the railroad company that an
effort would be made to provide Dick
son with such cars as he wanted.
Want New Rate.
The Bartels OIL company. of Mime.
apolis, and all the other independent
oil companies of St. Paul and Mime
apolis, have petitioned the board TO
change the classification of all petrol
cum products from third TO fourth class
on all shipments of less than carload
Commissioners Frank I.eCocq, D. H.
Smith and DIR. w. G. Smith, of the
board, will go to Chicago about the
middle of April and take up the matter
in conference with the officials of the
railroads interested.
Slower & Englesby cement building
block manufacturers of WATERFOWL.
have petitioned the board to make a
commodity rate on their product, so
that 1t can be shipped at the same
rates as brick. The railroads have re-
fused to grant this rate. and the rail-
road commissioners will take the matter
up With the railroad officials during
their visit to Chicago in April.
Another matter which will be taken
up by the railroad commissioners with
the railroad officials during the visit
of the commissioners to Chicago in
April Will be the application of the
Stokes Milling company and Slower &
Englesby, of Watertown, for the con-
struction of a connecting track between
the tracks of the Milwaukee and North
western Railroad companies at Elrod.