Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
WORK OF R. r. COMMISSION.
Number CT Matters Of Importance in
State Are Settled.

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
The members Of the board were at
Aberdeen early in the present week,
where testimony was taken in the case
of the Aberdeen National bank VS..
the 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
only Immediately prior to the depart
ure 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-
journed meeting at their headquarters
in Sioux Falls on Aug. 10, at which
time arguments in the above mention
ed case will be made, after which "a
decision will be rendered.
During the meeting of the board
letter was received from the officials
of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail
road company stating in substance
that the company had decided to grant
petition of the people residing at
Canning and vicinity and maintain an
agent at Canning in the future. For
the past ten or twelve years the COM
pany has had no agent at that place,
but business has now increased to
such an extent that an agent has be-
come necessary.
The members of the board consid-
cred petions filed with the board by
residents of the town of Hanna and
Dumont, situated on the Burlington &
Missouri River railroad, in the Black
Hills. The petitions ask that the rail-
road company be required to main
tain an agent at Dumont, where the
Homestake Mining company a year
or two ago constructed a $1,000. 900
water plant. Timber and other ship
ments from Dumont are quite large
and the people feel that they are en-
titled to regular agent. The peti-
lions were referred to DR.. w. G. Smith,
the Black Hills member of the board,
who will make personal investga-
ton and report at later meeting of
the board
The people living in the vicinity OF
what is known as sandcut situated on
the Milwaukee road between Waubay
and Summit, have petitioned the rail
road commissioners for sites for two
grain elevators at Sandcut. AS Sand
cut is not a regular station the board
was uncertain as to it's jurisdiction in
the case. The petition accordingly
was ordered referred to P. J. Rogde,
legal counsel for the board, and will
come up for further consideration.
Some months ago the residents in
the vicinity of Sandcut petitioned the
board for a depot to be established at
Sandcut but after hearing in the case
the board was compelled to deny the
application, as the business at that
point did not warrant a depot being
established.
The citizens of Sonilla. Beadle coun-
sy, filed with the board petition ask
ing that the Milwaukee railroad com
pany be compelled to have a regular
and permanent agent at that place
The application was considered by the
board and it was decided to open nego-
eiations with the railroad company for
the purpose of having the desired
agent appointed. Final action in the
matter was deferred until the ad-
journed meeting on Aug. TO- by which
time it is expected a definite answer
will be received from the railroad
company in regard to the matter.