The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-05-02
ONLY Two CENTS|SIzfS IT ALL UP|
New Rate For Passenger Travel is
Now in Full Force
Two CENTS PER MILE
John QuinIdn The First Man to Buy
Ticket at Sduk Centre Under
the New Deal

| John Quinlin was the first man to
buy a railroad ticket at Sauk Centre
under the new rate law providing that
two cents a mile shall hereafter be the
maximum rate charged for passenger
travel.
Mr.. Quinlan wanted to go to Mel
rose. He used to pay 25 cents to get
there over the Great Northern road.
About seven o'clock Wednesday morn
ing he marched up to the ticket office
here like little man and got ticket
for 16 cents, thereby saving cents
Mr. Quinlin smiled and took the 7:12
train. Others followed and it is not
recorded that a single one of them
had 'any kick coming"
The first applicant for a ticket at
the Northern Pacific depot Wednes-
day morning was travelling man who
purchased a ticket to Little Falls and
pocketed it with grin. happy in the
thought that the firm for which he
is working had saved little on ex-
penses. Of course it would be unfair
to suppose that the salesman would
make his expense bill enough larger
to make up for the reduction in fare.
The 2-cent passenger rate went in
to effect at midnight Tuesday. When
the hand touched the hour of twelve
"old things had passed away; all
things became new," so far as passen-
ger rates were concerned in Mime
sofa.
Early in the game, when the legis-
lature proposed a 2-cent rate law, the
railroads talked fight, but when it
came to the crucial test they grace
fully accepted the inevitable
AS matter of fact, so it is generally
believed and talked by the public, the
roads will be as well off if not better,
under the new law than they were un-
der the old when they handed out
passes right and left and charged the
unfortunate ones who had not the
prominence nor the pull" to land a
pass, three cents mile straight Now,
if they will withdraw all passes and
make everybody pay the 2-cent rate,
their actual passenger earnings will
exceed those under the old deal; at
least that's what the public thinks.
The new law works out peculiarly
in many cases, especially on interstate
traffic. The 2-cent rate is good only
in Minnesota On interstate traffic
the old rate is charged. If you want
to go to Fargo, N. D., you will have
to pay 1915, whereas if you get off at
Moorhead, half a mile this side of
the North Dakota metropolis, you can
do so by paying only $2.4S. So it
works all along the line on all inter,
state traffic.
The reduction of one-third in the
passenger rate will, it is generally be-
lieved, result in increase in travel.
The old fare to ST. Paul was $3.55 and
to Minneapolis 1921. Now it costs
$2.33 to go to st. Paul and $2.16 to
reach Minneapolis. You can now
make three round trips to the cities
for the same that it cost you to make
two under the Scent rate.
The roads have cut off all half-fare
permits and excursion rates. Nothing
goes but the straight 2-cent-a-mile rate
from now on.
AS to mileage books, the roads will
accept the 5000 mile tickets the same
as before in any part of the state, for
they were originally purchased for a
fiat rate of cents. All 5000 mile
books, bought prior to the first of May
will be accepted as usual; those
bought from now on will be good only
for interstate travel These books
were originally bought for $500 with
a $500 rebate. Read The Herald.