The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-03-15
'RAILWAYSRETALIATE
TO GET EVEN With NEBRASKA
FOR REDUCING FARES.
It Is Said All the Railroads Will Con.
test the Two Cent Passenger Fare
Rate Law Passed by That State
AGENTS Instructed to Abolish All Cut
Rates Usually Extended.

1t is authoratively announced in
private report of official character from
Chicago that the railroads OF Nebraska
will contest the 2-cent passenger fare
law which the legislature enacted
week ago and the governor signed last
Wednesday at midnight, placing it in
effect at once.
The roads are row preparing to
carry the case to the courts and there
make a vigorous contest to determine
the validity of the new law.
When the law was enacted it car
| ried an emergency clause which pro-
vided for it's operation upon its being
signed by the governor or within five
days without his signature. The gov
ernor, George l.. Sheldon, though elect
ed by the republicans upon socalled
anti-railroad platform last fall, on the
stump during the campaign advocated
a graduated scale of fares, rather than
a fat 2-cent law, believing the latter
would be confiscatory in many cases
on small or branch roads. So when the
legislature passed the bill providing
for fat 2-cent rate, Governor Shell
don hesitated to sign the bill, thinking
to be consistent with his prediction
course. But when he considered tina,
without his signature the law, which
the people demanded, might be uncon
Institutional owing to the wording O.
The emergency clause, he decided t.
sign it rather than place himself il
the way of what the majority OF the
Legislature had deemed wise meas
ure.
I; The railroads, however, contend tina
the governor did not relinquish hi
former conviction as to the unfairnes
, of such measure and that he ant
prominent members of the Legislature
elected on anti-railroad platforms
even now question the validity Of tn
law, primarily on the grounds, as b
: advocated in his campaign speeches
y that it is confiscatory.
+ The railroads will proceed with thei
, contest as soon as they array thei
forces and complete their plans {
q campaign.
y In retaliation for adverse Legislation
eliminating in the passage OF the
q cent mile passenger fare bill passe
p by the Nebraska legislature, the NJ
q blaska railroads, including the Unto
|. Pacific, Burlington, Northwestern, Mi
il souri, Pacific, Rock Island and Gref
, Northern have issued circulars abs
f lutely abolishing all classes of r
q duced fares. Under the head of Esp
cial Instructions the circular says:
a Agents must not honor clergy pc
mits, reduced rate orders, orders {
O instructions for rates for disabled vo
6 unteer soldiers, orders for charitabl
rates, or any other form of reduce
= rate order, whether for state or il
r. terstate journey in any portion of N
braska.
n "All excursion rates, one way {
q round trip, whether on excursion {
n certificate plan, at present authorize
n for conventions, assemblies, event
etc., homeseekers' excursion rate
T. one way settlers rates, reduced tn
At atrical or party rates, commutati6
ir rates or any other special rates, eth
one way or round trip, applying b
2 tween two points, both of which a
&c in the state of Nebraska, are herel
" cancelled"
- The circular concludes by calling G
70 tention that it is the purpose to NAL
the 2-cent rate the only possible ra
n to apply on Nebraska passenger fare