Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
MANDAMUS ISSUED
TO COMPEL ROAD
TO RENEW SERVICE
Railroad Commission Will Try
to Force Great Northern
to Obey Order.

Sioux Falls. S. D., July 3.--The state
board of railroad commissioners has
lust concluded the work Of holding it's
regular monthly meeting at the head
quarters of the commission in this city.
II was announced during the meeting
that the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company had prepared a
new schedule of rates on flour and 9TH
-er freight to points on the Pacific coast
extension of that company west OF
Mobridge. Heretofore local rates nave
applied on shipments of flour and other
freight to points on the new line. and
these have been very high.
TIL new rate which the company has
prepared makes a big reduction over
the former rate. in some Instances the
reduction amounting to from 80 TO SO
per cent.
The new rate on state traffic went
into effect June q, and IN interstate
traffic will take effect on July 20, apply
ing 10 -four in carload lots, TO grain,
seed. oil meal, oil cake and potatoes.
In the matter of complaints in refer
.ence to rates on milk and cream in
South Dakota. which have been filed
with the board during the past month
or two, ina action was deferred pend
ing a decision by the Interstate Com
merce commission on similar cases now
before that body.
A petition filed with the board ask
ing that the Milwaukee railroad COM
pany be required to construct a side
track at a point between the towns of
Avon n Wagner was considered to
some extent and now is being inVesti-
gated by the board.
In the matter Of a petition of resi-
dents of the new town of Cuthbert, sit
uated on the Milwauke e railroad near
NNTA-nranlyat noEinu that N AnrNnt Mat
form be constructed at that place, the
board decided to urge the railroad COM
pany TO make the desired improvement.
The commissioners decided to make
a demand on the Milwaukee railroad
for the construction of a side
track at a point between the towns of
Kennebec and Reliance, In Lyman
county.
1t was decided to make a similar
demand on the Chicago & Northwest
,ern railroad company for the construc-
ton of q side track between the towns
of st. Lawrence n washington.
1t was further decided to make a de-
mand on the Chicago g. Northwestern
ard Milwaukee railroad companies for
the construction of a connecting track
at Re.ield.
The railroad commissioners ave
fixed July 16 as the date for q hearing,
which will be held at Aberdeen, in the
matter Of the construction of a con-
Meeting track in Mcpherson county,
where the tracks of the o and Mil
waukee railroads cross.
p. w. Dougherty, assistant attorney
general and counsel Of the railroad
commissioners, will represent the board
at a hearing which is to be held at
Redfald on July Is on mandamus pro-
rceedings which have been instituted by
the board TO compel the Great North
ern railroad company to obey an order
of the board requiring the railroad
ompan to re-establish regular pas
.senger train service between Huron
and WATERFOWL The board ordered
that the train service be re-established
on June /, but the railroad company
has refused to comply with the de-
-mand