Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-22
CUT RATE FOR STATE FAIR
fare and Half for Round Trip Will
Be Made ct Once.
CONCESSION AFTER HARD FIGHT
Authority for the Reduction Comes
20 All western Passenger As
Roads from
Chicago.

Lincoln will get it's reduced rate for the
state fair and the state fair managers are
accordingly happy.
The news was wired from Chicago Friday
morning that The roads Of the western pas
senser association had decided to change
the hard rules they had adopted against
the giving of reduced rates and people go
ing TO the Nebraska state fair will do so by
paying a fare and 8 half for the round
trip
A hard fight has been made 10 induce the
railroads to grant this concession and they
have finally been won over to that way Of
thinking. When the legislatures Of the sew
eral states decided that ? cents per mile was
all the railroad should charge for hauling
passengers the railroads decided that they
would stand pat on the proposition that
they would not haul anyone for less than
: cents a mile. AS a consequence commit
tees have pleaded In vain for reduced rates
TO all sorts Of conventions and big meetings..
The first break-oyer was made east of the
Missouri river. but the lines west Of the river
stood firm The state fairs east Of the
Missouri river were given reduced rates,
but the Nebraska and Kansas state fairs
were refused any concession. The matter
was finally taken Up by the executive com
mittees Of the several roads and the decis-
ion reached Thursday to give Lincoln the
asked for rate The Burlington will sell
tickets for a fare and & half with a mir4-
mum OF q, plue 10 cents for the stub train
and 50 cents admission to the fair.
Omaha has the promise Of one road that
reduced rates will be giver for Ak-Sar-Ben,
but the others have refused to give a def
mite answer. but have kept the matter in
obeyance. When the news reached Omaha
Friday morning that the state fair at Lin
coin had been able to get rates, the board
Of governors Of Ak-sar-Ben Immediately
got busy to start the ball rolling for the
same concession for Omaha. Omaha has
two big gatherings this fall. the fan fes-
tivities and the corn show. and the matter
OF reduced rates Will make quite a differ
ence in the number Of people who will come
to Omaha 10 these attractions.
Gain of Milwaukee Line.
With the new Milwaukee coast extension
completed to Butte, Mont, us miles west
from Mobridge. S. D.. where the start vas
made, the Milwaukee will soon be getting
its share Of the business Of that traffic
producing country. The Milwaukee was
fortunate in having raised the money nee
esssry for the building Of this extension
half way across the continent and the work
has not been allowed TO lag because Of A
want of funds IN these times when other rail-
roads have been h~Ustling for cash. George
B. Hay mes, general emigration agent Of
the Milwaukee, just returned from a UNIQUE
trip over the new line. Taking four travel
ing passenger agents with him Mr.. Haynes
went over the line from the Missouri river
to Butte and visited every important town
within twenty miles Of the road on each
side.
Heat and Mosquitoes.
The heat and mosquitoes Of the south
make one wish he was in Omaha. which
is a mountain resort in comparison said
c. E. spens, general freight agent Of the
Burlington. who returned home Thursday
from a three weeks. vacation. Mr.. Spens
was at Asbury park for some time, enjoy.
ing the bathing and then took a five-day
boat TO New Orleans. He said that for the
five days out there was scarcely a ripple
on the water. which meant there wer,
, few cooling breezes after they had gon,
south Mr.. spens said they had one de.
lightful day at New Orleans. but that tht
I next was a scorcher and hot enough Il
drive a man to the north country II h,
, could get away
4 Hill Road HustIing.
The Great Northern is hustling the con
strucdon Of the new road from Billings
Mont, to Great Falls. which will connec
the Northern Pacific with the Great North
ern and incidentally open up the Grea
Northern as a feeder TO the Burlington
Billings-Omaha line, thus making all tina
: rich territory in a way more tributary L
the Omaha market. The Burlington
northwest line at present has all the bust
! ness II can handle when business is run
ming heavy and the addition OF this ney
business will crowd that line to the Ut
most For that reason the people 0
Montana see good reason for the Burling
e ton pushing its second line TO the north
I west