The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-04
MUSKOGEE AND WESTvILLE
GET ANOTHER TRAIN
With Ruling That Paying Rail-
roads Must Furnish
Adequate Service

The Corporation commission this
morning issued an order requiring
the Frisco railroad to establish an ad.
dlilcnal train service daily between
Muskogee and Westville on and after
May 5, 1909 the train TO leave West
vile al 7.i5 A. NJ. and leave Muskr
zee not later than $3.50 p NJ. on the
return trip The order was made az
ter hearing on complaint lodged
hy the Muskogee chamber OF com.
merce alleging oyercrowded trains
The Evidence disclosed that there is
az present bui one train O day which
Il Is claimed furnishes inadequate
service 10 patrons along the road, The
commission lays down the following
general rule on the case.
"Whon q railroad system II opera
ed with d net income IN the state cf
Oklahoma between two and three
thousand dollars per mile annually u
should be required TO furnish reason.
able and adequate passenger service
on ail parts Of rs system"
Reach Amcable Agreement
The Kansas City and Orient Rail
road Is required by order OF the com.
mission issued today TO build q le.
spct at Elmer BY July lst next, 'rne
order ID the result Of an agreement
between the commission and the rail.
road company which has agreed 70
comply with such an order
Marehal VIII Have Depot Telephone
Perhaps the best prepared order Of
the commission was issued today IN
tae case or the Marshall Telephone
company W. The A. T. & 8. r Raj.
road company In which the necessity
OF the railroad company maintaining
telephone IN q depot for the beneiit
OF the general travelling public Is dis
cursed al length The commission TO-.
lows out It's former general rule ln
thls case and required the Santa ne
10 install a telephone IN the depot at
Marshall by June Isl.
compaints Dismissed
Because stations are located within
/ % miles OF the town Of Wealaka the
complaint llled by the citizens OF that
entarprising town asking for a De.
poi from the Midland Valley railroad
was dismissed today by the Corpora.
ton commission Wealaka 10 located
3.5 miles from Blxhy on the Midland
Valley end just l5 miles from Lenox
both OF the later places having depot
and depot facilities.
The commission also dlsmlsHes ths
complaint lodged bg citizens Of We
yona asking that the Katy place a
night agent at that point Wayona Is
located IN Osage county midway nee
tween Hominy and pawhuaka.
Edmond Petition Denied
OkiahOma City was given 8 nlow
today BY lhe Corporation commission
In TIA d,smissal Of the complaint illei
by former Representative 9, X. Day
and other citizens OF Edmond alleging
lnadequate service between Edmond
and Oklahoma city and asking fer an
additional train daily that would leave
Icdmcud not later than . A. NJ and
returning not later than = NJ. The
cnmplainants allege that majority
of The Edmond pe0pie do G great dear
Of trading al Oklahoma City aud that
the additional train was necessity
10 them. Az the trains now run they
leave Edmond at lisl5 and return
al 1 o'clock giving Edmond people
but three hours In Oklahoma City to
transact their business there.
Must BulIetln Trains
Tha Corporation commlsalon today
issued an order requiring tho Frisco
raIlroad 20 bulletin the arrival and de
paiture Of night trains al Miami. The
evidence introduced al the hearing
following q complaint fled by Miami
citizens revealed that the greatef pof
tlon a. the passenger traffic into Mia
nj and ant was at night, that tht
night agent was net an operator ana
that trains were not bulletlned