The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-02
BIG FIGHT OVER
LEEDS RAIL SERVICE
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n. p. to change its schedule at Leeds,
but according to the officers of the
road this could not be done swifhput
changing the schedule OF the entire
road and especially those OF the
through trains on the main line.
For two years the Fargo travelling
men and others had been agitating the
question OF getting q train into Fargo
earlier than 9:40 p. M, az it was shown
that 1t was a great Inconvenience to
arrive here at the later hour and after
q good deal Of trouble this was done,
necessitating the train at Leeds start
ing earlier, sc that the connection with
the Great Northern could not be made.
However, the Great Northern acting
under the order of the commission, has
been continuing to stop its Nos. | and
2 at Leeds.
The question before the board was
whether the old order should be en-
forced and the N. p, compelled to
connect with the g. NJ. and of course
IL this is done 1T would throw the train
that reaches here now at 1880 in the
evening back to the old hour of 9:40.
The Fargo travelling men were rep
resented at the meeting by Thomas
r. Dunn, secretary of council No. 265,
and he showed the great advantages
that the earlier hour had been to the
travelling men. He said that there
were fully 1000 travelling men max
ing their homes in Fargo or at least
headquarters here. Hon. r. s. Lewis
also argued in favor of retaining the
train as now. Mayor Sweet was pres
ent and spoke for the city asking the
commission to let things remain as
they are. Colonel Page, as president
Of the commercial club, said that the
idea which should predominant with
the commission was the greatest good
to the greatest number and he said
that undoubtedly very many more peo-
pie would be benefited by the train
coming in at the earlier hour thar by
the old hour.
The matter was discussed by the
hour n Superintendent Strain. of
the NJ. p. jamestown division who was
present, answered many questions in
regard to the time tables and he said
that 1t would be impossible with the
time tables Of the Great Northern to
delay the train at Leeds and then ex-
pect TO get 1t into Fargo at anything
Like the present hour and If the N. p.
was required to make the Leeds con-
nection it would undoubtedly put the
train back to It's old time.
Time after time did Secretary Dunn
put it up to the commission that there
Were no official complaints made in re-
gard to the present time, neither were
there complaints on file from the peo-
pie Of Leeds or that vicinity, but the
board took the position that the same
state Of affairs existed now in regard
to connections at Leeds as existed be-
fore the order of a veal and a half
ago had been made, and President
Stutsman stated that there were many
travelling men who headquartered at
Devils Lake who were making COM
plants at the present schedule and
he said that others were. doing so, bur
not oficlally. He said that the matter
would be determined by the commits
sion in a few days.
Another matter was taken up be-
fore the commission and this was to
devise some ann for the leasing of
lands for elevator purposes on the
rights of way Of the different rail-
roads Of the state. The case grows
out Of the elevator at Wild Rice which
is on the Milwaukee right Of way and
which has been ordered removed. At
present the railroad has the right to
order without question an elevator re-
moved at the order Of the company.