The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-10-28

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the Red Collar Steamship Company
of Occur d'Alene was In the city SAT
urday for a short time aud when
seen by Record representative gave
an extended interview regarding
matters Of the utmost Importance TO
this city. The first point of In
terest was bis announcement that
cling on either the 10th or
] / of next month a reduction In fare
would be made to meet with the Mil
waukee railroad rate. This will be
a reduction of 30 cents on a trip
ticket st. Maries to Spokane or
return, thus the new rate beiug the
. same as charged by the railroad.
The reduction only applies to throgb
tickets to Spokane aud does not
effect any other tickets In the least.
Likewise a new freight tariff has
been Issued following the same lines,
this making all freight billed from
Spokane to either st Maries or st
Joe charged on absolutely the same
rate as the Milwaukee rallIoad com
paDy.
A second important question which
Mr.. White answered at the quest of
the representative vas regarding the
report that the company contem-
plated building new dock lower
down the river at once to aooomo-
date the west end passengers and Nil
waukee passengers "Ihe report is
absolutely unfounded said Mr. White,
'as while we did consider the propo-
sltion early In the spring, the matter
has not been under consideration
recently" ''At the time wnen the
Milwaukee railroad was negotiat-
ing with US regarding the routing of
passengers from the east to Occur d.
Alene aud Spokane over the boat line
the proposition of the new dock was
considered and an effort made to get
site. but since the change in plans
by the railroad company nothing has
been done, and the report that we are
commencing operations along that
line is unfounded"
Mr. White also answered questions
regarding the winter service Of the
company to this city snd regarding
the report that change would be
made In the boat service as soon MS
the Flyer is off the dry dock. and
the repairs completed When asked
II the company would attempt to run
boHts all winter to this city the man
ager said that at present that Was a
very hard thing to answer, as the
matter Uf a winter service was one
of the most serious questions before
company today While in the past
it has heen absolutely necessary to
run the boats here, despite the heavy
Ice In the river, this necessity has
been Ola isted by the new train ser
vice, ana Mr. White stated that It
all depended on the conditions
whether OF not the ser, Ice here would
be kept up after the river freezes
The boats have always operated at 6
loss 10 buckinR the heavy ice in the
river and until there was a heavy
freight service it was improbable
that an attempt would be made to
keep the river open as be was reluo
tant to put his equipment into suol
hard service again as It received las
year In the ice OF course the lak'
lii L.. l.o..k ,rau - uarrfoou aud kh,
regular service continued to tina
place but the entire matter of the 81
MarIes service WAS entirely unsettled
and depends absolutely on the weather
conditions this year
Still another question WAS asked
the Manager regarding the plan t.
secure a better service for the rano
hers along the st Joe river durinl
the week the Movable Agriculture
School is In session here Thil
was regarding the plan of securing
the 81 Joe boat. the Harrison Il
leave st Joe earlier 10 the inoruiul
aud return later in the evening thu
acoomm odating q large number o
rauchers along the river who desir
to attend the school here, by thl
means, they being able to oome her
each day from their homes aud al
tend both the morning and Afternoon
sessions of the school ar Whit
stated that be had not heard of th
plan, and that 1t was very doubtful
whether OF not the boat to st Jo
would be operating at that time o
account of the Ice 10 the river bu
that II possible all arrangement
would meet the hearty co-operatio
Of the company
1.-THE Red Collar Line has alway
felt very friendly toward st Marie
and their enterprises as the st Marie
people have stood by the Red Coils
Line loyalty, and anything We ga
do to accommodate them or help
any way 10 any local enterprise {
interest will receive our hearty SUI