Railroad Rates Forced Down
Tacoma citizens win a victory against high railroad excursion rates ahead of the Fourth of July celebration.
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The state of feeling entertained here and expressed through the Post-Intelligencer concerning the high railroad rates for excursionists to the celebration has been promptly responded to; for, after a short telegraphic interview between himself and other officials, General Adna Anderson, Second Vice President, ordered the excursion rates to be reduced to $8.15 for the round trip from Wallula to this city and return. The order was issued late this evening, and at this writing had not become generally known, but the satisfaction of the citizens at this big reduction can be guessed by the dissatisfaction expressed yesterday at the high rate.
“The satisfaction of the citizens at this big reduction can be guessed by the dissatisfaction expressed yesterday at the high rate.”
Public pressure successfully forcing a corporate utility—in this case, a railroad—to lower costs for the benefit of the community remains a foundational theme in Seattle's long history of civic activism regarding transportation and public resources.
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