Kurow Train Service.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9730, 6 January 1908, Page 2

Kurow Train Service.

TOWN v. CdINTIiV. Mr A. Cranl, Irallie .supcrinlcnd. nl, ;i: riviyl in Oamarii' to-day find was wiiiiel on, by two depulalioiiK in coiini'iliou wil'i the Kurow train service. The piii-He..-wire-- Meters ]{. Milligain. J. M.iillaul Jomis. \V. 11. 11,,,,., A. Kriif.-r, I!. 11. Mon.i.lll, and \V. .l.irdiiie, will. \|" (.'. W. Cooke, representing the Com mi Chambn- of Conmierce, and Messrs II A. Oovey. Hamillmi. .and J. Sulh,, land, representing the count rv dislril-. .'ifreetivl by |he Irain :-er\i.-e. |1.,1h dcpulaticiiis were reici\«y| at lli<> i :) :■, lime in Hie room of the statioinn.--i. I.Mr V. A. Duncan), who wars al-o i :■•■■ cent. The country member.'! -were anxi nil that a recommendation ehould be niadr' '.•> the Hailway Department in favor of ion tinning the service <ik at prc.ent arranged ; while the Chamber of Commerce defitel tTT.it Mondays niuli Th-.irwlays nh:i'ild be the d-ays recommended.

Mr Dovey pointed out that th<- country districts were in favor of retaining Tei.sdays and Fridays, while the. town ]kv);'|-. desired to have the trains run. on Mondays and Thursdays. He contended that to run the train oil Tuctdavs would afford' greater facilities for tho loading <'l stock and grain than running on Mond lyn, and' jwititecl out that to load stock on Monday woulu' mean drafting on Saturday, in which case utoek would require to stand' in the drafting yards on Sunday, and their condition would become adversely affected. It was ul.-o felt that tiie running of the train on 'l'iiiad.iyii would' afford 1 settlors lielter facilities for forwarding stock to- the Uurnsidc wileyards. Then the country people were against Thursday because thai day was the half-holiday in the country, and they were bound' to observe it <m that dav: consequently it was not a suitable day for townspeople to do business in tho country, ilr Dovey pointed out that the running of the train would be nn advania;e to the Department, as it would picxen' tin- congestion of traffic on Sulurdiv,

which is Iho busiest day of Ili<> w«.| ( ,„ the lino. Til., country ri'iiriwiiimiv,,, worn authorised! to support the jicmhi dayn of limning the trainn viz,., 'l'm.j. days and I'liduyis,—but they would l w <puto -willing t« hnvc the tinus io ulsl providing stock could roach llii,iii«.id<> t|,„ name night. Mr Dovey presented n | V ,. Illiun from tlie tradespeople at Km,,*, supporting llio pi'oiHmnlK to have I lie kt' vice on Tuesdays unir Fii*lii,\n m al p| o . sunt, but tln-y eonshicrcdl the train hhmi| ( | Jeave Oanmrii earlier in I lie 111. >i n i 111:. Hl| as to enable business nicn from Oiniiam Id spend more 1 line• in Kumw Im tiui ttmii-'.ietiou of businOMV.

Mivsrs Sutherland and Hamilton t .„. dorsod Mr Dovcy's remarks. On Mia.ll' of the townspeople, Mr Mm,. >"m poilltoil out that Jin Tuesday inn, || u , day on which slock sales wcic held j,| <i;iui'iiu il was not a suitable day In , m , Ihe train to Kurow, as business iicp!,. ~i (hiiniiii <nuhl not lake advantage ~f n lluirnlav, he said, would Iv a suitable ,|;, v lo run The I ruin, us th.il d.ay hem,., a |,„| f holidnv in Hainan), townspeople u,,„|.| | H , more lit lilvrty to journey to Hie c..nni,y, and .is rliiliiii.ii! ol the Chunilwi' of (',,'„ nierce he urged that I lie im ] mrt ;> nl nu11,.,, of paMiengcrtrallic should roicivc, on-nilem. lion. In regard to the liniiw of depintiih, of I lie trains from lliunarii and Kumn, ,|,„ t handier considered that the lime aho«„| al. Kurow was much 100 short, and il j| were extended In nol less lli.au loin h,.in f| aiieliniicem could hold sales ,al K «•. If more time were .allowed nl Kumw il„. h j, would lie the further .•nlvsnlugo that Sl .|. tleiw on the Knr.iw branch w„u;.| 1,,u„ more lime In load their prodmv lei llie ~.. turn Irain.

Mr .1. Mail land dopes endorsi .1 ll marks of the previous speaker, ,m.| ii|,,„ mentionivl thai il a train were run lllt Monday, pas .elisors leaving tlaiiiiiiu ~ii Saturday night could reluri Momliiy night alter having spent two full d iw, ii, tin' countrv. Monday would aha, '|„, „ suitable il.-iy for Ihe loading of piu.luee |,„. nteaniem. The paswellger Ir.allie il l.iMnnl would no dmibl develop, .ami w.iu'd i;«,j„t tn ensure the eonliiiuaius' of the tram ~,„,) the addition, ol other Ir.ainn. Il «as i„n. ,dderod. as country redidenls had ,a liainl,, and from llam.ir'u dailv llie cvlia It am shonM be .arran-ed to suit bolh pa: u^, r and goods trallie.

Mr .A. Frawr >st.ilcd t li.it |..\\ii;,j».',,!,| 0 were concerned ill 1-caMin.ihlc. prn\ is.iu 1,., ill); iiiiuU' In meet tin 1 reipiircincnls ci| i mil . seiigcrs, and they considered lluil I lie Muttwav Department' hid always fairl.v im-l ||„, rc(|'uii-emciH« of gnoiU Irnllii' liy running special ll'.'lill.S (ill flic* lllVIIII'll wliciic\cr un. ccssary. The piiiple nf tl.iiunrii >li,s.ilii'lilv i!■ i-iiit<vh not having ii train ntvice !i> and Ir.i.n 111'' Kurnw liranrli n„||i,. y Well' lint .'lllle ID IrUKMIII liiimiiiv., in Hi,, country .111:1 return (lie Willie d.-iy, .in,l it was i.nisiili'i■■ I tli.tt piiuilar hieililin, slmnl'l he given lu town people as Were elljuvnl liy enllllll'V residents.

"Ml W . 'II. Hose rrpi.v.cnlcil ill" 111). p.name »| |li« <le|nil.'il in 1111111:; In a lllialllll s inllehlsiilll- ill lei;ald tu til.- 11111 ninu -I 111 ' li-iiifs in order llui :t.. In.il which «.-is hem;; undo ,-l 1.1 he 1,-„„. ; |,t In H Mil .essllll iI.MIC, illl'l hi' lllifjlll li.iyllllll he w.is fir mine in sympathy with t|„, emililiv Mini the inwn. II was ini|in:,sili|i. 1,,1 Ihe I ill I lies 1.l eel nil lli:il »,!.-. « . I 'I ollec, ~11l it Wllrt .■lldlllllleU ne-l, ,I V I'.-r Ihem In sin!, their dlllele,, ,-.. ll',. ■•oiilen-1-ivl thai the I lii.llllvi',, |m,,| ~1, WMiihl inei-l nil icipiiieinenla in tin- \n[ p,,..,ih!e manner, and he eniieui i.-.l lint ||„. it.lilwii.v lle|.iirl tit Ini'l alwnyi I Urn icpiin incuts ol' goods If.-illit- hy iiiinr special tr.iiiiis to meet the rei|iiiiein, ill,, n| ..elder.-. lie considered tlnil I lie minimi; -1 Ihe Irnin nil Tuesday would lie a i--i 1 lmi>. is il would lie pimrlv patronised hum Oamarii, nii'l us 11 c.miprniiiisc he „ii ; ; ; -.e,-,t,-,| running the triiiiiH oil Mondays and I'Vi .lavs. The .relurn train mi 'I ne,.ilny r.ml.| i.lliv hring M<"'k Inr outside markets, as it, would he too lute Inr Ihe (liimarii stud;

«i!.«. Ihe Inwnsp-i'ople were iigreeahl,' to a cinipromiw wheiehv ihev iieiepled l'lilav iiwtead of 1 hursd'ay, and lie asl.,-,1 lli, eiiinlrv people in their turn to n-;iee In Ihe trains lieing run oil Monday in.leuj .it Tiuwlav.

Mr Milligau strongly urged I lie emuilry people to unite with Ihe luwiispcopl.. tu iiN the m.1,1 piyalilc dayis I'U the 1 iiiniitic; :.f the extra trains. It was innsl iiiipnliuit that the mo-,1 suitahle dav,>. .sliuiild he ,li--•ided upon. He lelt convinced that v.'iy lew p-if.se 11 geiH would travel Ii 11:1111 liv a I rain rimming on Tuesdays, a., it win the stock ~aie<lav at llani.-irii, .•Hid the Hail, wav Kepartinen't could hatdly look u-itli favour on the running of a train for which there was Mllle or no lulsiiicHn.

After a long .'ni.l amicable «liseilu.i..n il w.i<-, agr I between the purlieu In n<>k llii' Kail way l)eparlt il In give » liinl l'i Hi" running nl' the Iriiiim on Moiid.iy« and Friday,-, during I lit- mniilli of February, and In .mange lor tin- tmill lo leave lljiiniiril nl 6.'Hi a.in., iukl lo icluru I'roui Kuniu mil earlier than •?. li.in. 'I'll" Chamber ii;'irril thai il Hn> running of llu- trains mi Mmiil.ivis ittul Fridays w.'ik mil NuercNidiil llu 1 )' would join hnud'« with their country lii"ii'l» mi lixing days whirli would In- likely I" Ik' iiinri' MiitaWlc.

Mr (Irani promised Hie dcputali"ii Hull their represent a I ion.s would ivwive cni'lii! eiiiisidi'i'iilion, and he would ndviw llii'in I the result ,'is early as possible. Mr Moiikoii, on hehalfof I lie d'C|iiilaliuiis, thanked Mr (irnill lor lijh kin-luesf. in cum. iug lo Oamaril to imvt Ihein .•Hid lui ll"' ..iMlleoiifi reception wliieli tliev had ivreived. after which Ihe clcpiilnt ion withdrew.

At I lie meeting in Dunlrooii reeeiiliy llu' ..pinion was expre.sied thai. Mr ,1. A. Mm'pliciwm had overstepped hi,s duly li)' discussing train arrangements willi tli" Uumiru Chamber of Commerce, lieiore mil.stilling hi,s own constituent*, Mi Mm'pliersou. de.sjreh im lo fviv tli.il nil II" did iv'a.s lo arrange willi ll'ie 'l't.illi. SiqiiTilllendelll iMr (ir.'llll) I I lll'' Cll:illlll"l of Commerce ill (liimaru oil. .lanuaiy fitli. leaving il l<i (he (Vllllher of Collllll.-lee illl'l I lie country people, lo <leeide as lo Hi- •!»>« when llu; 'service wiim to be in o|n -iiitimi, and the hours wlk-ii the trains were lo mil.