The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-02
TARIFFS MUST Be FILED
STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
SERVES ULTTMATUM ON IRON
ORE ROADS
FIRM POSITION IS ADOPTED
Question of Tariffs Must Be Taken
Up Before That of Jurisdiction
Is Notwithstanding
July o.

The state railroad and warehouse COM
mission yesterday served upon the iron
ore roads what is practically an ultima
tum on the subject of the proposed re-
hearing The question of the rates CT rg-
ed on the hauling of ore is the question
discussed in the order, and the commits
sion practically insists that the rates be
made known to the commission before
the case goes any further. The order,
in substance, contends that the roads are
quasi public corporations, and have the
right of eminent domain. The question
is, whether they can build into mine and
receive all the ore at a rate fixed by
contract, without the state having the
right to inquire into the reasonableness
of the rate charged. The state, in brief,
claims that they are obliged to file their
tariffs, stipulating for what they will
carry ore for mines that are either al
ready opened, or on property adjacent to
the road, if not yet opened.
The fact that the roads employ the
right of eminent domain to reach the
mines is held to invalidate the making of
any contract for rates which. in the opin-
ion Of the commission, might be unreal
sonable.
ORDER SERVED ON ROADS.
The text Of the order is as follows:
of the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad
company with the Railroad and Ware
house commission:
1t appearing to the Railroad and Ware
house Commission of the State of Mime
sofa, that the Duluth & Iron Range Rail-
road company is a corporation duly or
gained and Incorporated under the laws
of the state of Minnesota, and is now,
and for more than one year last past
has been, operating a railroad from the
tu M
neSota, to Two Harbors, Lake county, in
said state, and from Two Harbors TO
Tower, in St. Louis county, and from
Tower to Knox Saw Mill, in Lake coun-
ty, and from Allen junction to Virginia.
Eveleth, and various other places on
what is known as the Messabi range.
That at Tower, Ely, Biwabik, and at
many other places between the stations
hereinbefore named, there exists num-
Der of iron mines, from which Is pro-
duced a large quantity Of iron ore, and
along, adjacent to and in proximity to
said line of railroad there are large
quantities of iron ore and numerous I'M
developed mines.
That said railroad company has erected
and is now maintaining large docks on
Lake Superior at Two Harbors, for the
purpose Of storing iron ore and loading
it into vessels That said company is
fully equipped with all necessary engines
and cars for handling iron ore, and for
many years past has been and Is now car
rying iron ore for various shippers from
Hibbing, Iron Junction, Wolf, Mountain
Iron, Virginia and Biwabik, and from
many other places and mines along the
line of it's said roalroad and branches,
and is actually engaged as common
carrier in transporting large quantities
of iron ore for hire.
That said railroad company has neglect
ed to comply with the provisions of sec
ton of chapter 10 Of the General Laws
of this state for the year 1887, which
reads as follows:
THAT every common carrier, subject
to the provisions of this act, shall within
sixty 900 days after this act shall take
effect, print and thereafter keep for pub
lie inspection, schedules, showing the
classif1cations, rates, fares and charges
for the transportation of passengers and
property of all kinds and classes, which
such common carrier has established and
which are in force at the time upon its
railroad, as defined in the first section CT
this act. This schedule, printed, as afore-
said by such common carrier, shall plain
ly state the places upon its railroad be-
tween which property and passengers
ficationS in force upon each of the lines
of said railroad; a distance tariff and
table of interstation distances, and shall
also state, separately, the terminal
charges and any rules and regulations
which in any wise change affect and de.
termine any part of the aggregate OF
Such schedule shall be plainly printed in
large type, and copies for the use Of the
public shall be kept in every depot and
station upon any such railroad, in such
place and in such form that they can be
conveniently inspected.
Every common carrier, subject to the
provisions of this act, shall file with the
commission hereinafter provided for in
section 10 of this act, copies of it's
schedules of classifcations, rates, fares
and charges, which have been establish
ed and published in compliance with the
requirements of this section and shall
promptly notify said commission of all
changes purposed to be made in the
same"
It is therefore ordered, That the Du-
luth & Iron Range Railroad company
on or before the return day fixed by this
order, prepare, have printed and fled in
the office Of the railroad and warehouse
commission, at st. Paul, Mimi, sched-
ule of its rates, tariffs and charges for
the transportation Of iron ore from the
several stations on the line Of its said
railroad heretofore named to It's docks
on Lake Superior, at Two Harbors,
MINI, and also keep said schedule for
public inspection in every depot or sta
ton on the line Of its said railroad, or
show cause before the railroad and ware
house commission, at its office, Nos. el2
and Ga Endicctt building, on Tuesday,
July 8, A. D. 1901, at 10 O'Clock In the