Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-31
RATE COMMISSION HAS A HEAVY
CALENDAR.
MILWAUKEE IN A FIGHT
City Demands Lower Fares, Better
Service, improved Sanitary Con-
dtions and General Improvement
-6rickmakers Attack Discrlnna-
neutrality-suspicious. investigations.
Madison, Dec. %

that have been before the railroad
rate commission in single month
are those on the docket for the JAM
uary term of 1907, which calendar
will be called a o'clock on the
morning of January 8. There are
three exceedingly important Milwau-
kee cases, being the complaint of
Charles Gillett, who demands that
only one instead of two fares be
charged from Milwaukee to Wauwa-
tosa, and that more frequent and
better cars be run; also the argu-
ment of the complaint against the
heavy freight charge from Milwaukee
to Wauwatosa, which is three times
as high as the service to West Allis,
three times the distance; and finally
and most important of all there is
the matter of the entire Milwaukee
street car service This matter is
presented in the complaint OF the
city of Milwaukee, involving the
charges, service, sanitary condition
of cars and the safeguards at danger
Gus grade crossings.
A case of large Importance to the
city of Madison and to Monroe, is
the complaint of Colin w Wright of
Monroe against the Illinois Central,
relating to service on the Illinois
Central between Monroe and Madi-
son. Another case of somewhat i'm
portant bearing is the complaint of
S. Halverson of Stoughton in regard
to cordwood rates from La Fargo to
Stoughton, being claimed greatly in
excess of rates from Wood county to
Stoughton.
Brckmakers Charge Discrimination.
The brickmakers of Wisconsin de-
mand that discrimination against them
in favor of Illinois manufacturers of
bricks cease. They set forth in their
complaint that the rates on bricks
from Wisconsin yards to Wisconsin
cities are much higher than the rates
from Chicago and other Illinois yards
to the case places in Wisconsin
Other important matters on the dock
ct concern the rates on woven wire,
potatoes and livestock. Some of
these have been taken up and inves-
tigated on the initiative of the COM
mission, without waiting for formal
complaints. The docket for the jan
uary term was announced yesterday
as follows:
l. Charles Gillett of Milwaukee VS..
The Milwaukee Electric RI. & Light
Co., and The Milwaukee Heat, Light
& Traction Co. c. M. Rosencrantz is
attorney for the defendants.
2. Vaughn Mfg. Co. of Jefferson VS..
Chicago & Northwestern. S. A. Lyn-
de for Northwestern.
8. Colin W. Wright of Monroe VS..
Illinois Central. Burr w. Jones for
III. Cent
4. City of Milwaukee VS.. The Mil
waukee Electric Ry. & Light Co. John
T. Kelly for city and c. NJ. Rosen-
CrdnCZ lot company.
s. A J. Rose of Park Falls VS.. Rod
dis Lumber Company Railway.
6. S. Hoverson of Stoughton VS..
Wisconsin Western and Chicago,
Milwaukee e St Paul. William FL
lis for St Paul road
T. Wisconsin Clay Workers asso-
citation VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul; Chicago & Northwestern; Wis
consin Central; Chicago, St Paul,
& Omaha; Green Bay
& Western, and Stanley, Merrill &
Phillips Ry. Co. G. w. Kennedy for
brickmen and william Ellis, S. A
Lynde, Thos. H. Gill, Thomas Will
son, W c. Modisett and K C. More
house for companies.
8. In re train service and station
facilities at Okauchee, on Chicago,
Milwaukee and & st. Paul.
9. Charles ]. Hagen of Black Creek
vs. Chicago & Northwestern and
Green Bay & Western.
10. In the matter of rates and clas-
of building paper and wo-
ven wire in bundles over the lines
of the c., M. & ST. P.
H. In the matter of rates charged
on horses. cattle, calves, hogs and
sheep, from points on their lines &c
by the Chicago, Milwau-