The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-20
COMMISSION WILL
SANCTION THE CUT
q. F. STAPLES DISCUSSES ACTION
OF NORTHERN ROADS.
Nearly Every Railway in State VIII
Be Affected by Move of Transcon-
ttnentals- Order Issued for Hearing
ON Coal and Grain Rates-Text of
Order. -

= ''Ihere Is no question OUT CnaG inc
commission will grant the application
of the Great Northern, Northern Pa.
cifc and 500 roads to reduce their
Staples Of the state railroad and ware
house commission, today. No MI Is e2
"Altho we have not yet shad time
to consider the matter, to refuse to
grant their application would be equity
alent to throwing away present made
to every grain shipper in the state.
AS they propose to put the rate in
effect Sept. !, the saving will be ap-
plicable to this falls crop:
"The commission IN granting the ap,,
plieation for reduction in rates will
probably ask the roads to file sched-
ule Of their new tariff to be able to
check up to see that the reductions
made are the same as requested in their
formal application. %M a. FIX
GAS to just what saving to grain
shippers the proposed 10 per cent re-
duction means It is hard to calculate
without the grain shipment. :. data. I
estimate, however, that If the 10 per
cent reduction Were made applicable
would be something over $1,000, O00."
All Roads Affected.
Chow will this 10 per cent cut by
the three northern roads affect the
other Railroads.&c. Will they all be COM
PEELED to meet the reductionqo " &
Consultation with the railroad map
Of the state,' replied Mr.. Staples,
twill show anyone that, altho the
three roads proposing to reduce rates
are known as the northern roads, the
Great Northern has line which runs
from Duluth to the extreme south
oq toto In div
most of the other lines operating in
the state are crossed. It seems only a
reasonable proposition that all these
other lines must at least cut their grain
rates at all Great Northern junction
points, or the Great Northern will get
all the grain business.
Roads Are Cited.
The state railroad and warehouse
commission today issued its promised
order for an investigation Of coal and
By statute the roads cited have
twenty days in which to answer, and
then ten days more Is necessary fol
no TSe OF order ag" Of the state railroad com
mission issued today is as follows:
Resolved, By the, railroad and
e9mni s that it do
the Rh authority CO Conferred n upon it G BY
chapter 20 Of the revised laws of Min
nesota for 1905, to investigate the rea
sonableness of the tariffs of rates an6
joint rates now in force for the trans
portation of coal and grain Of al
kinds between stations in Minnesota
on the following lines Of railway:
| Companies Affected.
/ ItHbiooro A. O,,io
SGs;nad Baans'S9 rs SP1aS2
Great Northern railway. Mason CITY
8 Fort Dodge, railway, Minneapolis ]
Rainy River Railway, Minnesota {
international railway, Iowa Contra
railway; Minneapolis & St. Louis rail
road, Minnesota & North Wisconsi,
Ste. Marie railway, Illinois a' oe slHa,
railway, .Willmar & Sioux Falls rail
way, Duluth & Iron Range railroad
Wisconsin Central railway, Northern
Pacific railway, Wisconsin, Minnesot.
& Pacific railway; Chicago, Milwauke
& St. Paul railway; Chicago g North
M M;gnaano 1a;1lW%aH; g Chicago St. Paul
Island & Pacific railway; Duluth, Mis-
ssabe & Northern railway; Duluth
Northern Minnesota railway.
1t is ordered, That copies Of thi
resolution be served upon each Of tn
above named carriers in the same man
ner as if complaint had been made il
the usual form; -,
tteAnd it is further ordered, Tina
said carriers, and each Of them, ar
hereby notified that the commission ha
under consideration the reasonab1enes
of their rates on hard and soft Goa
and all kinds Of grain between sta
tons in this state, and the reasonable
ness Of any joint rate existing betwee
any Of these said carriers on said com
, mod1ties between stations in this state
and that said carriers are required t
answer hereto within twenty days al
ter the service Of this order upon then
! should not be substantially reduced.