The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-06
MANY COMPLAINTS
BEFORE R. R. BOARD
QUESTION OF RATES GIVE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION WORK AT
GRAND FORKS SESSION.

Grand Forks. N. D.. oct. 6.-Com-
plants from several sections of the
state against existing railroad rates
will be aired by the North Dakota
railroad commissioners at the session
which opened in Grand Forks yester-
day afternoon and which will continue
till Thursday evening. Discrimination
in grain rates, flour rates and on re-
turn cases are several Of the impor-
tant items that are up for consider
alton, while the applications of about
seventy five grain warehouses for IL
censes wiz also be taken up.
Prominent among the complaints
placed before tae board and which will
receive consideration at this SESSION
is one by the Grand Forks Commercial
club and bearing upon the shipment of
return cases. such as bread baskets,
ice cream freezers, etc. Recently the
Northern Express company made an
order increasing the cost of Transport
ting certain kinds of return cases from
s cents to 10 cents each.
In a years time this item amounts
to considerable with the firms that
handle their business with such cases.
in North Dakota also went into eff
feet in Minnesota, but the board of
warehouse commissioners Of that state
has refused to approve the raise and
ordered the old rate restored and this
will be done. The same conditions
exist in North Dakota so that it Is be-
lieved the matter viii be cared for in
the same manner
MiIIers Make Complaint.
The traffic bureau, located at Fargo,
has made a complaint on behalf of
the smaller mil1ers OF the state claim
| ing that the rate on flour within the
state is too high IS compared with
other tariffs. The Park River and
WalhaEa mills. particularly, are pro-
testing against the present rates and
hope for a general reduction so as to
place the flour rates on a more equi-
table basis with other rates.
kenmare Has Protest.
The protest that comes from Ken
mare Commercial club is particularly
interesting. That club contends that
the charges on grain from Kenmare
to the terminals Is from " to 1 cent
| higher per 100 pounds Than are the
rates from points 20 to 40 miles fur.
Their from the terminals. For in.
4 stance, in Kenmare the rate is giveT
at IL cents; at point sixteen mile:
further west the rate to the grain ter.
| minals is 1914 cents while at poin
forty miles further west it is 16 cents
This has operated against Kenmare IL
that the business has gone to thu
smaller towns about that city.
The Commercial club claims tn,
discrimination to be an unfair one ant
hope that it will be remedied.
Old Transfer Trouble.
The old transfer trouble at Omen
NEE will probably be aired tomorrow
/ In 1908 the states attorney Of Bot
tineau county commenced an action
| In the district court to compel the So'
and the Great Northern to put in |
transfer track but Judge Goss of tn
ward county district court held tina
the law under which the action wa
started was unconstitutional that be
ing the contention OF the railroad com
pany.
since that. time, the Bottineau coun
/ ~ residents have been unable to ac
compIish anything on the matter an
they have finally decided to lay tn
proposition before the state commits
sion with the hopes that q conferenc
win result in the securing Of the trans
fer track.
Trouble for Elevator Men.
The applications OF about seventy
ave elevators for licenses are on ill
lThe members OF the commission al
Of the opinion that there are q good
~ number Of warehouses IN the stat
that are not authorized by law 10 d
80 and the owners OF these ware
houses may find themselves II troub'
liz they fail TO make applications &
the proper credentials at very earl
date.
The board was unable to 90 TO wor
this morning, Commissioners Man
having been called out Of the stai
recently, leaving only two members
home. Commissioners Stutsnaan u
rived this morning but Commission