The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-29

others in the state. aside from the
Wells Fargo & Co., were apparently
In line with the law passed by the
legislature OF 1909, and which called
for a reduction of 20 per cent from
the rates in effect Jan. /, 1909, the
fact that the Wells Fargo & Co. stood
II against compliance with the law,
and claiming that by reason of their
not being in business in the state
Jan. /. 1909, they were not subject
to the law. The railroad commission
felt that in order to force the Wells
Fargo & Co. to adopt the same sche-
dule of rates that are carried by the
other companies, it might be neces-
sary to make up and establish a tar
iii covering express rates and which
is based on distance alone. Should
that be necessary it might mean
some slight changes in the rates on
IiIC PCiL vi OIucl COAlpdulCS.
During the conversation between
the interested parties Mr.. Ludlow in
sisted that the United States Ex-
/, press rates were far too low in the
frat place and that it would be i'm
possible to make a reduction of 20
per cent from those rates. Another
4 rro,,nc;{iNr %ho% Mr. Tr110uv ho1toI
on was the minimum charge for any
package sent by express. He main
tained that it was impossible for any
express company to carry a package
for a less minimum rate than so
cents, and when a company makes a
lower minimum rate than that it
does so at a loss. Other companies
in the state have 35 cents as the min
imum charge, and it is the desire of
Mr.. Ludlow to have it placed at SO
cents.
The conference resulted in about
this: That it is up to Wells Fargo
& Co. to make it's rates conform with
the law of 1909 or the commission
will take the step of making rates for
all companies in the state based on
, a distance tariff.
Matter of Joint Rates.
Commissioner Ness appeared be-
fore the railroad commission with a
request on the part of the wholesale
and jobbing interests of Mitchell ask
ing for the establishment of a joint
rate on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
: Paul railroad and the Chicago &
Northwestern ralroad. The COM
missioner has for some time been
TRYING to secure this concession and
placing it before the commission he
feels that with the proper showing
the same will likely be granted. The
commission requested Mr.. Ness to file
his request in the nature of a COM
plant with P. w. pougherty, the at
matter will be taken up.
Mr. Ness also made a request of the
ccinmission for it to require the Chi
.tcas5, Milwaukee & st. Paul and the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
OMAHA railroads to connect their
tracks in the western part of the
city. The wholesalers and jobbers
fnd it very inconvenient to trans
act business on both roads under
,tbesn conditions. If is very often the
case that a carload of goods is ship
ped into the city over II road and
the firms quite often desire
to rebill it and ship it to some point
on the other road. 1t is understood
that the Omaha road stands ready at
my time to make the connection, and
the expense to that road will be the
~EGraatest, for it will have to grade and
Ibsiid about three-quarters of a mile
of track.
Ut. Ness will file this request in
9 formal complaint with Attorney
EDaugherty, and the commission will
+ turn to Mitchell on August "a to
t"'-a UP the two requests. No officials
of either road were present at the
7lleariag Tuesday afternoon and con-
aeGrently nothing could be done
elcog the line desired by the local
rou,n issioner.
Went to File on Land.