The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-10
Railroad News
DETAILS OF The
Meeting OF R. R.
COMMISSIONERS

Darlington, N. D., Dec. 10.-The
board Of railroad commissioners Of
North Dakota were III session at ehe
courthouse IN Darlington for three days
this week. The law provides tor the
board holding these three day sessions
Rtefive different places in the state at
stated Intervals throughore the ii ear.
for the purpose of listening to com
plants relating to the RAILROADS ana
the railroad service, and the fact that
but one complaint was preferred at the
Darlington session this year, indicates
the people Of this county and neigh
boring localities are pretty well salts
fled with the service they are now re-
ceiving at the hands of the railroads.
The board, however, was no. idle
during the time Of its meetings here.
A suitcase full OF unfinished business
was brought up from the Bismarcx Of
flee. The members ground out quite
grist OF work that had accumulated
there since its last meeting.
The Office of the railroad commission
In the capitol at Bismarck is kept open
all the time, Sec. Thomas Hall and a
stenographer being kept continually
busy with the routine work of the Of
flee and the complaints received were
through the malls and otherwise, being
given individual attention by the board,
which makes special trips when neces-
sary, to those localities not provided
for by the statute.
All the members Of the board, which
comprises wv. I'll Stutsman of Mandan,
president; o. 4. N. Anderson, of Stark
weather; w. HI Mann, of New Salem,
and Thomas Hall. of Bismarck, secre-
tary, were present at the meeting held
here, and returned to their various
homes today.
A vigorous complaint against the
service on the Southwestern branch OF
the Northern Pacific road out of FAR
go was made ito the commissioners at
their meeting here. 1t Is alleged that
the service on this branch Is very un-
satisfactory.
The commissioners at their meeting
here decided that they would meet at
Fargo, Dec. Is, to hear the complaints
of the state laundrymen against exist :
Ing express rates.
When the state railroad commission
4 tAASL III GeAtl1A6lOl THIS NGUtNp IL uAAlAldl-
~ closed its work for the year, this
being the last stated meeting
For the first time In a great many
years, the state railroad commission is
continuous body, each of the three
members who now constitute the board
having been re-elected to serve another
term. The board is in favor of and
has recommended the adoption OF an
amendment to the constitution where
by the terms of tine commissioners in
the state win hereafter be heightened
TO six years, the purpose being to OBJ
tain continuous body. Under the
present plan, with only two year terms,
there Is an opportunity for a very fire.
qne;at shifting II the membership that
proves disastrous to the work of the
board. BY following out the ccrtin-
uous board plan, however. this would
be done away with.
The proposed amendment to the con
stitution was presented to the last leg
islative assembly, and win come up
again this year. It requires favorable
action ait the hands of two legislative
assemblies and "a vote Oh the people to
amend the constitution