The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-02
GUT OLD DAKOTA RATES 70 nc
cENTERs SHOULD sE RE-
STORED At ONCE.
ADVANCE IS REASONABLE.
South Dakota. Omaha Advances Con.
demned.-suspended and Proposed
Advances to Be Cancelled So.
at Once.

Washington, d. c. - Proposed ad.
vances in freight rates on grain and
grain products from North Dakota and
South Dakota producing points to such
primary grain centers as Minneapolis
Duluth. Milwaukee and Chicago, are
held by the interstate commerce com.
mission in a decision to be not unrea.
sonable. The commission holds, how.
ever. that the former established rates
from origin to these destinations
should be restored, except in instances
of bona fide errors in tariffs or mani
fest violations of the long and short
haul provisions. Advances in rates
on coarse grain and wheat from South
Dakota to Omaha, Neb. were con.
demned.
These cases were brought on behalf
If the board of railroad commissioners
of South Dakota and North Dakota,
and were participated in by the Min
neapolis Traffic association, the Du-
luth Board of Trade, the Superior
Commercial club, the South Dakota
Millers' club and representatives of
the Great Northern, Minneapolis and
St. Louis. Milwaukee and St. Paul,
the 500 road, the Northern Pacific, the
Chicago and Northwestern and Rock
Island railroads.
In the syllabus of findings in the re-
port of the commission it is stated
that lit appearing that rates have for
competitive reasons and under volun-
tary action been materially reduced in
recent years; that during the same
period the cost of the service, of
prices of the commodity transported,
and claims for loss and damage on
shipments thereof have largely in
creased, 1t is held that defendants
have sustained the burden of proof of
which the statute imposes upon them
and that except as noted the proposed
advances in rates on coarse grain and
wheat to Minneapolis, Duluth, Mil
waukee and Chicago and points taking
the same rates from points of origin
in North and South Dakota are not
unjust and unreasonable.
1t is further held that the former
established and recognized relations in
rates from points of origin to Mime
apolis, Duluth Milwaukee and Chicago
should be restored except in instances
of bona fide errors in tariffs or of
elimination or violation of the fourth
section of the act
1t is shown that in IA years from
representative points, such as Madi.
son, Webster and Parker to Mime
apolis, the rates on wheat and flour
which are on parity have been re-
duced something more than 40 per
cent. and during the same period the
rates to Chicago have been reduced
80 per cent. Within the state the rate
for distance of 80 miles is IL cents,
whereas a distance of 1870 miles to
Minneapolis the rate is 10 cents. The
rate on flour from Minneapolis back
to points of origin of wheat is the
same.
1t will be expected that the suspend
tain the advances will be cancelled at
tain the advances will be cancelled at
once and be superseded by new is
sues in which the advances, if any.
will be upon a reasonable uniform
system and basis, consistent with
these views and not greater than those
here approved, unless in individual
instances of the correction of errors
or elimination or violation of the long
and short haul provision of the law.
Unless this is promptly done an ap-
propriate order will be entered. Per-
mission is hereby granted to cancel
the above referred to tariff contain.
ing the proposed advanced rates on
one days lawful notice to the public
and the commission provided that
tariffs and supplements to the tariffs
affecting such cancellations bear ref.
erence to this report"
In dealing with the proposed ad-
vances in rates from South Dakota
to Omaha the commission prescribes
rates ranging from 1914 cents from
Sioux Falls; "A cents from Mitchell
over the st. Paul road, 1917 cents
from Yankton over the North West
ern; 221s cents from Chamberlain to
Plankington II cents over the st. Paul,
and other points in proportion. These
wheat rates range from y cent to
III cents lower than the present rate
from these points. The order of the
commission requires conformity with
the prescribed maximum rates in this
case.