Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-05-10
Great Northern Trains To Stop At
Leeds To Connect With The n. P. Is
Order In Decision Of Judge Cowan
No. and of the Great Northern Railway
Five DaysGreat Convenience Will Result From Ruling.

That on the 18th day of February,
1912, the Great Northern Railway Com
pany appealed ;, thu District Court in
and for Benson County, North Dakota.
and served it's undertaking on appeal,
together with its notice of appeal upon
Thomas Hall as secretary of said
Board. That said appeal was taken
from the whole of said order. That
said appeal was taken to and heard
in said District Court under the title
of: "Before Hhe Board Of Railroad
Commissioners of the State of North Da
kota. In the matter of the application
for connection between the Great Nor.
thern Railway Company and the North.
ern Pacific Railway Company passen-
ger trains at Leeds, North Dakota.
Board of Commissioners Of Railroads,
Respondents,
VS..
Great Northern Railway Company,
Appellant. -
That on the goth day of February,
1912, the said appellant applied to
Hon. John F. Cowan, Judge of the Dis
trict Court, upon the verified applica-
ton of G. J. Murphy acting as attor-
ney for said appellant, for an injunc-
ton order staying the operation and
effect of said order Of said Board Of
Railroad Commissioners in so far as it
applied to said Great Northern pass
enger train No. 2, pending a hearing
OF said appeal in said court, and on the
18th day of March, 1912, the said ap-
pellant presented further application
to the said judge Of said District
Court, which application was also YER
flied by the said c. J. Murphy as at
torney as aforesaid, for an order stay
ing the operation and effect Of said
order Of said Board of Railroad Com
missioners as to the said Great North
ern passenger train No. 3, pending 1.-The
hearing of said appeal to said court.
THAT on the Goth day of February,
1912, the said judge of said court is
sued an injunction order staying the
operation and effect Of said order of
said Board of Railroad Commissioners
in so far as the same related to said
Great Northern passenger train No. 9,
and said order further provided that
said appeal should be brought on for
hearing before said court on or before
March 25th, 1912. That on the 9TH
day of March, 1912, the said Judge of
said District Court also issued like
order with reference to Great Northern
train No. 8. That by an agreement be-
tween said respondent and said appel
liant the hearing of said appeal before
said court was continued from March
25th, 1912, to April 1st, 1912, when the
same was brought on for trial before
said court sitting at Devils Lake in
Ramsey County, N. D., with the consent
and for the convenience of said liti-
giants. At the conclusion of the evi.
End, 1912, it was agreed by and be-
tween said parties to said proceedings
that the briefs and arguments were to
be placed in the hands of said court
not later than April 22nd, 1912, at
which date the matter was sub.
mitted to the court for decis-
ion. After careful consideration of
the evidence in the case and the law
relating thereto. the court makes the
following ~.
Findings of Facts.
THAT said Great Northern Pas.
senger trains Nos. 2 and ARE passen-
ger trains running on the main line of
the Great Northern Railway and en-
gagged in interstate passenger traffic be-
tween the City of St. Paul in the state
of Minnesota and the City of Seattle
in the state of Washington, passing
through the states of North Dakota,
Montana and Idaho, and also passing
through the said city of Leeds in said
state of North Dakota.
2-That the Northern Pacific Rail.
way Company operates branch line
from jamestown to said City of Leeds
in the State of North Dakota in con.
nection with passenger trains running
on the main line Of said Northern Pa
cifc Railroad.
3-That much delay, inconvenience,
unnecessary expense and loss of time
is caused to a large number of passen-
gers and to the travelling public who
travel through or are DESTROYS of trav-
cling through the said city of Leeds
over THE said Great Northern main line
and the said Northern Pacific branch
between jamestown and the
said city of Leeds as aforesaid by
reason of the failure of the trains on
said railroads 10 make adequate and
closer connections in point Of time at
said city of Leeds.
THAT closer, more adequate and
satisfactory train connections should
be made between said railroads at said
City of Leeds in point Of time for the
adequate and reasonable accommoda.
tion Of passengers, and the travelling
public aforesaid.
5-That closer connections can be
made AZ the Leash convenience to and
with the least disaErangement of time
schedule on said railroads by the stop.
nin1. of said Great Nnnthern m ssennar