The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-08
Railroad News
The Great Northern Must Make
Connections With N. P. at Leeds

commissioners Of railroads, respond
ents, VS.. Great Northern Railway Co,
appellant"
That on Feb. 20. 1912. the said ape
pellant applied to Hon. John f. Cowan,
Judge Of the district court, upon the
verified application Of G. J. Murphy
acting as attorney for said appellant,
Tor an injunction order staying the
operation and effect Of said order of
said board of railroad commissioners
in SO far as 1t applied to said Great
Northern passenger No. 2, pending a
hearing Of said appeal in said court.
n on March z, 1912, the said ape
pellant presented a further application
to the said judge of said district court,
which application was also verified by
the said G. J.. Murphy as attorney as
aforesaid, for an order staying the
operation and effect Of said board OF
railroad commissioners as to the said
Great Northern passenger train No. 3
pending the hearing of said appeal to
said court. That on Feb. 29. 1912 the
said judge of said court issued 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. 2, and
said order further provided that said
appeal should be brought on for hear
ing before said court on or before
March 25. 1912. That on March z, 1912,
the said judge of said district court
ence to Great Northern train No. 8.
That by an agreement between said
respondent and said appellant the
hearing Of said appeal before said court
was continued from March %, 1912,
until April i, 1912, when the same
was brought on for trial before said
court sitting at Devils Lake in Ram
sey county, N. D, with the consent
and for the convenience of said liti-
giants. At the conclusion Of the evil
dence taken on said appeal on April
2, 1912, 1T 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 %, 1912, at which
date the matter was submitted to the
court for decision. After a 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 3, are pas
senger trains running on the main
line of the Great Northern railway en-
gagged in interstate passenger traffic
between 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 Co. operates a branch line from
jamestown to said city of Leeds in
the state of North Dakota in connec-
ton with the passenger rains running
on the main line of said Northern Pa
cific railroad.
3-That much delay, Inconvenience
unnecessary expense and loss of time
is caused to a large number of pas
sengers and to the travelling public
who travel through or are desirous OF
travelling through the said city OF
Leeds over the said Great Northern
main line and the said Northern Pa
cific branch running between James
town and the said city of Leeds as
aforesaid by reason of the failure OF
the trains on said railroads to make
adequate and closer connections in
point of time at said city of Leeds.
4-That closer, more adequate and
satisfactory train connections should
be made between said railroads al
said city of Leeds in point of time fol
the adequate and reasonable accom-
mediation of passengers and the trav-
cling public aforesaid.
5-That closer connections can be
made at the least inconvenience to and
with the least disarrangement Of time
schedule ON said railroads by the
stopping of said Great Northern pas
senger trains Nos. 2 and 3, at said
city of Leeds. as set forth in said order
Of said board of railroad commission
ers.
Wherefore, the court finds as its
conclusions of law:
THAT the injunctionaI orders OF
this court dated respectfully Feb. 20,
1912 and March z, 1912 suspending the
operation and effect of said order OF
the said board of railroad commits
sioners dated Dec. 6. 1911 and be-
coming effective March - be and the
same are hereby in all things vacated
and set aside. and the said order of
the said board of railroad commits
~sioners is hereby restored to its full
force and effect, as though said in
functional orders Of this court of Feb.
20, 1912, and March Z, 1912, respective
ly had not been issued, as aforesaid to
suspend its operation and effect.
2-That this order of this court shall
be in full force and effect at the ex-
piration Of five days from and after
the date of service hereof upon the
said Great Northern Railway Co. APP
pellant herein.
3-That service of this order may