The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-03
RAILROAD BOARD
HEARS ARGUMENT
Leads Case is Argued by
Fargo Men Before
Commission.

Fargo, N. D, July 3.-Arguments
pertaining to connections between the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railways at Leeds. N. D.. look up the
session of the board Of railway COM
missioners meeting in Fargo yester-
day.
1t appears that the matter had once
been settled in a comparatively sat
isfactory manner when a recent
change was made on the N. P. he
tween Leeds and Fargo. Which upset
the advantage gained. and that prac-
tically the only name of meeting
the demand at Leeds and the north
branches out of there would be to &C
back to the former schedule on the
Fargo line, which is strenuously OPP
posed by the travelling public Of this
city and vicinity.
Delay of Entire Day.
The travelling public going from
Leeds to jamestown on the Great
Northern and also the jamestown
north branch on the N. P. is unable
to make connections at Leeds without
a delay of approximately % 1-2 hours
and travelling men hav found it nee
essary to drive to Churchs Ferry, a
considerable distance, in order to
avoid delay in catching a train east,
Delays AT junction.
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lines north from Devils Lake. Churchs
Ferry. York. Rugby. Towner and
Granville desiring to GO to points on
the N. P. south of Leeds and south OF
Jamestown are subject to delays at
junction points on the Great Northern
main line and also at the junction
point of the Northern Pacific at Leeds
varying from Sc to 70 hours. In a
trial at Devils Lake an incident was
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town on h Granville branch and go
ing to a point on the jamestown
branch of the n. p. was required to
spend 5 IL days on the trip.
Issuance OF Order.
AS a result of this trial an order
was issued by the commission that
proper connection should be made at
Leeds to accommodate the people in
the northern counties seeking to reach
the southern part of the state and not
compel them to so around by way of
Grand Forks and Fargo, and s
quently trains Nos. 2 and on the
Great Northern were required to
stop.
Train is Set Back.
However, about the time that this
order should have commenced to
work advantageous. the train between
Leeds and Fargo. which formerly
redcheu fafSo AT 10 O'Clock p. m. was
set back to get into Fargo at 1880 D.
M, this being the result Of the egorts
or the travelling men making head
quarters here to get into the city at
an earlier hour. The ADVANTAGE
gained by the connection orders,
therefore, We're lost by the new
schedule. and it was proposed that
the recent action of the railroad
company in connection with the Fargo
schedule he knocked out.
Speakers Present Argument.
In opposition to such action several
speakers presented their cases before
the board. Among these were
Mayor Sweet, President Morton Page
OF the Commercial club, Secretary T..
p. Dunn of the U. G. r.. and others.
BY these it was maintained that the
board should act in a name that
would prove to the greatest ADVANTAGE
OF the greatest number, and a plea
for the 500 to 1000 commercial
men who make their Headquarters
here and some 1900 more who must
include Fargo in their regular trips,
was presented by the speakers.
Other reasons for the maintenance
OF the present schedule were r
scented, the claim being made that the
ratio of satisfied and dissatisfied nat
rons relative to the present schedule
Is easily 50 per cent against S.
An effort will be made to settle the
question In an amicable manner. and
the railroad will be prevailed upon to
to so arrange the schedule
mat 1t Will conform as nearly as pos
sible to the best interests of all.