Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-04-11
VERY BUSY SESSION
STATE RAILWAY COMMISSION
PASSES ON MANY MATTERS
AT MEETING LAST WEEK.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-In addition to regular rou-
tine work of the state railway COM
mission, hearings were set at Watau-
ga, April %, in regard to a freight de-
pot and agent; washington Springs
Telegraph company, for increase in
their rental rates; April 81, Britton,
concerning daily passenger service on
branch from Andover to points north;
Dell Rapids and Baltic, April IA, and
Freeman. April 16. on complaints for
loading and unloading platforms.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has advised the state board that
they will start an investigation of coal
rates from points in Wyoming and
Montana to South Dakota points, the
matter was referred to Mr.. Dougherty,
counsel for the board to communicate
with the interstate commerce commits
sion for the purpose of rendering the
assistance of the board, and also to
have hearings held in this state. The
matter of rates on sleeper berths from
Sioux Falls to Minneapolis and st.
Paul was also taken up and arrange
ments made for presentation of the
alleged discrimination to the inter-
state commerce commission for
action in case of the Pullman COM
pany fails to give a rate equal to the
same distance between other points.
The Milwaukee road advised the
board that they lave consented to the
construction of a loading and unload
ing platform at Mcintosh, as request,
ed in the complaint filed.
The Salem Commercial club ad-
vises the board that the American Ex-
press company has installed a salts
factory service at that place; COM
plants in regard to water supply in
the stock yards at Dimock and Unity
vile have been taken up by the board
for investigation; the matter of rates
on flax straw to Watertown, on oil
from the Kansas oil field to Parker;
and the rates on grain and coal at
Grover and Foley were considered by
the board and continued for investiga-
ton. AS a result of the conference
of the board with officials of the
Northwestern railway the company
has filed a tariff covering grain ship
ments from Black Hills points to ter
minal markets, going into effect April
%, in which the reduction will be as
great as rs per cent in some of the
schedules. 3
In regard to telephone matters all
toll line companies in the state have
been ordered to prepare inventories
and plats of their lines to be filed with
the board. The Memo exchange was
allowed to charge s1.25 per month,
with a 25-cent discount if rates are
paid in advance; the Dakota Central
filed a schedule OF rates at Mitchell,
and has been asked to supply the
board with a complete inventory of
the plant. and a plat of the town
showing the location of its lines. The
Canfstota company, and the Condo
company both filed application to in
crease rentals, and have been in
structed to file plats with the board.
The rental rates which are charged
by the Farmers Union company of
Elmoe, the Fedora company, the Cho-
teau Creek company of belmont, and
the Henry Union company, we're given
consideration by the board, it bieng
alleged that they were charging rent
al rates to subscribers who are not
stockholders, and only an assessment
rate to stockholders. AS this is con-
sidered to be discrimination, the board
directs these companies to place all
their subscribers pon the same basis
for the same class of service.
Express Companies Must Pay.
Sioux Falls.-The contention of