The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-01
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
, was corroborated by J. F, Dewey
Milwaukee expert.
Question OF Regulation,

+, was corroborated by J. F. Dewey. the
Milwaukee expert, d.
Question OF Regulation.
The question, then, arose as to the
meaning of the law in speaking OF
the strength and measurements OF the
cabooses. There was a doubt asto
| whether it applied to the body of the
car alone or whether it also included
the runningkgear. =
An appeal probably will be made
to the next legislature. to AVE the
law amended. The question OF ex-
tending the law one year also was
taken under advisement.
Effort at Standardization.
Mr.. Dewey OF the Milwaukee road
said that an effort is being made to
~standardize the size of cabooses
throughout the country. Fifteen
states have as many different laws
regulating cabooses, he says, n 1t
is almost impossible for the roads to
comply with all of them.
In regard to the construction of the
wye" at Hannaford no objection wal
made on the part of the Northern
Pacific or Great Northern roads. Sem
ator Crane Of CooperstoWn represent
ed the petitioners in this question.
Farmers Line Objects.
Both the 500 and Farmers line rep
resentatives interpoSed serious objec-
tions to the wye" at Olmstead. ].
NJ. Kelly of Devils Lake, who repre-
scented the Farmers road, declared
emphatically that such physical con-
nection at Olmstead was not needed.
He said that the farmers could get
coal from the 500 at Milton, a cou-
pie Of miles away.
6Nhnrr nfTnrnI hnuynNynr 70 Hnn 1fTN11nt
a wye at Devils Lake. The petit
toners at Olmstead were not repre-
scented and nothing definite was done
yesterday.
Want sidinss.
One of the questions to be taken up
is hat the construction of a sid
ing between Rugby and Barton for the
benefit of q farmers elevator company
which was organized there some time
ago. The commission made an order
last May directing the construction of
such siding. Word has been received
that the farmers now are ready to
proceed with the construction Of the
elevator just as soon as the siding is
built. The commission was to de-
termine the present status of
the question.
Several other minor questions, in
Guiding that Of the removal Of the
Great Northern depot at Niagara,
and a number of crossing propositions.
were taken UP yesterday.
All Members Here.
All three members Of the commits
sion and Sec. w. F. Gushing were
present. Pres. w. H. Stutsman Of Man
dan reached the city Monday nigh:
and o. P. N. Anderson of Starkweath-
or and w. H, Mann of New Salem ar
rived yesterday morning.
III railroads were well represented
yesterday. The Northern Pacific
was represented by C. L. Nichols, gen
eral superintendent; H. E. Still, as
sistant general freight agent; Sila
dwight, general master mechanic, all
of st. Paul; T. F. Lowry, superin-
tendent of the Dakota division, Du-
luth.
c. E. Mclaughlin, division super
intendent, G. E. Leverich, assistant
general superintendent, and c. J. Muir
ply, attorney, all Of Grand Forks, and
Neil r. Ross, assistant mechanical en-
gineer Of st, Paul, represented the
Great Northern.
Kenneth Taylor, attorney, and E.
A. Whitman, assistant engineer, of
Minneapolis, appeared for the 500,
while J.. F. Dewey. assistant %superin-
tendent Of motive power, of Milwau-
kee, represented the Milwaukee, Chi
cago & ST. Paul road,
J. M. Kelly of Devils Lake repre-
sented4 the Farmers road.