The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-30
.CAb0OSE LAW IS
IN LINE LIGHT;
ASK SUSPENSION
Railroads Contend Measure
is Incompatible With
Conditions. !
wye" CONNECTIONS
ARE CONSIDERED
Farmers line Objects to Establish.
ment of Service at Olmstead-Va-
rious Other Questions Before the
Board Today.

The new North Dakota law regu-
lating the size and construction of
cabooses, was discussed at the regular
meeting of the railroad commission
which opened in this city this morn
ing. A question as to the meaning of
the law arose and after much dis
cussion 1t was suggested that the
commission ask the next legislature
to amend 1t. Representatives also
asked the commission to extend the
law one year such provision being
contained In the measure.
soefen ef
nections at Hannaford and Olmstead,
were taken under advisement. The
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
roads each declared that an order
to construct the Hannaford wye"
should one be made, would not be
resisted. Both the 500 and Farmers
railroad. however, objected strenu-
ously to the construction of q phy-
steal connection at Olmstead.
Is Incompatible.
The question of the size and con-
struction Of cabooses' was discussed
at length. The new state law. which
is known as the "dinky caboose" law,
goes into effect the last OF next year.
A representative Of the Great
Northern road declared this morning
that they had found that the jour-
to the law. The road offered expert
testimony, however, to the effect that
these journals are strong enough to
support freight car of 10000 ton
capacity. This testimony was cor
roborated by j. F. DeVoy, the Mil
Waukee expert.
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 as to
whether it applied to the body of the
car alone or whether 1t also included
the running gear.
An appeal probably will be made
to the next legislature to have the
law amended :. The question of ex-
tentling. the law one year also, was
taken under. advisenent. e%s>a
Effort at Standardization.
Mr.. Devoy 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
is almost impossible for the roads to
company with all of them.
In regard to the construction of the
wye" at Hannaford no objection was
made on the part of the Northern
Pacific or Great Northern roads. Sen
ator Crane of Cooperstown represent
ed the petitioners in this questi. Il.
Farmers Line Objects.
Both the 500 and Farmers line rep
resentatives interposed serious objec-
tions to the wye" at olmstead. J..
M. Kelly of Devils Lake, who repre-
sented 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.
They offered, however. to construct
a wye" at Devils Lake. The petit
tioners at Olmstead were not repre-
sented and nothing definite was done
this morning.
Want Sidings.
One Of the questions to be taken
up this afternoon is that of the con-
struction Of a siding between Rugby
and Barton for the benefit of a Farm
ers' Elevator company which was or
ganized 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 pro-
ceed with the construction of the ele-
vator Just as soon as the siding is
built. The commission this afternoon
will determine the present status Of
the question.
Several other minor questions. in