The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-04
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Claims fer coIloeiiol.

lales and freight charges are CON
cerned the recent decision of the
United States supreme court in
the so-called Minnesota rate cases
sustaining certain rates fixed by@
state law, is of little significance
to the towns and cities of the Mes-
aba range using the Hill line for
travel and freight shipments.
The Great Northern, however, is.
preparing to comply with the de-
cision of the court and announce !.
that where under its traffic rates
have been charged for freight SER
vice higher than those authorized
by the law which has just been
sustained, verified claims will be
paid covering shipments made
during the period since, the law is !.
held to have been operative. s
The court decision affects the
merchandise rates fixed by the
railway and, warehouse comms-
sion's order of September, 10, 1906,
the commodity rate fixed by Chap
ter 232 and the passenger rates
fixed by Chapter: 81 Of the laws
of + 907 as well as the rates fixed
to distributing centers by the COM
missions order Of May 3, 1907. .
The only freight business. Sin Yir-s
gmda affected w i'll be that which
mas arisen at points west 5of .Hfb-
blng for this city as the tariffs OF
the Great Northern for freight
from the twin cities and Duluth
were the same as those indicated
in the order of the railroad and
,warehopse comml lsio1 and the
A. Chisholm there was q email
difference, however, and shHpars.
and consignees there are entitled
to recover considerable amounts
upon producing the proper verifi-
fication Of their claims it is said.
= What few people are entitled to
refunds are for the most part busi-
ness men who have paid freight
charges On produce, poultry and
farm produce shipped here from
points west ON the Great Northern.
Still Charging 3 Gents.
The Great Northern is still
charging 3 cents mile for its
passenger service. It is expected
that the 2-cent rate will be eff
fective about July 10. In the mean
time people buying tickets over it's
line are entitled to call for a re-
ceipt and to receive refund of
cent a mile as soon as the new
rate is put in effect. A number Of
travelling men have taken receipts
for some time past for every ticket
bought over the Great Northern
Lines and will have a considerable
refund coming. The average of
the public has paid very Little at
tention to the matter, however, and
is not now in a position to claim
the refund. =. -. .s
Adjustment Companies Busy.
Reprcf entatives of Adjustment
companies over the state have been
visiting range towns and cities
this week, in an effort to induce
Shippers to turn over their freight
bills to them to be entered as
claims and collected on percen-
tage basis. They found that the
change affected but few local
business houses and most Of them
only in a small way. The state
railway and warehouse commission
in a circular addressed to the pub
lie calls attention to the fact that
it is not necessary to employ the
service of anyone to collect claims
as the railrads will make refunds
promptly and without dispute,
where the proper evidence IS pre-
sented.
The d. & i. r., d. M. & N. and
Canadian Northern were not at
fected by the decision, as their
rates were in accordance with the.
disputed law. s.ssa=. rs.
lBUYING CAR OF GRADE
GUERNsEYs FOR DAIRY FARM
w. II. HaehnkA Of Wolf Junction,