The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-22

Meeting line at some other convenient
point, but in such cases the same
tarl1 should be applied by each rail-
road as II the freight were shipped
over the shortest route. 1t does not
appear that any of the Companies vol
untarlly constructed their tariffs upon
the basis of the short routing provided
for by the statute.
This application was made by the
National Briquetting Co. which oper-
ates a a mine at Kenmare, N d.
asking that the Great Northern Rail-
way Co. and the Minneapolis ST. Paul
d Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co., be
required to establish tariffs between
points on their different systems which
could be served by the shorter lines
in case yves were constructed at the
points where the railroads of these
companies intersected each other. A
suticient and adequate notice Of this
nearing was r upon all the rail-
roads doing business within the state,
However, the order of this board at
this time will not go further than the
rellef prayed for in the application,
and will therefore not undertake. TO
determine the necessity of short rate
tariffs between POINTS served by other
roads than the two above mentioned.
The notice served upon Jan. 81, 1918,
IL IN there might be, why yves Should
not be installed at the following in
terseottng points on these two roads,
to-wit: Lansford, Omemee, Rolette,
Bisbee, Conway and at. the junction
of the two lines west of AIsen and
south of Munich.
The commission was convinced from
the evidence introduced at the hear
ing that there was a necessity for the
IN allation OF wyes al several OF the
intersections above named, though
there seems to be no special reason,
excepting for delay in shipments, why
the same service cannot be obtained by
the construction Of tariffs at these
! points based upon the shorter haul.
I However, the commission has conclud-
ed to require the two companies nam
ed to construct wyes at the towns Of
Lansford, Omernee and Bisbee only.
within sixty days from May 1, 1918.
The commission instead of ordering
physical connections at the other towns
named, a concluded to require pub
~lication Of tariffs fixing a rate for all
commodities and classes of freight be-
tween all OF the stations upon the two
lines mentioned within the state where
a physical connection at any point Of
intersection would make the distance
shorter than 1T now Is by the lines of
railroads now existing, said tariffs to
pc uniform n consistent with other
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Wherefore it is ordered and direct
ed, that the Great Northern Railway
Co. and the Minneapolis, st. Paul a.
Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. within
sixty days after May 1, 1918. install q
physical connection between their two
lines OF railroad at the towns of Lans-
ford, Omemee and Bisbee. In the
event that the two companies cannot
agree upon the proportion of the ex-
pense thereof to be borne hy each. the
matter OF apportioning the same will
be determined by this board upon a
later hearing.
1t is further ordered and adjudged,
that the Great orthern Railway Co.
and the Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault
Ste. Marie Railway Co, shall within
sixty days after the issuing OF this
order. establish ind publish tariffs Ak
ing the rate based upon the shorter
distance upon all commodities and
classes of freight between ali Of the
stations upon the two lines within the
state where a physical connection at
Lansford, Omemee, Rolette, Bisbee,
Conway and Alsen would make the dis
lance shorter than it now Is by way OF
the lines of railroad now existing. said
tariffs to be uniform and consistent
with other rates for similar distances.
Dated at Bismarck. March q, 1918.
The board of railroad commissioners,
w. III. Stutsmarl. president.
w. III. Mann. commissioner,
@. ~ ~. Anderson, commissioner.
w. II. Gushing, secretary.