The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-29
Railroad Commission WI,
Settle Question of serv.
ice by Two Companies
Is IMPORTANT TO
ALL COMPANIES
"Fsss County Concern Womb rn,.
HAcnanse ana Commission IA. NJ,
Cd Time for Heasins-Mem,,,.. =.
'ted to Participate in Me.t,..

.,.- s'ate board Of railroad cer,,,..
s.oners ,a will have an intere,tin. 80
Important issue to decide betv... -
.eiepnone companies soon. m. r.ss. 80
h.. s, e'epnone company Of Bertho,d
"ss MED complaint with tho con.,"
Ts,. 7,o TO the effect that the North.r,
pnohe ~, company refuses IA go
,,sn PHYSICAL connection v,tt, -.
=, afmers' line 30 that the n.tro-. s ~
'ne latter may enjoy the .A,,.s. oI
H.. e 4>orehern's long distance .erv-
an enort has been made bv IN. -.
companies @ to adjust their dif,.r.r...
sue. ~. as yet this has not been accom-
pushed and 1t is very likely ~. 80.
mission will have to ho1d I.s
IN the matter. 4"s
u, Not Fair Play.
as question involves a v..,,
p"F.aht issue which is Of inters.+ =.
aii the telephone lines in tn. go. W
mere has heretofore been verv 80.
n1 a1us opposition to the proposition .,
pnys'cal connection between tn. w a.
80 e,ots ts. companies. at least on the; n...
th.t s"e eh hiong distance lines. which hoiS
place es ~, snouid not be compelled to
tions ~ etr the nlghiy equipped orkanixa.
IS to,a .ne less efficient rivals or comna.a raa
so's as the case may be.
Wisconsin Takes Stem
The railroad commi.sion wv
Eonsin has just decided whst WIZ
.ieVeo to be the first issue ~ th,s -; De
~ ordering q physical connection .S .nS
I.ercnanee ~ TAe Of business between fwc o
- crosse companies. the cost -, az
oonnection being divided betv.sr tne o
.n Sotnpanies and patrons or one Iine ~ ~
Jug Jug compelled to pay a reasonahis - oS.
ltsn.s "e s, use OF the other's long Sis.
unnn .s.a sevice. wee This decision 10 bsseN
COMPANIES are bound. for tl,E soc1 tass =
IN tne public, to grant the sreate.t ~. ~
sns.r sear properties. whether thew Win ~ -
aHoro tnat extension OF the ,,t;,;t.. "
NOT. ana the fact that ADEQUATE cnr U
te pensa.ion must be paid for th,. az
aor.so aorceo service is thought by the VIZ
Sn st;t,.a,eo, commission to obviate any con-
'1y.ioiiaa Th;s s. objections that may arise.
rms very interesting case wi,I :,
an probability get into the court. % IN "a
ohe OF the companies involved nrorn1
lses 70 take 1t to the United stst.,
court II defeated in the lower court.
Want to Close Exchanro
Another interesting telephone ca.
pefore the commission. and which r,tiI
De the subject of hearing at welmn.
IN 1rigss county. June II, IL the an.
pncation OF a local company with
headquarters at Dazey for permission
70 close its exchange at walum on
the ground that this exchange is he-
Ing maintained at a loss. This pron.
osition Is being vigorously opposed hv
the Walum subscribers, even thouek
the company promises to give them
what appears at first glance equally
as good service through the Hanna
ford exchange. This is the first case
where permission has been asked Of
the commission to close an exchanse
and the outcome, therefore, has nueh
Of interest in It.
Commission Invited.
The North Dakota commission has
been invited to attend a convention or
boards of railroad commissioners at
Des Moines. Iowa. June 6. for the pur-
pose of discussing the matter Of phys
ical valuation of railway properties in
the various states. the interstate com.
merce commission having asked the
cooperation Of the various commis-
sions in securing valuations in their
respective states. It Is probable one
or all the commissioners from this
state will attend, the subject under
consideration being one Of consider.
able importance to North Dakota.