Warren sheaf., 1913-06-12

To- Inc eOpIe1
and the attorney general Of the
state may apply to the court by
bill or otherwise as they may be adj
vised TO ask further order or de-
cree whenever it shall appear that
by reason Of change in circum-
stances, the rates fixed by. the
states acts and orders are sufficient
tosyield to this company reasonable
compensation for the services rem
dered.''
McReynolds Summarizes.
summarizing the decision of the
supreme court Of the United States
in the Minnesota state rate case, At
torney General McReynolds tonight
said:
The court holds that congress, in
the Interstate commerce act, has
not deprived the states Of the right
OF fixing maximum state rates; they
still have that power. In contesting
the rate fixed by the state on the
ground that the rate is confiscatory,
the decision says that the burden Of
proof Of confscation falls upon the.
railroads. The court found that the
Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad
had established the fact that the
rates affected them as Confscatory,
but that the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern had failed in such
proof
81 Well Pleased.
ST. Paul, June . State officials
and others connected with the long
drawn out Minnesota rate case are
|elated over the decision of the SUI
preme court and unanimous in de-
claring it a great victory for the
state. ..,
y. A ~ A. result Of the decision several
railroads operating in Minnesota
will pay into the state treasury ap-
proximately s3,5OO,OOO in the shape
Uf soVerc harges.
Governor Eberhart thought it "a
great victory" and Minnesota has
the honor Of being the leader in
making the victory possible !.
Thomas d. O'Brien, formerly a
member Of the Minnesota supreme
court, associated with former At
torney General Young and with At
torney General Smith in fighting
1.-The rate case, said he considered the
decision "a complete victory for the
state"
2-Cent Passenger Rate and Former
t Commodity Freight Rates to be
Restored y
The two cent mile passenger
rate will be in operation again an
lall Minnesota railroads in about 80
days as the result of the United
States supreme court decision in
the Minnesota raie case, according
to Attorney General Lyndon a.
Smith. Meanwhile every purchaser
of a ticket on the railroad in Min
nes0ta for transportation between
points within the state will be given
a receipt, if it is asked for, and will
get a refund when the 2-cent fare
becomes operative. Every holder
Iof a receipt for the purchase price
ola passenger ticket in Minnesota
| at any time after June 4, 1911, ex-
lcept in the case of the Minneapolis
e st. Louis road, will be able to
collect the difference between 2
f;cents and 3 cents mile by filing 4
lclaim with the state railroad and
warehouse commission.
All shippers Of merchandise who.
Isince June 4, 1911, have. paid the
lrates demanded by the railroads in
minnesota and who have expense
bills will be able to collect the diff
ference between the rates ordered
Thy the state commission and those
lactually collected by the railroads.
Lshippers may also collect the diff
ference between the commodity
rates fixed By law and rates actual
II charged since June 4, 1907. The
total Of such refunds is estimated
at 1900, 600. The state legislature
established the principle in 1909
that the railroads would have to re-
turn to shippers excessive tariffs
COLLECTED if the state won in the SUI
preme court.
ut usually takes about thirty
days to get a mandate and renitti-
ltur Of the supreme court : said At
ltorney General Smith. ''As soon as