The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-26
WILL DISTRICT ]. s.
To VALUE ROADS
ATKINSON OF MISSOURI UTlLI.
TIES BODY OUTLINES PRO.
cEDURE OF APPRAISERS.
OTHERS TO ASSIST IN WORK
Chairmon Of National Assoc alton Of
Commissioners Appoints II to Aid
With Estimate-Work In Nils
souri, viii Begin Soon.

jefferson City-Chairman John NJ
Atkinson of the Missouri utilities com.
mission, upon returning from Wash
ington, where he attended the confer.
ence Of western states representa-
tlycs with President Wilson and the
interstate commerce commission,
made the following statement relative
to the results accomplished by the
conference:
In accordance with the rovisions of
the act passed by congress, authoriz.
ing and empowering the interstate
commerce commission to ascertain
the physical value OF all interstate
railroads, the commission has appoint.
ed board OF appraisers, composed Of
FIVE expert engineers, who are now
engaged in making the preliminary
plans for this stupcndous task OF ap.
praising the national railroads.
THE commission has divided the
United States into FIVE districts. and
will have each district under the sup.
cryision Of one of said engineers. Com.
missioner Prouty Of the Interstate
commerce commission has been as.
signed the direct supervision OF the
appraisal work.
All the railroads OF the United
States already have perfected an or
ganization relative to the appraisal
work 30 be done by the Interstate
commerce commission The United
States has been divided into three dis.
tricts with three expert railroad en-.
gineers selected from each district.
The railroads have also selected
three Of the ablest attorneys and
three experts on real estate values TO
cooperate with the nine engineers 10
look after the appraisal work from the
standpoint Of the railroads. The valu.
alton of the railroads of the United
States is estimated at $4,000. 900 900.
While the power is given the pub.
lie service commission to ascertain
the physical value OF railroads in Mis-.
souri for the purpose OF making state
rates, yet the expense of such n valu.
alton would cost the state Of Missouri
anywhere from quarter a half mil
lion dollars.
The states Of Missouri, Iowa, Min. |
nesota, North Dakota South Dakota, |
Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma have
perfected an organization through the /
chairmon OF their respective commits. |
sions to see that the value Of the rail. |
roads In their respective states are .
fairly ascertained from the standpoint
OF the public.
The chairman Of the National As.
sociation OF Railway Commissioners
representing all the state associations
appointed a committee to cooperate
with the interstate commerce commits.
sion in ascertaining the physical value
Of the railroads.
THE members OF the state commits
sion Of the following states were an
pointed on said special committee:
Martin Of Kansas. Henshaw of Ok
ahoma, Thorne of Iowa, Burr of Flor.
Ia, Finn OF Kentucky. Berry of hi
1ois, Glasgow Of Michigan, STABLES Of
Minnesota, Decker of New York
Erickson of Wisconsin, Daniels OF New
Jersey GothIin of OHIO. Maltbie OF
New York, Richards of South Caro-.
ina, Bishop of Massachusetts, Stats.
nan OF North Dakota and Atkinson Of
Missouri
This special committee will moot
md organize at an early date, and
will take an active part in co.operat.
ng with the interstate commerce
commission in ascertaining railroad
'alues.
Just when the work will begin in
Missouri | cannot say, but | should
hink 1t will begin In the course of n
cry few months.
II was the unanimous opinion Of all
he state commissioners present that
n advocate should be appointed BY ,
he interstate commerce commission.
r the president, to appear at all hear. ,
ngs, both formal and informal, ana ,
end all assistance possible in devel.
ping the real value of the railroad
roperties"