The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-14
DECLARE RATES
WOULD Be JUS|
F. B. Feetham Supports till
Grand Forks View That
Federal Plan is O. K.
LITTLE CITES
DISCRIMINATION
Board's Expert Maintains That Aber
deem and Grand Forks Could Shi,
into Fargo Territory Cheaper Tha,
That City.

Declaring that the people of Gran1
Forks are tired of paying high rate
and that any discrepancies that mighU
arise can be remedied later, Attornel
f. B. Feetham, on behalf OF th}
Grand Forks Commercial club, TO-DAY
urged the North Dakota railroad
commission to Immediately adopt thu
new interstate commerce commissiol
tariffs as intrastate rates.
In asking the commission to do o..
Mr.. Feetham charged that there apJ
parently is considerable sentiment III
favor OF adopting q schedule Of tariffl
that will do away with any so-called
discrimination against Fargo.
Not Highly Pleasing.
In announcing the purpose Of the
meeting. Chairman w. H. Stutsmatl
declared that the scheme as promul-
gated by the interstate commercs
commission was not highly pleasing
to the state commission He declared
however. that the commission il nod
averse to adopting the general scheme ]
providing the discrepancies can be
ironed out.
During the three hours the conn
mission was in session this morning.
the situation, as it affects Grand
Forks and Fargo. was all that was|
touched on. Fargo was represented
by delegation that was individuality
interested. and the delegates took UNI
considerable time in discussing the
new rates as they would affect their
business-principally poultry and icl|
cream.
IAttle Shows Differences.
w. A. Little, rate expert In the
held. the >fsoer' during the Ureater part
OF the session.
hen. the solnnS iseion convened sa9r.
|, Lille Eas asked t0ssexplain t1aS sAns
'pHeAffons of the interstate ;rates to tifS
state of North Dakota. He proceeded. !.
however, to take up considerable time
In pointing out Determinations
against Fargo and in favor of Grand
Forks and Aberdeen.
Mr.. Little pointed out the differ
ence in the location of Grand Forks
and Fargo, and declared that, because
Of this, the Fargo rates were higher
than the Grand Forks. In the entire
tier of blocks lying directly west Of
Grand Forks. this city, he said, can
ship to points in those blocks at rates
uniformly lower than Fargo. although
the distance from the latter city to
the points in question is considerably
less.
Advantage on In.rate.
When questioned by Attorney Fee
than, Mr.. Little admitted that Fargo
has the same advantage east and
south that Grand Forks has west and
north. Mr.. Little declared. however.
that he did not consider Fargo's adj
east and south of much con-
Germ to that city-despite the fact
that the twin cities are included in
that territory. Mr. Little also ad-
mitted that Fargo has considerable
on the in-rate.
Mr.. Feetham then touched on tho
question Of territory. He declared
that packages were expressed to save
time. and, because of this, Fargo still
would control the trade in its terri
Aberdeen and Grand Forks can ship
into that territory more cheaply.
Time Limit Counts.
When questioned, Mr. Little admit
ted that the time element undoubted-
ly would enter into the question, and.
in this case, Fargo still would con-
tinue to supply the territory to the
west.
Mr.. Feetham declared the only dis
to Fargo in the wholesale
business comes in when that city en-
ters into competition With Grand
Forks at Devils Lake and west Of that
CITY. 1fano forkS, ne sa1Os ID IN
much the same situation as Aberdeen
it has not the train service to get
into Fargo's territory quickly. and.
Fargo. with the reduction
that the interstate rates would give.
still would continue to control all that
territory.
Gives the Entire Stat: Reduction.
Mr.. Little almost admitted that the
rates would give many sharp advan-
tages to Fargo. He also emphasized
the fact that the average express
business was done in small packages.
and consequently the adoption Of the
interstate scheme would give every
point in the state a reduction In rates.
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