The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-09
SAY THIS CITY
Will BEliEF1 :
Commission Expert Declarl
Rates Would Give Grand
Forks the Best Of II.
FARGO'S TARIFFS i
WOULD BE HIGHE
All This is True, They Contend Pt
viding tive New InterstaAo Rabeo
Made Intra.state-Dinero In
Blocks Responsible.

The past three days have been q
cupied by the railroad eummtssi
largely with discussion Of the al
interstate commerce commiaedon q
press rates ~ applied to North y
kota, and some very intsresting q
rather startling facts have devslop
as to the effect of these ra4es upl
several North Dakota cities.
Rate Expert J. A. Little. Who d
been working on these rates for con
time preparatory TO tho express RI
hearing to be held at Grand For
next Wednesday, took part In the d.
very thoroughly. From Mr.. Lttle
analyses Of the present ana intsrgtA
rates. which latter 60 into effect EO
ruary I. it appears that OF the hf1
shipping oenters OF the state Gr1S
Forks is on easy street and Fare1
not In the game a4 all
between Grand Forks and Aberdeo1
In addition Fargo will suffer frol
the long distance rates given tho tWs
cities into this state.
Cheaper Rates From Grand Fdr1m
Some Of the facts uncovered In u
are that Grand Forks a
ship by express to nearly all points
the state cheaper than either Nhrd
on 10O-pound shipments - small2
weights holding nearly the same rsll
tive proportion Of rate. .Abea dee
can Get into all parts Of the we0te
section Of the state cheaper thu
either Fargo or Grand Forks: she N
be on a parity with Fargo at No{
Rockford. Darlington and Hanna3ori
.s Tsi.s eFsgd a,ss rEs s.. AM ss:t s9ta =,
Aberdeen can ship % BiesGarn]
81 esE,sFetlss.n seithera sFaFan and Gasaas|
Forks; and 1s on an equal basis wit
'farBU. at Valley City. JamesttWh.Il5a||
Mo11re. Edge1ey. etc, while Grant
Forks can beat both cities by 25 cent
a hundred. Grand Forks can shi|
100 pounds Of express to Hannaford
right through Fargo, for 20 cents
hundred less than Fargo
Block System Responsible.
This peculiar situation arises from
the fact that Grand Forks is in. !
block entirely within the state, whil(
Fargo is in q block which contain}
only about thirty townships Of NortI
Dakota territory, the balance beina
in Minnesota, the entire United State
being cut up into blocks containin1
a certain number Of square miles o]
territory. and where these blocks lar
over state lines complica tions similal
to this arise in relation to intraststS
rates.
Grand Forks block 10 numbered
22S and extends from q point abou1
four miles north Of East Grand Fork
west to q point a little southeast ol
abou six miles north of Valley City
thence east to a point about eight
miles north Of Mapleton. thence north
to place Of beginning. Thus. All 0u,
about ono township Of land y In BLOCK
On the other hand Fargo IL In
block S2S. the north iine Of which
runs west about mile north Of Har.
wood to a point about SIX miles from
Harwood. or southeast corner O,
block 22S. thence south 60 Q point
about four miles north Of the state
line. thence east into Minnesota about
thirty miles, thence north to neaI
Winnipeg Junction. thence to place Of
beginning.
This City Gets Bet oe Il
1nasmuch az the rates are basn,
upon the distance between blocks 4
VIII be seen that SO far as North Da.
kota shipments are concerned Grand
Forks has the best Of Fargo Of abou1
fifty miles in distanct, or ono biock
while the same advantage obtains foI
Fargo over Grand Forks in east OF
south bound shipments.
Valley City ana Jamestown, bsfns
in the same block. will faro equals
well. as will Bismarck and MSndar
for the same reason. -
Questions Before Oonmaassion.
The question before the railrusd
commission Is. whether to accept the
interstate commerce commission ex:
press rates for North Dakota or adon,
the modified or sub-block plan pro.
posed at recent conference between
the railroad commissions OF the yari.
Gus states and the express GONNA nies
at Chicago. which embodtes . syrtssn
of sub-blocks. designed to befteI
eQualtze just such conditions a. etateS
in relation to Fargo and Grand Forks
The interstate commerce commits.
sion rates slightly increase the preeen,
rates on 100 pound express shipments
but very materially reduces the rate,
on small packages. especially fol
short distances. and inasmuch 4,
somewhere between Is and 90 pe,
cent OF the express business comprise.
the smaller packages. these rates vii
benefit the greatest number.
The state railroad commission is- I,
hold a hearing on express rates a,
Grand Forks next Wednesday. and
the matter is Of so great importance
the commission hopes every lares
shipping center in the state win -Oe
fully represented 80 that al section,
may be heard. a conclusion reached
and the rates established ct an earls
date. RI y 3,
SAILOR DROWN
Five Members of Wyemine 4 = -