The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-27
a FEW HINTS.

Here is one Of the things that farm.
ers particularly ought tn know. II is
a little law in this state in relation
to crossings in cases where 4 farm
is cut in two by a RAILROAD. Fly noting
that he Law Ia very particular that
legal police Of a desire for such a
crossing must be made to n rrope
representative of the railroad COM
pany farmers wanting a crossing will
save themselyes a Io: OF delay aud
will at the same time ho i'm a position
ia Cove from the company SIS for
every thirty days after legal notice has
been filed. Written. not verbal. op-
plication must he made to an officer
Of the COMPANY. preferably the agent
al the nearest. station. who has blanks
for tho purpose. stating just where
the crossing is wanted. n the cross-
ing must b. built within thirty days
after such request in writing has beer
made. except in the winter time, when
the railroad company is not complel-
cd TO do any outdoor ground work
between the first day of December
and the FIRST day Of April. And tho
company is liable to the same dam
ages for not keeping tho crossing and
cattle guards in good repair. lf IT
should happen that the request for
4 private CROSSING goes UNDECIDED an
application TO tine state board of rail
road commissioners will bring early
results,
\ good many farmers about the
state annually have more or less trou-
BILE i'm getting h railroad company
to build it's part Of the fence of "a pas
tnre. As q. general rule this trouble
arises from tho farmer making a
verbal request or the section boss for
the fence. Now the section boss has
nothing whatever to do with fences.
hut al every station there arc blank
printed requests for fcuces which the
farmer can I'LL out and send through
the agent to the proner authority.
f:lt before tho railroad can he re-
u,,ircd to build its share of the fence
the farmer will have To complete the
building Of the other three side fences
of the pasture. When this is done and
the written notice served upon The
agent. the railroad company must
build the fence within 60 days, or
the farmer can build it himself and
collect the cost thereof from the cor
poration. A better and cheaper way,
however. in case the fence is not built
within a. reasonable time. will lie to
sion. which Will see that the work is
done. Flu don't tell your troubles to
the section boss. snd remember that
the application must be in writing. it
is only fair to the railroads to say
they seldom fail to get around TO the
work when properly notified. and
n,llrn of the trouble comes from tine
applicant not following the rules Of
the game.
One ot tho serlou= problems con
fronting grain ,Ehlppers in the rush
season Of the year is car shortage. and
the railroad commission is Kept busy
during tho fall and carly winter
months in helping relieve the snua-
tion. There seems to he a general
misunderstanding "a 10 the law re-
sardins the distribution Of grain carS.
Hero is the law; cut it. out and paste
it on the wall OF your office to he
looked over when the next rush
%cnrnes: When any railroad
doing business in this state shall he
unable from any reasonable cause TO
furnish cars at anT railway station
or sidetrack in accordance with the
demands made by all persons de
%p1andins cars at such station or side
track for the shipment Of freight in
carload lots. such csrs as are furnish.
ed shall be divided daily equally
among the applicants in the order Of
their expiration until each shall have
~received one car. when the remainder
shall he divided rstahly anon the
iseveral shippers in the proportion that
the carload lots of freight offered by
each hear to the entire number ot
carload lots OF freight offered at such
.~statiun or sidetrack OF that day.; pro.
vidcd. that every application made
in good faith III an earlier day shall
he filled before supplying any TO any
applicant Of 4 succeeding day" When
elevators become blocked. or threaten
10 become so. owners or managers
should telegraph the railroad COM
mission Of the condition. Don't write;
1T Is too slow. The commission will
at once wire the superintendent OF
the railway company. and it is seldom
prompt relief has not been granted.