Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-09
Effect of Hughes Decision tn
Minnesota Rate Case
Chairman Minne.ot. Railroad and Warehouse c.
Judge Ira b. Mil,

Chairman Minnesota Railroad and warehouse Commission
IT.. ss,,,;.. r.,dsr.d nv Charles HUGHES
..,,,hI;.ss oe,naa CO. ,rss;dsnt 70 those who
pay .e esn;, SNOWY Wh noi h ee an. @ ~. ~
prsSn - Man, SnrL w assume The d,,tes q ;udge
" ~ Ir,;t.I CO. smnrsn,e court The b;ohest
,h,'..i =; ~ - ~ MS ne,d;ra i; the
iu.. faaa.,i s,,,1.a ,,.st;ors naoi,,;na ,hs val
a., of ~ r,tss ,,,,d h., he st,te comm;ssions
~ AZ ian;siatu,.s 80 M;rnasota M;ssnmr; Kan-
sas Mshr.sLa and So,,.h DaLnt, Ths r.tes made
pa -. s.at" ,.,h;.as - .aob - .hnss states had
bsen ~" ,ttscLed hw ths ra;lroad comnanies An in.
~ ~ lau oth ;rn. ~ ..' ~ iJntaS
S. ..s a,;n ' ~, ntoran. af ~. s,a,s-
~ tas'sA''s '"s e"'o' VI nv
The M;r,ssot, r.,e c,se WAS tried in the cir.
Laie ease mas ~. ~ t E;aI.,
c;rc,;, nd dsc;dcd All IoI, rhe fre;nht
re' ; and aec,deu np,n ~ ad ths iae rsa'
.,,.. - ~ ' -. nm III nossanr.s Go.
MI, anu .ns ens r., As IA ph:Sy. So,
Al pIo,i ~ ~ io,a 80 aau pppsn,,,' an
m l;uad - ~ yani' sv.d t' ,ha s.ats au
- ~ ~ Is a go - 1Jyt IL S::
~ .h on !ia. ad.e Jung aiuknss l
H. w S:s;o ~ e 'n;pp' wa. namo.u uomn'
sne aeeis'oh oi .ne lileut eout. was iIveasea'
sna s'iee 'na' ''i'e INC STATE rates nave oeeh III
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. Judge hughes opinion in ths case. known a, as
IT. Snm.s,u os,.t paoo,t .a. ss9 7. ~ ~
- ~. sup up III .oa;a nepo,. pas ~ . ON
" ti,e mos apie opions Eyer Written ~ JUSTIFY
~ Oh tne supieIe eouti ol .he Unea I.es' anu
WI MN compare ia'orao'y Will tnose Vi Johi Mai
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T., ~. .;-.,;, o,... -. c.,h .;.,u,.
, In ,ne c , Gou1t luase oaeoorn pras.'ealy
look away 'ne isht u 'he s'a.e 10 maxi us local
49,. ny noiui,le tidt t,e s.ate Iales were an
nroh;t,ad ~ ~ T.tassa... Sn,,,... anu WEI
H.. ~ oy ane inaei sa.e az, anu
.na' ,ie stdte Idt.s WeIe connscato1y loI tne Iea
son .nat .ney wouid NOT produce sulhcient revenue
, ~ ieasohao,e Iohpensas;1n on inc va;ue
u .ne pioperv useo ~ the ranloau companies
- 'a"'as"s 'He' 4'i'''"e'o'" '"'''e'''
IN hnding inc rates conhscatory It was neces,
say ~ 'hS Souit ~ ~ saiue upon tne ram oaa
pssop.'y ine value VI .ne eoun,ry rish,-ot,sway
u .he companies was determined ny Juage San-
DOTH, py using inc maiket vaiae OF similar ADA
se"a plopelty anu lnuit'pyhg ina. value oy tnIee,
50 sol; .ae miarket vaSe OF lafm adjacent 70 tne
IL y was 9oo PeI acre tie court allowed
.ne tanioad company Sioo per acre ana the value
., ine improvements Ihe railway company nad
,naue III 'ne 'anu % II 'hey "ere new Nothihg
w.. Was aeuueteu iol on OF Worhtout tles some q
.ne aepols ana o'hel statloh ouildings were DID,
rna',s siu ns ~ }uSa Gseh pun, Wnl,G everyohe
nnows va. ah o'u pu'iu'hs - NOT worth as fnuch
Do new one
major portion OF TINS right-oi-way, which
was Dems valued ior the purpose o. charging snip
pers rates upon their freight,, had been given to
the railroad companies either her BY the state or fed
eIal governments oyer iaooo,ooo acres OF govern
l,,en. q s!a1e ianu hau oeen given them IN the
STARE T. OF Minnesota alone:
e. nc termlinai properties q the companies IN
H.. ~ sui M,nheapons ana DuiutnLl speak OF
tre eoneesseyLwete valued oy Judge oanoorn
ny nrst aseei.anng .he normal market value tor
oruihaly business purposes, OF the adjoining prop.
eLy ,neluaing ne improvements thereon, and
lnsn increasing II by about on per cent to Ind the
tailosa vaua.on, ana 70 ms was added the value
panes nao actually pun upon TINS land, as II they
were new improvements JUST constructed