Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-10
WOULD .EQUALHE
FREIGHT RATES
ON Nd. MINES
Ignite Coal Operators
Committee Working Out
Schedule Today.
Special to the IIcrald.)

2,, %e OF Ngnlte coal operators Is to-
~: engaged in the work ing out OF a
schedule Of difrerential freight rates
intended to equalize the freight
charges upon mines in the state, for
submission to the state railroad COM
mission. The committee is working
under instructions given at q confer
ence of operators with the commits
sion yesterday afternoon, which fol-
lowed a meeting Of Ignite operators
to discuss plans for meeting the pres
ent coal emergency and for the per-
manent expansion Of the industry. i
versely affected by location and gem
orally agreed to- by all operators. ac-
cording to- members Of tho compais-
sion, to restore the difIsrenttals ex-
tstinE in 1916 which were removed, by
the war. Under these rates thu
freight charges were IN = measure
equalized regatda less OF distance. NJ
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|iWilYon;F w: j. RAyof. Medora !; f.. e.
Dteters Of DiokinsoIa: W. r. Kr1ft of
Bismarck; p. y. CaAill OF Wilton and
j. b.. Slosson. Of Abefdeen, s. D., repr
resenting the Haynes r(N. d. Coal
Co.. & a. - h ~
w. H: stutsman, member Of the
commissions, told the operators that 1t
would be necessary to obtain dissolu-
ton OF an Injunction, obtained in fed
eral court against the state commits
sion from interfering with freight
rates established by the Interstate
Commerce commission, and he added
that Chairman Milhollan of the com.
mission would take up this matter in
St. Paul in. the next day or two. II
was stated, that the proposed adjust.
ments would not mean decreased rail.
road revenues, the Ignite. rates now
being held, to be at a low level, the
different ais increasing the present
cost. from some points and lowering
them from others. ~
Mr.. Stutsman also said that It wal
the desire Of the commission TO OBJ.
tain from the railroads through
rate to the state insane asylum before
the contract for coal for the coming
year is let. The power Of the raj
road commission in this matter alse
Is dependent upon the dissolution o.
the, court injunction, he said;
| Formal request was made Of Her
bert Hoover, secretary of commerce
| by the newly organized North; Dakots
LigniteF Coal Operators association
in q telegram, that Representative,
Of the North Dakota Ignite, industr.
be named on the national advisor.
committee to the federal fuel admin
istratio'n. igErat on The selegram waa M as fol
Herbert Hoover, Esq.
| Secretary Of Commerce;
Washington. D. c. fl.e
| At the request of Governor Nesto
Of North Dakota there met toda,
| (Wednesday) the coal operators o
the state representing ninety per cen
hof; the producers Of Ignite coal ii
North Dakota. At this meeting tn
North Dakota Lignite Coal Operators
association was formed and upon
will devolve the responsibility of sup
1 plying the needs Of North Dakota an,
such portions OF South Dakota an,
Minnesota as can be reached with ou
4 lsurplus. We believe North Dakor
4 mines will increase coal production q
4 one million and a half tons this yea
to meet fuel crisis in the northwest
4 It ID the purpose OF the organizatio,
4 to co-operate IN every. way with tn
duction; d dsstrtbuti6n and preventiQ
Of prpfiteering. IDaamuch as ,lignit
will be main factor in the northwes
y fuel situation we feel that the. oper
ators Of North Dakota should be rep
resented on the coaF operators ad
n visory committee as we have No sue
q Representation now. We would there
i.fore respectfully request that you in
. vite North Dakota representatives
q washington to, recommend !. for you
Il consideration an appointment as
member OF the national advisory com
mittee. 4. ( n, b TS5 Y FS.f tts @
) "(S,gned.) Se$t.Gy5 Il 3Sss
.s Stanley SWashburn. president: Wi
liam Kraft, secretary, North Dakot
iLiRnite Coal Operators, association =