The Mankato free press., 1922-12-01
SEVEN AND EIGHT
UNDER THE EDICT
Commission Has Needed
Complaints of Public
GREAT NEED IS SHOWN
December 4 Next the Date De.
cided On For Their
Resumption

Passenger trains Nos. 7 and s, op-
Grated by the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
company between the Twin cities
and Fairmont via Mankato, and
which were abandoned during the
railway strike this past summer on
the plea OF a shortage or coal, have
been ordered back on the run by the
Minnesota. state railway and ware
house commission. De1eu-er has
been fixed as the date of resumption
OF the service. The order issued by
the commission read as follows:
"E. J. Edwards, The City of Fair
mont. Minnesota. and the Fairmont
Commercial Club, complainants, VS..
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway Company, respon-
dent. The above entitled matter
came on for hearing before the rail-
road and warehouse commission up
on the complaint of Hon. E. J. Ed
wards, mayor OF the city of Fair
mont Commercial club. at Fairmont,
Minnesota, Tuesday, November 81,
1922 at two p. m. Hon. J. E. Hay
craft. attorney appeared for the com
plainants, and r. l.. Kennedy solici-
tor for the respondent Representa-
,tiyes of Elmore, Mankato and other
villages and cities interested ap-
peared in support of the complaint.
1T is alleged blythe complaint
ants and admitted by the respondent
that for years prior to the summer
of 1922 the Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha railway com
pany, operated a passenger train
daily, except Sunday. over it's lines
"a 10
to and >Shakopee 60 MINNEAPOLIS,
ing as Train No. 6, reaching Min
neapolis at twelve o'clock noon, and
returned departing from Minneapo-
lis Train No. at 4:20 p. m. and
arriving at Fairmont at 1910 p. m.
that } this line y constitutes the
most direct route to Minneapolis
and st. Paul, and the Train in ques-
ton was the only railroad accom-
modation making possible passenger
travel from Fairmont to said cities
and return the same way. The train
also gave the only adequate mail
and express service.
"Fairmont, the terminus of the
branch served by this train. is the
county seat of Martin county, with a
population of approximately 5000,
and the territory surrounding the
line traversed is of the most pro-
ductive of agricultural Minnesota.
Only Exclusive Passenger Train
1t appeared that the train was
the only exclusive passenger train
service operated between the twin
cities and Fairmont; that it was
generally we'll patronized that it now
consumes two days and two nights
to make business trip to the twin
cities, whereas when Trains No. z
and 8, was operated person could
leave Fairmont inrthe morning and
return that same evening; that the
discoHtinuance of this train has
completely demoraliZed the mail
service not only for Fairmont and
stations Of Northrup, Truman and
Lewisville,s which are intermediate
between Fairmont and Madelia, but
also for the stations on the Lake
Crystal Elmore branch consisting of
Garden City. Vernon Center, Amboy
Winnebago, Blue Earth and Elmore,
due to the fact that when trains Z
and was discontinued the respond
ent carrier also discontinued trains
No 40 and 43 on this branch; that
when trains and was in opera
tion all mail for the villages named
reached them early the following
forenoon from the twin, cities and
ing afternoon, too late for banks and
business houses to reply the same
day. AS to the rural delivery, it
means for example that Friday even
ings twin city papers do not reach
the subscriber until Monday, and
Saturdays evenings paper is not de-
livered until Tuesday, whereas form
erly those publications arrived Sat
urday and Monday, respectively. 1t
also appeared that trains z and
8 was patronized by the travelling
public residing in the towns and
villages in rural territory adjacent to
Fajrmont, such as Sherburn, Dun
nell, Ceylon, Granada, Immogene
and others, as they would drive to
Fairmont in the early morning in
time<to catch No. s.
"Notice given the Commission by
the carrier dated August IA, 1922,
stated that trains and 8 were tenn
porarily removed due to the coal
situation and to the employees
been removed so far as their pond
ency is concerned, although the eff
fects are present and will continue
for sometime in the future as to
general operation of transportation.
"The public has been required to
bear as an innocent by stander' in
conveniences and losses due to these
industrial and transportation up
heavals, and it is now entitled to
have returned service of which it
was denied as speedily as circum I
stances will permit.
"It is therefore found that the
causes for the removal of passenger
trains Nos and between Mime
apolis and Fairmont, Minnesota, up
on >the line of the, Chicago. st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Omaha railway
have been mitigated so as to permit.
the restoration of the service, and
that the operation of said trains will
promote the necessity and 'conven-
ience of the publicA
Wherefore, it is ordered that the
respondents, Chicago. st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha Railway com
pany, restore to service on or before
Monday, December 4, 1922 passenger
trains No. and between the Cit
les of Fairmont and Minneapolis
Minnesota Minnesota railroad
and Warehouse Commission.
Memmorandum by Commissioner
''In view of the widespread inter
est of the commercial and industrial
organizations of the several COM
munities served by the respondent
carrier, who appeared at the hearing
in the above entitled proceeding. it
is appropriate as bearing especially
upon the interests of the respective
localities to comment upon their
unity of welfare with the railroad