Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14
new Rl|UlL. 1
]. TO AID CITY
Storing in Transit Privilege
Will Make Grand Forks
Terminal.

How new money-making POSSIBLY
ties for Grand Forks are opened up
through local storing-in-transi priv
ilegcs and regulations on potatoes in
carload lots, effective October 16, is
pointed out by j. w, Goodman. traffic
commissioner for the Commercial
club, who sees In this new move an
important step towards obtaining
some of the privileges o enjoyed
by the Twin Cities.
Tariffs have just been filed. Mr..
Goodman said. with the Interstate
Commerce commission by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-
ways providing for storing-in-transit
arrangements at Grand Forks, East
Grand Forks. and Fargo, at a charge
for through service of three n one
half cents per hundred pounds over
and above the direct rate from orig
inal point of shipment of the potatoes
to their final market destination.
This arrangement will be accorded on
all western potatoes moving through
here, upon which route Grand Forks
Is intermediate. ~
Goodman Explains
This is a powerful step forward
from 10th the standpoint Of Grand
Forks and the potato raisers in the
state in addition to the actual saving
in freight" Mr.. Goodman said. For
merly storage here whs p~rohibitive by
reason of the shipper having to pay
the local rate into Grand r and
again the local rate out to destination
while he could store in transit at
Minneapolis and other eastern points:
This should have the effect\of cGeat-
ing a new industry here to the extent
of developing this phase of the bust
ness. Shippers will appreciate and
.%s1s-@ Tn CT ~rs, ~ olNcnr ~ home or6
in this connection it is not amiss to
state that his city is quite well equip
ped to handle this class of business.
due to the new storage capacity added
In the past year. and will better facii-
tate Grand Forks in handling or aid
ing the better marketing of the North
Dakota potato crop; as well as Mon
tana. Washington and Oregon pOta-
toes.
1.-THE potato crop last year., accord
Ing to government records shows the
movement of North Dakota potatoes
last year to have been 90S6 carloads,
and this years prospect are for a
much larger crop. During 1917 our
crop only amounted to 1925 cars. 2917
for 1918 and 1920 for 1920. These
figures show the state raises some
thing else than wheat n is particu-
larly opportune wheH viewed in the
light of the present poor prices OBJ
tanning.
Gut In On Twin Cities (
1.-The granting or rather extension
Of this new storing arrangement tt
Grand Forks and Fargo has a signific'
ance that should not be overlooked
Following as it does by recent reduc
tons to the territory east of Chicago
on potatoes and with the coming
opening of the new terminal mill ant
elevator it points to the gradual west
ward shifting Of the center of handl
ing the basic products of this terri
/. tory. We are gradually encroachint
upon the Twin Cities monopoly O.
+, our natural resources and are NOR
! and more standing on our W legs
in the way of marketing and handliht
our own products.
! 1.-THE Fargo rate case. in which
Grand Forks has INTERVIEWED will, b
a further following out of this gen
eral trend.'