The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-03
ELECTRICITY
ON FARM TO
COME IN n. D.
State Railroad Commission
Says Extension Will BE De-
mandcd in the Future
DECISIONS OF BODY

EXTENSION oil electricity TO the
farms in North Dakota will come in
the near future, according to express
sion of the state railroad commission
made in its bulletin issued today.
"The day is fast approaching when
the farmer is going to demand that
he be given central station electrical
energy" says the bulletin. "N0w. he
| is passive and waits for transmis->
sion line to pass his doorstep.
"The progressive public utility OK
ccutive is not going to wait for pres
sure to be brought to bear out but
| is going out after this potential rural
business, build it up and reap the re-
wards therefrom.
"These extensions may be financed
directly by the utility or some form
of farmer aid may be worked out.
Again the solution here in North
Dakota may be by the organization
of separate companies taking differ
ent routes and buying energy as n
single consumer from the central
station" -
! The weekly bulletin ,'pf the COM
mission announces the following ac-.
ton:
Cases. Docketed
Greenfield Telephone Company VS..
Shcyenne Telephone Exchapee Com
pany. Application for reSision of
switching rates established by Sec
ton IA filing in June 1922 by the
Sheyenne Telephone Exchange Com
pany.
Fesscnden Light and Power Com
pany.' Application for approval Of
plans, specifications and route of
proposed 1920 Volt transmission line
Cathay to Sykeston.
Jacob Hafncr and 33 others vs..
Slope Telephone Company. Petition
asking that the Slope Telephone
Company be required to rc-establish
service with the Bculah Exchange of
the Independent Telephone Company.
w. H. Lounsbury, Marion, North
Dakota. Application to sell the prop
crty of the Marion Electric Light
and Power Plant to ]. M. Lysler.
Heaton Telephone Exchange Com
pany, Heaton, North Dakota. Appli-
cation to close Heaton Exchange.
| Cook Robinson, Velva, North Dako-
Ia. Application to discontinue electric
service at Sawyer, North Dakota.
Cases Decided
C.. H. DeFoe of Dickinson was
granted Certificate of Public Con-
venience No. Is to operate a passen-
ger and freight service between
Dickinson and Killdeer, North Dako-
ta
| j. J. Keavin of Minot was granted
Certificate Of Public Convenience
No. Ia. cooperate passenger bus be-
tween Minot and Max.
j. II. Richardson (Studebaker Linc)
was granted Certificate Of Public
Convenience No. Is to operate
passenger and express service Minot
to Parshall.
H. L., Moshicr was granted Certi-
ficate of Public Convenience No. 1G
to operate a freight and express SER
vice between Fargo and Valley City.
Utilities
Certificate of Authority for Myrah
Scnechal of Sanish to sell his ferry
property to Leonard Hagen was is
sued
:. The Turtle Creek Sand and Gravel
| company WlLHuTcW Lnelr peClClOn re-
lating to switching charges from 500
Line Transfer to River Landing Spur
at Bismarck, and the case is closed.
The United Power Company Of
Crosby, North Dakota was given
permission to build $4,000 Volt
transmission line to the Whittier
Crockett Ignite Mine.
| The North Dakota Independent
Telephone Company was given per-
mission to sell Is miles of iron wire
to tho Winfield Rural Telephone
Company of Spiritwood.
In the case of the Truax Coal Com.
pany VS.. Great Northern Railway
Company the Commission denies the
application to close the depot at
Stampede. INN ar
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
Company was given permission I'd
close the toll station at Mapleton,
North Dakota. =