The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-26
CLOSING OF
R.R.STATI0NS
is REQUESTED
Railroads Would Shut Up
Some Small Places as Part
Of Economy Move
G r FIR PETITIO S

HuncrouS petitions OF railroads Tor
the closing Of small stations in the
state are now before the railio
commission. The closing OF Tany
stations is asked by the railroads as
a part of their economy Of operation
cndcavors.
The weekly bulletin Of the railroad
commission announces cases docket
cd, hearings set and decisions as fol-
flows:
CASES DOCKETED
Greenfield Telephone Co. ct al, VS.
Sheycnne Telephone Echnnge co. APP.
llcation for adjustment of rates,
ttc.
Dan McQuarric vs.. Great Northern
Railway Co. Petition for additional
pens in 8tockyards.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.,
Fargo. Application to file revision
to Local Supplemental Exchange
Tariff Second Revised, for James
town Exchange
Electric Construction Co, Grand
Forks. Application for approval of
plans and specifications for 600
volt transmission line Reynolds to
Buxton
Greayes Telephone Co. Kenmarc,
y. h. Application to reduce telc-
phone rates and to rezone telephone
system.
This case, a petition by the Great
Northern Railway Co. to close Den
high Station, has been reopened as Of
December II. 1923.
Citizens Of Fonda VS. 500 Line Ry.
co. Application for permission to
discontinue agency at Fonda.
Northern Pacific Railway Co. APP
pIication for permission to close
Dover Station.
500 Line Railway Co.. Minneapolis.
Minnesota. Application for extern
son Of time in which to comply with
the Laws Of North Dakota with re-
spect to steel underframes for ca
boOses.
Grggs County Cooperative Tele-
Phone Assn, Cooperstown, n. ID. APP |
phcatIon to reduce telephone rentals !
from $1,000 per year to $1,000 per
year payable in advance /
CASES SET FOR HEARING ,
The petition of the Great North |!
cin Railway Co. to close Denbigh !,
station has been reopcncd and set !
for hearing at Denbigh on December :
II. at $3.50 o'clock r. VI.
Board Of Railroad Commissioners
vs.. Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Petition of this Commission for ,
81 ma, Nd, 4,
Northern Pacific Railway Tariff |
A0Gl G. \. ID. X. c. 1873, has been set !
for hearing at Bismarck on January !
10, II. and ~, 1924, at 10 A. NJ.
Zap Colliory Co. vs.. Northern Pac-
ific Railway Company Complaint
that the switching charges between
points on the spur track serving the
mine and Republic Junction are UNI
reasonable, unjust and discrimina- :,
tory, has been set for hearing ut Bis
marck on January 10, 1924, ut 10000
o'clock A. W.
The application of the Northern
Pacific Railway Co. to close Dover
station has been set for hearing at
Dover, December 20 1927, at 300
o'clock p. NJ.
CASES DECIDED
The Commission vacated their
Suspension Order in the matter of
Class and Commodity Rates between
points in North Dakota on the Farm
crs Grain e. Shipping Co., Great
Northern Railway Company, 500
Line and Northern Pacific Railway
Companies. as filed by Great North
ern Railway, as provision was
later filed restricting applica.
ton Of Items AZ and 100, 80 as not
to apply to the Farmers Grain and
Shipping Co.
The Certificate held by Rohrer
Bros. Line of Bismarck, was trans
fcrred to Wetzstein Bros. of Man
dan, and then cancelled.
The revised time schedule No. 2.
filed by the Motor Transit Co. of
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, was an
proved
Complaint Of f.. G. Berg, of Will
|iston, in re: overcharge on emigrant
was closed as Interstate
Commerce Commission held that the
rate asked for did not apply to in
.rastate business.
The time schedule No. . of the
Mandan- Bismarck Bus Line was ap-
proved.
The application of r. G.. Archbold
If Fargo, for a Certificate of Con-
'enience and Necessity to operate a
passenger motor bus, from Fargo to
was approved
The 500 Line Railway was ordered
0 repair erect and maintain two
zen stockyard with sheds, feeding