The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-17
CAR QUESTION
TO BE TALKED
AT FARGO MEET
Executive Committee of
Northwest Regional Ad-
visory Body to Meet
GAS RATE CONTINUED

The Executive Committee Of the
Northwest Regional Advisory Board
will meet in Fargo, Wednesda
March 10, at 10 Il. M. The sessions
will be held in the Gardner Hotel.
The State Nice-Chairmen have been
invited to meet with this Committee,
at which time the usual bi-m onthly
reports will be rendered by the
Chairmcn Of the various standing
committees.
The purpose of the Northwest Re-
gional Advisory Board is to form a
common meeting ground between
shippers and railroads for better un-
Outstanding Of transportation ques-
tions and to adjust informally the
car difficulties which may arise be-
tween the parties. At the forth COM
ing meeting the Committee will re-
ceve reports from the Chairmen of
the various committees, which re-
ports will indicate the number Of
cars that will be required for the
next sixty days. Plans for the work
of the Executive Board for the year
1924 will also be discussed at this
meeting.
The territory covered by the
Northwest Regional Advisory Board
includes the states of Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon
tana and a part of Wisconsin and
Michigan. The North Dakota mem-
bers of the Executive Committee are
Walter R. Reed and Frank Milhollan.
Express Rates
On July 6, 1922 the Interstate
Commerce Commission upon its own
motion entered into an investigation
Of express rates, and on November
10, 1923 handed down it's order, pro-
posing certain reductions ranging
from 5 to 80 percent below the pres
cnt scale. The express companies
were cited to show cause on or before
March LIST, 1924 why the proposed
reductions should not be made.
Following the Commission order
the American Railway Express Com
pany and the Southeastern Express
Company, supported by the Railroads
filed voluminous responses, alleging
that, in general the reductions
should not be made. The Expires:
companies have prepared elaborate
statistics purporting to show tha
under the proposed rates express ser
vice will be conducted at a loss ane
that the service will suffer
! The North Daokta Board of Rail
road Commissioners was represented
ut the hearing by Frank Milholian
President, and they have arranf<d t,
participate in the proceedings to con
clusion. with the view of protectin,
, North Dakota interest and Of oh
tanning such reductions as can b.
, justified.
: A conference of representatives O
the Railroad Commissioners of thir
teen western states has been calle
: for March 20, 1924 at the Capito
=, building in St. Paul. E. NJ. Hen
drinks, Traffic Expert for the Mort
t Dakota Railroad Commiss ion will at
t tend this conference as Presiden
, Frank Milhollan, who is member o
= the Committee will be unable to G
T. or account of several hearings befor
!. the Commission on the 10Th and 2Otl
i Decisions of Body
e Decisions of the commission in
n clude:
: The files in the petition of the Cit
d liens of Hebron VS.. Northern Pacifi
: Railway asking for "a hour service i
!, Hebron station, were closed as in
= provements in the service had bee
:. made as petitioned for and petite
e withdrawn.
l. The Northwestern Bell Tclcph or
k Company having withdrawn its al