The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-15
WOOL GROWERS
OF STATE GET
CUT IN RATES
Will be Reduced 20 to 30 Per
Cent on Carload Lots
From North Dakota
SUGAR RATE is CUT
Other Actions Reported IN
Weekly Bulletin Of Rail
road Commission

North Dakota wool growers, who
have become more numerous in the
western pant OF the state especially,
in the last few years, will benefit by
a reduction in carload rates on wool
from all points in North Dakota to
eastern markets such a. New York,
Boston. Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The reductions on wool and Mohair,
ranging from 10 to so percent in car
load lots. viii become effective De-
cembcr 2l, 1924. The reductions were
ordered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, says the weekly bullc-
tin Of the North Dakota Railroad
Commits sion.
The freight rate on sugar from
Lowell. Sheridan and Worland, Wyom-
ing, to North Dakota points. also
will be reduced - cents per hundred
pounds, with Il minimum weight of
10000 pounds. on December 30, it is
announced. The present rate is sc
u cents with u 10000 pound mini
mum weight and 50 -. cents with a
$4,000 pounds minimum weight.
New eases dockcted and decisions
of the commission follow:
Cases DOrketed
Glendale Electric Company, FL
lcndaIc. North Dakota. Investigation
upon Commissions own motion into
rates. charges and practices Of the
Utility.
otter Tail Power Company, Fer
gus Fails. Mimi Application for
Ie,mi son % reduce electric rates at
EndcrIin, North Dakota.
Shcycnnc Telephone Company,
Shcycnnc. North Dakota. Applica-
ton to sell telephone property to
Gust Swcnson.
Litchville Rural Telephone Com
pany, Litchvile. y. OAK. Application
to increase telephone rates.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany, Fargo. Application for per-
Arnold, y. Oak.
Midwest Power Company, ST. Paul
Mimi. Application for authority to
issue 100000 6 II percent First
Mortgage. % Year Bonds.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany, GreavcS Telephone Company
kenmarc Joint application to sell
and buy certain rural lines out 'ot
kcnmarc.
Citizens OF Fortuna, Alkabo and
Vicinity 500 Line Railway Company
Petition asking that Il siding be built
where the 500 Line tracks cross
range line To-; west Of Alkabo.
Otter Tail Power Company, Fer,
gus Falls. Minnesota. Application tc
change method Of billing lighting
minimum charge at Jamestown.
Otter Tail Power Company, Fcrgu,
Falls, Minnesota. Application TO dis
continue steam heating service a,
Enderlin, North Dakota.
New Formal Traffic Docket
Before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Complaint of the Hi
nois Coal Traffic Bureau, |. c. {
Docket lG340. alleging unreas enable
and discI i'm natory rate on Coal from
Illinois mines to Minnesota, Nortf
and South Dakota, etc. This Com
mission has INTERVIEWED and will bt
represented at the hearing.
Cases Decided
The complaint OF H. r. Miller o
Glen tllin against the Northern
Pacific Railway was closed as tn,
Railroad agreed 10 remove all restric
tons as to the manner OF loadin!
grain at Glen Ullin.
The Commission approved the ap
plication Of the Mountrail Tclcphon,
Company 70 discontinue its Wabel
Exchange and serve it's subscriber
through Plaza.
The Northern Pacific Railway hav
ing erected u temporary stockyar'
at Goodwin this case was closed II
1924.
The Northwestern Bell Telephon
Company was given permission T.
sell and the Greaves Telephone Com
pany was given permission TO buy
certain rural line running out o
Kenmare.
The Northwestern Bell Teleph on
Company was given permission t
discontinue its toll Station at Arm
old, North Dakota.
The Sheyenne Telephone Compan
was given permission to sell its es
change property at Sheyenne to Gus
SwensOn.
The Commission approved the ar
plicatiOn of the Midwest Powe
Company to issue and sell 100000
6 I-2 percent FIRST Mortgage Bond
The Northern States Power Com
pany was given permission to plac
into effect reduced residential light
ing rates at Minot. effective on a
current used after November 3
1924.
The Interstate Transportatio
Company, operating under NJ. V.
Certificate No. 6 was given permis
sion to discontinue service betwee
Darlington and Cooperstown, Mort
nakOfa