The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-24

" This Thursday morning City At
torney L. L. Kells and Mayor w. M.
Parker received copy of an order
issued by the Minnesota Railroad
and WAREHOUSE Commission to the
Great Northern Railroad company
directing that Passenger Train No.
20, west-bound, leaving st. Paul at
1908 P. NJ, and arriving at Sank
Centre at about 300 A. NJ, make
regular stops in this city on after
August first.
Herald readers will recall that the
complaint of the city prayed for the
stopping of both trains No. I, arriv-
ing in this city from the east about
200 P. NJ, and No. 20, be ordered
Mayor Parker was requested to ap-
pear before the Commission at a
meeting held in St. Paul July 18th.
At this meeting the question of jur-
isdiction of the Railroad and Ware
house Commission over Train No. 1,
was raised and Attorney General Hill
ton ruled that the department had nc
jurisdiction as this train originates in
Chicago and is an Interstate train
and governed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
At the Sank Centre hearing A. L..
James assistant general counsel, F..
Bell, general superintendent repre-
sented the Great Northrn Railroad {.
Following the conclusion of the hear
ing Mr.. James stated to the Herald
editor that the company would go to
the supreme court of the United
States if necessary to prove that
Train No. 1 was outside the jurisdic-
ton of the state governing body be-
cause it originated in Chicago.
In the order received this morn
the view that this train is beyond
their jurisdiction and that portion
of the complaint asking for the order.
ing of the regular of Passenger
Train No. at Sank Centre, is denied
1t is generally expected that the
Great Northern will comply with the
order without further protest.
The Railroad and Warehouse Com.
missions order says in part:
"The complaint of Complainants
herein set out that Sank Centre
Stearns County, Minnesota, is City
of approximately Three Thousand in.
habitants, is situated on the main line
of Respondent and branch line OF
the Northern Pacific Railway Com.
pany, and is also junction point TO,
trunk highways 3, a and 20 and
readily accessible to a large sur
rounding territory. That the STOP
ping of trains Nos. 1 and 20 as pc
titioned for, is necessary for the con-
venience of the public who desire to
take transportation one said trains
from said point.
''The testimony submitted shows
that Sank Centre is City of approx
imately 5000 to 1900 inhabitants, is
served by the Great Northern Rail-
way Company and the Northern Pa
cifc Railway Company, and is also
situate on trunk highways Nos. 8,
and % and in a rich agricultural Sec
summer months it is visited by east
ern people who visit it's summer re-
sorts, and is in fact well known
throughout the State by reason of
being the location of the State Home
School for Girls, the officers of said
Institution submitting testimony that
they could make good use of trains
Nos. and 20 in bringing their girls
TO the school from all parts OF the
State; that the business men of the
city could make good use of these
trains in transacting their business in
st. Paul and Minneapolis and return
ing to Sank Centre on said trains,
especially train No. 20 which arrives
at Sank Centre at approximately
POL o'clock A. NJ, and that by rea-
son of the failure to stop said trains
it was their opinion that a number of
people are finding it more convenient
to ride the motor buses. The gener-
al opinion of the citizens who were
present at the hearing and gave test
imony was to. the effect that the rev.
enues derived from the City in the
freight and passenger business, the
size and location of the city and the
general public convenience demanded
the service petitioned for.