The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-03
RATE
BOOST ASKED
Carriers Propose New Seized
ule From Illinois, In
diana Mines

Following decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the social
ed Illinois Coal Cases, 1920 the
railroads have prepared a proposed
schedule of rates on soft coal from
Illinois. Indiana and Western Ken
lucky to all stations in 16 states, in
GLIDING North Dakota, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Montana. The pro-
posed rates apply from several hun.
dred mines in Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky and are generally increas-
es over the present rates in varying
amounts, averaging about 20c per net
ton.
The Railroad Commission is in
touch with the situation, but sug-
gests that anyone interested write
to c. w. Galligan, Chairman, Illinois
Freight Committee, Transportation
Building, Chicago, Illinois for
copy of the proposed tariff, says a
statement of the commission.
Effective March 3, 1924, the rates
on sugar, carloads from Billings,
Montana, via the Northern Pacific
and 500 Lines, to Devils Lake, Drake.
Paramount, Hankinson. Lidgerwood
and Minot is reduced G1a cents per
100 lbs. or $4,000 on a minimum car
of 10000 lbs. The present rate is
74R cents per cwt. and the new
rate is to be SO cents, the commits
missions weekly bulletin announces,
other action as follows:
Cases DOcketed
Braddock Telephone Company VS..
Dakota Central Telephone Company
application for an order requiring
the Dakota Central Telephone Com
pany to connect certain farm line
to Hazelton Exchange.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany, Fargo, North Dakota, filing of
revised section of general supplement
tai rate schedule. Lr1"1
Northern Bell Telephone Company,
Fargo, North Dakota, application for
permission, to close toll station at
Petrol, North Dakota. =
Pembina Light and Power Com
pany, Pembina North Dakota, appli-
cation for permission to install a
limited 5 percent cash discount rule
in all classes Of service.
Otter Tail Power Company, Fergus
Falls, Minnesota, application to build
and maintain high tension transmits
sion line between Wahpeton and
Paramount, North Dakota.
Cases Decided
The Commission permitted the
Northwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany to file. effective April /, 1924
revised rule pertaining to discount
ed service to employees and municipal.
county. state and federal govern
ments. <r.
The Pembina Light and Power
Company was granted permission to
install limited percent cash dis.
count rule on all classes Of service.
The. files in the case of Jacob
Hafner ct alsvs. Slope Telcph ono
Company we're closed as the Com
mission was able to settle the mat
ter without formal hearing.
The application of the Otter Tail
Power Company for permission to
build and maintain a High Tension
Transmission line from Wahpeton to
Paramount, N. d.
The application Of the 500 Line
Railroad for permission to discon.
tinue the agency at Fonda, North
Dakota was denied, 2-27-24.
The Commission approved Time
Schedule No. 2 cancelling Schedule
No. Of F. M. Skiold operating un.
der Certificate No. l between Minot
and Kenmare.
The Commission approved Time
Schedule No. of j. H. Richardson
operating under Certificates No. Is
between Minot and Parshall.
The Commission reconsidered it's
action in cancelling the Certificate
of Peter Denius in as much as the
said Peter Denius subsequently COM
piled with the rules of the Commits
sion.