The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
LIONS VOTE
PROTEST ON
RATE BOOSTS
+. NJ. Hendricks. Railroad
Commission Expert, Ad-
dresses Local Dinner Club

Resolutions condcmning The pro.
posed Grain freight rate increases by
ram Dads operating Ncso Of Chicago
were adopted by the Bismarck Lions
club at their meeting today 1T the
Grand Pacific hotel.
The club members added their
voices TO the protest which has been
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission by the North Dakota
railroad board and civic hodic.
throughout the state. A committee
was appointed to formulate It pro-
test to the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The member, are:
Congressman Thomas Haul. chair
man; l.. j. Wchc and f. ". Peter
son,
Picnic Sunday
1t was decided to hold picnic
next Sunday at the Thomas Hail
farm north Of Price next Sunday.
Members, together with their wives.
families and friends, will make tho
trip by automobile, leaving the
Grand Pacific Hotel at 9:%0 next
Sunday morning. The committee on
arrangements consist of Thomas Hail,
l.. j. Wchc and {. J. Hammcll
i. NJ. Hendricks. traffic expert for
tho state railroad board, was the
speaker at the Monday meeting. He
DISCUSSED the proposed freight rate
increases and their relation to North
Dakota business. 1t was the first
Of IA series Of talks 20 be given by
club members on their rcspcctiv"
businesses or professions. TIL" plan
was inauguratcd by Pres dcnt +. g.
Strauss and is expected to continue
until every member has talked
Agricultural Slump
In his speech Mr.. Hendricks said
in part:
'Iou are wei! aware Of thc So
we're depression in agriculture that
has existed for the past several
years and the efforts made bv con
gresS 10 find some way to relieve
THIS depression. 1t is felt not only
by the farmers themselves. but by
all lines Of business. Numerous
foreclosures and bank failures have
occurred IN the agricultural sec
tons of the country, particularly in
the northwest, and the problem isl
considered one Of the most serious
confronting our nation today.
me situation was considered so
grave that at the last session Of !
congress joint public res olution
was adopted, known a. the Hoch- /
Smith resolution.
Issue Summons
"Evcry rate, fare and charge, both
state and Interstate. is brought into
Issue by this resolution. In con
formty to this resolution the Inter /
state Commerce Commission insti- !
tutcd a general investigation and /.
ISSUED notice to the general public +.
outlining the proposed methods Of /
conducting the vcstigation 10 the /
end that all parties might be heard /,
and inviting all shippers, railroads Z
ana other interested persons TO file /
statements of their views and sug. /
gc5tions for handling the matter. !
thousands Of statements were filed. |
1t IS impossible to ovcr-estimatc |
of these proceedings |
because they are so broad in their /
scope and the investigation will UNI
douhrrdly be so exhaustive that the
general and relative level Of freight
rates. on all commodities Will be
fixed for long time to come.
1T is conservatively estimated
that-the proposed increases will
am0unt to about $i2,U0O,OOO annu-
ally or Il million dollars month to
North Dakota alone. That is Il lot
of money. and rs the public always
pays lin the end, you arc vitality in
tcrestcd in these cases"