The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-03

In q decision announced here today
the state railroad board held that the
state mill and elevator at Grand
Forks is. in fact. terminal grain
market and entitled to certain privi-
leges now enjoyed BY the Twin Cities
and Duluth terminals. The boards
decision applies. however, only to
intrastate traffic, that being the
limit of their jurisdiction.
The case in question was brought
by the state mill and elevator asso-
citation on behalf Of the elevator de-
partment. Fargo interests filed an
Intervening petition, as did James,
town, Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, VAL
ley City and the North Dakota Mill
ers Club, an organization represent
inR Is mills in various parts of the
state.
The Fargo case, as we'll as the
cases brought by other cities, were
dismissed without prejudice, the rail-
road board notifying them that the
relief asked by them will be taken up
at u general investigation Of all in
trastate freight rates to be held by
the board later in the month. This
action, the board was informed, was
satisfactory to G. NJ. Springer, James,
town, representing all the petitioners
except Fargo.
Other Requests
In addition to asking that the
Grand Forks terminal be officially
recognized BY the commission the
state mill and elevator association
asked that It be granted joint-iinc
freight rates no higher than single
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ed the privilege Of stopping in tran
pose Of cleaning and mixing or for
charge and that the intra plant
switching charge of $3.50 per csr be
reduced to $2.25 per car.
that Joint line rates be established on
q single line rate basis but found that
the present basis of arriving at joint
line rates is unreasonable. At pres
cnt the joint line rate is 65 per cent
Of tho combined local rate for the
distance hauled by each railroad
commission held that the single line
rate shall apply to joint-line hauling
except that in the latter case an ar
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pounds shall be added.
Arbitrary Charge Fixed
The request that the Grand Forks
terminal be accorded the privilege Of
cleaning and mixing grain in transit
without charge was. denied on
the ground that rate be-
tween two points made high enough
to include compensation for such free
service would be too high and place
. penalty on grain not destined for
the state mill terminal. An arbitrary
charge of one cent per 100 pounds
was fixed by the board as proper in
cases where grain Is stopped at the
terminal for purposes other than
The intra- plant switching charge
was reduced from $3.50 car to 81
q car. The mill management often
finds il necessary TO change the To-
cation of scers on its own tracks, II
developed At the hearing in the case,
and the $3.50 charge was made re-
gardless of the distance the car was
moved.
Although the mill and elevator did
not get everything it asked for in the
hearing II is felt that the concessions
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much to promote the campaign Of
Governor A. G. Sorlie in selling
grain, mixed At the mill, to Other
millers, that being one Of the prime
objects in filing the case. The privi.
lege Of cleaning and mixing grain il
transit at cost Of only one cent pei
100 hounds above the line haul rakl
Is held to be . big advantage to thl
mill. Although single line rates wsrs
not involved the one cent chargs
will apply to them also, IL was sail
Ut the commission offices.
Minnesota Rates Not Changed
The decision recognizes, however
| that the Twin Cities and Duluth ar,
| still the principal markets for Nortl
Dakota grain and does not disturb
grain rates applying to shipments i
them. since the state railroad bosr'
has no Jurisdiction over interstat
Commsnting on the request to ste
at Grand Forks, without extra charge
ersin, for cleaning, mixing, blendinl
or etoring. the railroad board said
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