The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-11-24
COM. MATSON HOLDS
HEARING TUESDAY
Towns Line Up Soidly Back
Of Petition to Establish
Truck Freight Service
RAILROADS OPPOSED
State Takes Case Under Ad-
visement-Decision in
About 80 Days -,

Inc Minnesota railroad anu
Warehouse Commission have taken
the petition of Raymond Bros.
to extend their truck line freight
service from the Twin Cities to
Sank Centre, Long Prairie and
Browerville under advisement.
The hearing was held at the
Sank Centre Community Club
rooms Tuesday, starting at 1000
a. m, and concluding shortly be-
fore 600 o'clock.
Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioner Frank w. Matson, Reg
istrar John F. Selb, Reporter Roy
F. Morgan and Inspector Ray E.
Henry represented the State at the
hearing.
The objectors were James Mul-
laley, assistant counsel of the Great
Northern; F. B. Kelsey, district
superintendent of the Great North
ern; o. w. Farrell, travelling
freight agent of the Great North
ern; Fred d. Mccarthy, assistant
counsel of the Northern Pacific,
and w. H. Strachan, general sup
erintendent of the Northern Pa
cific.
Perry w. Moore, associated with
Jamison, Stinchfeld & Mackan, of
Minneapolis, assisted by Attorney
Joyce Lewis, of Long Prairie, rep
resented Raymond Brothers.
In outlining the case for Ray
mond Bros. Attorney Moore said
they expected to prove the neces-
sity for the establishment of truck
service over the proposed route.
Floyd Raymond, one of the Co
partners of Raymond Bros, was
the first witness called by Mr..
Moore. He testified they had been
in the truck business for about
eight years; that they employed 33
men and operated IS trucks and
two trailers. He said they connect
ed with the truck terminal depots
in St. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS. A
through truck will leave the Min
neapolis terminal each week day
between six and eight o'clock D :.
M, and will arrive in Sank Cen
tire at 500. a. m. Other trucks will
leave the terminal about the same
time enroute for Long Prairie and
Browerville and still others serv-
ing the territory between st. Cloud
and Sank Centre. The freight
will be delivered to the store door
without additional charge, either
by Raymond Bros. direct, or ar
rangements with the local dray-
men of the communities served
Any freight delivered to the
Minneapolis terminal up to about
$50 %. M, each day will be de-
livered at its destination early the
following morning.
Mr.. Raymond testified that re-
turn trucks would leave Sank
Centre daily at about 1000 a. M,
arriving in Minneapolis that eve
ming. There will also be truck
leaving Sank Centre for the Twin
Cities at about 400 o'clock p. m.
each day.
During Mr.. Raymond's testimony
it was brought out that there was
at the present time a local truck
line operating between Browerville
and st. Cloud. This line has been
licensed by the Railroad and Ware
house commission. If the petition of
Raymond Bros. is granted the local
line will be discontinued.
The gentleman said that if
they were authorized to establish
this service they would be in q
position to handle all commodities
il less than car load lots handled
by the railroad companies. Trucks
properly heated and with proper
refrigeration will he installed to
tie end that all perishable freight
could be handled safely and eco
nomically.
Mr.. Raymond was closely cross
examined by Attorney Mullaley, of
the Great Northern, and Attorney
Mccarthy, of the Northern Pacific.
Lee Kuempel, associate director
of traffic of the Minneapolis Traf-
fic Association, was the next wit
ness. He explained that this
association had been in existence
for rs years; that it was a nom
profit association supported by the
Minneapolis Civic and Commerce
Association, and other agencies.
One of the main detectives of the
association was to get merchandise
of the Minneapolis merchants to
their customers at the lowest rates
when efficiently handled. The
gentleman soon demonstrated that
he was rate expert. He had pre-
pared tabulated statement show
ing the spread in rates over the rail
rates of 1925, prior to the promul-
cation of the Fargo rates by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
the present rates, and rates which
viii be operative on the railroads
If the additional increase asked for
and now pending before the Inter
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