The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-01-05
TRUCK SERVICE TO
START JANUARY 9
Railroad and Warehouse
Commission Grant Ray
mond Bros. Charter
RATES FIXED BY STATE
Daily Store Door Delivery
Between Twin Cities and
Sank Centre

Late last week the Minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sion granted a charter to Ray
mond Bros, of St. Cloud, to haul
less than car load lots of freight
between the Twin Cities and Sank
Centre.
Herald readers will recall that
when Raymond Brothers first petit
toned two years ago to establish
this service the petition was de-
MED. A second hearing was held
at Sank Centre Nov. 10, 1927, by
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner Madsen. Much evidence
was introduced to show the neces-
sity and convenience of the ser.
vice. The legal departments of
both the Great Northern and Nor
thern Pacific entered vigorous pro-
tests against the petition.
At the close of the Sank Centre
hearing Commissioner Madsen
asked that the attorneys file briefs
for his consideration. ..
Following the Sank Centre hear
ing the railroads asked for an adj
ditional hearing and the case was
reopened and more evidence was
taken December 9Th at st. Paul,
with the final result as above
noted.
The new service should be of
much value to the Sank Centre
business men and likely will re-
suit. in a material saving over a
12-months period. The rates are
based on the rail rate effective
prior to the Fargo rates which be-
came effective in September 1925,
under an order issued by the In
terstate Commerce Commission
over protest of the Minnesota Rail-
road and Warehouse Commission.
Raymond Brothers are not nov
ices in the freight trucking bust
ness. They have successfully OBJ
Grated a truck service between st.
Cloud and the Twin Cities for a
number of years. They are equip
ped with rotary snow plows and
do not wait for the State to open
the Highway, but sent thier plows
out before the storm is over. In
this connection, Manager Braun,
of Raymond Brothers, stated to the
Herald Tuesday that the recent
heavy snow storm which complete
~ blocked No. s for days, was
mastered by the truck company
to the extent that they were de-
ivering perishable freight from
Minneapolis to st. Cloud days be-
fore the railroads.
One of the advantages of the
truck service will be store door
delivery. Freight can be deliver
ed to the st. Paul terminal, 9th
and Locust street, or the Mime
apolis terminal, 724 First street
north, up to S 100 P. M, every day
and will be delivered at the store
door of the Sank Centre merchant
the next morning. This service
should almost entirely eliminate
the necessity of paying the very
burdensome express rate charged.
Ernest Nader, of St. Cloud,
connected with the Raymond COM
psny ever since they started opera
lions, will move to Sank Centre
anu IdNC Slre<l &c VI GliSil booliSco
in this city. Business Manager
Braun is negotiating, with Mr.. Vo-
gel to handle the stoor door de-
liveries in this ciry, and he is al
So hunting for suitable warehouse
facilities.
The new service will be started
Jan. 9, .althoug:, there are a few
deliveries now being made daily.
The charter permits the truck.
ing service to extenc west over
Highway No. 4 TO Long Prairie ant
Blowervii'e. The rates which Ray
Einnd Brothers may charge for
their service have been fixed by he
Minnesota kailcoad and Ware
house Commission
The trucks will pick up freight
in this city fer east, bound traffic,
TIE schedules en- which the trucks
will operate have not been defi-
nitely worked out.