The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1932, Page 8

Saw Baa RAILROAD BOARD S WAGING BATTLE 1 KEEP RATES DOWN 2:5: ‘Enters Fight Against Proposal |! traffic expert \for the siate commission, also partic- to Increase Charges on _ipated in the Chicago hearing. Farm Products agriculture. Dr. Alva H. Benton, agricultural economist of the North |Dakota Agricultural college, is to ap- pear at this hearing to submit a |study covering the North | situation. Ben C. Larkin, president of the North Dakota railroad commission, is He is attending the Chicago sent at the kota. Means $20,000,000 Boost The North Dakota commission esti- mates that if the increase asked by the railroads is granted rates would be increased about $20,000,000 a year for the western grain growing states. It 1s contended by the state com- mission that the railroads, during the past 10 years. hav9 constantly in- creased their capital expenditures so that the book value of their line: in excess of the value of several years H Due to the depression, railroad North Dakota state officials are waging a fight against the proposal of railroads to increase rates on Grain, grain products and seeds. The state railroad commission be- Heves that under the railroads’ pro- posal, North Dakotans would pay an additional $2,000,000 on a normal year's crops. Governor George F. Shafer was ex-/#5°. pected to be called as a witness Mon-,‘ doy in the Interstate Commerce com- mission hearing being held at Chi- cago. The hearing, following a decision of the United States supreme court setting aside the order of the I. C. C. in the Hoch- Bmith grain rate Investigation, be-|COMMiIssion showing that grain is gan April 20. f + be-| pearing a heavy share of the trans- It is the first of a ser-| Yes of hearings to be held, The! Portation burden and that further in- s would produce “extortionate others are to be held at Kansas Cit Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Seattl Minneapolis and Chicago. The Chicago hearing is scheduled! to close Wednesday and law they rates on the traffic still moving. ‘ as ordered| The traffic and statistical depart- Which was ordered! ments of the North Dakota railroad board have prepared exhibits for cub- The following table, drawn up by the North Dakota commission, shows i Meaeatea Gin G | posed the railroads from. rep- ol Ne ret PueMG beginning | Fecentat North Dakota citics to e Minneapolis: (similar increases studies will be presented by the state commission, showing the condition of | Proposed on flax seed and greater in- creases arc proposed on coarse grains.) Former Rate Set Aside by Supreme Court of U.S. 161> 2313 26 28 27 19 21 21" 24 Carriers Proposed Rate 20 Present Rate - ce we Cee aw eee rs A—Increase over present rate. B—Increase over former rate. Give Demonstration Of Farm — Warwick, N. D, May 2.—4)—De- monstration of a grain drill attach- ment to prepare soil for seeding, an inyention of Henry Dryssen and Al- bert Klinkhammer of Warwick, was held near here Sunday. They be- lieved the attachment will become a | part of future farm equipment. Application for patent rights hi been made. The attachment can be \eeeiiea to any grain drill and is fastened under and ahead of the drill frame, preparing the soil with a seed bed at the same operation of seeding, the inventors said. It is so con- jstructed that a varied number of teeth may be used to take care of any kind of soil. 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