Great Falls daily tribune. [volume], January 16, 1919, Page 3, Image 3

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MS OF EF FORTS
J. W. Goodman Reports Year's Work to the Com
mercial Club, Making Clear That the Club Is
Giving Diligent Attention to Questions, of Rates
and Accommodations.
committee
"In the report of the commercial club's
traffic department which was presented
at the annual meeting on Tuesday even
ing, the members found ample evidence
that there had been progress made dur
ing the year and that one of the most
active departments of the club now is
the traffic department. Traffic Secretary
J. TV. Goodman covered the field of his
activities during the year in a compre
hensive and interesting report which is
as follows:
"To the Members of the Great Falls
Commercial Club:
"The work of this department has
been carried forward, as in the past.
under the direction and guidance of a
committee of eight, who are appointed
by the president. The committer has
been comprised of the following: Florian
J. Gies, chairman, president F. J. Gies
<*o.; members: A. E. Barkeineyer, presi
dent Barkemeyer Seed Co.; K. J. Boor
man. president Boorman Lumber Co.;
.T. .T. Flaherty, vice president Great
Falls Paper Co*.; .T. Ii. Hayes, vire presi
dent Suhr Fruit Co.; Geo. <J. Mill, presi
dent. Geo. G. Mill Co.; J. W. Sherwood.
manager ltoyal Milling Co.; O. S.
Warden, manager The Tribune. ^ This
committee also served during 15)11 and
was reappointed in its entirety, and has
become exceptionally well poste* upon
railroad subjects.
"During 1918, the traffic
has held twenty-two meetings, with an
average attendance of six at each meet
ing. which in view of the many and
varied calls upon these busy men for
their time in other endeavors incident
to the war is truly remarkable, and is
most deserving of commendation from
the members of the club, and I, at this
time take the liberty of thanking each
and every one of them for the splendid
co-operation they have given me in help
ing along the undertakings of this de
partment.
Government Ownership.
"With 19.18 came the advent of gov
ernment: operation of the transportation
facilities, and brot to us changed con
ditions with which we had to at all times
keep uppermost in our minds, i. c., that
the transportation facilities of the coun
try were being operated with but orte
end in view, and that all other things
must and rightfully sh mid be sub
servient to that object—the winning of
the war, and we have at all times borne
this in mind.
"Closely trailing in the wake of gov
ernment operation came radical changes
in railroad operation as well as drastic
advances in all fares and rates, to which
no voice of protest was raised by the
Great Falls commercial club, altlio some
of the advances, particularly those in
freight charges, were most unfair, and
imposed heavy burdens upon Montanans,
far heavier than that applicable to
other sections of the country, as prac
tically everything was made to take a
percentage advance, and due to our
former high rates and long distances
from which commodities must be drawn
into Montana, a percentage advance to
this territory was most burdensome.
However, rather than do anything to in
any way embarrass the government, we
made no protest upon the super-burden
placed upon Montana in freight charges,
altho states and communities far less
imposed upon than we filed stienuous
protests and complaints with the ad
ministration.
Graded Transcontinental Rates.
"Shortly after the announcement of
the 25 per cent, advance in rates sched
uled for June 25, a meeting was called
for Salt Lake City of all railroad com
missions and the principal cities of the
inter-mountain country for the purpose
of seeking, wjiiie the roads were in the
hands of the government, an ironing out
of the inconsistencies that applied to
transcontinental rates, whereby the rates
from the east to the Pacific coast were
as low or lower than the rates con
currently applicable to the inter-moun
tain country, which while unjustifiable
while the railroads were under private
ownership was absolutely indefensible
under government operation, who must
of necessity be guided by the principle
of equality to all its citizens. The com
mercial club sent several delegates to
Salt Lake to participate in this con
ference, and as an outcome we joined
with all the other inter-mountain states
in asking the United States railroad ad
ministration to adjust the manifest in
justice against the inter-mountain terri
tory in favor of the coast, and that, they
establish rates from all eastern points to
the west that would be substantially
equitable to all communities and pre
ferential to none.
"Our request to the administration
asked for the establishing of freight
rates to the coast and interior that
vrould take into consideration the factors
that each community was entitled to the
advantage of its location and that the
1 ate s now applicable to the coast that
are the sjarne as to the interior must, of
necessity, be either too low at the coast
or too high in the interior, and we
prayed for the fixing of freight charges
based primarily upon the cost of the
service performed, and asked for re
lationship between the different affected
communities that would least disturb
commercial conditions.
Hearing at Chicago.
"Early hearing was granted us at
Chicago by the United States railroad
administration and the undersigned rep
resented the club at that proceeding (as
well as several other Montana cities) and
presented Montana's contentions in this
regard. #
"We are now in possession of the
tentative findings of the United States
railroad administration in this case, and
they have found for the inter-mountain
territory in all the basic contentions of
our complaint which findings will carry
material reductions in class rates and
practically all commodities that arc
transported from the East into Montana.
Another bearing will be held upon these
rates in the near future at which ail
interested arc asked to present their
■views as to why the tentative findings
should not be adopted. The club has
made arrangements to see that we are
represented at the proposed hearing in
order that we may help to sustain the
m ne h
v. ur n made
alleviate the
[.or cut ad
tentative finding
effective will do
burdens of the re
vance.
Crude Oil Rates.
"During 15)17. tin; club behalf of
certHin of our industries filed complaint
against the C. B. & Q. and d. N. railways
as to the rates applicable from Greybull
and Cowley, AVyo., to Great Falls of '15c
per cwt. while rate of 30c per owt.
was maintained to Anaeonda, Butte and
Helena. Decision was had in this case
this year, whereby the Interstate Com
merce -commission found that the rate
of 45c was a fair rate to Great Falls
for the service, but that 30c rate ap
plicable to the other Montana cities
was unduly low and discriminatory to
our city, and remedied the situation by
raising the rates to 4-5c to the other
cities, thus removing, a discrimination
that might have proved embarrassing in
attempting to locate an industry here in
the future that would be users of this
commodity, and is also a protection for
the industries already located in <ireat
Falls. We had asked for lowering of our
:ate to 30c.
Withdrawal of Rates From California.
"During May the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company operating between Califor
nia and North Pacific ports asked per
mission of the Interstate Commerce
commission to withdraw from joint rates
to Montana and other western territory,
c | u b vigorously protested against
such authorization, and it has not been
granted. This action would have raised
a great many rates between Montana
and California.
Long and Short Haul Bill.
"There has been and is now pending
before congress, both in the senate and
house, bills advocated by th
portion of the
to crcat
rrrateri
that propose to create a. law umi v>^
amend the present act to regulate torn
represented the commercial club and nth
inter-mountain territory
m
merce by refunding to allow any common
carrier to charge more for a longer haul
than for a shorter haul that is wholly
continued within the longer. At the près
ent time, such power of discretion is
vested in the Interstate Commerce com-1
mission to in special cases and for certain
causes, such as water or market compe
urged to advocate this legislation by
other cities of the inter-mountain coun
try, but have not seen fit to do so. In,
£ principle' oTViVn? aÄrt hauî
bills now pending, but whom it affects
market competition we cannot go with
our friends in Spokane. Salt Lake, etc.,[
in urging the passage of such legislation,
and its passage would prove particularly
detrimental to Great Falls by reason
of our peculiar situation with respect to
railroads.
Proposed Consolidated Classification.
'The U. S. railroad administration had
had compiled and submitted to the Inter
state Commerce commission for their
recommendation and for attaining ex
pression from all parts of the country,
a consolidated classification that would
supersede all existing classifications in
effect in all different parts of the Unit
ed States, its object being to attain more
unitv and tend to simplify classifying of
freight.
"This proposed classification embodies!
a great many changes in rules, régula
tions and practices, which of course is
inevitable in a work of such a nature
and of such magnitude and after careful
consideration we felt that there was
but one change in the proposed classi
fication that was vital to us here in
Montana, and that was what is known as
rule 10 thereof, which proposes to in
the future permit wide and indiscrimi-1
nate mixtures under carload ratings,!
rather than the more narrowed mixtures
that now prevail in western territory,
which are closely confined to related ar-|
tides. It is proposed to adopt as a
countryside principle the mixture theory"]
or practice that has prevailed in the ter
ritory ca^t of Chicago, whereby any
and all classes of freight may be ship
ped in the'same car at the carload rate
and highest minimum and rate applicate
to any commodity in the car. This would
almost revolutionize the jobbing busi
ness in the west, and would work irre
parable injury to the jobbers of Mon
tana and other western states, to the di
rect gain of Chicago the only west
ern city that advocated the adoption of
this mixing rate.
'•The Interstate Commerce commission
held hearings thruout the entire country
upon this subject, and the undersigned
r Montana interests at a hearing upon
this subject held in Portland, Ore., in
July, and we entered a great, deal of tes
timony and figures tending to show the
detrimental effect of the incorporation
of this rule in the proposed classifica
tion would have upon Montana inter
ests, and that it would further tend to
centralize jobbing and manufacturing
in direct opposition to the government
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Greater Wyoming Oil Co.
At a meeting of the stockholders, held on Jan
uary 7, 1919, the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: John N. Thelen, president;
Robert Neugebauer, vice-president; A. F. Brag
don, secretary; A. J. Maly, treasurer; M. G. Con
ley, Dr. R. H. Severence, Chas. Gies, Pat Yeon,
Frank Rudolph.
Stock will be raised to 40 cents a share on, or
before, February 1st. Buy now at 25 cents a
share before it Is too late. For further informa
tion address
GREATER WYOMING OIL COMPANY
Head Office, No. 7 Third St. North
plan of decentralization of the popula
tion of the country.
"This mixing rule is of the most ex
treme importance to Great Falls, as
practically all we have accomplished
here in the promotion and fostering of
the jobbing industry would be nulli
fied.
"Hearings upon this proposed classi
fication have only recently been conclud
ed, and as yet no decision is forthcoming
as to what will be the result of these
hearings, and we can only hope for a
favorable decision.
Zone Class Rates.
"The U. S. railroad administration
have tendered to the Interstate Com
merce commission for their approval and
for testing the sentiment of the country
proposed scales of class rates and as
usual Montana is included within the
zones that roughly can be described as
follows:
100% Territory—California, Ore
gon, Washington, North and South
Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas, Oklaho
ma, Arkansas and parts of Missouri,
Louisiana and Texas. All southesi
ern states.
120% territory—-Montana, Idaho,
Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, West
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona ami
and Nevada.
75% territory—Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and North Missouri.
"The following table will illustrate
and accentuate the difference in rates:
Classes'.,
25 miles
100 miles
300 miles
500 miles
A B O D E
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28
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21
49
00
1.12 95
1.34 1.14
84 71
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41
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31
78
94
59
20
24
15
42
26
07
80
5Ui
10
29
12
17
20
13
27 30
21 22
1.501.281.05 «>0 71
1.80 1.53 1.20 1.08 .85
1.13 90 79 08 5.S
-<;s
43
92
58
13
10
10
2X
18
45
54
34
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10
12
8
17
21
13
34
40
54
'34
10
0
15
IS
11
28
34
21
14
9
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100% zone ;
'
100% zone
120% zone
75% zone
120% zone
75% zone
100% zone
120% zone
75% zone
]00% zone
120% zone
75% zone
BOW C0I * nes t ije'U. S. railroad admin
iptnitjon wirh a proposa i to make fur
"These rates carry advance of from
15 to 30 per cent over and above the 2o
per cent advance given us on June 2.>.
Further, there is no proposed advance
from one zone to another, and the above
rates are intrazone rates, which will give
the Twin Cities, Chicago, etc.. a further
boost in competing for Montana business,
against the home merchant.
Montana Coal Rate Advance.
"Upon June 25 coal rates were mate
rially advanced, and at short distances
the increases were vry heavy, as for
instance from Sand Coulee to < Jre.it
advanced from
per cent
^- 'drastic raises" in Montana coal rate
wWch Grf , at FalIs wou!d range from
^ t(m from Bear Creek to 10c per
— from Sfind CmiW _ an(i wonM abolish
^ special exception upon slack coal
w } lorei , y that class of coal is now car
r - ^ a j. rates somewhat lower than that
a p p y ca jj] e sized coal.
»•»'•"» F"*" R«. Association.
'This citation of the upward trend in
ra i] roa d rates by the railroad adminis
^ration will give vou an idea of the re
vising of tariffs that is constantly taking
place and this revision has almost on
" * been upward, ever upward, and
tirely
with these conditions to face, the Great
Falls Commercial club took the lead in
calling a meeting of all the principal
cities in Montana, with the idea of form
ing a state organization upon these sub
jeets of general and state-wide interest
which would diffuse the burden of ex
p^nse and give more strength and back
ing to our contentions, and as an out
Kr owth of our action there has been
f orme( j the Montana Freight Rate asso
dation, already comprised of the nine
jarjrest cities of the state, with O. S.
Warden of Great Falls heading the or
ganization and the writer its secretary.
At -he present time we have made ar
rangements to jointly combat the pro
posed zone class rates and advanced coal
rates and do what possible to sustain
the tentative findings in the graded
trans-continental rate ease, and pre pa
rations are rapidly going forward to
wards gathering data and statistics for
presentation to the proper tribunals
whenever dates and places of hearings
are set. The Montana Freight Rate as
sociation as at present formed is an or
ganization with the end in view of pre
senting Montana's contentions upon the
three subjects hereinbefore outlined, and
there is a string probability that it may
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruff
There is wie sure way that never fail*
to remove dandruff completely and that
is to dissolve it. This destroys it en
tirely. To do this, just get about four
ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon;
apply it at night when retiring; use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub it
in gently with the finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it, no matter how much
dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop instantly,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drupe
store. It is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need. This simpla
remedy has never been known to fail.
be welded into a permanent organiza
tion.
"The traffic department has, during
the past year, aided a number of indus
tries in securing more favorable rates
for the better distribution of their prod
ucts, such as castings to Seattle, maca
roni to Spokane, etc.
"With the rapidly shifting panorama
in freight rates, rules and regulations in
cident to government control this office
was constantly called upon for rate quo
tations, rulings, etc., by the^ members of
the dub, and we have done our best to
keep abreast of the many changes and
keep those interested fullv posted as to
changes affecting the different lines of
industry, and how successful we have
been in this regard is left to those in
terested to decide.
"We have not endeavored to portray
all the activities the traffic department
has been interested in, but merely cite
the more important, and those having
mare of a community bearing.
"We have now gathered together a de
cidedly comprehensive tariff file and li
brary of references bearing upon rail
road rate regulation and claim problems,
and it is seldom that we are not in posi
tion to give the members information
asked for. and the more general and con
tinued use of these facilities by mem
bers of the club is the best evidence of
the service being offer«!. It is hoped
that all those interested in shipping will
feel free to call upon us for any and all
information that it is within our prov
ince to furnish* them.
''In closing, it might not be amiss to
''all attention to the fact that while the
railroads are still in the hands of the
go crament yet the conditions with the
close of the war are entirely different,
and there seems to be a growing dispo
sition amongst the people, not only of
Great Falls and Montana, but thru the
country, to no longer tamely submit to
the many rate advances to which they
are being subjected, and we here in Mon
tana face many difficult problems with
respect to railroad rates that will have
to undergo adjustment during the recon
struction period we are now entering;
difficulties that cannot be adjusted in a
day, but it will be our aim to do all pos
sible to alleviate the handicaps our citi
zens are now laboring under in the wav
of unjust freight rates."
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enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley &
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writing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial park
age containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Uotnpound, for coughs, colds and croup:
Voley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and
back: rhematisin, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic
Tablets, a wholesome and thoroly cleans
ing cathartic, for constipation, bilious
ness. headache, and sluggish bowels.
Great Falls Drug Co.—Adv.
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* SOLDIER JOBS
Bureau Suggests Government
Hold Men in Service Until
Positions Are Certain.
Resolutions to be presented to the
state legislature by the Cascade county
bureau for returned soldiers and sailors
on behalf of men who have been in the
military service, were drawn up Wednes
day morning and will be taken to Hel
ena today by Scott Leavitt, state direc
tor of the United States employment
service. These resolutions will ask the
legislature to petition the national gov
ernment to refrain from releasing Mon
tana soldiers and sailors from the serv
ice for a period of three months unless
suitable, employment is assured them
prior to that time. The resolutions were
prepared and signed by the members of
the bureau who are: Karle E. Crawford,
director of the Great Falls district of
the United States employment serv
ice; H. O.. Chowen. liotne division of
the Bed Cross; George I. Mar-:
tin, secretary of the Great Falls divi
sion of the Associated Industries of Mon
tana; A. E. Yount. secretary of the Y.
ML ('. A., Miss VeraL. Pride,represent-i
ing the Y. M.. C. A., C. A. Boberts, Sal-j
vation army; E. W. Parsons, organized
labor and lt. F.. Clements, secretary of
the Merchants' association.
The resolutions which will be pre
sented to the legislature are as follows;
Whereas, realizing the extreme
gravity of the industrial situation in
the city of Great Falls, because of
the constantly increasing number of
unemployed men, and
Whereas, believing that this con
dition is typical of every industrial
community in the state, and
Whereas, it is the consensus of
opinion among men conversant with
our present conditions and the fu
ture outlook for industrial employ
ment, that if the present influx of
discharged soldiers and sailors could
be delayed for a period of 75 days,
our immediate problem of unem
ployment can be solved by local
functions. Be it
Resolved, That the Cascade county
bureau for returned soldiers and
sailors hereby petition and urge
your honorable body to send a mem
orial asking the national govern
ment to refrain from discharging any
man, now in the service of the Unit
ed States, for a period of three
months, unless satisfactory proof
is furnished that, certain employ
ment is awaiting the man asking his
discharge.
FORM GROCERY COMPANY
G. J. Sibel, Kate Sibel and William
( >lson yesterday filed with the county
ierk articles of incorporation for the
Sanitary Cash Grocery company, which
has an authorized capitalization of $25,
000. The stock is divided ir.to 250 shares
if the par value of $100. Seventeen
hundred dollars has been actually sub
scribed by the incorporators, (!. -T. Siebel
investing $900, Kate Sibel $100 and
William Olson $700. Great Falls will
be the firm's place of business.
SPEEDERS PAY FINES
E. Spires and H. H. McCole were
yesterday each fined $10 by Police
Magistrate George Raban when they
pleaded guilty to charges of speeding.
Both paid their fines. They were charged
with exceeding the speed limit while
driving on Central avenue.
ELEVATOR MEN HERE
Delegates from various parts of the
state are here attending the meeting of
the Montana Equity Elevator company,
which is being conducted in the Carpen
ter's hall. Yesterday's session was de
voted entirely to personal business mat
ters confined to delegates and members
only.
Children Cry for Fletcher's
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The Kind Vou Have Always Bought has borne the signa«
tore of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made ander his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
" Just-as-good" are but experiments, and endanger the
health of Children- Experience ag ains t Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare-,
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It contains neither
Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. For
more than thirty years it has been in constant use forthe
relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and
Diarrhoea ; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom,
and by regulating the Stomach and»Bowels, aids the as
similation of Food ; giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years
Conrad Banking Co.
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
Through Co-Operation
Many commercial enterprises are enabled to operate with greater
efficiency and success. This bank co-operates with its customers
and constantly endeavors to make its service prompt, efficient and
satisfactory. Accounts subject to check are invited.
JAMES T. STANFORD, President,
A. E. SCHWINGEL, Vice-President and Manager,
OMAR J. MALCOLM, Cashier,
J. B. KELLOGG, Assistant Cashier.
BURNS ADDS NINE
SPECIAL DEPUTIES
Nine special deputy sheriffs, to serve
without pay, have been appointed by
Sheriff J. P. Burns. The new official
are already employed as special agents
or detectives by the B. & M. smelter
or the Great Northern railroad and, are
given the authority of the sheriffs office
pursuant to the customary procedure.
The appointees are L. L. Rounds, J. F.
Fletnming, Harry Glover, G. B. Town
send. S. F. Bailey, J. S. Kimmell, E. H.
Barrett, John Holman and Fred E.
Steucbecomb.