Rate case files, 1905-1916.

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Rate case files, 1905-1916.

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Notices and orders, correspondence, hearing transcripts, and exhibits in cases involving attempts by the RRWC to reduce the rates railroads charged for shipping merchandise, commodities, and express packages. The bulk of the merchandise and commodity case material dates 1906-1907, while the express cases date primarily 1909-1911. Information on the major railroads operating in Minnesota during this time period is found throughout the files. Also present is testimony on the valuations of property, mainly in Minnesota, of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Minneapolis & St. Louis railroads (1908-1909).

3.5 cu. ft. (4 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6694381

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