Show S li S f 5 4 s r-'s VS' VS d Declines to Answer Question f r Propounded by State 4 Commission Minneapolis Minn Aug 11 Tho rhe Tho Northern Pacific roa road to today ay defied the state railroad and nud warehouse e commission commis sion slon nn and through C. C W. W V. V Dunn Bunn Its at ati attorney at- at i torney Its Us officials absolutely refused 1 to answer the tile question of what rate rato tho he Milwaukee pays the Northern Pacific Pa Pa- cl c for hauling freight from Duluth I to Minneapolis an and SL St t. t Paul It also today that although the tho law f demands that such contract between j- j roa roads H within the state be lie filed mcd with f the hO state stale commission the copy of the r S contract contrast which ha had been tiled filed ell contained con con- an unfilled In blank space 4 wh re the thc Important figures should be r 1 Mr Bunn said aid al he had a advised his I T clients that the question was utterly i. i Immaterial and n the they should refuse refue to toi answer I 1 The TIme commission lon tool took no Immediate tops stops In a n procedure ure to compel tho the I road to obey ohey Its Us ruling It Is understood understood under under- stood that the lie matter will vIll bo he first 5 S discussed with Edward T T. Young at at- at toda Is out of or torney general who today 5 0 the Iho city The probable procedure will willbe t S. S be an application to the district court order I compelling th the North North- if for fot an un Pacific to tu produce the contract I i 1 era Minnesota ShIpperS as- as 4 f. wanted The know vhal It costs wants to t If the tilt Milwaukee ce road to get coal to St. St I Paul in that the clu question may then Sc be he ascertained If the balance of oC the thc theS the'S S full rate from Oom Duluth to Hastings S which lh Milwaukee l ee gets l Ife It reason reason- t. t able bIe |