The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

The Commissioners First Move,
A Circular Classifying Roads and Rates
Thereon.
a Highly Interesting Document.

The Board of Railroad Commissioners
appointed by the Governor, in comph
ance with the recently enacted railroad
law, have taken the first stepin the per-
Torrance of their duty under that act,
as Will be seen by the following circular
issued by them. 1t is an important
document, and Of great interest to cit
izens OF the state
CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS AND RATES.
OFFICE OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
MADISON. May H. 1874.
10 any h,dicidunl, Company or Corporation
olc1a3,s9, Operating, managing or te0Silg ana
Hdthoad, or part of Railroad IN the State Of
Wisconsin:
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
Railroad Commissioners for the State Of Wiscon-
SIN, appointed III pursuance of chsr. e1J OF the
general laws of said state, approved March IL
1874. that The following classification of rail
roads, classification of freights, maximum rates
OF fare and maximum Rates of freight. have
been established 10y law, and by said commits
slonersin pursuance OF authority conferred upon
said commissioners by said aet.
CLASSIFICATION or noADB
CLASS A-Ah railroads, or parts of railroads,
III the State of Wisconsin, nowowned, operated,
managed or leased. either by the Chicago. MIL
waukee and ST. Paul railway company, the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway company, or
the Western Union railway company.
CLASS B-All railroads or parts of railroads.
owned, operated managed or leased by the
| Wisconsin Central railway company the Green
BAY and Minnesota railway company, or the
West Wisconsin railway company.
CLASS C-All railroads, or parts of railroads,
IN this state not herein before enumerated.
CLASSIFICATION OF FREIGHT
All freights hereafter transported upon any
railroad, or part of railroad III this state, are
divided into four general classes, to be desig-
mated as First, Second, Third and Fourth class
es, and into seven special classes, to be desig-
mated ID, L, +, G, II, ], J.
GENERAL CLASSES.
Said four general classes -lial include all
merchandise and other articles Of transportation
included in the standard classification of the Chi
| cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul railway conapans
| which took effect December isl, 1873 and at
! this date used by said company for all business
done III WISCONSIN,, except such articles as are
| hei1nafter assigned III accordance with law tc
! special classes hereinafter named
SPECIAL CLASSES.
| The special classes hereinafter named shall
| lnclnde the following articles, respectively:
| D-All grain, in car loads.
! E-Flour III lots of fifty bhis, or more
! lime, III lots of twenty-four bbls, or more.
| Salt, III lots of sixty bbls., --or more ce-
| nnent, Water-Ilme aud stuCco. i'll lots of twenty
| four bbls., or more.
G-Lumber. lath and sbincles. in car loads
H-Live stock. in car loads
| AAgrieuttural implements, furniture and
wagons.
Goal, brick, sand, stone, and heavy 4tL
| class articles III car loads.
RATES OF FARE AND FREIGHT
Limitation of Charges and Fares.
Any individual company or CORPORATION OWL
| ing, operating, managing or leasing any rail
road, or part Of railroad in the classification
| OF roads herein before prescribed is limited t.
| a compensation for the transportation of any
person, with ordinary baggage not exceeding
one hundred pounds III weight as follows;
CLASS A-Three cents per mile.
CLASS B-ThIee and one-half cents per mile
CLASS C-fouT cents per mile.
Provided That no such individual company
| or corporation herein before designated shall
charge, demand or receive any greater com
pensatIon per mile for the transportation o
| children Of the age OF twelve wears or under
| than one-half the respective rates above pre-
scribed.
LIMITATION OF CHARGES FOR FREIGHT on RAIL
ROADS. CLASSES A ANp L.
No individual, company or corporation own
| ing operating, managing, or leasing any rail
ROAD mentioned III Classes \ and Il. is entitled
10 charge for, or receive, greater or highe
rate for carrying any freight belonging to eithe
OF the feof general classes Of freight hereinbe
iofe named, than was charged for carryinl
| freight now belonging to said four genera
classes, on said railroad, on the first day o
June. 1873.
Nor is any individual, company or corpora
ton owning, operating, managing. or laasinl
any railroad belonging to said Classes \ an(
= entitled TO charge for, or receive, greate
or higher rate for carrying articles beIonginf
to any of the special classes hereiubefore NAMED
than Is specified i'll the annexed table: