The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-02-06
THE COMMISSION.

explanatory, reading as follows:
Circular No. 200, operation of circulars
Nos. 100 and 202 suspended until further
notice-It il hereby ordered that the oper-
alton of the following named and de-
scribed circulars be suspended uhtl lur-
thor notice by this commission:
Circular No. 100, issued by the commis-
. sion January 6, 1896, to take effect Jan,
uary ~, 1896, and containing general
order regarding the receiving, ana 1or
wording of loaded cars by railroads be-
tween points in Texas
Circular No. 202. issued by the commis-
sion January II, 1896, to Ia Ike effect feD,
ruary /, 1896, and containing genera
order regarding the routing OF any loau-
cd or empty car or any article OF treignt
received for transportation by railroads
between points in Texas.
This order shall take effect at once.
The two circulars referred to above,
,,lnted January q and IL respectively, ana
which are hereby suspended, are us toi-
lows: 7. :,
Circular No. 100, general order-lt is
ordered by the railroad commission OF
Texas that the following rules and reg
ulations shall be, and they are hereby es-
tnblished to govern the reception, trans
nortation and delivery of loaded cars from
Doint to point on railroads WITHIN the
State of Texas.
First-Every railroad company operat-
ing a railroad between points within the
State of Texas shall receive, when ten
dered to it by shipper ut a station on
its line. every loaded car intended Tor
TRANSFORMATION over its line TO point on
its line and also every loaded car intend,
ed for transportation over its line and
thence to point on any connecting line
of railroad. Having received from n
shipper loaded car destined to n point
on its line the company so receiving such
loaded car shall forward and haul same
over it's line to destination: and having
received from shipper a loaded car
destined to point on connecting line
the company SO receiving such loaded car
shall forward and haul same over its
line to its junction with the next con-
meeting line to which it shall ut such
junction deliver same for further trans
portation.
Second-Every railroad company oper-
atng a railroad between points within
the State of Texas shall receive, when
rendered to il by connection ut place
of junction of their tracks, every loaded
car intended for transportation over its
line to Il point on its line and also every
loaded car intended for transportation
over it's line and thence to point on
any connecting line. Having received
from n connection loaded car destined
to n point on its line, the company so re-
ceiving such loaded car shall forward and
haul same over its line to destination;
and having received from a connection Il
loaded car destined to point on any con-
meeting line, the company so receiving
such loaded car shall forward and haul
same over it's line to its junction with
The next connecting line to which il shall
deliver same for further transportation.
Third-Connecting lines. as used in
this circular, are two or more lines con-
meeting with each other by crossing each
others tracks or otherwise, and forming
a continuous rail route between the initial
and terminal points of a shipment; and
a connection or connecting line is any
one of said two or more lines.
Fourth--The junction of two railroads,