The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03

this State said line or lines of road being
especially difficult and expensive to operate,
PENDANTS or either or any of them operating
such line or lines of road or over the same
between said two cities in addition to the charge
hereinbefore permitted and allowed. may charge
and collect an additional charge or amount OF,
nine and one-half (O095) mills per ton per mile
Of road or any part of the same. And all rates
of transportation by the defendants or either or
any of them, within the State OF California,
in excess of the rates herein fixed and provided
for are declared and adjudged to be excessive
and unreasonable, and the rates of transporta-
tion hereinbefore ordered and provided,
and aDIH difficuIties of such Transportation
reasonable and just rates to be charged and
collected for the transportation of crude Pc
points of shipment to points of consignment;
and the rates herein provided for are fixed and
declared to be the maximum rate that may be
or can be charged or collected by the defendants
or either of them for the transportation OF crude
petroleum oil within the State of California.
as above ordered and provided, and the said
defendants each expressly commanded not
to charge and are ordered and directed not to
tation in excess of the rates herein fixed and
provided. 4
The rates herein provided for as aforesaid
the defendants shall receive and ship the same
in such carload lots when offered in that guam
lots shall be the capacity Of the in which
such petroleum is shipped.
Switching Charges Cut.
In relation to the charge complained Of in the
complaint for transportation over that certain
piaint and 1nswer and extendng from the
main line OF road operated by the southern
Pacific Company from the town of Bakersfield
or Kern City on said main line into what Is
known the Kern River Oil District, and for
which it is alleged in the complaint and ad-
o In 5e ro pur O. Oh City on sa
spur, track and of 4 2-s cents per barrel from
oil oiv1fs
said main line than said Oil City, is charged
and exacted by said defendant. 1t appears
from the evidence that the defendant. the
agreement which is now in force. with the de-
fendant, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Company whereby for all oil to be used by the
said railroad company last named a charge of
only cent per barrel for the of said spur
track or switch from any. point thereon to
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
not furnished by other shippers. The said
charge Of l cent per barrel, under the circum-
stances. is discrimination in favor Of the
pany as against all other of petroleum
oil in the State of California and it appearing
2-3 cents per BARREL respectively, is a dis
eliminating, excessive and unreasonable charge
and that the charge hereinafter allowed and
fixed is fair. Just and reasonable one.
Now. therefore. it is ordered, That the charge
for such switch or spur track into the said Kern
reduced from the rate aforesaid and is hereby
fixed At the following rate, to-wit:
For transporting oil over said switch or
spur track from the point called Oil City there
| on and from all intermediate points to the main
| line or lines of road ofesaid defendants, max
therefor. and fro all points on said switch or
| spur, track morei distant from said lines than
said Oil City (sotnetimes called switch No IO.
maximum charge of three dollars and ffty
eeted and the said defeDdsnts oWnin anq e0l
operating said switch or spur track are or