The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-25
RETURNING LIVESTOCK SHIP
PERs MUST PAY FARE.
new ORDER is PUBLISHED
Railroads Give Notice That Change
Goes Into Effect First Of
January.

All doubt as to the intention OF
the railroad companies to do away
with passes for the benefit of return
ing shippers of livestock seems to
have been removed, taking as mean
ing just what they say the notices
that have been sent out to agents
at different points along the lines
traversing the state. The new Or
der becomes effective after next
Thursday, December 81. AS all west
ern roads are said to have signed the
compact, the instructions given by
the Northern Pacific to it's local
agents probably also cover the same
ground as regards the other roads
and branches.
The notice given by the Northern
Pacific follows:
Rules for Shipment.
''The following rules will apply be-
tween all stations on the Northern
Pacific railway and branches in re-
gard to transportation of parties on
account of shipments of livestock and
supercede all previous instructions
thereto.
women or children cannot be per-
mitted to accompany livestock ship
ments. Boys cannot be accepted as
attendants or shippers when under 18
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be granted with less than carload
shipments. Attendants with such
shipments must have tickets to cover
their passage and purchased at cur
rent rates.
The following are the rules for
carload shipments: "Pass one man
with one car of horses, sheep, cat
tie, goats or hogs; two men with
three to five cars; three men with
six to nine cars, and four men with
ten or more cars of horses, sheep,
cattle, goats or hogs
"Going Transportation"
Following the foregoing section are
the rules for "going transportation"
in which, it will be observed, nothing
| is contained in regard to the return
"trip, making it plain that that is
matter which can only be arranged
for by buying tickets at the usual
rates. The rules are:
| "The agent at the station where
the stock is loaded will give no tick
| cts on account of stock, but must
enter upon the back of the contract
the name or names of the persons who
are actually entitled to pass free with
the stock and such persons must
| aflx their personal signatures to the
contract in blank spaces provided for
the same; such entries will form the
authority of the conductor for their
| transportation with the shipment
and conductor will carefully examine
into this feature of this contract be-
ing regular, and will punch contracts
as evidence that he has done SO. All
blank spaces for signatures and
names of attendants not used must
be cancelled by heavy lines by agent
issuing contract.
"Only the owner, shipper or his en-
ployes in actual charge of the stock
will be entitled to free passage with
the stock; and agents are forbidden
to endorse upon stock contracts, as
entitled to free passage, the name OF
any other person than that Of the
owner, shipper or actual employe. and
will in no case permit outside parties
who are engaged in other lines OF
!. business and who have no interest
] in the livestock shipment other than
! to secure free ride to accompany
the shipments; the names of the par
ties who are to go must be obtained
from the shipper of the livestock and
!, all others excluded from the stock
, contract. The company is entitled to
|. and must have passenger fares from
i legitimate passenger traffic and agent
} will be held responsible for the en-
: forcement Of this rule.
Must Sign Personally.
Attention Is directed to the rule
printed below the spaces on back OF
the stock contract where parties are
Il to sign their names. that each mar
must be required to personally sign