The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-23

phamphlet entitled classification
No. of the Railroad Commission.
State of Florida, and Rules and
Regulations governing the transpor-
tation Of freight on the Railroads
and Common Carriers doing business
In Florida" which said rule Is "a
follows:
mo railroad company shall de-
cline or refuse to &C. as q common
carrier to transport any article proper
for transportation, and failure to
transport such article within a rea-
sonable time after the same has been
offered for transportation shall be
deemed a violation of this rule"
1st. It Is charged by the said The
Mcdowell Crate and Lumber Com
pany, that on the 18th day of June
1906, you declined and refused to act
as common carrier to transport
certain lumber from Oak, Marion
county, Florida, to Jacksonville, Flor
ida, which said lumber was offered
to you for transportation by the said
The Mcdowell Crate and lumber
Company at Oak, Florida, on the
4th day Of June, 1905, for transpor-
tation to the Ocala Pine Company.
Jacksonville, Florida, and that by
such refusal and declination by you
to transport said lumber upon request
OF the said The Mcdowell Crate and
Lumber Company, you violated aud
disregarded said Chapter 470O laws
or Florida and said rule numbered
three Of the RULES Governing the
Transportation of Freight" to which
reference has hereinbefore been
made.
End. 1t Is charged by the said The
Mcdowell Crate and Lumber Com
pany that the said Company on the
4th day Of June, 1905, in writing did
request you, through your agent at
Anthony, Florida, to supply the said
company with two fat cars upon
which to load lumber to be shipped
to the Ocala Pine Company. at Jack
sonville Florida, over your line of
road, but that you declined and refus-
ed to furnish said cars or to trans
port said lumber for nine DAYS and
that up to the date of the fling of
said complaint and charge, towit:
the 14th day of June, 1905, you re-
fused and declined to furnish said
cars to the said The Mcdowell Crate
and Lumber Company or to trans
port said lumber, thereby and by such
conduct you refused and declined to
act as common carrier In violation Of
said Chapter 400, laws Of Florida.
and rule numbered three Of the
Rules Governing the Transportation
OF Freight" to which reference has
hereinbefore been made.
The Railroad Commissioners of
the State Of Florida hereby give you
notice that the said Commissions
will meet In their Office In the city Of
Florida, at 8 o'clock q.
m. on the 2nC day of July q. m. 1905,
to consider and take action upon said
and charges, q d that You,
the Seaboard Air Line Railway shall
then and there have an opportunity
to be heard by said Railroad Com
missi0ners, and to show cause, II
any you have why the said Railroad
Commissioners should not Ak and i'm
pose upon you penalty for the VIOLA
ion and disregard of said rule pro-
vided and prescribed by the said Rail-
road Commissioner In accordance
With Chapter 400, laws Of Florida.
Signed by Commission.
This case will come on to be heard
he End Of July and the outcome Of
{ will be awaited with much inter-
'st by all those who have suffered
rom the congested condition Of the
criminals In Jacksonville.
To all Of the complaints made by
he shippers to the Railroad Commits