Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-28
To COMPEL RAILROADS
TO Furnish CARS

by ma& @ssasdAhae aceadTaa iva cause
as~yxama The shipPeF = tontrut smTh hA
hali&y shall NOT apply
s~e- >. That Ia shall b~ ,Ae day
Il every railroad eoaapan, !" ~.
change ksaded and empty saoek cars
used In such traffic wtah every other
railroad forming u part of any FuMt~
or with which In has joint rates tor
such live stock shipments. and for
each If such TailEuad eaanranaes b
furnish . It's said connecting lines
as many empty ears suitable for a
ryang live stock as ma. h. delivered
10 IL laaaed by such esnnscaing car
rier fur the purpose Ut transportation
over ats line 0r Go any gaana on hs
linz, and TO make such delivery O!
empty ears upon the demand Of such
connecting carrier Within q reasoG'
able time. TO be fixed by rules ana
regulations Of the interstate con
meree commission.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion IL hereby authorized and enpow
cred 10 make aud establish all need
full rules and regulations. general and
special. applicable to the peculiar cir.
eumstanees and conditions and TO dit
feren, railroads and localities and
different kinds and classes 0f live
stock. for furnishing cars To ship
Ders, the furnishing and the exchange
and interchange Of liv" stock cars
loaded and empty. By such railroad
companies as between each 0thef'
In order 10 facilitate the movement,
careful, prompt. and safe handling "i
and to prevent injury to. hve stock ID
shipment. prescribing In such rules
| and regulations the time and manner
of the furnishing and interchange I"
such cars. loaded aud empty, and the
time. place. terms. and conditions up
ON which such Interchange shail oe
mad. and the reasonable cDnpensa
,,on 10 be paid for the use Of snch
cars or for injury or loss or destrac
,,on thereof and the length of time
which /, NAV deem reasonable u
which at comply with a notice on the
mar, of IN one Of sA,f carriers u
furnish In exchange such empty to'
loaded ears or for return al S'"cF
oars The failure or refusal on the
mar, OF n railroad company. af'el
reasonable demand therefor. 10 tur
nish to Its connecting line within 'h'
time so specified by and In accord
ance with the rules and regulation
Of the interstate eommerce commits
sion empty cars In lieu OF loaded
stock cars delivered to It by the rail
road company making such demand
ar the failure of any railroad coInpa
ny to return to any other railroad
company the stock cars belonging u
the company making such demand o
To which II is lawfully entitled. b!
lease or otherwise. shall render suci
defaulting railroad company liable Il
nav 10 the railroad making such de
mand SIS per day for each days de
Law in furnishing or returning eaci
car, to be recovered by suit in tn
~clrcuit court of the United States II
any district in which such delay o
refusal shall have occurred: foNio
cd. That no railroad company shaI
be required to permit It's cars 10 y
off its own line and onto the line O
anv railroad company with which !
has no joint or through rate or VIII
which IL forms a part or a throug'
route. except where ii may be requl'
ed to do so by the order, rule o
regulation of the Interstate commerce
commission.