The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

o All nailroauS ana Railways OpeFdt'
ing and Doing Business In the stste
Of Oklahoma, ard TO all Whom u
May Concern:
Pursuant to publication OF Proposed
Order No. 30. relating to rates on
Cotton and its products, and rules
covering the compression OF cotton,
In the Guthrie Daily Leader, a news
paper OF general circulation. publish
ed in the City OF Guthrie, County 81
Logan. State of Oklahoma, and said
contemplated order having appeared
therein once q week for four consec-
utive weeks, as required by law, and
pursuant TO hearing held in the City
OF Guthrie on the 2lst day of August,
1908, the following order shall be In
full force and effect:
RULES COVERING THE CONCEN.
TRATioN AND COMPRESSION
OF COTTON.
(Subject 10 aud governed by Rules
named herein, and other rules of his
Commissionl
RULE NO. /.
4 shipper desiring his cotton to hc
delivered at final destination uncom-
pressed, shall give to the railway
company notice OF such desire by In
serting in his bill of ladng the nota-
tion ito go through flat or other
plain words OF similar import. and
such cotton shall not be compressed.
RULE NO. 2.
Shipments of flat cotton originating
at stations where no cOmprcsses are
located and forwarded from said sta
tlons via any railway company oper-
ating in this state. shall be compress
ed at the first compress between point
of origin and destination. regardless
of whether said cotton is billed 20
said compress or beyond. except, as
otherwise provided herein.
RULE NO. 3.
Cotton TO be compressed in tran.
sit, may, at the option OF the railroad,
and without additional expense to the
shipper, be hauled back TO and be
compressed at a compress which ls
nearer the point of origin than Is the
first compress in the direct route 20
destination, II said compress be IA
operation upon the line OF road upon
which SAID cotton originates.
RULE NO. q.
When cotton is offered foF shir
ment at a Junction point OF two or
more competing lines ci railway al
which no compress is In operation,
and the first compress in the direct
line of haul on one OF said railways, is
AZ a junction point with one or more
OF the competing lines. either of said
competing lines may haul cotton by
and through any compress in order %
have said cotton compressed at the
compress located at the competing
junction point.
RUCE NO. s.
Where any railway company oper-
ating in this state deslres TO take ad.
vantage OF the privileges granted In
Rules Two and Three OF this Order,
il shall. in printing tariffs to comply
with this Order. specify its intention
OF taking advantage OF such Rules, and
If such Rules are taken advantage of
at one or more congresses on the
line OF said railway, they must be
used at all points on said railway.
RULE NO. 6.
The COMPRISING OF cotton shall IN.
clude marking. patching. handling
Weighing. compressing and all neces.
sary labors attachsd and pertaining
thereto. and the maximum charge for
such service shall not exceed ten (lO)
cents per one hundred (lO0) pounds.
and where any compress assesses 4
rate in excess of this sum. or assesses
any other charge in connection with
the handling OF said cotton. this Com
mission reserves the right TO immedi
ately issue an emergency order, upon
complaint OF shipper or railway, with
out hearing. permitting cotton TO be
heuled by and compressed at another
compress.
RULE NO. z.
Cotton which is to be delivered In
compressed condition at destination
shall be so compressed th't the dens.
! lty OF each bale at destination shall
not be less than twenty-five anc one.
4 half (22 I-2) cubic pounds per foot
I cubic measure. Cotton in any fcrfil,
which is of the required density shall
be accepted as compressed cotton.
RULE NO. 8.
When q compress company operat
| ing at a railway station in Oklahoma
| fails or refuses TO furnish all shippers
equal facilities for the accommodation
and disposition of cotton, or when such
compress can not promptly handle all
cotton delivered to 1t for compression,
and five working days shall be consid
cred as sufficient time In which 10
I compress and return cotton, such
failure. inability, or refusal will be
considered by this Commission as
grounds for promulgatlng an emsr-
geney order. without a hearing, per
mittlng the railway companies to hscl
cotton by such compress.
RULE NO. 9.
When cotton is rendered to ran
way company upon compress plat
form, which is situated on or adjacent
to the track OF such railway COMPANY
so that Il may be loaded direct from
such platform into the cars, il shall b'
4 the duty OF the railway company e
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