The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-16
FAILURE TO UTILIZE
CARS WHEN ORDERED
Subjects Shipper to Penalty
Likewise Company for
Failure TO Furnish

The demUmage BIN by senator
Echols, ~ Eik City has more fea.
tllres OF interest To the small ship
per than all others introduced
tniSss one has been 10 the Positian
OF farmer on small shipper who
orders ears seldom. he can not APP
preciate the difficulty that AZ one
time prevailed when that class wanted
cars.
There was provision ia the old
law that 8 railroad had 70 furnish
cars for shipper but the provision
provided pepalty for the road that
fprnishedi not for the one asking
cars. and for that reason was de-
clared illegal
Senator Echols bill provides that q
shipper puts mp forfeit for cars,
$40 1,sr day for each car ordered and
$40 per day for the road that does
not furnish cars after four days
notice for same.
In an interview with q represents
tive Of The Leader Senator lschols
explained his ideas
There has been tA1dancy ia
times when cars We're very scarce "a
ignore the small shipper, aud that
tendency has caused more worry and
loss 60 that class than almost any
other commercial custom of the pres
ent day
propose to make the man who
orders pay penalty for failing tq
ntilize cats when they are set aside
for mis- own private use, and also 10
make the road ordered from pay q
like penalty for failure 60 provide
IL Is a mistake 70 classify com
mon carriers as other lines of bust
ness Ig they nave orders for cars
and have not the cars to use. II 4.
their fault for th eireigat rate j.
sdlflclent 20 pay for usage. and th'
return on ne Investment is suificien
70 satisfy the most conservative rail
road investor.
a do not agree with the prevalent
idea that a railroad corporation be
indiscrlmlnately legislated against buI
IL n a fact of common notoriety tha
roads favor the large shipper iteyeu
being charged that in some instances
the roads We're in close cohesion with
the big shippers who We're oppaslne
the sendins Of products 10 ihe general
markets by producers and lhai
charge. true or false, woBld be obYt
ated by tie passage OF this bill
Another measure introduced by
EchOls Is D dispense With the segviC
OF the oil inspector
Il Is a matter of common lnowi
edge thai the Inspector system has
been the means Of building up a mo
nopoly for the Standard oil although
the Inspector might be the most hon
est az men
Only the Standard can afford {,
arrange and stand the tests provided
ard until such time as the in4epend
emit man Is prohibited by loss iron
competing the Standard puts out
standard that no one can compete
With once the Held Is clear. eharel
any price It secs o. and fWnishei
the lowest possible grade of OILS ans
BY products
Many Texas reinCies who hav,
niJhstood the competition on accoun
OF favorable legislation against "a,
monopoly ia Texas. desire tc com
pete In this state and if the act 81
introduced by kchols prevails. thel
can DO So
Neither Of the measures arc part
san, aud no ono has advanced IA
opinion on their introduction. Tha
they VIII, when heOge the hOuse
attract attention aud Wide discussion
IS beyond doubt, but that they vii
prevail Is certain, probably amendel
by those who are IN position to eA
lAain the WORKINGS Of that Ine q
commerce