The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03

tance, day rate soc; night rate, Csc.
Over 200 miles, air line distance, day
rate, 35c; night rate, 25c.
For each additional word over ten
words, the day rate shall be two cents.
For each additional word over ten
words, the night rate shall be one cent.
RULE NO. 2.
All telegraph companies are required
to receive and transmit each others
messages when necessary to reach a
point of destination.
Whenever a message is sent over
two or more telegraph lines owned,
contruliei and operated by separate
and distinct corporations, or individ-
uals. the joint rate shall be ten (l0l
cents IN addition to the single fine
rate nemed herein, of ten words or
less, and one cent for each additional
word over ten words. Provided, that
the additional cost, or rate. shall not be
charged when the same company has
IN once Al the point of origin and des
iiBatiun.
RULE NO 3.
All raios in force and effect on De-
C, mber 1st, 1908, lower than the rates
named herein shall remain in full force
and effect until changed by order Of
the Commission.
RULE NO. 4.
The receiving clerk or receiving op-
orator must give any aid or explana-
tion necessary to enable the sender TO
prepare his or her message ami must
also correctly mark on the face of the
message. the year, month, day, hour
and minute that It Is filed.
RULE NO 81.
RULE NO. 5.
IN sending message. the sending
operator must observe the following
order OF transmission:
/. The number OF the message.
2. The operators personal signal
g. The correct and exact liling time
as per Hule 4
4. rhe check OF the message.
>. The place from.
g. The address Of the message.
q The body and signature Of the
message.
RULE NO. G,
The receiving operator must show
on the face OF the message the hour
and minute the message was fled at
point of origin in addition to the hour
and minute the message was received
by him.
RULE NO. Z.
No extra charge shall be made FOR
delivering a telegraphic message in
cities or towns in this state within a
radius OF two miles from the Office OF
the delivering telegraph company, pro-
Nided that such point of inal delivery
is within the corporate limits of such
town or City
Whenever practicable. such tele-
graph company may deliver all mess
ages oy telephone, with consent OF the
sender or addressee thereof, and
charge the actual expense OF so doing.
RULE NO.
No telegraph Office where messages
are received aud transmitted for the
public shall be discontinued or abol-
ished without first obtaining the cOn-
sent Of this Commission. upon an ap-
plication duly filed by the said Com
pany desiring such discontinhance,
wherein shall be stated the reason
therefor; It bsihs understood that this
refers to the main Office. and does not
include branches. of the main office
81 aisy place. Such branches may be
cpened n closed as the exigencles OF
the business may require.
RULE NO. 3.
All lutes and regulations OF the tel
egraph companies operating in Oklaho-
ma In force and effect on December 1,
1905, not changed by the rules and reg
ulations herein prescribed. shall re-
main m full force and effect, until
changed by order OF the Commission.
RULE NO TO-
A copy of this order must be printed