The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-15
W. j.. CHAPMAN, Secretary.
Guthrie, Okla, October !, 1908.

(First published in Daily Leader
October ]. 190S.)
ORDER NO. &c.
To all Railroads and Railways Operat
ing and Doing Business in the State
Of Oklahoma, and TO all Whom u
May Concern:
Pursuant to publication OF Proposed
Order No. 80, relating TO rates 1I
Cotton and Its products, and rules
covering the compression OF cotton.
In the Guthrie Daily Leader, q news
paper of general circulation, publish,
ed in tho City OF Guthrie, County OF
Logan, State OF Oklahoma, and said
contemplated order having appeared
therein once a week for four consec.
utlvs weeks, as required by law, and
pursuant 10 hearing held in the City
OF Glthrio on tho sist day of August
1908. tbe following order shall be in
full force aud effect:
RULES COVERING THE cONCEN.
TRATloh AND COMPRESSION
OF COTTON.
(SubllCt to and governed Jy Rules
named hprein, aud other rules Of 'hih
Comnission)
RULE NO, I.
s shipper desiring bis cotton lO ht
delivered at final destination uneoin
pressed, shall give to tho railway
company notice Of such desire by in
serliug In his bill of ladlnE the meta
don Ito go through flat" Or other
plain words Or gliuilar import. and
such cotton sh8ll not bo compressed
RULE NO. 2.
Shipments OF flat cotton originating
at stations where no cunprcsses ars
located, and forwarded from said sta.
lions VIA any railway cUmpduy oper
Itiug in this state, shall le compress
ID al The first compress between poin
II origin aud destination regardless
. whether said cotton is billed 3,
said compress or beyond, except, a,
jiherWise provided herein.
RULE NO. 3.
Cotton to be compressed In tran.
sit, may. at the option OF the railroad.
and without additional expense 10 the
shipper be hauled back 10 and be
compressed Of q compress which ,s
aearer The point OF origin than is the
first compress in the direct route "a
destination, II said compress be ~
operation upon the line Of road upon
which said eortoD originates.
RULE NO. 4.
When cotton is offered for ship
ment az u Junction point OF Two of
more competing lines OF railway al
which no compress is in operation
nnd the first compress In the direcl
line Of haul on one OF said railways, Is
at junction polnt with one or more
1f the competing lines. either Of said
competing lines may haul cotton by
and through any compress in order q
have said cotton compressed at the
compress located at the competing
junction point.
RULE NO. 5.
/ Where any railway company Oper
aliDg In this state desires 10 take ad
vantage OF the privileges granted II
Rules Two and Three OF this Order
II shall. 10 printing tariffs to compl,
With this Order specify Its intention
OF taking advantage OF such Rules, anS
II such Rules are taken advantage o
at ono or more compresses on this
line Of said railway, they must b
used at an points on said railway.
RULE NO. 8.
The Uompressing OF cotton shall 10
clude marking patching, handling
Weighing. eompressiUs and all neces
ssry labors attached and pertaining
thereto, and the maximum charge 10
such service shall moi exceed ten no
cents per one hundred (iOO) pounds
and where any compress assesses
rate ~ excess OF this sum, or assesee
Bny other charge IN comaccii0n Wit
the hmdlsng .og said cottOus teis Cor
mission reserves the right 10 immpal
ately issue an emergency order, upoi
eompiaiat Of shipper or railway, With
oug hsarlng, permitting cotton 20 b
hluled by aud compressed at an0lns
eOmpress.
EyaE NO. Z.
ColtoU which IL to be delivered Il
a conDressed condition az destination
shall be so compressed that the denl
lliy af saeh baie at assilnRiloG shal
+ : not DO less than tvenls-iwo ang oEs
half 100