The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-23

THE LEADER, GUTHR
make ana fix rates has beeu denied
ller- sTa commerce commission
Ha. when the great people ot rle
"a Oklahoma elfetel 3 haiE Ct
U.u klaHn as delegates - rle CON
srrlolal CON en- .1u. .ls u their
wisdom following H tie footsteps 9i
some - the Ul.e- states saW tt e
enact Inrg fuu ameu-a. law which
aas afterwards adopted bF am over.
Hhe.uluE vote of rhe people ot The
state of Oklahoma such Hisa ana
sane provisions ror t1e regulation u
-MMerce lu tae state of Oklahoma
The provisions are taat the orders
r..es regulations ana requirements
necessary 90 give each individual iu
-le state 0f Oklahoma The same
IDENTICAL rights as q corporation has
ANA especially the corporations
known as transportation and trans
mission companies, and also 70 ali
public utilities.
lt provided tha. these should BE-
ruled by q branch oi fhe government
known as the corporation commis-
sion. whose duties iH the main are 20
70 as a board q arbitra on between
tire Individual upon ne enc hand and
De corporation upon the otler. but
clothed with sufiicien, power to pro
vide rh1t I'm case the rules regula-
ti0Hs and requirements We're not
lived up 10 that there was a remedy
ro reach The same.
viii eudeavor to euumerate few
af he orders rules. regulations and
requirements that have been promul
gated by the corporation commission
which are as follows
The commission saw ft after a
proposed order had been published
according TO law ana the Transports
lion companies having been duly no
lifted and upon evidence taken in
court viewing the conditions as they
existed prior 70 statehood, from
which no citizen had had any reheI
To- issue an order that all Of the de
pots la the state should be kept i'm a
sanitary condition and thar one hlu
prior % the schedule time OF The an
rival ~ the train that the depot win
dows should be opened for The sale
)f tickets and that all depots should
be wen lighted ana that wholesome
drinking water should be provided
This Of course may nor be live
mp TO strictly by all the agents of tho
corporations in the state but wher
ayer these gross violations have beer
brought to the attention of the com
mission upon a complaint filed by az
Individual citizen having sworn tha
The same was violated has bee
heard upon contempt proceedings an
the railroads dealt with accordingly
Auother order promulgated was u.
freight rate on coal Prior TO the
time that this order became effective
The freight rate upon a car of 600.
pounds OF coal from the Dawso
Group to Woodward was $72 20 am
nnier the rate promulgated By tho
corporation commission il is S4S 00
9r saving Of S24 90.
Also, there has been provided the
hey shall settle for these freigh
rates upon the weight at destination
Prior 10 the time Of the eXistenc
lf the corporation commission mos
Of on well know what were the rc
suits when anyone desired TO prC
cure cars for the shipment OF an,
commodity that he had ready fo
market, bat the commission has seei
fit 70 issue orders whereby cars mus
be furnished within a certain leAgtl
Of time upon certain conditions am
wherever this rule has been VIOLATED
and ihe commission has had the in
formation the transportation compi
my violating the same has been
brought to terms.
The commission has also issued a
order in regard to the freight rates
upon lumber, fence posts and cor
wood, showing you the rate on ca
OF fence posts from Milburn. Johl
son county, 10 Woodward Okla
based en- the iO.050 pound ear wa
$4,000. Tolaf the same size ea
would cost $3.50, a saving Of $50 "a
An order reducing the rate tha
could be charged upon both crud
and refined petroleum has been mad
and the rates reduced in the regula
proportion as 70 the others men
ti0nel
In addition TO the coal that Is nee
cssary 10 be used In this part OF tht
country a rate has been reduced d,
The commission that affects an tha
citizens Of this fair country of our
iH the northwest and that Is the ID
duciion up0n grain and it's product.
Prior 10 the issuance of the ordo
by the commission car of era.
from Woodward OKLA. TO El Rer
the charge on 10000 pounds won
have been Sl2i 50. while today p
only S72 60 thereby saving 10 n
shipper the frugal su mof S4f.g0.