The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-10

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FINDINGS OF COMMISSION
By Watson. commissioner.
The Commission Initiated proposed
Order No. Al, upon rs own motion
for the reason that y was believed
that II an order were promulgated
which might result IN causing passcn
gers go purchase tickets. Il would not
only be- of service 10 The railroads IN
receiving a greater portion Of fares
paid, but would facilitate the work OF
their Auditors aud conductors. and
would BE- Invaluable TO Che Commits
sion IN usceriainsng the amounts OF
passenger receipts upon all lines, In
undertaking Ia sustain the Two cent
per mile passenger rate In the future.
The evidence shows that the work
Incident TO the collection Of cash fares
IN looking up rate. making change aud
answering inquiries relative Ia dis,
lance and amounts Of fares, takes up
a great deal more time than simply
collecting tickets. And Il appears
from the evidence Of MI. Holden. Ia
which he cites a particular instance
that the temptation TO conductors to
not report cash fares Ii great, and
that the railroad company might Of
ten fail TO receive cash fares at all
It appears from the evidence that up.
on some Of the railroads Of the State
the companies are compelled TO so 10
the expense OF putting On helpers to
the conductors to collect fares on
crowded trains and that the delays
caused by the collecting Of cash fares
will, In many instances, hllow pas.
sengers to reach their destinations
without giving up thei tickets, when
they hold them, OF without the pay.
meut Of fare. Aud, 1t n Shown By the
testimony 81 Mr. Griffin that Il Is o..
ten necessary for him ia stop his
train 10 collect the fares before reach.
ing certain stations.
If The State of Oklahoma sustains
the Two cent per mile passenger rate
upon rs railroads 1t VIII neces
sarliy require the meant Of this Com
mission obtaining the Information to
show that the earnings from passen.
ger receipts are sufficiently remnn.
crative upon the basis OF two cents
per mile; and the only satisfactory
means OF ascertaining such earnings
Is through checking ticket sales at
stations.
Therefore, the Commission issues
the following orderrrule, regulation
and requirement.
TO ALL RAILROADS AND RAIL
WAYS OPERATING AND DOING
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF OK.
LAffOMA;
Pursuant TO publication Of propos-
cd Order No. II. relating to amounts
Of cash fares which may be collect.
ed from passengers who board trains
without tickets, Ia the Guthrie Daily
Leader, a newspaper Of general cir.
culatlon, published In tho CITY OF
Guthrie, County OF Logan, state Of
Oklahoma, and the said contemplated
Order having appeared therein once
O week for four consecutive weeks, as
required by law, and. pursuant 10 O
hearing held In the City Of Guthrie,
notice Is hereby given that the fol.
lowing Ordnr Ahaii hn IN FUN force
and effect on AMI after the lat day
Of May, 1909. a date after pnbllea.
ton once q week. for four consecutive
weeks In the Guthrie Daily Leader,
a newspaper of general circulation,
published In the City OF Guthrie
County Of Logan. state of Oklahoma
II IA. therefore, ordered by The Cor.
noration Commission thai ali naaen.
gers boarding trains without tickets
at stations where tickets are sold may
be REQUIRED 10 pay the following sehed.
ule Of penalties II addition TO the reg
ulaf authorized fare.
When the fare Is atty cents az less
a penalty OF ten cents.
When the fare Is moro than fity
cents and less than u dollar ana
fifty cents a penalty OF twenty i've
centr.
When ihe fare is one dollar and ff.
" cents Or more q penalty Of nifty
cents.
Provided. however. that such pas
sengers shall have the privilege OF
purchasing tickets at The first station
where tickets are sold, al which the
train stops. In which case the mini
mum penalty shall apply IL they 50
purchase tickets.
Il IS further ordered that conductors
bFakemen or other persons IN charge
Of trains shall nat. after this Order
becomes effective, require the pro.
duction OF tickets at train entrances,
except for the purposes OF properly
routing passengers under their tickets
CORPORATION COMMISSIONERS
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