The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
oFFlcIAL NoTlcE.


OKLAHOMA
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
To Al Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice IS hereby given that the follow
of all parties Interested In the office of
the Corporation Commission Guthrie,
OKLA, a; 10 O'clock a NJ February 18TH,
1910.
1'hs January q, 1910
Witness, j. r. LOVE Chairman.
Corporation Commission
BEFORE THE CORPoRArlON COM
MISSION or rIlE STATE or OK
I4AIlOMA.
PETITION.
IN re Application OF the Kansas city,
Mexico 6 Orient Railway Company
for an order exemptlr0 il from the
provisions OF Section 81 OF Article
OF the Constitution OF oklahoma.
Comes now the l<anfas city Mexico q
Orient Railway Company nnd asks the
Honorable Commission 10 exempt II from,
compliance With the provisions Of Section
M Of Article of the Consultation Of
oklahoma aud IN support Of its applica-
uon alleges MS 70 lowsi
Flrst That lhe Kansas CIV Mexico
a. Orient Railway Company II railroad
corporation organized under and b. ylr-
tue OF the lava Of the state of Kansas,
aud TINT II has duly filed a copy Of ita
Articles OF Incorporation with tho Serre-
talv of the Territory Of Oklahoma prior
to the admission Of Oklahoma into the
Union os u state. and hos since thnt
time complied with all the laws Of the
said territory and tia state Of oklahoma.
That Il has constructed and now has IN
operation line OF railway extending
through the entire western part OF this
State Of Oklahoma That It enters the
stnts Of Oklahoma on the northern
boundary thereof near Anthony, Kansas
and passes ont Of aad state MT point
near Elmer. oklahoma
SECOND. Your Petitioner alleges That
+ IT'S linz Of railway has only been con.
structcd short lime. 1'hnt Il s not
bnllastcd and not IN 4 position whereby
il can be operated most economically and
to the best advantage.
Third: Your Petitioner further AYERS
that n The time the said provision oi
the Constitution hercinbefore referred tc
went into force and effect II put In y
passenger rate Of two 60 cent2 per mile
and has ever slnee observed the same 70
rs grea loss and damage.
Fourth Petitioner further alleges that
ia Inc Of roiway IA paralleled for g
ntfIatnttta fhN
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Company line, aud at another point for
etoat distance II Is pHalelea BY thr
S.. Louis IS san lfrauciseo Railroad
lines and tlat The passenger traffic upon
lts line Of rosa ts iieht ana insufficient
10 dofwv thc operating cNpensts of IT,
passenger trains when passengers m'
carried al tHc rate of tNo t9l cents Iei
mile
FIN. Petitioner further alleges iha
: tho entire receipts from al sonfees what
SHOWER upon ita line Of railwa ~ Okla
homa are now aud have beo lu5nftcien
to defruy the operating exprn YES and ihn
during enc year cndiug Jnne 80 iHN9
lho net revenue from operation lneke'
oycr ono Hundred Dollars Of being saf
fieient 10 pay .he expenses OF operator
Of It's said line OF railway. an Of whlc
facts more fully appear aud are specific
ally set forth in rs report lilod Win ihl
Honorable Commission fer the fiscal Nsi
ending rs aforesaid and which fully az
pear from the testimony addueed betoI
this honorable commsslon IN the heat
Ing urou the Commodity Ra'ef made !
said commiasion Tho said annual r
port and the testimony offered before u
said Commission upon said Hearing n
hereby referred TO- respect illy called
lhc attention Of ihig Honorable ConmI
sion the same as " set forth herein. ~
All Of which your Petitioner prnys Z
Commission to take into consldefail
and review in passing upon this Petilio
% Petitioner further AYERS that said y