The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-31
CORPORATION COMMISSION or
OKLAHOMA.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.

OKLAHOMA.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
10 All Whom II May Conccrn
Notice Il hereby given that the follow
ing application win be heard on behalf
of an parties interested, IN tho office OF
Tie Corporation Commission, Guthrie,
okla, AZ 10 oclock Al NJ. Fpbrmry lSlhs
1910
This january g. 1910.
Witness, j. H. LOVE. Chairman
Corporation Commission
BEFORE THE CORPORATION cont
MISSION or THE STATE or OK
1.AllOMA
PETITION
In re Application of the Kansas City,
Mexico O. Orient Railway Company.
for ali order eseniptirg It from the
proVisions Of Section 81 Of Article 9
Of the Constitution OF Oklahoma.
Comes now Tho ltnnsas city, Mexico &
Orient Railway Company aud asks The
Honorable Commlsson to exempt It from
compliance With Che provisions Of Section
81 Of Article 9,or the Consultation Of
plSlahopla. aud ii support az lis nppica-
I ton. alleges as fohews: -.
First That the Kansas cry, Mexico
& orient Railway Company Is railroad
corporation organized under and b. vir-
tuc Of tie laws of the state 0f Kansas
and that II hus duly flied copy OF its
Articles Of Incorporation with tho Seerc-
tary Of the Territory of Oklahoma prior
10 The admission Of Oklahoma into tie
t'ndn as 4 state, and bas since that
time complied wsihi all the iaws Of the
said territory aua, the state of Oklahoma
That q has e9nstruNcd apd now has in
operation % linr Of railway extending
through the entire western part Of the
State Of oklaholna That It enters thr
I lStnto Of oklahoma on the northern
boundary thereof noar ANTHONY Kansas,
and passes ou Of said state AZ point
near Elmer, Oklahoma.
second: Your Petitioner alleges that
ts line Of railway has only been cons
smctcd q short lime That II Is not
balllsted ana not N a position whereby
# c.in be operated most economically aud
to the best advantage
Third. Your Petitioner further AYERS
that a tie ime The said provision Of
the Constitution hereinbefore referred 10
went into force aud effect Il put in "a
passenger rate ~ two 90 cents per mile
ana has ever since observed lhe same u
its erea loss and damage.
Fourth. Petitioner further allcgca liat
its line Of railway N paralIflei FOR o
great Distance III Okahoma by the
chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway
company's line, ma "a auotber poini fo'
"A great distance IT is paralclcd by ID,
s. Louis & san Francisco Railroad
lines and that the passenger traffic upon
is line Of road rs light and nsuffielenl
to defr8y the operating exponses Of ~
passenger trains when passengers ar'
carried q iht f'de Of two C2) cents pei
mile.
Fifth Petitioner further alleges lha
tho entire receipts from al sources what
socyer epou ia liac 'of raiwa in Okla
homn. are now and have bcen msuificlen
% dcffag the operating cxpcn rs and tha
during the year ending Jlnc 30. 1909
1 tiw net revcnne ffmn operation laeke'
oyer one Hundred Dollars of being Huf
ficont 10 ppy ;hc expenses Of operation
of It's said line Of failway; on Of whe
facts more fully appear ard are specific
ally aei forth "a rs report filed with thi
!. Honorable conmiesion for the fiscal yea
ending ~ aforesaid. and which fuly ~
4 pear from ipe lrstmoay nadeed befof
/ this Honorable cQbhii alpn % ibe ie1l
\ nP 1r9n tho Counpaitg sa.cs inad b
| ald cDmmrshu Tho ttl mnu1 r.
9ofi ana The icNinors are ~ heGYr If
said Cammis on aon SAID linaiia al
I hefeby rc'eftad io y eeifr -aittd
The attention 90 tii lion wdlc Cgnrni'
siop lb!. same as if - f,rlA herein ar
an Of wb!oh s3ng Te:Epser Ir7f y
comm.eBgn 60 ialte Into consldernii.
ami frytew ~ paa is.s glAn atti ~
Petitioner further AYERS lliai said Is
D 6fl galway is oeonomleaily msaggfdi pf
Y operated oaa that. tla, deficit lfressHfid
h'gtfei~tsl 70 lo dnciiso snnlt 1soinpt +
4 freight iahnawe ana passenger irafile'ow
\ tx iine IL nilwaY ared olinf causes y
I yong tie control ~ said railway compan
Pciiliona further allegcs that said raj
way comrhny cannot earn o iuat con
rrnfaiignsfor the seryicea ropdcrcd BY
I % ihe public II not permitted % char
more ihan Two iel cents per 'Ale 7
I passengers within this state 1,dat 50
! rate 81 two 90 cents per milo S conngc
tory. and to compel sald railway eempal
= to carry passengers fof TWO 81 cents p