The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
THE SECOND annual REPORT OF THE CORPORATION COMMISSION

las above stated the Commerce Commission may its dis
crcon extend The time Of suspension for further period not exceed
ing months At any hearing involving rate increased after
January first nineteen hundred and Of rate sought to Pc
the passage OF this Act the burden of proof to show
that the decreased proposed increased rate IS Just and reason
able shall be uoon the common carrier and the commission shall give
hearing and decision of such questions preference all other
questions pcudng before and decide the speedily possible
THROUGH ROUTES AND JOINT RATES AND cLAssTFlcAroNs
LIMITATIONS ESTABLISH THROUGH ROUTES
The commission may also after hearing on complaint or upon
its initiative without complaint establish through routes and
Joint casicaons and may establish Joint rates as the maNm
TO be charged ana may prescribe the DIVISION OF su rae a. %
neore provided and the and conditions under which such
through routes shall be operated whcn that may be necessary 70 give
ct any ion Of this Act and) whenever the carriers com
planned of themselves shall have refused neglected to (vouna
establish voluntarily such through routes (and or JOINT cascaon
or joint rates provided no reasonable or satisfactory through route
exists and this provision shall apply when one OF the connecting
carriers line. The commission shall not however establish
any through route classification rate between street electric
passenger railways engaged the general business OF transport
ing freight addition to their passenger and express business ana
railroads of different character shall the commission have the
RIGHT TO establish av route classification fa charge when
the transportation wholly by water and any transportation BY water
applicable to transportation by water
And in establishing such through route the commission shall
require any company without its to embrace IN such route
Intermediate railroad operated conjunction and under common
management control Herewith which lies between the emn OF
such proposed through route unless do would make such through
uncasonab long compared with another practicable through
route which could otherwise be established
s1rIprnRs CONTROL or ROUTING
I'm all cases where the time Of delivery of property to any
railroad corporation being carrier for transportation
subject the provisions Of this Act to point Of destination
between which and the point Of such delivery for shipment two or
more through through shall have been established
this Act provided which through routes and through rates
such party the person firm, corporation making Sucn
shipment subject such reasonable exceptions and regulations as the
Interstate Commerce Commission shall from time to time reSco
shall the right designate writing by which OF uch through
shall be transported to deStnaton an Sha
ereupon be the duty Of the initial carrier to route ad property ana
issue through bill OF adng therefor directed and to transport
said property its line lines and deliver the same 10
connecting lines according such through route and sa
duty said connecting carriers to receive sad properly
transport the said line or lines and denver the same 10 Inc
ncx succeeding carrier congncc according TO the routing nst
ons IN said biz Of ladmg Provided however That the shipper shall
in all instances have the right determine where competing lines OF
railroad constitute portions of through line route over which OF
said competing lines constituting portion OF sad through line Of
route his freight shall be transported
CARRIERS AND THEIR INFORMATION CONCERNING
SHIPMENTS
shall he unlawful for any common subject to the pro-
visions of this Act any officer agent employee OF Such common
carrier or other person corporation lawfully authorized Dy
guh common carrier information hcrctrom knowingly 70
disclose to or permit be acquired by any person or corporation
other than the shipper or consgnee without the consent o Su
shipper or consqrec any information concerning the nature KIND
nuanfv destination congnce routing Of property rendered
or delivered such tor interstate transportation
which information be used to the delmcn or prejudice OF su
bDer or consinec which may improperly disclose his business
transactions competitor; and 1t shall also be unlawful or any
cron or corporation to solicit knowingly receive any such ntor
nation which NAV be used Provided That nothing III this Act
shall be construed prevent the giving OF such information n
csDonse to any legal process issued under the authority OF any state
officer agent OF the Government oI ue
State Territory in the exercise Oh hs
mowers or TO any officer other duly authorized person seeking uch
information the prosecution OF persons charged with or suspected
Of crime or information given by common carrier to another
carrier or its duly authorized agent for the purpose OF adus
mutual traffic the ordinary course OF business OF sucI
carriers.