The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-07-03
TWO CENT FARE
ON RAILROADS.
REDUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE
ON RAILROADS IN OKLA.
HOMA AT ONCE.
WEST MAKES AN AGREEMENT
BY Which the Hook Injunction Is Set
Aside Until a Final Determina-
tion of the Case
la Had.

For the next six months, at least.
railroad passenger charges in Okla
homa on the larger railroad systems,
will be only two cents per mile. This
is the result of an agreement by Attor-
ney General West, representing the
corporation commission and the state
of Oklahoma, and the attorneys for
the railroads.
stipulation was entered into that
pending final settlement Of the Okla.
homa rate case in the supreme court
of the United States, some time after
January l, 1914, the railroads will
charge only the fare allowed by the
Oklahoma constitution, from the en-
forcement of which the state was en-.
Joined by Judge Hook of the federal
court in 1910.
Attorneys j. Il. Cottingham and S.
T. Bledsoe signed the stipulation on
behalf of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad, the Gulf, Colorado
G. Santa Fe, the Chicago, Rock Island
g. Pacific, the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
and the Kansas City Southern.
Midland Valley Exempt.
The Midland Valley line originally
was granted an injunction, but later
was exempted from the operation Of
the law by the state corporation COM
mission
The Signed Stipulation.
The stipulation entered into between
the attorney general and the railroads
is as follows:
First, The provisions of the tenn
porary injunction heretofore granted
in this cause, temporarily enjoining
the defendants, and each Of them,
from enforcing, or attempting to en-
force, as against complainant the pro-
vision of section thirty-seven $50 OF
article TX of the constitution of The
state of Oklahoma, requiring the COM
plainant to demand or receive no more I
than two cents per mile for tirst-class
passenger transportation for each pes
senger between points within the state
of Oklahoma, on the portion of COM
plainants line of railroad operated
within said state, may be set aside by
the court upon the following condi-
tions:
"(a) All provisions Of said tenn
porary injunction in regard to col
| lection Of charges for transportation
| Of freight shall remain in full force
! and effect until final decree in the
| final trial of this cause nits merits;
"(b) The court is to retain the
! question of any refunds to be made
on account of passenger fares which
complainant has charged since said
temporary injunction has been in
force in excess Of two cents per mile
for each passenger in the state of
! Oklahoma until the final trial of this
cause on the merits, which question
of refunds to be made, II any, shall
be covered by and included in the
final decree of the court.
"(c) The final trial of this cause
shall not be had, nor shall any evil
dence be taken herein before a COM
missioner, master or otherwise. prior
to the first day Of January, A. u. 1914,
except upon agreement of the parties
hereto, and this cause shall be as
signed for trial at any time after the
first day Of January, A. d. 1914, to
suit the convenience of the court, CIV
ing the parties reasonable time to
prepare and produce their evidence;
"(d) In confederation Of the above,
the complainant will re-establsh a sys-
TEN of two-cent fares on It's lines of
railroad between points within the
ltate Of Oklahoma for business tran
acted wholly within the state Of Okla
homa as soon as new tariffs can con.
veniently be prepared in due course
of business, and maintain such rate
OF two cents for passenger fares with
In the state Of Oklahoma until final
decree on the trial of this cause on
the merits, the parties hereto agreeing
to abide the judgment of the court
in that regard, subject to appeal by
either party, as provided by law.
Redeemlng Refund Slips.
The question of the railroads re-
deeming the refund slips issued since
the injunction was granted, for the
difference in fare at two and three
cents per mile, will not be taken
up until the case is called on its
merits, after January /, 1914. Unless
an agreement is reached to the con.
trary, it now is regarded as certain
that the rebates will be ordered should
the two-cent fare law finally be up.
held as rebates have been ordered by