or fraction thereof, after receipt of written notice of arrival by the consignee. RULE 4.-THROUGH RATES. Rates shall be assessed from a point of origin to final destination via the route by which the cheapest rate can be made from point of origin to final destination via the first and subsequent destination.

RULE 5.-RATES ON LONG HAULS. If changing destination causes a through haul via the shortest route of more than four hundred and fifty (450) miles, from point of origin to final destination via the first and subsequent destinations, a charge of four (4) mills per ton per mile shall be assessed for each mile hauled in excess of four hundred and fifty (450) miles, in addition to the through rates.

RULE 6.-DEFINITION OF FIRST DESTINATION. When destination of shipment is changed in transit short of original destination, such point shall be considered as first destination.

RULE 7.-The right is reserved by the Commission to relieve carriers, consignees or shippers from any hardships incident to the enforcement of these rules whether caused by matters over which they have control or not. Guthrie, Oklahoma. February 27, 1909.

ORDER NO. 176.

RATE ON HIDES.

No railroad or combination of railroads doing business in the State of Oklahoma shall charge for transportation of Green and Dry Hides, and Commodities named, between points in the State of Oklahoma, a greater or different rate of freight than provided in this tariff, unless authorized by this Commission.

LOCAL AND JOINT DISTANCE TARIFF.

Applying on goat skins, hides and sheep pelts, green or dry. Between all stations in Oklahoma on the railroads and railways operating in said State. (Subject to and governed by the Rules named herein and other Rules of this Commission.)

RULE No. 1. Rates named in Column One shall apply on goat skins, hides and sheep pelts, dry, in bundles, in less than carload lots. One hundred and thirty (130) per cent of rates named in Column One shall apply on goat skins, hides and sheep pelts, dry, loose, in less than car lots.

RULE No. 2. Rates named in Column Two shall apply on hides. sheep pelts and goat skins, dry in straight or mixed carloads, minimum weight 12,000 pounds, except, that when cars are loaded to their full visible capacity, actual weight shall be charged.

RULE No. 3. Rates named in Column Three shall apply on hides, sheep pelts and goat skins, green or green salted, in bundles, in less than carload lots. RULE No. 4. Rates named in Column Four shall apply on hides, sheep pelts and goat skins, green or green salted, in straight or mixed curloads, mininmum weight 24.000 pounds, except, that when cars are loaded to their full visible capacity, actual weight shall be charged.

RULE No. 5. Through joint rates for transportation of commodities. named herein over two or more lines of railroad which are not under the same management or control. either directly or indirectly, shall be made by adding to the rates prescribed herein the following arbitrary figures: To rates named in Column One add eight cents per one hundred pounds. To rates named in Column Two add six cents per one hundred pounds. To rates named in Column Three add six cents per one hundred pounds. Four add three cents per one hundred pounds. ceed the maximum one line rates shown herein.

To rates named in Colump Joint line rates shall not ex Carriers must route shipments

so that the lowest rates that can be made via any line or lines shall be applied unless shipper specifically directs, in writing, a different route, and states therein that the higher rates shall be applied for movement via that line except, that where two or more routes are available between point of origin and destination and shipper does not specifically designate either of said routes, as outlined above, the originating line may route shipments over either of said routes, applying the lowest rate applicable via any of said routes. The mere delivery of a shipment at point of origin to other than the short line shall not be considered as specifying such route at the higher rate.

RULE No. 6. Minimum charge on less than carload shipments shall be the rate per 100 pounds. No single shipment to be charged less than twentyfive cents via one line and forty cents via two or more lines, which are not under the same management or control, either directly or indirectly.

RULE No. 7. Shipments shall be through way-billed from point of origin to destination and waybill must show through what junctions shipments are to be moved, and full name and address of consignor, and telegraph address, if different, in Consignor's Column.

RULE No. 8. Shipments consigned "To Order" must show the name of the person, firm or corporation to whose order the shipment is consigned, which should follow immediately after the words "To Order." The name of the person, firm or corporation who should be notified at point of destination of the arrival of the goods must also be shown on the bill of lading and waybill.

RULE No. 9. Carload shipments of commodities named in this order may be stopped one time in transit to complete loading, at a charge of five dollars per car and the through rate from point of origin to destination shall be assessed on the entire shipment. If shipments moving via other than short lines are stopped in transit to complete loading at points not on the direct short line, through mileage rate from point of origin to destination shall be assessed and not the short line rate.

RULE No. 10. It is hereby ordered and directed that all railways and railroads doing business in the State of Oklahoma shall prepare joint rates and publish necessary tariffs to carry out the provisions of this order. Two copies of such tariffs shall be filed with this Commission and one copy posted in each and every office of the railways and railroads doing business in the State of Oklahoma on or before date effective. Where carriers fail to agree, this Commission will direct the basis of revenue division on joint line shipments moving under this order.

This order shall be in full force and effect on and after April 10, 1909, a date after publication once a 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.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, March 13, 1909.

ORDER NO. 198. (See also Order No. 373.)

REQUIRING RAILROAD COMPANIES TO FILE DOCUMENTS AFFECTING THE TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. Each railroad and railway company named above shall on or before the date this order becomes effective, file in the office of the Corporation Commis

sion of Oklahoma in the City of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma, one copy of each of the following documents, affecting the transportation of freight and passengers upon its line of railroad or railway in the State of Oklahoma. RULE No. 1. General freight and passenger tariffs, State and Interstate, both local and joint, together with all effective amendments and supplements. RULE No. 2. Special freight and passenger tariffs, schedules and rate sheets, State and Interstate, both local and joint, together with all effective amendments and supplements.

RULE No. 3. Classifications, exceptions to classifications and all effective amendments and supplements.

RULE No. 4. Agreements establishing freight and passenger traffic relations with other transportation lines where such relations affect freight or passengers originating at or destined to a point in Oklahoma.

RULE No. 5. Division sheets and basis upon which such divisions are determined, covering traffic moving under documents named in Rules One to Three, inclusive.

RULE No. 6. Percentage sheets and the agreements under which they are made covering traffic, moving under documents named in Rules One to Three, inclusive. (Note-Documents mentioned in Rules 4, 5 and 6 need not be furnished until specifically requested by the Commission and where such documents are furnished within ten days after a specific request from the Commission, it will be considered as compliance with this Order.)

RULE No. 7. Circulars and Orders (general) affecting the general movement, handling, or disposition of freight and passengers or the revenue derived therefrom. (Note-This is only intended to cover general orders and not orders covering a specific movement or case.)

RULE No. 8. Also at the time of their issuance and before effectiveness copies of all documents named above that may hereafter be issued for application upon such line of road. (Note-Documents mentioned in Rule 7 may be mailed to the Commission the day they are issued and such mailing will be considered as compliance with this order.)

RULE No. 9. Where Documents called for in Rules One to Six, inclusive. are issued by one of the companies named above and other companies named above are parties thereto, only the issuing company shall be required to furnish copies.

RULE No. 10. Where documents referred to in Rules One to Six are issued by companies not named above, but affect freight or passengers moving over the lines of one or more of the companies named above, such company or companies shall file copies of such documents with this Commission the same as though they were issued by it. (Note Where two or more companies named above are parties to such issue they may designate either one of such companies to furnish such documents.)

RULE No. 11. Where two or more of the companies named above designate some party to issue one or more of the documents referred to in Rules One to Six, inclusive, they may file with this Commission a sworn statement to the effect that such party is authorized to issue such documents for their account and furnish such documents to the Commission, such companies reserving the responsibility for failure on the part of said party to so furnish such copy and the Commission will then accept one copy of such document from such party as compliance with this Order, so far as all of the companies filing the statement are concerned.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, May 4, 1909.

ORDER NO. 201. (See also Order No. 774.)

ACCOUNTING ORDER-TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSMISSION COMPANIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS.

It is ordered, that the following rules and regulations be and are hereby prescribed, promulgated, and adopted for the use of all "Transportation Companies," "Transmission Companies," and "Public Service Corporations," subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission, in the keeping and recording of the accounts and the compiling of the statistics of their business; that each and every such company and each and every receiver, or operating trustee of any such company be required to keep all accounts and compile all statistics in conformity therewith, in so far as the same are pertinent and related to the facts and circumstances of any such company.

It is further ordered, that the rules and regulations herein contained are, and by virtue of this order do become, the lawful rules according to which the said accounts and statistics are defined; and that each and every person directly in charge of the accounts of any such company or of any receiver, or operating trustee for any such company, is hereby acquired to see to, and under the law is responsible for, the correct application of the said rules in keeping and recording of the accounts and statistics of any such company concerning its business in Oklahoma, and it shall be unlawful for any such company, or for any receiver or operating trustee of any such company or for any person directly in charge of the accounts and statistics of any such company, or any receiver or operating trustee of any such company, to keep any account or record or memorandum of any accounting of statistical items except in the manner and form set forth and hereby prescribed, and except as hereinafter authorized.

It is further ordered, that any such company, or any receiver or operating trustee of any such company may sub-divide any primary account in this Order established as may be required for the purpose of any such company or of any receiver or operating trustee of any such company; or may make assignment of the amount charged or credited to any such primary account to operating divisions or to its individual lines; Provided, however, that a list of such sub-primary accounts set up or such assignments made by any such company or by any receiver or operating trustee of any such company be first filed in the office of the Commission. subject to disapproval by the Commission.

It is further ordered, that in order that the basis of comparisons between the fiscal years ended June 30, 1910, and previous years be not destroyed, any such company, or any receiver or operating trustee of any such company, may during the twelve months ended June 30, 1910, keep and maintain in addition to the accounts hereby prescribed, such portion or portions of its present accounts with respect to operating revenues, expenses and other items, as may be deemed desirable by any such company, or by any receiver or oprating trustee thereof, for the purpose of such comparisons; or, during the same period, may maintain such grouping of the primary accounts hereby prescribed as be desired for that purpose.

It is further ordered, that any such company, or any receiver or operating trustee of any such company may-when no accounts and rules pertinent or relevant to their business are prescribed in this order, and cases where it is proposed to improve the efficiency of administration and operation, unless. or until otherwise ordered-keep upon their books any temporary or experimental accounts: provided, that in respect of each such temporary or experi