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tributary iirr.iiirj llirit nubxtnu-
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uhlr.li will ti:i furl' er rUv it
Mtiintliui
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tlmn Ihf iIchIIiim rt'prrtd to .m
thit uMbinliiMiiH to tin pimple uf On
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rnln hill. providing uniform i linrK'
on milium' tmU. unit lnprraliiK tl"
uprrml lietwrnu rjr loml and lens I. ,m
rnrloads. thus ditttroylug Hit Jobbing
monopoly i'IiJii)ihI by I'urtlfttid n il '
eliaTillliK an iiiull town id ilu a J.ii.
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limn hmii tiurtil In thu I'i'vl ril
ruurtN iiKRliiMt tlin niHur .mil Itmr
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In It flitlit nRtilmi thn ii'r iiil
inuiininl). Miiitfiint him atunil i ,
In Ilu MiiU'i llli tlin tirpnii of
llitldir fit) It Iimm flimnci-il Kit flKh
iiinl aoruriHl liKiii-flt for nil tlr Jl '
I'llllW lltlll llOtl- Of III!' MtUll III I'll
wii)' of ri'iltntni iriiiiniHirtntlnii ' ,
out MlMmttUI ro-oiiiiilliin fii li
tliiiin. Kor iur Oregon Iihh itrotimtl
iiiiilnr tint toll pnlil Ilu mIiikIo nil'
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fort wttt inuilH to ri'iuwdy tln utiiii
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niitlonul nt tout urn Uvnn iriiftn
pitrt In tin nHtloii lum Iiiii InKri'i-ttil
In lift itKKronMhx. inllltmit rmnpnlMi
It Iiiih polntoil Urn wi to ri'lli'f from I
nirnonUo lnjuti' mill liofoio Ilu-
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tin pKinlt'loiiM tlii'iir) of iiuiKIiik riili'n
on "nil tint triirflo will Imar" n
llii'iiry Hint In Hut foiiiiiliUlon of i'l'
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mill u inoiiilii'i'iililp ninipilmtil of tlio
hIiIppith mul proiiri'Miilsit i-lt Iki'Iih of
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thu minimum carload uttlnlit that
ma he cliurt;cil on carloud Hhlpinoiith
of property. dcfliihiK Hut ratliiK upon
which tint carload rato shall ho com-1
putuil. ami pro'bcrlhliiK penalties for
violations of tlio provisions of thu
act."
Ho tl enacted h.v tlio people of thu
state of OioKen:
Suction 1. The cluBDlflcatlou Hit
Iiiks of frolKht shall hour a uniform
rttlikttoushlp of ono class to another
class, mul tlin porcuntiiKe of thu first
class shall ho 100, mid tlio other
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coiiUkcs of the first class;
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rorcejitiiKca 100 St
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bo fixed with the sole objoet to do
cure n IiIkIi carload rate. W'horo no
minimum carload weight U provided
for each article, by a railroad, or
fixed by an order of thu Hntlroud
Commission of Oregon, tho minimum
carload weight shall bo 110,000
pounds.
Suction a. It shnll bo unlawful for
any railroad, us tlio term Is doflnod
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or receive a itrvator couiptuisatlon for
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When the minimum carload weight
for an article Is fixed at more than
pounds or less thu carload rate shall
not exceed 70 per cent of thu less
than carload rate provided for tho
article.
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ror an article Is fixed at moro than
'JO, 000 Vouuds and tiot In excess of
1)0,000 pounds thu carload rato shall
not exceed 5U per cunt of thu less
than carload rato provided for the
article.
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puted on tho lowost loss Hutu car
load ratlug given the article, and
when two or moro articles nro per
mitted to bo shipped, or are provided
to ho shipped,, as a mixed carload
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on tho article contalnud in tho car
load which is given tho highest loss
than carload rating.
Section ft. If Any railroad shall
demand, charge, collect or recelvo a
greater compensation or tho trans
portation of carloads of property be
tween points wholly within tho state
of Oregon us provided tu sectluu '!
of this act. It shall bo doomed guilty
of a mUdemeauor and, upon convic
tion t hereof shull be punished for
each offeuso by a flno of ono hun
dred dollars and thu cost of tho pro
secution, Section 0. l'ach carloau shlpmont
against which an unlawful charge Is
inady shall coustltutu a separate of
fense. Assailed liy City lie
This bill was assailed throughout
the primary campaign by the Port
land press as well us tho railroads,
but through tho vigorous campaign
waged In Its behalf by tho Medfonl
Truffle lluroau untl llaker City Com
mercial club, carried by nearly 1U,
000 mujorlty, only two small couu
ties returning a majority against tho
measure. Its majority iu Jackson
county wus 2300.
Tho arguments In favor of tho bill,
which Is similar to laws In effect In
Iowa mul Illinois, aro that It will Un
able an) community to build up a
Jobbing Industry. Tlio hill does not
affect commodity rates In effect low
er than the now rates, but establishes
u maximum rate.
CHASD.HQY
Reliable Real Estate
Hank lloferoucos
.Mdlioril, Ore.
I AM THE
"NEW TODAY" MAN.
livery day throughout tho year you
will find mv mi la tho Mall 'frlbuuo.
offering either city or countiyik'o-
porty.
IUHQ IUW tUMlUI mill, ?u!l,l
ami receivo. a list auu court
tentlou.
Am In touch with
and thoso who waut to
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