For each additional word over ten words, the day rate shall be two cents.

For each additional word over ten words, the night rate shall be

one cent.

RULE NO. 2.

All telegraph companies are required to receive and transmit each other's messages when necessary to reach point of destination.

Whenever a message is sent over two or more telegraph lines owned, controlled and operated by separate and distinct corporations, or individuals, the joint rate shall be ten (10) cents in addition to the single line rate named herein, of ten words or less, and one cent for each additional word over ten words. Provided, that the additional cost, or rate, shall not be charged when the same company has an office at the point of origin and destination.

RULE NO. 3.

All rates in force and effect on December 1st, 1908, lower than the rates named herein shall remain in full force and effect until changed by order of the Commission.

RULE NO. 4.

The receiving clerk of receiving operator must give any aid or explanation necessary to enable the sender to prepare his or her message, and must also correctly mark on the face of the message, the year, month, day, hour and minute that it is filed.

RULE NO. 5.

In sending a message, the sending operator must observe the following order of transmission:

I. The number of the message.

2. The operator's personal signal.

3.

The correct and exact filing time as per Rule 4.

4.

The check of the message.

5. The place from.

6. The address of the message.

7. The body and signature of the message.

RULE NO. 6.

The receiving operator must show on the face of the message, the hour and minute the message was filed at point of origin, in addition to the hour and mintue the message was received by him.

RULE NO. 7.

No extra charge shall be made for delivering a telegraphic message in cities or towns in this State within a radius of two miles from the office of the delivering telegraph company, provided that such point of final delivery is within the corporate limits of such town or city.

Wherever practicable, such telegraph company may deliver all messages by telephone, with consent of the sender or addressee thereof, and charge the actual expense of so doing.

RULE NO. 8.

No telegraph office where messages are received and transmitted for the public shall be discontinued or abolished without first obtaining the consent of this Commission upon an application duly filed by the said company desiring such discontinuance, wherein shall be stated the reason therefor, it being understood that this refers to the main office, and does not include branches of the main office at any place. Such branches may be opened or closed as the exigencies of the business may require.

RULE NO. 9.

All rules and regulations of the telegraph companies óperating in Oklahoma in force and effect on December 1, 1908, not change 1 by the rules and regulations herein prescribed, shall remain in full force and effect, until changed by order of the Commission.

RULE NO. 10.

A copy of this order must be printed with twelve point type and shall be posted in some conspicuous place in each telegraph office in the State of Oklahoma for the information of the public. Two copies. of tariffs, rules and regulations of each telegraph company doing business in Oklahoma must be filed with the Commission by each company on or before date this order becomes effective.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, Dec. 1, 1908.

Dec. 4, 1908, Western Union Telegraph Company filed a motion. for new trial.

Dec. 8, 1909, Commission overruled motion, defendant given 10 days to prepare and serve case-made.

Dec. 18, 1908, case certified to the Supreme Court.

Dec. 28, 1909, received mandate of Supreme Court requiring the taking of further evidence.

Continued from time to time and pending.

Issued March 25, 1908, requiring change of schedule of passenger trains and prescribing hours freight offices shall remain open. May 6, 1908, evidence heard and case closed.

Dec. 1, 1908, order issued as follows:

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA.

In re, Proposed Order No. 19, in reference to the schedule of trains and maintenance of depots.

The Commission published, as required by law, Proposed Order No. 19, to prohibit railroad companies to change the time of passenger trains or discontinue any passenger trains, or any agency at any railroad station, or to discontinue any telegraph office at any station, now in effect without permission from the Commission.

This Proposed Order was duly heard by the Commission from which evidence the Commission finds that the discontinuing of passenger trains and the changing of time without the proper consideration of the interest of the people by the railroad officials very often creates much dissatisfaction and inconvenience. The Commission finds that it is to the best interest of the public to require application made by the railroad company to the Commission, upon which a hearing in the judgment of the Commission may be had, that due consideration may be given all interests concerned before changes of schedules and the discontinuing of agents and telegraph offices at stations is had.

Therefore, the Commission issues the following rules and regulations in reference thereto :

ORDER NO. 141.

To All Railroad and Railway Companies and Telegraph Companies Operating or Doing Business in the State of Oklahoma:

Pursuant to publication of Proposed Order No. 19, relating to the change of schedule of trains and the discontinuing of trains, agents, and telegraph service, at stations, in the Guthrie Daily Leader, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Guthrie, County of Logan, State of Oklahoma, and said contemplated order having been published therein once a week for four consecutive weeks, as required by law, and pursuant to a hearing held in the City of Guthrie, notice is hereby given that the following final order shall be in full force and effect on and after the 1st day of January, 1909:

No railroad or railway company or telegraph company operating in the State of Oklahoma shall change its passenger schedule now in effect or discontinue any passenger train, or any agency at any railroad station or telegraph office at any station in the State of Oklahoma, without an order from the Corporation Commission, except where operators are placed or telegraph stations opened, to facilitate the movement or dispatching of trains as a temporary expediency pending the resumption of normal conditions.

All railroad freight offices shall be kept open for the purpose of receiving and disbursing freight at all reasonable hours.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, Dec. 1, 1908.

Dec. 4, 1908, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Gulf, Colorado

& Santa Fe and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Companies, filed motions for new trial.

Dec. 5, 1908, motions overruled and defendants were given 10 days to prepare and serve case-made.

Dec. 14, 1908, the Commission on reconsideration of motion for new trial set aside the order and granted rehearing.

Jan. 20, 1909, after hearing arguments relative thereto Order No. 141 was cancelled and nullified.

Issued April 4th, 1908, requiring detailed statement of revenues to be filed.

May 15, 1908, accountants of railroad companies and the Commission, in conference, reached an agreement, pursuant to which order was issued on Dec. 1st, 1908, as follows:

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA.

ORDER NO. 140.

To All Railroad and Railway Companies Operating or Doing Business in the State of Oklahoma:

Pursuant to publication of Proposed Order No. 21, relating to making report of earnings to the Commission, in the Guthrie Daily Leader, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Guthrie, County of Logan, State of Oklahoma, and said contemplated order having appeared therein once a week for four consecutive weeks as required by law, and pursuant to hearing held in the City of Guthrie, notice is hereby given that the following final order shall be in full force and effect on and after the first day of January, 1909:

All public service corporations, firms or persons engaged in a public service in this State, are hereby ordered to file with the Commission a detailed statement of all revenues of said corporation, firm or person for public service from every source whatever. Said report to be made on form prepared by the Commission.

The report of all such corporations, firms or persons engaged in interstate business shall show the correct amount credited to this State, and the basis upon which such proportion was made.

Said report shall contain all of the required statistics for the period of twelve months, ending on the 30th day of June of each year, and shall be made under oath and filed with the Commission at its office in Guthrie on or before the 30th day of September the next

following, unless additional time be granted by the Commission, and such monthly and other special reports that may be required by the Commission from time to time.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, Dec. 1, 1908.

Dec. 4th, 1908, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Companies filed motions for new trial.

Dec. 5, 1908, motions overruled and defendants given 10 days to prepare and serve casemade.

Dec. 22, 1908, case certified to the Supreme Court.

Jan. 8, 1909, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company filed dismissal of appeal and were allowed to withdraw supersedeas bond.

PROPOSED ORDER NO. 22.

IN RE, PROPOSED ORDER

to

ALL STEAM AND ELECTRIC RAILROAD AND RAILWAY COMPANIES IN OKLAHOMA.

Issued April 8, 1908, requiring reports of accidents.

May 6, 1908, evidence heard and case closed.

Dec. 2, 1908, order issued as follows:

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA.

ORDER NO. 148.

To All Railroad and Street Car Companies Operating Railroad and Street Cars in the State of Oklahoma:

Pursuant to publication of Proposed Order No. 22, in reference. to reporting all accidents to the Commission, in the Guthrie Daily Leader, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Guthrie, County of Logan, State of Oklahoma, and said contemplated order having appeared therein once a week for four consecutive weeks, as required by law, and after due hearing held in the City of Guthrie, notice is hereby given that the following final order is found to be reasonable by the Commission, and shall be in full force and effect on and after the 1st day of January, 1909:

(1) All railroad and railway companies and street car companies operating within the State of Oklahoma, shall at once, upon the happening of an accident, send telegraph report to the Commission at its office in Guthrie of the following classes of accidents:

REPORT BY TELEGRAPH.

(a) All accidents resulting in loss of life or limb or serious. injury to passengers or employes.

(2) All derailments of passenger trains, or locomotives, or cars in passenger trains.