rate, effective July 15, 1910. Rate of $15.00 per 36 foot car was published and authority granted to protect the $15.00 rate in lieu of the $27.00 rate then in effect.

25.

On April 20, 1910, one Charles M. Fey filed a complaint covering injuries sustained as brakeman while working for a railroad company. As no particular railroad company was named and as the complaint did not contain other important information, the Commission asked that it be made more specific so as to determine the merits of the case. No reply was received and the Commission dropped the matter as it had no jurisdiction over a damage claim.

26.

S. A. Johnson Lumber Company, Flagler, Colorado, vs. C., R. I. & P. R. R. Co. May 2, 1910, the S. A. Johnson Lumber Company made complaint to the Commission of inadequate train facilities. The Commission took the matter up with the Railroad Company, with the result that better time service was promised. May 5, 11 and 12 communications were received by the Commission from W. L. Price, H. W. Brown & Co. and Dr. H. L. Williams, respectively, all of Flagler, Colorado, on the same subject. These communications were also referred to the Railroad Company in connection with the complaint from S. A. Johnson Lumber Company, and the service demanded was made by the Railroad Company.

27.

F. W. Gilliland, Willard, Colorado, vs. C., B. & Q. R. R. Co. May 27, 1910, F. W. Gilliland made complaint to the Commission concerning inadequate facilities for freight. The matter was laid before the Railroad Company and the grievance satisfied.

28.

Gunnison Hardware Company vs. D. & R. G. R. R. Co. May 27, 1910, The Gunnison Hardware Company shipped from Pueblo to Gunnison a car of rock salt. Car routed via D. & R. G. with supposition that the minimum weight applicable was the same as via the C. & S., viz., 16,000 pounds. Minimum on D. & R. G. was 30,000 pounds. The Commission granted authority to the D. & R. G. R. R. Co. to settle the claim on the basis of 16,000 pound minimum.

29.

Lawrence C. Phipps vs. Globe Express Company. May 31, 1910, complaint was made that during December, 1909, Lawrence C. Phipps shipped from Creede, Colorado, to Denver, a pony, crated. There was some misunderstanding between Mr. Phipps'

representative and The Globe Express Company as to rates quoted, the former claiming a rate of $4.00 per cwt. and the latter $7.50 per cwt. Upon application of The Globe Express Company the matter was settled upon a basis of $4.00 per cwt.

30.

John J. Serry vs. D. & R. G. R. R. Co. June 2, 1910, the Commission granted authority to the D. & R. G. R. R. Co. to protect rate of 6 cents per cwt. on mine props, Hillside, Colorado, to Canon City, which had moved prior to establishing the 6-cent rate on June 27, 1910, adjusting above claim.

31.

Curtis Brothers & Company, Clinton, Iowa, vs. D. & R. G. R. R. Co. June 6, 1910, Curtis Brothers of Clinton, Iowa, complained of rate charged on a carload of sash, doors and blinds shipped from Clinton, Iowa, to La Jara, Colorado. The matter was investigated and found that the proper rate had been applied.

32.

Citizens of Amhurst, Colorado, vs. C., B. & Q. R. R. Co. June 17, 1910, the Citizens of Amhurst, Colorado, filed a petition for a depot at Amhurst. The petition was addressed to the officials of the C., B. & Q. R. R. Co., and was referred to them by the Commission. Nothing was heard from them in regard to the matter. Owing to litigation in the Supreme Court as to the constitutionality of the law, the matter was not pressed further.

33.

H. F. Davis, Boyero, Colorado, vs. U. P. R. R. Co. June 24, 1910, H. F. Davis of Boyero, Colorado filed his petition for depot and agent, also station platform at Boyero, a flag stop on the U. P. The matter was referred to the U. P. officials and they failed to reply. For the same reasons given in No. 32 the matter was not pressed further.

34.

Mat Sanders, Pueblo, Colo. vs. A. T. & S. F. Ry. Co. June 29, 1910, Mat Sanders, of Pueblo, Colorado complained of an overcharge on a shipment of toy harps from Boston to Pueblo. Referred to Interstate Commerce Commission.

35.

County Commissioners of Rio Grande County vs. D. & R G. R. R. Co., July 20, 1910. During April and May, 1910, the County Commissioners of Rio Grande County shipped three cars of stone from Del Norte to Parma, Colorado, to repair a bridge over the

Rio Grande river, at which time only class rates prevailed. Owing to washouts, shipments were moved before a commodity rate of 5 cents was published and authority was granted to protect the shipment on basis of 5 cents per cwt.

36.

Cherokee Commission Co., Bristol, Colo. vs. A., T. & S. F. Ry. Co. August 1, 1910, The Cherokee Commission Company of Bristol, Colo., complained of their inability to secure cars for hay loading. The matter was immediately taken up with the officials of the A., T. & S. F. Ry. Co., and on August 15th the commission received word that cars were being supplied as needed.

37.

Dr. J. F. Richardson, Denver, vs. C. R. I. & P. R. R. Co. August 19, 1910, Dr J. F. Richardson of Denver made complaint of a shipment of goods from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Denver. The shipment was billed out at 590 pounds and Denver office claimed 715 pounds. The shipment was re-checked and weight verified 717 pounds in the presence of F. D. Wilsmeyer, Inspector of the Western Railway Weighing Association & Inspection Bureau.

38.

Robert E. Carson, Littleton, vs. C. & S. Ry. Co. September 11, 1910, Robert E. Carson of Littleton filed a petition for a private road crossing on the C. & S. Ry. between mile posts 13 and 14. The matter was referred to the officials of the C. & S. Ry., who suggested that Mr. Carson take the matter up with their Division Superintendent and he was so advised. Nothing further was heard from the petitioner.

39.

September 13,

J. Allen Alcorn, Greeley, vs. U. P. R. R. Co. 1910, J. Allen Alcorn of Greeley complained of not being able to buy a through ticket from Greeley to Kewanee, Ill. He was advised that there was no law by which this Commission could require the Union Pacific Railroad Company to make a rate to Kewanee, Ill., over the Burlington from Greeley, via Denver, less local rate from Greeley to Denver.

40.

H. C. Walker, Cimarron, Colorado, vs. D. &. R. G. R. R. Co. September 15, 1910, H. C. Walker, of Cimarron, Colorado, complained of the D. & R. G. R. R. selling coal at Cimarron and refusing to sell in lots of less than 1 ton, also of delay in forwarding a car of hay after loading. The matter was taken up

with the D. & R. G. officials. They advised that they had tried to avoid handling coal at all and simply did so to accommodate the public in small places like Cimarron. They said there was no money in it, but lots of bother, and suggested that Mr. Walker handle the coal business there. The matter was referred to Mr. Walker and nothing further was heard from him.

41.

Simon Frank, Denver, vs. A. T. & S. F. Ry. Co. September 29, 1910, Simon Frank of Denver called the attention of the Commission to a young woman having been put off a Santa Fe train at El Moro, a flag station, she claiming to have lost her ticket. He was advised that this was a damage claim over which this Commission has no jurisdiction.

42.

Cherokee Commission Co., Bristol, Colo., vs. A., T. & S. F. R. R. Co. October 15, 1910, The Cherokee Commission Company of Bristol, Colorado, again complained of their inability to secure cars for hay loading. The matter was referred to the A., T. & S. F. Ry. Co., which notified the Commission the following day that their General Superintendent was investigating the matter and they would do all in their power to furnish the cars needed. On November 9th the Commission received a letter from the A., T. & S. F. Ry. Company in which it explained the shortage as follows:

"We have been in active correspondence with our General Superintendent ever since your letter was received, and our investigation develops that during the thirty days ending Oct. 17th, the day your letter was written, we furnished the Cherokee Commission Co. with nineteen box cars for hay loading, which represented about seventy per cent. of their requirements. This is equally as well as we were able to do by any of our shippers in our Arkansas Valley territory, as the demand for box cars was beyond our ability to supply, and we were striving to give each shipper an equal percentage of what cars were ordered.

"The movement of the grain crop in Kansas and Oklahoma has been exceedingly heavy this fall; there also exists a shortage of coal throughout the country, and these conditions have placed upon us the burden of supplying an unusual demand for box cars within a short space of time.

"Since this correspondence started, we have had up with our connections at Kansas City and elsewhere, question of turning over to us box cars to protect this hay and other loading offered in our Arkansas Valley territory, and we have already received twenty from the Missouri Pacific Ry., Concordia, Kansas, which will be distributed for alfalfa, hay and meal loading, and hope to obtain more box cars from other connections at Kansas City.

"In addition to these foreign line cars, we are now stopping all empty box cars from our Colorado Division and distributing throughout the Arkansas Valley for hay, meal, sugar and other loading offered, which I am in hopes will materially relieve the situation in that territory.

"Am giving you this detailed information, in order that you may understand, that we are doing everything in our power to take care of the extremely heavy loading offered on our line, and in all cases striving to treat our patrons all alike.

C. Rugh, Greeley, vs. U. P. R. R. Co. October 17, 1910, C. Rugh filed a complaint against the U. P. R. R. Co. for refusal to switch cars from D. L. & N. W. and D. N. W. & P. tracks. He was referred to section 22 of the law, authorizing him to file a formal complaint.

44.

H. C. Walker, Montrose, vs. D. & R. G. R. R. Co. October 18, 1910, Mr. H. C. Walker of Montrose, Colorado, complained of a shipment of household goods having been shipped from Cimmaron, Colorado to Montrose, and held there by agent two days, refusing to let him take them out. The matter was referred to the General Freight Agent of the D. & R. G. R. R. Co., who promised to investigate at once. Nothing further was heard from Mr. Walker.

45.

The Denver Shale Brick Company vs. U. P. R. R. Co. October 18, 1910. During February and March, 1910, the Union Pacific Railroad Company switched 25 cars of gravel from the Stock Yards to the F. C. Ayres Mercantile Company's warehouse at 20th and Wazee streets. A flat rate of $5.00 per car is claimed to have been quoted by the Chief Clerk of freight department of the U. P. R. R. Co., for their switching service. The tariff rate was 25 cents per ton. The Denver Shale Brick Company made sale of the gravel based on the rate of $5.00 per car and paid for two cars at said rate, when the railroad company demanded payment on a basis of 25 cents per ton. The Union Pacific Railroad Company requested that the contention of consignor be sustained and they be allowed to protect $5.00 rate. Authority granted.