(TARIFF 27-E) 



GENERAL RULES Concluded. 



Reference to Classifica 

 ' cations. 



12. The term "current Western Classification" wherever it appears in this tariff refers to 

 Consolidated Classification No. 1 (Western Classification No. 57, 1. C. C. No. 15 of R. C. Fyfe, Agent), 

 supplements thereto or reissues thereof. 



The term "current Canadian Classification" wherever it appears in this tariff refers to 

 Canadian Freight Classification No. 16 (I'. C. C. No. 1 of G. C. Ransom, Chairman), supplements 

 thereto or reissues thereof. 



Minimum carload 

 Weight for 

 transferred to- 

 narrow gauge cars. 



14. When necessary to transfer freight from broad to narrow gauge cars, or vice versa, mini- 

 i carload weight will be as provided herein for standard gauge cars, regardless of the number 

 from of narrow gauge cars that may be necessary to transport the shipment. 



hipments mum carload weight will ' 



16. Unless otherwise provided in tariff, freight charges on shipments destined to points 

 shown on pages 10 to 30, inclusive, as taking Group D, Group E, Group F, Group G, Group H and 

 Weights on Carload Group J rates should be assessed on weights obtained on scales of the railroads 'or scales unde 

 Shipments. the jurisdiction of the Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau or other official railway weighin_ 



inspection bureaus, except where shipments are handled under weight agreements under super- 

 vision of the official weighing and inspection bureaus. 





Shipments entitled 

 Carload Rate. 



18. In order to entitle a shipment to the carload rate, the quantity of freight requisifr 

 under the rules to secure such carload rate must be delivered at one forwarding station in one 

 working day by. one consignor consigned to one consignee and destination, except that when 

 freight is loaded in cars by consignor, it will be subject to the car service rules and charges of the 

 forwarding railroad. 



Railroad agents at forwarding points will not sign shipping receipts bearing the notation 

 "part carload lot" until shipping receipts for the whole carload have been presented and the 

 to freight received, in order that bill of lading may be obtained at the carload rate. Only one ori- 

 ginal bill of lading for the whole carload shall be issued, except that separate bills of lading may ! 

 be issued for carload freight, subject to internal revenue tax, a portion of which is shipped in j 

 bond and the balance tax paid. 



Railroad agents at forwarding points will not receive property in carloads for distribution | 

 by railroad agents to two or more parties ; delivering agents will deliver property only to consignee 

 thereof or to the party or parties presenting consignees written order, and will not recognize 

 orders from consignor or consignee providing for distribution of carload shipments among various 

 consignees or calling for split deliveries according to brands, marks, sizes or other identification : 

 of packages, nor will railroad agents at delivering points in any way act as the representative j 

 of the consignor or consignee for the distribution of carload shipments. 



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