Report of Georgia public service commission. Seventieth report including reproductions of sixty-fifth through sixty-ninth report, 1937-1942

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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

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STATE OF GEORGIA
E llis A rnall, Governor
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 219 State Capitol
A tlanta, G eorgia
W alter R. M cD onald, Chairman M att L. M cW horter, Vice Chairman
A llen Chappell
P erry T. K night
James A. P erry C ommission ers
A. O. Randall
Secretary


70th REPORT
OF
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
(Included and reproduced herein are also the 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th and 69th
REPORTS)
1944 CURTISS PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.;
ATLANTA

TABLE OF CONTENTS i,

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and title page? Im perfect volum es delav

First R eport.---..-*------------------ --------------- ------------------ ______

II

Foreword--.------------ --------------- ----- --------- -------- -

______III-VIII

Letter of Transmittal--------------- -------- ------.................... ....... _______ 1-13

Constitutional and Statutory Laws-- ---------------- ------------- ____. . . . 14-15

Laws Relating to Common Carriers.-------- ----------- ------------

16-32

Laws Relating to Public Service Commission----- ---------------- . . . . ___ 33-35

Laws Relating to Public Utilities. -------- *---- ---------------

_____... 35-49

Laws Relating to Motor Carriers--------------- --------------------- __ ____ 50-74

General Rules (Not Applicable to Motor Carriers)--------------- --------- 75-80

Passenger Rules (Railroad) ------------------------ -----

_______ 81-87

Freight Rules (Railroad)---- ------------------ ---------------------- --

88-105

Storage Rules (Railroad)----------------- -- --------- -- -_ . -- . -- -106-112

Rules Relating to Railroad and Express Company Depots, Stations, Agencies and Offices------------------------------------------------- -- -- 113

Rules Governing Express Companies-------- ----------- ----------- ________114-117

Rules Governing Telegraph Companies------ ----------------------

118

Rules Governing Stock and Bond Applications----------- ----- - ....

119-122

Rules Governing Commissioners and Employees----------- - -- . . . . ___ -.123-125

General Motor Carrier Rules and Regulations. -----------r ----- ______-.126-156

Motor Carrier Safety Rules and Regulations----- ---------------

____ 157-183

Railroad Mileage Table------------------------------------------------ . . . . _____ 184-185

Railroad Distance Tables-- ------------------------ - ------------ __ _____ 186-201

Motor Property Carrier Station L ists.----------------------------- ____ ..---202-224

Abbreviations to Compendium--------------- -- ------ -------- ______ ---225-236

Compendium (Utilities Serving Cities and Towns)------------- _________237-271

Financial Statements_i---------- --------- --------------------------- . . . ______272-293

Utility Rates-- ------------ ---------- ---r--------------

_______ ..294-331

Commission Reports for the Years 1937 through 1941---------- ________ 332-411

Subj ect Index.

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Railroad Commission of the State of Georgia*
FIRST SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.

OFFICE OF TEE RAILROAD COMMISSION, ful hold, so that even litigation to test them is dangerous. For this

A tlanta, M ay ls t%1880. Alfred H. Colquitt, Governor of Georgia:

reason our sense of responsibility has often been oppressive. After the study of the law, our first action was to send a circular to each of the
railroad companies requesting copies of existing tariffs of rates--passen

ipliance with law, we respectfully submit this our first ger and freight also of the reports for last year, and for former reports as

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tar as convenient, and for schedules of time, etc.

on the loth of October, 1879, our meeting was unavoida-

The railroads, without exception, and very cheerfully, responded to our circular--(except that some special rates were not received) and many

reason of the serious illness of a member of the board, till vember, on which day we organized by the election of

of them gave assurances of their cordial the Commission.

co-operation

with

the work of

1 Chairman, and Robert A. Bacon Secretary of the Com ake occasion here to bear testimony to the value and effivtter, in the discharge of the duties, for which his large ad experience and familiarity with all the technical details nagemeiit eminently qualified him. business was to determine carefully the exact extent and luties. Of the three Commissioners only one was, by the to be possessed of previous railroad experience, and so to f the board, the problems presented were not only difficult lit also new.
ed out the field of labor as the law suggests--assigning.to

The tariffs presented for our study, as actually of force, presented a diversity of rates wider than we were prepared to expect, reaching in ex treme cases a ratio of^ 9 to 1. for the same class of articles oyer the same distance. But the diversity of any whole tariff as compared with any other as a whole, was by no me ins so great-^-say, probably, 2 to 1. Al
though the material calleil for was promptly given, it was insufficient. We soon saw that in a business so large and complex, correct and wellordered book-keeping lies at the bottom, of all correct knowledge. The most experienced railroad men--when they have kept some special book lor a time have bjen surprised at the comparison of their own con jectures with the results of actual experience.

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ae legal and constitutional p *ints involved, and the ques?red rights; to another the study of general principles and
fCWof economical and business laws; and to the third that

In addition to the study of the facts of our own railroads, we have
studied much the principles which ought to control in fixing rates. What are just and reasonable rates?

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^ ities requiring previous practical railroad experience. "rjcts of the law. were obvious, viz: The prevention of extor ion
scrim inaiion.
ers bestowed to accomplish these objects were very grea*--so U i) to fill us with a profound sense of responsibility in their Q aese powers are enumerated chiefly in sections 5, (5, 7, 8 and
t of October 14, 1879, which, when boiled down and stated *y, make it ihe duty of the Commission to prevent extortion

By what standard are they to be measured ?
i answering these questions, we have studied the reports of various railroad companies the analysis of the cost of operating--the principles as set forth by the Railroad Commissioners of different States--by the experts examined before the State Legislatures and the Congressional committees, and the rates as fixed bv the Commissioners of other States.
The scale as to distance, the scale as to class, has been determined by the best lights before

discrim ination, by making just and reasonable rates for frei ht jprs; by making all necessary rules and reg dation*, and by
W h-aedts,,ca. om.m,.e.p.eafAnfe.iecstuoap'lelfyn aynadnsd',eewin'itg*hot-out`t-h--pe--airrt*fiaullift--iylm--ev--nwt*ito*hnoutht es?eetpc'ca"rrre*ett1t':

After all all our efforts, we fall back with great satisfaction upon that
provision of the law which gives us the privilege, from time to time, o f rectifying our own honest errors. T lose who know most of the nrohlem will best appreciate its difeculties and concur in this expression

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. . . . . I jo accept of new light derived-irons discussion and' experience

BSision of all railroad agreements and contracts, and the r i^ ltj ' The-chief results o f our labors are seen in the "Schedule of B ates"

j " . ..n . ,d . . . the--e- c- n-d-.i-.t=7t--on.ra--nd- o---pi--er-ar-, etc., published in the seven citvy paappeerrss', and covveerriinnsgr one whole pagefpf Qh railroads were conferred, and the duty imposed to report jeach paper* an l in Circulars No 1 2 3 4 5 and 6

iy, including in the report suggestions as to needed legisla,

Oftr first tariff we felt to be provisional. Whether one tariff only

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to be done small and

as a whole, not by piecemeal. We separate grievances, but under the

wteerrr_asnooft

B lit virtually codifv our first action as the basis of future mo ii-

ne rates were to be a system entire and complete in itself, ap-

facts of our own railroad system. The right to revise our

^ time to time was bestowed. In all this, right to obtain exact

should be first published, or whether the roads classified and tariffs put>hshed for each class, was much discussed. At length it was decided to
publish a standard tariff and issue a circular to the railroads and public to show cause for any modification, presenting their wishes and plans in writing, accompanied by exact information exhibiting the effect of the changes on their business.

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< as the basis of our original action and subsequent revisions,

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ir greatest and most difficult work, was to be accomplished

of all, and " as soon as practicable." When prepared, it

Haiblished for four consecutive weeks in seven newspapers in as

m J. Of this publication (which included, of course, some weeks

d much correspondence and careful proof-reading) we have

J to make the very utmost. It has been the object of the Com-

urnish every private citizen the means of understanding his

Z* d business as fully and as clearly as do the railroad officials

ALm There is no other safeguard equal to our exact understand-

O sides, of the real rights of boi h.

In effect, Circular No. 1 places the onus of complaint where it propiylv belongs, not on the public, who are not organized and have small means
of information, but on the railroads, who are organized and have the data for exhtbiting results._ In a word, this action was a loud call for fight
and information, and it has been promptly responded to. It has been ob jected to by some as too strong a step forward, but it was regarded by the Commission as necessary to prompt action and capable of such treatment as to avoid any great hardship. To prevent thifc, the operation of the tariff, which would have gone intoeffect \p ril b, 1880, has been postponed tii the 1st of May, 1880, the roads agreeing to waive the four (4) weeks
publication, and put the Commissioners' tariffs into operation on that day whether the notice had then been fulfilled or not.

mm imitations of our powers needed also careful consideration. l ations are found in the constitution of the United States and
in the charters of tlm railroad companies and in the act

One good result is that the railroads will perceive the advantages, and
more fully and readily appreciate the necessity of such bookkeeping as really throws most light on their-own operations. We are now earnestly

h the constitutions inhibit any interference with the chartered ai Iroads. " Freight which comes from or goes beyond the of the State" is by the act itself in express terms excepted

engaged in this difficult work on Which really the whole railroad problem
hinges. A Circular will be shortlySssued for temporary use--and there after a more carefully prepared metfeod be recommende'd.

Il y ntrol of the Commissioners. Thus extra-State commerce is `oui our jurisdiction, except that its rates shall not exceed the ts fixed by the Commission. This exception is very large, inh aue stroke all imports and all exports. It does not, however,

The most important rule adopted by the Commission and the most farreaching tn its consequences in the prevention of unjust discrimination is Kule No. 6, by which discrimination is prevented as between communities as well as between individual customers.

senger rates, nor affect the power of the board over joint rates S State. The regulations established by th Commission, under
3 enforced by ample penalties to the State and damages to in-so stringent that the board feels a deep sense of responsibility y fof %: just exercise of powers so large and enforced by such

We have as yet scarcely assailed those parts of our dnty which em brace joint rates, contracis between railroads, the condition of the railroads themselves, needed legislation, and the like. All these duties we will enter upon as soon as the first and chief duty is done, and embrace results m our next report.

Q lu the Veport of the Wisconsin Commissioner, we observe that are felt to be inadequate to his duties ; he is to make brick

We have tly&.'3or to be very respectfully yours,

" aw ; quite the reverse in many particulars in our case. There

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JAMES M. SMITH

J of weakness, but rather of anxiety in the use of large powers

CAMPBELL WALLACE,

Q ! uot merely negative, which, like thumbscrews, take a power-

SAMUEL BARNETT;

Jiauroad Commissioners of Georgia.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

First Report.,----------- --------------- --------- ----- --------- ---------

Foreword--------------------------------------------- ----------------- _____ III

bly the

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Letter of Transmittal----- ----------------------------r---*----------

Constitutional and Statutory Laws-------------------- --------------

Laws Relating to Common Carriers----------s--------- -------------

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Laws Relating to Public Service Commission---------------------- .-- -- -- a

Laws Relating to Public Utilities---------------- -------- - - - - - -

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part

Laws Relating to Motor Carriers------------------------------------- _________ 51

General Rules (Not Applicable to Motor Carriers)------------ --

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Passenger Rules (Railroad)-------------------------*--- ------------ . . . . . ___ 81

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Freight Rules (Railroad)---- - ------------ ---- --------- --------- ---

88-

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Storage Rules (Railroad) ..................... ........................ -......... -- _____ -.106-

Rules Relating to Railroad and Express Company Depots, Stations,

Agencies and Offices------------------------------------------------

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Rules Governing Express Companies------------------------------ ___ ____114-1

ticati j plied
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i inior

Rules Governing Telegraph Companies------ ----------------------

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Rules Governing Stock and Bond Applications----------- ----- - . - - i ____ .119-1

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Rules Governing Commissioners and Employees--------------- - _______ __123-j

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General Motor Carrier Rules and R egulations---------- ------- _____ C..126-1

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Motor Carrier Safety Rules and Regulations----- ---------------

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Railroad Mileage Table------------ ------- -------------------------- _________184-

itself
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Railroad Distance Tables--------------- ----------------------------- ...... ........ 186-*

from chi
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Motor Property Carrier Station Lists---------------------------- ____ . -- 202^

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Abbreviations to Compendium--------------- ---------------

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Compendium (Utilities Serving Cities and Towns)------------- ______.,,.2374

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Financial Statements-------------- -------- --------- ---------------- - ________ 272- isno

Utility Rates---- ------------------- - --r ------- -- ------------- ______ -- 294-3

Commission Reports for the Years 1937 through 1941----------- ________ 332-4

Subject Index-.-.-------- ----------------- . ......................... -

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The Railroad Commission of the State of Georgia,
FIR ST SEMI-^SnSTUAX, REPORT.

OFFICE OF TEE RAILROAD COMMISSION, ful hold, so that even litigation to test them is dangerous. For this

A tlanta, M ay ls t%IS80. Tohis Excellency Alfred H . Colquitt, Governor o f Georgia :

reason our sense of responsibility has often been oppressive. After the study of the law, our first action was to send a circular to each of the railroad companies requesting copies of existing tariffs of rates--passen

Sir In compliance with law, we respectfully submit this our first ger and freight also of the reports for last year, and for former reports as

semi-annual report.

tar as convenient, and for schedules of time, etc.

The railroads, without exception, and very cheerfully, responded to

i u :^PPoi^ d on l^e l^th of October, 1879, our meeting was unavoida- our ctrcular--(except that some special rates were not received) and many

u H W S > reason of the serious illness.of a member of the board, till the loth of November, on which day we organized by the election of

^;*ve. assurances the Commission.

^ e ir cordial co-operation with the work of

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James M. Smith Chairman, and Robert A. Bacon Secretary of the Commission. We take occasion here to bear testimony to the value and effi ciency of the latter, in the discharge of the duties, for which his large
previous railroad experience and familiarity with all the technical details ofrailroad management eminently qualified him.
Our first business was to determine carefully the exact extent and nature of our duties. Of the three Commissioners only one was, by the
act, supposed to be possessed of previous railroad experience, and so to the majority of the board, the problems presented were not only difficult anu delicate, hut also new.
AVe divided out the field of labor as the law suggests--assigning.to one member the legal and constitutional p *ints involved, and the ques tions of chartered rights; to another the study of general principles and the appreciation of economical and business laws; and to the third that part of our duties requiring previous practical railroad experience.
The objects of the law. were obvious, viz: The prevention of extor ion ana unjust discrimination.
The powers bestowed to accomplish these objects were very grea*--so lar^e, indeed, as to fill us with a profound sense of respimsibility in their exercise. These powers are enumerated chiefly in sections 5, 0, 7, 8 and Jool the act of October 14, 1879, which, when boiled down and stated untechnicaljy, make it the duty of the Commission to prevent extortion i

The tariffs presented for our study, as actually of force, presented a diversity of rates wider than we were prepared to expect, reaching in ex treme cases a ratio of^ 9 to 1, for the same class of articles over the same distance. But the diversity of any whole tariff as compared with any other as a whole, was by no me ms so great--say, probably, 2 to 1. Al
though the material called for was promptly given, it was insufficient. VVe soon saw that in a business so large and complex, correct and wellordered book-keeping lies at the bottom, of all correct knowledge. The most experienced railroad men--when they have kept some special book for a time--have bjen surprised at the comparison of their own oonectures with the results of actual experience.
In addition to the study of the facts of our own railroads, we have studied much the principles which ought to control in fixing rates.
What are just and reasonable rates? By what standard are they to be measured ?
In answering these questions, we have studied the reports of various railroad companies, the analysis of the cost of operating--the principles
set forth by the Railroad Commissioners of different States--by the perts examined before the State Legislatures and the Congressional committees, and the rates as fixed by the Commissioners of other States.
, Ihe scale aa dltance, the scale as to class, has been determined by the best lights before us.

I and unjusi,discrimillation, by making just and reasonable rates for frei ht

l and*passengers; by making all necessary rules and reg lation, and by

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After all all our efforts, we fall back with great satisfaction upon that provision of the law which gives us the privilege, from time to time nf rectifying our own honest errors. T ,ose who know most oTMthe orobfom will best appreciate its difficulties and concur in l e l w i i l r f S "

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The revision of...a...l.l...r.a..i..lroad agreements and contracts, and the n-aa m 'it all n;--ee,dful inspection and examln:ition_as tou Mthietrluuuinuuliuttiuoun.>a21n11d(1 ooppeenraa-blioonnss ooff ttrhioe raiilIr<o1a/1d/l,s/ Uwenr)eu conferred, and .t1h_eJ .d: .u_t_y imp"osedY to rr. port. semi-annually, including in the report suggestions as to needed legisla-
W This Was to be done as a whole, not by piecemeal. We were not torectify single small and separate grievances, but under the terms of toe law must virtually codify our first action ns the basis of future mo lincation. The rates were to be a system entire and complete in itself, appaeil to the facts of our own railroad system. The right to revise our
chon from time to time was bestowed. In all this, right to obtain exact

Ientec.s->?,s**p*tt--ohu.n.eb.ae.-.-lc.eic.cshr.eh.ni.pe.ee.tdf.i .or.f.etsnhueelwtssleoivgfehontudcreitrlyaiubepodarip<sevra>srm,eadsneidseqncuoisnvseiortnihneag"noSdncehexepwdeuhrloieelneocfpe.aRgaeteos,f"

,each paper* an I m Circulars Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

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Or first tariff we felt to be provisional. Whether one tariff only

should be first published, or whether the roadft classified and tariffs pub-

hshed for each class, was much discussed. At length it was decided to

publish a standard tariff and issue a circular to the railroads and public

to show cause for any modification, presenting their wishes and plans in

writing, accompanied by exact information exhibiting the effect of the changes on their business.

I miormation as the basis of oiir original action and subsequent revisions,

Wasnecessarily involved.



, This, our greatest and most difficult work, was to be accomplished

toe first thing of all, and " as soon as practicable." When prepared, it

isto be published for four consecutive weeks in seven newspapers in as

many cities. Of this publication (which included, of course, some weeks

delay and much correspondence and careful proof-reading) we have

endeavored to make the very utmost. It has been the object of the Com

mission to furnish every private citizen the means of understanding his

ownrailroad business as fully and as clearly as do the railroad officials

i nemselves. There is no other safeguard equal to our exact understandingoft both sides, of the real rights of boih.

In effect, Circular No. 1 places the onus of complaint where it propfsdv belongs, not on the public, who are not organized and have small means
ot information, but on the railroads, who are organized and h ive the data tor exhibiting results. In a word, this action was a loud call for light and information, and it has been promptly responded to. It has been ob jected to by some as too strong a step forward, but it was regarded bv the Commission as necessary to prompt action and capable of such treatment as to avoid any great hardship. To prevent this, the operation of the tariff, which would have gone into effect April fa, 1880, has been postponed
**1 the 1s.t o--f--M--faiyt,t 1i n88g0,WtheWraoiVaCds Ma1g6relOeiUnTg to waive the four (4) weeks publication, and put the Commissioners' tariffs into opDeerration (on that day whether the notice had then been fulfilled or not.

I rp, TN limitations of our powers needed also careful consideration,

One good result is that the railroads will perceive the advantages and

i rfK llomitatl0.n are found in the constitution of the United States and

j :* 18 > *n charters of the railroad companies and in the act

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the constitutions inhibit any interference with the chartered

more fully and readily appreciate the necessity of such bookkeeping as really throws most light on theiir-own operations. We are now earnestly engaged m this difficult work onVhich really the whole railroad problem

hmi 1 ra^roads* " Freight which comes from or goes beyond the hinges. A Circular will be shortly issued for temporary use--and there

frnmtu1168 v State" is by the act itself in express terms excepted after a more carefully prepared metiiod be recommended.

j e_ , the control of the Commissioners. Thus extra-State commerce is

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L0m our jurisdiction, except that its rates shall not exceed the

,,I .. heights fixed by the Commission. This exception is very large, in-

; uaing at one stroke all imports and all exports. It does not, however,

The most important rule adopted by the Commission and the most farreaching in its consequences in the prevention of unjust discrimination is
Rule No. 6, by which discrimination is prevented as between communities as well as between individual customers.

witV *i P ^ senoer rates, nor affect the power of the board over joint rates inm the State. The regulations established by the Commission, under
j divi^'i are en*rced by ample penalties to the State and damages to in.j.j u . so stringent that the board feels a deep sense of responsibility

We have as yet scarcely assailed those parts of our duty which em brace joint rates, contracts between railroads, the condition of the railroads themselves, needed legislation, and the like. All these duties we will enter upon as soon as the first and chief duty is done, and embrace results

Denflh*Xle^r ^

exercise of powers so large and enforced by such 1m our next report-

i'hni ues. Ii nn mthe rreporrt oft thhe WWiscconnsin CComm mmissioner, weto_b__se_r_ve that! Iwi1if0Viersaarree ffeelltt ttoo bbee iinnaaddeenqnuuattpe ttno hhiis Hduuttiioes; hhoe iiss tt/ow mmankUe brick

We have thekhit-ior to be very respectfully yours,

tisno Rtrar ' I "'16 the reverse in many particulars in our case. There I .
J i -tm v nse of weakness>hut rather of anxiety in the use of large powers positive; not merely negative, which, like thumbscrews, take a power-

JAMES M. SMITH CAMPBELL WALLACE, SAMUEL BARNETT;

Jtmtmul Commimoners of Georgia.

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FOREWORD
This publication entitled the 70th Report of the Georgia Public Service Commission for the year ended December 31, 1942, represents the first com plete and comprehensive report of th e Commission to, be issued in exactly one decade, the last being the 60th Report for the year ended December 31, 1932.
Beginning with the first report of the Commission made on May 1, 1880, a reproduction of which is shown on the preceding page, semi-annual reports were made on the first day of May and October of each year through the year 1886, which seven year period is covered by the first fourteen reports issued. Beginning in 1887, with the fifteenth report, the present practice of making annual accountings of the Commission's actings and doings was commenced.
This change in the practice of reporting, accounts for the fact that the number of annual reports exceeds the actual age and reporting life of the Com mission by seven years. From this small "first report'' each succeeding account grew in volume so as to incorporate rate schedules, freight classifications, distance tables, railroad mileages, general rules and regulatory orders appli cable to utilities, and such other provisions and statistical information as was deemed to be helpful and necessary to the utilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission as well as to the users of the services of such utilities.
With the beginning of the biennial sessions of the Legislature in 1927, a very much abbreviated form of report was made to the Governor on the off years of the Legislative sessions and this practice was pursued and continued by the Talmadge de facto Commission during each of the years of its incum bency from 1933 through 1936. These last-mentioned reports departed in form and substance from the type of reports theretofore issued and contained only the written opinions and orders of the Commission.
Following the retirement of the de facto Commission in the general elec tion in 1936, and the return to office of the old Commission, the customary method of reporting would have been restored and resumed except for the direction given by the Legislature through the adoption of a Special Com mittee report recommending th at no department or agency report be pub lished and printed other than th at of the State Auditor. Accordingly, the reports of the Commission were again changed in form and the practice ini tiated of min engraphing the reports with the facilities and office force of the Commission.
These reports, as will appear, took the form of the "first report'' here re produced. In other words, the entire report was contained within the letter to the Chief Executive which comprised a brief but fairly complete summari zation of the work of the Commission. These reports covered the years 19371941, inclusive, and are reproduced in full in this volume (pages 332-411).
Constantly, increasing demands for the necessary and important infor mation and data contained in a Complete, historical, factual, and statistical report such as the one here presented have appeared to justify, after a lapse of ten years, the publication and printing of a report in substantial conformity with the type and character of publication heretofore issued.
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Certain of the data carried in the last complete report, namely the 60th, as well as those preceding th at report, have been omitted for sound reasons. Early "General Circulars" which no longer have application under changed operating conditions or are now embodied in the Commission's rules will no longer be carried. Lack of stability in the freight rate structure and freight classification coupled with our confidence and belief in the early successful conclusion of th Class Rate and Classification Investigation, ICC Dockets 28300 and 28310 with resulting additional changes through the establishment of uniformity in rates and classification have appeared to justify ommission of freight tariffs and classifications. Furthermore, this information is avail able in more convenient form in constantly revised and up-to-date freight rate tariffs and freight classifications.
Particular attention is directed to a new feature in this report which we have designated as a Compendium since it contains general information as to utility services of interest to the approximately 1500 cities and towns in a con densed and readily available form appearing on pages 225-271 in this report. It will be noticed in this comprehensive summarization th at all available utility or transportation service together with the name of the utility or carrier pro viding such service is shown for each of the municipalities or towns which are listed in alphabetical order. The legally prescribed and applicable rate schedules for electric, gas and telephone companies are set forth on pages 294-331.
It is believed th at this addition to the report will prove both interesting and valuable.
Another important departure from the form employed in the 60th Annual Report is the omission of the original Acts of the General Assembly applicable to the Commission and the substitution therefor of the existing Code Sections into which all of the Original Acts, together with all amendments thereto, through the Acts of the 1943 Session of the General Assembly, have been com pletely codified. This appears to provide a more readily understandable and accurate presentation of the present laws governing the Commission.
For the benefit of the practitioner desiring to examine the original Stat utes, thp various Acts are here briefly summarized in the order of their enactment.
The Georgia Public Service Commission is one of the oldest regulatory commissions in the United States, its creation antedating the Interstate Com merce Commission by eight years.
By Act No. 269, Part I, Title 12, of the Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia in 1879 the Railroad Commission of Georgia was created. The original Commission consisted of three members, appointed by the Governor. The term of office was fixed at six years, which term still prevails.
The original Act empowered the Railroad Commission with jurisdiction over railroad rates and charges, and to some extent a degree of authority over railroad service. That Act prohibited rebates or discrimination and it?s pri mary purpose was twofold, first, to prevent the charging and collecting by the
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railroad companies of excessive freight rates or passenger fares, and second, to prevent discrimination resulting from the generally prevailing practice of granting lower rates or concessions to the larger shippers.
The first order of the Georgia Railroad Commission establishing a scale of rates for railroad companies was issued early in the spring of 1880, becoming effective about May 1st of th at year.
The original Act of 1879 required the Commission to give the railroads 30 days' notice of any proposed joint rates and also to hold hearing thereon, and required th a t the Commission prescribe the division of such joint rates be tween the involved carriers.
The Commission was given general authority to investigate the books and accounts as well as authority to prescribe such rules as. appeared necessary to properly govern the conduct of the carriers over which the Commission's juris diction extended. The Commission was also given authority to issue subpoenas and to require testimony.
The original Act of 1879 provided certain penalties for violations and gen erally speaking those penalties are still the applicable requirement of the statute.
By Act approved December 18, 1890, following the creation of the Inter state Commerce Commission in 1887, the Georgia Commission was specifically directed to present to the Interstate Commerce Commission any conditions involving interstate rates which the Commission felt would be of interest to, or have an effect upon, the citizens of the State of Georgia.
By Act approved August 31, 1891, the Act of 1879 was amended to permit the Railroad Commission of Georgia to prescribe the location and to require the construction of depots, either freight or passenger.
By Act approved October 16, 1891, the Act was further amended to author ize the Commission to institute suit for violation of its rules and thus invoke the penalties provided in the original statute.
An Act approved October 17, 1891, authorized the Commission to inspect railroad tracks and to require th at they be safely maintained, and a separate Act likewise approved October 17, 1891, extended the Commission's jurisdiction to cover the storage charges of the railroad companies.
By Act approved October 21, 1891, the Commission's authority was ex tended to include the express companies and the telegraph companies. This was the first enlargement of its jurisdiction to include public utilities other than railroad companies.
By Act approved October 15, 1891, the Railroad Commission was empowered with authority to prevent unjust discrimination between the railroad com panies themselves, th at is to prohibit one railroad company from discriminat ing in favor of-another railroad company in connection with its terminal usage or in any other manner. By Act approved October 16, 1891, the railroad com panies were required to trace shipments of freight under certain conditions. Accordingly the year 1891witnessed a considerable broadening and strengthen ing of the regulatory powers of the Commission.
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The jurisdiction of the Commission continued under the statutes out lined until 1905, when by Act approved August 23, 1905, the Commission was empowered to require the carriers to promptly receive and deliver freight. This Act was the result of. agitation with respect to so-called reciprocal de murrage. At th at time the rail carriers were not affording the prompt and adequate service whjch is common today and this Act was designed to secure for the public more adequate and efficient service.
By Act approved August 21, 1906, following the historical Hoke Smith-Joe Brown incident, the Legislature amended the original 1879 Act to provide that the three Railroad Commissioners should be selected by the voters of the State.
By Act approved August 22, 1907, the composition of the Commission and its powers were further changed. This Act of 1907 provided th a t the Commis sion should consist of five members instead of three, to be elected by the quali fied voters of Georgia as provided in the 1906 Act. The statute further extended the jurisdiction of the Commission to street railroads and street railroad com panies; docks and wharves; terminals and terminal stations; cotton com presses; telegraph and telephone corporations or companies; gas; electric light; and power companies.
This Act further broadened the powers of the Commission so as to give it authority to require, in some cases, an extension of the physical properties of the companies over which it exercised jurisdiction and also extended to the Railroad Commission jurisdiction over the issuance of stocks and bonds by the companies subject to its jurisdiction.
Basically the Commission today operates, so far as railroads and utilities are concerned, under the statutes heretofore described.
The Commission continued under those basic statutes until 1922 when by Act approved August 21, 1922 the name of the Railroad Commission was changed to the Public Service Commission, and under th a t statute the utili ties then regulated by the Commission were required to pay a fixed fee to cover the expenses of the Public Service Commission. This sum is fixed at $70,000 per annum, to be divided among the various utilities subject to regulation in proportion to their total taxable values. Prior to the passage of the 1922 Act the expenses of the Railroad Commission were borne from the general treasury.
By Act approved August 26, 1925, which amended an Act approved August 13,1924, the jurisdiction of the Commission was extended to include motorbusses and trackless trolleys operated by all electric street, suburban or interurban railroad companies then or thereafter incorporated under the laws of this State.
By Act approved February 22, 1939, Section 19-205 of the Georgia Code of 1933, providing for suspension of any Commissioner from office by order of the Governor, was repealed.
By Act approved March 20, 1943 the Legislature submitted to the voters of the State a Constitutional Amendment under which, following its ratification at the 1943 General Election, the Commission became a Constitutional body.
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Jurisdiction over For Hire Motor Carriers was first placed in the Public Service Commission by Act approved August 29, 1929, which Act, however, was subject to litigation and to all intents and purposes was found to be un constitutional by decision of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Following this the Legislature, which was in session at the time the Supreme Court issued its decision, by Act approved March 31, 1931, enacted a new law governing Motor Carriers For Hire, and which statute included both the Common Car riers and the Private or Contract Carriers, and placing this new form of trans portation under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission. By separate Act, approved March 31, 1931, the load, height, width and speed of for hire motor vehicles was prescribed and the Commission given certain powers with respect thereto. Thereafter, by Act approved August 27, 1931, a new statute was enacted to govern Motor Common Carriers For Hire differing in some respects from the Act approved March 31, 1931, but which latter act remained
in effect as to the Private or Contract Motor Carriers for hire.

By Act approved March 21, 1933 the Contract Carriers Act of 1931 was amended to exempt from Regulation Rural Mail Carriers hauling not more than five passengers between points upon their route and by Act approved March 11, 1937 the Motor Carrier Acts were amended to permit suits to be in stituted jointly against insurance companies and motor carriers covered by such insurance. By Act approved March 29, 1939 the Private or Contract Car rier Act was amended to increase from 10,000 to 18,850 pounds the amount which could be hauled to or from farms by certain exempted operations. This Act was fu rth er amended in 1943 by including peanuts in th e shell and peaches

as exempted commodities.

By Acts approved March 31, 1937 and March 20, 1943, certain changes were made in the salaries of the Commissioners as contained in the original laws

above cited. By Act approved March 27, 1941, the Motor Carrier Laws were amended
as to size and weight of motor vehicles, including cargo.

Due to war conditions and the handicap of depleted personnel in the vari ous utilities, under the jurisdiction of the Commission it was necessary to grant extensions of time for filing financial reports with the Commission for the year ended December 31, 1942, which were due to be filed on or before April 1, 1943, resulting in considerable delay in making final tabulations for this report. It should therefore be noted that, although this report is being printed in March, 1944, all rates, fares, charges, etc., shown are those which were in effect on December 31, 1942. Information concerning these changes subse quent thereto may be obtained at the office of the Commission, and will be
reflected in the report for the year ending December 31, 1943.

I t should also be noted th a t there have been some changes in the organi zation and staff of the Commission. Commissioner Matt L. McWhorter has succeeded Commissioner Perry T. Knight as Vice-Chairman of the Commis sion, and Mr. N.?Knowles Davis has returned to the Commission as Chief En gineer. The Commission is now being ably represented by Honorable Crawford L. Pilcher, Assistant Attorney General, assigned to the Commission by the

Law Department.

WALTER R. MCDONALD, C,hairman.

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TO HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR ELLIS ARNALL:
The Georgia Public Service Commission submits herewith, as required by law, a report covering the regulatory activities of the Commission for the year ending December 31, 1942.
PERSONNEL AND STAFF
There has been no change in the personnel and organization of the Com mission since its last report. The present personnel and staff of the Commis sion is as follows:
Walter R. McDonald, Chairman. Perry T. Knight, Vice-chairman.Allen Chappell, Commissioner. Matt L. McWhorter, Commissioner. James A. Perry, Commissioner. A. O. Randall, Secretary. Alfred J. Young, Rate Expert. Orrin S. Vogel, Valuation Engineer.
The staff of the Commission has been greatly handicapped since its last report, however, due to the fact th a t the Commission's Chief Engineer, Mr. N. Knowles Davis, has been loaned to the War Production Board for the period of the war emergency, subject to recall; and its Field Engineers, Messrs. Robert B. Alford and Henry H. Cabaniss, are in the United States Army. Since it is confidently expected th a t both of these most capable men will return to the Commission after the War, no one has been employed to fill their places, but the work has been capably handled by the Commission's Valuation En gineer, Mr. Orrin S. Vogel.
In the Motor Carrier Division the Commission lost the services of two of its Motor Carrier Inspectors. Mr. John D. Eubank enlisted in the armed forces early in the year, and Mr. George Vester Brooks died in the Summer following an illness of two or three months.
MOTOR BUS AND TRUCK REGULATION
Service
There has been no appreciable change in the system of regulation of motor bus and truck companies since the Commission's last report. Constant super vision, however, is progressivly reducing the number of violators. Out of 473 public hearings held during the year, 311 involved Motor Carriers. '
It is notable th a t the number of interstate carriers which have registered operating routes with the Commission and have provided and posted insurance protection for the public, and otherwise complied with the law of this State applicable to interstate carriers, is constantly increasing. This is no doubt partly due to the efforts of the Commission's office personnel in making a daily check of all I. O. O. Orders granting authority to operate over the high ways of this State. Personal communications are written to each of these car riers by the Secretary and Director of the Motor Carrier Division, A. O. Ran dall, explaining fully the provisions of the law and the requirements of the Commission's rules for qualification and compliance. I t is also partly due to the fact th at the Commission now has reciprocal agreements

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the states East of the Mississippi River for occasional, irregular operators. Copies of all permit authorities issued to interstate carriers are furnished the Commission's Motor Carrier Inspectors, thus relieving them of the necessity of expending wasted time and effort investigating the operations of these

carriers on the highways. There are at present approximately five hundred motor carriers operating
solely in interstate commerce now qualified with the Commission.

There has continued to be an increasing number of applicants for cer tificates of public convenience and necessity in the transportation of passen gers to defense plants. The Commission has made special checks and investi gations into the needs of public transportation services in the vicinity of these defense areas and has cooperated to the fullest extent in providing this greatly needed service in the interest of the war, thereby aiding in the prompt and safe transportation of defense workers, as well as the conservation of tires, equipment and gasoline, which has resulted in providing safe and dependable

service. In order to conserve motor transportation and for the purpose of provid
ing the full measure of cooperation with the Office of Defense Transportation in furtherance of its conservation program, the Commission has modified for the duration of the national emergency its rules and regulations with respect to the leasing of equipment. This has enabled motor carriers of freight to employ equipment of private truck operators and thus avoid the waste of
transportation ordinarily occurring in returned empty trucks.
The increase in passenger transportation has been so phenomenal th at it has been necessary for a majority of bus companies operating under the Com mission to have available equipment for two, three, and sometimes four sec tions on a single schedule. Even so, the seating capacity of the available equip ment has been insufficient to furnish seats for all persons presenting them selves for transportation. This has necessarily resulted in a congested con dition in the majority of buses being operated and increased the possibility of injuries in the event of accidents due to overcrowded conditions of the buses. The Commission has required its Inspectors to make frequent inspection of buses to see th a t they are at all times in safe operating condition. There has been surprisingly few accidents and injuries compared to the number of pass

engers transported. The duties of the Commission's Motor Carrier Inspectors have necessarily
increased with the increased transportation needs due to the war, and it is not possible to make a full report of the splendid work they are accomplishing.

The following is a brief summary of the information taken from their daily

reports: Total miles traveled...---- ------------ -------- ------ ---------------Total hours worked----- ---------------------- --------------------------

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We again call attention to the work of the Commission's Inspectors in the collection of tag fees for the Motor Vehicle Unit of the Revenue Department, in addition to their work with this Commission.
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
The following is a report to the General Assembly of Georgia giving a list of the states with which the Commission had Reciprocal Agreements during the year 1942:
"TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Pursuant to the rights, powers and privileges granted tinder Sec
tion 68-1003 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, the Georgia Public Service Commission has entered into Reciprocal Agreements, with reference to the operations of motor vehicles, with the proper authorities of the following states:
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michi gan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Under the provisions of Section 68-1004 of the Code .of Georgia of 1933, the Georgia Public Service Commission is required to submit these Reciprocal Agreements for your consideration and for such action as you may deem appropriate. In compliance with the law copies of these agreements are submitted herewith, except the agree ment with the State of South Carolina, which agreement was made orally with the proper officials of th at State, the terms of which are identical with those set out in the agreement with the State of North Carolina. "
BUS FARES Bus fares continue to remain the same as shown in the Commission's re port for the previous year, based on 1J cents per mile. The Commission is not unmindful of the mounting revenues reflected in reports of the motor bus * companies during the past year due to the unparalleled increase in passenger travel and the inability of expending funds for replacement and construction purposes on account of the freezing of critical war materials. Studies are being made, however, of the possibility of requiring the establishment of additional earmarked reserves retiring indebtedness, intangible values as well as the con struction of much-needed stations when the war is over. Special attention has been given to the rates charged by bus companies serving defense areas and army encampments located within the State and a rate has been fixed for each carrier commensurate with the needs and services demanded in each particular case.
TRUCK RATES
During the early part of the year the Commission gave consideration to the motor carrier class rate structure and issued an order permitting the Class "A" Motor Carriers of property to establish a new and revised scale of class rates between all points in the State of Georgia, together with a new basis of
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classification. This adjustment resulted in both reductions and increases in
the rates previously authorized. The Commission also required th at all Class "A" motor carriers of property
issue a joint tariff containing all of the rates applicable for account of those carriers, and the revised basis of rates became effective on May 31, 1942.
This adjustment removes all of the inconsistencies and discriminatory adjustments prevailing under the former system and has had the effect of stabilizing the rate structure of the principal carriers of property with result ing benefit to the shipping public and has likewise been of material assistance to the Commission in its enforcement work as related to this phase of motor
carrier operation.

UTILITY REGULATIONS

Electric

About six years ago this Commission announced as its duly adopted policy "The Conference Method of Rate Making, " insofar as the plan was feasible and practicable in the prescription and regulation of all utility rates. The return of annual savings to the majority of utility services as a result of re duction in utility rates as disclosed by the successive annual reports to the Commission, fully justified the soundness and practicability of this policy of

rate making. Following this procedure the Commission issued an order dated May 19,
1942, continuing the "A-3, " "A-5" Rates of the Georgia Power Company m effect, pending further study and investigation but in no event for a period longer than six months after the termination of the war, in which it said:

"By far, the most substantial saving to residential consumers results fro1^

the rate adjustments th at were made effective as of June 1, 1939, under whic

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base bill provision served to immediately transfer large consumers

to the inducement or revised promotional rate schedule A-5.

"Contrary to the usual and more equitable provisions of requiring a con tinuation of the promotional rate until such time as a fixed percentage of the ' customers usually representing 80%, had earned the rate through increase usage the order of the Commission prescribing the rate provided th a t the promotional rate schedule "A-5" should become the immediate rate at the end of a three year period, which'will be the first day of June next, althoug a customer analysis discloses th at only 58% of the company's customers have actually earned and are now being served on this promotional schedule The extension of this reduced rate at this time to the remaining customers, without resulting benefits normally inuring to the Company from the resulting in creased usage, which the promotional rate was designed to provide, obvious y places upon the company an abnormal burden, and one which its presen revenue does not appear to justify; whereas, the temporary postponemen the effective date, pending further study by the Commission will in no wi change or affect the present status of the customers of the company to whom

all the benefits of the rate will continue to be available.

"An examination of the 1940-1941 statement of the electric department of the Georgia Power Company shows th at the gross income increased during year $2,936,000, but at the same time, operating expenses including taxes an

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provision for depreciation increased some $3,940,000. This is a net decrease of approximately $1,000,000. The effect of the war measures and increased oper ating costs is further reflected in the results shown in the monthly operating

statements of the company of the first three months' operation of the electric

department.

"The net operating earnings of the electric department for this period of 1942 have decreased $638,600. The cause of this decrease in net revenue is due mainly to the increase in production cost and the increase in taxes. Taxes alone have increased $818,900, which is an increase of $270,000 per month for th e first three months. These figures check with the known 3.2 million dollar increase in the 1942 taxes already assessed against the company.

"In view of the dire needs of our Nation, which have necessitated the freeze ing orders on construction and the limitation orders on KWH sales, both in directly affecting and directly prescribing conditions for the extension and limitation of electric service, it should be clear th a t the company cannot . j possibly realize an increased utilization which would normally be available ( j to offset a part of the substantial reduction, in revenues, which will result from the application of the promotional rate as the immediate rate schedule. Furthermore, everything possible should be done by this Commission and 4 : everyone else to assist the War Production Board in conserving for the des1 perate war needs vital, and critical metals through the limitations of nonessential civilian usage, such as th at which would be encouraged by the ex tension of the promotional schedule to all the company's customers. ''

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In the same order the Commission amended the regulations of the Georgia

j I Power Company then in effect governing the ownership of lines and sub

stations of wholesale customers directly connected with the war effort, re

quiring such customers contracting for wholesale power and engaged in an

operation th a t is of uncertain duration in connection with the war effort, to

1 I install and maintain their own transform er stations, including transformer

! station structure, protective equipment and other appurtenances necessary

in a complete station installation for the individual use of such customers, and

that such substations and equipment shall be maintained at the customer's

e expense, and in such condition as to permit of efficient operation th at will

^ : insure against interference with the operation of the company's transmission

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d | company, except by m utual agreement and subject to the approval of the

a Commission.

'e6 i The order also provided th a t wherever it is necessary to extend transmis-

Lt sion or wholesale distribution lines for the purpose of serving such wholesale

L_ power load of uncertain duration and which are directly in connection with

y the war effort, or to increase the capacity of the lines for such loads, the con it sumer shall defray the entire cost of the extension or enlargement made to

)f supply the electric energy.

56j It also provided th a t where the cost of such line extension or enlargement

01! is paid for by the customer, the company may either (1) lease the line, (2)

refund the cost thereof to the customer on a revenue or other basis over a

>f period of years, or (3) enter into such other agreements as may be mutually ie! satisfactory to both parties, and subject to the approval of the Commission,
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In issuing this order the Commission said: v
"The company is now being called upon to provide service under these regulations to temporary war industries. Of necessity, the location of such plants is usually quite removed from the existing company facilities and the service to such industries not only involves a very large and unusual trans former expense to meet these abnormal load conditions, but frequently re quires a very large expenditure for line extension.
"Therefore, unless some provision is made for a contribution by such tem porary industries for the expenditures required in providing them with service, with an amortization repayment plan in the event these become permanent, the customers of this company will be called upon in the future to provide a return on a greatly increased capital investment which was not made for their direct benefit, but for the good of the nation as a whole. I t is proper, there fore, th at such cost should be absorbed in the overall cost of the war. "
This order was made applicable to all electric utilities in the State by order | of the Commission dated August 4, 1942.
In its order dated June 30, 1942, the Commission relieved all electric utili- I ties operating in Georgia of the requirement of making regular monthly meter readings and permitted quarterly meter readings, except where the customer j elects to read his own meter. In issuing this order the Commission said:
"During the past year, this Commission has made every effort to provide I relief from the effect of the war effort on its existing rules and regulations J by making adjustm ents wherever it was possible to do so without drastically interfering with company operations or adversely affecting costs to the consumer.
"The absolute necessity for the conservation of the nation's rubber sup ply makes it our duty to limit wherever it is possible the compulsory use of the automobile. Under our present rules requiring the operating utilities to make monthly readings of its meters, each company m ust supply a great deal of automobile transportation.
"In order to translate th at requirement into car miles, a survey has been made of the meter reading routes of the Georgia Power Company of more than 10miles in length where automobiles are now being used to transport the meter readers. This study reveals th a t there are some 375 routes with 106,000 meters, requiring more th an 20,500 car miles per m onth to do this work.
"For some time this Commission, in an effort to prevent this unnecessary waste of rubber, gas and labor, has had under consideration various plans of making periodic meter readings. Proposals have been made th a t the meters along such routes be read by the consumers themselves and reported monthly on printed forms sent out by the company; plans have also been considered which provide for quarterly readings by the company and the use of estimated bills for the intervening months. Actual tests have been made of these pro- I posals and modifications have been added to overcome certain difficulties encountered in the actual application of these plans.
"After reviewing and studying the results of these tests, this Commission has decided to prescribe a quarterly meter reading period, with an alternative plan for customers who desire to read the intervening m onths' consumption of their own meters and submit the monthly readings on forms mailed to the customer by the company. "
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TELEPHONE
The Commission has had relatively few complaints from telephone users because of inadequate service and this is largely due to the fact th at many exchanges have, during the past few years, been converted from Magneto to Common Battery Manual or Dial service. The few complaints which the Com mission has had, have been from subscribers of small independent exchanges. It has been necessary to hold hearings on five of these complaints and in each instance, with one exception, the order to show cause was dismissed as the owner-operator had, with the cooperation of the Commission's Engineer, either rehabilitated his plant or corrected the trouble which brought forth the complaints.
In the case of the Byron Telephone Company where the Commission had actually issued an order reducing the rates commensurate with the type and character of service rendered, the service was so improved as to authorize the issuance of an order reinstating the former rates.
The one exception was the case against Mrs. Mattie Powell, dba Blakely Telephone Company, Blakely, Georgia. The conditions of this plant and the type of service having been rendered over a period of years had grown gradually worse notwithstanding the fact th at the Commission had received repeated promises from the owner of this telephone plant to make improvements in the exchange and plant equipment, and to improve the service. It was necessary for the Commission on August 14, 1942 to issue an order reducing the rateS of this company commensurate with the type of service being rendered. The rates were reduced from $3.00 to $2.00 per month on business service, and from $2.00 per month to $1.50 per month on residential service.
Only three applications were made to the Commission for increase in tele phone rates during the year. One of these, the application of the Sikes Tele phone Company, which serves Glennville, Georgia, and adjacent territory, requesting 50 cents per month increase in business and individual line resi dence telephone service, and 25 cents per month increase in residence party line service, was denied, as the evidence showed over a period of two years previous th a t the revenue provided a fair return on the company investment.
The application of the Hoschton Telephone Company for an increase was approved since the evidence showed th a t the company only had nine sub scribers, five at Hoschton, Georgia, and four at Braselton, Georgia. Only two of the subscribers protested the increase in rates requested. It developed that the company was operated at a loss of $216.53 during the year 1941, and $297.04 during the year 1940, and th at if the rates in effect were continued that the company would discontinue business. The application for increase in telephone rates was accordingly approved.
The other application for increase in rates was made by the Commerce Telephone Company, Commerce, Georgia. The Commission approved an in crease of fifty cents per month on all business and residence stations, but removed the charge for hand telephone sets, whereas the company's petition asked for 75 cents per month increase in rates on all business and residence telephones. The rates prescribed by the order of the Commission were as follows:
$3.50 per month one-party business $3.00 per month 2-party business $1.00 per month extension service
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$2.00 per month, one-party residence $1.50 per month 2-party residence $ . 50 per month extension service. The increase was also conditioned upon the fulfillment of the rehabilitation of the central office equipment and cable plant as proposed at the hearing, replacing the present board with a new Kellogg 800 Line capacity board, with 400 lines installed and a new cable plant, at an estimated cost of $18,223.23. With the proposed rehabilitation in the plant and the elimination of the hand set charge, the Commission considered the increases authorized as being
justified. On December 14, 1942, the Commission issued a rule nisi against the South
ern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company and all connecting line companies in the State, to show cause why the Commission should not prescribe the same basis and schedule of long distance telephone rates and charges for toll service over the lines of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company within Georgia as is now applicable interstate over the lines of said company, or over the connecting lines of its affiliate, The American Telephone & Telegraph Company; and why the Commission should not prescribe the same basis and schedule of long distance telephone rates and charges for toll service over the lines of all other companies respondent hereto; and why the Commission should not prescribe the same basis and schedule of long distance telephone rates and charges for toll service jointly over the fines of any and all companies respon dent hereto; and why the Commission should not require th at the intrastate basis and schedule of long distance telephone rates and charges for toll service shall hereafter be no higher than such basis of long distance rates and charges as may be concurrently applicable upon interstate toll telephone service; and why the Commission should not prescribe a basis of divisions of such rates and charges as between companies respondent hereto and as between the toll fine and originating and termination exchange service. The rule nisi was assigned for hearing before the Commission on January 19, 1943.
GAS
Following the consolidation and merger of the Macon Gas Light Company and the Georgia Public Utility Company with the Atlanta Gas Light Company, reference to which was made in the annual report of the Commission for the year 1941, the Commission initiated conferences with officials of the merged Atlanta Gas Light Company under its conference method of rate adjustment with a view to the early revision of the existing commercial and domestic rate schedules which had been carried over with the merger into the newly consoli dated company for all of its natural gas properties which would provide a uni form natural gas rate in all of the communities served by said company and at the same time eliminate the so-called service charge in the two-part rate, this being the only utility now employing this form of rate within the State. These conferences were deferred from time to time, the Commission being controlled in its decision by the existing unstable economic conditions resulting from the War and upon.the showing made by the company of its estimated increased operating costs, and at the same time of reduced anticipated income, and the threat of spiral inflation as a result of our entry into the War.
However, on December 10, 1942, the Commission issued a rule nisi against the Atlanta Gas Light Company, returnable to December 21st, for the pur-
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pose of investigating the operating result of said company and to determine whether or not the earnings of said company had been in excess of provision for proper operating expenses, fixed charges, and a reasonable return. The
hearing was concluded on December 23, 1942 and the Commission called on the Atlanta Gas Light Company to make voluntary filing of a uniform rate throughout the natural gas territory to be the same as th at now applied in the Atlanta territory with the exception of the 55 block on heating.

Officials of the company having reported to the Commission of its wining-*

ness to make voluntary fiUng on or after March 1, 1943, the Commission on De

cember 29,1942 authorized the filing by the Atlanta Gas Light Company of a uni

form rate throughout its natural gas territory on or before March 1, 1943, the

same as is now applied in the Atlanta territory with the exception of the 55

heating block rate which would be frozen to the Atlanta territory.

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RAILROAD ABANDONMENTS
In our last report reference was made to the petition which the Central of Georgia Railway Company filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking authority to abandon th at portion of its branch line extending from Statesboro, in Bulloch County, to Metter, in Candler County. Hearing in this matter was held during February and this Commission aided the protesting citizens of Bulloch and Candler Counties in presenting their case. By order dated June 6, 1942 the Interstate Commerce Commission denied the petition of the Central of Georgia Railway Company without prejudice to further con sideration in the event th at future earnings upon this portion of the line should be insufficient to justify operation.

On October 28, 1941 the Greene County Railroad Company filed with this Commission a petition for authority to abandon its entire line of railroad ex tending from Apalachee, in Morgan County, to Monroe, in Walton County, a distance of approximately 19 miles, and also filed a similar petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Apalachee is served by the Central of Geor gia Railway Company and Monroe by both the Georgia Railroad and the Gaines ville Midland Railroad Company. The territory intervening between Apalachee and Monroe is devoted exclusively to farming. Following hearing before this Commission, and it appearing th at the property was- being operated at a loss, and th a t there was no prospect of future developments th at would result in revenues sufficient to sustain the property, this Commission on January 28, 1942issued its order authorizing the abandonment of the Greene County Rail road and the operation of the property was discontinued on April 30, 1942.

PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE
During the year 1942 no new petitions were filed with the Commission by the rail carriers seeking authority to discontinue operation of passenger trains. One proceeding which was still pending involved the application of the Central of Georgia Railway Company for authority to discontinue trains Nos. 5 and 6 operating between Augusta and Savannah. These trains had been continued in operation, by the Commission's orders, on an experimental basis and it appearing th at the revenue received from the operation of the trains had im proved to a point where they were self sustaining, the Commission on Decem ber 8, 1942 issued its order denying authority to discontinue these trains.

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Upon June 26, 1942 the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation 'requested th at this Commission make a state-wide survey of all local passenger train services with the view to determining which trains could be discontinued, with the least inconvenience to the local public, should the need of the mi 1tary forces for additional passenger train equipment require th at the Federal Government order the discontinuance of any passenger train service. In con formity with this request from the Federal Government the Commission held hearings on July 9th and 10th, 1942, and made a complete investigation into the passenger train service throughout the State.
On July 27, 1942 the Commission made a report to the Office of Defense Transportation indicating which trains could, in its opinion, be discontinued with the least inconvenience to the traveling public and to the local communi ties within the State served by these trains,
' We are pleased to state th at in view of the excellent performance of the rail companies, under the pressure of war time conditions, it has not become necessary, thus far, for the Federal Government to requisition any of the equipment now used in operating passenger trains serving the various com
munities in the State.
LIVESTOCK RATE CASE
In our last report we dealt with the proceeding brought by the nine South ern State Commissions seeking a more favorable adjustment of railroad rates upon livestock within the South and between the South and other territories, and in which proceeding the examiners had issued a report favorable to the southern interests. During the year this proceeding was brought to a con clusion when the Interstate Commerce Commission upon August 11, 1942 is sued an order prescribing a new and revised scale of rates upon livestock to be applied between points within the South and from points in the South to points in the North. The scale prescribed is virtually identical with the scale recom mended by the examiners as discussed in our last report. The reduced rates prescribed will greatly assist the development of the livestock industry within the South and will enable the southern producers of livestock to market their products in the North in competition with the other sections of the country which have long enjoyed favorable rates upon cattle and hogs. The Cominission did not prescribe through rates from the West to the South, but did re quire removal of the bridge arbitraries at the Mississippi River Crossings and likewise prescribed a basis of proportional rates east of the Mississippi River Crossings which will result in substantial reductions in the rates upon feeder and stocker cattle brought into the South from the western territory. In this proceeding the Federal Commission required the carriers to establish, within the South, transit privileges under which shippers would be permitted to stop livestock at various markets en route for the purpose of trying the market and also prescribed rules and regulations governing the feeding and grazing
in transit of livestock. The order of the Commission also reduced the bedding charges from $2.20
per car to $1.10 per car, placing the bedding charges in the South upon the same basis as th a t prevailing in other territories.
The revised rates under this order of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion will become effective on February 1, 1943.
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RATES UPON ROAD AGGREGATES

In our last report we referred to the fact th at the rail carriers had filed

with the Interstate Commerce Commission a petition under Section 13 of the

Interstate Commerce Act complaining of the rates prescribed by this Com

mission for the intrastate transportation of crushed stone, sand and other

road aggregates.

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Following the filing of the petition with the Interstate Commerce Com mission this Commission reopened the proceeding before it as to the intra state rates, and under the cooperative procedure authorized by the Interstate
Commerce Act hearings were held jointly with the Interstate Commerce Com mission during the summer of 1942.

In October, the examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission issued a proposed report suggesting a revised scale of rates upon road aggregates, applicable to both single and joint line hauls. Exceptions to the examiner's report have been filed by the carriers and shippers and the m atter will be orally argued before both Commissions during the early part of 1943.

The rates upon road aggregates have been the subject of controversy for a number of years, and the existing structure has resulted in numerous dis
criminatory situations. It is hoped th at as a result of the proceedings now pending a system of rates upon road aggregates can be established which will permanently remove the difficulties heretofore encountered with these im portant rates.

RAILROAD EQUIPMENT SITUATION
The tremendous demands upon the railroad transportation system grow ing out of the national defense has made it necessary th a t steps be taken to insure the prompt loading and unloading of all equipment. I t has also been necessary to take measures to see th at such equipment is loaded to capacity as nearly as th a t may be possible.
The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Office of Defense Trans portation in their separate spheres of activity have issued a number of orders. designed to secure the fullest utilization of the available supply of railroad equipment.
Certain of the orders of the Federal Bodies have been adopted, in effect, by this Commission as to intrastate traffic and in order to assist in meeting the urgent equipment needs this Commission suspended the application of its Freight Rule No. 19 for the duration of the existing emergency. The Com mission has also authorized temporary changes in the demurrage rules and charges and in the reeonsignment rules and charges. These changes, which penalize those shippers or receivers who unnecessarily detain equipment, are of a temporary character and for the emergency period only.
The Commission is pleased to state, however, th at generally all shippers and receivers are cooperating wholeheartedly and understandingly with the regulatory bodies in the effort to have the available equipment utilized in the best interest of the national program.
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INTRASTATE FREIGHT RATES
During the year the Commission has taken formal action at its Executive Sessions upon some 84 railroad and motor carrier petitions, the majority of which dealt with rate adjustments. In addition to these formal actions the Commission has, through informal action, authorized a number of reductions or minor adjustments in railroad and motor carrier rates or rules.
During the latter part of 1941, as result of proceedings under the National Railway Labor Act (44 TJ. S. Stat. 577) the railroads increased their wage pay ments by a very substantial amount and in its report to the President the Fact Finding Board recommended th at a certain portion of the wage increases be taken care of through increases in the transportation charges.
Immediately subsequent to the increase in the wage costs the rail carriers throughout the United States instituted proceedings before the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a general increase of 10% in all of the rates, fares and charges for the purpose of offsetting the added costs thus incurred
by them. The Interstate Commerce Commission on January 21, 1942 issued its order
authorizing a general increase of 10 per cent in all interstate passenger fares and charges, and upon March 2, 1942 issued its order authorizing a general / increase of 6 per cent in all freight rates and charges, other than upon basic or raw products of agriculture and animals and products, carloads, and as to which the general increase was limited to 3 per cent.
The rail carriers operating in Georgia petitioned this Commission for au thority to make increases in the same amount as had been authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission upon interstate traffic and following hear ings this Commission on February 9, 1942 authorized a similar increase of 10 per cent in all passenger fares and charges within the State and by order dated March 17, 1942, authorized, with some exceptions, an increase in the intra state freight rates and charges similar in amount to th at which had been au thorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission upon interstate traffic transported by the rail carriers, including also those rates of the Railway Ex press Agency which are directly related to the railroad freight rates.
These increased charges are of a temporary nature, the authority for the increase being limited to the duration of the existing state of war and not more than six months thereafter unless earlier rescinded. Proceedings were insti tuted before the Interstate Commerce Commission in December 1942 by cer tain of the federal war agencies seeking to have these emergency increases reconsidered and it is expected th at some changes in the general basis of in creased charges may occur during the early part of 1943.
In addition to the emergency increases authorized above the Railway Express Agency sought from the Interstate Commerce Commission, and this Commis sion, authority to establish an emergency charge of 10 cents per shipment upon all shipments transported under the basic express rates, and which authority was granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission upon interstate traffic, and by this Commission upon intrastate traffic on February 9, 1942. This emer gency increase is likewise limited to the duration of the war, unless improved operating results should justify earlier discontinuance of the charge and was necessitated by increased wage costs incurred during the latter part of 1941.
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INTERTERRITORIAL FREIGHT RATES
As discussed in previous reports this Commission has, for a number of years, been actively engaged in furthering a general investigation into the class rates and classifications applicable upon interstate traffic within the South, and between the South and other territories, seeking to effect an equalization which would place southern industry on a parity with industry in other sections of the country, distance considered.
As previously reported such an investigation was instituted by the Inter state Commerce Commission and one hearing was had at St. Louis during 1941, and this proceeding is one of unusual magnitude since it involves all of th at portion of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
Material progress has been made during the past year when lengthy hear ings were held by the Interstate Commerce Commission at Indianapolis, Indi ana, and at Columbus, Ohio, and a full and complete record made. It is antici pated th at a final hearing will be held in Washington during the early part of 1943 and it is hoped th at we may have a favorable report before th at year is closed.
The position of the southern interests has been vigorously opposed by certain of the northern states, as well as the rail carriers, but every effort to delay consideration of this adjustment has been defeated.
This Commission will continue, as heretofore, to devote every effort to bringing to a favorable conclusion an adjustm ent of the interterritorial rates since they constitute one of the most im portant factors retarding the economic progress of the South.
WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD
The annual report of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, Lessee of th e Western & Atlantic Railroad, showing th e additions and b etter ments for the calendar year ended December 31, 1942, shows a grand total ex pended for the year in the amount of $47,659.13, divided as follows:
Improved track material________ .____ ______. . . ____ $10,730.59 Bridges, trestles and culverts...____ ___________ ___ 13,898.80 Yard tracks and sidings..... ......... .................. ............. ...... 9,973.01 Signals and interlockerS___ ___________ _______ _____ 7,292.28 Telephone and Telegraph Lines____ _____ : ___ _____ 4,049.87 Station and Office Buildings__________ ____________ 153.64 (Credit) Water Stations_______ ______ ___ ________________ 1 ,868.22
The statem ent also shows property retired and not replaced during the calendar year ended December 31, 1942, in the amount of $2,138.21, making total of $42,775.85 of all property retired and not replaced from December 27, 1919 to December 31, 1942.
This report is made to the Commission annually in accordance with a reso lution adopted by the Commission on March 13, 1923.
An annual inspection of these additions and betterm ents was again made by Mr. J. Houston Johnston, specially employed for this purpose.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER R. MCDONALD, Chairman Georgia Public Service Commission.
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ARTICLE IV--SECTION II

Chapter 2-25. REGULATION OP CORPORATIONS

Sec. 2-2501 Railroad tariffs. 2-2502 Right of eminent domain;,
police power. 2-2503 Charters revived or amended
subject to Constitution.
2-2504 Buying stock, etc., in other corporations; competition.

Sec. 2-2505 Rebates. 2-2506 Obligation of contracts pre
served. 2-2507 General Assembly tto enforce
Article. 2-2508 Public Service Commission.

2-2501: PARAGRAPH I. RAILROAD TARIFFS: The power and authority of regulating railroad freights and passenger tariffs, preventing unjust dis criminations, and requiring reasonable and just rates of freight and passen ger tariffs, are hereby conferred upon the General Assembly, whose duty it shall be to pass laws, from time to time, to regulate freight and passenger tariffs, to prohibit unjust discriminations on the various railroads of this State, and to prohibit said roads from charging other than ju st and reason able rates, and enforce th e same by adequate penalties.

2-2502: PARAGRAPH II. RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN; POLICE POWER:
The exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be abridged, nor so construed as to prevent the General Assembly from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use, the same as property of individuals; and the exercise of the police power of the State shall never be abridged, nor so construed, as to permit corporations to conduct their business in such manner as to infringe the equal rights of individuals, or the general well being of the State.

2-2503: PARAGRAPH III. CHARTERS REVIVED OR AMENDED SUBJECT TO CONSTITUTION: The General Assembly shall not remit the forfeiture of the charter of any corporation, now existing, nor alter or amend the same, nor pass any other general or special law, for the benefit of said corporation, ex cept upon th e condition that such corporation shall thereafter hold its charter subject to the provisions of this Constitution; and every amendment of any charter of any corporation in this State, or any special law for its benefit ac cepted thereby, shall operate as a novation of said charter and shall bring the same under the provisions of this Constitution: Provided, That this section shall not extend to any amendment for the purpose of allowing any existing road to take stock in or aid in the building of any branch road.

2-2504: PARAGRAPH IV. BUYING STOCK, ETC., IN OTHER CORPOR ATIONS, COMPETITION: The General Assembly of this State shall have no power to authorize any corporation to buy shares, or stock, in any other cor poration in this State, or elsewhere, or to make any contract, or agreement whatever, with any such corporation, which may have the effect, or be in tended to have the effect, to defeat or lessen competition, or to encourage monopoly; and,all such contracts and agreements shall be illegal and void.

2-2505: PARAGRAPH V. REBATES: No railroad company shall give, or pay, any rebate, or bonus in the nature thereof, directly or indirectly or do any act to mislead or deceive the public as to the real rates charged or received

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for freights or passage, and any such payments shall be illegal and void; and these prohibitions shall be enforced by suitable penalties.
2-2506: PARAGRAPH VI. OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS PRESERVED: No provision of this article shall be deemed, held or taken to impair the obli gation of any contract heretofore made by the State of Georgia.
2-2507: PARAGRAPH VII. GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ENFORCE ARTICLE: The General Assembly shall enforce the provisions of this article by appropri ate legislation.
2-2508: PARAGRAPH VIII. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION: There shall be a Public Service Commission for the regulation of utilities, vested with the jurisdiction, powers and duties now provided by law or th at may hereafter be prescribed by the General Assembly, not inconsistent with other provisions of this Constitution. Such Commission shall consist of five members, who shall be elected by the people. A chairman shall be elected by the members of the Commission from one of its members. The first Commission under this amend ment shall consist of the commissioners in office at the time of the adoption of this constitutional amendment and they shall serve for the term to which each was elected. Thereafter all succeeding terms of members shall be for six years. The qualifications, compensation, filling of vacancies, manner and time of election, powers and duties of members of the Commission, including the chairman, shall be such as are now or may hereafter be provided by the General Assembly.
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TITLE 18--CARRIERS

Chap.

Sec-

18-1 In general------ ----- ---- --------------->------------------- ---r-----.-.18-101

18-2 Carriage of p assen g ers........-- -- ---------- -- ---------------- --...18-201

18-3 Carriage of goods and live stock---- -------------1-------- -------- -18-301

18-4 Liens and enforcement thereof--------------------

18-401

18-5 Connecting carriers.---------- ---------------- ---------------------- .....18-501

18-6 Actions___________ ----------------------------- S:----- -------------r -- 18-601-

18-99 Crimes _

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Chapter 18-1. IN GENERAL

Sec. 18-101 Carrier and common carrier
defined. 18-102 Diligence required ofcarriers;
presumption; act of God or
public enemy as defense.
18-103 Carrier required to show no concurring negligence.

Sec. 18-104 Limitation of Lability; notice;
contract. 18-105 Injuries by common carriers
outside of corporate au
thority. 18-106 Limiting hours of service for
trainmen.

18-101: CARRIER AND COMMON CARRIER DEFINED: Any person under taking to transport goods for compensation is a carrier. A common carrier is one th a t undertakes to carry, and holds himself out as ready to receive for carriage, goods for hire, which he is accustomed to carry, for all people in
differently as long as he has room.

18-102: DILIGENCE REQUIRED OF CARRIERS; PRESUMPTION; ACT OE GOD OR PUBLIC ENEMY AS DEFENSE: Carriers as such are bound to exercise ordinary diligence. Common carriers as such are bound to use extraordinary diligence, and in cases of loss the presumption of law is against them, and no excuse avails them unless the loss was occasioned by the act of God or the pub
lic enemies of the State.
18-103: CARRIER REQUIRED TO SHOW NO CONCURRING NEGLIGENCE: In order for a carrier to avail himself of the act of God or exception under the contract as a defense, he m ust establish not only th a t the act of God or ex cepted fact ultimately occasioned the loss, but th at his own negligence did not
contribute thereto.
18-104: LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; NOTICE; CONTRACT: A common carrier may not limit his legal liability by any notice given, either by publication or by entry on receipts given or tickets sold; but such carrier may make an ex press contract and will then be governed thereby.
18-105: INJURIES BY COMMON CARRIERS OUTSIDE OF CORPORATE AUTHORITY: In all cases where persons or property may be injured or prop erty destroyed'by any corporation engaged as a common carrier in the trans portation of freight or passengers, or both, either by land or water, such cor poration shall be liable to pay damages to anyone whose person or property may be so injured or destroyed, notwithstanding the fact th a t such corpor ation was acting without the scope of its charter, if such corporation would be liable for such damages if acting within its chartered powers and authority.

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18-106: LIMITING HOURS OF SERVICE FOR TRAINMEN: No railroad company shall require or permit its employees, who are engaged in the busi ness of operating its trains over its roads, to make runs of over 13 hours, or make runs aggregating more than 13 hours in any 24 hours, except when such train is detained by reason of casualty or other cause from reaching its desti nation on schedule time, and no trainman, after having been on a run or runs for as much as 13 hours out of the 24 hours shall be required to again go on duty until after 10 hours' rest, except in the case above stated. Any railroad company violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $500; all forfeitures collected shall be paid into the State treasury to the credit of the school fund.

Chapter 18-2. CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS

Sec.
18-201 Passengers defined. 18-202 Duty as to reception of pass
engers. 18-203 What persons may be refused
as passengers or ejected. 18-204 Diligence required of carriers. 18-205 Duty of carriers to furnish
equal accommodations. 18-206 Separate cars or compartments
for white and colored pass engers; seats; lights; venti lation. '
18-207 Duty to assign passengers to their cars; police powers of conductors.
18-208 Remaining in seat, compart ment or car other than th at to which assigned.
18-209 Nurses and servants excluded from operation of law.
18-210 White and colored passengers on sleeping cars to be sepa rated.

Sec. 18-211 Water and light in passenger
cars. 18-212 Cinder deflectors on railroad
trains. 18-213 Station accommodations for
passengers. 18-214 Posting bulletins of delayed
trains; penalty for failure. 18-215 Traffic' in nontransferable
tickets. 18-216 Unused portion of ticket to be
redeemed. 18-217 Grant of passes to former
employees. 18-218 Issuance of passes to sheriffs. 18-219 Half-fare for Confederate vet
erans. 18-220 Responsibility of carrier for
baggage. 18-221 Checks for baggage. 18-222 Limit as to value of baggage.

18-201:. PASSENGER DEFINED: A passenger is one who travels in some
public conveyance by virture of a contract, express or implied, with the car rier as to the payment of the fare or th a t which is accepted as an equivalent
therefor. The prepayment of fare is not necessary to establish the relation of | Passenger. While a carrier may demand prepayment of fare, if, by its permis
sion, persons enter his vehicle with the intention of being carried, an obli| gation to pay fare is implied on the part of the passenger, and the reciprocal
liability of the carrier arises.

18-202: DUTY AS TO RECEPTION OF PASSENGERS: A common carrier, l : holding himself out to the public as such, is bound to receive all passengers
offered th a t he is able and accustomed to carry, upon compliance with such

reasonable regulations as he may adopt for his own safety and the benefit of the public.
18-203: WHAT PERSONS MAY BE REFUSED AS PASSENGERS OR EJECT- [ ED: Carriers of passengers may refuse to admit, or may eject from their con-1 voyances, all persons refusing to comply with reasonable regulations, or guilty of improper conduct, or of bad, dissolute, doubtful or suspicious character. | They may refuse to convey persons seeking to interfere with their business or interests.
18-204: DILIGENCE REQUIRED OF CARRIERS: A carrier of passengers must exercise extraordinary diligence to protect the lives and persons of his passengers, but is not liable for injuries to them after having used such | diligence.
18-205: DUTY OF CARRIERS TO FURNISH EQUAL ACCOMMODATIONS: Common carriers of passengers for hire shall furnish like and equal ac commodations to all persons, without distinction of race, color, or previous I condition.
18-206: SEPARATE CARS OR COMPARTMENTS FOR WHITE AND COL ORED PASSENGERS; SEATS; LIGHTS; VENTILATION: Railroad companies doing business in this State shall furnish equal accommodations, in separate cars or compartments of cars, for white and colored passengers, and when a car is divided into compartments, the space set apart for white and colored passengers respectively may be proportioned according to the proportion of usual and ordinary travel by each on the railroad or line on which the cars are used. Such companies shall furnish to the passengers comfortable seats and shall have the cars well and sufficiently lighted and ventilated. Officers or, employees having charge of railroad cars shall not allow white and colored passengers to occupy the same car or compartment.
18-207: DUTY TO ASSIGN PASSENGERS TO THEIR CARS; POLICE POW ERS OF CONDUCTORS: All conductors or other employees in charge of pass enger cars shall assign all passengers to their respective cars, or compartments of cars, provided by the said companies under the provisions of section 1 8-206 and all conductors of street cars and busses shall assign all passengers to seats on the cars under their charge, so as to separate the white and colored races as much as practicable; and all conductors and other employees of railroads and all conductors of street cars and busses shall have, and are hereby investe with, police powers to carry out said provisions.
18-208: REMAINING IN SEAT, COMPARTMENT OR OAR OTHER THAN THAT TO WHICH ASSIGNED: No passenger shall remain in any car, compart ment, or seat, other than th a t to which he has been assigned. The conductor and any and all employees on such cars are clothed with power to eject froffl the train or car any passenger who refuses to remain in the car, compartmen or seat assigned to him,
18-209: NURSES AND SERVANTS EXCLUDED FROM OPERATION Of LAW: The provisions of the preceding three sections shall not apply to colore nurses or servants in attendance on their employers.
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18-210: WHITE AND COLORED PASSENGERS ON SLEEPING CARS TO

BE SEPARATED: Sleeping-car companies and railroad companies operating

sleeping cars in this State shall have the right to assign all passengers to seats

and berths under their charge, and shall separate the white and colored races

f in making said assignments, and the conductor and other employees on the

train to which sleeping cars may be attached shall not permit white and col-

' | ored passengers to occupy the same compartment: Provided, th a t nothing in

this section shall be construed tp compel sleeping-car companies or railroads

operating sleeping-cars to carry persons of color in sleeping or parlor cars:

3 Provided, th at this section shall not apply to colored nurses or servants travel-

s I ing with their employers. A conductor or other employee of a sleeping car, as

k well as a conductor or other employee of the train to which a sleeping-car may

be attached, shall have full police power to enforce this section.

18-211: WATER AND LIGHT IN PASSENGER OARS: Railroad companies shall keep in each passenger car or in any car in which passengers are transported an adequate supply of good, pure drinking water at all hours during the day and night.

18-212: CINDER DEFLECTORS ON RAILROAD TRAINS: Ah railroad com

panies operating passenger trains or coaches by steam within or throughout

s j , this State, are hereby required to put cinder deflectors, the same as are used

on Pullman coaches or th a t will keep cinders from entering the car, upon all

windows of passenger coaches, so as to protect the passengers when the win-

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18-213: STATION ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PASSENGERS: All railroad

d companies operating passenger trains through county seats and towns and

)i cities having a population of more than 1,000, and stopping thereat to take on

d J and put off passengers, shall keep open at least one hour before the arrival

of, and half an hour after the departure of, passenger trains, according to

the scheduled time for the arrival of and the departure of said trains, a lighted

and comfortable room, between the hours of 6 o'clock P. M. and 6 o'clock A. M.,

3` for the comfort and convenience of their passengers, ts

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18-214: POSTING BULLETINS OF DELAYED TRAINS; PENALTY FOR

ts FAILURE: Whenever any passenger train on any railroad in this State, shall

3S be more than one-half hour behind its schedule time when it passes a depot

is at which there is a telegraph operator, during the hours such operator is re-

idI quired to be on duty, it shall be the duty of the railroad company to keep post

ed at every succeeding telegraph station along its line the time such train is

behind its schedule: Provided, th a t such bulletin shall not be required to be

^ j posted at any station until one-half hour before the regular schedule time at

t* which such train is to arrive at the station at which such bulletin is required to

01[ be kept. For every wilful violation of this section, said railroad company shall

1111 be liable to pay to the State $20, which may be collected by suit in any court

at having competent jurisdiction.

18-215: TRAFFIC IN NONTRANSFERABLE TICKETS: I t shall be unlaw^ ful for any person, other than the authorized agent of the common carrier s(m issuing the same, to sell or otherwise deal in, or offer to sell, any railway, steam
ship or steamboat passenger ticket which shows th a t it was issued and sold

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below the standard schedule rate under contract with the original purchaser, entered upon such ticket and signed by such original purchaser, to the effect th a t such ticket is nontransferable and void in the hands of any person other than the original purchased thereof: Provided, however, th at nothing in this section shall be construed as depriving the original purchaser of a transfer able ticket of the right to sell same to a person who will in good faith personally use it in the prosecution of a journey.
18-216: UNUSED PORTION OF TICKET TO BE REDEEMED: It shah be the duty of every common carrier th a t shall have sold any ticket or other evi-. dence of the purchaser's right to travel on its line or on any line of which it forms a part, if the whole of such ticket is unused, to redeem the same, pay ing the original purchaser thereof the actual amount for which said ticket was sold; or, if any part of such ticket is unused, to redeem such unused part, paying the original purchaser thereof at a rate which shall be equal to the difference between the price paid for the whole ticket and the price of a ticket between the points for which said ticket was actually used: Provided, th at such purchaser, shall present such unused or partly used ticket for redemption, within six months after1the date of its issuance, to the officer or agent who shall be authorized or designated by such common carrier to redeem unused or partly used tickets; and the said officer shall, within 15 days after the re ceipt of such ticket, redeem the same as hereinbefore provided for. Such re demption shall be made without cost of exchange or other expense to the pur chaser of the ticket.
18-217: GRANT OF PASSES TO FORMER EMPLOYEES: Common carriers may grant passes upon their transportation lines to any former employee of the company and his immediate family, who, from length of service or having been injured in the service of the same, has been retired from the service but is kept upon the pay roll of the company under a system of pensioning br simi lar system, such passes to be good only for intrastate passage.
18-218: ISSUANCE OF PASSES TO SHERIFFS: Common carriers operating in this State may issue annual passes to all sheriffs and their lawful deputies: Provided, th a t the term "sheriffs and their lawful deputies, '' as used in this section, shall mean one sheriff and one lawful deputy for each county: Pro vided, further, th a t whenever any sheriff or deputy shall travel on such free pass, such sheriff or deputy shall have no right to charge or collect, from any source, railroad fare covering such trip.
18-219: HALF-FARE FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS: I t shall be lawful for all railroads, steamship companies, and common carriers within this State, to sell tickets and transportation privileges to Confederate veterans at onehalf of the usual fare.
18-220: RESPONSIBILITY OF CARRIER FOR BAGGAGE: The carrier of passengers shall be responsible only for baggage placed in his custody; yet a passenger may not relieve himself from liability for charges by assuming to take care of his own baggage.
18-221: CHECKS FOR BAGGAGE: It shall be the duty of the railroad com panies to cause their conductors, agents, or employees to be provided with checks, so as to check all trunks or separate baggage of passengers from sta-
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tion to station on their roads, when required; and it shall be the duty of the conductor of every passenger train to cause, upon application to him, all trunks and baggage to be checked from any station to any point of destina tion on their road, or any road running under the control of the company of which he is conductor, under a penalty of $50 for every failure to comply promptly with such requisition, to be recovered, in the justice court of the district where the demand for check was made, out of the company upon whose conductor the demand was made.
18-222: LIMIT AS TO VALUE OF BAGGAGE: A carrier of passengers may limit the value of the baggage to be taken for the fare paid; in case of loss, however, and though no extra charge has been demanded or paid, the carrier shall be responsible for the value of the baggage lost: Provided,* the same is only such articles as a traveler for business or pleasure would carry for his or her own use.

Chapter 18-3. CARRIAGE OF GOODS AND LIVESTOCK

Sec. 18-301 Duty as to reception of goods. 18-302 Duty to receive live stock and
domestic animals. 18-303 Contracts in violation of pre
ceding section. 18-304 Penalty for refusing to receive
stock. 18-305 Estoppel of carrier to dispute
title to goods. 18-306 Commencement and termi
nation of responsibility. 18-307 Delivery of goods at interme
diate point, effect of. 18-308 Receipts for goods to be fur
nished to shippers. 18-309 Fraud on carrier as to nature
of goods. 18-310 Freight bills and lists, how
made out. 18-311 Delivery without unreasonable
delay. 18-312 Strikes as excuse for delay by
carrier. 18-3^3 Damages for delay in delivery
of goods. 18-314 Transportation of perishable
products; duty to furnish proper cars on application.

Sec. 18-315 Same; failure to furnish cars;
liability. 18-316 Same; liability of shippers for
failure to accept cars. 18-317 Explosives required to be
marked; penalty for vio lation of law. 18-318 Unjust discrimination in rates. 18-319 Claims for loss or damage of goods or for overcharges; when to be paid; penalty for failure. 18-320 Facilities for weighing freight to be furnished by trans portation company. 18-321 Sworn weighers to weigh freight. 18-322 Cars weighed singly to be un coupled; lumber cars weighed three together. 18-323 Penalty for noncompliance with two preceding septions. 18-324 Stoppage in transitu; when right exists. 18-325 Same; effect.

18-301: DUTY AS TO RECEPTION OF GOODS: A common carrier, holding himself out to the public as such, is bound to receive all goods offered th a t he is able and accustomed to carry, upon compliance with such reasonable regu lations as he may adopt for his own safety and the benefit of the public.

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18-302: DUTY TO RECEIVE LIVE STOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS: All

common carriers shall receive for transportation all live stock of every descrip- c

tion and domestic animals, when tendered for shipment by the consignor, | j

without enforcing or requiring said consignor to contract for a liability less

than the actual value of such animals in case of loss or injury to the same re sulting from the negligence of said common carrier, its agents, or employees. 1

Common carriers shall not be required to receive for shipment animals dis- |

eased or physically disabled.

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18-303: CONTRACTS IN VIOLATION OE PRECEDING SECTION: All stip- 1 ulations in contracts of shipment which limit the liability of common carriers, ] in violation of the preceding section, shall be void and of no effect unless the j ^
shipper shall voluntarily assent to said stipulations.

18-304: PENALTY FOR REFUSING TO RECEIVE STOCK: Any common I j carrier refusing to receive live stock or domestic animals for shipment shall be j liable to th e owner for all damages- accruing from the refusal.

18-305: ESTOPPEL OF CARRIER TO DISPUTE TITLE TO GOODS: The j ]

carrier may not dispute the title of the person delivering goods to him, by set- ]

ting up adverse title in himself or a title in th ird persons which is not being | j

enforced against him.

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18-306: COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY: i The responsibility of the carrier shall commence with the delivery of the goods, i either to himself or his agent or at the place where he is accustomed or agrees i to receive them, and shall cease with their delivery at destination according 1 to the direction of the person sending or according to the custom of the trade. | i

18-307: DELIVERY OF GOODS AT INTERMEDIATE POINT, EFFECT OF: A common carrier may recover pro rata for the actual distance transported, J ] when the consignee voluntarily receives the goods at an intermediate point.

18-308: RECEIPTS FOR GOODS TO BE FURNISHED TO SHIPPERS: When- }

ever any person shall deliver property of any description to a railroad, steam- j

boat or express company for transportation, said company shall, upon de- j 1

mand, furnish the party so delivering a valid receipt which shall specify the ; ;

shipping marks and numbers thereon and the weight of the property thus de- j

livered, whenever the value can be estimated by weight; and in all cases where ]

the value cannot be thus estimated, the receipt shall give a general descrip- j |

tion of the property, and shall also specify, as near as practicable, the quan- | ,

tity or value thereof, and also the place of destination.

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18-309: FRAUD ON CARRIER AS TO NATURE OF GOODS: The carrier may require the nature and value of the goods delivered to him to be made known, | and any fraudulent acts, sayings, or concealment by his customers will release ,
him from liability.

18-310: FREIGHT BILLS AND LISTS, HOW MADE OUT: All freight bills or freight lists charged against or to be collected out of any person for whom a common carrier shall carry freight, in this State, shall contain the items of freight charged in said bills or freight lists, by some certain and specific de
scription, before they shall be collectible.

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18-311: DELIVERY WITHOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY: The compaon carrier shall be bound not only for the safe transportation and delivery of goods, but also th a t the same shall be done without unreasonable delay.
18-312: STRIKES AS EXCUSE FOR DELAY BY CARRIER: Where a car rier receives freight for shipment, he is bound to forward within a reasonable time, although his employees strike or cease to work; but if the strike is ac companied with violence and intimidation so as to render it unsafe to forward the freight, the carrier shall be relieved as to liability for delay in delivering the freight, if the violence and armed resistance is of such character as could not be overcome by the carrier or controlled by the civil authorities when called upon by him.
18-313: DAMAGES FOR DELAY IN DELIVERY OF GOODS: Where a car rier fails to deliver goods in a reasonable time, the measure of damages is the difference between the market value at the time and place they should have been delivered and the time of actual delivery.
18-314: TRANSPORTATION OF PERISHABLE PRODUCTS; DUTY TO FURNISH PROPER OARS ON APPLICATION: I t shall be the duty of the rail road companies of this State to furnish to any grower of peaches, apples, can taloupes, watermelons, or other perishable products, suitable icing and re frigerator cars, or other suitable cars for the transportation of such products, whenever application is made therefor in writing by the shipper 24 hours in advance of the time such car or cars are wanted for loading. Such application shall be filed with the nearest agent of the railroad company to the point from which shipment is to be made, and shall state the time and place from which shipment is desired.
18-315: SAME; FAILURE TO FURNISH OARS; LIABILITY: Whenever any railroad company shall fail to furnish such icing and refrigerator cars as re quired in the preceding section and the shipper places his product in carload lots, or, in cases of less than carload lots, expresses to the agent of the rail road company his willingness to pay charges for carload lots, then such rail road company shall be liable for the market value of such product with interest thereon. The market value shall be determined by the market value of the product less the cost of carriage and the usual expense of selling in the market to which the shipper intended shipping same, on the day such product would have arrived had the same been carried in the usual course of transportation on schedule time for such freight. In order to avail himself of this rule of dam age, the shipper shall in writing notify the agent of the railroad company of the market to which he intended to ship his product. Payments shall be made by the railroad company for such product within 30 days after w ritten claim has been filed with the company therefor. In the event such railroad com pany shall fail to make payment as herein provided, or tender the correct amount thereof, it shall be liable for an additional fixed sum of $50 for each car as liquidated damages for failure to perform its duty in the premises; such liquidated damages to be recovered in any cause brought for the recovery of damages on the main claim, in the event recovery is had thereon.
18-316: SAME; LIABILITY OF SHIPPERS FOR FAILURE TO ACCEPT OARS: In the event the shipper fails or refuses to accept such car or cars,
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when furnished under condition and as herein required, he shall be liable to the railroad company for the sum of $10 per car, and the cost of the first or initial icing in the event the same is iced; and should he fail or refuse to pay I same within 30 days after written demand therefor, he shall be liable for $0 instead of $10 as herein fixed, together with th e cost of icing.
18-317: EXPLOSIVES REQUIRED TO BE MARKED; PENALTY FOR VIO LATION OF LAW: All owners, agents, or others who have any gunpowder, more than five pounds, or dynamite or other dangerous explosive, transported upon water, railroad, or otherwise, shall have the word "Gunpowder, " "Dyna mite, " or other name of the explosive marked upon each package so trans ported, in large letters. Gunpowder, dynamite, or other dangerous explosive transported in violation of said provision shall be liable to seizure and forfei ture by any officer who may execute a criminal warrant, under warrant for th a t purpose, issued by any officer who may issue such first-named warrants, one-half of the same to go to the informer, the other half to go to the military fund of the State, after public sale by order of the officer issuing the warrant, or one of like power.
18-318: UNJUST DISCRIMINATION IN RATES: No person, or officer or | agent of any company or corporation, by payment of money or other thing of value, solicitation, or otherwise, shall induce any common carrier of freight within tjjis State, or any of its officers or agents, to discriminate unjustly in his, its, or their favor, as against any other consignor or consignee in the trans portation of property from and to points in this State ; and no such person shall aid or abet any common carrier in any such u njust discrimination. Any such person, corporation, or company violating this section shall, together with said common carrier, be liable jointly or severally in an action to be brought by any consignor, or consignee discriminated against for all damages caused by or resulting therefrom.
18-319: CLAIMS FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE OF GOODS OR FOR OVERCHARGES; WHEN TO BE PAID; PENALTY#FOR FAILURE:,Every claim for loss or damage to property, or overcharge for freight, for which any common carrier may be liable, shall be adjusted and paid by such common carrier with in 60 days in cases of shipm ents wholly within this State, and within 90 days in cases of shipments between points without and points within this State, after such claim, duly verified by the claimant or his agent, shall have been filed with the agent of the initial carrier or with th e agent of the carrier upon whose line the loss or damage or overcharge actually occurred. In the event such claim is not adjusted and paid within the time limited, the carrier shall be liable for interest thereon at the legal rate from the date of the filing of the claim until the payment thereof, and shall also be liable for a penalty of $50 for every such failure to adjust and pay said claim, to be recovered by the party damaged: Provided, th a t unless such claimant shall in such action recover the full am ount claimed, no penalty shall be recovered, but the recovery shall be limited to the actual loss o r damage or overcharge, with interest thereon from the date of filing said claim.
18-320: FACILITIES FOR WEIGHING FREIGHT TO BE FURNISHED BY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY: Every railroad or transportation company i
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> this State shall furnish suitable and adequate facilities for correctly weighing r all freight offered for shipment in carload lots in this State at points where j I the volume of business offered is sufficient to warrant the expense; and if 0 any officer or agent of a railroad or transportation company, or person acting
for or employed by such railroad or transportation company, shall, by reason of overweights or false billing, cause such railroad or transportation company
to charge on any shipment for more than the actual weight of such shipment', the said railroad or transportation company shall be liable to the owner of 1 such shipment in damages for an amount equal to twice the charges on the j excess weight so charged.

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18-321: SWORN WEIGHERS TO WEIGH FREIGHT: Whenever any rail

road company in this State shall weigh any cars loaded with freight to be

r shipped and charged for by the carload, such weighing shall be done by a sworn

, weigher, as provided for the weighing of cotton, rice, and other produce.

18-322: OARS WEIGHED SINGLY TO BE UNCOUPLED; LUMBER OARS
' j WEIGHED THREE TOGETHER: When such cars are weighed singly they shall be uncoupled at both ends and weighed one at a time. When any railroad com-
r j pany shall transport timber, lumber, or other like articles of freight, which, f from length, laps over from one car to another, such company may cause as .t many as two or three such cars so loaded to be weighed together, after unn| coupling them at both ends from other cars, and in all such instances the
aggregate weight of the freight upon said two or three cars shall be averaged 11 so th at each of the cars shall be charged with an equal amount of the total h weight, and the shipper be made to pay freight as if each of the cars so weighed h together did actually contain an equal portion of the whole load: Provided, t that in such cases the shipper shall not pay less than the amount of freight dI due on full carloads.

18-323: PENALTY FOR NONOOMPLIANCE WITH TWO PRECEDING SEC_ TIONS: Any railroad company failing, refusing, or neglecting to comply with
a any of the provisions of the two preceding sections shall be held liable in an nj action for damages, to be brought in the county where such weighing is done, L_i at the instance of any person aggrieved, and the recovery shall be in a sum not n less than $100 nor more than $200 for each offense.

1 18-324: STOPPAGE IN TRANSITU; WHEN RIGHT EXISTS: The right of stoppage in tran situ shall exist whenever th e vendor in a sale on credit seeks to
1 resume the possession of goods while they are in the hands of a carrier or mid| dleman, in their transit to the vendee or consignee on his becoming insolvent.
J ^ continues until the vendee obtains actual possession of the goods.

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18-325: SAME; EFFECT: A stoppage in transitu by the vendor or consignor

i: relieves the carrier from his obligation to deliver, nor is he thence forward

it j responsible for more than ordinary diligence in the care of the goods.

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Chapter 18-4. LIENS AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF

Sec. 18-401 Lien for fare and baggage
charges. 18-402 Lien for freight charges.
18-403 Priority of carriers' liens. 18-404 Sale of nonperishable goods. 18-405 Sale of perishable goods and
live freight.

Sec. 18-406 Proceeds of sale of goods car
ried. 18-407 Carrier relieved from duties as j
to safe keeping of freight,
when.

18-401: LIEN FOR FARE AND BAGGAGE CHARGES: The carrier of pass engers shall have a Hen on the baggage, not only for its charges, but also for
the passenger's fare.

18-402: LIEN FOR FREIGHT CHARGES: When the carrier shall have compUed with his contract as to transportation, he shaU have a Hen on the goods for the freight, and may retain possession until it is paid, unless this right is waived by special contract or actual deUvery of the goods.

18-403: PRIORITY OF CARRIERS' LIENS: Carriers' Hens for their charges
on the baggage of their passengers and on the goods and articles transported shall be superior to other Hens, except Hens for taxes, special liens of land lords for rent, Hens of laborers, and aU general Hens of which they had actual notice before the property claimed to be subject to Hen came into their con
trol, to which excepted Hens they shall be inferior.

18-404: SALE OF NONPERISHABLE GOODS: Where nonperishable property which has been transported to destination by any common carrier is refused by the consignee or where the party entitled to receive it, fails to receive it within 15 days after the notice of arrival shaU have been sent or given to the consignee or to the party entitled to receive it the carrier may sell the same at pubUc auction to the highest bidder at such place as may be designated by the carrier: Provided, th a t the carrier shaU have first mailed, sent or given to the consignor notice th a t the property has been refused or remains un claimed, as the case may be, and th a t it wiH be subject to sale if disposition shaU not be arranged for, and shaU have pubUshed notice containing a general description of the property, the name of the party to whom consigned, or, if shipped order notify, the name of the party to be notified, and the time and place of sale once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation at the place of sale or nearest place thereto: Provided, further, th a t 30 days shaU have elapsed before pubUcation of notice of sale after said notice th a t the property was refused or remains unclaimed was maUed, sent
or given as hereinbefore provided.

18-405: SALE OF PERISHABLE GOODS AND LIVE FREIGHT: Where per ishable property has been transported by any common carrier to' destination and is refused by consignee or by the party entitled to receive it, or said con signee or party entitled to receive it shall fail to receive it promptly, the carrier may in its discretion, to prevent deterioration or further deterioration, sell the same to the best advantage at private or public sale: Provided, th a t if time

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serves for notification to the consignor or owner of the refusal of the property or of the failure to receive it and for a request for disposition of property, such notification shall be given in such manner as the exercise of due diligence requires before the property is sold. Live freight is hereby declared to be per ishable property.
18-406: PROCEEDS OF SALE OF GOODS CARRIED: The proceeds of any sale under this Chapter shall be applied by the carrier to the payment of freight, demurrage, storage and other lawful charges, and the expense of notice, ad vertising, sale, and other necessary expense, and the caring for and maintain ing the property if proper care of the same shall require special expense, and should there be a balance, it shall be held by the carrier in speciaj. tru st to be paid to the owner of the property or his order on demand.
18-407: CARRIER RELIEVED FROM DUTIES AS TO SAFE-KEEPING OF FREIGHT, WHEN: On compliance with the provisions of the three preceding sections, such carriers shall be relieved from all liability as to the safe-keeping of such freight after transportation, and also as to the proceeds of sale.

Chapter 18-6. CONNECTING CARRIERS

Sec.
18-501 Duty of railroads to sell tickets of connecting roads and check baggage over same.
18-502 Duty to place tickets with connecting roads; security.
18-503 Penalty for violation of two preceding sections.

Sec.
18-504 Connecting railroads to receive freight tendered in cars.
18-505 Responsibility and liability
where there are several connecting carriers. 18-506 Contract, etc., for exemption from liability for damage to property in transportation.

_ 18-501: DUTY OF RAILROADS TO SELL TICKETS OF CONNECTING ROADS AND CHECK BAGGAGE OVER SAME: No railroad company having an office or agency within this State shall refuse to put on sale, or refuse to sell, any ticket of any other railroad company, with which the same may be

directly or indirectly connected, at the price or rate fixed by the Public Service ommission, for passage over lines of such connecting roads, less such amount
as may be directed to be deducted from such rate by any one or more of said connecting lines; and it shall be unlawful, after the sale of such ticket, to refuse to issue checks for baggage over such connecting lines, to the extent
at the baggage may be allowed to be checked under the ordinary rules and regulations of said companies.

otto18-5021 DUTY T PLA0E TICKETS WITH CONNECTING ROADS; SE CURITY: No railroad company operating or doing business wholly or partly within this State shall refuse to put on sale with the agents of any other rail road company, wherewith it may be directly or indirectly connected, tickets or any point upon its lines of road, or refuse to receive such tickets for pass age over its fines, or refuse to receive and transport baggage which may be
checked upon said tickets so sold. Any company so placing its tickets upon sale * may demand reasonable security to secure the price of such tickets so placed on saie> and may demand, from time to time, such renewals of deposits or
other security as will protect it from any loss from the sale of such tickets

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18-^503: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF TWO PRECEDING SECTIONS: For every violation of any of the provisions of the two preceding sections, the railroad company shall he subject to a penalty of $1,000, which may be re covered in any superior or city court of the county in which such violation may occur. Suit may be brought by the railroad company whose road may be discriminated against, or by the person offering to buy a ticket over such road; and such penalty may be recovered by each of said parties, and the recovery
by one shall not be a bar to recovery by the other.

18-504: CONNECTING RAILROADS TO RECEIVE FREIGHT TENDERED IN CARS: All railroad companies in this State, at the terminus or any inter mediate point, shall receive from the connecting road having the same gauge all cars containing freight consigned to any point on the road to which the same is offered, and shall transport the cars to their destination with reason able diligence; and any failure or refusal to comply with this requirement shall give to the consignee, shipper, or owner of said goods and freight a right of action against the company so refusing, and the damages received in such action shall not be less than 10 per cent, nor more than 25 per cent, of the value
of the goods so refused to be received.

18-505: RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL CONNECTING CARRIERS: When there are several connecting railroads under different companies, and the goods are intended to be transported over more than one railroad, each company shall be responsible only to its own terminus and until delivery to the connecting road; the last company which has re ceived the goods as "in good order" shall be responsible to the consignee for any damage, open or concealed, done to the goods, and such companies shall settle among themselves the question of ultimate liability: Provided, that
this section shall not apply to interstate shipments.

18-506: CONTRACT, ETC., FOR EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN TRANSPORTATION: Any common carrier, rail road, or t r ansportation company, receiving property for transportation be tween points wholly within this State, shall issue a receipt or bill of lading therefor, and shall be liable to the holder thereof for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by i t or by any common carrier to which such property may be delivered or over whose line or lines such property may pass, and no contract, receipt, rule, or regulation shall exempt such common car rier, railroad, or transportation company from the liability herein imposed: Provided, th a t nothing in this section shall deprive any holder of such receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action which he has under existing
law. (ACTS 1906, p. 102.)
Chapter 18-6. ACTIONS

Sec. 18-601 Limitation of action for
charges in intrastate ship
ments.18-602 Limitation of actions for over
charges on intrastate ship
ments. 18-603 When cause of action accrues. 18-604 What claims covered by law.

Sec. 18-605 Suits to collect forfeitures for
violations of law limiting hours of employment of
trainmen. 18-606 Failure to supply equal and
like accommodations.
18-607 Proof of injury prima facie evidence of want of reason-
able skill and care.

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18-601: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS FOR CHARGES ON INTRASTATE SHIPMENTS: All actions at law by common carriers operating in this State, for the recovery of their charges or any part thereof, where such charges have accrued in connection with intrastate shipments, shall be begun within three years from the time the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter.
18-602: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS FOR OVERCHARGES ON INTRASTATE SHIPMENTS: All actions at law for the recovery of overcharges accruing on intrastate shipments shall be begun against common carriers operating in this State within a period of three years from the time the cause of action ac crues, and not thereafter, except th at if claim for the overcharge has been presented in writing to the carrier within the three-year period of limitation, said period shall be extended to include six months from the time notice in writing is given by the carrier to the claimant of disallowance of claim or any part or parts thereof.
18-603: WHEN CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES: For the purposes of sections 18-601 and 18-602, the cause of action in respect of a shipment of property shal be deemed to accrue upon delivery or tender of delivery thereof by the carrier, and not after.
18-604: WHAT CLAIMS COVERED BY LAW: The provisions of the preced ing three sections shall extend to and embrace overcharges on which the cause of action accrued during the one-year period prior to March 24, 1933, as well as overcharges on which the cause of action accrues thereafter, and all actions not begun within the period provided herein shall be barred and no recovery allowed thereon; except th at claims for overcharges presented to the carriers on shipments moving during the period as set forth in this section shall not be deemed barred under the terms hereof, if presented within the period speci fied in section 18-602.
18-605: SUITS TO COLLECT FORFEITURES FOR VIOLATION OF LAW LIMITING HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT OF TRAINMEN: Suits for the collec tion of forfeitures, under the provisions of section 18-106 shall be brought in the county in which the principal office of the railroad employing the train men offending is situated; or if such company shall have no principal office in this State, then such suit may be brought in any county in which such com pany has a track and an agent.
18-606: FAILURE TO SUPPLY EQUAL AND LIKE ACCOMMODATIONS: Any railroad violating th e conditions of section 18-205, by any of its employees/ may be sued in the superior court of the county where the offense is com mitted, and any person so wronged may recover such sum as the discretion of the court thinks right and proper in the premises, not to exceed $10,000.
18-607: PROOF OF INJURY PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF WANT OF REA
SONABLE SKILL AND CARE: In all actions against railroad companies for damages done to passengers, proof of injury inflicted by the running of lo comotives or cars of such companies shall be prima facie evidence of the want of reasonable skill and care on the part of the servants of the companies in reference to shell injury.
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Chapter 18-99. CRIMES

Sec. 18-9901 Failure to furnish equal ac
commodations to all.
18-9902 Allowing white and colored passengers to occupy same car or compartment.
18-9903 Failure to furnish seats, lights, etc., to passengers.
18-9904 Passenger remaining in car, compartment or seat other
than th at to which as
signed. 18-9905 Sleeping-car passenger re
maining in compartment other than th at to which
assigned. 18-9906 Employee failing to- assist in
ejecting passenger from
sleeping car. 18-9907 Failure to keep water or lights
in passenger cars. 18-9908 Conductor or agent of rail
road failing to furnish
water or lights.

Sec. 18-9909 Failure of railroad to install
cinder deflectors on pass
enger coaches. 18-9910 Failure to supply railway sta
tion accommodations for
passengers. 18-9911 IHegal traffic in nontrans-
ferable tickets.
18-9912 Tramps. 18-9913 Railroad officials or employ
ees overcharging.
18-9914 Inducing or aiding in unjust dis crimination.
18-9915 Agent or officer of carrier fading to give required receipt to shipper.
18-9916 False billing, weighing, re ports or classifications by
carriers. 18-9917 False billing, etc., by con
signor or consignee.

18-9901: FAILURE TO FURNISH EQUAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO ALL: Any officer, employee, or agent of a common carrier of passengers for hire, or persons who are common carriers, who shall violate the provisions of sec
tion 18-205, shah be punished as for a misdemeanor.

18-9902: ALLOWING WHITE AND COLORED PASSENGERS TO OCCUPY SAME OAR OR COMPARTMENT: Any officer or employee having charge of railroad cars, who shad violate the provisions of section 18-206, prohibiting such officer or employee from adowing white and colored passengers to oc cupy the same car or compartment, shad be guilty of a misdemeanor.

18-9903: FAILURE TO FURNISH SEATS, LIGHTS, ETC., TO PASSENGERS: Fadure of companies operating and using compartment cars or separate cars to furnish to passengers comfortable seats, and to have the cars wed and suf ficiently dghted and ventdated, as required by section 18-206, shad be a mis

demeanor.
18-9904: PASSENGER REMAINING IN OAR, COMPARTMENT OR SEAT OTHER THAN THAT TO WHICH ASSIGNED: Any passenger violating the provisions of section 18-208, prohibiting any passenger from remaining in any car, compartment, or seat other th an th a t to which he has been assigned,
shad be gudty of a misdemeanor.

18-9905: SLEEPING CAR PASSENGER REMAINING IN COMPARTMENT OTHER THAN THAT TO WHICH ASSIGNED: Any sleeping car passenger re maining in any compartment other than th a t to which he may be assigned
shad be gudty of a misdemeanor.

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18-9906: EMPLOYEE FAILING TO ASSIST IN EJECTING PASSENGER FROM SLEEPING CAR: A conductor or other employee of a sleeping car, or of a train carrying sleeping cars, who shall fail or refuse to assist in ejecting a passenger violating the provisions of section 18-210 shall be guilty of a mis demeanor. -
18-9907: FAILURE TO KEEP WATER OR LIGHTS IN PASSENGER OARS: A violation of section 18-211 requiring railroad companies to keep an adequate supply of good, pure drinking water in each passenger car at all hours, and lights during th e night for the use of passengers, shall be a misdemeanor.
18-9908: CONDUCTOR OR AGENT OF RAILROAD FAILING TO FURNISH WATER OR LIGHTS: Any conductor or agent of a railroad, who, after being requested by a passenger to furnish a sufficient supply of water to the pass engers in each car, or light at night, shall pass any depot or station without so doing, may be indicted in any county through which the railroad of which he is agent or conductor runs, and shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
18-9909: FAILURE OF RAILROAD TO INSTALL CINDER DEFLECTORS ON PASSENGER COACHES: Any railroad company refusing or neglecting to comply with section 18-212, with regard to installing cinder deflectors on pass enger coaches, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of not less than $500 or more thjan $1,000 for each coach not equipped as required by said section.
18-9910: FAILURE TO SUPPLY RAILWAY STATION ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PASSENGERS: A failure by a railroad company to comply with section 18-213, in relation to a lighted and comfortable room for passengers, sha.ii be a misdemeanor.
18-9911: ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN NONTRANSFERABLE TICKETS- Who ever shall violate sections 18-215 or 18-216, relating to traffic in nontransferable tickets, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
18-9912: TRAMPS: If any person shall ride or attem pt to ride on a railroad train of any character, and shall conceal himself from the conductor or train authorities by hiding under the train, or upon the top of the train, or in box cars, on tenders, or elsewhere, for the purpose of avoiding the payment of fare or of stealing a ride thereon, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
18-9913: RAILROAD OFFICIALS OR EMPLOYEES OVERCHARGING: Any officer, agent or other employee of a common carrier who shall charge, for transporting freight or passengers, above the rates established by the Public service Commission, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
18-9914: INDUCING OR AIDING IN UNJUST DISCRIMINATION: Any Person, or any officer or agent of any corporation or company, who shall by Payment of money or other thing of value, solicitation, or otherwise induce any common carrier of freight within this State, or any of its officers or agents o discriminate unjustly in his or its favor, as against any other consignor or consignee, in the transportation of property from and to points in this State or shall aid or abet any common carrier in any such unjust discrimination, snail be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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18-9915: AGENT OR OFFICER OF CARRIER FAILING TO GIVE RE QUIRED RECEIPT TO SHIPPER: Any agent or officer of any common carrier violating the provisions of section 18-308, requiring such carrier, upon demand, to furnish a receipt to any person delivering property to such carrier for trans portation, shah be guilty of a misdemeanor.
18-9916: FALSE BILLING, WEIGHING, REPORTS, OR CLASSIFICA TIONS BY CARRIERS: Any common carrier of freight within the limits of this State, or, whenever such common carrier is a corporation, any officer or agent thereof, or any person acting for or employed by such corporation, who, by means of false billing, false classification, false weighing, or false report of weight, or by any other device or means, shall knowingly and wilfully assist or shall willingly suffer or permit, any person to obtain transportation for property from and to points within the limits of this State, at less than the regular rates then established and in force on the line of transportation of such common carrier, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
18-9917- FALSE BILLING, ETC., BY CONSIGNOR OR CONSIGNEE: Any person, and any officer of any corporation or company, who shall dehver prop erty for transportation from and to points within the limits of this State to any common carrier of freights within this State or for whom, as consignor or consignee, any such carrier shah transport property, who shall knowingly and wilfully, by false billing, false classification, false weighing, false representa tion of the contents of the package, or false report of weight, or by any other device or means, whether with or without the consent or connivance of the carrier or its agent, obtain transportation for such property at less than the regular rates then established and in force on the line of transportation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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TITLE 93--PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Chap. 93-1 Meaning of term s____ . . . _______ ______

Sec. 93-101

93-2 Creation; domicile; election, qualifications, salaries, etc., of

members ________ . . . _____

93-3 Jurisdiction, powers, and duties____ ___ ________~ ~~

93-4 Rights, duties, liabilities, etc., of railroads, e tc .__

93-5 Hearings, etc.*___ ______________ ___

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93-99 Crimes_________________ ___

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93-201 93-301 93-401 93-501 93-9901

Chapter 93-1. MEANING OP TERMS
93-101: "RAILROAD CORPORATION" AND "RAILROAD COMPANY" DEFINED: The term "railroad corporation," or "railroad company," con tained in this Title, shall be deemed and taken to mean all corporations, com panies, or individuals owning or operating or which may hereafter own or operate any railroad, in whole or in part, in this State, and the provisions of this Title shall apply to all persons, firms, and companies, and to all associ ations of persons, whether incorporated or otherwise, th at shall do business as common carriers upon any of the lines of railroad in this State, as well as to railroad corporations herein mentioned. (Acts 1878-79, p. 125. )

Chapter 93-2. CREATION; DOMICILE; ELECTION, QUALIFICATIONS,

SALARIES, ETC., OP MEMBERS

Sec.
93-201 Creation; number of commis sioners; election; terms of office.
93-202 Qualifications of members of Commission.
93-203 Oath of office. 93-204 Vacancies; how filled. 93-206 Chairman; election; term of
office; salary. 93-207 Employees and officials; com
pensations.

Sec. 93-208 Salaries.
93-209 Payment of salaries and ex penses; Public Service Com mission.
93-210 Appropriation of public serv ice corporation fees to pay ment of salaries, expenses, etc.
93-211 Domicile and office or Com mission.

93-201: CREATION; NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS; ELECTION; TERMS

OF OFFICE: The Georgia Public Service Commission shall consist of five mem

bers to be elected by the qualified voters of the whole State who are entitled to

vote for members of the General Assembly, said election to be held under the

same rules and regulations as apply to the election of Governor. The com

missioners, who shall give their entire time to the duties of their office, shall

be elected at the general election next preceding the expiration of the terms

of office of the respective incumbents; their terms of office shall be six years

and shall expire on December 1 . (Acts 1878-9, p. 125; 1906, p. * 1 0 0 1 9 0 7 n 7 2 -

1919, pp. 22, 23; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)

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93-202: QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION: The com missioners shah not jointly or severally, or in any way, be the holders of any railroad stock or bonds, Or be agents or employees of any railroad company

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or have any interest in any way in any railroad or other corporation under the jurisdiction of the Commission, and shall so continue during the term of of fice; and in case any commissioner becomes disqualified in any way, he shall at once remove the disqualification or resign, and on failure so to do he must be suspended from office by the Governor and dealt with as hereinafter provided. Any person 30 years of age, who is qualified to vote as an elector, and who is not directly or indirectly interested in any mercantile business or any corpor ation th a t is controlled by or th a t participates in the benefit of any pool, com bination, trust, contract, or arrangement th a t has the effect of increasing or tends to increase the cost to the public of carriage, heat, light, power, or of any commodity or merchandise sold to the public, shall be eligible to mem bership on said Commission, without reference to his experience in law or railway business. (Acts 1878-9, pp. 125, 126; 1907, p. 72.)
93-203: OATH OF OFFICE: The commissioners shall take an oath of office, to be framed by the Governor. (Acts 1878-9, pp. 125, 126. )
93-204: VACANCIES; HOW FILLED: In case of a vacancy in the Commis sion causing an unexpired term, the same shall be filled by executive appoint ment, and the person appointed shall hold his office until the next regular general election and until his successor for the balance of the unexpired term shall have been elected and qualified. (Acts 1906, p. 100. )
93-205: SUSPENSION OF COMMISSIONER FROM OFFICE: (Repealed by
Acts 1939, p. 224. )
93-206: CHAIRMAN; ELECTION; TERM OF OFFICE; SALARY: I t shall be the duty of the Commission to elect from its membership a chairman, who shall hold the position for a term of two years, and who shall give his entire time to the duties of his office, and who shall receive therefor during his term as chairman a salary of $5,000 per annum, to be paid from the State treasury. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 74; 1919, pp. 92, 93; 1922, pp. 143, 144; 1931, pp. 7, 41.)
93-207: EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS; COMPENSATION: The Commis sion shall have power to employ during its pleasure such officers, experts, en gineers, statisticians, accountants, inspectors, clerks and employees as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this law, or to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by law upon the Commission. The compensation of such officials and all other employees shall be fixed by the Commission at such sum as it may deem reasonable and proper. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 74; 1922, p. 144.)
93-208: SALARIES: The salary of each commissioner, except the chair man, shall be $3,600 per annum, to be paid from the treasury of the State. The salary of th e secretary of the Commission shall be $3,000 per annum. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 81; 1919, pp. 92-95; 1922, pp. 143, 144, 146; 1931, pp. 7, 41.)
93-209: PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND EXPENSES; PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FUND: The salaries as fixed by the Commission for th e officers, experts, engineers, statisticians, accountants, inspectors, clerks and other employees and as fixed by the law for commissioners shall be paid monthly from the funds provided for the use of the Commission after being approved by the Commission. All expenses incurred by the Commission pursuant to the
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provisions of law, including the actual and necessary traveling and other ex penses and disbursements of the commissioners, and of officers and employ ees, incurred while on business of the Commission, shall be paid from the funds provided for the use of the Commission after being approved by the Commission. The necessary expenses of conducting the business of said Com mission and the salaries of said commissioners shall be provided for by appro priations made for said purposes. The funds assessed and collected as pro vided in section 93-210 shall be specially designated as the Public Service Com mission Fund and shall be expended only and exclusively as herein provided and directed. (Acts 1922, p. 146; 1931, pp. 7, 41.)

93-210: APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION FEES TO PAYMENT OF SALARIES, EXPENSES, ETC. : There shall be paid by all public service corporations or utilities, subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Serv ice Commission, a special fee in addition to those now required by law. Such fee shall be fixed by the Comptroller General upon each of such public service corporations or utilities according to the value of its property, as ascertained by the last preceding State tax assessment, and shall be apportioned among such public service corporations or utilities, upon the basis of such valuation, so as to produce a revenue of $70,000 per annum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be paid on or before the 20th day of January in each year. The Comptroller General shall notify each public service corporation or , utility of the State of the amount due by it under the provisions of this law, not later than December 1 of each year, and said fee shall be paid to the State Treasurer on or before the 20th day of January as above provided; such sum I of $70,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated and > | set aside for the purpose of paying the salaries, compensation, costs and ex3 penses of the Public Service Commission, its members and employees, and the i Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Commission, and no other sum shall be appropriated therefor. In case of default in payment by any public service corporation, company or person the fee provided for in this section, the Comptroller General shall proceed to collect the same in the same manner as franchise taxes are now collected. (Acts 1922, p. 145; 1931, pp. 7, 41. )

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93-211: DOMICILE AND OFFICE OF COMMISSION: The domicile of the

e Public Service Commission is hereby fixed at the Capital, and no court of this e | State, other than those of Fulton county, shall have or take jurisdiction in

e any suit or proceeding brought or instituted against said Commission or on account of any of its orders or rules. The Commission shall be furnished with

necessary furniture and stationery and an office to be kept at Atlanta. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125; 1905, p. 95; 1907, pp. 72, 80.) r- I
Chapter 93-3. JURISDICTION, POWERS AND DUTIES

ts

Sec.

Sec.

93-301 Investigation of books and 93-304 Powers and duties extended to

papers of railroad com

street railroads.

IE
s,

panies; examination of 93-305 Express and telegraph com

agents and employees.

panies under Commission's

01 93-302 Regulation of transportation

control.

Ly

of freight.

93-306 Regulation of charges.

id ie

93-303 Power over contracts between railroads.

93-307 Jurisdiction of Commission.

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Sec. 93-308 Further powers. 93-309 Duty of Commission.
93-310 Duty to make rates. 93-311 Publication of rates. 93-312 Investigation of through rates.
93-313 Report of improper charges to railroad officials.
93-314 Report of improper charges to Interstate Commerce Com
mission. 93-315 Attorney General to represent
Public Service Commission.
93-316 inspection of railroads by com
mission. 93-317 Duty to fix storage charges.

Sec. 93-318 Reports of Commission. 93-319 Imparting information to
others by public service com- j . missioners prohibited. 93-320 Jurisdiction over sale of water ;
supervision of public utility.
93-321 Same; lease of property from municipality of other politi- I cal subdivisions; exceptions. |
93-322 Same; civil penalty for viola tion of law or requirements of Commission.
93-323 Same; when law becomes ap plicable.

93-301: INVESTIGATION OF BOO S AND PAPERS OF RAILROAD COMPANIES; EXAMINATION OF AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES: It shall be the duty of the Commission to investigate the books and papers of all the railroad com panies doing business in this State, to ascertain if the rules and regulations of the Commission have been complied with, and to make personal visitation to railroad officers, stations, and other places of business for the purpose of examinations, and to make rules and regulations concerning such exami nations which rules and regulations shah be observed and obeyed as the other rules and regulations of the Commission; said Commission shah also have fun power and authority to examine ah agents and employees of said railroad companies, and other persons, under oath or otherwise, in order to procure the necessary information to make ju st and reasonable freight and passenger rates, and to ascertain whether such rules and regulations are observed or violated, and to make necessary and proper rules and regulations concerning such examination, which rules and regulations shall be obeyed and enforced as ah other rules and regulations provided for in this Title. (Acts 1878-9, p.

125.)
93-302- REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT: The Georgia
Public Service Commission is hereby vested with full power and authority to make prescribe, and enforce all such reasonable rules, regulations, and or ders as may be necessary in order to compel and require the several railroad companies in this State to promptly receive, receipt for, forward, and deliver to destination ah freight of every character which may be tendered or received by them for transportation; and/ as well such reasonable rules, regulations, and orders as may be necessary to compel and require prompt delivery to the consignee of all freights, on arrival at destination. (Acts 1905, p. 120; 1922,

pp. 143, 144.) *

93-303: POWER OVER CONTRACTS BETWEEN RAILROADS: All contracts and agreements between railroad companies doing business in this State; as to freight and passenger rates, shall be submitted to the Public Service Com" mission for inspection and correction, th a t it may be seen whether or not they are in violation of the law, of the Constitution, of this Title, or of the rules

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and regulations of the Commission; and all arrangements and agreements whatever as to the division of earnings of any kind by competing railroad com panies doing business in this State, shall be submitted to said commissioners for inspection and approval, in so far as they,affect rules and regulations made by said commissioners to secure to all persons doing business with said com panies ju st and reasonable freight and passenger rates; and said Commission may make such rules and regulations as to such contracts and agreements as may be then deemed necessary and proper, and any such agreements not ap proved by such Commission, or by virtue of which rates shall be charged ex ceeding the rates fixed for freight and passengers shall be deemed to be vio lations of Article IV, Section II, paragraph IV, of the Constitution (2-2504), and shall be illegal and void. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125. )
93-304: POWERS AND DUTIES EXTENDED TO STREET RAILROADS: The powers and duties conferred by law prior to August 23, 1907, upon the Public Service Commission and its authority and control shall extend to street rail roads and street railroad corporations, and companies or persons owning, leasing, or operating street railroads in this State: Provided, however, th at nothing herein shall be construed to impair any valid contract between any municipality and any such company in force on th at date: and Provided, th at this section shall not operate to repeal any municipal ordinance existing on ; such date; nor shall it impair nor invalidate any contract or ordinance of any . municipality, made or adopted since th at date, as to the public uses of such ; company, th at shall receive the assent of the Public Service Commission; to . | docks and wharves, and corporations, companies, or persons owning, leas ing, or operating the same; to terminals or terminal stations, and corpor3 ations, companies, or persons owning, leasing, or operating the same; to cot1 ton compress corporations or associations, and persons or companies owning, 3 leasing, or operating the same; and to telegraph or telephone corporations, r companies, or persons owning, leasing, or operating a public telephone servr ice or telephone lines in this State; to gas and electric light and power comg panies, corporations, or persons owning, leasing, or operating public gas i plants or electric light and power plants furnishing service to the public. (Acts 1907, p. 73; 1908, p. 67; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-305: EXPRESS AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES UNDER COMMISSION'S CONTROL: All companies or persons owning, controlling, or operating a line or lines of express or telegraph, which are in whole or in part in this State, | shall be under the control of the Public Service Commission which shall have ir full power to regulate the prices to be charged by any company or persons owning, controlling, or operating any such line or lines, for any service per, formed by such company or persons, and all the powers given to said Commis'g sion over railroads in this State, and all the penalties prescribed against rail? road companies or persons operating railroads, are hereby declared to be'of force against corporations, companies, or a person or persons owning, control ling, or operating a line or lines of express or telegraph, doing business in this ts State, whose line or lines is or are, wholly or in part, in this State, so far as said as provisions can be made applicable thereto. The said Commission s~ha.fi also a- have power and authority to require said companies to locate agencies at railey road stations. (Acts 1890-1, p. 151; 1922, pp. 143, 144.) es
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93-306: REGULATION OF CHARGES: The powers of the Public Service Commission to regulate charges by corporations, companies, and persons re ferred to in the preceding section, shall apply only to charges for transpor tation by express from one point to another in this State, and to messages sent by telegraph from one point to another in this State. (Acts 1890-1, pp.
151, 152.)
93-307: JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION: The Public Service Commission shall have the general supervision of all common carriers, railroads, express corporations or companies, street railroads, railroad corporations or com panies, dock or wharfage corporations or companies, terminal or terminal station corporations or companies, telephone and telegraph corporations or companies within this State, gas or electric light and power companies with in this State; and while it may hear complaints, yet the Commission is author ized to perform the duties imposed upon it of its own initiative, and to require all common carriers and other public service companies under its supervision to establish and maintain such public service and facilities as may be reason able and just, either by general rules or by special orders in particular cases, and to require such publication by common carriers, in newspapers of towns through which their Unes extend, of their schedules as may be reasonable and which the pubUc convenience demands. Said Commission shaU have author ity to examine into the affairs of said companies and corporations and to keep informed as to their general condition, their capitaUzation, their franchises, and the manner in which their Unes, owned, leased, or controUed, are man aged, conducted, and operated, not only with respect to the adequacy, se curity, and accommodation afforded by their service to the pubUc and their employees, but also with reference to their compUance with all provisions of law, orders of the Commission, and charter requirements. Said Commission shall have the power and authority, whenever it deems advisable, to prescribe, estabUsh, and order a uniform system of accounts to be used by railroads and other corporations over which it has jurisdiction, the same to be as far as prac ticable in conformity with the system of accounts prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission; to examine aU books, contracts, records, papers, and documents of any person or corporation subj ect to its supervision, and com pel the production thereof. Said Commission shaU have the power, through any one or more of its members, at its direction, to make personal visitation to the offices and places of business of said companies for the purpose of ex amination, and such commissioner or commissioners shaU have fuU power and authority to examine the agents and employees of said companies under oath, or otherwise, in order to procure information deemed by the commissioners necessary to their work or of value to the pubUc: Provided, th at nothing in this section shall be so construed as to repeal or abrogate any existing law or rule of the Commission as to notice or hearings to persons, railroads, or other corporations interested in the rates, or in the orders, rules, or regulations promulgated by said Commission before the same are issued, nor to repeal the law of this. State as to notice by pubUcation of a change in rates. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 75; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-308: FURTHER POWERS: The PubUc Service Commission shall have power and authority to ascertain the cost of construction and the present value of properties in Georgia owned by said corporations or companies, and
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to that end may employ necessary experts; to prescribe rules with reference to spurtracks and sidetracks, with reference to their use and construction, removal, or change, with full power to compel service to be furnished to manu facturing plants, warehouses, and similar places of business along the line of railroads, where practicable and where in the judgment of the Commission the business is sufficient to justify the same, and on such terms and con ditions as the Commission may prescribe; to order and compel the operation of sufficient and proper passenger service when in its judgment inefficient or insufficient service is being rendered the public or any community; to order and compel the making and operation of physical connection between lines of railroads crossing or intersecting each other, or entering the same incorporated town or city, when in its judgment practicable and to the interest of the public; to fix penalties for neglect on the part of railroad companies to adjust over charges and losses, or failure to decline to do so, if deemed unjust, in a reason able time; to prescribe rules and penalties covering and requiring the prompt receipt, carriage, and delivery of freight, the prompt furnishing of cars to shippers desiring to ship freight, and to prescribe rules and penalties for the transfer of cars through yards of connecting roads; to order the erection of depots and stations where it deems the same necessary, and to order the ap pointment and service thereat of depot or station agents; and to regulate schedules and compel connections at junction points of competing lines. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 76; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-309: DUTY OF COMMISSION: The power to determine what are ju st and reasonable rates and charges is vested exclusively in the Public Service Commission; and the Commission shall make reasonable and ju st rates of freight and passenger tariffs, to be observed by all railroad companies doing business in this State, on the railroads thereof; shall make reasonable and ju st rules and regulations, to be observed by all railroad companies doing business in this State, as to charges at any and all points for the necessary handling and delivering of freights; shall make such ju st and reasonable rules and regu lations as may be necessary for preventing unjust discriminations in the trans portation of freight and passengers on the railroads in this State; shall have the power to make ju st and reasonable joint rates for all connecting railroads doing business in this State, as to all traffic or business passing from one of said railroads to another: Provided, however, th at before applying joint rates to railroads th at are not under the management and control of one and the same company, the Commission shall give 30 days' notice to said railroads of the joint rate contemplated, and of its division between said railroads, and give hearings to roads desiring to object to the same; shall make reasonable and just rates of charge for use of railroad cars carrying any and all kinds of freight and passengers on said railroads, no m atter by whom owned or carried; and shall make ju st and reasonable rules and regulations, to be observed by said railroad companies on said railroads, to prevent the giving or paying of any rebate or bonus, directly or indirectly, and the misleading or deceiving of the public in any manner as to the real rates charged for freight and pass engers: Provided, th at nothing in this Title contained shall be taken as in any manner abridging or controlling the rates for freight charged by any railroad company in this State for carrying freight which comes from or goes beyond the boundaries of the State, and on which less than local rates on any railroad carrying the same are charged by such railroad. Said Commission shall have
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full power, by rules and regulations, to designate and fix the difference in rates of freight and passenger transportation to be allowed for longer and shorter distances on the same or different railroads, and to ascertain what shall be the limits of longer and shorter distances, and shall have power to require the location of such depots, and the establishment of such freight and passenger buildings, as the condition of the railroad, the safety of freight, and the public comfort and convenience may require, upon the giving to such railroad company to be affected thereby the same notice as herein provided. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125; 1889, p. 131; 1907, p. 72; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-310: DUTY TO matte RATES: The Public Service Commission is re quired to make for each of the railroad corporations doing business in this State a schedule of ju st and reasonable rates of charges for transportation of passengers and freight and cars on each of said railroads; and said schedule shall, in suits brought against any such corporation, wherein is involved the charges of any such corporation for the transportation of any passenger or freight or cars or unjust discrimination in relation thereto, be deemed and taken in all the courts as sufficient evidence th a t the rates therein fixed are ju st and reasonable rates or charges for the transportation of passengers and freights and cars upon the railroads; and said Commission shall, from time to time and as often as the circumstances may require, change and revise such schedules. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125; 1889, pp. 131, 138; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-311; PUBLICATION OF RATES: When any schedule shall have been made or revised as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of said Commission to give notice of such schedule, amendment or revision, by circulars, tariff publi cations, its annual reports, or in such other m anner and form as it deems advisable or necessary. After the same shall be so published, it shall be the duty of all such railroad companies to post at all of their respective stations, in a conspicious place, a copy of said schedule for the protection of the public: Provided, th a t the schedules th u s prepared shall not be taken as evidence as herein provided until schedules have been prepared and published as afore said, for all the railroad companies now organized under the laws of this State, or th at may be organized at the time of such publication; and all such sched ules purporting to be printed and published as aforesaid shall be received and held in all such suits as prima facie the schedules of such Commission, with out further proof th an the production of the schedules desired to be used as evidence with a certificate of the Commission th at the same are true copies of the schedules prepared by it for the railroad company or corporation there in named, and th a t the same have been duly published as required by law. (Acts 1883, p. 133; 1888, p. 37; 1889, pp. 131, 138; 1917, pp. 53, 54.)
93-312: INVESTIGATION OF THROUGH RATES: I t shall be the duty of the Public Service Commission to investigate thoroughly all through freight rates from points out of Georgia to points in Georgia, and from points in Geor gia to points out of Georgia. (Acts 1890-1, p. 147; 1922, pp. 143, 144. )
93-313: REPORT OF IMPROPER CHARGES TO RAILROAD OFFICIALS: Whenever the Commission finds th a t a through rate, charged into or out of Georgia, is in its opinion excessive or unreasonable, or discriminating in its nature, it shall call the attention of the railroad officials in Georgia to the fact, and urge upon them the propriety of changing such rate or rates. (Acts
1890-1, pp. 147, 148.)
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93-314: REPORT OF IMPROPER CHARGES TO INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION: Whenever such rates are not changed according to the sugges tion of the Public Service Commission, it shall be the duty of the Commission to present the facts, whenever it can legally be done, to the Interstate Com merce Commission, and to appeal to it for relief. (Acts 1890-1, pp. 147, 148; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-315: ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPRESENT PUBLIC SERVICE COM MISSION: In all such work devolving upon the Public Service Commission, it shall receive, upon application, the services of the Attorney General of this State, and he shall also represent the Commission, whenever called upon to do so, before the In terstate Commerce Commission. (Acts 1890-1, pp. 147, 148; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-316: INSPECTION OF RAILROADS BY COMMISSION: The Public Service Commission, upon complaint made, shall inspect, by its members or through an agent, any railroad or any part of any railroad in this State, and if the same is found in an unsafe or dangerous condition, it shall require the same to be put and kept in such condition as will render travel over the same safe and expeditious; reasonable .time shall be given the railroad authorities in which to accomplish the work or repairs required. This section shall not limit or affect the liability of railroads in cases of damage to person or prop erty. (Acts 1890-1, p. 150; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-317: DUTY TO FIX STORAGE CHARGES: The Public Service Com missionis required to fix and prescribe a schedule of maximum rates and charges for storage of freight to be made and charged by railroad companies doing business in this State, and to fix at what time after the reception of freight at place of destination such charges for storage shall begin. The Commission shall have power to vary the same according to the value and character of the freight stored, the nature of the place of destination, residence of consignee, and such other facts as in its judgment should be considered in fixing the same. All of the provisions prescribing the procedure of the Commission in fixing freight and passenger tariffs, and hearing complaints of carriers and shippers, and of altering and amending said tariffs, shall apply to the subject of fixing and amending rates and charges for storage. (Acts 1890-1, p. 149; 1922, pp. 143, 144. )
93-318: REPORTS OF COMMISSION: I t shall be the duty of the Commis sion to make to the Governor annual reports of the transactions of its office, and to recommend from time to time such legislation as it may deem advisable under the provisions of this Title. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125; 1889, p. 133. )
93-319: IMPARTING INFORMATION TO OTHERS BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS PROHIBITED: No public service commissioner or em ployee of the Public Service Commission shall disclose or impart to anyone, except when legally called upon by a court of competent jurisdiction, any fact, knowledge of which was obtained in his official capacity from or through any Proceeding filed with the said Public Service Commission under section 93-414: Provided, th at this shall not apply to such facts or inform ation obtained through public hearings or such as are not confidential in their nature. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 77; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
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93-320: JURISDICTION OVER SALE OE WATER; SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITY: The Georgia Public Service Commission shall have full and. complete jurisdiction, power and authority to prescribe reasonable rates to be charged by any person, firm or private corporation hereinafter referred to for the furnishing or selling of water to others for domestic use or indus-1 trial purposes; and shall approve the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes or other evidence of debt by such person, firm or private corporation as now provided by law for public utilities under the jurisdiction of Georgia Public Service Com mission; and may also supervise and regulate any such business by prescrib ing standards of efficiency in equipment and personnel and standard of sani- j tary requirements to be observed in the preparation, storing, furnishing or>
selling of such water. (Acts 1941, pp. 283, 284.)
j 93-321: SAME; LEASE OF PROPERTY FROM MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; EXCEPTIONS: The jurisdiction, power and au thority herein conferred shall extend to all such persons, firms or private cor porations who leases for a period as long as 10 years such property from any municipality or other political subdivision, and then only while such lease is in effect, and furnishes or sells water to said municipality or other political subdivision or to the citizens thereof, for the direct or indirect use of the citi zens thereof, but such jurisdiction, power and authority shall not extend to water plants, water systems, reservoirs or other equipment for the furnish ing or selling of water however owned except when operated by such leasee of the owner thereof: Provided, th at nothing in this law shall be construed so as to apply to leases or contracts between political subdivisions: and, Provided, further th at the provisions of this law shall not apply to any water plant, water system, reservoir or other equipment for the furnishing or selling of water when both owned and operated by a municipality or political subdivision of
this State. (Acts 1941, pp. 283, 284.)
93-322: SAME; CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF LAW QR REQUIRE MENTS OF COMMISSION: Any person, firm or corporation coming under the provisions of this law or who fails, omits or neglects to obey, observe and com ply with any order, direction, or requirement of the Commission hereafter issued, given or adopted, shall forfeit to the State the sum of not more than $5,000 for each offense. Each violation of the provision of this law, or of any such order, direction, or requirement of the Public Service Commission shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in case of a continued violation, every day a violation thereof takes place shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. An action for the recovery of such penalty may be brought in the superior court in the county of the principal office of such person, firm or corporation in this State, or in the superior court of the county of the State where such violations occurs and such wrong is perpetrated, and shall be brought in the name of the State by authority of the Public Service Commissioner, Department of Public Health. Any procedure to enforce such person alty shall be triable at the first term of the court to which it is brought, before the presiding judge without a jury, and shall be given precedence over other business by the presiding judge, and the court shall not be adj burned until such proceeding is legally continued or disposed of. The decis ion in such cases may be taken to the Supreme Court of Georgia as provided in cases of the grant or refusal of injunction by judges of the superior courts.
(Acts 1941, pp. 283, 284.)
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93-323: SAME; WHEN LAW BECOMES APPLICABLE: This law shall not apply to any waterworks system coming under the provisions of this law until 30 days after the mayor and council of the city or town wherein such water works is located has by valid municipal ordinance elected to put the water works in said city or town under the provisions of this law and has duly certi fied their act in so doing to the Georgia Public Service Commission. (Acts 1941, pp. 283, 285. )

Chapter 93-4. EIGHTS, DUTIES, LIABILITIES, ETC., OF RAILROADS, ETC.

Sec.

93-401 Penalty for failure of railroad

officers to report, etc.

93-402 Duplicate freight receipts.

93-403 Discriminations and rebates

prohibited.

93-404 Railroads not to charge stor

age greater than th a t fixed.

93-405 Remedy for violations by rail

roads.

1 93-406 Extortion by railroads for

bidden.

93-407 Unjust discrimination for

I

bidden.

93-408 Shippers, requirements of.

93-409 Railroads required to deliver

freight to connecting lines.

Sec.
93-410 Railroads may join their tracks, etc.
93-411 Discriminations illegal. 93-412 Application of the foregoing. 93-413 Injuries resulting from vio
lation of rules; actions. 93-414 Approval of corporate se
curities. 93-415 Liability for unlawful acts. 93-416 Penalties; proceedings to re
cover. 93-417 Penalties applicable to all
orders of Commission. 93-418 Cumulative remedies. Dispo
sition of fines.

93-401: PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF RAILROAD OFFICERS TO REPORT, ETC.: Every officer, agent, or employee of any railroad company, who shall 3 wilfully neglect or refuse to make and furnish any report required by the PubI lie Service Commission, as necessary to the purposes of this Title, or who shall r wilfully and unlawfully hinder, delay, or obstruct said Commission in the i discharge of the duties imposed upon it by this Title, shall forfeit and pay a f sum of not less than $100, nor more than $5,000, for each offense, to be re11 covered in an action in the name of the State. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125.)
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fj 93-402: DUPLICATE FREIGHT RECEIPTS: All railroad companies in this e State, shall, on demand, issue duplicate freight receipts to shippers, in which r shall be stated the class or classes of freight shipped, the freight charges over e the road giving the receipt, and so far as practicable shall state the freight 6 charges over other roads th at carry said freight. When the consignee presents '' the railroad receipt to the agent of the railroad th a t delivers such freight, H such agent shall deliver the article shipped on payment of the rate charged I for the class of freight mentioned in the receipt. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125.) el
93-403: DISCRIMINATIONS AND REBATES PROHIBITED: No railroad l company shall discriminate between persons, directly or indirectly, by means
of rebate or any other device, in charges for storage of freight fixed by the 5' Commission. (Acts 1890-91, pp. 149, 150.)

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93-404: RAILROADS NOT TO CHARGE STORAGE GREATER THAN THAT FIXED: No railroad company siiall make or retain, directly or indirectly, any charge for storage of freight greater than th at fixed by the Public Service Com mission for each particular storage. (Acts 1890-91, pp. 149, 150. )
93-405: REMEDY FOR VIOLATIONS BY RAILROADS: If any rafiroad com pany shall violate the provisions of either of the two preceding sections, either by exceeding the rates of storage prescribed or by discriminating as aforesaid, the person or persons so paying such overcharges or subjected to such dis crimination shah have the right to sue for the same in any court of this State having jurisdiction of the claim, and shah have ah the remedies and be en titled to recover the same penalties and damages as prescribed in the case of overcharge of freight rates, upon making demand similar to that prescribed in such case, and after like failure to pay the same. (Acts 1890-91, pp. 149, 150. )
93-406: EXTORTION BY RAILROADS FORBIDDEN: If any railroad cor poration organized or doing business under the laws of this State, or any rail road corporation organized or which may hereafter be organized under the laws of any other state, and doing business in this State, shall charge, collect, demand, or receive more than a fair and reasonable rate of toll or compensa tion for*the transportation of passengers or freight of any description, or for the use and transportation of any railroad car upon its track, or any of the branches thereof, or upon any railroad within this State which it has the right, license or permission to use, operate, or control, the same shall be deemed guilty of extortion, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be dealt with as here
inafter provided. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125. )
93-407: UNJUST DISCRIMINATION FORBIDDEN: If any rafiroad-corpor ation as aforesaid shall make any unjust discrimination in its rates or charges of toll or any compensation for the transportation of passengers or freights of any description, or for the use and transportation of any railroad car upon its said road, or upon any of the branches thereof, or upon any railroad con nected therewith which it has the right, license, or permission to operate, control or use within this State, the same shall be deemed guilty of having violated the provisions of this Title, and upon conviction thereof, shall be dealt with as hereinafter provided. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125. )
93-408: SHIPPERS, REQUIREMENTS OF: Whenever a shipper or consignor shall require of a railroad company the placing of a car or cars to be used in carload shipments, then, in order for the consignor or shipper to avail himself of the forfeitures or penalties prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Public Service Commission, it must first appear th a t such shipper or consignor made written application for said car or cars to said railroad: Provided, that such Commission shall, by reasonable rules and regulations, provide, the tune within which said car or cars shall be furnished after being ordered as afore said, and the penalty per day per car to be paid by said railroad company in the event suchvcar or cars are not furnished as ordered: and, Provided fu rt e , th at in order for any shipped or consignor to avail himself of the penalties pro vided by the rules and regulations of said Commission, such shipper or con- signor shall likewise be subject, under proper rules to be fixed by said Com mission, to the orders, rules, and regulations of said Commission. (Acts 1905,
p. 120; 1922, pp. 143, 144. )
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93-409: RAILROADS REQUIRED TO DELIVER FREIGHT TO CONNECT ING LINES: All railroad companies in this State sJhall, at the terminus or any intermediate point, be required to switch off and deliver to connecting roads having the same gauge, in the yard of the latter, all cars passing over their lines, or any portion of the same, containing goods or freights consigned, without rebate or deception, by any route, at the option of the shipper, ac cording to customary or published rates, to any point over or beyond such connecting road, and any failure to do so with reasonable diligence, accord ing to the route by which such goods or freights were consigned, shall be deemed and taken as a conversion in law of such goods or freights, and shall give a right of action to the owner or consignee for the value of the same, with interest, and not less than 10 per cent., nor more than 25 per cent. ,for expenses and damages: Provided, th at should the defendant, in any suit brought under this and the following three sections, set up as defense th at the plaintiff fyas accepted a rebate or practiced fraud or deception touching the rate, it shall be a complete reply to such defense if the plaintiff can prove th at defendant, or its agents, have allowed a rebate or rebates, or practiced like fraud or de ception from the same competing point against the rival line. (Acts 1874, p. 94.)
93-410: RAILROADS MAY JOIN THEIR TRACKS, ETC.: Where any rail road in this State joins another at any point along its line, or where two of such railroads have the same terminus, either line, having the same gauge, may, at its own expense, join its track by proper and safe switches with the other, should such other road or company refuse to join in the work and ex pense. (Acts 1874, p. 94.)
93-411: DISCRIMINATIONS ILLEGAL: No railroad company shah dis criminate in its rates or tariff of freights in favor of any line or route connected with it as against any other line or route, nor, when a part of its own line is sought to be run in connection with any other route, shall such company dis criminate against such connecting line or in favor of the balance of its own line, but shall have the same rates for all, and shall afford the usual and like customary facilities for interchange of freights to patrons of all routes or lines alike; any refusal of the same shall give a right of action similar to"that provided in section 93-409. (Acts 1874, p. 93.)
93-412: APPLICATION OF THE FOREGOING: None of the provisions of sections 93-409 to 93-411 shall apply to shipments or consignments of freights from points beyond the limits of this State, except such as come by sea. (Acts 1874, p. 95.)
93-413: INJURIES RESULTING FROM VIOLATION OF RULES; ACTIONS: If any railroad company doing business in this State, shall, in violation of any rule or regulation provided by the Public Service Commission, inflict any wrong or injury on any person, such person shall have a right of action and recovery for such wrong or injury in the county where the same was done, in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and the damages to be recovered shall be the same as in actions between individuals, except th a t in cases of wilful violation of law such railroad companies shall be liable to exemplary damages: Provided, th a t all suits under this Title shall be brought within 12 months after the commission of the alleged wrong or injury. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125.)
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93-414: APPROVAL OF CORPORATE SECURITIES: Each of the com panies or corporations over which the authority of the Public Service Com mission is extended by law shall be required to furnish said Commission a list of any stocks and bonds, the issuance of which is contemplated, and it shall be unlawful for any of said companies or corporations to issue stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidences of debt, payable more than 12 months after date thereof, except upon the approval of said Commission, and then only when necessary and for such amount as may be reasonably required for the acqui sition of property, the construction and equipment of power plants, and carsheds, and the completion, extension, or improvement of its facilities or prop erties, or for the improvement or maintenance of its service, or for the dis charge or lawful refunding of its obligations or for lawful corporate purposes falling within the spirit of this provision, the decision of the Commission to be final as to the validity of the issue. Before issuing such stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidences of debt, as above mentioned, such corporations or com panies shall secure an order from the Commission authorizing such issue, the amount thereof, and the purpose and use for which the issue is author ized. For the purpose of enabling the Commission to determine whether suck order should be issued it shall make such inquiry or investigation, hold suck hearings, and examine such witnesses, books, papers, documents, or con tracts as it may deem advisable or necessary. Such corporations or companies may issue notes or other evidences of indebtedness for proper corporate pur poses not in violation of any law, payable at periods of not more than 12months from date, without such consent, but no such notes or other evidences of in debtedness shall in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, be refunded by any issue of stocks or bonds or by any evidence of indebtedness running for more than 12 months, without the consent of the Commission. (Acts 1907,
pp. 72, 77; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-415: LIABILITY FOR UNLAWFUL ACTS: In case a common carrier or other corporation or company mentioned in this Title shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done any act, m atter, or thing prohibited, forbidden, or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to do any act, m atter, or thing re quired to be done, either by any law of this State, or by an order of the Public Service Commission, such common carrier or other corporation or company shall be liable to the persons or corporations affected thereby for all loss, damage, or injury caused thereby or resulting therefrom, and in case of re covery, if the jury shall find th a t such act or omission was wilful, it may fix a reasonable attorney's fee, which fee shall be taxed and collected as part of the costs of the case. An action to recover for such loss, damage, or injury may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by any such person or cor
poration. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 78. )
93-416: PENALTIES; PROCEEDINGS TO RECOVER: Every common car rier, railroad, street railroad, railroad corporation, street railroad corpor ation, express, telephone, telegraph, dock, wharfage, and terminal company or corporation "within the State and other corporations, companies, or per sons coming under the provisions of this section, and all officers, agents, and employees of the same, shah obey, observe, and comply with every order made by the Public Service Commission under authority of law. Any common carrier, railroad, street railroad, railroad corporation, street railroad cor-
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poration, express, telephone, telegraph, dock, wharfage, or terminal com pany or corporation, cotton compress company within this State, and any other corporation, company, or person coming under the provisions of this section, which shall violate any provision of this section or the Acts hereto fore passed, or which fails, omits or neglects to obey, observe, and comply with any order, direction, or requirement of the Commission heretofore or hereafter passed, shall forfeit to the State a sum of not more than $5,000 for each offense, the amount to be fixed by the presiding judge. Every violation of the provisions of this section or any other section, or of any such order, direction, or requirement of the Public Service Commission shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in case of a continued violation, every day a vio lation thereof takes place shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. An action for the recovery of such penalty may be brought in the county of the principal office of such corporation or company in this State, or in the county of the State where such violation occurs and such wrong is perpetrated, or in any county in this State through which said corporation or company operates, or where the violation consists of an excessive charge for the carriage of freight or passengers, or service rendered, in any county in which said charges are made, or through which it was intended th a t such passengers or freight should have been carried or through which such corporation operates, and shall be brought in the name of the State by direction of the Governor. Any procedure to enforce such penalty shall be triable at the first term of the court to which it is brought and shall be given precedence over other business by the presid ing judge, and the court shall not be adjourned until such proceeding is le gally continued or disposed of. The decision in such case may be taken to the Court of Appeals as provided in cases of the grant or refusal of injunctions by judges of the superior courts. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 79; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-417i' PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO ALL ORDERS OF COMMISSION: The penalties prescribed by this Chapter and the procedure to enforce the same are made applicable to any and all violations of the rules, orders, and regulations established by the Public Service Commission. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 78.)
93-418: CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. DISPOSITION OF FINES: AH fines re covered under the provisions of this Title shall be paid into the State treasury, to be used for such purposes as the General Assembly may provide. The reme dies hereby given the persons injured shall be regarded as cumulative to the remedies now given by law against railroad corporations, and this Title shall not be construed as repealing any statute giving such remedies. (Acts 1878-9, P.125.)

Chapter 93-5. HEARINGS, ETC.

Sec.

Sec.

93-501 Procedure; pleadings; evi 93-505 Power of Commission over

dence.

witnesses.

93-502 Hearings.

93-506 Compelling witnesses to testi

93-503 Record of proceedings.

fy as to rebates and under

93-504 Evidence of reports, sched

billing.

ules, and orders.

93-507 Witness compelled to testify

in suit or prosecution.

93-508 Disposition of witnesses.

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93-501: PROCEDURE; PLEADINGS; EVIDENCE: The Public Service Com mission shall prescribe the rules of procedure and for taking of evidence in all matters th at may come before it. In the investigation, preparation and hear ing of cases, the Commission shall not be bound by the strict technical rules | of pleading and evidence, but it may exercise such discretion as will facilitate | its efforts to ascertain the facts bearing upon the right and justice of the m atters before it. In all formal cases heard and determined, when deemed needful, the Commission shall render an opinion setting out the issues in-1 volved in the case, and its decision, ruling and findings thereon. (Acts 1922, l
p. 144.) 93-502: HEARINGS: The Commission shall conduct hearings and investi-1
gations in different parts of the State when, in the opinion of the Commis sion, such hearings will best serve the interest and convenience of the public. I
(Acts 1922, p. 144.) 93-503: RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS: A full and complete record shall be
kept of all proceedings had before the Public Service Commission on any for-1 mal investigation and all testimony shall be taken down by the official re-1 porter appointed by the Commission. (Acts 1922, p. 145.)
93-504: EVIDENCE OF REPORTS, SCHEDULES, AND ORDERS: The printed reports of the Public Service Commission, published by its authority, | shall be admissible as evidence in any court in this State without further proof, I and the schedules of rates made by the Commission and any order passed or rule or regulation prescribed by the Commission shall be admissible in evi-1 dence in any court in this State upon the certificate of the secretary of the Commission. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 74; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)
93-505: POWER OF COMMISSION OV'ER WITNESSES: The Public Service Commission, in making any examination for the purpose of obtaining infor-1 mation pursuant to this Title, shall have power to issue subpoenas for the I attendance of witnesses by such rules as it may prescribe. Said witnesses shall receive for such attendance $2 per day, and five cents for each mile traveled by the nearest practicable route in going to and returning from the .place of meeting of said Commission, to be ordered paid by the Governor upon pre sentation of subpoenas and statements sworn to by the Witnesses, as to the number of days served and miles traveled, before the clerk of said Commis sion, who is hereby authorized to administer oaths. In case any person shall wilfully fail or refuse to obey such subpoena, it shall be the duty of the judge of the superior court of any county, upon application of the Commission, to issue an attachment for such witness, and compel him to attend before the Commission, and give his testimony upon such matters as shall be lawfully required by such Commission, and said court shall have power to punish for contempt as in other cases of refusal to obey the process and order of such
court. (Acts 1878-9, p. 125; 1922, pp. 143, 144.).
93-506: COMPELLING WITNESSES TO TESTIFY AS TO REBATES AND UNDERBILLING: In the investigation of complaints by the Public Service Commission of violations of the laws against giving or granting rebates, or of underbilling, by common carriers, said Commission is hereby given the power and authority to compel the shipper or consignee, or any officer, agent, or employee of a common carrier, to give evidence touching such complaints. Before any such person shall be compelled to give evidence touching such com plaints, the Commission shall make an order th at such witness is required hJ the Commission to testify, and th at he is exempt thereafter from indictment
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or prosecution for any transaction about which he is so compelled to testify. When such order is made the witness shall be compelled to give evidence touch ing such complaints, and he shall be forever free from indictment or proses ration in any court touching the matters about which he is compelled to tese tify. (Acts 1896, p. 57; 1922, pp. 143, 144. )

93-507: WITNESS COMPELLED TO TESTIFY IN SUIT OR PROSECUTION: When a witness is exonerated from indictment or prosecution, as herein pro vided, he shall in like manner be compelled to give evidence in any suit or ' prosecution instituted in any of the courts of this State against any common carrier or against any person on account of the transactions about which he ` I is compelled to testify before the Public Service Commission. (Acts 1896, p. ~\ 57; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)

93-508: DEPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES: The Public Service Commission, or any party, may, in any investigation, cause the deposition of witnesses e residing within or without the State to be taken in the manner prescribed by lawfor like depositions in civil actions in civil courts. (Acts 1922, p. 145. )

Chapter 93-99. CRIMES

Sec.

r | 93-9901 Penalties for aiding and abet-

I

ing in violations of rules;

^

Venue; evidence.

Sec. 93-9902 Unlawful disclosures by pub-
he service commissioner or employee,

j. 93-9901: PENALTIES FOR AIDING AND ABETTING IN VIOLATIONS OF ie RULES; VENUE; EVIDENCE: Every officer, agent, or employee of any com
mon carrier, corporation, or company who shall violate, or procure, aid, or abet any violation, by any such common carrier or corporation or company, ' of any provision of this Title, or who shall fail to obey, observe, or comply with any order of the Public Service Commission or any provision of any order jj of the Commission, or who aids or abets any such common carrier or corpo. ration or company in its failure to obey, observe, and comply with any such 'f order, direction, or provision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to prosecution in any county in which said common carrier or corporation or company or officer, agent, or employee violates the provisions of g_ this Title or any provision of any order of the Commission, or in any county 111 through which said corporation operates. Such officer, agent, or employee shall also be subject to indictment under the provisions of this Title, in any tQ county in which a subordinate agent or employee of the company violates the ae! Provisions of this Title, by the approval or direction, or in consequence of jy the approval or direction of such officer, agent or employee; and the agent 1 or employee who locally in any county violates the rules or directions of said cjj Commission in pursuance of the direction or authority of his superior officer r agent of said company may be called as a witness, an$ be compelled to tes tify, showing the authority by which he acted, and such testimony shall not be used against such subordinate employee or agent, nor shall he thereafter c| besubject to indictment for said offense. (Acts 1907, pp. 72, 80.)

r 93-9902: UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER J OR EMPLOYEE: Whoever shall violate the provisions of Section 93-319, pro 's. S iting disclosure by a public service commissioner or employee of the ComI mission of any fact, knowledge of which was obtained in his official capacity
kyl frrn or through any proceeding filed with the Commission under section 93Qt| 4, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1907, p. 72; 1922, pp. 143, 144.)

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Chapter 68-4. REGULATIONS AS TO VEHICLES

Sec.
68-405 Limitation as to size of ve hicle and weight of load.
68-406 Operation of vehicle complying with lirovisions of preced ing section declared lawful.
68-407 Special permission to operate vehicles exceeding length prescribed.

Sec. 68-408 Lamps,
68-409 Alteration of railroad tracks, bridges, etc., to accommo date motor vehicles.
68-410 Provisions of law declared cumulative.
68-411 Effect of partial invalidity of law.

68-405: LIMITATION AS TO SIZE OE VEHICLE AND WEIGHT OF LOAD: I t shall be unlawful to operate upon any public road or public highway of this State any vehicle or vehicles which do not conform to uniform standard speci fications which have been adopted by the American Association of Highway Officials and the United States Bureau of Public Roads, as follows:

(a) No vehicle shall exceed a total outside width including any load there on, of 96 inches; no vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of 13 feet, 6 inches; no vehicle shall exceed a length of 35 feet extreme over all di
mensions, inclusive of front and rear bumpers; combinations of vehicles shall consist of not more than two units, and, when so combined, shall not exceed
a total length of 45 feet; for occasional movements of materials or objects of dimensions which exceed the limits hereon provided, a special permit shall be required as now provided by law: Provided, however, th at loads of poles, logs, lumber, structural steel, piping, and timber may exceed the length herein fixed without requiring special permit.

(b) No wheel equipped with high pressure, pneumatic, solid rubber or cushion tires shall carry a load in excess of 8 ,0 0 0 pounds, or any axle load in excess of 16,000 pounds; no wheel equipped with low-pressure pneumatic tires shall carry a load in excess of 9,000 pounds, or any axle load in excess of 18,000 pounds; an axle load shall be defined as the total load on all wheels whose cen ters may be included between two parallel traverse vertical planes 40 inches apart.

(c) Subject to the limitation imposed by the recommended axle loads, no vehicle shall be operated whose total gross weight, with load, excee ds that given by the formula W = c (L + 40) where: W= total gross weight with load, in pounds; c = 700; L = the distance between the first and last axle of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles, in feet. (Acts 1941, pp. 449, 454.)
68-406: OPERATION OF VEHICLE COMPLYING WITH PROVISIONS OF PRECEDING SECTION DECLARED LAWFUL: I t shall be lawful to operate over the highways of this State any vehicle which complies with the provisions as to dimensions, tires and loads, as stated in the preceding section (Acts 1941, pp. 449, 454.)

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68-407: SPECIAL PERMISSION TO OPERATE VEHICLES EXCEEDING LENGTH PRESCRIBED: Motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles exceeding the length herein provided for may operate upon the public highways with special written permission of the Public Service Commission given for some temporary or special purpose. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the hauling of timber, lumber and piling by m otor trucks, regardless of the length or weight, from the forest where cut to the owner's place of business, plantation or residence within the county where originally cut or the adjoin ing county. (Acts 1941, pp. 449, 454.)
68-408: LAMPS: Every vehicle using the highway at night shall be equipped with a lamp or lamps clearly visible for a distance of not less th an 1 0 0 feet from the front and rear thereof. (Acts 1941, pp. 449, 454.)
68-409: ALTERATION OF RAILROAD TRACKS, BRIDGES, ETC., TO ACCOMMODATE MOTOR VEHICLES: No railroad, railroad company, rail way company, or person, firm or corporation operating any line of railway in this State shall be required by the Georgia Public Service Commission, or otherwise, to alter its tracks at any underpass, or railroad trestle or bridge; to alter the grade of any public road or highway at any such underpass, rail road trestle or bridge, or to otherwise relay or reconstruct any portion of its tracks, or other structures, or any portion of any public road or highway, by reason of the provisions of this law, or to accommodate any motor vehicle exceeding 12 feet, 6 inches in height. (Acts 1941, pp. 449, 454.)
68-410: PROVISIONS OF LAW DECLARED CUMULATIVE: The provisions of this law, not in conflict with or superseding existing laws, are declared to be cumulative to the laws of this State regulating the use of highways and public roads of this State. (Acts 1941, pp. 449, 454. )
68-411: EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY OF LAW: Each section of this law and each part thereof, is hereby declared to be an independent section and part of a section, and the holding of any section or any part of a section to be void or ineffective for any cause will not affect any other section or part of a section of this law. (Acts 1941, pp. 449, 454. )

Chapter 68-5. MOTOR CONTRACT CARRIERS

Sec. 68-501 Purpose and citation of
Chapter. 68-502 Definition of certain terms

Sec. 68-507 Same; hearings on applica
tion; notice to others than applicants.

used in Chapter. 68-503 Power of Commission to regu
late business. 68-504 Certificate of public conveni
ence and necessity; terms and conditions; transfer; revocation; term; renewal. 68-505 Same; rules as to manner and form of application. 68-506 Same; fees for issuance and transfer.

68-508 Same; new application on re fusal of certificate or setting aside of Commission's order granting certificate.
68-509 Bonds of holders of certifi cates; indemnity insurance in lieu of bonds; self insur ance.
68-510 Rates, fares and charges; Commission to fix; amount; fifing of contracts; occasion
al carriers exempted.

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Sec. 68-511 Discrimination in charges ;free
transportation; r e d u c e d rates. 68-512 Carriage of mail, parcels, and packages. 68-513 Carriage of colored passengers. 68-514 Venue of actions against car riers. Service of process. 68-515 Discontinuance of service in whole or in part; notice. 68-516 Railroad companies as motor carriers; certificate of pub lic convenience and neces sity. 68-517 Complaints to Commission; ' review of orders. 68-518 Registration and license for vehicles; fees; separate fund in treasury from fees; dis bursement of fund. 68-519 Records and reports of car riers; inspection of books; cancellation of certificate for failure to keep books, etc.

Sec. 68-520 Enforcement of provisions of
Chapter; expenses. 68-521 Rules for safety, Commission
authorized to make. 68-522 Hours of duty for drivers,
limitation on. 68-523 Notice and hearing as to rules
and orders of Commission. 68-524 Rights and extent of fran
chises of certificate holders or owners. 68-525 Registration of routes, ve hicles, etc., bond or indem nity insurance; fees; attor ney in fact for nonresident; venue of actions. 68-526 Injunction against carrier op erating without certificate of public convenience and necessity. 68-527 Chapter cumulative to other motor vehicle laws.

68-501: PURPOSE AND CITATION OF CHAPTER: This chapter may be cited as "Motor Carrier Act of 1931." The provisions of this Chapter are in tended to state the conditions and regulations u<nder which motor carriers for hire other th an common carriers are permitted to operate over the high ways of this State. (Acts 1931, Extra Sess., pp. 99, 100; 1931, pp. 199, 213.)

68-502: DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS USED IN CHAPTER: When used in this Chapter, unless expressly stated otherwise:

(a) The term "person" shall include an individual, a firm, partnership, corporation, company or an association.

(b) The term "Commission" means the Georgia Public Service Commission.

(c) The term "motor carrier" means every person except common car riers, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any motor-propelled ve hicle (and the lessees, or trustees thereof, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever) used in the business of transporting persons or property for hire over any public highway in this State and not operated exclusively within the corporate limits of any city or town: Provided, th a t the term "motor carrier" shall not include and this Chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Motor yehicles engaged solely in transporting school children and teachers to and from public schools; cars and trucks hauling people and farm products exclusively between points not having railroad facilities, and not passing through or beyond municipalities having railroad facilities, where not more than seven passengers and/or one and one-half tons of freight are transported.

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(2) Motor vehicles engaged exclusively in the transportation of agricul tural and/or dairy products between any of the following points: farm, market, gin, warehouse, or mill, where the weight of the load does not ex ceed 18,850 pounds, whether such motor*vehicle is owned by the owner or pro ducer of such agricultural or dairy products or not, so long as the title remains in the producer. The word "producer" shall include a landlord where the re lations of landlord and tenant or landlord and cropper are involved. The phrase "agricultural products" shall include fruit, live stock, meats, fertilizer, wood, lumber, cotton, and naval stores, household goods and supplies transported to farms for farm purposes, and/or other usual farm and dairy supplies, and including products of grove and/or orchard, and also poultry and eggs, and also fish and oysters, and timber and/or logs being hauled by the owner there of, or his agents and/or employees between forest and mill or primary place of manufacture. Motor vehicles used by country merchants in rural districts who handle poultry and farm products, in pursuance of their own business, and not for hire.
(2a) Motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of peanuts in the shell and peaches, whether such motor vehicle is owned by the producer or owner of such peanuts and peaches or by any other person: Provided, such vehicles do not haul or transport other commodities not exempt by law from the regu lations of the Public Service Commission.
(3) Taxicabs, motor trucks of baggage-transfer companies, and motor trucks of railway express companies and/or motor trucks engaged exclusively in local draying, which are operated principally within the incorporated limits of cities or towns, but which may in the prosecution of their regular business occasionally go beyond the limits of the city or town in which they operate, and which do not operate between such city or town and fixed termini outside of such city or town limits.
(4) Hotel-passenger or baggage motor vehicles when used exclusively for partons and employees of such hotel.
(5) Motor trucks of railway companies which perform a pick-up and de livery service in connection with their freight train service, between their freight terminals and points not more than five miles distant, when either the freight terminal or such points, or both, are outside the limits of an incor porated city or town.
(6) R. F. D. carriers and star-route carriers are allowed to carry, without complying with the provisions of this Chapter, not exceeding five passengers along with carriage of the United States mail, provided they do not carry pass engers on a route along which another motor carrier of passengers has a per mit or a certificate to operate.
(7) Motor vehicles owned and operated exclusively by the United States, this State, or any subdivision thereof.
(d) The term "public highways" means every public street, road, highway, or thoroughfare of any kind in this State used by the public.
(e) The term "certificate" means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under this Chapter. (Acts 1931, Extra Sess., pp. 99, 100; 1931, PP. 199, 213; 1933, pp. 198, 199; 1939, p. 207; 1943, pp. 179, 180.)
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68--503: POWER OF COMMISSION TO REGULATE BUSINESS: The Com

mission is hereby vested with power to regulate the business of any person, vc

except common carriers, engaged in the transportation of persons or property, fr

either or both, for hire, by motor vehicle on any public highway in this State, wi

(Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 102; 1931, pp. 199, 213.)

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68-504: CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; TERMS AND CONDITIONS; TRANSFER; REVOCATION; TERM; RENEWAL; T]

(a) No motor carrier shall operate without first obtaining from the Com- m mission, after hearing under the provisions of this Chapter, a certificate of " public convenience and necessity, pursuant to findings to the effect th at the public interest requires such operation.

(b) The Commission may issue the certificate prayed for, or issue it for co

the partial exercise of the privilege sought; and may attach to the exercise of ea

the rights granted by such certificate such terms and conditions as in its judg

ment the public interest may require. -

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(c) The Commission may at any time, after notice and opportunity to he

heard, suspend, revoke, alter, or amend any certificate issued under this Chap

ter, if it shall be made to appear th a t the holder of the certificate has wilfully[

violated or refused to observe any of the orders, rules, or regulations pre-j

scribed by the Commission or any provisions of this Chapter, or any other law* wl

of this State regulating and/or taxing motor vehicles, or if, in the opinion of

the Commission, the holder of such certificate is not furnishing Adequate or

service or it is no longer compatible with the public interest to continue said

certificate in force, or the continuance of said certificate is not in conformity

with the spirit and purpose of this Chapter.

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(d) Any such certificate may be transferred or hypothecated upon appli- ar

cation to and approval by the Commission, and not otherwise: Provided, that)

no transfer hereunder shall be permitted so as to destroy competition or cre-i ^

ate monopoly.

(e) Nothing in this Chapter is to be construed as requiring a private carriei

to become a common carrier.

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(f) In determining whether such certificate of pblic convenience and| ijj

necessity shall be granted, the Commission, among other things, shall con- se

sider the following:

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(1) Whether existing transportation service of all kinds is adequate to se

meet the reasonable public needs ;

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(2) The volume of existing traffic over such route, and whether such traf ar

fic and th at reasonably to be anticipated in the future can support already

existing transportation agencies and also the applicant.



(3) Financial ability of the applicant to furnish adequate, continuous, ^w :

and uninterrupted service for the year round;

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(4) The effect, expense, and burden on the public highways, indu dinsj se

bridges, and on the traffic, both private and common carrier, thereon;

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(5) The effect on existing transportation revenues and service of all kinds,!I si<

and particularly whether the granting of such certificate will or may seriously!

impair essential existing public service.

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un- (g) Certificate of public convenience and necessity shall, unless sooner reon, voked under the provisions of this Chapter, expire at the end of seven years ty, from the date of issuance thereof, but may be renewed by the Commission ,te, with or without hearing in its discretion. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 102,
! 112; 1931, pp. 199, 213. )
63-505: SAME; RULES AS TO MANNER AND FORM OF APPLICATION: The Commission shall adopt rules prescribing the manner and form in which im. motor carriers shall apply for certificates required by this Chapter. Among
J the rules adopted there shall be rules as follows:
the . (a) Application shall be in writing, under oath.
(b) Shall contain full information concerning the ownership, financial H condition, equipment to be used, including the size, weight, and capacity of 1lgo.f[ each vehicle to be used, and physical property of the applicant.
(c) The complete route or routes over which the applicant desires to ! operate. be (d) Applicant agrees to observe all rates and classifications of the equip-
ment, as prescribed by the Commission.
re-! (e) All existing transportation in the territory proposed to be served, and ,aw| wherein the public needs additional service, and why.
(f) Any such other or additional information as the Commission may ordef aaitdj or require. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 104; 1931, pp. 199, 213. ) ity 68-506: SAME; FEES FOR ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER: A fee of $35 shall
be charged for the issuance of every certificate of convenience and necessity, y! and a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for th e transfer of a certificate, which iai| shall be paid to the Commission when the Commission has approved the applirej cation for the certificate, and no certificate shall issue until the said fee of
$35has been paid. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 108. )
iej 68-507: SAME; HEARING ON APPLICATION; NOTICE TO OTHERS THAN APPLICANTS: The Commission, upon the filing of a petition for certificate
j of convenience and necessity, shall fix a time and place for hearing thereon. ,n j The Commission shall cause a copy of the petition and notice of hearing to be 5 'j served, at least ten days before the hearing, upon every common carrier of
j Passengers or property for hire, including railroads, operating and rendering to service in the territory proposed to be served by the petitioner or applicant
for a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate in the same territory, afJ and upon the State Highway Board. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 105. )
Ldyl 68-508: SAME; NEW APPLICATION ON REFUSAL OF CERTIFICATE OR SETTING ASIDE OF COMMISSION'S ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE:
Jg When a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been bawhole or in part denied by the Commission, or has been granted by the Com mission and the order of the Commission granting same has been quashed or
nil set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction, a new application by the same Petitioner or applicant therefor shall not be again considered by the Commis-
3s,| sion within three months from the date of the order denying the same or the slyI -figment of the court quashing or setting aside the order. (Acts 1931, Extra.
Sess., pp. 9 9 , 1 1 2 .)
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68-509: BONDS OF SOLDEES OF CERTIFICATES; INDEMNITY INSUR-j ANGE-IN LIEU OF BONDS; SELF-INSURANCE: No certificate shall be issued or continued in operation unless the holder thereof shall give bond with ade quate security for the protection, in case of passenger vehicles, of the pass-j engers and baggage carried, and of the public against injury proximately caused; by the negligence of such motor carrier, its servants or agents; and in cases[ of vehicles transporting freight, to secure the owner or person entitled to re-| cover therefor against loss or damage to such freight for which the motor car rier may be legally liable and for the protection of the public against injuries! proximately caused by the negligence of such motor carrier, its servants 01} agents. The Commission shall approve, determine and fix the amount of such bonds and shall prescribe the provisions and limitations thereof not in vio lation of this section, and such bonds shall be for the benefit of and subject to suit by action thereon by any person who shall sustain actionable injury! or loss protected thereby. The Commission may, in its discretion,,allow the! holder of such certificate to file in lieu of such bond a policy of indemnity in-! surance in some indemnity insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Georgia, which policy must substantially conform to all of thej provisions relating to bonds and m ust likewise be approved by the Commis sion. The Commission shall have power to permit self-insurance in lieu of a bond or policy of indemnity insurance, whenever in its opinion the financial ability of the motor carrier warrants. It shall be permissible under this section] for any person having a cause of action arising hereunder in to rt or contract, to join in the same suit the motor carrier and its surety, in the event a bond is given. If a policy of indemnity insurance is given in lieu of bond it shall be permissible to join the motor carrier and the insurance carrier in the same action whether arising in to rt or contract. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, ! 105; 1937, pp. 727, 728.)
68-510: RATES, FARES, AND CHARGES; COMMISSION TO FIX;[ AMOUNT; FILING OF CONTRACTS; OCCASIONAL CARRIERS EXEMPTED:! The Commission shall prescribe ju st and reasonable rates, fares, and charges] for transportation by motor carriers of passengers, baggage and property, I and for all services rendered by motor carriers in connection therewith, and] the tariffs therefor shall be in such form, and shall be ffled and published in such manner and on such notice as the Commission may prescribe, and shall! be subject to change on such notice and in such manner as the Commission! may prescribe. The rates, fares, and charges prescribed for such contract or private carriers shall be the same as those prescribed for common carriers by motor vehicle, and no such private or contract carrier shall contract to carry at a greater or less rate than prescribed by the Commission, and all such con-.j tracts are hereby declared unlawful. Copies of all contracts of private or con-, tract carriers with their patrons shall be filed with the Commission: Provided, ! th a t casual or occasional carriers shall'not be construed to come Under the| provisions of tl^is or the following section; and the Commission shall define; what are casual or occasional carriers. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 106; I 1931, pp. 199, 213. )
68-511: DISCRIMINATION IN CHARGES; FREE TRANSPORTATION;] REDUCED RATES: No motor carrier shall charge, demand, collect or receive] a greater or less or different compensation for the transportation of passengers I
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and property or for any service rendered in connection therewith, than the rates, fares and charges prescribed or approved by order of the Commission; nor shall any motor carrier unjustly discriminate against any person in its rates, fares, or charges of service, but the Commission may prescribe by gen eral order to what persons motor carriers may issue passes or free transpor tation, and may prescribe upon the same terms and conditions as now apply to railroad carriers reduced rates for special occasions; and may fix and pre scribe rules. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 106; 1931, pp. 199, 213.)
68-512: CARRIAGE OF MAIL, PARCELS AND PACKAGES: Motor carriers may, as an incident to their business, carry mail, parcels, and packages under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Commission. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 107.)
68-513: CARRIAGE OF COLORED PASSENGERS: Motor carriers may con fine themselves to carrying either white or colored passengers; or they may provide different motor vehicles for carrying white and colored passengers; and they may carry white and colored passengers in the same vehicle, but only under such conditions of Separation of the races as the Commission may prescribe. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 107.)
68-514: VENUE OF ACTIONS AGAINST CARRIERS. SERVICE OF PRO CESS: Action may be maintained against any corporation, operating under this Chapter in any county in this State where any accident or other liability arises; and where there is no agent of such corporation against Whom suit is brought in the county where the right of action arises, service in such case may be perfected by serving the party defendant and/or an agent thereof with a second original where such defendant and/or an agent therefor may be located. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 107.)
68-515: DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE IN WHOLE OR IN PART; NOTICE: A motor carrier shall have the right to discontinue its whole service on any route upon thirty days' published notice to be prescribed by the Com mission, and thereupon its certificate therefor shall be cancelled. A motor carrier shall have the right to discontinue any part of its service on any route upon 30 days' published notice, subject, however, to the right of the Com mission to withdraw its certificate for such route, if, in the opinion of the Commission such diminished service is not adequate or any longer compatible with the public interest. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 107.)
68-516: RAILROAD COMPANIES AS MOTOR CARRIERS; CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY: Railroad companies operating in this State are hereby authorized to operate motor vehicles for hire upon highways, provided they obtain from the Commission a certificate under this Chapter; and Provided further th a t they shall be, as to said motor vehicles, motor carriers under this Chapter; and subject to all the provisions of this Chapter; and railroad companies operating in this State are also authorized to own the whole or any part of the capital stock of a corporation or corpor ations organized or operating as a motor carrier; but no railroad company, nor any company whose stock is owned by a railroad company, shall be granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity without proof such as would be required by an independent motor carrier. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 108.)
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68-517: COMPLAINTS TO COMMISSION; REVIEW OF ORDERS: In all re spects in which the Commission has power and authority under this Chapter, proceedings may be instituted, complaints made and filed with it, process is sued, hearings held, opinions, orders and decisions made and filed; and any final order may be reviewed in any court of competent jurisdiction of this State, under the conditions and subject to the limitations prescribed by law as re lates to the Commission. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 108. )
68-518: REGISTRATION AND LICENSE FOR VEHICLES; FEES; SEPA RATE FUND IN TREASURY FROM FEES; DISBURSEMENT OF FUND: Every motor carrier, shall, as soon as the certificate is issued, and annually on or before each succeeding January 1st, as long as such certificate remains in force, make application to the Commission for registration and license of all motor vehicles to be operated under said certificate, and upon payment of a fee of $25 for each vehicle to the Commission shall be entitled to register the same and receive a license therefor. The sum or sums derived herein from the issuance and transfer of certificates of convenience and necessity by the Com mission shall be paid to the State Treasurer, who shall keep such sums thus paid to him in a separate fund to be known as the motor vehicle fund. From such funds thus derived the State Treasurer shall, upon proper warrant from the Governor, pay all the expenses and salaries of every character as due and provided herein. Such sum or sums as may be left after-such salaries and su pervisory expenses have been paid, and as may remain unexpended on the first day of January each year, shall be paid to the State Highway Board for use in maintenance and repair of the highways as in the discretion of the Highway Board may be directed. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 108. )
68-519: RECORDS AND REPORTS OF CARRIERS; INSPECTION OF BOOKS; CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE FOR FAILURE TO KEEP BOOKS, ETC. :
(a) Motor carriers shall keep records, upon forms prescribed by the Com mission, of all motor vehicles and trailers used during the current month. On or before the ten th of the month following they shall file under oath with the Commission, upon forms prescribed by the Commission, summaries of their daily records which will show the capacity of their motor .vehicles and trailers and the miles operated by each motor vehicle and trailer during the preceding month, together with such other information as the Commission may require. Such daily records shall be filed and preserved by the Commission for a period of at least two years.
(b) The Commission shall prescribe the books and the forms of account to be kept by the holders of the certificates, which shall be preserved for such reasonable time as may be prescribed by the Commission. The books and rec ords of every certificate holder shall be at all times open to the inspection of said Commission or any agent appointed by it for such purpose. The Commis sion shall have the power to cancel any certificate of necessity and conveni ence theretofore'issued to any motor carrier, for failure to keep the boohs and records as prescribed by the Commission, or for failure to comply with any lawful rule or regulation of the Commission; but no certificate issued by the Commission hereunder shall be revoked upon such grounds without notice and hearing to such motor carrier under such rules and regulations as the
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Commission may prescribe therefor. The Commission shall have the power to examine the books and records of all motor carriers to whom it has granted certificates to operate hereunder, and to examine under oath the officers and agents of any motor carrier with respect thereto. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp.
99, 109.)
68-520: ENFORCEMENT OF PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER; EXPENSES: The Commission is hereby authorized to employ such persons as may be neces sary, in the discretion of the Commission, for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter, the salaries of such employees to be fixed by the Commission. The traveling expenses of the Commission and its employees in curred in the performance of this Chapter shall be paid, as similar expenses of the Commission, out of the motor vehicle fund. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp.
99, 111.)
68-521: RULES FOR SAFETY, COMMISSION AUTHORIZED TO MAKE: The Commission shall have the authority to promulgate rules designed to pro mote safety, and any such safety rules promulgated or deemed necessary by such Commission shall include the following:
(a) Every motor unit and all parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe condition at all times, and the lights and brakes and equipment shall meet such safety requirements as the Commission shall from time to tim e pro mulgate.
(b) Every driver employed by a motor carrier shall be at least 18 years of age, of temperate habits and good moral character, and shall be fully compe tent to operate the motor vehicle under his charge.
(c) Accidents arising from or in connection with the operation of motor carriers shall be reported to the Commission in such detail and in such manner as the Commission may require.
(d) The Commission shall require and every motor carrier shall have a t tached to each unit or vehicle such distinctive marking or tags as shall be adopted by theCommission. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 111.)
68-522: HOURS OF DUTY FOR DRIVERS, LIMITATION ON: I t shall be unlawful for any motor carrier, its officers or agents, subject to this Chapter to require or permit any driver to be or remain on duty for a longer period than 10 consecutive hours; and whenever any such driver shall have been continu ously on duty for 1 0 hours, he shall be relieved and not required or permitted to go on duty until he has had at least 1 0 consecutive hours off duty, except that in cases of unforeseen emergency a driver may remain on duty not in excess of 1 2 hours or for such time as will enable him to complete his regular run. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 112. )
68-523: NOTICE AND HEARING AS TO RULES AND ORDERS OF COM MISSION: The Commission is hereby authorized to adopt, after reasonable notice and hearing thereon, such rules and, orders as it may deem necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter. Such rules and orders so approved by the Commission shall have the same dignity and standing as if such rules and orders were specifically provided in this Chapter. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 112.)
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68-524: RIGHTS AND EXTENT OF FRANCHISES OF CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OR OWNERS: Nothing in this or any previous law shall be con strued to vest in the owner or holder or assignee of any certificate of public convenience and necessity any vested right to use the public roads of this State, nor shall ever be construed to give to any motor carrier for hire any perpetual franchise over such public roads. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 112. )
68-525: REGISTRATION OF ROUTES, VEHICLES, ETC. ; BOND OR IN DEMNITY INSURANCE; FEES; ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR NONRESIDENT; VENUE OF ACTIONS: Motor carriers who conduct solely an interstate business on or over the highways of this State shall register with the Commission the routes over which they operate, the number of motor vehicles and trailers operated by them, and the character and capacity of such vehicles, the forms for such registration to be prescribed by the Commission; and such motor carriers shall give the bond or indemnity insurance prescribed by section 68509, but limited to the protection of the public against injuries caused by the negligence of such motor carriers; and such motor carriers shall pay annually the license fee prescribed by section 68-518, for each motor vehicle operated by it over the highways of this State; and each such motor carrier who is not a resident of this State shall appoint an attorney in fact and file such appoint ment with the Commission, on whom process may be served in any suit insti tuted against such motor carrier in this State, for injuries to any person or property in this State; which suit shall be instituted in the county in which the injury occurs; and if the said attorney in fact does not reside in such county, then he may be served with a second original in the county in
which he resides. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 113. )

68-526* INJUNCTION AGAINST CARRIER OPERATING WITHOUT CER TIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY: Any motor carrier who operates on the highways of this State without a certificate of public con venience and necessity, or after such certificate is canceled, may be enjoined by the courts of this State from operating on the highways of this State, at the suit of the Commission, or at the suit of a motor carrier or rail car rier w hich competes with it, or of any individual. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp.
99, 113.)
68-527: CHAPTER CUMULATIVE TO OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS: This chapter shall be cumulative to other laws regulating the use of motor vehicles un th e highways. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 111.)

Chapter 68-6. MOTOR COMMON CARRIERS

Sec. 68-601 Definitions of certain words
used in Chapter. 68-602 To what vehicles this Chapter
does not apply. 68-603 Commission may regulate com
mon carriers for hire. 6&-604 Motor common carriers must
obtain certificate.
68-605 Certificate of public conveni ence, terms and conditions.

Sec. 68-606 Certificates granted under
prior laws. 68-607 Revocation or change of cer
tificate. 68-608 Transfer of certificate. 68-609 Considerations d e t e r m i n
ing granting of certificate of
public convenience and
necessity.

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Sec.
68-610 Rules as to application for certificate.
68-611 Hearing on application; notice. 68-612 Bond; indemnity in lieu of
bond; self-insurance. 68-613 Commission's powers over
rates. 68-614 No discrimination in rates,
service, etc. 68-615 Carriage of mail, etc. 68-616 Carriage of white or colored
passengers, or both. 68-617 Carriage of baggage and lia
bility therefor. 68-618 Service of process upon non
resident carrier. Venue. 68-619 Discontinuance of service
after giving notice. 68-620 Railroad companies as motor
carriers. 68-621 Complaints to Commission;
review of orders. 68-622 Fees for certificate and trans
fer. 68-623 Annual registration by motor
common carriers. License
taxes prohibited. Fees and disposition thereof.

Sec.
68-624 Carriers' records.
68-625 Commission to prescribe forms, etc., for carriers. Power to examine records, officers and agents.
68-626 Assistants of Commission. Ex penses of enforcing law.
68-627 Authority of Commission to make rules for safety.
68-628 Hours of duty for drivers limited.
68-629 Rules of Commission. 68-630 Certificate refused or re
voked; new application. 68-631 No vested right or perpetual
franchise. 68-632 Injunction against common
carrier.
68-633 Registration of routes, ve hicles, etc., by common car
riers. Indemnity insurance. Interstat commerce. 68-634 Size, weight, speed of common
carrier's vehicles; schedules.

68-601: DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN WORDS USED IN CHAPTER: When used in this Chapter, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context plainly requires a different meaning, the following words and phrases shall be given the following meaning:

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(a) The term "person" shall include an individual, a firm, a partnership,

corporation, company and/or association.

(b) The word "Commission" means the Georgia Public Service Commission.
(c) The words "public highway" mean every public street, road, highway or thoroughfare of any kind in the State, used by the public.
(d) The word "certificate" means a certificate of public convenience and _ necessity issued under this Chapter.
(e) The words "motor common carrier" mean every person owning, con| trolling, operating, or managing any motor-propelled vehicle (and the lessees,
receivers, or trustees thereof) used in thq transporting of persons and/or f property (otherwise than over permanent rail tracks) for hire on the public d I highways of this State as a common carrier.
(f) The word "vehicle" or "motor vehicle" shall include a trailer, and each trailer shall be deemed a separate vehicle. (Acts 1931, p. 199.)

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68-602: TO WHAT VEHICLES THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT APPLY: The provisions in this Chapter shall not apply to :
(a) Motor vehicles engaged solely in transporting school children and teachers to and from public schools.
(b) Taxicabs, drays, trucks, busses, and other motor vehicles, which generally operate exclusively within the corporate limits or police limits ofcities and towns and are subject to regulation by the governing authoritis of such cities or towns or by the Commission; and this exception shall apply even though such vehicles may in the prosecution of their regular business oc casionally go beyond the corporate limits of such towns or cities, provided they do not operate to or from fixed termini outside of said limits.
(c) To motor, vehicles operated exclusively within a radius not exceeding five miles from some railroad freight or passenger depot or station, when the operation of the same is by a common carrier which is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States. jActs 1931, pp. 199, 212.)
68-603: COMMISSION MAY REGULATE COMMON CARRIERS EOR HIRE: The Commission is hereby vested with power to regulate the business of any person engaged in the transportation as a common carrier of persons or prop erty, either or both, for hire, by motor vehicle on any public highway of this State. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 200.)
68-604: MOTOR COMMON CARRIERS MUST OBTAIN CERTIFICATE: No motor common carrier shall, except as hereinafter provided, operate with out first obtaining from the Commission, after hearing under the provisions of this Chapter, a certificate of public convenience and necessity, pursuant to findings to the effect th at the public interest requires such operation. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 200.)
68-605: CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE; TERMS AND CON DITIONS: The Commission may issue the certificate prayed for, or issue it for the partial exercise of the privilege sought; and may attach to the exercise of the rights granted by such certificate such terms And conditions as in its judgment the public interest may require. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 200. )
68-606: CERTIFICATES GRANTED UNDER PRIOR LAWS: AH certificates of public convenience and necessity granted under the Motor Carrier Act of 1929 or the Motor Carrier Act of 1931 shall continue in force and effect until revoked by the Commission or surrendered by the holders. (Acts 1931, pp-
199, 201.)
68-607: REVOCATION OR CHANGE OF CERTIFICATE: The Commission may, at any time after notice and opportunity to be heard and for reasonable cause, suspend, revoke, alter, or amend any certificate issued under this Chap ter or'the M otor Carrier Act of 1929 or the Motor Carrier Act of 1931, if it shall be made to appear th a t the holder of the certificate has wilfully violated or refused to observe any of the lawful and reasonable orders, rules or regula tions prescribed by the Commission or any of the provisions of this Chapter or any other law of this State regulating and/or taxing motor vehicles, or if in the opinion of the Commission the holder of the certificate is not furnishing
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i adequate service, or if the continuance of said certificate in its original form is incompatible with the public interests. If and when the Commission shall undertake to revoke or modify any certificate on account of the public in terests on the ground th at the traffic conditions are such as not to justify the number of motor carriers which have been granted certificates over the
i route or routes in question, the preference shall be given to certificates in s order of the time of their issuance, so th at those which have been issued later i in point of time shall, other things being equal, be canceled rather than those i issued earlier in point of time. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 201.)
68-608: TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE: Any such certificate may be trans ferred or hypothecated upon application to and approval by the Commission, and not otherwise. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 201.)
l 68-609: CONSIDERATIONS DETERMINING GRANTING OF CERTIFICATE 3 OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY: In determining whether such I certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be granted, the Commisi sion, among other things, must consider the following: (1 ) Whether existing
transportation service of all kinds is adequate to meet the reasonable public needs. (2) The volume of existing traffic over such route, and whether such 'j traffic and th at reasonably to be anticipated in the future can support al ready existing transportation agencies and also the applicant. (3 ) Financial 3 1 ability of the applicant to furnish adequate, continuous, and uninterrupted service for the year round; and to meet the financial obligations of the service which the carrier proposes to perform. (4) The effect, expense, and burden : on the public highways, including bridges, and on the traffic, both private - and common carrier, thereon. (5) The effect on existing transportation reves nues and service of all kinds, and particularly whether the granting of such t certificate will or may seriously impair essential existing public service. (Acts s 1931, pp. 199, 201.)
68-610: RULES AS TO APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE: The Commis. sion shall adopt rules prescribing the manner and form in which motor comt m o11 carriers shall apply for certificates required by this section. Among the e tules adopted there shall be rules as follows: That the application (a) shall be $ m writing, under oath; (b) shall contain full information concerning the
applicant's financial condition, the equipment proposed to be used, includ ing the size, weight, and capacity of each vehicle to be used, and other physis cal property of the applicant; (c) shall state the complete route or routes f ver which the applicant desires to oprate, and (d) the proposed time schedII ule of the operation; (e) shall set forth all existing transportation in the ter ritory proposed to be served, and wherein the public needs additional service, and why; and (f) any such other or additional information as the CommisQ sion may order or require. (Acts 1931, pp. 199,' 202.)
e 68-611: HEARING ON APPLICATION; NOTICE: The Commission, upon - the filing of a petition for certificate of convenience and necessity, shall fix a 11 time and place for hearing thereon, and shall give notice thereof by advertis-
rI ing the same at the expense of the applicant in a newspaper in Atlanta, Geor-
1 1 Sia. in which sheriffs' notices are published, once 1 0 days in advance of the r hearing; and the applicant shall give all common carriers by rail or motor, in a the territory sought to be served, at least 1 0 days' notice in writing, and make gI Proof thereof to the Commission. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 202.)
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68-612: BOND; INDEMNITY IN LIEU OF BOND; SELF-INSURANCE: No certificate shall be issued or continued in operation unless the holder thereof | shall give and maintain bond, with adequate security, for the protection, in case of passenger vehicles, of the passengers and baggage carried, and of the public against injury proximately caused by the negligence of such motor com mon carrier, its servants or agents; and in cases of vehicles transporting freight, to secure the owner or person entitled to recover therefor against loss or dam-! age to such freight for which the motor common carrier may be legally liable; j and for the protection of the public against injuries proximately caused by' the negligence of such motor carrier, its servants or agents. The Commission; shall approve, determine and fix the amount of such bonds, and shall pre scribe the provisions and limitations thereof, and such bonds shall be for the benefit of and subject to suit or action thereon by any person who shall sustain j actionable injury or loss protected thereby. The Commission may, in its dis cretion, allow the holder of such certificate to file, in lieu of such bond a policy of indemnity insurance in some indemnity insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Georgia, which policy must substantially conform to all of the provisions hereof relating to bonds, and must likewise be approved by the Commission. The Commission shall have power to permit self-insurance in lieu of a bond or policy of indemnity insurance, whenever, in its opinion, the financial ability of the motor carrier so warrants. It shall be permissible under this Chapter for any person having a cause of action arising hereunder in tort or contract, to join in the same suit the motor carrier and its surety, in the event a bond is given. If a policy of indemnity insurance is given in lieu of bond, it shall be permissible to join the motor carrier and the insurance carrier in the same action whether arising in tort or contract. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 203; 1937, pp. 730, 731.)
68-613: COMMISSION'S POWERS OVER RATES: The Commission shall prescribe ju st and reasonable rates, fares, and charges for transportation by motor common carriers of passengers, baggage and property, and for all serv ices rendered by motor common carriers in connection therewith, and the tariffs therefor shall be in such form, and shall be filed and published in such manner and on such notice as the Commission may prescribe, and shall be subject to change on such notice and in such manner as the Commission may prescribe. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 203.)
68-614: NO DISCRIMINATION IN RATES, SERVICE, ETC.: No motor common carrier shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for the transportation of passengers and property or for any service rendered in connection therewith than the rates, fares and charges prescribed or approved by order of the Commission; nor shall any motor common carrier unjustly discriminate against any person in its rates, fares, or charges for service, but the Commission may prescribe by general order to what persons motor common carriers may issue passes or free trans portation, and may prescribe upon the same terms and conditions as now apply to railroad carriers reduced rates for special occasions; and may fix and prescribe rules and schedules. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 204.)
68-615: CARRIAGE OF MAIL, ETC.: Motor common carriers may, as an incident to their business, carry mail, parcels, and packages under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Commission. (Acts 1931, pp. 199 204.)
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68-616: CARRIAGE OF WHITE OR COLORED PASSENGERS, OR BOTH: Motor common carriers may confine themselves to carrying either white or colored passengers; or they may provide different motor vehicles for carry ing white and colored passengers; and they may carry white and colored pass engers in the same vehicle, but only under such conditions of separation of the races as the Commission may prescribe. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 204. )
68-617: CARRIAGE OF BAGGAGE AND LIABILITY THEREFOR: Motor common carriers shall not be compelled to carry baggage of passengers, ex cept hand baggage, the character, amount, and size of which the motor car rier may limit by its rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Com mission; and the Commission may by rule or regulation limit the amount of the liability of the motor carrier therefor. If a motor common carrier shall elect to carry the personal baggage of passengers (other than hand baggage), the Commission shall prescribe ju st and reasonable rates therefor, and such other rules and regulations with respect thereto as may be reasonable and just, and may by rule or regulation limit the amount of the liability of the motor carrier therefor. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 204. )
68-618: SERVldE OF PROCESS UPON NONRESIDENT CARRIER: VENUE: Every nonresident person and every foreign corporation being a motor com mon carrier shall, before any certificate is issued to him or it under this Chap ter, designate and maintain in this State an agent or agents upon whom serv ice of process or notice may be made, and who shall have power to accept or acknowledge service or notice in behalf of such nonresident person or foreign corporation, and such service or notice shall have the same effect as if made personally upon such nonresident or such foreign corporation, such desig nation to be in writing, giving the name and address of such agent or agents, and to be filed in the office of the Comptroller General. Upon failure of any motor common carrier who is a nonresident person or a foreign corporation to file said designation of agent as aforesaid or to maintain in this State, at the address given, such agent, such motor common carrier shall be conclu sively deemed to have designated the Comptroller General and his successors in office as such agent; and service of process or notice upon or acceptance or acknowledgment of service thereof by the Comptroller General shall have the same effect as if personally made upon such motor common carrier. Action against motor common carriers, except in those cases where the Constitution otherwise provides, may be brought and maintained in any county or militia district where the action could be brought if the defendant were a railroad company being sued upon a like cause of action; and if the defendant or de fendants or any of them shall not be found for service in the county or militia district, as the case may be, where the action is brought, second original or originals may issue and service be made in any other county where the service can be made upon the defendant or defendants or his, its, or their agents. This provision of this section shall apply to motor common carriers, whether # engaged in interstate commerce or not. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 205. )
68-619: DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE AFTER GIVING NOTICE: A motor common carrier may discontinue its whole service on any route upon 30 days' published notice to be prescribed by the Commission, and thereupon its certificate therefor shall be canceled. A motor common carrier may discon-
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tinue any p art of its service on any route upon 30 days' published notice, sub ject, however, to the right of the Commission to withdraw its certificate for such route, if, in the opinion of the Commission, such diminished service is not adequate nor any longer compatible with the public interest. (Acts 1931,
pp. 199, 206.)
68-620: RAILROAD COMPANIES AS MOTOR CARRIERS: Railroad com panies operating in this State are hereby authorized to operate motor vehicles for hire upon highways: Provided, they obtain from the Commission a cer tificate under this Chapter: and Provided further, th a t they shall be, as to said motor vehicles, motor common carriers under this Chapter and subject to all the provisions of this Chapter; and railroad companies operating in this State are also authorized to own the whole or any part of the capital stock of a corporation or corporations organized or operating as a motor common car rier. No railroad company, nor any company whose stock is owned by a rail road company, shall be granted a certificate of public convenience and neces sity without proof such as would be required by an independent motor com mon carrier. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 206. )
68-621: COMPLAINTS TO COMMISSION; REVIEW OF ORDERS: In all respects in which the Commission has power and authority under this Chap ter, proceedings may be instituted, complaints made and filed with it, process issued, hearings held, opinions, orders, and decisions made and filed; and any final order may be reviewed in any court of competent jurisdiction under the conditions and subject to the limitations prescribed by law as relates to th e Public Service Commission. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 206. )
68-622: FEES FOR CERTIFICATE AND TRANSFER: A fee of $35 shall be charged for the issue of every certificate, and a fee of $7.50 for the transfer of a certificate, which shall be paid to the Commission when the Commission shall have approved the application for the certificate or transfer; and no cer tificate shall issue or be transferred, as the case may be, until the said fee shall have been paid. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 207. )
68-623: ANNUAL REGISTRATION BY MOTOR COMMON CARRIERS. LICENSE TAXES PROHIBITED. FEES, AND DISPOSITION THEREOF: Every motor common carrier shall annually on or before January 1, as long as such certificate remains in force, or before the vehicle is put into use, as to a ve hicle put into use during the course of the year, make application to the Com mission for registration of all motor vehicles to be operated under said certifi cate, in manner and form as the Commission may by rule or regulation pre scribe, and shall pay to the Commission a fee of $25 for each vehicle for the registration of the same and the issuance of a permit or license to operate the same. No subdivision of this State, including cities, municipalities, vil lages, townships, or counties shall levy any excise license, or occupation tax of any nature on said equipment, or the right to operate said equipment or any incidents of said motor carrier business, or on a motor common carrier. The money derived from the issuance and transfer of certificates and from the registration fee shall be subject to be used by the Commission for the admin istration and enforcement of this law, said expenses to include $150 each per month to the four members of the Public Service Commission and $75 per month to the chairman of the Public Service Commission for their services in collect-
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ing said revenue and administering this law, this compensation to be in addi tion to th at provided elsewhere for their services in handling utility matters, and any sum which may be left over and unexpended on the first day of Janu ary of each year shall be paid to the State Treasurer and shall be disbursed by him and paid to the State Highway Board for use in maintenance and repair of the highways as in the discretion of the Highway Board may be directed. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 207; 1937, pp. 469, 470; 1943, pp. 351, 352. )
68-624: CARRIERS' RECORDS: Motor common carriers shall keep records, upon forms prescribed by the Commission, of all motor vehicles and trailers used during the current calendar quarter period. On or before the 10th of the month following they shall file under oath with the Commission, upon forms prescribed by the Commission, summaries of their daily records which will show the capacity of their motor vehicles and trailers and the miles operated by each motor vehicle and trailer during the preceding quarter, together with such other information as the Commission may require. Such summaries of daily records shall be filed and preserved by the Commission for a period of at least two years. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 207. )
68-625: COMMISSION TO PRESCRIBE FORMS, ETC., FOR CARRIERS. POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS, OFFICERS, AND AGENTS: The Commis sion shall prescribe the books and the forms of accounts to be kept by the holders of the certificates, which shall be preserved for such reasonable time as may be prescribed by the Commission. The books and records of every certificate holder shall be at all times open to the inspection of said Commis sion or any agent appointed by it for such purpose. The Commission shall have the power to examine the books and records of all motor common car riers to whom it has granted certificates to operate hereunder, and to examine under oath the officers and agents of any motor common carrier with respect thereto. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 208. )
68-626: ASSISTANTS OF COMMISSION. EXPENSES OF ENFORCING LAW: The Commission is hereby authorized to employ such persons as may be neces sary, in the discretion of the Commission, for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter, the salaries for such employees to be fixed by the Commission. The traveling expenses of the Commission and its employees incurred in the performance of this Chapter shall be paid out of the funds derived under this Chapter. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 209. )
68-627: AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO MAKE RULES FOR SAFETY: The Commission shall have the authority to promulgate rules designed to promote safety, and any such safety rules promulgated or deemed necessary by such Commission shall include the following:
(a) Every motor unit and all parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe condition at all times. And the lights and brakes and equipment shall meet such safety requirements as the Commission shall from time to time pro mulgate.
(b) Every driver employed by a motor common carrier shall be at least 18 years of age, of temperate habits and good moral character, and shall be fully competent to operate the motor vehicle under his charge.
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(c) Accidents arising from or in connection with the operation of motor common carriers shall be reported to the Commission in such detail and in such manner as the Commission may require.
(d) The Commission shall require and every motor common carrier shall have attached to each unit or vehicle such distinctive markings or tags as shall be adopted by the Commission. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 209. )
68-628: HOURS OF DUTY FOR DRIVERS LIMITED: It shall be unlawful for any motor common carrier, its officers or agents, subject to this Chapter, to require or permit any driver to be or remain on duty for a longer period than 10 consecutive hours; and whenever any such driver shall have been continuously on duty for 10 hours, he shall be relieved and not required or permitted to go on duty until he has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty, except th at in cases of unforeseen emergency a driver may remain on duty not in excess of 12 hours or for such time as will enable him to complete his regular run. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 210.)
68-629: RULES OF COMMISSION: The Commission is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and orders as it may deem necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter. Such rules and orders so approved by the Com mission shall have the same dignity and standing as if such rules and orders were specifically provided in this Chapter. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 210. )
68-630: CERTIFICATE REFUSED OR REVOKED; NEW APPLICATION: When a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been in whole or in part denied by the Commission, or has been granted by the Com mission and the order of the Commission granting same has been quashed or set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction, a new application by the same petitioner or applicant therefor shall not be again considered by the Commis sion within three months from the date of the order denying the same or the judgment of the court quashing or setting aside the order. (Acts 1931, pp. 199,
210. )
68-631: NO VESTED RIGHT OR PERPETUAL FRANCHISE: Nothing in this Chapter or any previous Act of the General Assembly shall be construed to vest in the owner or holder or assignee of any certificate of public conveni ence and necessity any vested right to use the public roads of this State, and shall never be construed to give to any motor common carrier any perpetual franchise over such public roads. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 211.)
68-632: INJUNCTION AGAINST COMMON CARRIER: Any motor common carrier who shall operate on the highways of this State without the required certificate of public convenience and necessity, or after such certificate shall have been canceled, or without having registered his vehicle or vehicles as provided for in this Chapter, or otherwise than is perm itted by the terms of said certificate and/or the laws of this State, may be enjoined by the courts from operating on the highways of this State, at the suit of the Commission, or at the suit of a'motor carrier or rail carrier which competes with it, or any individual. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 211.)
68-633: REGISTRATION OF ROUTES, VEHICLES, ETC;, BY COMMON
CARRIERS. INDEMNITY INSURANCE. INTERSTATE COMMERCE: Motor common carriers engaged solely in interstate commerce on or over the high-
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ways in this State may operate without certificates, but shall register with the Commission the routes over which they operate, the number of motor vehicles and trailers operated by them, and the character and capacity of such ve hicles, the forms for such registration to be prescribed by the Commission; and such motor carriers shall give the bond or indemnity insurance prescribed by this Chapter (omitting the protection in respect to their own passengers and cargoes), and such motor common carriers shall pay annually the regis tration fee prescribed in this Chapter, for each vehicle operated by them over the highways. Where a motor common carrier is engaged in both interstate and intrastate commerce, he shall nevertheless be subject to all the provisions of this Chapter so far as it separately relates to his commerce done exclusively in this State. I t is not intended th a t the Commission shall have th power of regulating the interstate commerce of such motor common carrier, except to the extent herein expressly authorized as to such commerce. Sections 68-613, 68-614, 68-615, 68-617, 68-619, 68-624, and 68-625 do not apply to purely inter state commerce nor to carriers exclusively engaged in interstate commerce. When a motor common carrier is engaged both in intrastate and in interstate commerce, it shall be subject to all the provisions of this Chapter so far as they separately relate to his commerce done in this State. (Acts 1931, pp. 199,
211. )
68-634: SIZE, WEIGHT, SPEED OE COMMON CARRIERS' VEHICLES; SCHEDULES: Most common carriers shall observe the laws of this State in respect to size, weight and speed of their vehicles. Intrastate motor common carriers of passengers shall, and interstate motor common carriers of pass engers may file with the Commission the schedules upon which they propose to operate their vehicles, which schedules shall be such th at the net running time of vehicles between terminal points shall not exceed 30 miles per hour; and any motor common carrier of passengers filing such a schedule shall be allowed to operate his vehicles on the highway at a rate of speed not exceeding 40miles per hour in order to maintain a schedule so filed. (Acts 1931, pp. 199,
212.)

Chapter 68-7. MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE REGULATED

Sec. 68-701 Definition of "motor vehicle. " 68-702 Weight, size, lights, etc. 68-703 Speed limits for various ve
hicles. 68-704 Trailers. 68-705 Mirror required. 68-706 Device for regulating speed.
Physical examination of drivers.

Sec. 68-707 Limit on baggage carried out
side. 68-708 Provisions for enforcing this
Chapter. 68-709 Registration and licensing of
motor vehicles for hire. 68-710 Proof of injury prima facie
evidence of want of reason able care and skill.

68-701: DEFINITION OF "MOTOR VEHICLE" : The words "motor vehicle" as used in this Chapter, shall include and be deemed to mean any vehicle en gaged in the carriage for hire of goods or passengers or both, and not pro pelled solely by muscular power, but shall not include such vehicles as are customarily operated upon rail tracks. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., p. 114.)

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68-702: WEIGHT, SIZE, LIGHTS, ETC.: (Repealed by Acts 1941, pp. 449,
453.)
68-703: SPEED LIMITS FOR VARIOUS VEHICLES: (Repealed by Acts 1939, pp. 295, 296, 302.)
68-704: TRAILERS: No sucb motor vehicle shall be operated over the high ways with a trailer attached, unless such trailer shall be so attached to the motor vehicle drawing it as to prevent the wheels of such trailer from being deflected more than six inches from the path of the towing vehicle's wheels, except in turning curves in the highway, or in making turns in its ope ation. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sessv pp. 114, 116.)
68-705: MIRROR REQUIRED: No such motor vehicle shall be operated over the highways unless it shall be equipped with a mirror of such design and character th a t it will enable the driver or operator of the motor vehicle to see the road in the rear of the motor vehicle and/or trailer attached thereto. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 114, 116.)
68-706: DEVICE FOR REGULATING SPEED. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF DRIVERS: The Public Service Commission shall have full power and au
j thority, in its discretion, to require th a t a mechanical device for controlling
and regulating the speed of trucks and busses coming under their jurisdiction shall be used; and further to promulgate rules and regulations, in its discre tion, for the enforcement of these requirements. Said Commission shall have the power and authority to enforce the provisions of this section and the rules and regulations promulgated by it under this section. All drivers of passenger carrying busses or trucks, operated under the jurisdiction of the Public Serv ice Commission, shall be required to stand a mental and physical examination with reference to said driver's ability and competency to operate such vehicle with respect to safety of passengers and the public, under rules and regula tions to be prescribed by the Public Service Commission. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sessv pp. 114, 116.)
68-707: LIMIT ON BAGGAGE CARRIED OUTSIDE: l}o such motor vehicle engaged in the carriage of passengers for hire shall carry on the top of said vehicle or on its sides any piece of baggage or other detachable object weigh ing more th an 150 pounds, and such baggage or other object shall be securely strapped and fastened. (Apts 1931, pp. 114, 116.)
68-708: PROVISIONS FOR ENFORCING THIS CHAPTER: I t shall be the duty of the law enforcement officers of the State and of each county, city, or other municipality to see th a t the provisions of this Chapter and all other laws regulating the operation of such vehicles are enforced within their re spective jurisdictions; and to this end such officials, as well as the Public Serv ice Commission and its representatives employed under this Chapter, are here by given the authority and the power to check all motor vehicles for hire using the public highways, and determine whether, they have complied and are com- I plying with the provisions of this Chapter and all other laws regulating the use of the public highways by motor vehicle carriers for hire. (Acts 1931, pp. 114, 117.)
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68-709: REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE: Every owner of a motor vehicle who operates the same for hire, either for hauling passengers or freight, whether a resident or nonresident of this State, shall register the same with the State Revenue Commission and obtain a license therefor, and shall pay any and all fees and taxes which may be re quired by law: Provided, however, this section shall not apply to motor ve hicles from States other than Georgia, where such other States do not require the purchase of such licenses and license tags by such motor vehicles owned and operated under Georgia licenses in such other States. (Acts 1929, pp. 292, 293; 1931, pp. 7, 34.)
68-710: PROOF OF INJURY PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF WANT OF j REASONABLE CARE AND SKILL: In all actions against persons, firms or corI porations operating busses for hire, for damages done to persons or property,
proof of such injury inflicted by the running of busses of such persons, firm or corporation, shall be prima facie evidence of want of reasonable skill and care on the part of the servants of the said person, firm or corporation in ref erence to such injury. (Acts 1929, pp. 315, 316.)

Chapter 68-10. RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES

Sec.
68-1001 Authority of Governor or commission appointed by him to negotiate reciprocal agreements.
68-1002 Repealed. 68-1003 Authority to Public Service
Commission as to reciprocal agreements. 68-1004 Same; agreements, subject to confirmation by General Assembly.

Sec.
68-1005 Publicity; rules for observ ance of agreements.
68-1006 Governor to approve when
General Assembly not in session. 68-1007 Reciprocal agreements as to license and fees not au thorized.

68-1001: AUTHORITY OF GOVERNOR OR COMMISSION APPOINTED BYHIM TO NEGOTIATE RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS: The Governor of the State of Georgia or a commission of three members to be appointed by bim (without the necessity of confirmation by the Snate), and the members to hold office at his pleasure, is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate and consummate, with the proper authorities of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of the United States, valid and binding reciprocal agreements whereby residents of such states, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of the United States, operating mo tor vehicles including common and contract motor carrier vehicles, properly licensed or registered in their respective States, the District of Columbia or Territories of the United States, may have the same or substantially the same privileges or exemptions in the operation of their said motor vehicles in this State, as residents of this State may have and enjoy in the operation in such other States, of their motor vehicles duly licensed and registered in this State. Inthe making of such agreements, due regard shall be had for the advantage I and convenience of the motor vehicle owners and other citizens of this State. (Acts 1941, pp. 361, 362.)

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68-1002: SAME; AGREEMENTS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY: (Repealed by Acts 1941, pp. 361, 363.)
68-1003: AUTHORITY TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AS TO RE- I CIPROCAL AGREEMENTS: The Public Service Commission is authorized to i negotiate with the proper authorities of other States and consummate re ciprocal agreements, whereby residents of such States operating common or ( contract motor carriers licensed in their respective States may be granted privilege and exemption of the operation of said motor vehicles on occasional trips and over irregular routes in this State as residents of this State may have and enjoy in the said other States in the operation of motor vehicles duly li censed in this State. The Public Service Commission is authorized only to en ter into reciprocal agreements in so far as the qualification, license, and fees ( enforced, issued, and collected by it are concerned; and in making such re ciprocal agreements the Public Service Commission shall have due regard for ( the advantage and convenience of the citizens of this State. (Acts 1937-1938, Extra. Sess., pp. 617, 619.)
68-1004: S A M E * AGREEMENTS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY: Any and all reciprocal agreements entered into by the Public Service Commission shall be subject to confirmation by Act or resolu tion of the General Assembly, and shall not be of force and effect until the passage of such and its approval by the Governor except such agreement or 1 agreements as may be entered into while the General Assembly is not in ses- I 1 sion, in which case the same shall be submitted by the Commission to the Gen eral Assembly not later than the ten th day of its next session; whereupon the J Assembly may confirm or reject such agreement or agreements by appropriate 1 Act or resolution approved by the Governor but pending passage and approval of such Act or resolution of confirmation or rej ection the agreement or agree ments made during the adjournment of the General Assembly shall be of full force and effect according to their terms. (Acts 1937-1938, Extra. Sess., pp. 617, 619.)
68-1005: PUBLICITY; RULES FOR OBSERVANCE OF AGREEMENTS: The Governor of the State of Georgia or a commission appointed by him and the Public Service Commissions shall give proper publicity to the terms of every reciprocal agreement entered into by them or either of them pursuant to this Chapter; and they are hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations for the observance and enforcement of the terms of such agreement, which rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law. (Acts 1937-1938, pp. 617, 620; 1941, p. 363.)
68-1006: GOVERNOR TO APPROVE WHEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOT IN SESSION: All reciprocal agreements entered into by the Public Service Commission while the General Assembly is not in session, shall be approved by the Governor. No reciprocal agreement shall be made, or approved here under except th at manifest advantage will accrue therefrom to the citizens of this State. (Acts 1937-1938, Extra. Sessv pp. 617, 620; 1941, p. 364.)
68-1007: RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS AS TO LICENSE AND FEES NOT | AUTHORIZED: Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to authorize tbe authority set up herein to make reciprocal agreements concerning the license I and fees issued and collected by the Georgia Public Service Commission. (Acts I 1941, p. 365.)
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XXX. CRIMES

Chapter 68-69. In General.

Sec. 68-9909 Contract carrier regulations,
violation of. 68-9910 Receiving rebates from con
tract carriers or private carriers, etc. Possession of goods transported without certificate as evidence of violation of law. 68-9911 Motor common carrier regu lations, violation of. 68-9912 Receiving rebates from motor common carrier, etc. Pos session of goods transport ed without certificate as evidence of violation of law. Burden of proof.

Sec. 68-9913 Regulations of motor ve
hicles for hire, violation of; separate offenses; ju r isdiction of prosecutions. 68-9914 Driving without driver's cer tificate. 68-9915 Failure to register motor ve hicle for hire. 68-9917 Parking vehicles on State-aid roads. 68-9921 Violation of section 68-405 et , seq., relating to size of vehicle, weight of load, and lamps.

68-9909: CONTRACT CARRIER REGULATIONS, VIOLATION OF: Every officer, agent, or employee of any corporation and every person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of Chapter 68-5, relating to the regula tion of contract carriers (except the provisions relating to the payment of fees or taxes) or any order,' rule, or regulation of the Public Service Commis sion, or who procures, aids, or abets therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [ (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 110. )

68-9910: RECEIVING REBATES FROM CONTRACT CARRIERS OR PRIVATE CARRIERS, ETC. POSSESSION OF GOODS TRANSPORTED WITH OUT CERTIFICATE AS EVIDENCE OF VIOLATION OF LAW: Every officer, agent, or employee of any corporation and every other person who knowingly accepts or receives any rebate or drawback from the rates, fares, or charges established or approved hy the Public Service Commission for motor contract or private carriers, or who procures, aids, or abets therein, or who uses or accepts from such motor carrier any free pass or free transportation not au thorized or permitted by law or by the orders, rules, or regulations of the Com mission, or who procures, aids, or abets therein, shall be guilty of a misde meanor. The possession of goods, wares, or merchandise loaded on a motor vehicle consigned to any person, firm or corporation, being transported or having been transported over the highways in Georgia, without the authority of a certificate for so transporting having been issued by the Public Service Commission, shall be prima facie evidence th a t such transportation of such goods, wares, or merchandise was an intentional violation of the law regu lating the transportation of persons and property over the highways in Geor gia. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 99, 110. )

68-9911: MOTOR COMMON CARRIER REGULATIONS, VIOLATION OF: Every officer, agent, or employee of any corporation and every person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of Chapter 68-6 relating to the regulation of motor common carriers, or any order, rule or regulation of the Public Service Commission, or who procures, aids or abets therein, shall be uilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 208. )

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68-9912: RECEIVING REBATES FROM MOTOR COMMON CARRIER, ETC. POSSESSION OF GOODS TRANSPORTED WITHOUT CERTIFICATE AS EVI DENCE OF VIOLATION OF LAW. BURDEN OF PROOF: Every officer, agent, or employee of any corporation and every other person who knowingly accepts or receives any rebate or drawback from the rates, fares, or charges established or approved by the Public Service Commission for motor common carriers, or who procures, aids, or abets therein, or who uses or accepts from a motor common carrier any free pass or free transportation, not authorized or per mitted by law or by orders, rules, or regulations of the Commission, or who procures, aids, or abets therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The pos session of goods, wares, or merchandise loaded on motor vehicle consigned to any person, firm , or corporation, being transported or having been trans ported over the highways in Georgia, without the authority of a certificate for so transporting having been issued by the Public Service Commission, shall be prima facie evidence th at such transportation of such goods, wares, or mer chandise was an intentional violation of the law regulating the transportation of persons and property over the highways in Georgia. Any person claiming the benefit of any exception made in Chapter 68-6 shall have the burden of proving th at he falls within the exception. (Acts 1931, pp. 199, 208. )
68-9913: REGULATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE, VIOLATION OF; SEPARATE OFFENSES; JURISDICTION OF PROSECUTIONS: Any per son, firm or corporation operating any motor vehicle in violation of Chapter 68-7, prescribing regulations as to the size, weight, etc., of, and speed limits for, motor vehicles for hire, or who shall violate any of the provisions of such Chapter in any other way, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every trip made by any such vehicle in violation of such Chapter shall constitute a separate offense, and the courts of any county in which any part of any such trip is made shall have jurisdiction of the prosecution and trial of cases made here
under. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess., pp. 114, 117. )
68-9914: DRIVING WITHOUT DRIVER'S CERTIFICATE: Any person or persons driving or operating any passenger-carrying bus or truck referred to in section 68-706, without first standing the examination required therein, and receiving a certificate certifying such person's or persons' fitness to oper ate such vehicle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1931, Extra. Sess.,
pp. 114, 116.) 68-9915: FAILURE TO REGISTER MOTOR VEHICLE FOR HIRE: Any
person or persons violating the provisions of section 68-709, requiring regis trations and licensing of motor vehicles operated for hire, shall be punished as
for a misdemeanor. (Acts 1929, pp. 292, 293. )
68-9917: PARKING VEHICLES ON STATE-AID ROADS: Any person who shall violate any provision of section 68-314, regulating the parking of vehicles on State-aid roads, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1935, p. 443. )
68-9921: VIOLATION OF SECTION 68-405 ET SEQ., RELATING TO SIZE OF VEHICLE, WEIGHT OF LOAD, AND LAMPS: Any person, firm, corpor ation, association,' trustee, receiver, or other fiduciary, or owner, employee or other agent, who, by himself, itself, or themselves, or through or in con nection with another, violates or participates in violation of any of the pro visions of section 68-405 et seq., relating to size of vehicle, weight of load, and l a m p s, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as such. (Acts 1941(
pp. 449, 452.)
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GENERAL RULES
(Not Applicable to For Hire Motor Carriers)
RULE 1
Definition of the word "Company. "--The wprd "Company, " as used here in, shall be deemed and taken to mean and include all corporations, com panies, firms and persons th a t may now be engaged, or th a t may hereafter become engaged, in performing any service to the public th at is now, or th at shall hereafter be, subject by law to the jurisdiction or control of the Com mission, except Motor Carriers For Hire operating under Certificates or per mits issued by the Commission.
RULE 2
All u njust discrimination forbidden.--The several companies, in the con duct of their intra-state business, shall afford to all persons equal facilities in the conduct of such business, without u n ju st discrimination in favor of, or against, any; and wherever special facilities are afforded to one patron, whether upon a special rate authorized by this Commission or otherwise, such company shall be bound to afford to any other patron, or patrons, under sub stantially similar circumstances, like facilities upon like rates.
All rates bona fide. No rebates.--The rate charged for any service, by any company, shall be bona fide and public; and the giving of any rebate, bonus or "draw-back" is hereby expressly forbidden.
RULE 3
Rates of Commission are maximum rates. --All of the rates prescribed by the Commission are maximum rates, which shall not be exceeded by any company.
Rates may be reduced below-maximum provided no discrimination is made.--Any company may charge less than the prescribed maximum rate, provided that, if a less rate be charged to one person, such company shall, for a like service, charge the same lessened rate to all persons, except as may be hereafter provided; and if any company shall reduce any of its rates to or from one agency or station, it shall, except in cases where otherwise specially provided by the Commission, make a reduction of the same percentage to and from all other stations on its line, to the end th a t no unjust discrimina tion be made in favor of, nor against, any person, persons or locality.
RULE 4
Tariffs to be kept posted. --Each company shall keep conspicuously posted at all of its stations, offices and agencies in Georgia, a copy of the schedule r schedules of rates prescribed by the Commission for the government of such company.
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Changes in tariffs to be posted: --When any change is made in such sched-1 ule, either by such company voluntarily, or pursuant to an order of the Commission, such company shall immediately furnish a copy of said change to the office of the Commission, and shall also post copies thereof in the same man- i ner as above specified, as notice to the public th at said change has been made.
Advances and reductions, notice o f.--No advance in any rate, whether it be a maximum rate, or otherwise, shall be made without the consent of this i Commission first being obtained, nor shall such advance become effective until ten days thereafter; and no reduction in any rate shall become effective . until three days, after notice has been given, as above required.

RULE 5
Special rates m ust be approved by Commission.--All special rates, made by any company for any service to be rendered, shall first be submitted to and approved by the Commission before being put in effect.

RULE 6

Long lines allowed to m eet short lines ra tes.--If between any two points 1

in Georgia, there are two or more routes, whether composed of the lines of

one or more companies, the rate for any service via any of such routes, be

tween such points, may be reduced to correspond with the lowest rate for

similar service in effect between the said points without making reductions

at intermediate points.

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Rates for short-distance not to exceed long distance.--Provided, that where such a reduction is made in the rate for the carriage of freight, be-1 tween any two points by any railroad, or connecting line of railroad, a relative reduction shall be made to all intermediate points, where conditions and cir
cumstances are substantially similar.

Georgia points may be put on equality with points in other States. --Anyj rate, to or from any Georgia point, may be so reduced as to place such Georgia point on an equality with any competitive point in another State, without mak: ing any reduction in rates to or from other stations not similarly situated,}
with respect to such competitive rates.

RULE 7
Rates apply in both directions.--All rates effective in this State, except in cases otherwise specified, shall apply in either direction, over the same line, between the same points.

RULE 8
Duty to accept and transport goods.--It shall be the duty of any company to accept for transportation any goods the carriage of which, by such com- , pany, is reasonably safe and practicable, and to transport the same by the first train practicable; provided, however, th at carriers will not be required to accept for transportation the following articles:

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Bank Bills; Coin or Currency; Deeds, Drafts, Notes or Valuable Papers of any kind; Jewelry, Postage or Revenue Stamps; Precious Metals or articles manufactured therefrom; Precious Stones.
RULE 9
Exact charge may be collected. --In no case shall any company collect for any service more than the exact amount due according to the current rate.
If any company shall fail to make the necessary change of money to enable it to collect such exact amount, then the next lower amount ending in 5 or 0 shall be charged.
RULE 10
Claims for overcharge and loss.--All ju st claims for overcharge and loss shall be paid within thirty days after claim, supported by proper papers, is made therefor. Claims for loss shall be paid by the company at fault, but claims for overcharge shall be paid by the company which collected same, and through the office or agency by which the same was collected, regardless of any division or apportionment of such total charge with any other line.
RULE 11
Annual reports. --(a) Each gas, electric light and power company, street railway company and telephone company shall keep and maintain the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed by the Commission for such companies, and file with the Commission on or before the first day of April of each year, a re port of operations prepared in accordance therewith, dulytsworn to, and for the fiscal year ending December 31st, immediately preceding.
(b) Each railroad, terminal, express and telegraph company shall file in the office of the Commission on or before the first day of April of each year a report, duly sworn to, and for the fiscal year ending December 31st, imme diately preceding.
(c) Each compress company shall file in the office of the Commission on or before the fifteenth day of October of each year a report for the fiscal year ended August 31st, immediately preceding.
Advance annual reports. --(d) Each railroad company, gas, electric light and power company, terminal, express, telegraph and telephone company shall file in the office of the Commission on or before the fifteenth day of March of each year an advance annual report of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31st, immediately preceding.
Monthly reports. --(e) Each railroad company, gas, electric light and Power company and street railroad company, shall file in the office of the Commission within thirty days after the last day of each month, a report, duly sworn to, showing the earnings and expenses of such company during suchmonth, provided, th at railroad companies operating in two or more states shall also file within seventy-five days after the last day of each month a report,
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duly sworn to, showing the earnings and expenses apportioned to the State) of Georgia during such month.
Accident reports. --(f) Each railroad company, street railroad company and other common carriers in this State shall notify the Georgia Public Serv-j ice Commission as early as practicable after the happening thereof, by tele graph, telephone or written communications (preference in order named),! of each derailment, collision or train accident of any character, occurring on their Unes or at their terminals, within, this State, which is attended with injury to persons, or property damage exceeding $150.00.
Monthly accident reports. --(g) Each railroad company, street railroad) company and other common carriers in this State shall, within thirty days after the end of any month, make written reports, under oath, through their proper officers, of all accidents in which property is damaged in excess of $150.00 j or employees injured and incapacitated for more than three days, occurring on their lines or at their terminals, in the operation of engines, trains or cars, j during the preceding month, on forms to be prescribed by the Commission, When no accidents occur during a month, carriers shall make affidavit to that effect on forms prescribed by the Commission. Carbon copies of monthly re-1 ports to the Interstate Commerce Commission will be accepted as a compliance with this section.
Blanks furnished by Commission. --(h) All of said reports required in Rule No. 11 shall be rendered on, and in accordance with, printed forms pre-) scribed and furnished by the Commission; and all reports of operations should) show revenues derived from operations intrastate within the State of Georgia and th at portion of the interstate revenues allocated to State operation.
Other inform ation to be furnished when required. --(i) In addition to the foregoing, each of said companies shall furnish such other reports and in formation as the Commission may require from time to time.
Book$ etc., to be produced. --(j) Furthermore, it shall be the duty of each, i of said companies to produce for the inspection of the Commission any and alli books, papers, contracts, agreements and other original records, of any char acter whatsoever, th at may be in possession of said company, or within its i power, custody or control, or copies thereof, as may be demanded and desig nated by the Commission.
RULE 12
Right reserved to suspend or modify any regulation.--The Commission) reserves the right to suspend or modify, at its discretion the enforcement of i any of its rules, rates, orders or other regulations, where in its opinion, the conditions are such, in any particular instance, th at a strict enforcement of such rules, or qther regulations, would result in hardships or injustice.
RULE 13
Free service forbidden. Charitable purposes excepted.--No telegraph, telephone, electric light or gas company, or power company, and no terminal.
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e baggage, or cab company, cotton compress company, or other public service corporation, company, or person, subject to the jurisdiction of this Commis sion, shall, directly or indirectly, give or furnish any free or reduced rate serv-
y icein this State; except that, as to service within this State, any such company I may issue and/or exchange passes and franks, and grant free or reduced rate ' service and contract for exchange of services, to the same extent as is pro' vided for railroads and common carriers by the Interstate Commerce Act.
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RULE 14
d Rates and service not to be discontinued without authority of Commisn sion. Facilities established as requirements of Commission.--All rates, rules ii and regulations now in effect or which may hereafter become effective, which Mi are not higher than the maximum rates prescribed by this Commission, I whether such rates are the result of voluntary action upon the part of any 3,i company, corporation or person subject to the jurisdiction of this Commisl,: sion, or otherwise, re hereby established as the rates of the Georgia Public | Service Commission, and no such rates shall be discontinued nor raised with3- out the consent of the Public Service Commission first being obtained, but je all such rates shall continue in force without hinderance, the same as other
rates prescribed by the Commission. And any and all facilities, privileges or service, now in effect or practiced, or hereafter made effective, extended or ^ | practiced, which give, grant, extend or allow patrons, shippers or other per6`! sons transacting business with said companies, corporation or other persons _| asmuch or more of the privileges, facilities or service to which they are entitled 18 by law or by any rule, regulations or order of this Commission, whether such privileges, facilities or service are given, granted, extended or allowed as the J result of voluntary action upon the part of such companies, corporations or persons, or otherwise, are hereby established as the requirements of the Geor gia Public Service Commission, and no such privileges, facilities or service shall be discontinued without the consent of the Public Service Commission first $! being obtained, but all such privileges, facilities or service shall be given, ^ granted, extended or allowed without hinderance, the same as other requirer`j ments of this Commission; provided, th a t nothing herein contained shall operate as repealing in any way the provisions of Passenger Rule No. 7. 9
RULE 15
How to bring Complaints; Rules of procedure.--All complaints m,ade to the Georgia Public Service Commission, of alleged grievances, must plainly aad distinctly state the grounds of complaint, the items being numbered, and ` objections all being set forth in writing, be of Giving notice to interested parties. --Both in cases of complaints, and when the Commission initiates action, notice shall be given to the persons or cor porations interested in, or affected thereby, ten days before the hearing ex cept in cases for the fixing of joint rates, when thirty days' notice shall be given and shall give to such persons or companies an opportunity to be heard.
M in like manner, all defenses must be distinctly made in writing, and the ni, items correspondingly numbered, as above stated.
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Arguments may be made either in person or writing. --These specifications, ! whether of complaint or of defense, may be accompanied, if the parties so \ desire, by any explanation or argument, or by any suggestion, touching the | proper remedy or policy. The parties may also be heard in person, or by at- i torney or by written argument, upon such written statements being first filed.
Upon the hearing of all cases th at may come on to be heard before the Commission, the respective parties may present their testimony, either writ ten or oral, or by affidavits. All affidavits intended to be offered by either party shall be served upon the opposite party, his counsel or agent having control of the case, at least three days, and all counter affidavits at least twelve hours before the date set for their hearing.
Commission reserves the right to modify rules of procedure. --This rule of procedure and of evidence, except as to notice of hearing above provided, may in any, and all, instances be varied or relaxed when in the exercise of a sound discretion this Commission shall be of the opinion th a t a departure from the ! letter thereof may be necessary to the attainm ent of substantial justice; due care being taken in every instance to guard against any injurious surprises.
RULE 16 Each Class "A" and Class "B" electric utility company shall maintain a continuous inventory record of all units of electric utility plant in agreement with the uniform system of accounts prescribed by the Georgia Public Service Commission. For the purpose of this rule a Class "A" utility is defined as one 1 whose gross revenue from the sale of electric energy exceeds $750,000.00 per annum or whose original cost of electric fixed capital exceeds $4,000,000.00, and a Class "B" utility is defined as one whose gross revenue from the sale of electric energy exceeds $250,000.00 per annum but does not exceed $750,000.00 per annum. This rule shall become effective when and if an original basic inventory shall have been completed by this Commission. The continuous inventory record shall be kept in a manner as directed by the Georgia Public Service Com mission and shall be so maintained until further order of the Commission. Annual reports of additions to and withdrawals from the inventory shall be made to the Commission once each year in sufficient detail so th at the invehtory record of the Commission may be currently maintained and in such a manner so th at such changes may be identified in the field.
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PASSENGER RULES
(Not Applicable to For Hire Motor Carriers of Passengers.)
RULE 1
Rates prescribed are maximum rates. Low rates for children.--Each rail road company in Georgia may charge for the transportation of passengers be tween points in this State the maximum rates prescribed for such railroad by I this Commission; and in every instance the rates for children over five years, and under twelve years of age, shall be not over one-half of the maximum rate prescribed for adults.
Minimum fare of ten cents allowed.--Provided, That any railroad com pany may collect no more than ten cents as a minimum charge, for a full or half rate, between regular stations, when the actual fare would be less than that amount.
RULE 2
Tickets should be purchased.--At all places, where, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, the requisite tickets may be purchased, it shall be the duty of all persons to provide themselves therewith, before boarding trains i as passengers.
Extra charge unless tickets are purchased. --If, at such a place, a person shall board a train, and has for want of reasonable diligence on his part, failed to supply himself with the requisite ticket, the railroad company may collect for each mile th a t may be traveled by such person without the requisite ticket, in addition to the maximum prescribed rate, as follows:
For a passenger over five, and under twelve years of age, one-half of one cent. For a passenger twelve years of age, and over, one cent.
Exceptions. --Except th a t the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railway Company, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, Atlanta & West Point Rail Road Company, Central of Georgia Rail way Company, Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Company, Georgia Railroad, Georgia, Southern & Florida Railroad Company, Hartwell Railroad Company, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Nashville, Chattanooga &St. Louis Railway Company (Western and Atlantic Railroad), Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, and Southern Railway Company, may charge a maxi mum penalty of 15c per passenger, regardless of the distance traveled, in addi tion to the maximum prescribed rate authorized should a ticket have been purchased.
RULE 3
Baggage allowed.--The payment of the fare between any given points in Georgia shall entitle the passenger to the transportation of at least one hun dred and fifty pounds of baggage, in the same direction between those points, without extra charge.
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For the transportation of baggage th a t may be in excess of one hundred and fifty pounds, between points in this State, the excess baggage rates may I be collected, not to exceed the following:
EXCESS BAGGAGE TARIFF
For all Baggage Over 150 pounds.
Excess Baggage Rates. --
For 30 miles and un d er.............. ........... ............. ....... 15 cents per 100 pounds. For 40 miles and over 30___ ________ ___________ 20 cents per 100 pounds. For 60 miles and over 40___________ __________ 25 cents per 100 pounds. For 70 miles and over 60___ ________ ____ ______ 30 cents per 100 pounds. For 80 miles and over 70____________ ................... 35 cents per 100 pounds. For 90 miles and over 80___________ _ .................... 40 cents per 100 pounds. For 100 miles and over 90___________ ..................... 45 cents per 100 pounds. For 110 miles and over 100___________ ..................... 50 cents per 100 pounds. For 120 miles and over 110______ _____ .................... 55 cents per 100 pounds. For 130 miles and over 120_____ ____ ..................... 55 cents per 100 pounds. For 140 miles and over 130_______ ___ --.................. 60 cents per 100 pounds. For 150 miles and over 140......... .............. ..................... 65 cents per 100 pounds. For 160 miles and over 150___________ ..................... 70 cents per 100 pounds. For 170 miles and over 160...................... ..................... 75 cents per 100 pounds. For 180 miles and over 170...... ................ ____ ______ 80 cents per 100 pounds. For 190 miles and over 180____________ ............. ....... 85 cents per 100 pounds. For 200 miles and over 190......... .............. ..... ............... 90 cents per 100 pounds. For 210 miles and over 200...... ......... ....... .......... ........... 95 cents per 100 pounds. For 220 miles and over 210___________ ..................... 100 cents per 100 pounds. For 230 miles and over 220____ ___ ___ ................... 105 cents per 100 pounds. For 240 miles and over 230................. ...... -- ................ 110 cents per 100 pounds. For 260 miles and over 240___________ .................. . 115 cents per 100 pounds. For 290 miles and over 260_________ ... ........ ............ 120 cents per 100 pounds. For 320 miies and over 290____________............... ......125 cents per 100 pounds. For 350 miles and over 320_____ ______ ..................... 130 cents per 100 pounds. For 400 miles and over 350_______ ____ ..................... 150 cents per 100 pounds. For 450 miles and over 400.............................................165 cents per 100 pounds.
Minimum excess baggage charge, 10 cents.
Charge of transporting baggage which is unaccompanied by passenger.-- Where baggage is transported on a passenger ticket which for any reason is not used by the holder for personal transportation, and application for re fund is made, the carrier shall, if such ticket shows baggage checked, charge for the transportation of such baggage only on the total weight thereof, not I exceeding double th excess baggage rates per 100 pounds above shown, and the difference between this sum and the original price paid for the passenger ticket plus any excess baggage charge made, shall be refunded.
Dimensions of baggage to be check free.--No common carrier shall be re- | quired to accept for transportation as baggage, within this State, any piece of baggage the greatest dimensions of which exceed seventy-two (72) inches. Provided, th at this rule shall not apply to public entertainment paraphernalia. |

No common carrier shall he required to accept for transportation as bag! gage within this State, any trunk or other rigid container, having more than
two bulging sides, or with two bulging sides not opposite to each other.

RULE 4

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Must receive baggage and issue claim checks. --All railroad, depot or ter minal companies in this State, shall receive at all stations where they have agents, all baggage, proper for transportation, presented by prospective pass| engers, or their agents, and issue on demand a claim check for the same, and upon presentation by the holder of such claim check with transportation., said company shall issue train checks.

RULE 6
Storage charges.--Where baggage received by companies as provided for I byRule 4 is not checked within twenty-four hours after being so received, or
where baggage is allowed to remain unclaimed at destination more than twentyfour hours after arrival of train transporting same, such companies are au thorized to charge twenty-five cents for storage of the same foreach separate twenty-four hours, or fraction thereof, after the expiration of said twentyfour hours.

RULE 6

Baggage m ust be checked 15 m inutes before train leaves. --Railroad comI panies shall not be required to send any baggage on any train unless the bag
gage shall have been checked fifteen minutes before the departure of the train.

RULE 7
Excursion rates exempted.--Nothing in the rules of this Commission shall be construed as placing any restriction upon the privilege of railroad com panies to make special rates for excursions or for any other special occasion.

RULE 8
Must sell tickets at depots. --All of the various kinds of tickets th a t may be I on sale at any and all other offices of a given railroad company, in any given
town or city, shall likewise be kept on sale at the depot ticket-office of such railroad company in such town or city, at the same prices.
RULE 9
Comfortable cars and waiting-room s.--All passenger waiting rooms and ( passenger cars in use by railroads in this State shall be kept supplied with
drinking-water, and shall be so lighted, heated, ventilated and equipped as to render occupants of the same reasonably comfortable, the circumstances of each case being considered.

All passenger waiting rooms at junction points and. passenger cars in use by railroads in this State shall be kept supplied with suitable, sanitary or ster ilized drinking cups, which shall be placed or kept so as to be at all times easily accessible to passengers, and may be supplied from a dispensing or vending j machine, and for each a charge of not exceeding one cent may be made by the railroad company whose duty it is made to supply the same.

RULE 10

Waiting rooms to be opened before arrival of trains. May be closed. --Except | as may be otherwise specifically authorized by the Commission, passenger depots shall be opened as follows:

At junction points in cities and towns having a population, according to the most recently published national census, of 1,000 or more, railroad com panies shall be required to open their depot ticket offices and waiting rooms ' for the accommodation of the traveling public, at least one hour before the J arrival of, and remain open one-half an hour after the departure, according ^ to the scheduled time for the arrival of and the departure of their passenger [ |
trains.

At junction points in cities and towns having a population of less than 1,000, railroad companies shall be required to open their depot ticket offices and waiting rooms for the accommodation of the traveling public, at least thirty minutes before the scheduled time of the arrival of all passenger trains { scheduled to stop at such junction points and shall remain open for a period j
of thirty minutes thereafter.

At nonjunction stations.--At all stations located in county seats and (

towns and cities having a population, according to the most recently pub- i

lished national census, of more than one thousand inhabitants, offices and (

waiting rooms shall be open during the period th a t the freight station is re

quired to be open as provided for in Freight Rule No. 25 for at least thirty min

utes before the scheduled time for the arrival of all passenger trains scheduled |

to stop at such stations. And at all such stations, between the hours of six

o'clock P. M. and six o'clock A. M.# railroads shall provide, for the comfort i

and convenience of their passengers, a lighted and comfortable waiting room> i

which shall be open at least one hour before the scheduled arrival and one- i

half hour after the actual departure of all passenger trains scheduled to stop \

at such stations.

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At all other stations located in cities and towns.having a population, ac- *

cording to the most recently published national census, of less than one

thousand inhabitants, ticket offices shall only be required to be open during

the period th a t the freight station is required to be open, as provided for in

Freight Rule No. 25. Waiting rooms, however, at such stations shall be kept

open, lighted and heated when necessary until ten o'clock P.M. for the con- c

venience of passengers arriving or departing on trains scheduled to arrive and t

stop at such stations before th at hour.

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Provided, however, th a t at any station at which a railroad company may have employed a telegraph operator on duty during hours other than those t prescribed by Freight Rule No. 25 for the opening and closing of freight sta- l

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tions, both ticket offices and waiting rooms at such points shall be open dur ingthe period such operator may be on duty, for the accommodation of pass engers, at least thirty minutes before the scheduled arrival of all trains sched uled to stop at such stations.
Where under the provisions of this rule a ticket office is not open nor an agent on duty upon the arrival of a passenger train, it shall be the duty of the railroad company to make adequate and convenient arrange ments for the checking of baggage and its loading on or discharge from baggage coaches.
RULE 11
Delayed trains m ust be bulletined. --Whenever any passenger train on any railroad in this State shall be more than one-half of one hour behind its schedule time, it shall be the duty of said railroad to bulletin, and to keep posted at each of its telegraph stations along its line, between such delayed train and its destination, notice of the time such train is behind schedule time, andthe time of its arrival at such stations, as nearly as can be approximated.
RULE 12
Notice to be given of obstructions. --Whenever there is, by reason of acci dent or otherwise, a break or obstruction on the line of any railroad company in this State th a t will probably delay any passenger train on said railroad, it shall be the duty of said railroad company to cause notice thereof to be bul letined at all stations, at and between such passenger train and the place so obstructed; and said railroad company shall cause notice of such obstruction and the delay th a t will probably be caused thereby, to be given to the pass engers aboard such trains, before the same shall leave such stations.
RULE 13
Convenient stopping of passenger trains.--All passenger trains operated inthis State shall, at all stations where such trains stop, either upon flag or regular schedule, be brought to a standstill with such relation to the waiting rooms of the station building or other passenger facilities at said station, as will render egress from and ingress to said trains most practicable and con venient for the passengers, without reference to the convenient handling of baggage or other freight.
RULE 14
Guns on passenger trains. --No person shall be permitted to board a train, r enter a car in which passengers ride, in this State, with a loaded gun, and allbreech-loading guns shall be unbreeched on boarding such train or enter ingsuch car.
Conductors of railway trains are authorized to see to the enforcement of this rule, and failure on the part of any passenger to comply with the terms hereof shall be cause for ejecting such passenger from the train.
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RULE 15
Careful handling of baggage. --At all stations in this State where baggage trucks are provided, all trunks and other personal baggage shall be unloaded from baggage cars onto said baggage trucks, and baggage handled with all reasonable care, the dropping of same from car door, platforms or trucks, or other rough handling of baggage, being expressly forbidden.
Provided; That the handling of baggage by hand from cars to depot plat forms, or other customary places of depositing baggage in such careful man ner as will not damage same, will be a compliance with this rule.
RULE 16
Half fare for Confederate Veterans:--All railroads may charge one-half of the regular fare authorized by the Commission for the transportation of I Confederate Veterans.
RULE 17
Guide for blind persons free. --All common carriers operating within the State of Georgia may carry any totally blind person accompanied by a guide, at the usual and ordinary fare charged to one person under such reasonable | regulation as may be, or as hereafter may be established by said carriers. I
RULE 18
Train service may not be discontinued w ithout Commission's authority. [ Changes to be advertised in newspapers. --No railroad company operating it j this State shall be allowed to discontinue any passenger train schedule or serv ice now being maintained, without the consent of the Georgia Public Service Commission; and, no railroad company operating in this State shall be per mitted to change the schedule of any passenger accommodation or suburbat train, now or hereafter established, more than fifteen minutes, ndr the sched-1 ule of any other passenger train performing local service within this State I more than one hour, except after application to, and approval by, this Com-1 mission, of the proposed changes, Provided, That this authority shall not apply where the proposed .change would break connection a t a junction point with a branch line or other railroad. No changes of any character in passenger train schedules, whether by express approval of this Commission or as herein , otherwise provided, shall be made effective, until after notice by publication in some newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the community or communities affected thereby, at least three days in advance of the effective date of such change or changes.
RULE 19
Posting and advertising schedules. --All railroad companies in this State. I in addition to posting at each of their respective depot or station agencies printed copy of their schedules of all their passenger trains to and from said I
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station, shall also continuously advertise, in some newspaper of general cir culation in the communities through which its trains operate, time table or tables showing the schedules of its trains which serve each particular com munity, provided said advertisements shall be paid for by said companies at a rate not to exceed the rate heretofore voluntarily paid for such advertisements bythe railroads, not on the transportation basis.
RULE 20
Free transportation forbidden.--No railroad company, subject to the jurisdiction of the Georgia Public Service Commission shall be allowed to is sue or honor any free ticket, free pass or free intrastate transportation for passengers between any points in this State, except upon the terms provided for interstate free transportation by the Act of Congress, approved June 29, 1906, known as The Interstate Commerce Act, and as amended.
Newspaper and radio advertising contracts excepted.--Provided, That contracts between railroad common carriers in this State and publishers of newspapers or other regularly published periodicals, accepted by the United States Postal Department for transmission through the mails a t publishers' or newspaper rates, for the publication by such newspapers and periodicals ofschedules and other advertising m atter for said carriers, may be charged for at the regularly published advertising rates of. such publications and to be paid for in non-transferable press mileage tickets a t the passenger fares law fully on file with this Commission for each of such carriers, and
Provided, That contracts between railroad common carriers in this State and owners and operators of radio broadcasting stations, licensed by th e Fed eral Communications Commission, for the broadcasting by such radio stations of schedules and other advertising m atter for said carriers, may be charged for at the regularly established advertising rates of such radio stations and to be paid for in non-transferable radio mileage tickets at the passenger fares lawfully on file with this Commission for each of such carriers, and
Provided, Such contracts shall carry therein the regular scale of advertis ing rates for such publications, or radio stations, shall be in writing, and signedin triplicate by each party, and a copy filed by the carrier with this Com mission, for its approval or disapproval, and
Provided further: That such contracts shall be limited to the calendar year, and th at such press or radio mileage shall be issued only to publishers, owners, operators, and actual bona fide, regularly employed members of the editorial, reportorial, advertising, sales or subscription departments of such Publications or radio stations, th e DEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE FAMILIES OFSUCH PERSONS, and to no others.
RULE 21
All railroad companies are required to keep and maintain at all agency stations a record of all shipments of milk, cream, ice cream and ice cream mix destined to such stations. Such record shall show shipper, point of origin, consignee, date, commodity and quantity, and said record shall be retained at the destination station for a period of not less than two years subsequent todate of delivery.
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FREIGHT RULES
(Not Applicable to For Hire Motor Carriers of Property.)
RULE 1
Continuous mileage rates when applicable. --Where, in this State, two or | more connecting lines of railroad are operated by, or under one management or company, or where the majority of the stock of any railroad company is owned or controlled, either directly or indirectly by a connecting railroad com- | pany, the lines of such company, shall, within the meaning and intent of the rules of the Commission, be considered as constituting but one and the same railroad, and rates for the carriage of freight over such railroads or by any j portion thereof, shall be computed upon a continuous mileage basis, the same as upon the line of a single railroad company, whether such railroads have separate boards of directors or not.
RULE 2
Freight to be promptly received.--Railroads shall promptly receive goods offered for shipment, and shall, when so required by the consignor, issue | duplicate receipts or bills of lading therefor.
Bills of lading, what they m ust show. --Such bills of lading shall show sepa- [ rately and in detail the weight and freight-class of each kind of goods embraced | in the shipment, and the total rate per hundred pounds, per ton or per carload, as the case may be, to be charged for transporting each class to the destination named in each bill of lading.
Prompt delivery of freight to consignees. --When such bill of lading is pre sented a t destination to the agent of the railroad th a t is to deliver such freight to the consignee, it shall be the duty of the railroad to deliver said goods, either j to the consignee, or his order, upon payment of the freight and other charges lawfully due thereon.
Expense bills, what they m ust show. --The expense bill then issued to such consignee by such railroad shall show separately the weight, the rate and the total charge upon the goods embraced in each separate class of freight compos ing the shipment.
RULE 3
Prompt interchange of freight. --All connecting railroads in Georgia shall promptly receive from and deliver to each other all freight intended to pass over their respective lines, or parts thereof, in order to reach its destination; | and no railroad shall prevent, delay or obstruct, either by act of omission or ) commission, the prompt interchange of such freight, to the end that the transportation and delivery thereof to the consignee may be accomplished with the greatest practicable dispatch.
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RULE 4
Actual weights to govern. --Unless otherwise specially provided by the rules or classification of the Commission, every railroad shall assess its charge for transporting a shipment, of any class, upon the actual weight thereof, and at the lowest rate of freight actually in force upon said railroad on goods of the same class, whether such rate be prescribed by the Commission, or otherwise.
Minimum freight charge.--Fifty-five cents (see note) may be collected-- however, as a minimum charge for transporting any shipment, however small, from origin to destination.

RULE 5

Actual weights apply,--Unless otherwise provided by the Commission, all freight charges shall be assessed upon the actual weight of the goods trans ported, when such actual weight can be ascertained.

Actual weights, how ascertained. --In the case of carload shipments, such actual weights shall be ascertained by a sworn weigher, who shall balance the scales immediately before weighing each car, and shall see to it th at the car to be weighed is free from all bearing of any other car or cars, except where the articles of freight being shipped are loaded on two or more cars, lapped.

Sworn weigher, duties o f.--Such sworn weigher shall keep a complete record of such weights, and shall attach to the bill of lading issued for such shipment by the railroad company a certificate, according to the following form:

Certificate of weight. --

WEIGHER'S CERTIFICATE
I , ___ ___________-.,,...-.sw orn weigher for t h e . . . . . ____ ,,______ ___... Rail..._____ , a t . . . ________ , do certify on oath th at I, t h i s ____ day of ___________ ,,...weighed car number_______ _______ of the______ *___.._ Railroad, loaded with___________ ____and th at the gross weight of said car was...______ ..pounds; th at the marked weight of said car was_________ .. pounds; th at said car, while being weighed, was disconnected (except where articles lapped), and th at it was free from all bearing of other car or cars; that the scales so used were balanced immediately before weighing said car; and that, to the best of my knowledge, the above-mentioned weights are correct.

(signed)

....... .................................... _____

Weigher fo r.....................Railroad,

At.... .........,............................
In the event a carload shipment originates at or moves from a point where there is no track scales, it shall be the duty of the carrier to have the same weighed, at th first convenient weighing station in the general line of di rection in which the shipment moves, and immediately thereafter, upon writ ten request, furnish the shipper with a true copy of the weight certificate above prescribed.

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RULE 6
ESTIMATED WEIGHTS
Where, in the Commission's Freight Classification, estimated weights are provided for any given article, such estimated weights shall apply in all cases.
Live stock weights. --The following scales of estimated weights shall apply to carload shipments of five stock only in cases where actual weight cannot be ascertained; but said scale of estimated weights shall apply to and govern such shipments of less than carload logs regardless of what the actual weight may be.
LIVE STOCK
One horse, mule or horned animal (except as specified below).............2,000 lbs. Two horses, mules or horned animals (except as specified below) in same car and from same shipper to same consignee.. ............_3,500 lbs. Each additional horse, mule, or horned animal (except as specicified below) in same car and from same shipper to same con signee. _.r ..... ....... ............... ............. ______....... _^.r....................-.1,000 lbs. Stallions, Jacks and Bulls, e a c h ....................... _ .......................... 3,000 lbs* Mare and Foal, together (for b o th ) ..____ ____ ______ ________2,500 lbs. Colts, under one year old, each............................................ . . .....1 ,000 lbs. Colts, Donkeys, or Ponies, crated, each actual weight, but not less than..... ........ ................... .................................. .............000lbs. Cow and Calf, together (for both) ...................................................2,5 0 0 lbs. Yearling cattle, except bulls, each.............._...................................1 ,0 0 0 lbs. Yearling bulls, each....................................... .................. .......... ....2,000 lbs. Calves, under one year old, not crated, each........ ........................ . 1 ,0 0 0 lbs. Calves, under one year old, crated, each actual weight, but not less th an ........... ........ .................... ............t .................... ........ 1 7 5 lbs. Calves, over one year old, crated, each actual weight, but not less
! th a n ________________ *..... ............................. ................ . . ____ 5 0 0 lbs. Sheep, boxed or crated, each actual weight, but hot less th an __ 150lbs. Lambs, boxed or crated, each actual weight, but not less than___ 100lbs. Hogs, boxed or crated, each actual weight, but not less than__ _ 1 5 0 lbs. Pigs, boxed or crated, each actual weight, but not less th an ____ 1 0 0 lbs. Goats--Same as Sheep. Kids--Same as Lambs.
Rates on live stock will apply when the actual value does not exceed the following, actual value to be stated by shipper in writing in shipping order:
Jacks or Stallions, each____ _i............................................................ $150.00 Horses or Mules, each:........ .......... ............ .............................. ............ 100.00 Mare and Colt,* t o g e t h e r . . . ______________ _____ ___ ____100.00 Yearling Colt.__.......................... .... ...................................................... 50.00 Cow and Calf, together______ . . . ___ ____ - . . . ____------------------- 35.00 Domestic Horned Animals, each______ ____ _____ _____________ 30.00 Yearling Cattle, each______. . . . _____________ _____ ______ . --. . . 15.00 Calves, Hogs, Sheep or Goats________ _____________ __________ - iOfW
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Extra charge for high valuation.--For every increase of 100 per cent., or fraction thereof, in the actual value there shall be an increase of 5 per cent., in the rate, except th a t any animal the value of whieh exceeds $1,500.00 will be accepted only under special contract. When the value is not stated by th e shipper in writing, the shipping order, carriers will not be required to accept shipments.

A railroad shall not be required to accept live stock for transportation at

the released or owner's risk rate, unless a contract to th a t effect be executed

by and between such railroad and the shipper.

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Railroads shall not be required to accept for transportation a mixed ship ment of different kinds of live stock, other than at the risk of the shipper.

If horses be not included in such a mixed shipment, the rate for cattle shall apply.

If horses be included in such a mixed shipment, the rate for horses shall apply.

Shippers may be required to feed, water and care for live stock at their own expense.

When the same is done by the carriers, the actual expense of so doing may becollected upon the shipm ent.'

Live stock regulations. --Live stock in less carloads if not tied, or in mixed carloads, must be separated by means of strong partitions to be erected by shipper at his expense and risk, as follows:

Each boar, bull, jack, mare with suckling colt, ram or stallion m ust be separated from all other animals.

Cattle and other animals m ust be separated from suckling calves, except th a t cows and calves need not be separated.

Animals of each kind m ust be separated from animals of each other kind, except th at goats may be mixed with sheep.

Bulls with cattle m ust be securely tied.
Each bull loaded with small stock m ust be partitioned and securely tied.

Where rules provide animals to be tied, not less th an half-inch rope must be used.

Estimated weights: Lumber, canned goods, etc.--In cases where actual heights cannot be ascertained, as elsewhere prescribed by the Commission, tJle following named articles shall be accepted for transportation according tothe scale of estimated weights below given:,

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LUMBER, LIME, ETC.

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Per 1,000 feet

LUMBER:

GREEN SEASONED

Ash (black)............. ...............................

______ 5,000

3.500

Basswood and B utternut-------------- __________ 4,000

2,750

Chestnut and Cypress------------------- _________ 5,000

3.000

Elm (soft)--------------- -------------------- ________ 5,000

Elm (rock) --------------------------........

________ 6,000

3.500 4.000

__________ ________ 5,000

3.500

TTipVnrv

__________ ________ 6,000

5,000

___ _____ _ ________ 6,000

4,400

pnrYl n.r

__________ ______ 4,500

2,800

White Pine---- ----------- ------------------

______ 4,000

2,700

YELLOW PINE SEASONED, DRESSED:

FLOORING:

Per 1,000 feet

13/16x2| face, flat back..............................---^--.......... ......................--,,2,300 lbs, s

13/16x3! face, flat back.............................................................................. 2>200 lbs'

13/16x3! face, hollow back--.................... .......... .....................- ................ 2>050

13/16x3| face, flat back.................... ................... ................... ..........2400 ^ 1

13/16x5j face, flat back-------------- ---------- -- -------------------------------2>400 lt)S'

12/16x5| face, flat back,............ .................... ......... -......................... 2>300lbSi

(all heart face, 150 lbs., per M. heavier).

JJ O. S .___1_____ ;_____ ______ ______________ ____ ---_______ 2*300lbs.1 I

CEILING:

5/16x3|______ ____

7/16x3!................

9/16x3!.___

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11/16x3!___________ .

12/16x3!__________--

N. O. S.__.......-- -- -

CO p5p

QCOO H

900 lbs,
1,200 lbs, lbs,
1,950 lbs. lbs.
1,500 lbs,

PARTITIONS: 13/16x3!, B. O. & F. 2S
N. O. S. ............... ........

.2,100 lbs, .2, 000 lbs,

DROP SIDING: Patterns 105 and 106............. .......... ............. ................................ 2*000 lbs, I Pattern 116.-- T.................. -.......................... -- -............... - - ........- 2 ,2 0 0 lbs.
Patterns 115, 117 and 118----------------- --------------- ------------------- 600m I U. O. S .______ _______________.--______-________________ --- 000 lbs, I

BEVEL SIDING:

Weight per 1,000 feet

From 1-in. stock--.......... 1------------------------------------------------- 1100^ s'I

From l!-in. stock---------------------- ------------------------------------ 1500

WEATHERBOARDING: Square edge, from l!-in. stock.............-........................................... 1,400lbI

MOULDED BASE: 8-in., 10-in., and 12-in......................................... -..............-............,,2,200lb'

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ROOEERS: D. & Mv or ship-lap, |-in. -- ..................................................-........ 2,300 lbs.
ID D. &M., or ship-lap, 13/16-in...........................................-.............._2,500lbs.
BOARDS: S2S 13/16-in. from 1-in. stock.... ................. -...........-...................--2,800lbs. S2S 1-1/16, from li-in. stock......... __..............-......................... .......2,900lbs. S 2 S l-in., from lj-in. stock___ :................ ...............-............ .......3,000 lbs. S 4 S 3 and 5-in........._.................... -......... -- ................. -................ 2,400 lbs. S 4 S 7-in...... _........................-..............................--------------------- 2,600 lbs. S 4 S 9J and ll|-in . ........................-............................... -...........-.......2,700 lbs. N. O. S ........ ................................................... -............................ .......2,800 lbs.

FRAMING: 2x4 to 4x8, S 4 S J-in. ..................... ............... .................. ......... ......... 3,000 lbs.
o. S ._____________ _________________ _________________ 3,0 0 0 lbs.

eet YELLOW PINE, GREEN, DRESSED:

bs, bs. bs. [

FRAMING: 2x4 to 4x8,

S 4 S |-in ....... -- -------- ----------------------------- ...........--3,800 lbs.

bs. TIMBER:

bs. | 6x6 and up, S 4 S -in...... ..................... ................... -....................--4,000 lbs.

bs. I YELLOW PINE, GREEN, ROUGH:

bs. BOARDS: Under 2-in.................._____---------------------------....................... ...... 5,500 lbs.

bs, FRAMING:

bs. 2x4 to 4x8................ .................. -...................-......... -.......--......... -- 5,000 lbs.

bs,

bs. bs.

TIMBERS:
6x6 and up______________------ -----------............... ---............ ........... 4,500 lbs.

bs. STAVES:

Straight, Sawn, Green---------------------- ---------------------------------4,000 lbs.

Cylinder, Sawn, Green_____ ________................. ...............-............. 3,500 lbs.
bs. I

bs. SHINGLES:
Green__ ______ ___________________ -_____________________ 500 lbs. ])jy _ ___ ________________________ ___________________ __ _ 450 lbs.
bs,

bs. I LATHS:

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bs. I Green__________________________ _______ _______________ -- 800 lbs. bs. | Dry_______ ____ ________________________________ -______- 500 lbs.

eet I Tan Bark, dry, per cord........... ___....................... -............... ................. 2,000 lbs. bs. Tan Bark, green, per cord.... ............................................. ---......... -.......2,000 lbs. bs. Fence Posts and Rails and Telegraph Poles, per cord____............. ........3,500 lbs.
Clay, per cubic yard........ ______.......................... .........________....... .-- 3,000 lbs.
Cross Ties, Green, each..............................................-........................... 200 lbs. bs, ( Cross Ties, Dry, each....... .................._________.......................... --------- 150 lbs.
Sand, per cubic yard__________ ___________ _____ ________ _____3,000 lbs. bs Stone, crushed, per cubic yard.............. ...............................................2,500 lbs.

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Gravel, per cubic yard.______ _______ .________ _____ ____ ____...3,200 lbs. [

Stone, undressed, per cubic foot.. . . . . .

1601bs. [

Lime, per bushel._....1.-- _.._____:_ : ____ _____________ ... 80 lbs. |

Coal, per bushel...... .......... a___*___ _____ _________ . . . ................. . 80 lbs. |

Coke, per bushel._________......._____:....... ............ ................................... 40 lbs. [

Portland Cement, per barrel____--____1................ ........................ ....... .. 400 lbs. I

Other Cements, per barrel........................... ............. .......... .........______ 300 lbs. j

RULE 7
Where fractions o'ccur in computing rates through the addition, or de duction, of any authorized or prescribed percentages, such fractions shall be disposed of as follows:
Where the base rate contains fractions of one cent any fractions result- | ing from the addition, or deduction, of such percentage shall, if amounting [ to three-fourths of one cent or over, be increased to the next whole cent, if | less than three-fourths, but not less than one-fourth of a cent, shall be com puted as one-half cent, and if less than one-fourth of a cent, shall be dropped.
Where th e 7base rate does not contain fractions of one cent, any fractions resulting from the addition, or deduction, of such percentage shall be dis- j posed of by increasing fractions of one-half cent or over to the next whole l cent, and fractions of less than one-half cent shall be dropped.

Percentage of increase, how applied. --Where in the Commission's Freight I Classification in classifying any given article or class of freight specific pro- | vision is made for a certain percentage above the Standard Tariff, th at per- I centage alone shall be applied to the Standard Tariff in computing rates, re- I gardless of any percentage allowed on individual railroad above the Standard Tariff in the general classification of railroads, to the end th a t no railroad company may apply more than one percentage of increase to the Standard \ Tariff rates in any instance.
Percentage of decrease, how applied. --But on th e contrary where the freight classification in classifying any given article or class of freight speci fies a percentage of decrease below the Standard Tariff th a t decreased per- I centage alone shall be applied to the Standard Tariff and freight charges as- I sessed on basis of the rate so reduced without regard to any percentage of | increase th a t may be allowed an individual railroad on other articles in the ) same class as shown in the general classification of railroads.
How to apply percentages of increase. --No railroad may charge m o r e than j the Standard Tariff rate on any article th at in the freight classification is as- j signed to a certain class without percentage regardless of any percentage of 1 increase th at may be allowed upon other articles in said class.

Articles not included in Classification.--Rates for the transportation of any article th a t is not included in the Freight Classification of this Commis-

sion shall be assessed upon basis of rating carried in Southern Classification provided said last named Classification carries a specific rating for such ar ticle and if not rates shall be assessed as if upon the article most analogous to it that is included in the Commission's Freight Classification, provided where the Georgia Commission's Classification does not provide specific rating, the term "NOS, " when shown therein, shall be construed as a specific rating in said Georgia Commission's Classification.

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RULE 10

Equal facilities to all railroads.--The several railroad companies of this

State in the conduct of their intra-state business shall at all terminal and

connecting points, to any other railroad company whose tracks are of the same

gauge, afford under substantially similar circumstances equal facilities for

the interchange of freight, and upon like terms and conditions, whether in

carload lots or less, without discrimination in favor of, or against, any; and

whenever special facilities are offered to one such railroad company, in the

interchange and delivery of freight, either to consignee or to connecting lines,

whether upon a special rate authorized by this Commission, or otherwise, such

company shall be bound to afford to all other connecting lines under like and

substantially similar circumstances, like facilities upon like terms and rates.

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RULE 11

L. C. L. rate not to exceed C. L. --In no case shall the amount collected for transporting a less than carload shipment exceed what the amount would be for transporting a minimum carload of goods of the same class, over the same railroad, between the same points.
C. L. rate per 100 lbs. m ust not exceed L. C. L. --In no case shall the charge \ per hundred pounds for transporting a carload shipment exceed the actual
current rate per hundred pounds on goods of the same class, over the same railroad, between the same points, when shipped in lots less than a carload.

RULE 12
Flag stations; shipments from and to. --Freight th a t is forwarded from any J Points other than a regular agency station (except as otherwise provided in
Rules 20 and 21) may be billed, and freight charges may be assessed thereon, &sif shipped from the first agency station in the opposite direction, or next further removed from the point of destination, and likewise, freight for warded to such a point may be billed, and freight charges may be assessed thereon, as if shipped to the first agency station beyond the point of actual ( destination.
Excessively higher rate prohibited.--Provided, however, th at in no case shall any rate be thus made higher than it would be were the mileage rate api P^ed to the distance such shipment is actually transported.

RULE 13
Extra heavy articles. Charges for handling. --For each necessary handling of any extra heavy article, either in loading the same on, or in unloading the same from cars, railroads may collect as a maximum compensation for such service, as follows:
Under 2,000 pounds, no extra charge for handling. For 2,000 pounds and under 3,000 pounds......... ............ ............ $ 3.30 For 3,000 pounds and under 4,000 pounds. _----- ----------- ------ 5.50 For 4,000 pounds and under 5,000 pounds.----- ------------------ 7.70 For 5,000 pounds and under 6,000 pounds........................ ........ 8.80 For 6,000 pounds and under 7,000 pounds............................. 11.00
For 7,000 and over, in proportion; Provided, That this rule shall not apply to the loading or unloading of portable engines and other machinery on wheels shipped on flat cars.
When articles are loaded on an open car, on account of being too long or too bulky to be loaded through the side door of a box car, they shall be charged at the actual weight and class rate for each article; provided, th at in no case shall the charge for each, shipment for one consignee be less than 4,000 pounds at first-class rate.
Special contract if car insufficient.--When any article is too long, too bulky, or too heavy, to be carried by ordinary cars, its transportation shall be a m atter of special contract between the carrier and the shipper.
RULE 14
Passenger trains; rates of freight on .--Railroads may charge, for trans porting freight on regular passenger trains, one and one-half times the reg ular freight rate for the carriage of the same shipment by freight train be tween the same points.
RULE 15
Distances, regulations concerning.--Where short of 100 miles the actual distance th at a shipment may be carried is not shown by Standard F reight Tariff charges may be collected as for the distance th at is shown by said Stand ard Tariff most nearly approximating the actual distance. For example: If actual distance be 48 miles, the 50-mile rate will apply; for 47 miles, the 45mile rate will apply.
Over 100 miles. --For distance over 100 miles, where the actual distance is not shown by the Standard Tariff, the next greater distance shown shall gov ern. For example: If the actual distance be 101 miles, the rate for 110 miles may apply.
Provided, however, th at in all cases where fractional miles are shown, the unit mile is to be arrived at in the following manner:
For distance of one-half mile and over, the next unit mile above; for dis tances less than one-half mile, the unit mile below.
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RULE 16
Ton, definition o f.--A ton, as intended by all of the regulations of the Commission, is 2,000 pounds unless otherwise specified.
Minimum carload. --Unless otherwise specified in the Freight Classification of the Commission, a minimum carload is ten tons.
Carloads in excess of minimum weight. --Where the weight of a shipment of any class of freight exceeds the specified carload weight for such freight, charges for the transportation thereof shall be based upon the carload rate per hundred pounds applied to the actual weight of the shipment without reference to the number of cars required in transportation. (Note: This para graph suspended for duration of existing state of war, except as to livestock.)
Carload shipment, definition of. --A carload shipment shall be a consign ment of at least the specified minimum carload weight of one class of freight, at one time, by one consignor from one point of consignment to one consignee, at one point of delivery.
RULE 17
Lapped lumber, etc. --Where, owing to the length, size, or other peculiar ity of articles composing a shipment, such as lapped lumber, more than one car is required for the transportation thereof, freight charges may be assessed as if upon the prescribed minimum carload weight of such freight, multiplied by the number of cars so employed, regardless of how much less the actual weight of such shipment may be.
RULE 18
Telegraph material, distribution of on right of way. --Where, pursuant to any rules or orders pf the Commission, or otherwise, it shall become the duty of a railroad company, or where such company shall voluntarily undertake, to transport poles, wire and other materials for the construction, mainten ance, operation or repair of telegraph or telephone lines, and to distribute such materials along or upon its right of way between! stations in this State, as desired by the consignor, the following regulations shall govern:
All such freights shall be billed at current tariff rates from the point of shipment to the first regular station next beyond the last intermediate place where any of such material is to be unloaded. The consignor shall furnish all labor necessary to effect such distribution. For the extra service and hazard of stopping cars and engines between stations as above indicated, the railroad company may charge and collect ten dollars per car in addition to the current tariff rates; it being understood th at no regulation of this Commission shall require such distribution service to be performed, except from telephone or telegraph companies duly chartered according to law.
RULE 19
Ten miles minimum for short lines. --A railroad company, whose line of road does not exceed ten miles in length, may assess and collect freight charges
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on any shipment transported by it between any points on its line, as if said shipment were carried ten miles.

RULE 20

Transfer or switching charge. Joint charges to be equitably divided.--A[

charge of no more than two dollars and forty-eight cents per car, without

regard to its weight or contents, will be allowed for switching or transferring

a loaded car from any point on any railroad to any connecting railroad, or to 1

any warehouse, side track or other customary point of delivery th at may be J

designated by the consignor, within a distance of three miles from the point

of starting. When in the transfer or switching of a car between such points,

it is necessary to pass over the track or tracks of any intermediate railroad

or railroads, said maximum charge of two dollars and forty-eight cents shall be

equitably divided between the railroads at interest.

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Empties returned free. --When a charge is made for the transfer or switch- ( ing of a loaded car between such points, no additional charge shall be- made 1 for the accompanying movement of the empty car in the opposite direction.

Definition of term "switching. "--A " Switching or Transfer" service as re ferred to in this rule means the switching of a loaded car preceding or follow ing a transportation service for which legal freight charges are to be or have already been earned.

RULE 21

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Charges for local intra-terminal service. --The following charges per car, 1

without regard to its weight or contents, will be allowed for the transporta

tion of loaded cars in intra-plant, intra-term inal and inter-terminal service, 1

except to and from team tracks of connecting carriers, within the customary

industrial switching limits, to-wit:

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Intra-plant switching..__________ __________________ ; 4.95

Intra-term inal switching._____ ________ ___ _____ ___ 8.00

Inter-term inal switching.......... ....... ....... ....... .................... XL00 t

1. --Where twcr carriers are interested, divided as follows:

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Initial carrier...... ...........................................___$ 6.00

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Delivering carrier__ ____ ............... ....... . . ___ 5.00

2.--Where three carriers are interested, divided as follows:

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Initial carrier............................................. ........ $ 5.00

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Interm ediate carrie r........................................... 2. Q0

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Delivering carrier.................................. ............ 4.00

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When a charge is made for the transportation of a loaded car between such

points no additional charge shall be made for the accompanying movement of s

the empty car in the opposite direction.

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Shipments consigned to "Order Notify" shall not be accepted for transpor tation under this rule,

Definition of this service as referred to herein is as follows:

Intra-Plant Switching: A switching movement from one track to an- i

other within the same plant or industry.

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Intra-Terminal Switching: A switching movement (other than intra plant switching) from one track to another of the same road with in the switching limits of one station or industrial switching district.
Inter-Terminal Switching: A switching movement from a track of one road to a track of another road when both tracks are within the switching limits of the same station or industrial switching district.
The basis for the division of charges provided herein shall not be deemed to prohibit the division of the joint rates upon any other basis which may be mutually agreed upon by the carriers performing the service.
RULE 22
Use of property by another railroad not authorized. --No regulation of the Commission shall be construed as requiring or authorizing the use of any prop erty of one railroad company by another railroad company, for any purpose whatever, without the consent of the owner of such property.
RULE 23
Depots, hours for keeping open. --Except as may be otherwise specifically authorized by the Commission, freight stations shall be open as follows:
At all of their agencies in Georgia, in cities and towns having according to the most recently published Federal census less than 1,000 population, rail roads shall receive all freight properly offered for transportation, and shall make the usual deliveries of freight to consignees, at all times on each day (except Sundays) between the hours of seven o'clock A. M. and four o'clock P.M., with the exception of one hour for dinner, the same to be fixed for each station so as to best suit the convenience of the public at each of said agency stations.
In cities and towns having according to such census a population of 1,000 and less than 10,000, freight shall likewise be received and delivered between the hours of seven o'clock A. M. and five o'clock P. Mv with the exception of one hour for dinner, the same to be fixed for each station so as to best suit the convenience of the public at each of said agency stations.
In cities and towns having according to such census 10,000 or more popu lation, freight shall likewise be received and delivered between the hours of seven o'clock A. M. and six o'clock P. M. w ith th e exception of one hour for dinner, the same to be fixed for each station so as to best suit the convenience of the public at each of said agency stations.
Earlier or later delivery or receiving not prohibited.--Nothing in this Rule shall be construed so as to prevent such delivery and receiving of freights by railroads earlier or later than the above mentioned hours, if they so desire.
RULE 24
Shipping instructions must accompany goods.--All goods offered to a Public carrier for transportation shall be accompanied by the necessary in structions for the immediate shipment thereof.

Preparation of goods for shipment. --No railroad company shall be required

to accept for carriage any goods, unless the same shall be of such character

and in such condition and so prepared for shipment, as to render the trans

portation thereof reasonably safe and practicable; nor unless such goods, ^or

the package containing the same, shall legibly bear the name and address^of

the intended consignee.

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Inspection, facilities for. --If the contents of a package cannot be readily inspected, it shall be the duty of the consignor, upon demand, to furnish to the carrier a complete, sworn list of such contents, in default of which the
carrier may refuse to accept such goods for transportation.

RULE 25
Joint rates. --No railroad shall charge more than its maximum legal'rate, less ten per centum, for its service in carrying a joint shipment; th at is to say, a shipment that, in reaching its destination, is carried by two or more different, independent and separately operated railroads, to which continu ous mileage rates do hot apply. Fractions resulting from deductions as herein required shall be disposed of in accordance with Freight Rule No. 7.
Provided, That this rule shah not be construed as prohibiting the division of any joint rate by the railroads at interest among themselves imsuch pro portions as may be agreed upon by them.

RULE 26
Where combination of the rates to and from any intermediate point'on the route of movement produces a lower total charge than th at resulting from the application of the through published rate from origin to final destination, suet lower combination basis shall apply.
RULE 27
Reduced rates on returned shipm ents.--Shipments of freight, except articles classified first-class or higher, which are not delivered at destination, may be returned between points within this State at one-half the rate apply*
jji. the reverse direction; provided, th at the full amount of freight chargeai in both directions shall have been paid or guaranteed by owners, and provided further, th at such return is made within ninety days of arrival at destination. Billing for the return shipment must show proper reference to the origin! billing.
The foregoing shall not apply on Machinery, Agricultural Implements or other articles returned for repairs. Provided, however, th at the above rule shall not operate to reduce the minimum charge on single shipments, as pel Rule No. 4.
Agricultural Implements and Machinery, O. L. or L. O. L., returned to manufacturers, m ust be prepaid, or way-bill must be accompanied by an or ei from manufacturers for such return.

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RULE 28
Mixed shipm ents.--Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Classi fication, any package containing articles of more than one class will he charged at the rate for the highest class articles contained therein.
When a number of different articles, all of which are in the same class are shipped at one time by one consignor to one consignee and one destination in carloads, such car or cars shall be taken at the carload rate per 100 pounds and at the highest minimum carload weight established for either of the ar ticles contained in car, actual weight to be charged for if in excess of such carload minimum. Provided, however, th a t when articles shipped as above are in class N, O or P, the lowest carload weight shall be used.
If the articles are in different classes, the highest carload rate and mini mum weight provided for either of the articles in car shall be charged on all articles th a t make up the carload, actual weight to be charged for if in ex cess of the specified minimum weight. Except th a t where the actual weight of any one or more of the articles when taken separately or together equals the highest minimum carload weight provided for any one of said articles, shipper shall have the option of paying the less than carload rate on such of the articles as he may desire and the highest carload rate as above on the other articles in car.
Provided, That in no case shall the total charge for any mixed carload of freight, exceed the charge th at would be arrived at by applying the less car load rate for each article at the actual weight thereof.
RULE 29
Reweighing C. L. shipm ents.--Upon the request of a consignor or con signee of carload shipments for reweighing a car or cars, providing such re quest is made within the free time prescribed by the Storage Rules of this Com mission, it shall be the duty of the carrier, within forty-eight hours after the receipt of such request, provided such line has track scales at th at point, to have the same reweighed (in the presence of consignee or his agent, if it be so desired) by a sworn weigher, who shall furnish to the consignor or consignee a certificate showing the gross, tare, and net weights thereof. If the weight thus ascertained shall differ from the billed weight by more than one per cent, subject to a minimum of five hundred pounds, the billing shall be corrected to the reweight; except th a t a variation of 300 pounds between actual and marked tare weight of empty cars shall be considered as more than one per cent.
Provided, however, th at no railroad company shall be required to reweigh cars as herein provided for, unless the consignor or consignee shall, at the time of requesting reweight, deposit with the agent of the delivering line the fol lowing sums, per car, which amount, when the billed weight is corrected as hereinbefore provided for, shall be refunded to consignor or consignee within twenty-four hours after corrected weights are ascertained.
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LIBRARIES
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On private scales at the industry;
Before placement for loading or unloading............. . .............. ............ 66jf After placement for loading or unloading.......................... ....................... 297fi Before removal from tracks of industry.------ -------------------------- ----- 66^
On other scales;
Before placement for loading or unloading------------------------------- ___.248|i After placement for loading or u n lo a d in g .........----------- --------- ----- 644fS After loading or unloading if requested before removal from industry
tra c k s.................................... -------------------------- --,..........-.............. 248^ After loading or unloading if requested after removal from industry
tra c k s ..__________________-----_____ -....... -------------------------- 6*4^
Note: For the duration of existing state of war and six months thereafter add 6% to above charges.
Free time for unloading cars which are reweighed as herein specified, pro vided the billed weights thereof are corrected as set out in paragraph one, shall begin at 7:00 o'clock A. M. on the day following th at upon which reweigh ing was done.
For a violation by any railroad company in this State of the provisions of this rule, or any of them, such railroad company shall pay to the consignee so offended, within thirty days after demand therefor is made by the con signee, the sum of one dollar per day, for each offense, for each day th at such violation continues.
RULE 30
Overloading cars by shippers. --Railroad companies will not be required to accept for transportation cars loaded by shippers in excess of their marked loading limit. Whenever a shipper at a flag station or other station where there are no track scales, loads a car in excess of its marked loading limit, the ex cess may be transferred enroute by the carrier to another car, and the actual expense of the transfer may be charged against the shipment. Transportation charges for the entire shipment shall be assessed at the carload rate and for actual weight.
If a car is loaded in excess of its marked loading limit by a shipper at a point where track scales are located, on the railroad which is to transport the ship ment, the railroad may return the car to the shipper for transfer of the ex cess loading and assess a charge of not more than $2.48 for switching the car to, and not more than $2.48 for switching the car from track scales, and a charge of not more than $2.25 per car for weighing. If the shipper elects not to trans fer the excess loading, the railroad may transfer the excess loading to another car, and the actual expense of the transfer may be charged against the ship ment. Transportation charges for the entire shipment shall be assessed at the carload rate and for actual weight.
At flag stations and at stations where track scales are maintained, the cost of transfer of excess loading, weighing, and/or switching charge shall not be assessed if the car is not stencilled to show the maximum load limit.
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RULE 31
Routing shipments. --Whenever a shipper tenders to any railroad, express or other transportation company, a shipment for transportation between points within this State, and gives such company routing instructions, it shall be the duty of said company to receive suph shipment and forward according to instructions given. And if it be necessary in complying with such routing instructions for the shipment to pass over the lines of two or more companies, it shall be the duty of the initial company to so deliver to its connections, and each succeeding company shall do likewise, as will cause compliance with rout ing instructions, and the lowest rate applicable via such specified route shall be applied.
Penalty for failure to observe routing instructions. --Where shipments are tendered without routing instructions, the company receiving same in the first instance shall forward said shipment, with due regard to the interests of the shippers and by th a t reasonable and practicable route over which the lowest charge for transportation applies, and any damage resulting to a ship per from a disregard of this obligation by any company, shall be repaired by the company responsible for the misrouting making reparation to shipper to the extent of the difference between the necessary expense incurred in mak ing delivery of shipment over the route by which same improperly moved and the necessary expense which would have been incurred had shipment been properly routed; provided, th a t any reparation made upon this account shall in no wise affect the right of shipper to any claim for actual damages sus tained in excess of the difference in expense incurred in making delivery as herein provided.
RULE 32
Allowance for dunnage.--Railroad companies are required to make an allowance equal to the actual weight thereof, subject to a maximum allow ance of 1,000 pounds for linings, floorings, strippings, staking or dunnage placed in or on cars by shippers, used for the protection of property in transit requiring their use; provided, th a t in no case shall less than the specified mini mum carload weight be charged for on the property contained in or on the car, subject to the provisions of Freight Rule No. 16; Provided further, th a t ship pers shall indicate on their shipping instructions the actual weight of the dunnage used, and any weight in excess of one thousand pounds shall be charged for at the rate applicable to the shipment to protect which the lin ings, floorings, strippings, staking or dunnage is used.
RULE 33
Free transportation of merchandise forbidden. Exceptions.--It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express company or any other carrier of freight subject to the jurisdiction of the Georgia Public Service Commission, to transport from one point to another in this State any article or articles, or merchandise, or freight, of any kind, free of charge, except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its own use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier, and except ore, coal, stone, timber, and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined or produced by it, on or from its own property. Provided, however, th a t for purely charitable Purposes, free transportation may be granted, but when such is granted it
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must be promptly reported to this Commission. Provided further, th at re

duced or free transportation of the goods or effects of its bona fide employees may be given by a common carrier. Provided further, th at the Commission

will, upon application and proper showing made, authorize free or reduced

transportation to fairs, exhibitions or for other public purposes.

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All railroad companies in Georgia shall accept for transportation between

points in this State, all shipments of brick, sewer pipe, and other articles not , r specifically required to be packed by the classification of the Commission, - 0 the transportation of which can reasonably be performed without same being

boxed or crated;--which may be offered for shipment, without requiring the boxing or crating of same, or th a t each article composing shipment be marked provided th a t some of the articles shall be properly marked or such other ship ping instructions be given the carrier as will afford necessary information for

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RULE 35

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Transportation of explosives.--No railroad company subject to the juris e diction of this Commission shall accept for transportation, or transport, be v tween points in this State, shipments of explosives, inflammable articles and t acids, except in accordance with the term s prescribed by the rules and regu I e lations of the Interstate Commerce Commission governing the transportation r

of such articles.

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Projectiles and Detonating Fuses, unloaded in or on railroad premises, thirty-

one (31) cents per 100 pounds, with a minimum charge of fifty-five (55) cents.

On carload shipments placed on delivery tracks, $5.50 per day in addition (

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On carload shipments placed on delivery tracks, $2.20 per day in addition to the regular demurrage charges.
RULE 36
Form of Tariffs, etc. --Section 1, --All tariff publications containing rates, fares, charges, rules, regulations, etc., covering Georgia intrastate traffic shall conform in general style and make-up to the form prescribed by the In terstate Commerce Commission.
Changes to be symbolized.--Section 2.--All changes in rates, charges, rules, regulations, etc., shall be symbolized and such explanations made there of as will indicate the character of the change.
Number of supplements in effect.--Section 3.--No tariff shall contain in excess of four supplements or amendments unless special permission be first obtained from the Georgia Public Service Commission to issue supplemental or amendatory m atter in excess of said four supplements.
Filing tariffs.--Section 4.--All tariffs must be filed in the office of the Georgia Public Service Commission in accordance with the general rule of the Commission prescribing th at advanced rates must be filed ten days before the. effective date, and reduced rates three days before the effective date; pro vided, however, th a t the filing of such tariffs with the Commission shall not be construed as an approval of any of the rates, charges, rules, regulations, etc,, of any carrier which advances a charge or decrease a service which has not been authorized by the Georgia Public Service Commission.
General Rule No. 6, when applicable.--Section 5.--Carriers will only be allowed to enjoy the benefits of the Commission's General Rule No. 6, per mitting the long route lines to meet the short route lines rates, when proper tariff publication is made to cover in advance of shipments.
Section 6.--All freight tariffs and supplements thereto, filed with the Commission shall bear on the title page thereof in bold face type, below the name of the issuing carrier or agent a Tariff Number, such numbers to be continuous, and reissues of such tariffs shall be designated by the addition to the said number of suffix letters in alphabetical sequence. No two tariffs bear ing the same number shall be effective simultaneously.
RULE 37
Private or assigned siding or industrial track, definition. Construction | of.--A private or assigned siding or industrial track is a track constructed
for the purpose of serving one or more places of business and has been as signed for th at purpose, and in order for a shipper or consignee to have the exclusive use of any part of such track, such shipper or consignee should bear all, or at least part, of the expense of constructing the track, pay his pro portionate part of the maintenance of same, and should execute satisfactory form of side track agreement with the railway company accordingly. Under ; these conditions the carrier would be required to accept from connections, | traffic to be placed for such consignee. In any instance where a car is received over one line for a consignee located on another, and such consignee has no private or assigned siding, and the class of traffic is such th at it cannot be unloaded from the public team tracks, then reasonable divisions as to revenue should be promptly arranged to prevent any loss or damage to the consignee.
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DEMURRAGE AND STORAGE RULES
RULE 1
The following rules shall govern the collection of all demurrage and stor age charges in this State, and for failure of ith'er shipper or consignee, or rail-j road company to comply with the terms of said rules, the party at fault shall incur the penalties prescribed by the rule or rules violated. Provided, however, th a t if compliance with the terms of any of said rules by a railroad companjj be made impracticable by some cause over which said company has no control, the time during which compliance therewith is thus suspended shall be count-! ed as free time. As to any dispute growing out of this provision, however, the Commission shall be the sole judge.
As used herein the word "storage" defines the storage of less-carload freight and "demurrage" defines the storage of carload freight.
RULE 2
Upon the arrival at destination of any and all freights, the delivering line shall within twenty-four hours thereafter, give to consignees thereof legal notice of such arrival, and the giving of such legal notice as hereinafter de fined shall be a condition precedent to the collection by railroad companies I of any demurrage or storage charges upon any shipment, notice of arrival of which has not been thus served upon the consignee, and no such charges shalli be assessed nor collected other than as authorized by these rules. .
For failure to give such legal notice of arrival, the railroad company at fault shall, within thirty days after demand in writing is made therefor, pay to the consignee so offended, the sum of $2.20 per car per day on carload ship ments, and one and three quarters cents per hundred pounds per day on less than carload shipments, for each day during which the term s of this rule are not complied with.
RULE 3
Legal notice, as herein understood and intended, may be either served by mail or personally; and the leaving of notice at-the consignee's residence, or usual place of doing business, shall also be considered personal notice. In case of carload shipments, such notice must show the content, point of origin, the initials and number or numbers of the car or cars, containing the same, and if the shipment has been transferred en route, the initials and number or numbers of the car or cars in which originally shipped and from which trans ferred. In case of less than carload shipments, such notice must show the point of origin, the character of the freight in question, the weight and amount of charges due thereon.
Notice by mail or in person, as provided in the foregoing rule may be ex pressly waived by the consignee in writing under agreement duly signed to accept telephone notice of arrival, under which notice free time will be com puted from seven o'clock A. M. of the day following the service of such notice.
If such notice be served personally upon the consignee, the period of free | time within which to receive such freight and to remove the same from the custody of the delivering railroad company, shall begin at seven o'clock A.M.,
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on the day after such notice is served, and shall continue during forty-eight

hours, exclusive of Sundays, legal holidays and such hours on other days dur

ing the free period, between seven o'clock A. M. and seven o'clock P. M., as the

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inclemency of the weather may render the removal of the freight in question from the custody of the carrier reasonably impracticable, of which, in case
of dispute the Commission shall judge.

er, Where consignors ship goods to themselves, or their order, the above pre IDjj scribed written notice, duly mailed to the consignee at the point of delivery, OU shall be taken and held to be sufficient legal notice, whether such consignee nt-| actually receives the same or not.
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Where notice is given in substantial compliance with the foregoing re quirements, the consignee shall not thereafter have the right to call in ques >ad tion the accuracy nor sufficiency of such notice, unless, within twenty-four hours after receiving the same, he shall serve upon the delivering carrier a full written statement of his objection to the insufficiency of such notice.

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de- Subject to these rules and regulations, the maximum storage charges des that may be lawfully assessed or collected by railroad companies in this State, . of where freight is not removed from their custody within the free time by these iall rules prescribed shall be:

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On freight in carload lots, unloaded and stored in depots or warehouses, the charge shall be the same as would have accrued under Rule 11 had the

ip- freight remained in the car.

ess On freight in less th an carload lots, stored in freight depots or warehouses, are for each of the first five days If cents per 100 lbs., and for the sixth and each

succeeding day 3 cents per 100 lbs.

Provided, That in no case shall the amount so collected on a less than car

by load shipment be greater than the maximum charge on a carload of freight or similarly stored for the same length of time.

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ber When a car, destined for delivery at a particular point, shall be brought

is- within the customary switching limits of the delivering road at the point of ;he destination designated in the bill of lading under which such shipment is car
ried, and is placed a t a point not more th an three miles distant from the freight

depot of such carrier, the goods therein contained shall, within the meaning

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ofthese rules, be deemed to have arrived at destination, in so far as to impose upon the consignee the duty of giving direction for the disposition and placing ofthe car, upon receipt by him of legal notice of the arrival thereof.

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RULE 6

he A car taking track delivery must be, and remain, accessible to the con

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If, during free time, a car be removed, or its unloading be otherwise ob structed or prevented by the delivering railroad company, the consignee shall not be charged with the consequent delay.

If the delivering railroad company removes a car after demurrage begins thereon, such car shall upon demand of the consignee, be promptly made ac

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RULE 7

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Where a consignee shall give to the delivering carrier notice of his refusal

to accept a shipment of freight properly tendered in pursuance of the bill of d

lading, the delivering carrier shall give to the consignor legal notice of such t

refusal, and if the consignor fails within three days thereafter to give direction t

for the disposition of such goods, he shall thenceforth become liable to such

carrier for the usual demurrage or storage charges, to the same extent, and at

the same rate, as such charges are now, under like circumstances, by the rules

of this Commission, imposed upon consignees who neglect or refuse, after

notice of arrival, to remove freight of like character.

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I E notify the shipper unless the consignee has signified his acceptance of the
property. Said notice may either be served personally or given by mail.

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and the consignor makes oath th a t neither he nor any of his agents nor em V

ployees has received the same, then no demurrage or storage charge shall be i]

made until legal notice has been given, as above specified, other than for the 1

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When by reason of delay or irregularity in filling orders, cars are bunched

and placed for loading in accumulated numbers in excess of daily placing, as ordered, the shipper shall be allowed such free time for loading as he would

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When, as the result of the act or neglect of any railroad, or because of floods, earthquakes, hurricanes or tornadoes and conditions in the devas tated area resulting therefrom, cars originating at the same point, moving via the same route and consigned to one consignee at one point, are bunched, or when cars originating at different points and transported via the same route I from an intermediate common point to destination are bunched after arriv ing at the common point, and are tendered for delivery in accumulated num bers in excess of daily shipments, the consignee shall be allowed such free time as he would have been entitled to had the cars not been bunched, pro vided, claim is presented in writing within th irty days, exclusive of Sundays i and legal holidays, after the date on which bill for demurrage is rendered. (

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RULE 9
Railroad companies are required to furnish cars promptly upon written request therefor. When a shipper files with a railroad company application for a car or cars, stating therein the character of freight to be shipped, and its destination, such railroad company shall furnish same within four days (Sun days and legal holidays excepted) from seven o'clock A.M., of the day follow ing the receipt of such application.
For violation of this rule, the railroad company at fault shall, within thirty days after demand in writing is made therefor, pay to the shipper so offended, the sum of $2.20 per car per day, or fraction of a day after expiration of free time, during which such violation continues.

RULE 10

Whenever freight of any character, proper for transportation, whether in carload quantities or less, is tendered to a railroad company at its customary place for receiving shipments, and correct shipping instruction given, such railroad company shall immediately receive the same and issue bills of lading therefor. And when a shipment is thus received the same must be carried for ward at a rate of not less th an fifty miles per day of twenty-four hours, com puted from seven o'clock A. Mv of th e day following th e receipt of shipment.

For failure to so receive or transport shipments as hereinbefore provided

for, the railroad company at fault shall, within thirty days after demand in

writing is made therefor, pay to the shipper so offended, or other party whose

interest is affected thereby, the sum of $2.20 per car on carload shipments and

If cents per hundred pounds, subject to a minimum of five cents, on less than

carload shipments, for each day or fraction thereof th a t the terms of this

rule are not complied with.

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The basis for any claim filed for a non-compliance with this rule shall be,

in cases where the shipper specifies the routing, the actual route indicated by

the shipper, and in cases where no routing is specified by the shipper, then

the route usually used by the railroad companies at interest.

Provided, however, That at divisional terminals or at other points where rehandling of a shipment or transferring same from one car to another is ) necessary in reaching its destination, twenty-four hours shall be allowed at each point where such rehandling or transfer is necessary.

RULE 11
Where, in accordance with the rules of this Commission, a railroad com pany places a car or cars, for loading or unloading, at a reasonably accessible ' Point on its team tracks' or on a private track designated by the shipper or consignee, or holds such car or cars for placement order under Rule No. 5, I free time for the unloading of such car or cars shall be computed as provided J in Rule No. 3; and free time for th e loading of such car or cars shall expire forty-eight hours from the first 7:00 o'clock A. M. after th e same are so placed, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, and such hours on other days during
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tlie free period between seven o'clock A. M. and seven o'clock P.M., when the inclemency of the weather may render the work of unloading such car or cars, reasonably impracticable, of which, in cases of dispute, the Commission shall judge; and after such free period the railroad company may charge and col lect from shippers or consignees, as long as such car or cars are detained by said shippers or consignees, the following demurrage charges: (See Note 1.)
$2.20 per car, per day for each of the first four days;
$5.50 per car, per day, for the fifth and each succeeding day.
If a shipper should fail for forty-eight hours after the expiration of free time to begin loading such car or cars, the railroad company placing same may consider them released, and may remove such car or cars, and collect $2.20 per day for each car, covering demurrage then due, and upon failure of the shipper to pay the assessment or other penalty for which he has become liable under these rules, railroad companies will be excused from placing cars for future shipments until such assessment has been paid.
Note 1: For the duration of the existing state of war and for six months thereafter, the per car per day charge will be: $2.20 for first two days; $5.50 for third and each succeeding day.
RULE 12
Railroad companies are required to make prompt delivery of all freight on the arrival thereof at destination. For failure to deliver freights at its freight depot or to place loaded cars at an accessible point for unloading the same, within forty-eight hours, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, computed from seven o'clock A. M., the day after the arrival of same at destination over its Une, the railroad company at fault shall, within thirty days after demand in writing is made therefor, pay to the shipper or consignee of such goods $2.20 per car per day on carload shipments, and If cents per hundred pounds per day on less than carload shipments, for each day on fraction thereof, that such delivery is so delayed.
RULE 13
If, upon arrival at the destination of car, the consignee named in the bill of lading should desire the same placed upon some side track which is located on another line of road, the railroad which brought the car to the destination named in the billing shall, upon receipt of direction so to do, as per Rule No. 5 and within twenty-four hours after the receipt of such notice, deUver such car to the Une upon .which the designated side track is located. And if it be necessary, in reaching the designated side track, to pass over the tracks of two or more railroads, the initial line shall make delivery as above to its con nection, and each succeeding Une shaU do Ukewise, th at wiU cause the quick est and most feasible deUvery to the designated track, and in no case shall more than seventy-two hours be allowed in effecting such deUvery.
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And the provisions of this Rule shall likewise apply to any car which is loaded on a side trick of one railroad to be transported to destination by some other line of road.
For a violation of any provision of this Rule, the railroad company at fault shall, within thirty days after demand in writing is made therefor, pay to the consignee or party whose interest is affected, the sum of $2.20 per car per day for each day or fraction of a day such violation continues.
RULE 14
Subject to the provisions of Freight Rule No. 23, each railroad company in this State is required to accept from any connecting road any and all cars, proper for transportation, th a t may be tendered it by such connecting line, and shall, within twenty-four hours, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, after tender is made, place such car or cars at an accessible point for loading or unloading same, on any side track on its line th a t may be designated by order of the shipper or consignee at interest; provided, however, th at no rail road company shall be required to place on its general delivery tracks any car that reached destination, or is intended to be forwarded, over the line of an other railroad.
For a violation of any provisions of this Rule, the railroad company at fault shall, within thirty days after demand in writing is made therefor, pay to the party whose interest is affected, the sum of $2.20 per car per day for each day or fraction of a day such violation continues.
RULE 15
In computing time, Sundays and legal holidays will be excluded. When a legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be excluded. (See Note 2.)
Legal holidays recognized in the computation of demurrage or storage charges in Georgia are as follows:
January 1st, January 19th, February 22nd, April 26th, June 3rd, July 4th, First Monday in September, October 12th, Columbus Day, November 11th, Armistice Day, November--Thanksgiving Day, December 25th.
Note 2: For the duration of the existing state of war and six months thereafter Sundays and legdl holidays will be excluded only in computing free time before commencement of demurrage period.
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RULE 16
When a shipper or receiver enters into the following agreement, the charge for detention to cars, on all cars held for loading or unloading by such shipper or receiver, shall be computed on the basis of the average time of detention to I all such cars released during each calendar month, such average detention and Charge to be computed as follows:
Section A.--One (1) credit will be allowed for each car released within the i first twenty-four hours of free time.
After the expiration of the free time, one (1) debit per car per day, or frac tion of a day, will be charged for the first four (4) days.
In no case shall more than one (1) credit be allowed on any one car, and in no case shall more than four (4) credits be applied in cancellation of debits I accruing on any one car. When a car has accrued four (4) debits, a charge of ! $5.50 per car per day, or fraction of a day, will be made for all subsequent de tention, including Sundays and legal holidays. (See Note 3.)
Section B.--At the end of the calendar month the total number of credits will be deducted from the total number of debits and $2.20 per debit charged for the remainder. If the credits equal or exceed the debits, no charge will be made for the detention of the cars and no payment will be made to ship pers or receivers on account of such excess of credits, nor shall the credits in excess of the debits of any one month be considered in computing the average detention for another month.
Section C. --A shipper or receiver who elects to take advantage of this Aver age Agreement shall not be entitled to cancellation or refund of demurrage or storage charges on account of inclemency of the weather; additional free time when notice is served by mail; or bunching.
Section D. --A shipper or receiver who elects to take advantage of this Aver- l age Agreement may be required to give sufficient security to the carriers for the payment of balances against him at the end of each month.
Note 3: For the duration of the existing state of war and for six months thereafter two credits will be required to offset one debit.
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RULES GOVERNING THE ERECTION AND LOCATION OF
RAILROAD, EXPRESS AND TELEGRAPH DEPOTS,
STATIONS, AGENCIES AND OFFICES
RULE 1
Depots, etc., be established.--I t shall be the duty of all railroad, express f and telegraph companies in this State to establish, conduct and maintain such
stations, offices and agencies for the transactions of the usual and customary business with their patrons, at all points on their lines in Georgia where the volume of such business offered shall reasonably justify, or where the public service and convenience may reasonably require the same.
RULE 2
No discontinuance of agencies without consent of Commission.--Each and every depot, station, office and agency, now maintained, conducted or used in Georgia by any railroad, express or telegraph company doing business in this State, for the transaction of business with the public, is hereby formally established and located at the point and on the premises where the same is now being so maintained and conducted. No such depot, station, office or agenc, as aforesaid, now established, or th at hereafter may be established, pursuant to orders made by the Commission, or voluntarily by such company, or otherwise, shall be closed, removed, suspended, discontinued or abolished, without authority granted by the Commission upon written application.
RULE 3
Application for depots, what they should show.--All applications th at may be made, asking th a t the Commission will require the establishment of any railroad, telegraph or express office, station or agency, or the construc tion or improvement of any depot building, whether for freight or passengers, or for both, shall clearly and fully set forth in detail all of the reasons and grounds upon which such applications may be based, and in so doing, shall give, as nearly as may be practicable, the following information: The popu lation of the town, city or other locality in question, the number of stores, schools, churches, factories, etc., in and adjacent thereto, the actual and j immediately prospective volume of business to be accommodated by the said improvement desired and all such further information as would enable the Commission understanding^ to judge of the necessity for such improvement, and intelligently to act upon such application.
RULE 4
Separate waiting rooms for white and colored.--Each railroad company shall provide separate waiting rooms for white and colored passengers in each and every passenger depot, and in each and every combination freight and Passenger depot, th at may hereafter be built, rebuilt or remodeled by such company in this State, whether done voluntarily by such company, or in comi Pliance with orders made by the Commission, or otherwise.
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RULES AND ORDERS OF COMMISSION SPECIALLY RELATING
TO TARIFFS AND CLASSIFICATIONS GOVERNING
EXPRESS COMPANIES
RULE 1
Rates of Commission are maximum rates. --All of the rates prescribed by the Commission are maximum rates and shall not be exceeded by any express company operating in the State of Georgia.
RULE 2
Duty to accept and transport shipments. --It shall be the duty of any ex press company operating in this State to accept for carriage any goods, the transportation of which by said company is reasonably safe and practicable, and to transport the same by the first train practicable.
Shipper must be requested to place his name and address on all packages of first-class m atter; and in the event of his declination so to do, charges must be prepaid.
A receipt of the form prescribed by the Commission must be given for all m atter received. Shippers must be requested to state nature of the shipment and declare the value thereof, which value, when given, must be inserted in the receipt and marked on the package. In the event shipper declines to de clare the value, the express company is to stamp or write in ink on the receipt, "Value asked, but not given, " or words to th at effect.
RULE 3
Routing shipments. --Whenever a shipper tenders to any express company, a shipment for transportation between points within this State and gives such company routing instructions, it shall be the duty of said express company to receive such shipments and forward according to instructions given, pro vided there is such an established route and transfer points operated in con nection therewith.
RULE 4
Tariff changes in posting, e tc .--Each express company shall keep con spicuously posted at all of its stations, offices and agencies in Georgia, a copy of all publications showing the classification, rates and rules, fixed for ex press companies, with such explanations as are necessary for a full under standing of the same. When any change is made in such publication of rates, rules or classifications, either by such company voluntarily, or pursuant to an order of the Commission, such company shall immediately furnish a copy of the change to the office of the Commission, and shall also post copies thereof, in the same manner as above specified, as notice to the public th at said change has been made.
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No advance in any rate, whether it be a maximum rate or otherwise, shall be made without the consent of the Commission first being obtained; nor shall such advance become effective until ten days thereafter; and no reduction in any rate shall become effective until three days after notice has been given, as above required.
RULE 5
Aggregating w eights.--Provided, a lower charge is made thereby, two or more packages forwarded by one shipper at the same time upon one receipt, to one consignee at one local address, m ust be charged for on the aggregate weight, as if in one package, provided, however, th a t when such shipments average less than 10 pounds per package, charges shall be assessed on basis of 10pounds for each package.
Example: When the total weight of the several packages divided by the number of packages gives a quotient less than IQ, charge on basis of 10 pounds for each package. If the quotient so obtained is 10 or over, charge on basis of total actual weight.
Shipments of different classes aggregating as above shall be charged for at the highest rate applicable to any article in the shipment.
RULE 6
Weights.--Unless otherwise specially provided, charges must be based upon the actual gross weight of each shipment at the time it is received for transportation.
When the volume of traffic is so large as to make it impossible to weigh each separate package without delaying the forwarding, estimated weights may be used for shipments of articles of food, provided they closely approxi mate the actual weight; such estimated weights will be arrived at by weigh ing a number of packages of the same size and containing the same commod ity, the average weight to be adopted as the estimated weight.
RULE 7
Valuation charges. --The rates governed by this Classification are based upon a value of not exceeding $50.00 on each shipment of 100 pounds, or less, and not exceeding 50 cents per pound, actual weight, on each shipment weigh ing more th an 100 pounds, and the liability of the express company is limited to the value above stated unless a greater value is declared at time of ship ment, and the declared value in excess of the value above specified is paid for, or agreed to be paid for, under the schedule of charges for excess value.
Excess valuation charges.--When the value declared by the shipper ex ceeds the value of $50.00 on a shipment weighing 100 pounds or less, or exceeds 50cents per pound on a shipment weighing more than 100 pounds, the charge therefor will be at the rate of 10 cents on each $100.00 of such excess value or for any fraction of $100.00. The amount of any O. O. D. bill for collection from a consignee shall be considered a declaration of the value of the shipment, unless a greater value is declared.
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These rates apply only to shipments of merchandise, jewelry and valuable! papers.
RULE 8
Duty to n otify shippers and consignees of delivery or non-delivery. --In the event of non-delivery of a shipment, arising out of loss or destruction of a shipment, the express company shall immediately give written notice thereof I to both consignee, if known, and the consignor, if known. In the event of * non-delivery of a shipment by reason of consignee's refusal to accept it, writ ten notice thereof must immediately be given to the consignor at destination.
At points where delivery service is not maintained, agent must at once give consignee notice of arrival, either personally or by mail, and the charges shown on the package. Personal notice must be confirmed by man.
RULE 9
Prompt return of C. O. D. collections.--I t shall be the duty of the agent of the express company a t delivering point to make return.of all O. O. D. col lections to the consignor or agent at the point of origin, within twenty-four hours after effecting delivery of such shipment; and, if such return is made to the agent at point of origin, he, in turn, m ust make settlement with the consignor, within twenty-four hours after the receipt thereof, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
RULE 10
Dangerous articles, dynamite, etc., m ust be refused.--No express com pany, subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission, shall accept for trans portation, or transport between points in this State, shipments of explosives, inflammable articles and acids, except in accordance with the terms prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission govern ing the transportation of such articles.
RULE 11 Claims.--All ju st claims for non-delivery of shipments, or loss or damage, shall be paid, or satisfactorily disposed of, within 30 days after claim, sup ported by proper papers, is made therefor.
RULE 12 Closing express offices.--No express office, where express business is done in this State, shall be discontinued or abolished without first obtaining the consent of the Commission, upon application duly filed by said company, where in shall be stated the reasons therefor.
RULE 13 Free delivery limits. --I t shall be the duty of the express companies to have published a free 'delivery limit directory, which shall show in alphabetical or der, all cities or towns in this State at which they do business; the name of each office to be followed with a statement as to whether a Free Delivery Serv ice is maintained at said office or not. Where a free service is maintained, un less the publication shall circumscribe the delivery limits, it shall be under-
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stood th at the delivery limits comprehend the corporate limits of the place named; provided th a t at such point where free delivery service is maintained no extra charge shall be made for door delivery within a radius of one mile from the office of such company; Provided further, th a t the point of delivery is within the corporate limits.
At each point where delivery is made by local express companies beyond the established delivery limits, a footnote must be shown reading substantially
as follows:
NOTE--Shipments delivered by local express companies to points outside of the defined delivery limits as shown herein will be subject to the additional charge of such local express companies. The charge for this service is usually
cents per package, but the company does not guarantee delivery, at this rate, which is subject to change without notice. Prepayment of such charge may be made by consignor at point of origin subject to the collection from consignee of any deficit in the amount so prepaid.
This directory must be filed with the Commission and conform to the ex press tariff regulations of the Commission, and copies posted at all express offices in this State.
RULE 14
Express companies required to give notice of non-delivery of fresh fish shipments. --All express companies operating in this State and which hold themselves out as carriers of fresh fish, shall give notice to the consignor of the failure or refusal of the consignee to receive such shipments when the same have remained on hand four hours during daylight after arriving at point of destination, said notice to be given by fifing a telegram to th at effect with a telegraph company doing a commercial telegraph business between points of origin and destination; provided, th a t it shall not be necessary to give such notice unless the carrier is directed by the shipper so to do in writing or print ing attached to the package.
This shall not apply where there is no commercial telegraph office open for business at either initial or destination point at the expiration of the time fixed herein.
Should the carrier sell such shipments on the order of the shipper in any manner not pointed out by law, it shall be entitled to a commission for such services of ten per cent, of the amount realized.
The carrier shall not await answer to its said telegram to the shipper longer than two hours, after which time it shall act in reference to said shipments in accordance with its duty under the law.
Should the said shipment perish or become damaged because of the car rier's observance of the requirements of this order, it shall not be liable in damages therefor, if not otherwise at fault.
The carrier shall re-ice such shipments only when directed to do so by the shipper, and when it is practicable so to do; and when shipments are re-iced, same shall be done at actual cost and at the expense of the shipper.
The shipper shall pay the going and return charges- on shipments which are returned under this order, together with the telegraph tolls.
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Tariff and Rules Governing Telegraph Companies

RULE 1
Tariff of rates.--Except as otherwise specially provided, no telegraph company shall collect for its service in transm itting messages, exclusive of date, address and signature, between any two of its offices within this state, more than thirty cents for each da,y message of ten words, or less, and two and one-half cents for each additional word, and twenty-four cents for each night message of ten words, or less, and one and two-tenths cents for each additional word, nor more than forty-five cents for each day letter of fifty words, or less, and nine cents for each additional ten words or fraction there of, nor more than twenty-four cents for each night letter of twenty-five words, or less, and one cent for each additional five words or fraction thereof.

RULE 2
Limits of free delivery. --Telegraph companies doing business in this State, shall in each incorporated town or city, in which they maintain offices, make delivery to all points within the corporate limits of such town or city, of all telegraphic messages to the addresses, or to someone authorized to accept the same, at his, her, or their place of business or residence, or leave a writ ten notice thereof, in case there is no one at such place of business or resi dence to receipt for the same; and such deliveries shall be made without extra charge, where the addressee's residence or place of business be within or not exceeding one mile from the office of the delivering telegraph company.
For the delivery of one or more messages, by one messenger, at the same time, to one addressee, beyond the mile limit above referred to, telegraph companies may charge no more than fifteen cents for the first mile or fraction thereof beyond such mile limit, and ten cents for each subsequent mile or fraction thereof beyond.
Wherever practicable, such telegraph companies may deliver such mes sages by telephone, upon written request of the sender or addressee thereof, and charge th actual expense of so doing.

RULE 3 Time of filing messages to be shown when desired. --Telegraph companies are required to show on each telegram they transm it and deliver between points in Georgia the correct time, expressed in hours and minutes, th a t such tele gram was received at office of delivery. And where the sender of any such mes sage desires to show also the correct time of filing with initial office, the trans mitting company shall carry said information free, except in night letters.

RULE 4

Where a message is tendered for immediate transmission to another office

of the same company and it is known, or can be ascertained from office rec

ords, th at the office to which the message is to be transmitted, is, at the time

of such tender, closed or likely to be closed before it can be transmitted, tbe

receiving office shall, before accepting the message, notify the sender of the

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RULE 5 Where, for any reason, a message cannot be, or is not delivered within a reasonable time after receipt, it shall be the duty of the office accepting the message to notify the sender, if such sender's address be known, of the fact of non-delivery. No charge shall be made for such notification.

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STOCK AND BOND APPLICATIONS
RULE 1
Applications m ust be sworn to. --All applications for the issuance of stocks, bonds or notes, or other evidence of debts, payable more than twelve months after date thereof, by companies or corporations subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall be by written petition, verified by the President or other*Officer of such company or corporation, setting forth the information hereinafter required, which petition shall be duly assigned for hearing as provided herein.
RULE 2
What applications of utilities must show.--All such applications filed by any utility company other than railroad companies and motor carriers sub ject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, shall set out all the properties of applicant, transmission lines, central equipment, buildings, generating sta tions and other structures or property, giving a general description thereof.
What applications by railroads must show.--All such applications filed by any railroad company, shall state the terminal and route of the same; shall set out the actual length of the main line of said railroad; the double track ing, if any; the approximate length of its side-tracks; the gauge of the tracks; the maximum grade; the maximum degree of curvature; the width of right of way; the cost of right of way; a description of terminals, grounds outside of the right of way, and cost and value of same; a description of station grounds at points between terminals outside of the right of way, and the cost of same; the weight of the rail; a schedule of equipment, both motive power and cars of every description, and the cost of same; a description of repair and ma chine shops; and also a statement, or best attainable estimate, of the num ber of cubic yards of excavation and embankment in the construction of its roadbed. Said petition shall also give a general description of its station build ings, bridges and other structured.
Applications by roads not built. --In cases of application by or in behalf of a railway company whose line is not already built, but contemplated, and in cases of applications by or in behalf of a railway company whose line is at the time partly constructed, or is to be extended, then description and ex planations are to be set out m utatis mutandis, and as nearly so as practicable tothe same effect and intent as hereinabove provided touching existing roads.
Applications by motor carriers. --Also such applications filed by any motor carrier corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall set out all the properties and indebtedness of the applicant and such other infor mation as is hereinafter required.
RULE 3
Financial statement. --Said petition, whether by railroad company or any ther applicant, shall also contain in addition to full description of its property a sworn statement in detail of the financial condition of the company,

giving the amount and kinds of the capital stock, bonds, and other obliga tions outstanding; the consideration on which the same were issued clearly and fully stated; the rate and amount of dividends declared thereon, and all other items of outstanding indebtedness; and as to all, whether and how' secured, and if secured by mortgage or pledge, a copy of the instrument shall be annexed to the petition; and said petition shall also contain a statement of the amount of any of its stock held by other corporations, and the names of and the amount held by each; and all facts needed to show th at the capitali-, zation and proposed capitalization of said company is lawful and legitimate and does not violate either the laws of the Constitution of this State, or the United States.
Information need not be repeated. --In case the petitioning corporation or party shall have already or previously made and filed a report to this Commis sion showing its capitalization and financial condition in compliance with the standing order on th at subject, the m atter thus already reported need not be again repeated in the application, but may be made part thereof by appropri ate form of reference, with any new facts or data added to bring the recital down to date.
RULE 4
Tabulated statem ent of desired issues. --Said petition shall contain a state ment of the amount and kind of stock which the corporation desires to issue; | and a tabulated statem ent of bonds or notes which the corporation desires to issue, the terms and rate of interest, and whether and how to be secured, and if to be secured by a mortgage, or pledge, a copy of the same shall be attached.
RULE 5
Use of proceeds from desired issues. --Said petition shall contain a state ment of the use to which the capital to be secured by the issue of such stock, ) bonds, or notes is to be put, with a definite statement of how much is to bej used for the acquisition of property; how much for the construction and equip ment of power plants; how much for car sheds, and the completion, exten sion, or improvement of its facuities or properties; how much for the improve ment and maintenance of its service; how much for the discharge or lawful refund of its obligations, or for lawful corporate purposes.
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Property to be acquired. How service is to be improved.--Said petition shall contain a statement in detail of the property which is to be acquired, with its value, a detaed description of the construction, completion, exten sion, or improvement of its facuities set forth in such a manner, th at an esti-1 mate may be made of its cost; a statem ent of the character of the improve-j ment of its service proposed, and the reasons why the service should be main tained from its capital; if it is proposed to discharge or refund its obligations, ! a statement of the nature and description of its obligations, including theirI par value and the amount for which they were actually sold, and the appH cation of the proceeds arising from such sale.
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Copies of all contracts to be filed. --Said petition shall contain a statement

II showing whether any contracts have been made for the acquisition of such

*11f property, or for such construction, completion, extension, or improvement

of of its facilities, or for the disposition of any of its stocks,' bonds, or notes which

ofI it is proposed to issue; and if any such contracts have been made, copies there

inj of must be attached to the petition, as well as a statement showing how much

te money or other thing of value has been received by the corporation under such

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Capitalizing franchises, etc. --Said petition shall contain a statement

be showing whether any of the outstanding stock, or bonds, or notes, as con

i' templated in the Act of August 22, 1907, have been issued or used in capital-

al izing any franchise or any right to own, operate or enjoy any franchise, or any

contract for consolidation or lease, or for services rendered or to be rendered,

or a bonus to any person or persons natural or artificial, and if so, shall state

the amount and character thereof, and the franchise, right, contract, or

lease, services or bonus, so capitalized, e-

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Consolidation of merger. --If the stock is to be issued by a new corporation

to be formed by a merger or consolidation of two or more other corporations,

the petition shall contain a complete description of the properties to be con solidated, and a complete statement of the financial condition of the corpor-
I;e- ation so consolidated of the kind set out herein in Rule No. 3.

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Reference where chartered by general law. --Attached to said petition must be a certified copy of the charter, if granted by the legislature or ac curate citations to volume and page if to be found in the published laws; or a copy of the petition filed with the Secretary of State, or any court, and a certificate of incorporation issued by the Secretary of State, or court, if in corporated under a general law; duly certified copies of all certificates, state| ments, or records which modify, change, or extend the purposes or powers of . such corporation.'

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Law m ust be complied with. --Said petition shall set out in detail all acts

Aj done by said corporation in obedience to the laws of the State, applicable to

$[ such desired issue or increase of capital or issue of bonds, and shall fully and,

H affirmatively show th at all requirements of the laws of Georgia have been fully

complied with.

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RULE 12
Petitioners to make further report.--Said petition shall state fully the method and instrumentalities proposed for carrying into effect with safety | to the petitioners and the public the purposes stated, and for complying with I all conditions imposed by law or by the Commission, and expressing the readi- I ness of petitioners to make report of actings and doings under the same as the Commission may require.
RULE 13
Hearings before Commission. Applicant to produce w itnesses.--On re ceipt of the petition, the Commission shall fix a time and place for hearing thereon, and shall give to the applicant not less th an ten days' notice there of, either personally or by mail; the applicant shall publish a notice of the | application and the time and place of the hearing in such newspapers and at I such times as the Commission shall direct. The Commission may prescribe I the terms and contents of such publication. The Commission may at the re quest of the applicant, or on its own motion, prescribe a shorter notice for such hearing and modify its direction for publication accordingly. At the hear ing the applicant shall produce such witnesses and furnish such books, pa pers, documents, and contracts as the Commission shall at any time before I final decision on the application require, and m ust .establish to the satisfac- [ tion of the Commission th at the proposed issue of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness is for the benefit of the public service, and is otherwise lawful.
RULE 14
All proceeds m ust be used for purposes approved. --On the conclusion of | the hearing, or so soon thereafter as circumstances permit, the Commission l will make up its opinion and frame its order upon the facts appearing in each [ instance and the law applicable thereto. Each application will be kept open and further order may be made from time to time as may be needful for the security and protection of all concerned, and for a due compliance with law and the orders of this Commission. All bonds and stocks when authorized by the Commission, and the proceeds of the same, m ust be used for the purpose j or purposes authorized, and for none other, under pain of the penalties in ) such case provided by law.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION

AS TO DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS

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RULE 1

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The regular public meetings of the Commission shall begin on the second

jhe ! and fourth Tuesdays in each month, at ten o'clock, A.M., and there shall be

such other meetings as may be called by the Chairman on his own motion, or

on request of any two members; and of which meetings due notice shall be

given.

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The order in which the Commission will assign cases for hearing will be as follows:

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All requests for assignment of cases filed in the office prior to the second

;he i Tuesday in the month will be acted on and the cases assigned for hearing at

at I the meeting of the Commission to be held on the fourth Tuesday, or some

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All requests for assignment of cases received subsequent to the second

for Tuesday in the month and prior to the fourth Tuesday in the same month will

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sion to be held on the second Tuesday in the following month, or some subse quent date.

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It shall be the duty of the Chairman to preside at all meetings of the Com

mission; to preserve strict order; to procure at all times the correct meaning

and sense of the Commission; to conduct the business of the Commission

when in session under the parliamentary rules adopted by the Commission

as set forth in Rule No. 10.

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The Chairman shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission;

on shall conduct its correspondence; attend at the office of the Commission as

oh required by law; see th a t all orders and rules of the Commission are duly car

en ried into effect, and th a t all officers and employes perform their duties as

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The Chairman is authorized to issue, at any time, orders setting down

se | causes or pending m atters for a hearing; to issue in the name of the Com

in mission process and notice to persons or corporations to be affected by pro

ceedings before the Commission; to issue orders requiring the production of

books, writings and documents to be used upon hearings, investigations, or

business before the Commission; to issue any and all such other orders of an

interlocutory character as may be necessary or proper for preparing and ex

pediting hearings before the Commission.

The Chairman will report to the Commission so far as needful and reason able what has been done during intervals between meetings, and also any new
matters or questions with his recommendations touching the same but re serving for action of the body all new m atters and cases.

RULE 3 There shall be a Vice-Chairman who shall act in the absence or inability of tbe Chairman.

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RULE 4
It shall be the duty of the Rate Expert to keep himself fully informed touching rate conditions and rate problems as existing, and as new conditions arise or changes occur, or are proposed from time to time; and to keep or cause to be kept a file or files, as complete and up-to-date as is practicable, of all rates and rate sheets, arranged in best and easiest form for correct and ready reference, and to submit all needful views and recommendations on such con ditions and problems or questions, as may be referred to him from time to time, or on his own suggestion, as may be in his judgment needful for the public interest, or for the interest of parties concerned.
It shall be his duty to furnish to the Commission expert information and advice on all m atters brought before it involving rates, and to attend for that purpose all the hearings where any question of rates is or may be involved.
He shall perform such other duties touching general or special work of the Commission whether pertaining to his own or any other department, as may be required by the Commission or by law.
The assistant in his department shall be under his direction for the due performance of his duties as such, subject to the direction of the Commission.
RULE 5
Every member of the Commission will, in all cases, reserve his opinion, and in no way commit himself in advance touching the merits of any matter or question to be passed upon by the Commission, or th at should be dealt with by it, until the facts and evidence is all submitted and the Commission considers the same in executive session. In all matters which relate to the making of rates and which may become the subject of litigation, no member shall make any statement after such m atter has been decided by the Com mission which may be or is liable to be treated as an admission prejudicial to the action of the Commission. In all cases, and on all questions, any member I may file his dissenting opinion when in the minority, or his reasons and grounds j for his opinion when in the majority.
RULE 6
There shall be the following standing committees appointed by the Chair man consisting of two members each; but the Chairman shall be an ex-officio member of all, both standing and special committees, namely:
1. Committee on Minutes. 2. Committee on Auditing and Accounts. 3. Committee on Bond and Stock Issues. 4. Committee on Motor Carrier Rates and Regulations. Together with such special committees as the Commission may from time to time direct.
RULE 7
I t shall be the duty of the Secretary to record all proceedings of the Com mission in the Book of Minutes. He shall be the custodian of all the books and papers of the Commission, and shall systematically care for and preserve the same for ready reference and the correct transaction of the Commission's Business. He shall see to the correspondence of the Commission under di rection of the Chairman of the Commission. He shall have direction of the I
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personnel in his office and see th a t they perform their duties. He shall see that the office is systematically and neatly kept, open for business during business hours, namely from eight A. M. to four-thirty P.M. each day, ex cept Sundays and legal holidays, and on Saturdays from eight A. M. to twelve o'clock Noon.
He shall have charge of the expenditure of the funds provided for the ex penses of the Commission and its employees under direction of the Commis sion and shall keep an accurate account of the same, submitting such ac counts with proper vouchers to the Auditing Committee, or as may be called for by the Chairman or by the Commission or by said committee from time to time.
RULE 8
A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transac tion of business.
RULE 9
When any action of the Commission is to be promulgated or published, the same shall be recited as "By the Commission" and shall be authenticated by the official signature of the Chairman and the Secretary. When any m at ter is published by a member or officer of the Commission, the same is his individual act or declaration, and not the act of the Commission, unless re cited on its face th at the Commission has so ordered or decided.
RULE 10
At every regular meeting of the Commission the following shall be the order of business, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the members present in each instance:
1. Noting absentees and ascertaining quorum present. 2. Corrections and approval of the Minutes. 3. Special orders. 4. Report of Committee on Auditing and Accounts. 5. Reports of Standing Committees in their order. 6. Report of special committees. 7. Recommendations by the Chairman. 8. Petitions and communications. 9. Unfinished business. 10. New business. 11. Adjournment or recess.
RULE 11
These rules and regulations may be altered or amended at any time by a vote of a majority of the Commission, provided notice of proposed alteration or amendment shall have been given at the last preceding regular meeting of the Commission. Or the same may be altered or amended at any regular meet ing of a full Commission by unanimous vote without any previous notice.
RULE 12
In all m atters not specifically mentioned or provided for in the foregoing rules, action may be had as under established usage and the law the Com iss io n may order, according to the facts and the necessities of the case in each instance.
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General Motor Carrier Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Public Service Commission
By virtue of the authority vested and imposed in the Commission by the "Motor Carrier Act of 1931" and the "Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931" and other laws of the State of Georgia relative thereto and in the exercise of the powers conferred thereby, it is
ORDERED: That the following General Rules and Regulations heretofore adopted and promulgated and which became effective on and after October 1, 1940, and all subsequent changes and amendments thereto, governing the supervision, control and operation of motor vehicle carriers transporting pas sengers and/or property, for hire, over the public highways of the State, as defined in the Motor Carrier Acts of 1931 and the Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931, and the other subsisting laws of the State of Georgia relative thereto, be and the same are hereby readopted and promulgated, effective on and after February 1, 1944, and until further order of the Commission.
CONSTRUCTION OF RULES
Rule 1.
The rules herein promulgated state the conditions and regulations under which motor carriers, for hire, whether or not common carriers, are permitted to operate over the highways of this State.
CLASSIFICATION OF CARRIERS
Rule 2.
Motor carriers operating under the motor carrier Acts will be classified as follows:
Class "A"--Common carriers of passengers and/or property operating over a fixed route or between fixed termini in intrastate, or intrastate and interstate commerce, under Certificates Of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Class "B"--Common carriers of passengers and/or property operating over the highways of the State of Georgia but over no fixed route, in intrastate, or intrastate and interstate commerce, under Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Class "E"--Contract carriers of passengers and/or property operating over the highways of the State of Georgia but over no fixed route, in intrastate or intrastate and interstate commerce, under Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Class "G"--Motor carriers engaged solely in interstate commerce and oper ating over the highways of th State of Georgia under registration permits.
SUSPENSION OF RULES
Rule 3.
The Commission may suspend or modify at its discretion, the enforce ment of any of its rules, rates, orders or other regulations where, in its opinion, the conditions are such, in any particular instance, th at a strict enforcement of such rules or other regulations would be in the public interest.
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DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE
Rule 4.
(a) Motor carriers operating under Class "A" certificates will be permitted to discontinue their entire service on any route upon thirty days* published notice and thereupon their certificates shall be surrendered for cancellation.
(b) Holders of Class "A" certificates may be permitted to permanently dis continue any part of their service on any route upon thirty days published notice, subject, however, to the discretion of the Commission to withdraw, suspend or revoke the certificate for the entire route, if in the opinion of the Commission such diminished service is not adequate or any longer compatible with the public interest.
(c) No motor common carrier operating under Class "A" certificate shall temporarily suspend operation, either wholly or in part, by embargo or other wise, except upon authority from the Commission.
(d) Where, under authority from the Commission, service is temporarily discontinued th e carriers shall give w ritten notice of discontinuance or embargo, specifying the extent thereof, the date effective, its duration if known, and the reason therefor and two copies thereof shall be mailed by first class mail to the Commission, and the said discontinuance or embargo shall be posted for pub licinspection in each office of the carrier where the discontinuance or embargo is effective, and one copy shall be served upon each connecting carrier with whom the issuing carrier interchanges traffic in cases where the traffic so interchanged is affected and so far as practicable the discontinuance or em bargo shall be brought to the attention of interested shippers, consignees and the public.
(e) Except in instances where the discontinuance or embargo specifies the date of its expiration, a notice of modification or termination shall be issued, filed, posted and given interested shippers, consignees and connecting carriers in the same manner as provided in paragraph (d).
(f) All other motor carriers may suspend or abandon service immediately by surrendering their certificates or registration permits for cancellation and returning to the Commission all licenses issued thereunder.
RATES AND CHARGES
Rule 5.
(a) No motor carrier operating under certificates Classes "A" and "B" shall charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for the transportation of passengers and/or property, or for any service ren dered in connection therewith, than the rates, fares and charges prescribed or approved by order of the Commission; nor shall any motor carrier#unjustly discriminate against any person in its rates, fares, charges or service! but the Commission will prescribe by general order to what persons motor carriers may ssue passes or free transportation and reduced rates for special occasions. Nor shall any such carrier refund or remit in any manner or by any device any Portion of the rates, fares or charges prescribed or approved by the Commis sion or extend to any person, firm, co-partnership or corporation or other or ganization or association, privileges or facilities in the transportation of per sons or property, except such as are regularly and uniformly extended to all.
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(b) Motor carriers operating under Glass "E" Certificates shall be required to file copies of bilateral contracts executed between the carrier and the ship pers named in the Certificates under which the operation is conducted, not to exceed three in number, setting forth the duration thereof, the terms and mutual obligations thereunder and the specific rate or rates, fares and charges applicable on or for the services contracted to be rendered; and for said serv ices no greater or less charge shall be made than th at prescribed and author ized for common carriers, except th at the Commission may approve the ap- i plication of an added charge for special services th a t may be required under the contract, and all such contracts shall be for the confidential information of the Commission and shall be so kept, and shall not be open to public I inspection.
CLAIMS
Rule 6.
All ju st claims for overcharge and/or loss must be paid within thirty days j after claim (supported by proper proof) is made herefor.

INSPECTIONS
Rule 7.
Commissioners and/or representatives of the Commission authorized to make inspections and to enforce these rules and regulations, will be provided with a card of identification signed by the Chairman and duly attested by the Secretary of the Commission.
Upon presentation of this card such representative has the right at any time to enter into or upon any motor vehicle being operated under the Acts and to which these rules apply, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the carrier is complying with the provisions of the law and the rules of the Commission.
Wilful refusal of any motor carrier or operator thereof to stop or discontinue j the use of any such motor vehicle until properly conditioned, when ordered to | do so by the Commission or to permit such representative to enter into or upon the same for the purpose aforesaid, shall be sufficient grounds for the revo cation of the Certificate under which said carrier is operating. Representatives shall report all irregularities under this rule to the Commission. The Commis sion's jurisdiction under this rule is extended to include motor carriers' sta- i tions, garages, officers and all records kept or required to be kept.

CLASS "B" CERTIFICATE OPERATIONS

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Rule 8.

(a) Motor carriers operating under Class "B" Certificates must not, with out the written consent and approval of the Commission first being obtained j receive property at a point located on a fixed route and destined to a point I located on a fixed route, or where through or joint service is being operated between such points; but may receive property at a point not located on a fixed route and destined to a point on a fixed route; or may receive property at a point on a fixed route and destined to a point not on a fixed route.

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(b) Motor carriers operating under Class "B" Certificates of Public Con venience and Necessity are hereby authorized to transport a truck load of any one of the following commodities from one consignor to one consignee between any points authorized under said Class "B" Certificates within the State of Georgia, without regard to whether the point of origin or destination is served by a motor freight carrier operating over a fixed route:

(1) Household, kitchen, office furniture and store fixtures.

(2) Raw or unm anufactured agricultural, horticultural and dairy products.

(3) Livestock.

(4) Live poultry.

(5) Naval stores.

(6) Brick.

(7) Iron pipe.

(8) Sugar.

(9) Concrete, metal, clay or terra cotta pipe.

(10) Heavy machinery.

(11) Structural or re-enforcement steel.

(12) Feed stu ff for livestock.

(13) Fertilizer bags.

(14) Sand, gravel and crushed stone.

(15) Grave vaults.

(16) Crate materials.

(17) Marble and granite.

(18) Fertilizer.

(19) Cement, lime, plaster, plasterboard and plaster products.

(20) Bottled soft drinks, return empty cases and bottles.

(21) Insecticides and spray materials.

(22) Coal and coke.

(23) Carnival or show equipment.

(24) Metal and composition roofing.



(25) Tapioca flour.

(26) Iron, steel or wooden barrels, empty.

(27) Bagging and ties (suitable only for cotton bale Coverings).

(28) Ice.

(29) Scrap iron.

(30) Waste paper in bales.

(31) Pasteboard or cardboard boxes (decorative or ornamental) set up.

(32) Creosote in barrels.

RATE SCHEDULES
Rule 9.
(a) All schedules of rates and charges for persons and/or property charged by motor carrier operators operating under certificates Classes "A" and "B" for the transportation of persons and property shall be the rates and charges approved and/or prescribed by the Commission.
(b) All freight and passenger classifications, rules, regulations and sched ules and any and all facilities, privileges or service, shall be the freight and Passenger classifications, rules, regulations, schedules and any and all facili ties, privileges or services which are prescribed by the Commission.

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INTERCHANGES
Rule 10.
(a) Motor carriers of property operating under certificates Glass "A" will be required to receive property destined to stations located on routes of other Glass "A'* carriers, and to interchange such property, at rates prescribed by the Commission, with such connecting carriers.
(b) Where shipments are interchanged between Glass " A" carriers under the provisions of paragraph (a) the carrier in possession of the shipment may, in the absence of other satisfactory arrangements, require the connecting car rier to make settlement of the accrued freight charges (divisions) up to the interchange point, at time of interchange.
(c) Carriers qualified to handle O. O. D. (collect-on-delivery) shipments will not be required to accept and interchange O. O. D. shipments except with another Glass "A" carrier likewise qualified to handle O. O. D. shipments.
EQUIPMENT
Rule 11.
(a) No vehicle shall exceed a total outside width including any load thereon, of ninety-six inches (96") ; no vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of 13 feet, 6 inches; no vehicle shall exceed a length of 35 feet extreme overall dimensions, inclusive of front and rear bumpers; combinations of vehicles shall consist of not more than two units, and, when so combined, shall not exceed a total length of 45 feet; for occasional movements of materials or objects of di mensions which exceed the limits herein provided, a special written permit shall be obtained from the Commission. Provided, however, th a t loads of poles, logs, lumber, structural steel, piping, and timber may exceed the length here in fixed without requiring a special permit.
(b) No wheel equipped with high pressure, pneumatic, solid rubber or cushion tires shall carry a load in excess of 8,000 pounds, or any axle load in excess of 16,000 pounds; no wheel equipped with low-pressure pneumatic tires shall carry a load in excess of 9,000 pounds, or any axle load in excess of 18,000 pounds; an axle load shall be defined as the total load on all wheels whose cen ters may be included between two parallel transverse vertical planes 40 inches apart.
(c) Subject to the limitations imposed by the recommended axle loads, no vehicle shall be operated whose total gross weight, with load, exceeds th a t given by the formula W=c (L plus 40) where:
W =totai gross weight with load, in pounds; c=700; L =the distance between the first and last axle of a vehicle or combination
of vehicles, in feet.
Rule 12.
For purpose of licensing, what is known as a six-wheel truck, consisting of tractor and semi-trailer, will be permitted provided the combined length of the six-wheel tractor and trailer does not exceed forty-five feet and the rear wheels of the semi-trailer are equipped with good and sufficient brakes, which can be controlled by the driver from the cab of the vehicle.
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INTERRUPTIONS OF SERVICE
Rule 13.
All interruptions of service, where likely to continue for more than 24 hours on routes covered by Class "A" Certificates, must be promptly reported to the Commission and notice given to the public at all agencies along the route.
RESERVE AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
Rule 14.
Sufficient reserve equipment must be maintained by carriers operating under Class "A" Certificates to insure the reasonable maintenance of es tablished routes and fixed time schedules. All reserve equipment m ust be licensed by the Commission and fully protected by insurance coverage. The Commission will not require emergency equipment to be licensed but emerg ency equipment is defined to be equipment pressed into service to complete a trip already begun by a licensed vehicle but which, due to mechanical break down, is unable to complete the journey, and equipment employed by motor carriers of passengers for the purpose of handling overloads on regular pub lished schedules; provided, however, th a t such emergency vehicles shall have attached and displayed in some conspicuous place information showing the identity of the carrier in whose name the vehicle is being operated.
DRIVERS' HOURS
Rule 15.
No driver of a motor vehicle shall be required or permitted to remain on duty for a period longer than ten consecutive hours and whenever any such driver has been continuously on duty for ten hours he must be relieved and not required or permitted to go on duty until he has had at least ten consecutive hours off duty, except th a t in cases of unforeseen emergency a driver may remain on duty not in excess of twelve hours or for such time as will enable him to complete his regular run.
CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
Rule 16.
Every corporation or person owning, controlling, operating or managing any motor propelled vehicle (and lessees, or receivers, or trustees thereof, appointed by any court whatsoever), before operating any motor vehicle upon the public highways of the State for the transportation of persons and/or property, for hire, within the purview of the Act, shall apply to the Commis sion for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity so to do in the follow ing manner:
(a) Application shall be made to the Commission in writing on blank forms furnished by the Commission. The application should be typewritten. How ever, if this is not convenient, pen and ink may be used--applicant exercising care to write legibly.
(b) All information required on said application forms (where applicable to applicant) shall be given in full and all questions thereon shall be answered correctly. In the event question or questions are not applicable to the appli cant, they must be answered "Not applicable. "
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(c) All applicants for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate over no fixed route shall state in the application the territory to be served, the radius in miles within which he proposes to operate from his base point and enumerate the kind or classes of property he proposes to transport, or if passengers, state whether white, colored or both.
(d) All applicants for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate over a "fixed route" shall state in the application a full description of the route over which applicant desires to operate, naming the termini and all intermediate points which the applicant proposes to serve.
(e) Application must be accompanied by cashier's check, certified check, U. S. Post Office Money Order or express money order, payable to "GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION" in the sum of $35.00, the fee for the issuance of a certificate; or $7.50, the fee for the transfer of a certificate. An additional fee of $2.00 for advertising must accompany the application for a certificate. Personal checks will not be accepted. No application will be assigned for hear ing or given consideration by the Commission unless accompanied by said fees and until applicant has complied with all the foregoing requirements. In the event of the denial or withdrawal of the application, the certificate fee will be returned to applicant.
Rule 17.
Upon receipt of an application for a certificate the Commission will desig nate a time and place for hearing. Existing transportation agencies in the territory proposed to be served will be given notice of the hearing by the Com mission and a copy of the notice published once in the Fulton County Daily Report at the applicant's expense, at least ten days in advance of the date assigned for the hearing.
Rule 18.
When a certificate is sought by a partnership, such partnership shall desig nate in writing one of the partners who shall have authority and who shall be recognized by the Commission in all m atters arising under the law,of these rules.
Rule 19.
Any certificate obtained by any false or fraudulent means shall be subject to revocation and cancellation upon discovery of such false or fraudulent means.
Rule 20.
When the Commission has given consideration ip an application for certi ficate or transfer of certificate, applicant will be advised of the action thereon. In the event of the approval of the application, applicant shall immediately file insurance coverage required under the Rules of the Commission, and secure license from the Commission for all vehicles to be operated under said certifi cate. In the event applicant does not complete the application by filing in surance coverage and securing licenses within thirty (30) days from the date of notice of approval of the application (and unless an extension of time be grant ed) , approval will be automatically withdrawn and fees deposited forfeited.
Rule 21. When an application for a certificate has been in whole or in part denied or has been granted and the order of the Commission granting same has been
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quashed or set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction, a new application to serve the same route or territory by the same petitioner or applicant will not be again considered by the Commission within three months from the date of the order denying the same or the judgment of the court quashing or setting aside the order.
Rule 22.
(a) The Commission may at any time, after notice and opportunity to be heard, suspend, revoke, alter or amend any certificate or registration permit, if it shall be made to appear th a t the holder has wilfully violated or refused to observe orders, rules, or regulations prescribed by the Commission or provisions of the Act, or any other law of this State regulating and/or taxing motor ve hicles, for hire, and applicable to the holder of such certificate, or if, in the opinion of the Commission, the motor carrier is not furnishing adequate ser vice or it is no longer compatible with the public interest to continue said cer tificate or registration permit in force, or the continuance of said certificate or registration permit is not in conformity with the spirit and purpose of the law.
(b) After a certificate or permit has been revoked or surrendered the Com mission, on proper application made within twelve months from the date of the revoking or surrendering of said certificate or registration permit, or longer if the Commission deems proper, will consider the question of reinstating said certificate or registration permit upon proof th a t all reasons for revoking or surrendering said certificate or registration permit have been satisfactorily adjusted and there is necessity for the operation to be resumed.
(c) Nothing in these rules shall ever be construed to vest in the owner or holder or assignee of any certificate or registration permit any vested right to use the public roads of this State and shall never be construed to give any motor carrier, for hire, any perpetual franchise over such public roads.
Rule 23.
All operations must be carried on and business transacted under the name of the owner, trade name or name of incorporation shown in the certificate. However, holders of certificates may make application for the transfer of cer tificates to another or different name by complying with all the rules relating to transfer of certificates.
.TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATES
Rule 24.
Certificates shall not be assigned or transferred or hypothecated through sale, ownership of stock or otherwise; nor shall the control and management of the operation under such certificate be changed through lease or otherwise without authority of the Commission and the transfer, lease, assignment or hypothecation of a certificate will not be authorized where such action would have the effect of destroying competition or creating a monopoly.
(a) Applications for transfers must be made on proper forms and in the manner prescribed by the Commission. Hearings on applications for transfer will not be had until after the expiration of ten days from the date of filing.
(b) There shall be attached to the application for a transfer of certificate, an affidavit from the holder of the certificate, th a t all accrued taxes under said operation and all station rents, wages of employees, and all other indebt-
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edness incident to said operation have been paid in full. There shall also be at- ) tached to the application for transfer of certificates, a statement signed and witnessed by the transferee or transferee's authorized agent or officer, guaran- [ teeing the payment of all legal obligations of the transferor incurred in the operation of the certificate sought to be transferred.
(c) When notified of the approval of the application for transfer, applican shall proceed to complete all requirements within the time and in the manner I provided herein for the issuance of a certificate.
MOTOR CARRIER LICENSES
Rule 26.
Every motor carrier subject to the provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1931 and/or Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931 shall, annually on or before January 1st, or before the vehicle is put into use as to a vehicle put into use ! during the course of the year, make application to the Commission for regis tration of each and all motor vehicles to be operated on or over the highways of this State. This rule shall include all vehicles used to pick up and deliver per sons and/or property at terminals, which are operated incident to the motor carrier business conducted under certificates issued by the Commission.
(a) In addition to registering and obtaining licenses for equipment as pro vided in this rule, motor carriers, Class "G", operating solely in interstate commerce on or over the highways of the State of Georgia, must also register with the Commission the routes over which they operate, and obtain a regis tration permit authorizing such operations prior to the inauguration thereof.
(b) Application for registration and licensing of all motor vehicles shall be made on the form and in the manner prescribed by the Commission, which shall be typewritten or written legibly with pen and ink on the Equipment Registration form provided for th at purpose.
(c) All vehicles leased by a motor carrier must have the name of the lessee and the number of the vehicle legibly printed on both sides before placed into ) use by the lessee. Such vehicles must be registered with the Commission and GPSO tags issued in the name of the lessee and insurance coverage filed in the name of the lessee. The vehicles may be driven or operated only by employees of the lessee. Copy of the lease agreement must be filed with the Commission before the vehicle is placed in use. Such lease agreement tnust also cover a speci fied length of time and show the rental paid for the use of the equipment.
(d) Before making application for registration and licensing of equipment ) every motor carrier holding certificates shall paint or stencil on both sides of | the body or cab qf each vehicle to be put into use in letters and numbers, clearly i visible and legible at all times while being operated on the highways of the State, the following information:
1. Name of operation shown in certificate. 2. Class of certificate under which the vehicle will be operated. 3. A number assigned to the vehicle by the carrier.
(e) Every motor* carrier engaged solely in interstate commerce qn or over | the highways of this State shall paint or stencil on both sides of the body l or cab of each vehicle to be put into use in letters and numbers, clearly visible and legible at all times while being operated on the highways of the State, the I following information:
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1. Name of operation shown in the carrier's I. O. O. certificate. 2. A number assigned to the vehicle by the carrier.
The information described in sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) shall, however, be removed from each vehicle in the event the vehicle is disposed of and/or the title thereto passes out of the certificate holder.
(f) The license fee for each vehicle for a year or a portion of a year is $25.00. Atractor or truck, and semi-trailer are defined as one vehicle or unit. A tractor and four-wheel trailer, or a truck and four-wheel trailer, are defined to be two vehicles or units and a fee must be paid on each. No refund will be made on licenses surrendered for cancellation. Under no circumstances will the Com mission issue a license until proper insurance coverage on the vehicle, as re quired by the rules of the Commission, is filed in the office of the Commission.
(g) Cashier's check, certified check or U. S. Postal money order or express money order payable to the Georgia Public Service Commission should accom pany the Equipment Registration sheet.
(h) Motor Carrier Licenses must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle described in the Equipment Registration sheet and for which the license is issued; and Motor Carrier Inspectors are directed to repossess all licenses found on vehicles other than for which issued and return such licenses to the office of the Commission for such disposition as the Commission may, in its discre tion, direct. Whenever any license plate issued to a vehicle has been lost or stolen a replacement license plate will be issued by the Commission on filing by the motor carrier of an affidavit on form provided by the Commission.
(i) All Class "G" (interstate) carriers operating over the highways of this State under the terms of any reciprocal agreement which the Georgia Public Service Commission has with another State shall be subject to all the provisions of this rule, as well as all other rules, regulations and orders of this Commis sion, applicable to the motor carriers engaged solely in interstate commerce operations, particularly Rules 25 and 26, except th at the registration fee as provided for in sub-sections (f) and (g) of Rule 25 will not be assessed where the payment thereof has been waived by such reciprocal agreement.
Any Class "G" carrier subject to the privileges of any reciprocal agreement who fails to comply with the provisions of these rules, or any other ride of the Commission applicable to such carrier, shall forfeit the privileges of the re ciprocal agreement.
(j) Sub-sections (f) and (g) of this rule prescribing the payment of an annual registration fee of $25.00 on each motor vehicle shall not apply to motor vehicles operated by motor common carriers exclusively in pick-up and de livery service within the incorporate or police limits of cities and towns and which are not operated over the routes described in the Certificates or Permits held by such motor common carriers, but the Commission will, issue license Plates without the payment of fees upon the registration of such motor ve hicles with the Commission by motor common carriers.
INSURANCE
Rule 26.
(a) No motor carrier subject to the provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1931' and/or Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931 shall engage in intrastate or interstate jor foreign commerce, and no certificate or permit shall be issued
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Rule 27.

The minimum amounts referred to in 26 (a) are hereby prescribed as follows:

SCHEDULE OF LIMITS

Passenger equipment (seating capacity) :

Limit for bodily in juries to or death of
one person:

Limit for bodily injuries to or death of all persons injured or killed in any one accident (subject to a maximum of $5,000 for bodily injuries to or
death of one person):

From 1 to 5_____ ____ ____ _____ ____
More than 5 and not more than 7._.................. More than 7 and not more than 12........................ More than 12 and not more than 20................... . More than 20 and not more than 3 0 ........ ....... ...... More than 30_................................ ........................

$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00

$ 10,000.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 30,000.00 50,000.00 75,000.00

Freight equipment, except equipment transporting

gasoline or other combustible fuel oils............ ...... 5,000.00

10,000.00

Freight equipment transporting gasoline or other

combustible fuel oils __________

10,000.00

20,000.00

The minimum amounts referred to in 26 (b) are hereby prescribed as follows:

Limit for lossordam age in any one acci dent to property of
others (excluding cargo):
$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00

For loss of or damage to property carried on any one motor vehicle.............................. ...................... ..................... $1, 000.00 For loss of or damage to aggregate of losses or damage of or to property occurring at any one time and place..$2,000.00

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to a motor carrier, or shall remain in force unless and until there shall have been filed with and approved by the Commission a surety bond, policy of in surance (or certificate of insurance in lieu thereof), qualifications as a selfinsurer, or other securities or agreements in not less than the amounts herein after prescribed, conditioned to pay, within the amount of such surety bond, ! policy of insurance (or certificate of insurance in lieu thereof), qualifications as a self insurer, or other securities or agreements any final judgment re covered against such motor carrier for bodily injuries to or the death of any person resulting from the negligent operation, maintenance, or use of motor vehicles under such certificate or permit, or for loss or damage to property of
others; (b) Nor shall any carrier by motor vehicle subject to said Acts engage in
intrastate commerce, nor shall any certificate be issued to such carrier, nor remain in force unless and until there shall have been filed with and approved by the Commission a surety bond, policy of insurance (or certificate of insur' ance in lieu thereof), qualifications as a self-insurer, or other securities or agreements in not less than the amounts hereinafter prescribed, conditioned 1 upon such carrier making compensation to shippers or consignees for all prop erty belonging to shippers or consignees and coming into the possession of I such carrier in connection with its transportation service;
(c) Nor shall any motor carrier subject to said Acts handle collect on de livery shipments until there shall have been filed with and approved by the Commission a surety bond in a sum of not less than $1,000 to insure proper transmittal of monies collected for said O. O. D. shipments to the person, firmor corporation entitled to the monies so collected. All O. O. D. Collections | must be remitted to the consignor within ten days after effecting delivery of such shipments.
Rule 28.
Rule 26 (b) pertaining to the filing of cargo insurance shall not apply to I private or contract operators provided the employers of such private or conI tract carriers shall notify the Commission in writing th a t they do not require
and thereby relieve such carrier of carrying cargo insurance.

Rule 29.

For the purposes of these rules:

(a) The seating capacity of passenger vehicles shall be construed as follows:

f One to five passenger vehicles shall be construed to be regular passenger

\ automobiles with front and rear seats only. Where seats (collapsible or sta

tionary) are provided between the front seat and rear seat of a regular passen

ger automobile it shall be deemed to be a seven passenger vehicle. All vehicles

other than regular passenger automobiles shall be deemed to be buses and

I their capacity shall be rated by the number of permanent seats th a t are used

{ for the transportation of passengers, except th a t seats in the aisles shall not

I be counted.

(b) The following combinations will be regarded as one motor vehicle, (1)

&tractor and trailer or semi-trailer when the tractor is engaged solely in draw

ing the trailer or semi-trailer, and (2) a truck and trailer when both together

bear a single load.

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(c) Four-wheel trailers shall be considered a unit separate and apart fro the tractor and trailer or truck to which it is attached.
Rule 30.
Any and all insurance binders covering motor carriers subject to the Acts referred to and filed with the Commission pending the issuance and filing of a policy of insurance (or certificate of insurance in lieu thereof) shall be sub ject to all the provisions of the policy and conditions contained in the Georgia endorsement required to be attached to the policy, with the exception that this rule shall not apply to the life of a binder specifying a limited period of time covering an interstate motor carrier where his trip into the state will be contemplated during the life of such binder, and no further trip into the State is contemplated.
Rule 31.
The Commission will give consideration to and will approve the application of a motor carrier to qualify as a self insurer provided the applicant complies with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission in his particular case.
Rule 32.
Each certificate or policy of insurance or surety bond with corporate or individual sureties filed with the Commission for approval must be for not less than the full limits of liability required under these rules and regulations, and in each case in which the surety on any such bond is a surety company, such company must be authorized to do business in the State of Georgia.
Rule 33. Forms and procedure: (a) Endorsements for policies of insurance, surety bonds and certificates of insurance must be in the forms prescribed and approved by the Commission. !
(b) Certificates of insurance and surety bonds must be filed with the Com mission in triplicate. Upon receipt and approval by the Commission one copy will be stamped "received and approved" and returned to the home office of tbe insurance or surety company.
(c) Insurance policies and surety bonds shall be written in the full and cor- I rect named of the individual, partnership, corporation, or other person to whom the certificate, permit, or license is or is to be issued. In case of a partnership all partners shall be named.
(d) Surety bonds, policies of insurance, endorsements, or certificates of insurance and other securities and agreements shall not be cancelled or with drawn or shall not expire until after thirty (30) days' notice in writing by the insurance company, surety or sureties, motor carrier, or other party thereto, as the case may be, has first been given to the Commission at its offices in Atlanta, Georgia, which period of thirty days shall commence to run from the date such notice is actually received at the office of the Commission. Said notice shall be in triplicate. Upon receipt of the notice in triplicate, one copy will be stamped "received" and returned to the home office of the insurance or surety company, one copy mailed to the motor carrier and one copy retained in the files of the Commission and attached to the certificate of insurance, or surety bond or insurance policy as evidence of the date of cancellation thereof, j
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Rule 34.
(a) Policies of insurance as amended by the endorsements provided by these : rules covering bodily injury liability, property damage liability and cargo liabil
ity must be written by insurance companies legally authorized to transact business in the State of Georgia.
(b) Policies of insurance (or certificates of insurance in lieu thereof) and surety bonds when filed with and accepted by the Commission are public docu ments and after cancellation or expiration shall be retained in the files of the Commission for a period of not less than two years or such longer time as may be deemed necessary for the protection of the insured.
Rule 35.
Endorsement required to be attached to all public liability and property damage policies filed with the Commission shall be in the following form:
indorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for bodily injury liability and property damage liability and property damage under Section 7 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1931 and/or Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931 as amended in 1937.
The policy to which this endorsement is attached is an automobile bodily injury liability and property damage liability policy, and is hereby amended to assure compliance by the insured, as a motor carrier of passengers or property with Section 7 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1931 and/or Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931 as amended in 1937 and the pertinent rules and regulations of the Georgia Public Service Commission.
In consideration of the premium stated in the policy to which this endorse ment is attached, the company hereby agrees to pay any final judgment re covered against the insured and/or its surety for bodily injury to or the death of any person or loss of or damage to property of others (excluding injury to or death of the insured's employees while engaged in the course of their employ ment, and loss of or damage or property of the insured, and property transported bythe insured, designated as cargo), resulting from the negligent operation, maintenance, or use of motor vehicles under certificates of public convenience andnecessity or permit issued to the insured by the Georgia Public Service Oom| mission or otherwise under the above mentioned Acts, within the limits of liabi lityhereinafter provided, regardless of whether such motor vehicles are specifi cally described in the policy or not. I t is understood and agreed th a t upon failure of the company to pay any such final judgment recovered against the Insured, the judgment creditor may maintain an action in any court of com petent jurisdiction against the company to compel such payment. The bankI ruptcy or insolvency of the insured shall not relieve the company of any of its I obligations hereunder. The liability of the company extends to such losses, damages, injuries, or deaths whether occurring on the route or in the territory authorized to be served by the insured or elsewhere within the boundaries of tile State of Georgia. The liability of the company on each motor vehicle for the following limits shall be a continuing one notwithstanding any recovery hereunder:
SCHEDULE OF LIMITS
Nothing contained in the policy or any*other endorsement thereon, nor the Eolation of any of the provisions of the policy or of any endorsement thereon
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SCHEDULE OF LIMITS

Limit for bodily in juries to or death of
one person:

Passenger equipment (seating capacity) (See Rule 27) :

From 1 to 5....................................... More than 5 and not more than 7................. .... More than 7 and not more than 12...................... More th an 12 and not more th an 20............. More than 20 and not more than 30........................ More than 30________ ___ _________ _________
Freight equipment, except equipment transporting gasoline or other combustible fuel oils...... ............
Freight equipment transporting gasoline or other combustible fuel oils..,._________________

$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00

Limit for bodily injuries to or death of all persons injured or killed in any one accident (subject to a maximum of $5,C0Qfor bodily injuries to or
death of one person):
$ 10,000.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 30,000.00 50,000.00 75,000.00
10,000.00
20,000.00

Limit for lossor dam age in any one acci dent to property of
others (excluding . cargo):
$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00

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bythe insured, shall relieve the company from liability hereunder or from the payment of any such final judgment.
The insured agrees to reimburse the company for any payment made by the company on account of any accident, claim, or suit involving a breach of the terms of the policy, and for any payment th at the company would not have been obligated to make under the provisions of the policy except for the agree ment contained in this endorsement.
This endorsement nor the policy to which it is attached shall not expire or be cancelled until after thirty days' notice in writing by the company shall have first been given to the Georgia Public Service Commission at its offices at Atlanta, Georgia, said thirty days' notice to commence from the date notice isactually received at the offices of the Commission.
Attached to and forming a part of Policy No. ................. ...............................
issued by the...............................................................(herein called company)
of............................. : ............ ........ __r __to........ ................ ............. j*....... ............
of............................................................. Dated a t-- ...................................-.........
this............ ................................ day of...............................................19-- --
Countersigned by_......................................... ............. -............ h i..................
Authorized Company Representative.
Rule 36.
Endorsement required to be attached to all cargo policies filed with the Commission shall be in the following form:
Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Cargo liability under Section 7 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1931 and/or Motor Common CarI riers Act of 1931 as amended in 1937.
The Policy to which this endorsement is attached is a cargo insurance policy, and is hereby amended to assure compliance by the insured, as a carrier of property by motor vehicle, with Section 7 of the Motor Carrier Act and/or Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931 as amended in 1937, with reference to mak ing compensation to shippers or consignees for all property belonging to ship pers or consignees coming into the possession of such carrier in connection with its transportation service, and with the pertinent rules and regulations of the Georgia Public Service Com m issio n , except th a t the terms of this en dorsement are not applicable to shipments in interstate or foreign commerce as defined in the Motor Carrier Act 1935 which forms a part of the Interstate Commerce Act.
In consideration of the premium stated in the policy to which this endorse ment is attached, the company hereby agrees to pay, within the limits of li ability hereinafter provided, any shipper or consignee for all loss of or damage to all property belonging to such shipper or consignee, and coming into the possession of the insured in connection with its transportation service, for which loss or damage the insured may be held legally liable, regardless of whether the motor vehicles, terminals, warehouses, and other facilities used In connection with the transportation of the property hereby insured are spe cifically described in the policy or not. The liability of the company extends to such losses or damages whether occurring on the route or in the territory au thorized to be served by the insured or elsewhere within the boundaries of the State of Georgia.
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Within the limits of liability hereinafter provided it is further understood and agreed th at no condition, provision, stipulation, or limitation contained in the policy, or any other endorsement thereon or violation thereof, or of this endorsement by the insured, shall affect in any way the right of any shipper or consignee, or relieve the company from liability for the payment of any claim for which the insured may be held legally liable to compensate shippers or consignees, irrespective of the financial responsibility or lack thereof or insolvency or bankruptcy of the insured. However, all terms, conditions, and limitations in the policy to which this endorsement is attached are to remain in full force and effect as binding between the insured and the company. The insured agrees to reimburse the company for any payment made by the Com pany on account of any loss or damage involving a breach of the terms of the policy and for any payment th a t the company would not have been obligated to make under the provisions of the policy, except for the agreement contained in this endorsement.
The liability of the company for the limits provided in this endorsement shall be a continuing one notwithstanding any recovery hereunder. The com pany shall not be liable for an amount in excess of $2,000, unless a greater amount is stipulated in the policy in respect of any loss of or damage to or ag gregate of losses or damages of or to the property hereby insured occurring at any one time and place, nor in any event for an amount in excess of $1,000, in respect of the loss of or damage to such property carried on any one motor vehicle, whether or not such losses or damages occur while such property is on a motor vehicle or otherwise.
Whenever requested by the Commission, the company agrees to furnish to the Commission a duplicate original of said policy and all endorsements thereon.
This endorsement nor the policy to which it is attached shall not expire or be cancelled until after thirty days' notice in writing by the company shall have first been given to the Georgia Public Service Commission at its offices at Atlanta, Georgia; said thirty days' notice to commence from the date notice is actually received at the offices of the Commission.
Attached to and forming part of Policy No................................................... issued by the.._.......................................... ....................................w__ ___herein
called company o f......... ........ ................ ....................................................
t o ................................. ..........................of.......... .................................................
Dated a t___ ___ ____________ ...__this_____________ _______ ...day of
--............. ...................... 19...... . Countersigned b y ................................ ............................................................
Authorized Company Representative.
Rule 37. Surety bonds providing for proper transm ittal of O. O. D. monies shall be in the following form:
MOTOR CARRIERS' C. O. D. BOND
STATE OF GEORGIA
County of____________ . . . . . . ....................
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KNOW AT.T. MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we,
a (person), (firm), (corporation), operating as a motor carrier (under a Cer tificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under authority of the Georgia Public Service Commission), (as a motor carrier in interstate commerce),
having an office and principal place of business at___----------- -------------------,
asprincipal, and------------------------ L---------------------------------------------------asurety company, authorized to do business in the State of Georgia, as surety, hereby acknowledge ourselves jointly and severally held and firmly bound unto the Chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission and his successors in office, for the uses, and upon the conditions hereinafter set forth, in the full sum of ONE THOUSAND ($1,000.00) DOLLARS for the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
This bond shall be effective the_______________ day of---- ---- ------------19___ , Noon.
The condition of the foregoing obligation is such th a t the above named principal, as such motor carrier, has filed with said Commission its intention tohandle and carry Collect On Delivery freight and express, and transm it the proceeds thereof to the person, firm or corporation entitled to the monies so collected, under the rules of said Commission passed in pursuance to the Acts ofthe General Assembly of Georgia, known as the "Motor Carrier Act of 1931, " approved March 31, 1931; and the "Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931, " ap proved August 27, 1931, as amended in 1937.
Now, therefore, the conditions of this bond are such th a t should the said principal and/or surety well and truly pay according to the tenor hereof and the terms of affreightment, from the effective date hereof, all monies so col lected to the person, firm, or corporation entitled to the same, then this obligation to be void; otherwise of full force and effect.
THIS OBLIGATION IS FURTHER CONDITIONED:
(a) Any person entitled to protection hereunder may maintain an action onthis bond in his own name and right for the amount due him Connecting carriers shall be entitled to protection hereunder with the right of action herein given.
(b) All niflims for breach of this bond shall be filed with the surety within four (4) months of the date of shipment, and no action shall be maintained tbereon unless brought within twelve (12) m onths from the filing of such claim.
(c) This bond shall cover all property delivered to the principal on a O. O. D. contract of affreightment, regardless of the manner or means of delivery.
(d) The original of this bond shall remain on file in the Georgia Public Ser viceCommission, and a certified copy1thereof shall be primary evidence of said bond, and shall be admitted in evidence in the Courts of this State, without further proof.
(e) This bond shall be a continuing liability in the aggregate sum of $1,000.00 inrespect to all claims for monies collected under O. O. D. contracts, and shall not be cancelled by either principal or surety until after thirty days' notice in
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writing shall have first been given the Georgia Public Service Commission at its1

offices in Atlanta, Georgia; such notice to run from the date notice is actually

received at the offices of the said Commission.

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The Commission may revoke its approval of any surety bond, policy of \

insurance (or certificate of insurance in lieu thereof), qualification as a self- j f

insurer, or other securities or agreements if it finds at any time such security I t

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PASSENGER RULES
Rule 39.
Motor carriers shall not directly or indirectly issue, give, tender or honor, free transportation except as provided by law, and except to their bona fide officers, agents, employees, and to regularly employed attorneys and de- j pendent members of their families; but may exchange free transportation within the limits of this rule.
Rule 40.
Motor carriers transporting passengers may carry any totally blind person accompanied by a guide at the usual and ordinary fare charged to one person, and may charge one-half of the regular fare for the transportation of Con federate veterans. .

Rule 41.
Certificated bus operators on fixed routes are entitled to contract for any charter trips originating at terminal or intermediate points on their respective routes regardless of destination, unless restricted by their certificates from making charter trips. Also, certificated bus operators on regular routes are entitled to contract for any charter trips originating at points not on the regu lar fixed route of any bus operator, regardless of destination. Certificated bus operators on fixed routes shall not be entitled to contract for charter trips originating at points not on their own fixed routes and on the fixed routes of other certificated bus operators, except and unless said operators first obtain from the holders of all fixed route certificates at said points, or from the Com mission, a written waiver of exclusive contract privileges in respect to the particular trip or trips. Certificated bus operators having no fixed routes shall not be entitled to contract for charter trips originating at a terminal or inter mediate point on the regular route of a certificated operator and destined to an intermediate or terminal point on the regular route of a certificated operator.

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Rule 42.
Motor carriers transporting passengers may carry at reduced rates or free, authorized m in iste r s of the gospel or persons traveling for or representing insti tutions supported by public subscription or persons dependent upon charity upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the motor carrier and if granted under conditions above enumerated shall apply uniformally to all such coming in th e same class.
Rule 43.
Motor carriers may contract with publishers of newspapers or other regu larly published periodicals, in this State, accepted by the United States Postal Department for transmission through the mails at publishers' or newspaper rates, for the publication by such newspapers and periodicals of schedules and other advertising m atter for said motor carriers, the same to be charged for at the regularly published advertising rates of such publications and to be paid for in non-transferable press mileage tickets at th e passenger rates prescribed bythe Commission for each of such motor carriers. Copies of all such contracts must be made annually and filed with the Commission when made.

Rule 44.
(a) Motor carriers shall pay only such commissions or other compensation for the sale of tickets or fares to corporations or persons, their lessees, trustees, orreceivers, as approved by the Commission.
(b) All passenger carriers must provide tickets at all agency stations and at such other places indicated on the published time schedules where satisfactory financial arrangements for handling can be made.
(c) All tickets when sold must have the date of sale stamped thereon. Tickets when sold shall be redeemable for transportation when presented to the driver of a bus. One-way tickets shall be redeemable a t their sale price in money bythe company or its agent within sixty days after the sale date stamped there onand round trip tickets within thirty days; if no date of sale is stamped thereon such tickets shall be redeemable upon presentation at any time by the purchaser accompanied by satisfactory proof of purchase. This rule does not apply to excursion tickets or tickets sold for transportation on special occasions.
(d) Partially used tickets shall be redeemed on basis of difference between the sale price and the lawful fare, from and to the stations between which the passenger was actually transported.
Rule 45.
The driver of a passenger motor vehicle must examine all tickets of passen gers before its departure to insure th at proper transportation is held.

Rule 46.

All motor carriers transporting passengers under Certificates Class "A"

shall have a representative at each agency station en route for information and

communication in conserving the convenience of passengers and where there

is delay in the schedule of more than one-half hour, the driver must communi

cate with other representatives, advising of the delay and probable time of

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Rule 47.
(a) Time schedules filed with the Commission must be numbered consecu tively in the upper right hand corner, beginning with number one, and must show the number of the time schedule cancelled.
(b) Changes in time schedules filed with the Commission shall not be made until approval has first been obtained and copies thereof have been furnished connecting carriers. Copies of all changes in time schedules shall be filed with the Commission at least ten days prior to the effective date of change. When approved changes in time schedules affecting the time of arrival or departure of any vehicle at or from any station or stopping place on the line or route, or which will effect a reduction or an increase in the number of vehicles being operated over any line or route, or which will effect a reduction or increase in the amount of passenger service rendered at any terminal station or inter mediate stop, must be made as follows: a new schedule must be issued bearing the next consecutive number and shall show reference to the number of time schedule cancelled thereby. Thus, if Time Schedule No. 1 is desired to be can celled, Time Schedule No. 2 shall be issued showing th at it is cancelling Time Schedule No. 1.
(c) Mileage between stations must be shown on time schedules and if a schedule stop of more than five (5) minutes is made at a station, both arrival and departure times shall be shown.
(d) One copy of the current time schedule shall be posted in a conspicuous place, easily accessible for public inspection, at each agency station on the line or route and a copy shall be in the possession of each driver.
(e) Time schedules filed with and approved by the Commission and posted for the information of the public must be strictly adhered to.
(f) Whenever any bus shall be unavoidably delayed more than one-half hour behind its schedule time, it shall be the duty of the motor carrier to bulletin and keep posted at each agency station on its line or route between such delayed bus and its destination, notice of the time such bus is behind schedule time and the tithe of its arrival at such stations as nearly as can be approximated.
Rule 48.
Motor carriers may confine themselves to carrying either white or colored passengers or they may provide different motor vehicles for carrying white and colored passengers; and they may carry white and colored passengers in the same vehicle, under such conditions as will provide a separation of the races in the most practicable manner.
TICKET AGENTS--DUTIES OF
Rule 49.
(1) Ticket agents for individual motor carriers (where joint facilities are not maintained) on being asked for schedules, looking to the earliest and most convenient departure of a prospective passenger, must give advice as to the service next to depart to the destination of such prospective passenger, even though such schedule may be th at of a competing motor carrier.
(2) It shall be the duty of joint ticket agents of motor carriers:
(a) To sell a prospective passenger a ticket without suggestion or comment, whenever the passenger specifies a preference for a particular line.
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(b) Where the prospective passenger does not specify any preference, to furnish the passenger with information as to the routes, schedules, fares, and convenience of all lines operating to point of destination.
! (c) When this has been done, should the prospective passenger then fail | to express a preference in the matter, such joint agents shall route the pas
senger over the line having the most direct route and the cheapest fare, giving due regard to convenience of schedule and the comfort of the passenger.
(d) To bear in mind at all times th at they must show no favoritism of carriers operating from the joint agencies, but must be absolutely non-partisan. It istheir duty to serve all lines impartially and to the best of their ability and to I give due regard to the comfort and convenience of the traveling public.
DEPOTS
Rule 50.
(a) Adequate depot or bus station facilities commensurate with the re quirements of the traveling public must be provided by all motor carriers of passengers subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission in cities or towns I inwhich service is rendered.
(b) All bus passenger waiting rooms shall be supplied with good, pure drink ing water; and shall be kept supplied with suitable sanitary drinking cups at all times easily accessible to passengers; and shall be so lighted, heated, ven tilated and equipped as to render occupants of the same reasonably comfort able, the circumstances of each case being considered.
(c) All passenger bus depots shall be provided with reasonable toilet ! facilities.
BAGGAGE RULES
Rule 51.
No motor carrier engaged in the carriage of passengers shall carry on top of any vehicle or on its sides any piece of baggage or other detachable object, weighing more than one hundred and fifty (150) pounds, and said baggage shall be securely strapped and fastened to the vehicle.
t Rule 52.
Motor carriers will not be compelled to carry baggage of passengers, ex cept hand baggage, the character, amount and size of which the motor car rier may limit by its rules or regulations, subject to the approval of the Com mission. If the motor carrier elects to carry the personal baggage of passengers (other than hand baggage), such motor carriers shall file tariffs, rules and regulations with respect thereto, subject to the approval of the Commission.
Rule 63.
Motor carriers of passengers, their drivers or their agents, shall not know ingly permit any dangerous substance or material to be loaded in or upon ane Passenger carrying vehicle or to be stored as baggage in or upon the premisys ofany passenger bus station, which shall include the following:
1 (a) Loaded firearms.
(b) Narcotics or poisonous drugs. (c) Acids.
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(d) Materials of an offensive or disagreeable odor. (e) Lottery tickets. (f) Motion picture films and reels. (g) Any inflammable, explosive or poisonous article or material. This rule does not apply to officers carrying firearms.
Rule 54.
When more baggage is presented to be transported on any given schedule than can be carried conveniently on the vehicle, hand, personal, and sample baggage have priority over trunks and express packages and the same shall [ have preference in the order named.
Rule 66.
Each passenger motor carrier shall provide duplicate checks for baggage, when requested, to and from all points on all routes covered by his certificate. Baggage checks shall be issued for baggage, when requested, upon presenta tion of valid transportation only when the owner of the baggage is also the * owner of the transportation and is a bona fide passenger over the same line j to the destination of the baggage. In the event th at the passenger fails to take advantage of this checking service and the baggage is retained in the physical possession of the owner the company may proceed on the theory th a t the pass enger has assumed full responsibility for his own baggage, and the company shall not be responsible to the passenger for loss or damage to said baggage. When, however, the passenger is required to surrender physical possession of ! his hand baggage upon entering the vehicle for storage in a separate com partm ent from th at occupied by the passenger on the vehicle, the motor car rier shall provide duplicate identification tags for such hand baggage, and the motor carrier shall at all times furnish the drivers of its vehicles with an ade quate supply of duplicate identification tags.
Rule 66.
At all agency destinations when arriving baggage is not immediately claimed I by the passenger owner, the driver shall deliver same to the station agent and i if delivered to owner on same date of arrival, no storage charge shall be made. If not delivered to owner until the following date, or later, a storage charge of twenty-five cents per day or fraction thereof may be made. A day is reckoned from midnight to midnight.
Rule 67.
Baggage containing money, jewelry, negotiable paper, liquids, glassware, perishable or fragile articles, must not be checked or received for transpor tation without a declared valuation, and where such declared value exceeds the value provided for in Rule 58, carriers may assess additional charges ac cording to tariffs filed with and approved by the Commission. If baggage is checked or delivered for transportation by a passenger without making mani fest such contents and the value thereof, the carrier shall not be liable there for in excess of the amount provided for in Rule 58 and may reject entirely
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when baggage contains any of the articles enumerated in Rule 53 or is, in the opinion of the operator or driver, too heavy, bulky, fragile, or not in proper condition.
Rule 58.
Subject to the limitations in Rule 52 and the conditions of Rule 57, three pieces of hand baggage, not to exceed a total weight of one hundred pounds nor exceeding Fifty ($50.00) dollars ih value, shall be carried free of charge for le each adult passenger. Children traveling on less than adult fare shall be limited pie on the above basis in the proportion th a t the child's fare bears to the adult .all I fare. No allowance shall be permitted on tickets purchased for the sole purpose of avoiding the payment of excess baggage.

Rule 59.

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(a) All motor carriers of freight operating under Certificates Classes "A" and "B" shall publish and file tariffs of rates and charges, freight classifica

tions and rules and regulations governing same, subject to approval and on

such form as prescribed by the Commission.

(b) All tariffs, classifications, rules and regulations shall be posted at each

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(a) All Motor Carriers of property operating under Certificates Classes

ed "A" and "B" shall issue to shipprs of freight a bill-of-lading in form pre

scribed by the Commission, such bill-of-lading to be issued in triplicate, and

the carrier's copy of said bill-of-lading shall be retained for a period of three

years. The use of the uniform motor carrier bill of lading as contained in Agent

e, 0. F. Jackson's National Motor Freight Classification will be deemed compli r- ance herewith.
(b) All motor carriers of property operating under Certificates Classes

c- "A" and "B" shall issue to the person or persons paying freight charges upon is any shipment of freight a freight bill (expense bill) or receipt showing the li- point of origin of said shipment, contents, weight, rate and total freight e- , charge. Any charges for storage, transportation tax or special services shall be ly shown separately upon said freight bill. The carrier shall retain its copy of the
said freight bill or receipt for a period of three years.

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Rule 63.
Whenever a truck load (or less-than-truckload) commodity rate is estab lished it removes the application of the class rate to or from the same point I on th a t commodity in truckload quantities (or less-than-truckload quan- > tities, as the case may be), except when, and insofar as, the alternative use of class and commodity rates is specifically authorized in the rate tariffs.

Rule 64.
Unless otherwise provided, all rates prescribed or approved apply only if and when shipments are made subject to all the terms and conditions of the | "Bill of Lading. " When shipments are not so made, the applicable rates will be ten per cent (10%) higher. Unless the carriers are notified in writing to the contrary when shipments are tendered for transportation, it will be under- 1 stood th at shippers desire their shipments made subject to the terms and 1 conditions of the "Bill of Lading, " and they will be so handled.

Rule 65.

Unless otherwise provided, the following property will not be accepted for ]

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(a) Bank bills, coin or currency; deeds, drafts, notes or valuable papers 1

of any kind; jewelry; postage stamps or articles with postage stamps affixed;

precious metals or articles manufactured therefrom; precious stones; revenue i

stamps; or other articles of extraordinary value.

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(b) Articles that, on account of size, length, weight, or bulk, cannot be

conveniently or safely transported by truck.

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(c) Articles th a t are not in such condition, or enclosed in containers of such ( strength and security, or so prepared for shipment, as to render the trans- I portation thereof by motor vehicle reasonably safe and practicable.

(d) Carriers are not obligated to receive freight th at is liable to impregnate t or otherwise damage equipment or other freight. Such freight may be accepted t

and receipted for "Subject to delay for suitable equipment, " or may, for lack ^ of suitable equipment, be refused.

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Packages containing fragile articles or articles in glass or earthenware must be marked "GLASS, " "FRAGILE--HANDLE WITH CARE, " or with similar precautionary marks.

Rule 67.
Explosives and other dangerous articles, when tendered for transporta- | | tion, must conform to the requirements of law and to the rules and regulations adopted or prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission or they will ^ be refused.

Rule 68.
When freight is delivered to carriers to be transported at less-than-truckload rates each package, bundle or loose piece thereof must be plainly marked ^ showing the name of only one consignee, and of only one station, town or city. | and state, to which it is destined.

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Rule 69.
Parts or pieces constituting a complete article of freight, received as a single shipment, will be charged at the rate provided for the complete article.

Rule 70.
Unless otherwise provided, charges will be computed on gross weights, no allowance to be made for weight of containers or packages, or for ice or preI servatives placed in the same package with the freight.

Rule 71.
j The charge for a package containing freight of more than one class shall be based upon the rating provided for the highest-rated article contained in the package, except as otherwise provided in connection with the ratings named herein, or in rate tariffs.

Rule 72.
(a) When agents of the carriers believe it necessary th a t the contents of packages be inspected, they shall make, or cause to be made, such inspection, or require other sufficient evidence to determine the actual character of the freight.
(b) When freight is found to have been incorrectly described, correction will be made, and freight charges assessed and collected in accordance with the proper description thereof.

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Rule 73.

(a) Unless otherwise provided, the term "nested, " as used in connection with the specification of packages in the Classification, means th a t three or
more different sizes of the article for which such specification is provided must be enclosed each smaller within the next larger; or th at three or more units of the article for which said specification is provided must be placed one within the other so th at each upper article will not project above the next lower ar ticle for more than one-third (f) of its height.

^ (b) Where a rating is provided on an article "knock-down" (K. D.) it in volves taking apart the article in such manner as materially to reduce the space occupied. Merely separating the article into parts without reducing the bulk will not entitle the article to the "knock-down" (K. D.) rating.

Rule 74.
Notice shall be sent or given consignor within twenty-four (24) hours after refusal of truckload or less-than-truckload shipments. When truckload or 1!ess-than-truckload shipments remain on hand undelivered five (5) calendar days after the expiration of the free time allowed for removal, notice thereof shall within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter be sent or given to consignor.

Rule 76.
When a shipment transported by a motor common carrier operating under Glass "A" certificate is once tendered for delivery and delivery cannot be ef1detect, notice shall be sent or given consignee, or party entitled to receive same, in writing or as otherwise agreed to by carrier and consignee, within

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twenty-four hours (one day) after arrival of shipment at destination such notice to specify point of shipment and commodity.
Ninety-six hours (four days) free time will be allowed for the delivery to consignee, or for removal from truck or truck line's premises. Time will be computed from the first 7:00 A. M. after tender of delivery. \
Shipments held by carrier in excess of free time will be subject to the fol lowing storage charges or at option of carrier may be sent to Public Warehouse: (See Note.)
For each of the first five days 1 cents per 100 pounds; for the sixth and each succeeding day, 3 cents per 100 pounds; minimum storage charge per shipment held beyond free time, five (5) days or part thereof, 25 cents; six (6) days or more, 50 cents.
In computing charges any fractional part of twenty-four hours will be computed as one day and any fractional part of 100 pounds will be computed at 100 pounds.
In computing time, Sundays and legal holidays (National, State and Mu nicipal) but not half holidays, will be excluded; when a legal holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday will be excluded.
Where error of any carrier prevents proper tender of delivery storage will be charged on basis of the amount th a t would have accrued but for such error.
Freight held thirty (30) days account inability of carrier to effect delivery may be sold for accrued charges in accordance with the terms of the Bill of Lading, or law governing.
Note: A charge of five (5) cents per 100 pounds will be made for extra hand ling of shipments sent to public warehouse.
Rule 76.
Articles not specifically classified will take the same ratings as articles to which they are analogous. In applying this rule, however, consideration must be given to similarity of value, bulk, length, weight and liability to damage, combined. Analogous rating must be resorted to only when absolutely neces sary by reason of the absence of ratings clearly applicable to the articles trans ported or offered for transportation.
Rule 77.
Rates include the handling of goods by the carrier^ loading or unloading for a distance not to exceed fifteen (15) feet (on the same level) to or from the loading or unloading end or side of the truck, and do not include crating or uncrating, packing or unpacking. If requested to crate or uncrate, pack or unpack, or to handle for a greater distance than fifteen (15) feet, to or froma different level, as aforesaid, the carriers may reserve the right to refuse sucn request, or to make additional charge for the extra service.
Rule 78. Except as otherwise provided, the minimum charge for a single shipm ent as defined in these rules will be fifty cents.
Rule 79. Empty bakery goods boxes, yarn spools, banana carriers, nested, beverage and mineral water cases, carboys, boxed or crated, cylinders, gas or acid
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empty, returned, loose, or packed, shall be returned to original shipping point at one-half of the rate on the commodity or commodities contained in such boxes, carriers, cases, carboys; or cylinders from original shipping point, provided the return movement is to the original shipping point from which the commodity moved and via the motor carrier transporting the commodity.
Rule 80. Section 1. The name of only one shipper, one consignee and one desti nation shall be shown on one freight receipt. Section 2. A single shipment consists of one lot of freight received from one shipper, at one point, at one time, for one consignee at one destination. Section 3. Two or more single shipments will not be accepted as a com bined shipment, but must be received, carried and charged for separately.
Rule 81. No advance charges, i. e., charges th a t have accrued against a shipment prior to its receipt for transportation, will be assumed or paid by the carrier, except such as are incidental to the transportation of freight (including drayage charges), and then only on such freight as in the judgment of the carrier or its agent is worth more th an the total lawful charges at forced sale. No p art of the cost of any article will be advanced by the carrier.
Rule 82.
All charges must be prepaid or guaranteed on any shipment which in the I judgment of the carrier or its agent would not, at forced sale, be worth the
total amount of charges which would be due thereon at destination.
Rule 83.
When the term "packed" appears in connection with a rating in the Classi fication, it means th a t the article or articles in connection with which it is used must be boxed, crated, or securely wrapped, or enclosed in such other container as will afford reasonably safe protection against loss or damage in transit. When the term "crated" appears in connection with a rating, the I same rating will apply on shipments of the same article or articles in barrels or boxes, unless otherwise specified. When provision is made th a t articles are to be packed, and no provision is made for accepting same when loose, carriers may accept such articles "loose," at their option, and apply two classes or ratings higher than the highest class or rating provided for such articles.
Rule 84.
) Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, freight rates shall be charged and computed by using the distances shown in the Commission's Motor Carrier Highway Distance Table No. 1, or reissues thereof.
Rule 85.
All joint freight rates between For Hire Motor Carriers of Property shall be divided on percentages arrived at by using the mileage to and/or from the nearest junction or transfer point of each carrier, distances to be determined in accordance with the Commission's Motor Carrier Highway Distance Table
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No. 1, and provided th at the short haul carrier shall receive not less than twenty-five (25) percent of the total rate. The basis for the division of rates provided herein is not intended to prevent carriers from agreeing among them selves to the division of joint rates on any other basis th a t may be satisfactory to all parties concerned.
ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS
Rule 86.
On or before the 30th day of the month following the month for which made, all motor carriers operating under Certificates Classes "A" and "B" shall file on forms prescribed by the Commission monthly report of revenues and expenses for the preceding month.
Rule 87.
(a) On or before March 15th of each year, motor carriers operating under Certificates Classes "A" and "B" shall file on forms prescribed by the Commis sion an annual report of operations for the preceding year, showing assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses of operation, and other information required.
(b) Motor carriers operating under Certificates Classes "A" and "B" and having an annual gross revenue, from all sources, of $100,000.00 or more, shall keep and maintain their accounts in conformity with the "Uniform Systems of Accounts for Class I Motor Carriers" as prescribed by the Interstate Com merce Commission, and shall also keep and maintain a record showing the total number of miles operated in intercity service by all vehicles and showing separately the number of miles operated by such vehicles within the State of Georgia.
Rule 88.
(a) Accident reports made by motor carriers in compliance with these regu lations shall be for the information of the Commission and shall not be open to public inspection.
(b) Every motor carrier shall report to the Commission, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, every accident in which a motor vehicle operated by said motor carrier is involved, and from which there results an injury to or death of any person, or property damage to any and all vehicles, cargo, or other property involved, to an apparent extent of $25.00 or more.
(c) A detailed report of each reportable accident shall be made by the mo tor carrier as soon as possible after the occurrence of an accident. Whenever any accident results in the death of any person, at the time of the accident or within 24 hours thereafter, the motor carrier shall immediately transmit notice of such death by telegraph or telephone to the Commission.,
(d) Every motor carrier shall make available to the duly authorized repre sentative or representatives of the Commission all records and information which in any way pertain to any reportable accident, and shall afford all rea sonable assistance in the investigation of any such accident.
(e) Copy of any accident report made or required to be made to the Inter state Commerce Commission will be considered as compliance with these re quirements, provided it is made within the time and manner specified.
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Rule 89.
Motor carriers operating over irregular routes solely in interstate com merce on or over the highways of this State, and motor carriers holding Glasses "B" and "E" Certificates operating over irregular routes shall file monthly mileage reports under oath on or before the 10th of the month following the month for which made, on forms prescribed by the Commission, which shall contain the following information: Date of each trip made; commodities trans ported; carrier's vehicle number; point of origin of each trip made; point of destination of each trip made.
SECURITIES
Rule 90.
All companies or corporations holding Classes "A" and "B" Certificates and operating as motor common carriers subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall make application to and secure authority from the Commis sion for the issuance of all stocks, bonds, notes or other evidences of debt, payable more than twelve months after the date thereof, unless otherwise subject to the superior jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Application must be made in the manner and form as prescribed by the General Rules of the Commission on stock and bond applications.
PROCEDURE
Rule 91.
All complaints made to the Georgia Public Service Commission, of alleged grievances, must plainly and distinctly state the grounds of complaint, the items being numbered, and objections all being set forth in writing.
Both in cases of complaints, and when the Commission initiates action, notice shall be given to the persons or corporations interested in, or affected thereby, ten days before the hearing except in cases for the fixing of joint rates, when thirty days' notice shall be given and shall give to such persons or companies an opportunity to be heard.
In like manner, all defenses must be distinctly made in writing, and the items correspondingly numbered, as above stated.
These specifications, whether of complaint or of defense, may be accom panied, if the parties so desire, by any explanation or argument, or by any suggestion, touching the proper remedy or policy. The parties may also be heard in person, or by attorney or by written argument, upon such written statements being first filed.
Upon the hearing of all cases th a t may come on to be heard before the Commission, the respective parties may present their testimony, either writ ten or oral, or by affidavits. All affidavits intended to be offered by either Party shall be served upon the opposite party, his counsel or agent having control of the case, at least three days, and all counter affidavits at least twelve hours before the date set for their hearing.
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This rule of procedure and of evidence, except as to notice of hearing above provided, may in any, and all, instances be varied or relaxed when in the exer cise of a sound discretion this Commission shall be of the opinion th a t a de parture from the letter thereof may be necessary to the attainm ent of sub stantial justice; due care being taken in every instance to guard against any injurious surprises.

The foregoing rules and regulations approved by the order of the Georgia Public Service Commission this 26th day of October, 1943.

A. O. Randall, Secretary

W. R. McDonald, Chairman

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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS
By virtue of the authority vested and imposed in the Commission by the "Motor Carrier Act of 1931" and the "Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931" and other laws of the State of Georgia relative thereto, and in the exercise of the powers conferred thereby, it is
ORDERED: That the following rules and regulations on Safety governing the supervision, control and operation of motor vehicle carriers transporting passengers and/or property, for hire, over the public highways of the State, as defined in said "Motor Carrier Act of 1931" and said "Motor Common Car riers Act of 1931" and other subsisting laws of the State of Georgia relative thereto, be and the same are hereby adopted and promulgated, effective on and after October 1, 1940, and until the further order of the Commission, hereby revoking all Motor Carriers safety rules heretofore promulgated as of October 1, 1940:
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS
GENERAL DEFINITIONS
RULE 1.
(a) The term "motor vehicle" means any vehicle, machine, tractor, trail er, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used upon the highways in the transportation of persons and/or property for hire or any combination thereof determined by the Commission, but does not include any vehicle, locomotive, or car operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
(b) The term "Commission" means the Georgia Public Service Commission.
(c) The words "Public Highway" mean every public street, road, high way or thoroughfare of any kind in the State used by the public.
(d) The term "semitrailer" means any motor vehicle, other than a "pole trailer" or a motor vehicle transported in drive-away operations by means of a "saddle-mount, " with or without motive power and designed to be drawn by another motor vehicle and so constructed th at some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon the towing vehicle.
(e) The term "full trailer" means any motor vehicle, including any semi trailer equipped with a "dolly" (auxiliary front axle), other than a "pole trail er" or a motor vehicle transported in drive-away operations by means of a tow-bar, with or without motive power, designed to be drawn by another mo tor vehicle and so constructed th at no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
(f) The term "pole trailer" means any vehicle without motive power, pos sibly of variable wheel base, designed to be drawn by another vehicle, and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a "reach" or "pole, " or by being "boomed" or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular-shaped loads such as poles, pipes, or struc-
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tural members capable generally of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
(g) The term "drive-away operation" means any operation in which a single motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles, new or used, consti tutes the commodity being transported and in which the motive power of any of such motor vehicles is utilized.
(h) Any other term used in these regulations is used in its commonly ac cepted meaning, except where such other term has been defined elsewhere herein or in the Motor Carrier Act of 1931 and/or Motor Common Carriers Act of 1931, in which event the definition therein given shall apply.
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PART I.
QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS
RULE 2. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.--Every motor carrier shall comply with the following regulations, and shall instruct his or its employees and agents concerned -with the transportation of persons or property by motor vehicle with respect thereto.
RULE 3. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.--No motor carrier shall drive, or require or permit any person to drive, any motor vehicle operated in intrastate and/or interstate commerce, unless the person so driving possesses the fol lowing minimum qualifications:
(1) MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION: ,
(a) No loss of foot, leg, hand or arm.
(b) No mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease, likely to inter fere with safe driving.
(c) No loss of fingers, impairment of use of foot, leg, fingers, hand or arm, or other structural defect or limitation, likely to interfere with safe driving.
(2) EYESIGHT.--Visual acuity (either Without glasses or by correction with glasses) of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in one eye, and 20/100 (Snellen) in the other eye; form field of not less th an 45 degrees in all meridians from the point of fixation; ability to distinguish red, green, and yellow.
(3) HEARING. --Adequate hearing.
(4) LIQUOR, NARCOTICS, AND DRUGS.--Shall not be addicted to the use of narcotics or habit-forming drugs, or the excessive use of alcoholic bev erages or liquors.
(5) DRIVING EXPERIENCE.--Experience in driving some type of motor vehicle (including private automobiles) for not less than one year, including * experience throughout the four seasons.
(6) DRIVING SKILL.--Competency by reason of experience or training to operate safely the type of motor vehicle or motor vehicles which he drives.
(7) KNOWLEDGE OF REGULATIONS.--Knowledge of rules and regu lations issued by the Commission under the Motor Carrier Act of 1931 and/or Motor Commpn Carriers Act of 1931, pertaining to the driving of motor vehicles.
(8) AGE. --Shall not be less th an 18 years of age.
| (9) KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH.--Shall be able to read and speak the English language.
Physical Examination.
RULE 4. DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR NEW DRIVERS.-- 0u and after October 1, 1940, every motor carrier operating in intrastate and/
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or interstate commerce shall have in his flies a certificate of physical exami nation signed by a qualified doctor of medicine for every new driver entering the motor carrier's employment, attesting th at the doctor has examined said driver and found him to meet satisfactorily the qualifications set forth in Rules 3 (1) to 3 (3), inclusive. Said certificate shall be filed with the motor carrier within ten days of the new driver's entering the motor carrier s em ployment. For the purposes of this rule, a new driver shall be deemed to be any driver applying for employment as a driver who is unable to furnish a cer tificate of physical examination showing th at he has been examined and quali fied as required by this rule within one year prior to the date of his application for employment. This requirement shall also apply to owner-drivers, who become such on and after October 1, 1940.
RULE 5. CARRIER'S RIGHT TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL EXAMINA TIONS.--Nothing contained in Rule 4 shall be so construed as to prevent a motor carrier from requiring physical examinations of drivers in addition to those prescribed in th a t rule.
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PART II.
DRIVING OF MOTOR VEHICLES
RULE 6. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.--Every motor carrier and his or its 5 officers, agents, employees, and representatives concerned with the trans
portation of persons or property by motor vehicle shall comply with the fol lowing regulations and shall become conversant therewith.
RULE 7. CARRIER MAY ENFORCE ADDITIONAL RULES. --Nothing con tained in these regulations shall be construed as prohibiting any motor car rier from enforcing additional rules and regulations relating to safety of oper, ation, not inconsistent with these regulations, tending to a greater degree of precaution against accidents.
RULE 8. RECKLESS DRIVING FORBIDDEN.--No motor vehicle shall be driven recklessly, or so as to endanger life, limb, or property.
RULE 9. DRIVING WHILE ILL OR FATIGUED FORBIDDEN.--No motor vehicle shall be driven by any driver while his ability or alertness is so impaired through fatigue, illness, or any other cause as to make it unsafe for him to ) drive or to continue to drive a motor vehicle, nor shall he be required or know ingly be permitted to drive while in such condition, except in case of grave emergency where the hazard to passengers would be increased by observance of the foregoing provisions.
RULE 10. USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON DUTY FORBIDDEN.-- No driver shall go on duty while under the influence of, nor drink while on , duty, any alcoholic beverage or liquor, whatever its alcoholic content; nor shall he knowingly be permitted so to do.
RULE 11. CONTROL OF SPEED.--No motor vehicle shall be driven at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard to weather, traffic, intersections, width and character of the roadway, type of motor vehicle, and any other conditions then existing; but in no event shall a motor vehicle be driven in or through this State or legal subdivision thereof, at a speed greater than th at permitted by this State or legal subdivision thereof.
RULE 12. EQUIPMENT TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.--No motor vehicle shall be driven unless the driver thereof shall have satisfied himself th at the following required parts and accessories are in safe and efficient work ing order:
Lighting devices and reflectors. Brakes, both service and hand. Horn. Windshield wiper. Rear-vision mirror. Tires. Steering mechanism. Coupling devices.
RULE 13. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT MUST BE IN PLACE.--No motor vehicle shall be driven unless all accessories are in place and ready for use in case of emergency as required in Rule 65.
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RULE 14. SAFE LOADING.
(a) DISTRIBUTION AND SECURING OF LOAD.--The load on every motor vehicle transporting property shall be properly distributed, and if necessary, secured, in order to prevent unsafe shifting of the load or unsafe operation \ of the vehicle.
(b) FASTENINGS SECURE.--No motor vehicle shall be driven unless the driver thereof shall have satisfied himself th at the tailboard or tailgate, tar paulins, spare tires, and all means of fastening the load are securely in place.
(c) LOAD NOT TO INTERFERE WITH DRIVER.--No motor vehicle shall be so loaded as td obscure the driver's view ahead, or to the right and left sides, or to interfere with the free movement of his arms or legs, or to prevent his j free and ready access to the accessories required for emergencies.
(d) LOADING OF BUSES.--All baggage, freight, or express carried in any bus shall be so loaded as not to interfere with the free and ready entering or leaving such bus, and shall be so stowed as to prevent falling onto or against any passenger.
RULE 16. "CLEAR COURSE" BEFORE STARTING.--No motor vehicle ' shall be set in motion until due caution has been taken to ascertain th at the course is clear.
RULE 16. KEEP TO THE RIGHT. --Every motor vehicle shall be driven as far to the right side of the traveled portion of the highway as practicable.
RULE 17. MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES. --Suf- | ficient space shall be maintained, whenever conditions permit, between ve- , hides proceeding in the same direction so th at an overtaking vehicle may en ter and occupy such space without danger. This rule shall not be construed to prevent overtaking and passing another vehicle.
RULE 18. PRECAUTIONS AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND DRAW BRIDGES,--Every motor vehicle transporting persons and/or property for hire shall, upon approaching any railroad crossing, be brought to a full stop within 50 feet but not less than 10 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad grade crossing, or, upon approaching a drawbridge, must be brought to a full stop in not less th an 50 feet from the lip of such a drawbridge; provided, how ever, th at such full stop shall not be required at a street car crossing within a business or residence district, nor at a railroad crossing or drawbridge pro tected by a watchman or traffic officer on duty or by traffic control "stop and go" signal (not, railroad flashing signal) giving positive indication to ap proaching vehicles to proceed. Before proceeding from a full stop at any rail road grade crossing or drawbridge, the driver shall ascertain th at the course is clear, and nothing contained in this rule shall be so construed as to relieve the driver of the responsibility in any case of exercising due caution to ascer tain th at the course is clear or the draw closed.
RULE 19. OTHER USERS OF HIGHWAY MUST NOT BE ENDANGERED.No motor vehicle, except in case of emergency, shall be stopped, its speed sud denly decreased, nor its course of direction changed, unless the driver there of shall have exercised due caution to ascertain th at such acts can be performed without endangering other users of the highway.
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RULE 20. VEHICLE MUST BE IN PROPER POSITION EOR MAKING TURNS.--Upon all highways any right tu rn shall he made from a position which is as close as practicable to the extreme right side of the traveled portion of the highway. Upon two-way highways any left tu rn shall be made from a position which is as close as practicable to the center of the traveled portion of the highway. Upon one-way highways and upon highways on which the opposing streams of traffic are separated by a dividing strip or zone, any left turn shall be made from a position which is as close as practicable to the ex treme left side of the traveled portion of such highways. In all cases turns shall be made with due caution, having due regard to the length of the motor vehicle and any load thereon, the width of the roadway and other traffic. Before making any tu rn the motor vehicle shall be driven into the proper lane well in advance of th e intersection.
RULE 21. SPECIAL CARE IN OVERTAKING OR PASSING.--No motor vehicle shall be driven past a vehicle or vehicles proceeding in the same direc tion, unless there is ample visible space ahead to do so without endangering any other user of the highway; if necessary, an audible signal of intention to pass shall be sounded. After passing, the motor vehicle shall not be returned to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle or vehicles.
RULE 22. OVERTAKING MUST NOT BE PREVENTED BY SPEEDING UP. --The speed of a motor vehicle shall not be increased to prevent being over taken by another vehicle attempting to pass.
RULE 23. VEHICLE MUST BE IN GEAR ON DOWN GRADE.--No motor vehicle shall be driven upon a down grade with gears in neutral or clutch dis engaged.
RULE 24. FULL STOP REQUIRED FOR SCHOOL BUSES DISCHARGING OR TAKING ON STUDENTS. --Every person using, operating or driving a moter vehicle upon or over the roads or highways, or upon or over any of the streets of any of the incorporated towns and cities, upon approaching any bus or other motor vehicle transporting school children to or from school while such 1 bus or motor vehicle is stopped and engaged in taking on or. discharging such school children therefrom upon the roads or highways, or upon any of the streets of any of the incorporated towns and cities, shall bring such motor vehicle to a full stop before passing such bus or other motor vehicle, and shall remain stopped until such bus or other motor vehicle shall have completed at that place the discharging or taking on of school children.
RULE 25. SPECIAL CARE REQUIRED IN PASSING STOPPED PASSEN GER BUSES.--No motor vehicle when meeting or overtaking any passenger bus, other than a school bus, discharging or taking on passengers shall be driven past such bus except with extreme care and only if the course ahead is known to be clear.
RULE 26. PRECAUTIONS WHEN VEHICLE IS LEFT UNATTENDED. -- No motor vehicle shall be left unattended until after the parking (hand) brake [ has been securely set and all other reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent its movement while u n att ended.
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RULE 27. VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED MUST NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER TRAFFIC.--No motor vehicle shall he stopped, parked or left stand ing, whether attended or unattended, upon the traveled portion of any high way outside of a business or residence district, when it is practicable to stop, park, or leave the motor vehicle off the traveled portion of such highway. When conditions make it impracticable to move the motor vehicle from the traveled portion of the highway, every effort shall be made to leave all possible width and not less than 8 feet from the center of the highway opposite such standing motor vehicle for the free passage of other vehicles, and care taken to provide a clear view of such stopped motor vehicle as far as possible to the front and rear.
RULE 28. EMERGENCY SIGNALS FOR DISABLED VEHICLES.--When ever any motor vehicle is disabled upon the traveled portion pf the highway or the shoulder next thereto, except within a business or residence district of a municipality, the following requirements shall be complied with during the period of such disablement:
RULE 29. PLACING OF FUSEES AND FLARES.--During the time that lights are required on vehicles in operation, a lighted fusee or red electric lan tern shall be immediately placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the mo tor vehicle, except th at only red electric lanters shall be used for every motor vehicle used for the transportation of inflammable liquids or inflammable compressed gases in cargo tanks, whether loaded or empty; and as soon as possible after the placing of the first fusee or red lantern, and in any case with in the burning period of the fusee, three lighted flares (pot torches) or red electric lanters shall be placed on the roadway as follows:
(a) One in the center of the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled motor vehicle and not less than 40 paces (approximately 100 feet) distant therefrom in the direction of traffic approaching in th a t lane,
(b) One not less than 40 paces (approximately 100 feet) from,such vehicle in the opposite direction, and,
(c) One at the traffic side of such vehicle approximately 10 feet rearward or forward thereof;
(d) Provided, however, th at if the motor vehicle is disabled within 300 feet of a curve, crest of a hill, or other obstruction to view, the flare in that direction shall be so placed as to afford ample warning to other users of the highway, but in no case less than 40 paces (approximately 100 feet) nor more than 120 paces (approximately 300 feet) from the disabled vehicle;
(e) Provided, further, th a t care shall be taken in the placing of any flare (liquid burning pot torch), fusee, or any signal produced by a flame, to prefent igniting any gasoline or other inflammable liquid or gas.
RULE 30. PLACING OF FLAGS. --During such time as lights are not re quired, red flags shall be placed in the manner prescribed for flares or red electric lanters, except th at no flag shall.be required to be placed at the side of the vehicle; provided, however, th a t if such disablement continues into the period when lights are required, lighted flares or lighted red electric lan terns shall then be placed as prescribed.
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RULE 81. EMERGENCY SIGNALS FOR STOPPED VEHICLES.--Whenever any motor vehicle is stopped upon the traveled portion of the highway or the shoulder next thereto, except within a business or residence district of ^a municipality, for any cause other than disablement (see Rule 28) or necessary traffic stops, the following requirements shall be complied with during the period of such stop:
RULE 32. PLACING OF FUSEE OR RED ELECTRIC LANTERN.--During the time th at lights are required (see Rule 34), a lighted fusee or lighted red electric lantern shall be immediately placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the motor vehicle.
RULE 33. PLACING OF FLARES, RED ELECTRIC LANTERNS, OR FLAGS. --If such stop exceeds or is intended to exceed 10 minutes, the placing of flares, red electric lanterns, or flags shall be in the manner prescribed under Rule 28.
RULE 34. WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS ARE REQUIRED ON MOVING VE HICLES. --Whenever any motor vehicle is driven upon a highway there shall be displayed the lighted lamps required under Part 3, Rule 48 during the follow ing times: (a) During the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise (b) During any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead; provided, th a t clearance and side-marker lamps need not be lighted when within any municipality where there is sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet.
RULE 35. LIGHTS ON PARKED OR STOPPED VEHICLES.--Whenever any motor vehicle is parked or stopped upon the highway within a business or resi dence district of a municipality, whether attended or unattended, during the times mentioned in Rule 34, at least one white or amber light shall be displayed on the traffic side of the motor vehicle visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the motor vehicle, and at least one red light visible from a dis tance of 500 feet to the rear; provided, th at headlights, if used, shall be ' dimmed or depressed.
RULE 36. NOT MORE THAN FOUR ROAD-LIGHTING LAMPS TO BE ILLUMINATED.--When a motor vehicle is equipped with more than four lamps of the character of head lamps, auxiliary road-lighting lamps, or spot lamps, not more than four such lamps shall be lighted at any one time.
, RULE 37. USE OF UPPER AND LOWER HEAD LAMP BEAMS. --Whenever the road-lighting equipment of a motor vehicle is so arranged th a t the driver may select a t will between two or more distributions of light from head lamps or auxiliary road-lighting lamps or combinations thereof, directed to dif ferent elevations, the following requirements shall apply while driving during the times when lights are required:
(a) UPPER BEAM. --When- there is no oncoming vehicle within 500 feet, I the driver shall use an upper distribution of light; provided, however, th a t a
lower distribution of light may be used when fog, dust, or other atmospheric conditions make it desirable for reasons of safety, and when within the con-
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fines of municipalities where there is sufficient light to render clearly discern ible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead, and when following another vehicle within 500 feet.
(b) LOWER BEAM.--When within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle, the driver shall use a distribution of light so aimed th a t the glaring rays therefrom are not directed into the eyes of the oncoming driver.

RULE 38.. MINIMUM VISIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR ROAD-LIGHTING LAMPS. --At no time while driving during the periods when lights are required shall any distribution of light be used which will not reveal a person or vehicle 1 a t a distance of at least 100 feet ahead under normal atmospheric conditions; provided, however, th at dimmed headlights may be used in fog, or other ab normal weather or atmospheric conditions, when they tend to promote safety.

RULE 39. SPOTLIGHT MUST NOT BLIND OTHER USERS OF HIGH WAY. --No spotlight shall be so aimed upon approaching another vehicle that any part of the high-intensity portion of the beam therefrom is directed be yond the left side of the motor vehicle upon which the spot lamp is mounted, i nor more th an 100 feet ahead of such motor vehicle.

RULE 40. EXTREME CAUTION REQUIRED UNDER HAZARDOUS CON

DITIONS. --Extreme caution in the operation of motor vehicles shall be exer

cised under hazardous conditions, such as snow, ice, sleet, fog, mist, rain,

dust, smoke, or any other condition which adversely affects visibility or trac

tion, and speed shall be reduced accordingly.

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RULE 41. DUTIES OF DRIVER IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.--The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage, shall forthwith stop at the scene of the accident and re main there until he shall have (a) rendered all possible assistance to injured persons; and (b) given to any person demanding the same his name and ad dress, the'name and address of his employer, if any, and his vehicle registra tion number. He shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent further ac cidents at the scene. As soon as possible after the accident the driver (if not I himself a motor carrier) shall report all details of the accident to his employer ,
or supervisory official.

RULE 42. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS DURING FUELING PROCESS.
(a) CARE TO PREVENT IGNITION OF FUEL. --No motor vehicle shall be fueled or be permitted to be fueled with engine running, or in the presence of any open flames. Care shall be exercised to prevent the ignition of fuel by' lighted cigars, cigarettes, pipes, or other sources of ignition.
(b) ELECTRIC GROUNDING OF FUEL HOSE.--The nozzle of the fuel hose shall be in contact with the intake of the fuel tank through out the fuel ing process.
(c) FUELING OF BUSES. --Fueling of a bus carrying passengers shall be reduced to the minimum number of times necessary in such transportation and in no event shall any such motor vehicle be fueled in a closed building with passengers aboard.

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(d) RESERVE FUEL SUPPLY. --No reserve supply of fuel shall be carried on any motor vehicle except in a properly constructed and mounted main fuel tank, cylinder, or auxiliary tank except th at this provision shall not be con strued to prohibit the use of a properly constructed cargo tank for liquefied fuel gases as a proper source of fuel supply.
RULE 43. LIGHT OR FLAG ON END OF PROJECTING LOAD.--During the time when lights are required to be displayed, there shall be attached to the rearmost extremity of any load which projects 4 feet or more beyond the rear of the body of the motor vehicle, or to any tailboard or tailgate so pro jecting, or to the rearmost extremity of any load carried on a pole trailer, at least one lighted red lantern securely fastened thereto, which shall be visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear under normal atmos pheric conditions. At all other times a red-cloth flag shall be so displayed.
RULE 44. TAILBOARD MUST NOT OBSCURE REAR LIGHTS OR RE FLECTORS.--No motor vehicle shall be operated with the tailboard or tail gate in such position as to obscure any of th e required rear fights or reflectors.
RULE 45. TRANSPORTATION OF HITCH-HIKERS AND OTHER UN AUTHORIZED PERSONS PROHIBITED ON PROPERTY-CARRYING VE HICLES.--No person, other than employees of the motor carrier, shall be transported upon any motor vehicle not designed or adapted and used for the transportation of passengers unless specifically authorized in writing by the motor carrier; provided, however, th at nothing contained in this rule shall be so construed as to prohibit the carrying of any person in case of an acci dent or in other emergencies.
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PART III.

PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION )
RULE 46. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.--Every motor carrier shall comply with the following regulations: ^

RULE 47. ADDITIONAL PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ALLOWABLE. -

Nothing contained in these regulations shall be construed to prohibit the use

of additional parts and accessories, not inconsistent with these regulations,

tending to increase the safety of operation of motor vehicles, and to prevent I

accidents.

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RULE 48. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ON ALL MOTOR VE HICLES. (Except in Drive-away Operations). --Every motor vehicle (except motor vehicles engaged in drive-away operation, see Rule 66) shall be equipped
as follows:

(1) GENERAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:--Every motor vehicle oper ated by a motor carrier shall, in addition to the requirements hereinafter set forth, be at all times equipped as follows:

(a) ELECTRIC LAMPS.--All lamps required by these regulations to be securely and permanently affixed to any motor vehicle shall be electric.

(b) DUAL OR MULTIPLE BEAM HEAD LAMPS. --Head lamps on any mo

tor vehicle shall be of the dual or multiple beam type.

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(c) ADEQUATE WIRING AND CONNECTIONS.--Each piece of electrical equipment of any motor vehicle, except high-tension ignition circuits, shall be connected to the source of its power with suitably insulated stranded wire of electric conductivity not less th an the equivalent of No. 16 B & S gage solid copper wire. This shall not be so construed as to prohibit the use of the frame or other metal parts of such motor vehicle as a return ground system. The wiring and all connections and contacts, except the starter circuit, shall in any event be such that, with all electrical devices on the motor vehicle, except the starter, in operation and the generator operating at its maximum output the voltage drop to any lamp or other device shall not be excessive.

(2) LIGHTING DEVICES AND REFLECTORS ON ALL VEHICLES.--On every bus or truck, whatever its size, there shall be at least the following light- j
ing devices and reflectors:

(a) On the front, two head lamps, one at each side.

(b) On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light; two red reflectors, one at each side.

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EACH SIDE

NOTE.--Diagrams show clearance and side-marker lamps, and tail lamps and reflectors, as mounted separately. Clear ance and side-marker lamps may be combined. Reflectors may be incorporated in tail lamps.

(3) Every bus or truck 80 inches or more in width. --On every bus or truck 80inches or more in over-all width there shall be at least the following light ing devices and reflectors:

(a) On the front, two head lamps, one at each side; two amber clearance lamps, one at each side.

(b) On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light; two red clearance lamps, one at each side; two red reflectors, one at each side.

(c) On each side, one amber side-marker lamp, located at or near the front; one ned side-marker lamp, located at or near the rear; one amber re flector, located at or near the front; one red reflector, located at or near the rear.

(Bus Diagram to illustrate Rule 48 (3) )

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REAR

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FRONT

(Truck Diagram to illustrate Eule 48 (3) )
REAR

(4) Every tractor.--On every tractor there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors:

(a) On the front, two head lamps, one at each side; two amber clearance lamps, one at each side.

(b) On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light.

FRONT

(Diagram to illustrate Rule 48 (4) )
REAR

TAIL LAM P STOP LIGHT

(5)

Every semitrailer or full trailer in excess of 3,000 pounds gross weight. --

On every semitrailer or full trailer having a gross weight in excess of 3,000 pounds

there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors:

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(a) On the front, two amber clearance lamps, one at each side.

(b) On the rear, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop light; two red I clearance lamps, one at each side; two red reflectors, one at eacli side.

(c) On each side, one amber side-marker lamp, located at or near the front; one red side-marker lamp, located at or near the rear, one amber re flector, located at or near the front; one red reflector, located at or near the
rear.

(Diagram to illustrate Eule 48 (5) )

FRONT

AM9ER CLEARANCE LAMPS

RED CLEARANCE LAMPS TAIL LAMP
STOP LIGHT
RED REFLECTORS

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EACH SIDE

(6) Every semitrailer or full trailer weighing 3,000 pounds gro sser less. -- On every semitrailer or full trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less, there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors:

(a) On the front, no requirement.

(b) On the rear, one red tail lamp; two red reflectors, one at each side; one red or amber stop light if the semitrailer or full trailer obscures the stop light on the towing vehicle.

FRONT

(Diagram to illustrate Rule 48 (6) )
REAR

N O R EQ U IR EM EN T

EACH SIDE
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(7)

Every pole trailer. --On every pole trailer there shall be at least the fol

lowing lighting devices and reflectors:

(a) On the front, no requirement.

(b) On the rear, one red tail lamp; two red reflectors, one a t each side, placed to indicate extreme width of the pole trailer or its load, whichever is wider.

(c) On each side, on the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing amber to the front and red to the side and rear, mounted to indicate maximum width of the pole trailer or load; one red reflector, located at or near the rear.

(Diagram to illustrate Rule 48 (7))

EACH SIDE

(8) Electric lamps to be mounted permanently. --Where electric lamps are used to meet the requirements of these regulations, they shall be securely and permanently affixed to the permanent structure of the motor vehicle, except for the combination marker lamps on pole trailers prescribed in sub-paragraph (7) (c) above.
(9) Clearance lamps to indicate extreme width. --Required clearance lamps shall be mounted in such a manner as to indicate the extreme width of the motor vehicle and as near the top thereof as practicable.
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(Diagram of "tarpaulin top" to illustrate mounting of clearance lamps on vehicles without permanent top orjsides)
EACH SIDE

(Diagram of "state-side body" to illustrate mounting of clearance lamps on vehicles without permanent top or sides)
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RED CLEARANCE LAMPS.

AMBER SIDE-MARKER LAMP AMBER REFLECTOR ->

RED SIDE-MARKER LAM P L - RED REFLECTOR

(10) Side-marker lamps may be combined with clearance lam ps.--Side* barker lamps may be in combination with clearance lamps and may use the samelight source.
(11) Color of lighting devices. --The color of lighting devices shall be as follows:
(a) All front clearance lamps, and all side-marker lamps except the one on ' eack side at or near the rear, on any bus, truck, tractor, semitrailer, full trailI er>or pole trailer, shall when lighted display an amber color.

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(b) No red lighting device of any character shall be mounted at any place other than on or near the rear of anjr bus, truck, tractor, semitrailer, full trailer, or pole trailer.
(c) All rear clearance lamps, the side-marker lamp on each side at or near the rear, and any other lamps mounted on the rear, on any bus, truck, trac tor, semitrailer, full trailer, or pole trailer, shall when lighted display a red color except as permitted by paragraphs (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this rule.
(d) The stop light or other warning device on the rear of any motor ve hicle may be red or amber.
(e) The color blue or purple may be used on the front and rear of any mo tor vehicle in a device to indicate the speed at which the motor vehicle is moving.
(f) Backing lights of any color may be mounted on the reai of any motor vehicle if the switch controlling such lights be so arranged th a t they be turned on only when the motor vehicle is in reverse gear. Such backing lights when unlighted shall be so covered or otherwise arranged as not to reflect objection able glare in the eyes of drivers of vehicles approaching from the rear.
(g) No provision of this rule shall be so construed as to prohibit the use of any white light or lights for the purpose of illuminating license plates.
(12) Visibility of clearance, side-marker, and tail lamps. --Clearance, sidemarker, and tail lamps shall when lighted be capable of being seen at a distance of 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions during the time when lights are required. The light from front clearance lamps shall be visible to the front, from side-marker lamps to the side, and from rear clearance and tail lamps to the rear, of the motor vehicle.
(a) Operations and visibility of stop lig h t.--Stop lights shall be actuated by application of the service (foot) brakes and shall be capable of being seen and distinguished from a distance of 100 feet to the rear of the motor vehicle in normal daylight; but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light. The stop light may be incorporated with the tail lamp.
(13) Mounting of reflectors. No reflector required by these regulations shall be mounted upon the motor vehicle at a height to exceed 60 inches, nor less th an 24 inches, above the ground on which the motor vehicle stands.
(14) Visibility of reflectors. --Every reflector shall be of such size and char acteristics as to be readily visible at night from all distances within 500 feet to 50 feet from the motor vehicle when directly in front of a normal headlight beam.
(15) Reflectors incorporated with tail lamps. --One or both of the required rear red reflectors may be incorporated within the tail lamp or tail lamps, ) provided th at any such tail lamps be located within the height limits specified for reflectors. Whether or not the rear reflectors are incorporated in tail lamps, they shall be located on the rear of the motor vehicle at opposite sides and shall also meet the requirements as to visibility set forth in sub-paragraph (12) above.
(16) Color of reflectors. --All reflectors mounted on any bus, truck, trac tor, semitrailer, full trailer, or pole trailer, shall reflect an amber color, ex cept those placed on the rear and on the sides nearest to the rear thereof, which shall reflect a red color.
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(17) Detachable electrical connections.--Means for establishing electric connection between towing and towed vehicles, and other detachable electric
connections, shall be mechanically and electrically adequate, free of short I or open circuits. Suitable provision shall be made in every detachable conI nection to afford reasonable assurance against accidental disconnection.
Precaution shall be taken to provide sufficient slack in the connecting wire or cable without twisting or kinking thereof.

BRAKES ON ALL VEHICLES RULE 49. ADEQUACY OF BRAKES.--Every bus, truck, and tractor shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of, and to stop i andto hold, such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes. At least one such braking means shall be a mechanical hand (parking) brake which shall employ a ratchet and pawl or other suitable locking and releasing mechanism to insure the setting and holding of at least one set of brakes. If these two separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed th a t failure of any one part of the operating mech anism shall not leave the vehicle without brakes adequate to stop and to hold such vehicle.

RULE 50. BRAKES REQUIRED ON ALL WHEELS.--Every motor vehicle and/or combination of motor vehicle shall be equipped with brakes on all wheels, excepting any full trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer of a gross weight not exceeding 3,000 pounds; provided, however, th a t the gross weight of any such full trailer or 4-wheel pole trailer without brakes shall not exceed 40 per cent of the gross weight of the towing vehicle, and th a t the gross weight of
i any such semitrailer or two-wheel pole trailer without brakes shall not exceed 40percent of the gross weight of the towing vehicle when connected to the simitrailer or two-wheel pole trailer.

RULE 51. AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF BRAKES UPON BREAK AWAY.--Every full trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer (except those weigh ing3,000 pounds gross or less), shall be equipped with brakes of such a char acter as to be automatically applied upon break-away from the towing vehicle, andmeans shall be provided to maintain application of the brakes in such case for at least 15 minutes.

RULE 52. BRAKE PERFORMANCE.--Every motor vehicle or combination ofmotor vehicles, according to its type, shall be capable at all times and under &il conditions of loading, of stopping on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose material, upon application of the service (foot) brake, within the dis-
tance specified below, or shall be capable of decelerating at a sustained rate ^responding to these distances:

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Deceleration

in feet per

Feet to stop second per

from 20 miles second

per hour

(nearest

foot)

Vehicles or combinations of vehicles having

1 brakes on all wheels.. ..................

30

14

Vehicles or combinations of vehicles not having

_brakes on all wheels_______ ____

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RULE 53. APPLICATION OF BRAKES ON COMBINATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES.--In any combination of motor vehicles, means shall be provided for applying the rearmost trailer brakes, of any trailer equipped with brakes, in approximate synchronism with the brakes on the towing vehicle and de- I veloping the required braking effort on the rearmost wheels at the fastest rate; or means shall be provided for applying braking effort first on the rear most trailer equipped with brakes; or both of the above means capable of be ing used alternatively or conjunctively may be employed.
RULE 64. INDEPENDENCE OF BRAKING CONTROLS.--Means of brak- i ing, the operating controls of which shall be independent of the operating | controls of the service (foot) brake, shall be provided to hold any motor ve- I hicle or combination of motor vehicles stationary on any up or down grade upon which it is to be operated.
RULE 55. SAFETY GLASS ON ALL VEHICLES. --Glass used in the wind shield and in the window next to the driver, in a bus, truck, or tractor; or in the doors and rear windows of a bus; or in the rear window of the driving compartment of a truck or tractor, shall be made, with safety glass, which i shall conform to the requirements contained in the "American Standard, 1 Safety Code for Safety Glass for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highways, Z 26.1-1938, " approved March 7, 1938, by the American Standards Association, 29 West 39th Street, New York, N. Y.
MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ON ALL VEHICLES
RULE 56. WINDSHIELD WIPER.--Every motor vehicle having a wind- \ shield shall be equipped with at least one windshield wiper for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield in order to provide clear vision for the driver.
RULE 57. DEFROSTING DEVICE. --Every motor vehicle which is equipped with a windshield, when operating under conditions such th at ice or frost would be likely to collect on the windshield, shall be equipped with a device or other means for preventing or removing such ice or frost.
RULE 68. REAR-VISION MIRROR.--Every truck, bus, and tractor shall be equipped with at least one rear-vision mirror, firmly attached to the motor vehicle and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear.
RULE 59. HORN. --Every truck, bus, and tractor shall be equipped with a horn and actuating elements which shall be in such condition as to give an adequate and reliable warning signal.
RULE 60. SPEEDOMETER.--Every bus, truck, and tracto r shall he equipped with one speedometer or tachometer which shall be operative with reasonable accuracy.
RULE 61. FUEL CONTAINERS.--
(a) Fuel container not to project.--No part of any fuel tank or container or intake pipe shall project beyond the sides of the motor vehicle.
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(b) Location of fuel container on bus.--The intake pipe of any fuel tank orcontainer, or any such container itself, shall not be located within or above the passenger-carrying portion of any bus.
(c) Fuel containers of substantial construction. --Every fuel tank or con tainer supplying fuel for the propulsion of any motor vehicle shall be of sub stantial construction free from leaks and securely attached to the vehicle in amanner which constitutes good practice.
RULE 62. COUPLING DEVICES.
(a) Mounting of fifth wheel. --The lower half of every fifth wheel mounted onany tractor or dolly shall be securely and permanently affixed to the frame thereof by U-bolts or by other means providing at least equivalent security.
(b) Securing of fifth wheel parts.--The upper half of any fifth wheel shall be fastened as securely to the semitrailer as is required for the securing of the lower half to a tractor or dolly.
(c) Adequate locking of fifth-wheel. --Locking means shall be provided in every fifth wheel mechanism such th a t the upper and lower halves may not be separated without its manual release. A release mechanism actuated by the driver from the cab shall be deemed to meet this requirement.
(d) Tow-Bar.--Every full trailer shall be equipped with a tow-bar which shall be structurally adequate for any weight drawn, properly mounted, with out excessive slack but with sufficient play to allow for universal action of the connection, and provided with a suitable locking means to prevent acci dental separation of the towed and towing motor vehicles.
(e) Tracking. --The tow-bar and its connections shall be so designed, con structed and installed, and the full trailer shall be so designed and constructed as to insure th a t the full trailer will follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle and without whipping or swerving from side to side.
(f) Safety Chains.--Evdry full trailer shall be coupled with safety chains (stay chains or cables) to the motor vehicle by which it is to be towed, which devices together with their means of attachm ent shall be adequate to prevent the separation of the towed and towing vehicles in the event of failure of the tow-bar.
RULE 63. TIRES. --Tires shall be provided on every motor vehicle ade quate to support the maximum gross weight thereof.
RULE 64. DRIVE SHAFT (PROPELLER SHAFT) PROTECTION FOR BUSES. --Where the drive shaft (propeller shaft) of any bus extends length ways under the floor thereof, it shall be protected by means of at least one U-shaped guard or bracket at th a t end of the shaft which is provided with a sliding connection (spline or other such device) to prevent the whipping of the shaft in the event of failure thereof or of any of its component parts. A shaft contained within a torque tube shall not be deemed to require any such device.
RULE 65. EMERGENCY PARTS AND ACCESSORIES REQUIRED.--On every bus, truck or tractor there shall be:
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(a) At least one fire extinguisher, of a type inspected and labelled by Un derwriters' Laboratories, Inc., 207 E. Ohio Street, Chicago, 111., under Classi fication B, and utilizing an extinguishing agent which does not need protec tion from freezing, properly filled and securely mounted in a bracket. (Mini mum size: one-quart carbon tetrachloride type, or two-pound carbon dioxide type.)
(b) One red lantern, when projecting loads are carried.
(c) One red cloth flag, not less than 12 inches square, when projecting loads are carried.
(d) At least one spare electric bulb for each kind of electric lamp used for any of the lighting devices required by these regulations.
(e) At least one spare electric fuse of each kind and size used for any of the electric fighting circuits on the motor vehicle.
(f) One set of tire chains, for all vehicles likely to encounter conditions requiring them.
(g) Three flares or three red electric lanterns; each flare (liquid-burning pot torch) or red electric lantern shall be capable when lighted of being seen and distinguished at a distance of 500 feet under normal atmospheric con ditions at night time; each flare (pot torch) shall be capable of burning for not less than 12 hours in 5-miles-per-hour wind velocity, capable of burning in any air velocities from zero to 40 miles per hour, substantially constructed so as to withstand reasonable shocks without leaking, and shall be carried in a metal rack or box; each red electric lantern shall be capable of operating con tinuously for not less than 12 hours and shall be substantially constructed so as to withstand reasonable shocks without breakage.
(h) At least three red-burning fusees (if carrier elects to carry and use flares as Warning signals) ; each fusee shall be made in accordance with speci fications of the Bureau of Explosives, 30 Vesey Street, New York, N. Y., and so marked, and shall be capable of burning at least 15 minutes.
NOTE.--Flares (pot torches), fusees, oil lanterns (or any signal produced by a flame), shall not be carried or used as warning Signals for motor vehicles used in the transportation of inflammable liquids or inflammable compressed gases in cargo tanks; but in lieu of such flares and fusees, three red electric lanterns shall be carried.
(i) At least two red cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square, with Standards.
(j) On every bus, there shall be, in addition to all other items listed in this rule (Rule 65), one 10-unit type heavy duty first aid kit, and one hand ax.
RULE 66. DRIVE-AWAY OPERATIONS.--Every motor vehicle used in drive-away operations shall be equipped according to its type and classifica tion, as follows:
LIGHTING DEVICES AND REFLECTORS, DRIVE-AWAY OPERATIONS.
(1) SINGLY DRIVEN MOTOR VEHICLES LESS THAN 80 INCHES WIDE.On every motor vehicle less than 80 inches in over-all width, driven singly in any drive-away operation, there shall be at least the lighting devices and re flectors required by Rule 48 (2).
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(2) SINGLY DRIVEN MOTOR VEHICLES MORE THAN 80 INCHES WIDE. -- \ Onevery motor vehicle 80 inches or more in over-all width, driven singly in any
drive-away operation, there shall be at least the lighting devices and reflectors l required by Rule 48 (3).
(3) COMBINATION MOTOR VEHICLES.--On motor vehicles in combi nation in any drive-away operation employing either tow-bar or saddle mount connections there shall be at least the following lighting devices and reflectors:
(a) On the front of the towing vehicle, two head lamps, one at each side.
(b) On each side of the towing vehicle and near the front thereof, one combination marker light showing an amber color to the front and side.
[ (c) On each side of the towed vehicle and near the rear thereof, on,e com bination marker lamp showing red to the rear and side.
(d) On the rear of the towing vehicle, one red tail lamp.
(e) On the rear of the towed vehicle, one red tail lamp; one red or amber stoplight; two red reflectors, one at each side.

(Diagram of "tow-bar" operation--Rule 68 (3) )

FRONT O F TOWING VEHICLE

REAR o f T ow ed v e h ic l e
TAIL LAMP STOP LIGHT RED REFLECTORS

(N O TE -TA IL LAMP ALSO REQUIRED ON T0W IN 0 V E H IC LE)

COMBINATION MARKER LAMP SHOWING RED TO TH E REAR AND SIDE

EACH SIDE

COMBINATION MARKER LAM P SHOWING AMRR TO THE FRONT AND SIDE

(Diagram of "saddle mount" operation--Rule 68 (3) )

FRONT OF TOWING V E H IC L E

REAR OF TOWED VE HICLE

TAIL LA M P STOP LIGHT RED REFLECTORS
(N O TE-TA IL LAMP A L S O REQUIRED ON TOWING V E H IC L E )

COMBINATION M AR KER LA M P SHOWING AM BER TO T H E FRONT AND SIDE

EACH SIDS

COMBINATION MARKER LAMP SHOWING RED TO TH E REAR AND SIDE

(4) TEMPORARY MOUNTING. --Required combination marker lamps and

reflectors may be temporarily mounted on tbe motor vehicle or motor vehicles j (s

during the time they are in transit in any drive-away operation, but in any j to

case m ust be firmly attached thereto. Wiring shall be firmly attached to the | iv

motor vehicle or motor vehicles, and the wire used shall be suitably insulated | to

stranded wire of electrical conductivity not less than the equivalent of No. !

16 B & S gage solid copper wire.

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(5) COLOR VISIBILITY, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.--The re- ve quired lighting devices and reflectors for any drive-away operation shall meet ; hi the requirements set forth in Rule 48, as to color, visibility, and adequacy of j tc
electrical connections.

BRAKES, DRIVE-AWAY OPERATIONS
RULE 67. BRAKE PERFORMANCE. --Every drive-away operation, whether of single motor vehicle or combination, shall be capable of meeting the re- j quirements of Rule 52, as to brake performance; provided, however, that brakes need be operative only on the towing vehicle.

MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, DRIVE-AWAY OPERATIONS

RULE 68. ITEMS TO BE CARRIED. --Every single motor vehicle and the towing vehicle of every combination of motor vehicles operating in drive-away operations shall be equipped with a windshield wiper, rear vision mirror, horn, at least one red lantern and one red cloth flag when projecting loads are car ried, at least one spare electric bulb for each kind of electric lamp with which j it is equipped, one spare electric fuse of each kind and size used for any of the electric lighting circuits on the motor vehicle, three flares (liquid-burning pot J torches) or three red electric lanterns, at least three red burning fusees (if j flares are carried), at least two red cloth flags; and the specifications of these ^ items of equipment shall be as set forth under Rule 65.
RULE 69. TOW-BAR AND FIFTH WHEEL REQUIREMENTS.--No motor j
vehicle shall be towed in drive-away operations by means other than a tow- j bar or fifth wheel connection which shall meet the requirements set forth i
below:

(a) Tow-bar to be structurally adequate and properly mounted.--Towbar assembly shall be structurally adequate for any weight drawn, properly i, mounted, and with a joint to permit of relative vertical motion between the towed and towing motor vehicles without stress of the PARTS.

(b) Fastening of tow-bar.--Adequate means shall be provided for securely : fastening the respective ends of the tow-bar to the towed and towing vehicles. ,

(c) Tow-bar connection to steering mechanism.--The tow-bar shall he

provided with suitable means of attachm ent to and actuation of the steering

mechanism of the towed car. Such attachm ent shall be of such nature as to

provide a sufficient angularity of movement of the front wheels of the towed |

vehicle th at it may follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle without cramping of the tow-bar. For this purpose the tow-bar shall be provided

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Lj (d) Fifth wheel connection. --The upper and lower halves of any fifth wheel i (saddle-mount) connection shall be attached securely, although not required r i tobe permanently attached, to the towing and towed motor vehicles, respects | ively, by means affording equivalent security to those set forth in rules relating L tofifth wheel connections for tractors and semitrailers.
I RULE 70. NUMBER OF DRIVE-AWAY VEHICLES Itf COMBINATION.-- No more than one motor vehicle shall be towed in any combination of motor
vehicles in any drive-away operation. This shall not be so construed as to prot Mbit the carrying on the structure of the towing vehicle of an additional mof : tor vehicle or motor vehicles.
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PART IV.

REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS

RULE 71. sli

(a) ACCIDENT REPORTS NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION. --Acci- Co

dent reports made by the motor carriers in compliance with rules and regu- di

lations of the Commission shall be for the information of the Commission and or

shall not be open for public inspection.

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(b) CARRIER MUST REPORT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING INJURY OR DEATH OF ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OF $25 OR MORE. Every

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motor carrier shall report to the Commission, in the manner hereinafter pre

scribed, every accident in which a motor vehicle operated by said motor carrier

is involved, and from which there results an injury to or death of any person, or property damage to any and all vehicles, cargo or other property involved, Pi

to an apparent extent of $25 or more.

(c) ACCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED PROMPTLY.--A detailed repo of each reportable accident shall be made by the motor carrier as soon as pos sible after the occurrence of the accident. Whenever any accident results in the death of any person, at the time of the accident or within 24 hours there after, the motor carrier shall immediately transmit to the Commission notice of such death by telegraph or telephone.

(d) ACCIDENT RECORDS OPEN TO REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMIS SION. --Every motor carrier shall make available to the duly authorized rep resentative or representatives of the Commission all records and information which in any way pertain to any reportable accident, and shall afford all rea
sonable assistance in the investigation of any such accident.

(e) COPIES OF I. O.C. ACCIDENT REPORTS ACCEPTABLE.--Copy of any accident report made or required to be made to the Interstate Commerce Commission will be considered in compliance with these requirements, pro
vided it is made within the time and manner specified.

PART V.
HOURS OF SERVICE FOR DRIVERS
I RULE 72. DRIVERS' HOURS ON DUTY. --No driver of a motor vehicle jshall be required or permitted to remain on duty for a period longer than ten consecutive hours and whenever any such driver has been continuously on duty for ten hours he must be relieved and not required or permitted to go onduty again until he has had at least ten consecutive hours off duty, except that in cases of unforeseen emergency a driver may remain on duty not in excess of twelve hours or for such time as will enable him to complete his regu lar run.

The foregoing Rules and Regulations approved by order of the Georgia Public Service Commission this 8th day of August, 1940.

A. O. RANDALL, Secretary.

W. R. MCDONALD, Chairman.

RAILROAD MILEAGE. IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1941, IN MILES AND FRACTIONS (OWNED AND LEASED)

NAME OF COMPANY

TOTAL M[ILEAGE Miles of Passing

Track and Way

Single Double and Yard Switch

Track Track

ing Track

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co.

(The)

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Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Oo-- 90.78

Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Rail-

road Co____ ____ ________________ 483.06

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co--------- 701.48

Bowdon Railway Co. _ - ________ 12.06

Central of Georgia Railway Co. (M. P.

Callaway, Trustee) ______________ 1,253.92

Charleston & Western Carolina Rail-

way Co.

-_ __ ______ 20 21

Chattahoochee Valley Railway Co.

.30

Flint River and Northeastern Railroad

Co.

. -- - ____________ 23.03

Gainesville Midland Railrdad Co._____ 72.00

Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla

Railway Co._____________________ 49.98

Georgia & Florida Railroad (W. V.

Griffin & H. W. Purvis, Receivers)

294.17

Georgia Northern Railway Co. (The) ___ 66.78

Georgia Rail Road & Banking Co.

(Lessee Organization)____ ____ ___ 323.65

Georgia Southern & Florida Rwy. Co. 238.36

Georgia, Southwestern & Gulf Railroad

Co. (C. W. Pidcock, J rv Receiver)__ 35.39

Greene County Railroad Co. (The)__ 18.85

"Hartwell Railway Company

9 60

Lakeland Railway ______________

9.27

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co---- 165.73

T.miipville anrl Wn.rllfiy Railroad Co.

10.17

Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad

Co.

.

_______________ 91. 93

Milstead Railroad Co. _

_____ 2.90

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis

R ailw ay___I___________________ 20.87

Western & Atlantic Railroad (Leased

toN . C. &St. L. R y .).......-___ ____ 121.40

Saint Marys Railroad Company

11.00

Sandersville Railroad Co. __ ________ 3.90

Savannah & Atlanta Railway Co....... . 141.63

24.34 1.55 71.63 28.58
7.19 2.80
2.73 6.83

184

3.77 46.72
143.67 273.44
1.41
567.08
20.42 2.34
2.47 10.90
8.42
56.17 13.00
150.33 88.13
4.42 1.53 .50 1.35 46.49 1.47
25.57 .60
28.39
57.30 1.80 5.65 59.35

RAILROAD MILEAGE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1941, IN MILES AND FRACTIONS (OWNED AND LEASED)

NAME OF COMPANY

TOTAL 14ILEAGE Miles of Passing

Track and Way

Single Double and Yard Switch

Track Track

ing Track

Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. (L. R. Powell, Jr., and Henry W. Anderson, Receivers) _ ________________ __
South Georgia Railway Co. _________ Southern Railway Company. _______

836. 99 36. 99 844.44

Statesboro Northern Railway (Inc. Statesboro Terminal)_________ ___
Sylvania Railway Oo. (The)_________ Talbotton Railroad Oo_____ _ _ _____ Tallulah Falls Railway Co. (H. L.
Brewer, Receiver). _ . . . . ______ ... Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Ry. Co. _ Wadley Southern Railway Co. ______ Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad Co___ ,

39.30 14.71 6.63
43.10 42.64 20.10 36.24

120. 88 %3.80

242.74 7.00
353.60
3.66 2.26 .50
5.56 3.33
2.11 11.29

Total . ___ _ . ____ ____ 6,217.84 266.53

2,254.74

TERMINAL COMPANIES

NAME OF COMPANY

Total Track

Albany Terminal C o . . _______________ Atlanta Terminal Co________ _ _ . ... Augusta & Summerville___ _____________ Augusta Union Station _________ ______ Macon Terminal Co. ___________ ____ _ Savannah River Terminal______ ______ Savannah Union S tation..____ _______

.24 5.15 4.10 1.78 3.64 2.30 10.76

Total _______ ____ ________ 27.97
Main line operated under trackage rights is carried in account of owning line only.
Main track leased and exclusively operated is carried in account of operating company.
Yard tracks jointly owned allocated between owners on basis of percentage of ownership.
Terminal yard tracks jointly operated carried exclusively in account of the owning company.
*Does not include th a t portion of the State owned Western & Atlantic Rail road lying within the State of Tennessee.
*Abandoned during June 1942. %Third main track not included in Total.

RAILROAD DISTANCE TABLES

Stations shown in capitals indicate junction points.

ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD CO.

Georgia-Tennessee Line__________ 0.0
Wildwood..... ......... 1.9

Morganville_____ 4.7 T atum .................. 12.9 New England____ _ 7.3 Rising Fawn_____ 18.3 Trenton..................10.5 Sulphur Springs... 23.6

ALBANY AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. CORDELE___ .... 0.00 Oakfield...... . . ... 17.53 Beloit_______ .... 27.53 Raines............. __ 7.61 Starr Farm___ __ 19.28 Stocks______ .... 28.84 Marshall_____ . . . . 9.76 Philema _____. ... 20.71 ALBANY.____ .... 35.73 Warwick.......... __ 12.82 Chehaw.......... . ... 24.37

ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD CO.

ATLANTA........... 0.00 Ormewood Station 2.73 Oakland City........ 3.46 Lakewood Station. 4.95 EAST POINT ___ 6.69 College Park_____ 8. 51 Red Oak________ 12.47

Stonewall_____ .. 15.82 UNION CITY. _.. 17.20 Fairburn_____ .. 19.02 Palmetto........... .. 25.35 Madras ........... .. 33.30 M cBride_____ .. 37.39 NEWNAN_____ .. 38.95

Moreland_____ ... 45.35 Grantville_____ ... 51.11 Hogansville........ ... 57.85 Louise................ ... 64.45 LaGRANGE . . . . ... 71.09 Gabbettville___ ... 80.35 WEST POINT....... 86.47

ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND COAST RAILROAD CO.

BRUNSWICK TO BIRMINGHAM.

BRUNSWICK____ 0.0

Benedict________ 8.0

Brobston_____ 12.3

THALMANN.____ 21.1

Whitaker ........ . 24.0

Browntown______ 27.0

Fendig__________ 31.2

Needmore_______ 34.7

HORTENSE........... 38.0

Polak....... .............. 40.0

Zirkle__________ 43.5

OFFERMAN.

48.7

Aspinwall_______ 52.9

Bristol..... . ......... 55.5

Mershon. ........ . 58.3

Coffee.. _______ 62.8

New Lacy. ____ . 67.5

Rockingham__ _ 70.2

Alma.. .................. 73.4

Guysie__________ 77.2

SESSOM S--........ 80.9

Nicholls................. A84.2

Chatterton.......... 90.0

DOUGLAS____ 97.3

Upton............ ....... 100.1

Bushnell____ ____ 104.9 Ambrose................ 108.9 Wray. ________ 112.0 Osierfield_______ 116.9 FITZGERALD.!... 126.0 Westwood.______ 127.0 Abba.. _________ 133.4 Arp.......... .............. 135.4 Rebecca_________ 141.6 Double Run_____ 147.1 Hatley_________ 151.6 McKenzie_____ .. 155.5 Musselwhite.......... 158.0 CORDELE........... 162.9 Ross.. ............. 167.0 VIENNA________ 172.5 Lilly.______ ____ 178.6 Byromville_____ ... 183.4 Dooling. ___ ___ 185.9 Fields. __ . . . ___ 190.9 MONTEZUMA. ... 194.1 OGLETHORPE__ 195.7 Bartlett________ 200.9 Ideal...................... 205.7 S o u th lan d ....___ 208.8

Charing................. 218.1

M auk............... . 222.4

Norwich..............__ 225.4

Junction City........ 230.4

PaschaL_.............. 231.0

Black Siding_____ 236.6

Talbotton.............. 238.2

Beall....... ......... ...... 243.1

Woodland_______ 248.3

Chalybeate

Springs_______ 254.3

MANCHESTER.... 256.0

WARM SPRINGS.. DURAND............... Stovall.................... Knott ________ LAGRANGE_____

262.0 267.5 273.2 280.2 286.8

Pyne___________ 293.1

Abbottsford.____ 297.0

Georgia-Alabama Line__________

299.8

ROANOKE, ALA... 311.1

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. ..................

453.8

MANCHESTER... _ Perisco. __ ____ Fowler____ ,_____

- --:-------- ---;----- T

/

MANCHESTER TO ATLANTA.

0.0 Peters__ .. . . _.. 5.1 Edman.. 4.8 WOODBURY .. .. 10.3 Peachland. 5.0 Imlac_________ .. 14.2 Estes____

186

ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND COAST RAILROAD CO. --Continued.
BRUNSWICK TO BIRMINGHAM.
Plemons_____ __ 17.6 Clover _______ 40.1 D ungannon__ ... 59.6 Gay.................. __ 19.2 Aberdeen______ 42.8 Ben Hill .......... .... 64.8 Alvaton_____ __ 24.6 Tyrone ______ .. 47.3 Stratford_____ ... 70.5 H aralson-__ __ 28.9 Fife__________ 53.0 ATLANTA____ ... 78.0 SENOIA . . . . . __ 34.4 UNION CITY.. _.. 56.1

WAYCROSS TO SESSOMS. SESSOMS......... __ 0.0 Bolen................. - 11.0 WAYCROSS..... . . . 26.0 Beach___ ____ . . . . 7.0 Haywood ____ .. 14.1

FITZGERALD TO THOMASVILLE. FITZGERALD...... 0.0 Omega________ ._ 35.2 MOULTRIE_____ 52.4 Mystic.............. .. 9.2 CroslancL- ____ _. 38.9 Ooolidge........... . 66.0 Hansen.......... ..... .. 15.4 Norman Park__ .. 42.5 Merrillville___ ___ 70.3 TIFTON_______ .. 25.6 Kingwood_____ .. 50.1 THOMASVILLE__ 80.8

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO.

SAVANNAH TO SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LINE.

SAVANNAH

Monteith_______ 14.63 O'Leary_____ ____ 17.00

(Liberty St.

Frt. Station)___ 0.00

SAVANNAH TO FLORIDA STATE LINE.

SAVANNAH (Liberty S t.)--. . 0.00
Grove Hill______ . 10.00 Burroughs_____ _ 11.45 RICHMOND HILL. 15. 60 Daniel............... _ 19.74 Fleming_______ _ 23.92 Lodge..________ _ 26.70 McIntosh______ . 31.03 Allenhurst_____ . 36.44

Walthourville__ ... 38.33 Aimar ______ ... 40.66 Cothran............... 45.14 Ludowici__....... .. . 45.98 Doctortown___ .. . 52.37 JESUP_______ . . . 56.88 Broadhurst___ .. . 66.29 M cKinnon.__ . . . 71.24 Hortense_____ .. . 75.99 Trudie. ______ . . . 78.58

Raybon................. . 81.19 NAHUNTA______. 85.29 Britts StilL-......... . 88.32 Hickox.................. . 88.98 Bachelott-- ......... . 92.96 Winokur--.......... . 96.90 Newell___ ___ _ .103. 66 FOLKSTON____ .111.29

JESUP, GA., TO ALABAMA STATE LINE.

Jesup. ________ . O.'OO Slovr__ _______ . 4.81 Screven________ - 11.33 0FFERMAN...... . 19.12 P atterson _____ . 21.17 Owen__________ . 25.61 Blackshear_____ _ 29.64 Homestead_____ . 32.50 WAYCROSS____ . 39.53 Peagler________ _ 44.65 Ruskin ______ . 45.55 Glenmore..__ _ _ 51.02 Manor__ ____ _ . 54.03 A rgyle............... _ 58.97 Travisville _____ . 61.24 Homerville_____ 1 65.19 Gillican _______ . 66.13

Huey............... . . . 67.24 Cutting______ . . . 69.12 DUPONT____ ... 73.45 Herco________ ... 76.91 F r y e .__ _____ . . . 80.32 S to c k to n ____ . . . 81.72 NAYLOR_____ .. . 86.90 Delmar_______ .. . 90.80 Indianola_____ .. . 93.84 VALDOSTA___ .. . 99.94 Kinderlou____ ...105.56 Ousley_______ 1..109.38 Durden______ ...111. 74 QUITMAN.___ ...117.02 Emmett ____ ...121.52 Dixie_________ -- 123.86 Pidcock______ ...126.60

BOSTON.______ .131.14 Newark. ........ ...... .138.14 Kuyk__________ .141.08 THOMASVILLE... .143.26 Pine Park______ .150. 69 Cairo___ ____ .157.36 Whigham............. .164.40 CLIMAX.......... .170.81 BAINBRIDGE-- . .179.32 Gyrene ______ .187. 62 Brinson________ .190.56 Iron City_........... .195. 65 Sharphagen___ _ .196.57 Donalsonville___ .200.25 Jakin__________ .206.95 Saffold................. .210.75

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO.--Continued.

WAYCROSS TO BRUNSWICK, GA.

WAYCROSS________ 0.00 Colgan's Still____ 6.97 Schlatterville . _ 10.47 Hoboken___ ____ 14.65 B lam co______ ____ 17.95 Caney Bay____________ 20.18

NAHUNTA______ 23.50 Lulaton ______ 28.29 A tk in so n __ . __ 31.77 Tondee . . . _____ 34.60 Waynesville___ ___ 35. 25 Bladen.. _______ 40. 66

Jamaica_________ 43.58 Anguilla_______ . 46.10 Southern Jctn__ . 52.53 BRUNSWICK___ . 58.13

WAYCROSS__________ Astoria _______________ B r a g a n za ______________ Fordyce______ ___

WAYCROSS TO FOLKSTON, GA.

0.00 6.04 7. 61 8.21

Fort Mudge

14.51

Race Pond____________ 19.97

Knight- _ _ t _________ 21.81

Cypress..______________ 22.60

Uptonville.......... .28.10 Homeland......... . . 32.15 FOLKSTON_________ . 34.00

THOMASVILLE TO ALBANY, GA.

THOMASVILLE-__ 0.00 Cassidy______ __________ 3.75 Pasco__________ 6.11 Dawesville______ 7.00 Ocblocknee______ 11.42 Ballard................ . 15.09

H ansell................ 15.54 Meigs................... . 18.69 PELHAM_______ 23.99 CAMILLA_______ 32.17 Flint...... ............ 38.16 B aconton............ 42.45

DeWitt.... ........... . 45.67 Putney................ . 49.54 Skywater Springs. . 53.39 ALBANY .......... . 58.19

WAYCROSS TO ALBANY, GA.

WAYCROSS_____ 0.00 Waresboro.-.......... 7.89 Sappville............... 11.70 Hasty................... 13.70 Fairfax . . . ........... 15.73 Millwood.... ....... _. 19.15 Axson___________________ 23.43 Pearson____ _ ____ _ 30.66

Kirkland. ............. 34.08 Leliaton________ 39. 31 WILLACOOCHEE.. 42.32 Glory_______________ . . . 48.32 Alapaha________________ 53.23 Enigma................ 59.86 Brookfield_____________ 63.52 TIFTON................. 71.06

Gibb-- ................ . 74.11 Taylors Still......... . 75.61 Ty Ty.................. . 79.94 Sumner....... ....... . 86.01 Poulan................ _ 89.24 SYLVESTER....... . 92.36 Acree.................. .102.21 ALBANY-............ 111. 73

DUPONT, GAV TO LAKELAND, FLA. DUPONT......... . 0.00 Bamberg.... ....... . 14.75 Tarver................. . 20.34 Withers___ _____ 9.64 Alexis................... 17.41 P o tte r................. . 23.98 HAYLOW._______ 11.73

MONTIOELLO BRANCH. THOMASVILLE__ 0.00 Metcalf ............10.02

CLIMAX TO FLORIDA STATE LINE. CLIMAX. ............. 0.00 Fowltown______ _______ 8.61 Recovery_______ . 21.61 O tisc a ..___________.. . 2.00 Faceville--............ 15.35

OTISCA TO AMSTERDAM OTISOA.............. 0.00 Wataga................. 7.45 Amsterdam__________ 10.01

BOWDON JUNCTION........ 0.00
Earnest................. 1.60

BOWDON RAILWAY CO. Mt. Zion............ . 4.10 BurwelL-............. 7.10

Jo n e s ville............ Bowdon__............ .

9.60 12.00

188

CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY CO.

SAVANNAH TO ATLANTA.

SAVANNAH........... 0.0 CENTRAL JOT. . . . 3.3 Pooler__________ 9.1 Bloomingdale........ 12.3 MELDRIM______ 16.9 E d en ................... 19.2 Doswell................ . 21.9 Marlow....... .......... 26.0 Pineora____ ____ 27.4 Guyton............ . 30.3 Tusculum............ 35.0 EGYPT................. 40.4 Oliver._............. 45.8 Stalco................. 47.8 Halcyondale._.__ 49.9 Cameron__ _____ 54.5 Dover................... 57.2 Ogeechee............... 61.4 ROOKY FORD___ 66. 3 Scarboro_____ 70.7 Paramore............... 74.1 MILLEN............... 78.6 Oushingville.......__ 82.8 Rogers.................... 86.7

Herndon................ 90.0 MIDVILLE______ 96.2 Gertrude________ 100.4 WADLEY___ ____ 106.8 Bartow.... ................111.2 Almira.................... 115.9 Davisboro. ............122.1 S u n H ill............ 129.9 TENNILLE. ___ _ 135.1 H azard..__ ____ 142.2 Oconee__________ 146.4 Gardner............ 147.3 Toomsboro............. 154.8 W riley................... 159.6 McIntyre.......... 161.6 Edgars..................... 162.6 D e d ric k ......... ..........163.7 Olayflelds................165.0 G o r d o n ................... 170.5 Lewiston_______ 1 174.8 Griswold.................. 181.4 MACON. _............... 191.1 Lorane___ ______ 203.1 Bolingbroke;_____ 205.0

Sm arr..................... 212.2 Forsyth...................217.2 Colliers____ . . . . . . 223.0 Goggins------------- 228.4 Barnesville...........23a 2 Milner_____ 1....... 239.9 Orchard H ilL ...... 245.2 GRIFFIN.................251.1 Experiment........ __ 252.6 Pomona................. 256.5 Caruso. _____ ,__ 257.4 Sunnyside.............. 258.4 Hampton.......... *1 261.7 Lovejoy.____ 266.7 Hastings________ 267.7 O rrs ..................... 269.7 Jonesboro_____ _ 273.1 Morrow............ . 277.6 Army Depot_____ 280.1 Forest Park_____ 281.3 Hapeville............. 285.5 EAST POINT.___ 288.0 Ft. McPherson___ 290.4 ATLANTA............. 294.1

GORDON TO PORTERDALE.

GORDON............ 0.0

Ivey...................... 4.1

Stevens Pottery__ 8.2

Cooper. ......

9.4

Paneras...... .......... 11.4

State Sanitarium.. 16.5

MILLEDGEVTLLE. 17.2

Merriwether.;____ 25.1

Dennis. .........:__ _ 29.7

Hailwood________ 32.3 Kelly...... ............... 60.1 Meda________ . . . 34.8 Farrar..... .......... 61.7 Warfield_______ _ 36.6 Broughton. .......... 64.9 Eatonton.:______ 38.3 Newborn________ 67.4 Richter.......... ....... 40.3 Mansfield.............. 69.8 Willard.... ............. 47.2 Hayston________ 7 1 .8 Apollo. . . . . ______ 51.4 Starrsville............. 75.6 Aikenton.............. 53.0 . COVINGTON.___ 81.0 Machen................. 56.3 Porterdale____ ___ 85.5

MILLEN................. 0.0 Lawton....... ........ 5.3 Perkins______ . . . 7.7 Munnerlyn........... 10.8

MILLEN TO AUGUSTA. Idlewood_______ _ 15.2 WAYNESBORO.... 20.9 Greens Cut____ ... 27.5 McBean_________ 33.3

Tahoma________ 40.9 Nixon___________ 43.6 AUGUSTA.......... 53.5

DOVER TO METTER.

DOVER............... Donegal________ Olito......................

0.0 1.4 5.1

STATESBORO___ 9.9 Pulaski......... ......... 23.3 Jimps..................... 15.4 Parish................... 25.2 Register,________ 18.7 Metter__________ 29.4

BARNESVILLE TO THOMASTON.

BARNESVILLE____ 0.0 Middlebrooks____ __ 5.3 Topeka Junction.. 6.8 Daniel...........7.5 The Rock..______ 8.9

Blackboro____ . . . ll.o Trice...................... 11. 7 McKinney_______ 13.2 Burson_________ 13.5 Roadside________ 14.3

Pasley......... ........... 1 5 .0 Dewkist................. 15.1 Denham________ 1 5 . 5 Thom aston......... . 16.7

189

CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY CO.--Continued.

MACON TO ATHENS.

MAOON_________ 0.0 Cumslo_________ 13.0 Morton............. . 15.5 Gray...................... 17.7 Bradley--............... 21.2 Wayside...... ........... 24.5 Round Oak--------- 28.0 Hillsboro............... 33.8

Adgateville____ .. 37.7 Minneta..... ....... 42.7 Monticello--....... 45.5 Machen............. . 53.4 Shady Dale......... .. 54.2 Godfrey___ ____ 61.2 A q u a ________ .. 66.4 MADISON-......... 72.9

APALACHEE-....... 82.3 Farmington_____ 89.4 Bishop................... 92.5 Watkinsville.......... 96.2 Whitehall............... 101.2 ATHENS................. 105.7

GRIFFIN TO CHATTANOOGA.

GRIFFIN............. - 0.0

RiO......................... 8.1

Vaughn..... ......... -- 8.7

Brooks............. ...... 12.6

Chestlehurst......... 15.7

SF.NOIA

19.0

Turin..................... 24.3

Sharpsboro........ 25.7

Raymond-- .......... 29.7

NEWNAN............... 35.8

Gloverton.............. 38.2

Sargent.................. 41.6

Whitesburg........... 46.8

Banning................. 48.2

Clem___________ 54.0

Carrollton............. 59.6

Mandeville............. 66.9

BOWDON JOT----- 67.9

BREMEN-............. 72.6

Buchanan........ . .. 80.4 Felton................. .. 87.7 Dugdown............ .. 89.8 Youngs............... .. 95.6 CEDARTOWN-- .. 101.3 Lake__________ 105.8 Relay.____ ____ 108.8 Chambers_____ 114.0 Silver Creek------ _. 114.8 Lindale.............. 116.0 ROME________ 120.6 Fairbanks.......... 122.4 Morrisons.......... ... 125.5 Berryhill______ ... 127.0 Hillery--............. ... 129.6 Bone_____ ___ ... 129.8 Lavender........ . ... 131.1 Sprite ---------- ... 135.6 Holland........... . ... 140.3

Lyerly................... 146.1 Berryton------------ 149.8 Linden. ............... 151.4 Chert P it_______ 152.0 Summerville.......... 153.1 T rion.................... 158.4 Martindale.... ........ 164.4 Guild..................... 166.9 LaFayette....... ...... 171.2 Warren. .......... ...... 174.5 Rock Springs......... 179.7 Ohickamauga------ 184.8 Lytle...................-- 188.2 Missionary Bridge. 190.2 Rossville________ 193.7 State Line (NEAR
OHATTANOOGA, TENN.) ___ 193.8

OHICKAMAUGA-. Harp __________ CENOHAT-.......... W est-....................

OHICKAMAUGA TO DURHAM.

0.0 Elway.................. .. 3.3 Vanmo .............. .. 5.7 James Siding .. . ..

6.7 7.0 11.0

Vulcan.............. . . . 14.4 Jamesburg______ 15.5 D urham ........... . . . 17.3

6.4 Hinkle................ .. 12.7

CUTHBERT....... ... Coles.... .............. Shanty 28--------- ,,

CUTHBERT TO FT. GAINES.

0.0 3.9 7.7

Coleman........ . .. 10.1 Jones.................. ._ 15.5 Pecan_________ .. 16.6

Killen.--................. 20.0 Ft. Gaines___ . . . . 21.6

SMITHVILLE___ Edwards______* Bronwood_____ DAWSON____ Graves____ ____

SMITHVILLE TO GEORGETOWN.

0.0 1.9 8.2 14.2 18.2

Shellman.... ........ .. 24.4 Pachitla ______ .. 28.2 CUTHBERT __ _. 34.8 Springvale.......... .. 42.0 Morris.................... 45.4

Hatcher. ............. Wire Bridge........... Georgetown_____

50.0 54.3 57.9

State Line (near

Eufaula, Ala. )_ 59.1

MACON TO COLUMBIA.

MACON. ............ ._ 0.0 Rutland______ _ 6.5 Walden_______ 9.2 Echeconnee____ 11.8 Byron. .......... . .. 16.8

Powersville........ .. 20.9 Ohio.................... 23.3 Bliss....................... 25.2 FT. VALLEY___... 28.4 Neilvale.................. 32.3

Peachville...... ........ 33.3

Massee's Lane....... Marshallville_____ Winchester______

33.6 36.0 38.7

Trebor................... 41.4

190

CENTRAL OP GEORGIA RAILWAY CO. --Continued.

MACON TO COLUMBIA--Continued.

Barron's Lane----- 43.4 MONTESUMA___ 48.5 OGLETHORPE___ 50.4 Green's Mill-------- 54.2 Senrab................... 56.6 Andersonville------ 59.7 Arles.............. ........ 66.1 AMERIOUS______ 70.2 Maddox.................. 76.0 Sumter............ ...... 79.3 Wells Mill_______ 81.4

Smithville_______ 82.5 Eagle P o n d ----- -- 85.9 Neyami-------------- 88.5 Leesburg............... 95.2 Century_______ 99.1 Forrester.............. . 101.1 ALBANY________. 105.8 Walker_________ . 116.5 Ducker........... -- . 119.1 Holt -- ................ . 124.4 Bermuda_______ . 126.5

Leary..................... 128.3 Williamsburg......... 133.5 Commissary HiLl. _ 137.6 ARLINGTON____ 141.3 Bancroft___ ____ 148.1 Hardwood-.......... . 151.7 Blakely................ - 154.3 Luke................... -- 159.3 H ilton............... 164.6 State Line (near
Columbia, Ala.) _ 166.7

MACON TO COLUMBUS

MACON..... ............ 0.0 R utland................ 6.5 Waldon............ . 9.2 Echeconnee------- 11.8 Byron__________ 16.8 Powersville........... 20.9 Ohio___________ 23.3 Bliss___________ 25.2

FT. VALLEY.___ . 28.4 Willvale_________. 33.2 Nakomis................. 35.7 Reynolds_______ . 41.7 Pebble.................... 46.9 B utler.................. . 50.0 Goldson________ . 51.7 Mizell............. ........ 54.4 Howard.----- ------ . 59.2

JUNCTION CITY.: 63.9 Geneva___ ___ 70.0 Juniper........ ......... 73.7 Box Springs_____ 77.2 Upatoi................... 82.2 Schatulga.... ......... 90.6 LaMore_________ 94.3 COLUMBUS. ......... 99.8

FT. VALLEY____ Duke_ _________ Oakiawn............ Elk .......................

FORT VALLEY TO PERRY. 0.0 Fagan_________ . 2.7 Clopine____ ____ 7.2 0.7 Woods ............... . . 4.5 Botan.............. ...... 8.4 1.2 Withoft___ _____. 5.1 Hopedale.............. 9.2 1.9 Myrtle..... ............ .. 6.0 P erry..................... 12.4

COLUMBUS TO AMERIOUS.

COLUMBUS_____ 0.0 Ft. Benning Jet. 4.0 Sand Hill------------ 7.6 Ochillee................. 11.2 Halloca.........------ 16.1 Christopher.......... 19.9 Ida Vesper............. 22.0

Glen Alta_______ . 25.4 Zellobee________ . 27.4 B u rg in ............... . 29.3 Elm View............. . 32.1 Buena Vista____ . 35.5 Doyle _______ x . 40.1 Putnam . ............. 42.5

Wall....................... 45.5 Ellaville.................. 49.7 LaOrosse................ 55.2 McMath________ 57.7 AMERIOUS.._____ 63.8

COLUMBUS TO RAYMOND.

COLUMBUS___-- 0.0 Fletchers............... 4.8 Glenn________ _ 5.4 Nankipooh.... ........ 7.1 Fortson........ ......... 10.7 Rehobeth...... ........ 14.5 Mobley................. 15.0 Oataula_________ 15.9

Kingsboro______ - 19.9 Hamilton. .......... . . 23.8 Tip Top............. . _ 27.4 Chipley________ . 32.5 Meriwether
White Sulphur , Springs........... . 36.7 Durand________ . 39.5

Crowders.............. 42.1 Harris_____ ____ . 44.7 Greenville.............. 49.0 Allie ..................... . 54.4 Primrose............... . 58.1 Luthersville____ . 62.8 Bexton_________ . 66.6 Raymond............... 72.4

CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY CO. AUGUSTA............ 0.00 Martinez.............. . 8.29 Sneads........... ....... . 14.32 Bon Air. --------- 6.82 Evans__________ - 11.96

FLINT RIVER & NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD CO. TICKNOR____ -- 0.00 Akridge............... -10.42 Rogersville.......... . 19.12 Smith's Siding----- 2.00 Laneys _______ . 11.61 Spence Siding___ . 21.00 Terrace--1............. 4.33 Hinsonton______ . 13.70 PELHAM........... .. . 23. 33 Sale City................ 8.10 Cotton................. . 16.35

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GAINESVILLE MIDLAND RAILROAD CO. GAINESVILLE___ 0.00 Pendergrass._____15.07 Oconee Heights__ 37.04 Candler...... ........... 6.81 Holders____ ...... . 18.07 ATHENS............... 41.32 BELMONT......... 9.33 Jefferson__ ...... . 22.34 Talmo__________ 12.21 Stoneham. _._____29.32

BELMONT.______ 0.00 Tlmrmack______ 3.50 Braseltons.......... . 7.00 Hoschton_______ 8.39

MONROE BRANCH. Sells........... ........ 12.00 WINDER__ _____ 17.28 Bethlehem______ 21.92 Oampton _______ 26.39

Walker Park_____ 29.19 MONROE______ 32.00

GEORGIA, ASHBURN, SYLVESTER & CAMILLA RAILWAY CO.

ASHBURN__ _ 0.00 Hobby_____ ___ 5.38 Coverdale.. .......... 7.17 TerrelL _______ 9.06 Shingler_______ 12.61 SYLVESTER____ .. 17.64 Fruit Farm_____ 19.17

Gorday___ . . . __ 22.28 Alfords___ .......... 24.78 Parkersville._____ 26.77 Livingston.. __ _ 28.27 Bridgeboro. _____ 30.62 Becks_____ .......... 32.50 Brest_____ _____ 35.64

R agan...................37.90 Greenough........... 40.51 D uffee.................. 43.37 A d e la id e ............... 45.67 CAMILLA______ 49.98

GEORGIA & FLORIDA RAILROAD.

MADISN TO AUGUSTA.

AUGUSTA............ 250.4 N eco ...... ......... . 245.9 Adventure..... ....... 244.2 Gracewood______ 242.5 DeBruce................. 240.4 Hephzibah.......... . 236.0 Moores................... 235.2 Elwood.________ 234.2 Blythe__________ 229.3 Keysville------------ 224.1 Brushy Creekj ---- 220.8 ST. CLAIR. ......... 217.9 Gough....... ............ 213.8 Vidette____ ____ 209.7 Rosier _________ 205.5 Magruder............... 201.6 MIDVILLE...... -- . 194.4 Stevens Crossing.. 191.1 Summertown------- 188.9

Modoc___ ____ . . . 182.4 SWAINSBORO--. . . 178.0 Wesley. .......... . . . . 170.1 Lombard ___ . . . 166.1 Leman............... . . . 160.9 Pendleton........ . . . 158.4 Normantown. _. . . . 157.1 Vidalia.............. . . . 149.6 Alston . .......... . . . 138.7 Uvalda.............. .. . 135.0 Charlottesville.. . . . 133.0 130 Mile Post__ . . . 130.1 Orico................ . . . 128.4 Halls Spur......... . . . 127.1 HAZLEHURST. . . . 121.4 Roper________ . . . 116.4 Brooker______ . . . 111.6 Denton_______ . . . 109.3 West Green___ . . . 101.5

Huffer__________ 96.4 Broxton Jet_____ 92.0 DOUGLAS............. 90.7 Mora______ ,,____ 80.9 O'Berry................ . 78.4 WILLOOOOHEE.. 73.4 Bannockburn____ 68.9 Weber_________ 63.0 Nashville................ 56.0 Allenville_______ 50.1 Ray City................ 46.4 Barretts___ ____ 41.3 Moody Field........ . 38.1 Bemiss................... 35.8 VALDOSTA______ 28.0 Olyatteville........... 17.7 MADISON, FLA... 0.0

SUMMIT--GRAYMONT GARFIELD____ ... 0.0 Leonard________ 4.5 Summit--
Graym ont___ ... 6.6

Broxton Je t___ ... Blystone______ ... L o tts................. ...

` BROXTON BRANCH. BROXTON--JUNCTION TO RELEE. 0.0 Broxton. ______ 7.2 Sapps Still. ........... 14.1 2.0 Pridgen........... ...... 12.5 Relee_____ ___ ... 17.0 4.1

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GEORGIA & FLORIDA RAILROAD--Continued. MOULTRIE BRANCH.
NASHVILLE TO MOULTRIE. Nashville____ _... 0.0 SPARKS______ . . . 12.2 Kingwood __ . . . 32.0 Oottle....... ............ 4.4 Burney Hill.__ . . . 17.9 MOULTRIE . . . . . . 34.0 Massee.... .............. 7.0 Ellenton______ .. . 22.0 Barnsdale_____ ... 8.0 Pineboro. ___ . . . 27.0

Sparks________ 0.0

ADEL BRANCH. SPARKS TO ADEL.

ADEL--------------- 2.2

GEORGIA NORTHERN RAILWAY CO.

BOSTON_____ . . . 0.00 Spengler........... .. . 3.02 Oaklawn______ . . . 5.7 Barwick __ _ . . . 9.06 Hollis________ . . . 10.08 Pavo________ ,,. . . 13.03 Ione:............ . . . 17.9 Autreyville___ . . . 20.7 22 Mine Post__ .. . 22.3

Ganor _. ............. 26.4 MOULTRIE_____ 28.8 Schley.................... 33.8 Sigsbee _________ 37.2 Doerun. ____ _ _ 41.7 TICKNOR______ 43.2 Pritchett_______ 45.9 BRIDGEBORO.... 48.7 G a n t t _________ 51.7

Underwood___ . . . 53.8 Nelms________ . . . 56.0 Ramsey______ . . . 57.0 Pecan City____ . . . 59.3 S tro m _______ . . . 61.6 Dougherty____ . . . 67.0 ALBANY ___ . . . 67.8

GEORGIA RAILROAD.

(Trade Name)

AUGUSTA TO ATLANTA.

AUGUSTA___ . . . . 0.00

Wheless _ __ __ 4.74

Belair..

. . . . 9.79

Grovetown__ __ 15.04

Berzolia

20.64

Campania . _ 23 22

Harlem____ _ __ 24.54

Dearing_____ __ 28.86

Bonesville____ __ 32.49

Thom son___ __ 37.33

OAMAK........... __ 46.85

Norwood_____ __ 50.55

BARNETT___ __ 57.94

Crawfordville___ . 64.43 R obinson....___ _ 70.70 UNION POINT... . 76.09 Greensboro_____ _ 83.20 Oarey___ ______ . 89.32 Swords ______ _ 91.63 Buckhead ____ . 95.66 MADISON_____ .103. 30 Rutledge _____ .112.21 SOCIAL CIRCLE. _119. 38 Alcovy................ .124.62 COVINGTON___ .129. 94 Almon............... .133. 60

Conyers________ .140.40 Lithonia.............. .146.82 Redan_________ .150.34 Stone Mountain.. .155.32 Clarkston............. _60.37 Scottdale_______ .162.46 Avondale Estates. .163.31 Decatur ______ .164.76 Kirkwood_______ .166.73 C lifto n ............... .167.30 ATLANTA______ ,170.76

LEXINGTON BRANCH.

CRAWFORD........ 0.00

LEXINGTON-- .... 3.76

MACON DIVISION--OAMAK TO MACON.

OAMAK. ..........-- _ .00

S. & A. Jet____ 1.45

W arrantor!

3.58

Mayfield.......... -- . 12.71

Cuverton____ 18.96

Sparta. .......... ....... 23.84 Devereux_______ 31.76 Carrs___________ 35.77 Oconee Siding....... 43.30 MILLEDGEVILLE. 45.29
)
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Browns_______ ... 53.97 Haddocks_____ ... 58.25 James...... ......... .... 63.96 PostelL........ ..... ... 68.60 MACON. .......... .... 78.98

GEORGIA RAILROAD--Continued. (Trade Name)
ATHENS DIVISION--UNION POINT TO ATHENS. UNION POINT__ 0.00 Stephens.............. 15.58 Winterville______ 32.07 Woodville___ ___ 4.72 Hutchings.-.......... 18.88 ATHENS................. 39.06 Bairdstown______ 6.79 CRAWFORD.......... 22.07 Maxeys_________ 12.48 DUNLAP________30.30
WASHINGTON BRANCH--BARNETT TO WASHINGTON. BARNETT............. . 0.00 Hillman____ ____ 7.07 Little River______ 11.51 Sharon_________ 4.13 Ficklin__________ 9.71 WASHINGTON.... 17.16
MONROE BRANCH. SOCIAL OIRCLE__ 0.00 Oleaton................. 8.54 MONROE__ L........ 10.10

GEORGIA SOUTHERN & FLORIDA RAILWAY CO.

MACON___ .......... 0

Sofkee____ _____ 7.8

Avondale__ ........ 10.5

Elberta____ .......... 12.9

Wellston___ _____ 15.9

Bonaire.................. 21.2

Claybed___ ........ 23.4

Kathleen__ .......... 24.8

Tivola ____ .......- 28.9

Olinchfleld............. 30.8

Grovania__ _____ 34.8

Elko _____.......... 38.3

Unadilla___ _____ 43.8

Pinehurst__.......... 48.7

Findlay_________ 51.6

VIENNA....... ___ 56.1

Richwood__ ...... . 59.4

OORDELE............. 64.4

Wenona___ _____ 69.1

Arabi._____ .......... 74.5

Sibley._____

77.8

Dakota___ .......... 79.2 Worth____ _____ 81.7 ASHBURN-- .......... 84.7 Sycamore. _.......... 87.4 Inaha_____ ,,....... 91i 6 Sunsweet-- .......... 95.1 Chula_____ .......... 98.0 TIFTON__ _____ 105.1 Eldorado__ _____ 111.8 Lenox_____ _____ 118.0 Osgood___ _____ 120.3 LaConte__ .......... 122.1 SPARKS___ .......... 125.4 ADEL_____ .......- 127.6 Cecil______ _____ 134.1 Hahira____ _____ 138.0 Tillman___ .......... 142.8 Mineola___ .......... 144.1 VALDOSTA........... 151.5 Blanton___ .......... 161.1 Howell____ _____ 164.9

Mayday........... ...... 167.5

HAYLOW.-........... 173.6

Thelma............. . 178.5

Headlight... .......... 185.5

Colon_____ _____ 192.2

Fargo..................... 198.3

Edith__________ 199.1

Council_________ 204.2

Ewing... ............ . 205.5

Sargent, Fla_____ 209.7

Eddy, Fla. _______ 216.0

Baxter, Fla............. 222.5

Moniac_________ 223.1

Clarking____ ___ 229.9

St. George_______ 234.6

St. Mary, Fla. ......... 237.3

CRAWFORD, FLA.. 244.0

JACKSONVILLE,

FLA.

264.4

PALATKA BRANCH. MACON________ 0 D a sh e r___ .......... 158.2 VALDOSTA. ____ 151.5 Lake Park- _.......... 163.9

Melrose.-............... 167.8 PALATKA, FLA.... 285.8

HARTWELL RAILWAY CO. BOWERSVILLE-- 0-00 Air Line.... ............ 4.00 HartwelL-............. 10.10

LAKELAND RAILWAY. NAYLOR ____ .... 0.00 Oldlot--............... . 5.00 Lakeland____ .......10.00 Carters______ .... 4.00 Darsey__ _______ 7.00

194

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO.

ATLANTA TO KNOXVILLE, VIA NEW LINE.

W. & A. R. R. ATLANTA, GA. . . . . 0.0 MARIETTA___ __ 20.4 Cartersville__ __ 47.6 Junta Tower_ __ 48.2 L.&N.R.R. North Yard___ __ 48.8 Wyvern____ ____ 51.4 McCallie...;__ __ 54.5

White__________ 56.7 RydaL................... 60.5 Pine Log................ 62.0 Bolivar, ................. 63.7 Fairm ount..,......... 68.2 Ranger____ ___ _ 72.7 Oakman___ ____ 77.3 Carters_________ 80.3 Coniston.... ........... 82.5 R am hurst,............ 87.0

Chatsworth_____ 92.4 Eton______ ____ _ 96.4 Crandall________ 99.5 Fairy___________ 103.0 Cisco___________ 105.5 Tennga, Tenn____ 108.1 Etowah..... ....... . 136.5 Knoxville_______ 196.5

MARIETTA TO KNOXVILLE, VIA OLD LINE.

MARIETTA, GA.... 0.0 Elizabeth......... __ 2.0 Westoak........ . __ 3.8 Blackwells....... __ 7.3 Woodstock___ . . . . 12.1 Toonigh,........ __ 15.9 Holly Springs., __ 18.1 Univeter_____ __ 20.0 Canton............ . . . . 23.7 Keithsburg__ __ 29.0 Gober_______ ___ 33.7 Ball Ground. ____ 35.3 Nelson............. __ 38.8

Tate___________ 41.6 Jasper. .................. 46.5 Westbrook.. ........ * 48.7 Talking Rock____ 53.0 Oarns Mill............. 54.8 Whitestone............ 57.0 Talona________ _ 59.9 Tioga__________ 61.2 Ella Gap________ 63.2 Ellijay.--............... 67.2 Northcutt.............. 71.0 Whitepath............. 72.8 Searcy___ ______ 75.0

Cherry Log.......... . 75.3

Lucius__________ 76.9

Maxwell__

79.1

Barkwood_______ 80.4

Blue Ridge............ 82.4

Murphy Je t_____ 84.0

C urtis,.................. 87.9

Galloway________ 89.3

Kyle....................... 92.3

Copperhill, Tenn.-. 95.8

Etowah.................. 143.3

KNOXVILLE,....... 207.0

MURPHY JOT., GA___ __

MURPHY BRANCH.

Mineral Bluff _

2.8 Culberson, N. O.. . . 12.2

0.0 Sweet Gum______ 9.7 Murphy...... ........... 23.4

LOUISVILLE & WADLEY RAILROAD CO. WADLEY------------ 0.00 Aldreds....... ......6.70 Louisville___________ 10.00 Moxley__________ 4.70

MILSTEAD RAILROAD CO.

CONYERS-- ------ 0.0

Milstead________ 2.9

MACON, DUBLIN & SAVANNAH RAILROAD CO.

macn, , . , . ....... . 0.0 Smithsonia............ 5.04 Franklinton.____ 7.00 Dry Branch-____ 9.35 Kke's Peak____ 13.00 Fitzpatrick_______ 15.50 Jipley............. 17.21 Jeffersonville........ 22.85 Gallemore_______ 27.56

Danville_________ 31.21 Allentown,..............32.18 Montrose________ 37.54 Haskins_________ 39.90 Dudley...... .............. 42.44 Shewmake..... ......... 45.27 Moores,._________ 48.21 Hatfield_________ 49.00 DUBLIN__ ______ 53.50

Catlin______

59.08

M inter................. 63.06

ROOKLEDGE,,,.. 68.04

Orland___________ 69.76

Soperton_________76.20

Tarrtown___ }___ 80.79

Kibbee__________ 84.00

Allmond_____ _ 86.50

VIDALIA,............... 92.26

NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY. See Western & Atlantic Railroad.

195

ST. MARY'S RAILROAD CO.

KINGLAND ....... 0.00 Woodvie....... . Scotcliville______ 6.00

8.00 St. Mary's...............11.00

SANDERSVILLE RAILROAD CO.

Sandersville_____ 0.00

TENNILLE--------- 3.90

SAVANNAH & ATLANTA RAILWAY CO.

SAVANNAH___ . . . 0.00 Pt. Wentworth.. ._ . 9.43 Keller________ . . . 10.70 Coldbrook____ . . . 14.65 Blandford........ . . . 17.71 Rahn_............... . . . 20.35 Springfield_____ . . . 24.39 Bethel_________ . . . 28.58 Lorenzo_______ . . . 30.61 Shawnee.......... . . . . 33.92 Kildare............. . . . . 38.73 Leola________ . . . 41.21

Newington............. 43.43 Sheppards________ 47.36 Hunters______ . . . . 48.88 White H ill........... 50.96 Farmdale.................. 53. 66 SYLVANIA.........,, 57.53 Lewis......................... 62.17 Bascom. .......... ....... 64.89 H iltonia............... . 67.95 Millhaven................. 71.56 Murray Hill_______ 75.27 Sardis... ..................... 77.96

Alexander. .......... . . 85.44 Old Church_____ 89.72 WAYNESBORO.. . . 96.19 T orbit............. . ..108.19 Zebina................... ,,117.19 WRENS____ ____ ,,120.15 Stapleton............. ,,124.26 Bastonville_____ ,,131.69 H arts...................... ,,133.35 Reese........... ,,135.65 East W arrenton. ,,141.30 CAMAK................ ,,144.74

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY CO.

SAVANNAH, GAV TO MONTGOMERY, ALA.

SAVANNAH, GA.._ 0.0 ALABAMA
JUNCTION... . . . 2.5 Williams (O.L.
only) ............. . . . 9.3 Watley------------- . . . 11.9 Ottawa.............. . . . 12.4 MELDRIM.___ . . . 17.1 Arden.... ............... . . . 21.5 Ellabelle-- ........ . . . 23.7 Lanier.................. . . . 26.7 Pembroke-------- . . . 31.8 Reka.............. . . . 35.0 Brewton............ . . . 36.8 Groveland____ . . . 39.0 Daisy.................... . . . 44.5 CLAXTON........ . . . 48.6 HAGAN............ . . . 50.4 Belleville............ . . . 52.8 Manassas............ . . . 55.6 Collins.................. . . . 60.9 Lyons_________ . . . 74.4 Vidalia................. . . . 80.0 Higgston______ . . . 84.4 McGregor____ . . . 86.0

Ailey_____________ 89.8 Mount Vernon___ 91.4 Ochwalkee
(Wheeler Co. ) ... 94.2 Glenwood
(Wheeler Co. ) ... 96.4 Stuckey.................. 99.0 Alamo... ................ 103.6 Erick... ...................... 107.4 Avants....................... 109.7 MCRAE
JUNCTION_____ 112.7 HELENA................... 114.2 Milan______ ____ 124.2 Rhine____________ 132.9 Copeland............. 153.3 Ocmulgee Wharf_ 138.5 ABBEVILLE_____ 139.4 Kramer______ ____ 144.9 Rochelle................... 148.5 P ittS .___ 4--........... 153.7 Seville____________ 157.4 Pullers....................... 159.2 Listonia, ............... 161.0 Penia...................... 163.4

CORDELE............ . . 168.4 Coney. .............. . . . 174.5 Daphne.......... . . . 176.4 Flint side... ......... . . 179.0 Cobb................... ,, 181.1 DeSoto................ ,, 185.5 Leslie.................. ,, 186.9 Huntington____ 191.4 AMERICUS_____ . . 198.9 New Point______ ,, 203.3 Plains .................. . . 209.1 Wise (L.O.L.
only)...........-- ,, 215.1 Dumas________ ,, 215.9 Preston................ . . 219.2 RICHLAND____ . . 227.4 RandalL.............. . . 231.2 Lumpkin. ............ . . 236.0 Charles.................. 241.6 Louvale.................. ,, 243.5 Union... ............. . . 247.6 O m a h a ________ ,, 254.4 MONTGOMERY,
ALA. .............. ,, 337.8

MoRAE

?

JUNCTION... . . . 0.0

McRAE BRANCH.

McRAE................ ,, .1

ABBEVILLE__ . . . 0.0 Cortez_________ . . . 4.3 Bowen's Mill___ . . . 12.6

OCILLA BRANCH. Queensland... ......... 15.9 Lulaville.................... 17.7 FITZGERALD____ 21.9

Ocilia................ .

t1 p0<01

196

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY CO.--Continued.

SAVANNAH, GA., TO COLUMBIA, S. 0.

SAVANNAH, GA.. . Meinhard........ . Exley.... .................

0.0 10.3 15.1

Rincon.________ 18.3 Birds Spur............. 21.4 Stillwell_________ 24.1

Berrys.................... 27.7 Olyo....................... 31.5 COLUMBIA, S. 0. 140.7

COLUMBUS, GA., TO ALBANY, GA.

COLUMBUS........... 0.0 KIMBROUGH___ 46.1 Stevens (L. 0. L.

Ft. Benning Jet__ 3.9 Ochillee................. 11.8 Ousseta................. 19.6 Renfroe................. 29.0 Brooklyn-.............. 33.3 Alston's................. 36.4 RICHLAND. ......... 40.1

W eston................ 48.9 Leveretts (L. 0. L.
only)............... . 52.5 Chambliss_______ 54.9 Parrott_________ 57.2 DAWSON.. ............ 66.3 Sasser______ ____ 73.3

only)-------------Armena______ _ Oakland.... ......... Palmyra________ Vasons_________ ALBANY................

75.1 77.8 79.0 83.4 85.0 89.0

ATLANTA, GA., TO CALHOUN FALLS, S. 0.

ATLANTA, GA....... 0.0 HOWELLS
TRANSFER____ 3.2 Deerland (0. L.
only).................. 5.0 ARMOUR............... 6.3 Morris Siding____ 6.5 Mina............ ......... 6.7 Emory.................. . 9.7 BELT JUNCTION. 10.7 Decatur Water
Works (O.L. only)................... 11.3,

Tucker____ ____ 17.6 Lilburn_________ 23.2 Gloster............... . 28.2 LAWRENCEVILLE 34.1 Dacula................... 40.1 Auburn_________ 44.7 WINDER. .............. 51.2 R ussells............... 52.7 Statham ............... 59.2 Bogart.......... ......... 63.1 ATHENS................. 73.2 Hull______ _____ 78.8 Colbert.._______ 83.7

Comer.................... 89.2 Berkley_________ 94.8 Highway Spur___ 98.2 Ethridge................. 102.5 ELBERTON_____ 106.9 Middleton-.......... 112.7 Pearl..... ............. 115.5 CALHOUN
FALLS, S. 0 ___ 123.8

INMAN PARK BRANCH.

BELT JUNCTION. 0.0 Edgewood (0. L.

Pratts Spur

o n ly )-------- ------

Mayson (0. L. only) 3.8 INMAN PARK

3.8

(0. L. only)____ 3.3 Hayes (0. L. only) ,, 3.8 (0. L. only)____ 4.g

ATLANTA, GA., TO BIRMINGHAM, A T .A ,

ATLANTA, GA___ 0.0 Ho w e l l s
TRANSFER........ 3.2 Harrya t.... ............ 7.5 Edna.................... . 8.4 Floyd___ _______ 14.6 POWDER
SPRINGS.......... 20.3

Hiram. ............... .. 25.0 DALLAS............. .. 30.6 Kerlin_________.. 33.7 Hanlin____ ___ .. 36.7 ROOKMART___ .. 46.8 Fish .......... ........ .. 51.9 Grady. ............. . ,, 53.8 cedAr to w n . . . - 59.6

Lacey Beuk Iron Oo. (O.L.only). 61.3
Akes....... ............. . 64.7 Esom_______ ___ 69.1 BIRMINGHAM,
ALA-................... 166.4

ROCKMART, GA., TO OARTERSVILLE, GA.

ROOKMART_____ 0.0 McGinnis (L. O.L.

Browns (Bartow

Aragon___ ____ 4.1 only) .................. 11.3 Oo.) (L.O.L.

Portland... ......... . Taylorsville______

5.3 9.0

Stilesbor o_______

13.5

only)_________ Ladds__

16.8 19.5

OARTERSVILLE-- 22.8

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SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Co.--Continued.

SAVANNAH, GAV TO JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

SAVANNAH, Ga. __ 0.0 Florida Jet. _ ___ 1.9 Pressley_________ 4.3 Anderson_______ 8.3 BURROUGHS____ 11.1 Richmond Hill___ 15.4 Belfast................... 20.4 Limerick___ ___ _ 24.1 Dorchester.... ........ 27.2 Riceboro................ 31.8

Jones__ . _____ ... 39.1 Brickstone____ ... 40.7 W arsaw................ 42.3 Townsend_____... 46.0 Oox__ _______ ... 52.3 Aiken Jet_____ ... 56.3 EVERETT_____ ... 58.8 Ford..... ....... ..... ... 64.0 THALMANN-- .... 66.4 BLADEN........... .... 69.8

Hayner. ................ . 75.6 Waverly................. . 80.3 White Oak--.......... . 84.6 Woodbine_______. 89.0 Colesburg______ . 92.3 Seals___________ . 95.8 KINGSLAND-...... . 100.9 JACKSONVILLE,
FLA_________ . 139.6

RICHLAND, GA., TO FLORIDA STATE LINE.

RICHLAND____ - 0.0 KIMBROUGH...... 6.5 Barges_________.. 11.2 Troutman_____ .. 12.6 Gore____ ____--... 16.1 Benevolence____,, 17.5 Whitehouse____ ,, 23.0 CUTHBERT____ - 26.5

Carnegie.. .......... .. 36.6 Edison............ - 43.1 Turman_______ .. 47.4 ARLINGTON-- ,, 52.9 Rowena........... . _. 55.7 Damascus_____ - 61.4 Corea._............... __ 66.2 Colquitt....... ...... .. 70.2

Babcock..... ........... 75.0 Eldorendo.......... .. 79.7 Lynn _____......... ,, 84.5 BAINBRIDGE... .. 90.6 Bower.......... ...... .. 98.5 Attapulgus............ 102.9 Laingkat__............ 105.0 State Line_____ ... 107.2

SOUTH GEORGIA RAILWAY CO. ADEL-.................. 0.0 Spain_______ __ 21.80 Empress.--. _____ 35.40 Greggs......... .____ 6.30 Shiver_______ __ 24.20 Florida State Line. 37.02 Barney_____ ____ 10.80 QUITMAN.___ -- 27.50 Morven_____........ 15.70 Baden_______ __ 32.20

SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.

ATLANTA.......... 0.00 Birmont____ ____ 2.9 Peachtree Station
(Passenger Agency only)___ 4.6 Armour____ ____ 5.7 Oglethorpe U n i v . 11.1 Ohamblee_______ 13.3 Doraville_______ 14.7 Norcross________ 19.4 Pittm an________ 22.5 Duluth. ............ 25.3

ATLANTA TO TUGALO; Suwanee.......... ...... 30.7 Buford____......... 36.9 Flowery Branch- _. 43.7 Oakwood--.......... _ 47.5 Chicopee__.......... 50.4 GAINESVILLE- __. 53.2 NEW HOLLAND... 54.8 White Sulphur___ 59.0 LULA----__ _____ 65.5 Bellton_________ 66.4 Yonah___ ________69.7 Raoul--.................. 71.9

Alto__.................... 73.7 Kitchen Sdg.......... 75.3 Baldwin____ .___ 76.3 CORNELIA........... 77.9 Mt. Airy............. 79.4 Stephens!............... 81.4 New Switzerland_81.6 Ayersville__ ____ 85.3 TOOOOA___ _____ 90.3 Tugalo............. 96.3

TOOOOA TO ELBERTON.

TOOOOA________ 0.0 Hayes Crossing__ 4.9 Eastanollee--____ 7.3 Aavlon.................... 11.0 Martin_________ 12.2

Lavonia_________ 18.4 BOWERSVILLE__ 24.0 Canon....... .......... 26.4 Royston......_....... . 30.9 Vanna___ --......... 34. 9

Bowman___ ____ 38.4 Harper.... -- ....... 40.9 Hard Oash............. 42.3 Dewey Rose_____ 43.7 ELBERTON_____ 50.2

ATHENS TO LULA.

ATHENS--- - __ 0.0 Commerce.......... 18.4

Gillsville................ 31.7

Center________

7.2Wilson's Church--. 23.2 LULA-.................. 38.9

Nicholson.............. 11.5 Maysville_______ 25.7

198

SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.--Continued.

ATLANTA TO CHATTANOOGA.

ATLANTA_______ 0.0 Chattahoochee__ 7.8 Oakdale-^_______ 9.5 Nickajack-______ 12.2 Mableton..... ......... 15.0 AUSTELL......... ___ 18.4 Powder Springs__ 23.1 Hiram___ _______ 28.2 Dallas__________ 34.2 McPherson............ 39.8 Braswell.________ 44.6 ROOKMART......... 51.2

Aragon........... 54.5 Seney....... ............ 59.1 Brice________ 62.2 Chambers____ 66.8 Silver Creek........... 67.6 Lindale.............. 69.0 ATLANTA JOT-- _ 71.0 ROME-- .......73.8 FORRESTVILLE. _ 75.0 Berwin.... ........;___ 77.9 Shannon_____ 81.9 Pinson.... ........... 83.4

Plainville............._ 86.7

Reeves.. ........... 90.9

Oostanaula__ __ __ 92.4

Sugar Valley.____ 97.7

Hill City.................100.5

Carbondale...........103.9

Phelps____ ______ 107.9

DALTON. ............ 112.9

Waring____ _____1 1 7 .9

Varnell___ _

122.1

COHUTTA-- ....... 126.3

CHATTANOOGA.. 153.1

ATLANTA TO BIRMINGHAM.

ATLANTA............... 0.0 Winston.... ............ AUSTELL.............. 18.4 Villa Rica_______ Lithia Springs. ____ 20.7 Temple.... ............. Douglasville_____ 26.9 Morgan_________

32.0 37.9 45.2 48.2

BREMEN........ ....... 53.0 Waco____ ___ 55.9 Tallapoosa______ 63.2 BIRMINGHAM__ 167.0

CLEVELAND AND COHUTTA BRANCH.

CLEVELAND,

Blue Springs.......... 5.1 COHUTTA

14 5

TENN.____ ____ 0.0

.......

HAWKINSVILL BRANCH. OOOHRAN--......... 0.0 Mobley...... ......... . 5.3 HAWKINSVILLE__ 10.1

, ATLANTA TO BRUNSWICK.

ATLANTA........... . 0.0 ROSELAND-......... 3.1 Constitution____ 6.2 Conley__ _____ 9.7 Army Depot_____ 10.8 Ellenwood_______ 12.9 Rex__............ ______ 14.7 Stockbridge__ ___ 18.8 Mahers Quarry___ 20.3 Flippen..............___ 24.0 McDo n o u g h ....... 28. 3 Locust Grove--____ 35.5 Jenkinsburg__ !___ 40.2 Jackson_____ 45.8 Flovilla____ _____ 50.9 Cork--___......... 54.1 Berner............... ___ 59.8 Juliette......... ........ 64.3 Dames Ferry___ __ 71.9 Arkwright_______ 79.2 MACON-...........-- 93.7 Reids..................... 97.1 Huber. .................. 98.6 Bullard............. 103.8

Adams Park. ...........107.8 Westlake............. 113.9 Ainslie................ 116.2 Magnolia___ _____118.6 McGriff................... 120.6 Coley---- . . . --------- 122.5 COCHRAN___ 126.5 EMPIRE. .............. 132.2 G re ssto n ___ ______136.8 EASTMAN........... . 145.1 Godwinsville.......... 150.2 Chauncey................154.7 Suomi__ _________156.2 Achord.... ............... 160.5 HELENA.................164.2 McRAE_______ . . . 165.1 Scotland.............. 170.1 Towns__________ 175.1 Vaughn Sand
P it...___________ 177.5 Jones & Walker__ 180.1 Lowery........... S 180.6 Lumber City_____ 181.9 HAZLEHURST___ 189.2

G raham ..____ . . . 195.3 Pine Grove. _____ 198.6 Prentiss__1 ._____ 201.9 Baxley.___ _____ 205.1 Wheaton. .............. 209.0 Surrency......... ___ 214.6 Brentwood. .......... 220.0 Ross Siding._____ 220.5 Odum---------------- 225.5 Nesbit--------------- 230.2 JESUP...............__ 235.4 Whaley............. 237.8 Gardi............... 242.0 Pendarvis_______ 244.9 Grangerville.......... 247.3 A iken................... 249.8 Mount Pleasant. _. 251.9 EVERETT. ............ 255.6 Belle Vista.._____ 258.1 Zuta._....................261.9 Sterling.................. 265.7 BRUNSWICK.___ 274 8

199

SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.--Continued. BETWEEN ATTALLA AND ROME.
ROME, GA__........ 0.0 Coosa....................... 15.9 GADSDEN, ALA-- 58.7 Huffaker............... 8.8 Mt. Hope____ ____ 18.7 ATTALLA-------- 64.2 Oreburg-................ 13.1 Early........................ 21.0

BETWEEN ROME AND SELMA.

ROME___ ____ .. Six Mile. ______ .. Cunningham---- ..

0.0 5.7 9.0

Cave Spring___ ... 15.6 Hematite______... 20.0 Oremont______ ... 20.8

SELMA, ALA. (FRT. DEPT.) .. 195.9 (PASS. DEPT.).. 196.3

Yancey.......... . ,, Vans Valley----- -

11.0 13.5

Prior............ ......... 22.4 Etna____ ____ ... 23.4

!

BETWEEN ATLANTA AND FORT VALLEY.

ATLANTA_____ .. 0.0 WILLIAMSON... 45.0 Zebulon_______ 51.2 Meansville_____ .. 55.6 Vega. ------------ 58.0 Piedmont............ .. 60.9 Topeka J e t.------ 65.0

Yatesville......... __ Culloden____ __ Musella______ __ Roberta ......... __ Hammett____ __ Gaillard_____ __ Zenith______ __

71.0 76.3 82.8 88.9 92.9 94.0 97.8

Lee Pope... ............ 99.3 Grogan.................. 100.9 Hartley....... ......... . 102.9 Valley View.......... 103.7 Wilson^............. . 104.0 FORT VALLEY.... 104.8

j
[
j

COLUMBUS TO McDONOUGH.

COLUMBUS......... 0.0 Meyer ________ _ 6.4 Flat Rock______ 9.5 Midland___ ___ .. 12.7 Ellerslie________ 17.2 Waverly H all-__ 22.5 ak Mountain-- 27.0 Shiloh-............. . .. 32.9 Nebula------- ----- .. 36.7

WARM SPRINGS._ 41.0 Raleigh................ . 45.2 WOODBURY--... . 50.0 Molena.............. _ 55.5 Neal___________ . 58.2 Concord............... . 62.6 Jolly..................... 66.2 WILLIAMSON.... . 70.9 Rover............ ...... _ 73.2

Westbrook Spur__ 74.1 GRIFFIN............... 78.5 Limco___ ___ ___ 84.2 Towalaga.............. 86.5 Luella_________ 90.0 Greenwood........... 93.3 McDONOUGH....... 97.0

STATESBORO NORTHERN RAILWAY.

Leased to and Operated by Georgia & Florida R. R.

MIDVILLE TO STATESBORO.

Midville_________ 0.0 Stevens Crossing.. 3.0 Canoochee--......... 11.3

GARFIELD...... .... 16.6 Aaron. ........... .... 25.0 Portal................... 29.4

Bland............. . Colfax.......... ....... STATESBORO....

32.3 35.6 42.5

SYLVANIA Waters.......

SYLVANIA RAILWAY COMPANY. 0.0 Zeigler................... 5.5 Thomasboro......... 9.8 1.7 Woodcliff_______ 7.8 ROOKY FORD---- 14.5

TALBOTTON RAILROAD CO.

Talbotton........ -- 0.00

JUNCTION CITY_ 6.63

200

TALLULAH FALLS RAILWAY CO.

CORNELIA, GA. _. 0.00 Black's Siding___ 2.95 Demorest............. 4.38 Habersham. ____ 6.00 Clarkesville........... 7.31 Hills................... . 8.88 Anandale.............. 10.74 Hollywood______ 13.00

Turnerville___ . . . 15.98 Tallulah Park____ 18.50 Tallulah Lodge__ 19.77 Tallulah Falls____ 20.90 Sawtooth........... . 22.47 Joy......... ............... 25.29 Lakemont_______ 26.65 Wiley..................... 28.10

Tiger __________ 31.37 Clayton................. 34.95 Mountain City___ 38.18 York Siding_____ 39.72 Rabun G ap .......... 40.80 Dillard....... ............ 41.90 Franklin, N. C____ 57.20

TENNESSEE, ALABAMA & GEORGIA RAILWAY COMPANY.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN...... ............ 0.00
Dickey............... . 6.34 Rock Creek.. ........ . 7.84 Flintstone______ . 8.44 Moonsboro............. 9.32 Eagle Cliff........ . . 9.86 Oenchat________ . 11.09 Costello................. . 12.73

Iro n co .................. 13.23 High Point............ 14.17 Kendrick.... ........... 15.43 Cooper Heights__ 18.28 Cassandra______ 20.05 Kensington........... 21.88 Archer.................... 22.97 Estelle................... 24.16 Owl Hollow............ 24.88

Hillsdale ............ 28.10 Bronco____ ____ 31.53 Sharpe ________ 33.16 McOonnellsville__ 34.95 Hawkins________ 35.75 Harrisburg______ 37.24 Teloga....... ............ 39.64 Chelsea_________ 42.73 Menlo................. . 46.22

WADLEY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. WADLEY_____.... 0.00 Blundale_______ 8.32 Swainsboro......... . 19.80 Greenway____ .... 4.55 Dellwood............... 14.17

WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD.

ATLANTA____ .... 0.00 Bolton_______ .... 6.58 ViningSL.......... ..... 10.83 Smyrna. ____ U. 68 Bellcraft............... 18.05 MARIETTA___.... 20.13 Kennesaw____ .... 28.34 Acworth_____ .... 34.29 Allatoona........ ..... 39.77 Emerson............... 42.71 Etowah.......... . ... 45.66

CARTERSVILLE. _ 47.29 JUNTA_____ ____ 47.81 Atco...................... 49.09 Cass___________ 52.07 Cave....................... 56.37 KINGSTON........- 58.37 HalL..................... . 63.33 Adairsville.......... . 68.20 McDaniels.............. 74.41 Calhoun............... 77.75 Resaca_________ 83.67

Tilton____ ____ . 90.00 DALTON. ............ . 98.79 Rocky Face......... .103.60 Tunnel Hill_____ .106.57 Ringgold______ .114.27 Graysville______ .120.03 Chickamauga,
Tenn________ .125.77 BOYCE..... ........... .131.77 CHATTANOOGA. .136.55

WRIGHTSVILLE AND TENNILLE RAILROAD CO. TENNILLE........... 0.00 Donovan.___ ____ 13.31 Manning_________25.51 Lindsays________ 3.82 Wrightsville______ 16.54 BREWTON_______ 27.86 Peacocks________ 5.82 Meadows.............. 21.49 Condor. ......... 32.33 Harrison________ 9.51 Lovett____ _____ 23.78 DUBLIN..................36.27

201

GEOGRAPHICAL STATION LIST OF
CLASS "A" FIXED ROUTE MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY

Distances shown here were determined from highway maps and other data and are believed to be approximately correct. They do not, however, reflect exact engineering distances.
For explanation of reference marks, see Page 224.

Temporary operating authority to serve Army Camps and war industries immediately adjacent to cities served are not shown.

This list omits fixed route carriers whose operations are restricted to bak ery products, films, newspapers or other specific commodities.

High way

STATION

Miles

ARIAIL, L. B. Cornelia, Ga.

Between Cornelia and Tournapull 13 Cornelia.................... .0 13 Toccoa ................ . 18.0 13 Tournapul_________ 23.0

A. A. A. HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC. Atlanta, Ga.

Between Atlanta and Gainesville. 8 Atlanta. _________ .0 8 T u c k e r______ ____ 14.8 8 Lilburn........... ........ 19.8 8 Lawrenceville... . .. 30.2 20 Buford _________ 41.6 13 Van Pugh _______ 47.6 13 Flowery B ra n c h ___ 49.6 13 Chicopee _________ 59.1 13 Gainesville. _ _____ 59.9

Between Atlanta and A ugusta via Lawrenceville,
Athens and Thomson. 8 Atlanta. ........ .......... .0 8 T u c k e r________ .. 14.8 8 Lilburn.. _________ 19.8 (Con eluded in next column )

High way

STATION

Miles

A. A. A. HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.

Between Atlanta and Augusta via Lawrenceville,
Athens and Thomson. (Concluded).

8 Lawrenceville_____ 30.2

8 Dacula____________ 36.4

8 Anhorn

41 1

8 Carl ........................ 42.7

8 Winder. _____

47.7

8 Statham. .

54.7

8 Bogart____

59.0

8 Athens

72.0

17 Princeton

74.2

17 Whitehall.

75.0

10 Crawford..

85.5

10 L exington__

88.6

10 Rayle......... .

102.9

10 Washington _

li. 1

10 Aonia

122 1

10 Thomson____ ___ 137.6

10 Boneville _______ 141.6

10 Dearing _ _____ 145.7

10 Harlem . _____

150.7

10 Campania _______ _ 151.7

10 Berzelia.. ..

153.7

10 Bel Air....

163.3

10 Camp Gordon

163 3

10 Augusta__________ 173.3

202

ghway

STATION

Miles

A. A. A. HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.

Between Washington and Harlem via Lincolnton and Appling.
47 Washington _______ .0 47* Metasville _________ 10.0 47 Lincolnton _______ 16.0 47 Leah______________ 27.6 47 Phinizy.................. .... 37.1 47 Appling______ _____ 39.1 47 Harlem___________ 48.5

Between Atlanta

and Ft. Banning

viaNewnan, Green

ville and Chipley.

14 Atlanta.

____ .0

14 College Park_______ 8.0

14 Red Oak........... ......... 11.8

14 Stonewall. _______ 14.8

14 Union C ity _______ 15.8

14 Fairburn _________ 17.8

14 Palmetto__________ 23.8

14 McCollum_________ 28.3

14 Madras _____ ____ 30.3

14 McBride__________ 35.3

14 Newnan___________ 36.3

16 Sargent___________ 41.3

14 Moreland____ _____ 43.3

14 Luthersville ______ 48.3

41 Primrose ............. 53.4

41 Greenville_________ 61.4

18 Harris ___________ 65.4

18 Durand. _________ 71.4

18 Pine Mountain

Valley ....... ........... 73.5

18 Chipley___________ 77.4

1 Tip Top___________ 82.4

1 Hamilton_____ ___ _ 85.6

1 Cataula _____ ___ 93.6

1 Nankipooh ... ___ 102.6

1 Columbus_________ 113.0

1 Ft. Benning________ 120.0

Between Athens and S. C. State Line via
Hartwell. 8 Athens _________ .0 8 Danielsville ______ 14.4 8 Franklin Springs___ 26.4 8 Boyston ................... 28.5 8 Hartwell. ... _____ 41.1 8 S, C. State Line___ 47.7

High way
1 1 1 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 20 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 @ 1 1

STATION

Miles

A. A. A. HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.
Between Chipley and Newnan via LaGrange.
Chipley__________ ; .0 Troup Factory ___ 8.0 LaGrange ________ 18.1 Louise___ ________ 25.1 Hogansville. ___ 31.1 Grantville_________ 37.1 St. Charles________ 40.5 M oreland............... 41.5 Newnan _________ 48.5 Between LaGrange
and West Point. LaGrange _ ______ .0 Gabbettville_______ 11.0 West Point ______ 17.2 A. B. C. TRUCK
LINES, INC. Rome, Ga. Between Atlanta and Tenn. State Line via Carters^ ville, Rome and LaFayette. Atlanta. _______ .. .0 Smyrna (Cobb Cy.) 14.6 Beiicraft _ ............. . 19.6 M arietta__________ 20.6 Kennesaw_______ .. 27.6 Acworth__________ 32.6 Aiiatoona____ ____ _ 36.6 Emerson__________ 39.5 Cartersville. _______ 43.5 Atco ________ _____ 45.5 Cass Station.______ 49.5 Cave__ ... _______ 54.5 Kingston ------------- 56.5 Rome_____________ 69.2 Mt. Berry-- 1--------- 71.2 Armuchee_________ 78.2 Crystal Springs___ .-. 83.2 Tidings___________ 85.2 Gore (Chattooga C y.)----------- :------ 87.9 Summerville_______ 93.2 Berryton __ ____ 96.2 T rion........................ 98.9 Martindale _______ 107.3 LaFayette.... ......... .... 110.7 Warrens____ ______ 112.7 Noble___ _________ 114.8 Rock Springs............. 120.1 Chickamauga_____ 125.7 Ft. Oglethorpe______ 131.7 Rossville. _________ 134.5

203

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

A. b . c . TRUCK LINES, Inc.

Between Rome and Shannon.
53 Rome_____________ .0 53 Berwin __________ 4.0 53 Shannon. ___. ____ 7.0

ACME FREIGHT LINES, INC.
Jacksonville, Fla.

Between Savannah

and Fla. State

Line via Brunswick.

25 Savannah _ ______ 207.0

25 Ways _____ ____ -- 225.8

25 Midway............. ......... 238.8

25 Riceboro.. ............. . 243. 6

25 S. Newport_________ 250.6

25 Pine Harbor_______ 253.6

25 Eulonia______ _____ 258.6

25 Darien. ______ ___ 270.6

25 Brunswick_________ 288.7

@ St. Simons

298.7

25

Sea Island................ 303.7 Waverly___________ 308.7

25 White Oak._............... 312.7

25 Woodbine____ _____ 317.2

25 Colesburg .......... ...... 321.9

25 Seals____________ __ 323.9

25 Kingsland ____ ___ 328.9

25 Fla. State Line______ 332.9

Between Vidalia and

Fla. State Line

via Alma,

Waycross and

Folkston.

29 Vidalia_______ ____ .0

29 S. Thompson___ ___ 8.4

4 Baxley.......... .............. 31.4

4 Alma .................. 49.7

4 Hebardville________ 74.4

4 Waycross ........... ...... 76.4

4 Braganza_________ 83.4

4 Ft. Mudge................... 90.4

4 Racepond

96.4

4 Mattox ..................... 103.2

4 Uptonville.___ ____ 105.2

4 Homeland_________ 109.2

4 Folkston

111.2

4 Fla. State Line........... 115.5

ACME FREIGHT LINES, INC.
Between Thomasville and Ala. State Line
via Cairo and Bainbridge. 38 Thomasville_ 38 Pinepark.................... 38 Cairo ........................ 38 Whigham_________ 38 Climax..___ _______ 38 Ba.inhrifigfi 38 C yrene...................... 38 Brinson................... . 38 Iron City___ ______ 38 Donalsonville__ 38 Jakin______ 38 Saffold-- 38 Ala. State Line ATLANTA-MACON MOTOR EXPRESS,
INC. Jackson, Ga. Between Atlanta and Macon via Jackson and Forsyth. 42 Atlanta______ 42 Army Depot-. 42 Conley______ Ellenwood _ Rex....... ......... .......... 42 Stockbridge ........... 42 iiSlFlippfm 42 McDonough-........... . 42 Locust Grove._........ 42 Jenkinsburg_______ 42 Jackson ............. ...... 87 Flovilla _________ 42 Indian Springs-......... 42 Blount____ 42 Forsyth-_ 19 Smarrs__ 19 Bolingbroke 19 Lorane_ ......... 19 Wesleyan 19 Paynes_ _____ 19 Macon..........
Between Jackson and Griffin.
16 Jackson _ 16 McKibben 16 Griffin____

204

High way

STATION

Miles

ATLANTA-UNION POINT TRUCKING
CO., INC. Greensboro, Ga.

Between Atlanta and

Union Point via

Madison and

Greensboro.

12 Atlanta. . 12 Avondale Estates

.0 7.7

12 Lithonia___ 12 Conyers ............ 20 Milstead_____ 12 Almon........... 12 Covington.......... 60 Social Circle 12 Rutledge, ... 12 Dorsey__ _ 12 Madison .......... 12 Smyrna (Morgan

19.4 25.4 27.4 32.4 36.8 47.4 51. 8 56.4 61.4

12 12

Oy.) ........ ............... 66.8

Greensboro..........

83.8

Union Point___

91.1

Between Greensboro

and Sparta.

15 Greensboro______ 15 Siloam____ 15 White Plains. . __ 15 Sparta______

.0 7.0 12.0 28.6

BARNES FREIGHT LINE
(B. C. Barnes, d/b/a)
Carrollton, Ga.

Between Ala. State

Line and Atlanta

via Bowdon.

Carrollton and

Villa Rica.

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Ala. State Line . _ Bowdon _____

3.0 .0

Carrollton__

12.0

Sand Hill _____

20.0

Villa Rica. _____

27.3

Winston ______

33.3

Douglasville ______ 38.6

Lithia Springs.......... . 45.6

Austell _. ...

47.5

Mableton___ ___

50.5

8 Center Hill_____

57.5

8 A tlan ta.,........

65.4

High way

STATION

Miles

BARNES FREIGHT LINE

Between Whitesburg

and Carrollton.

16 Whitesburg___ 16 Banning........ 16 C lem ____ 16 Carrollton____

.0 2.0 8.0 13.0

Between Ala. State

Line and Carrollton

via Franklin.

34 34 Franklin 1 1 Roopville 1 Carrollton

.0 11.7 18.7 25.7 35.5

Between Villa Rica

and Alabama

State Line.

8 Villa Rica 8 Temple 8 Bremen .. 8 Waco 8 Tallapoosa . ..

.0 6.8 14.8 16.8 24.8

BENTON RAPID

EXPRESS, INC.

Savannah, Ga.

Between Savannah

and Atlanta via

Swainsboro, Louis

ville, Milledgeville,

Madison and

Covington.

26 Savannah__

.0

26 Pooler . .. 26 Bloomingdale__ 26 Eden_____ 26 Blichton__ 26 Stilson........ 26 Brooklet___

10.0 12. 6 18. 6 22.6 34.6 43. 6

26 26 26 26 4 4 4 4 24 24 24 24

Statesboro Portal SSwumainmsihto-Grnraymont... Delwood Blundala Wadley Louisville___
Rawlings
San d ersvil] a
M illftd g fiirjT Ift

52.6 64.6 78.8 90.2 95.2 101.2 110.7 120.6 133.6 137.6 146.6 176.2

(Concluded on next

page.)

205

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

BENTON RAPID EXPRESS, INC.

Between Savannah

and Atlanta via

Swainsboro, Louis-

ville, Milledgeville,

Madison and

Covington.

(Concluded).

24 24 24 24
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Meda -- ........ ....... 193.2 Eatonton................... 197.2 Reids Cross Roads---- 203.2 M adison................. 218.9 Dorsey____________ 223.9 Rutledge _________ 228.5 Covington............ . 243.5 Almon____________ 247.9 Conyers __________ 254.9 Lithonia. _________ 260.9 Avondale Estates----- 272.6 Atlanta___________ 280.3

BLUE & GRAY TRANSPORTATION

CO. (Hyatt Spaulding and Herman Gettelfinger,
d/b/a) Cincinnati, Ohio.

Between Atlanta and

Tenn. State Line

via Cartersville,

Rome and LaFayette.

3
3 3

Atlanta. --------------- .0 Smyrna (Cobb Cy.) __ 14.6 BellCraft___ --____ 19.6

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20
20

Marietta__________ 20.6 Kennesaw-------------- 27.6 Acworth..... ............... 32.6 Allatoona--------------- 36.6 Emerson..... ......... ...... 39.5 Cartersville................ 43.5 Atco--------- ----------- 45.5 Cass Station----------- 49.5 Cave_____________ 54.5 Kingston ----- '.------ 56.5

1 T.indale. ........... ....

1 New Rome___ ____

20
1

Rome __________ 69.2

Mf. Berry _______ 71.2

Armnobee

78.2

Crystal Springs......... 83.2

Tidings___________ 85.2

Gore (Chattooga

Oy.) ___ ______ 87.9

(Concluded in next

column.)

BLUE & GRAY TRANSPORTATION
CO.

Between Atlanta and

Tenn. State Line

via Cartersville,

Rome and LaFayette.

(Concluded.)

114 Berryton_____ _ --

1 Summerville -- --------

1 Trion----- --------------

1 Martindale_ ----- -----

1 LaFayette......... .......

1 Warrens----- ----------

1 Noble______ &___ _

1 Rock Springs............

(> 1

Chickamauga---- Ft. Oglethorpe..........

1 Rossville (State

Line) .................

BOWDON, W. O. Roswell, Ga.

Between Roswell and Canton via Atlanta. 9 Roswell............. ......... y A tlanta.......... .......... 3 Smyrna (Cobb Cy.) 3 Bellcraft . . . - - - - - ....... 3 M arietta.......... ........ 5 Blackwells___ . ____ 5 Woodstock................. 5 Holly Springs--_........ 5 Canton.......... ............

BURNS MOTOR LINE (A. D. Burns, Jr., d/b/a) Glennville, Ga.

Between Glennville and Savannah via
Ludowici and Midway.
23 Glennville-............. 23 Ludowici________ 38 Aimar--------- ------38 Lambert_________ 38 Allenhurst.............. 38 Hinesville____ v--_ 38 Flemington---------38 McIntosh__ ------38 Midway............. ...... 25 Ways________ 25 Savannah..............

206

High way

STATION

Miles

BURNS MOTOR LINE.

Between Glennville

and Collins.

23 Glennville _____ 23 Mendes________

.0 5.0

23 147

Reidsville___ _____ State Prison Farm

16.0

(Tatnall Cy.) ....... 22.4

23 Collins______. . . . . . . 23.0

Between Glennville

and Clazton.

73 73

Glennville____ _____ .0

Claxton............ .

16.9

CEDARTOWNATLANTA FREIGHT
LINE. (H. M. Beck, d/b/a)
Cedartown, Ga.

Between Atlanta

and Cedartown via

Austell and

Rockmart.

8 Atlanta_____ 8 Center Hill___

.0 7.9

8 Mableton.............. . 14.9

8 A u stell____... 6 Clarkdale......

17.9 19.0

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Powder Springs_____ 22.4

Dallas. .........

34.4

Yorkville___

44' 4

Rockmart _

52.2

Fish ____ Grady ___

57.2 59.2

C edartow n__

63.8

Between Cedartown

and Rome via Cave

Spring.

161 Cedartown___ 161 Cave Spring____ 53 Vans Valley........ 53 Agate. . . . ___ 53 New Rome_____ 53 Rome_____

.0 9.0 11.0 15.0 24.7 26.7

Between Rockmart

and Rome via

Cedartown and

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Lindale.

Cedartown

.0

Lake. ___

4.2

Relay___

7.4

R eesb u rg ...... ......... 9.4

Silver Creek

12.7

Lindale __

13.7

New Rome. .

15.7

1 w)Rome.. __

17.7

High way

STATION

Miles

CEDARTOWNATLANTA FREIGHT
LINE.

Between Rockmart

and Atco via

Cartersville.

113 Rockmart_

.0

113 Aragon_ __

4.1

113 Taylorsville_______ 9.0

<) Stilesboro___ 113 Cartersville._
3 Atco_____

13.5 22.8 24.8

Between Austell and

Cedartown via

Bremen.

8 Austell. ... 8 Bremen... 1 Buchanan__

.0 35.0 42.5

1 Felton____ 1 Cedartown

49.5 59.2

DOBSON, W. R., JR., TRUCK LINE.
(W. R. Dobson, Jr., d/b/a)
Augusta, Ga.

Between Savannah

and Augusta via

Statesboro, Millen

and Waynesboro.

26 Savannah____

.0

26 Pooler.. .

10.0

26 Bloomingdale_ 26 Eden.. ... 26 BliGhton...

12.6 18.6 22.6

26 Stilson___

34.6

26 Areola___

36.7

26 Truckers__ 26 Brooklet.. 26 Petoria _.

39.0 43.6 46.0

26 Statesboro...

52.6

26 Bland____

54.6

67 M illen__ @ Lawton........

82.0

@ Perkins (Jenkins

21 21

Cy.) ------------ ----- 89.0

Munnerlyn. _ Idlewood _

92.0 98.0

21 Waynesboro........ 21 Debruce_____ 21 Gracewood__ 21 Augusta_______

102.9 122.4 124.9 133.9

207

High way

STATION

Miles

EDWARDS FREIGHT LINE
(H. T. Edwards, d/b/a)
Monticello, Ga.

Between Atlanta and

Macon via Covington,

Monticello and Gray.

8 A tlan ta..................... .0

12 12
12 12

Avondale Estates___ 7.7 Lithonia..... ............... 19.4 Conyers. ______ -- 25.4 A l m o n . ------- -- 32.4

12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11
11

Covington_________ 36.8 Mansfield..________ 49.3 Eudora.............. ....... 56.3 Monticello............ . 65.3 Adgateville__ _____ 71.3 Hillsboro. ------------- 74.3 Round Oak______1.. 79.0 Wayside. .................. 82.0 Bradley.................... 85.0

11 G ray..------------------ 88.0 11 C lin to n ....----- ------ 90.0

11 M acon..................... 102.2

FIVE TRANS PORTATION CO.
(A. E. & C. O. Fiveash, d/b/a) Brunswick, Ga. Between Atlanta and Fla. State Line via Macon, Dublin, Statesboro, Savannah and Brunswick (closed doors from Atlanta to Macon via Forsyth) with right to pick up in Atlanta for points south of Macon only. 42 Atlanta..... .............. . .0 19 Macon..... ................. 92.9 19 Dry Branch............... 102.0 19 Fitzpatrick________ 108.4 19 Ripley. ..................... 110.9 19 Jeffersonville____ __ 116.9 19 Danville...... ............. 125.9 19 Allentown....... ......... 127.9 19 Montrose_________ 132.9 19 Dudley__ ................. 137.9 19 Dublin__ ____ ____ 147.9 26 Scott............ ......... . 162.9 26 Adrian........ ............ 168.0 26 Swainsboro___ ___ 188.0 (Concluded in next
column.)

High way
26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 @ <> 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
9 9

STATION

Miles

FIVE TRANS PORTATION CO.

Between Atlanta and Fla. State Line via Macon, Dublin,
Statesboro, Savannah and Brunswick (closed doors from Atlanta to Macon via Forsyth) with right to pick up in Atlanta for points south of Macon
only.

Summit-Graymont.__ 199.4 Portal __________ 213.6 Bland.. ___ ______ 232.6 Colfax____________ 228.3 Statesboro_________ 225.6 Collegeboro__ ___... 228.0 Brooklet ........ . .. 234.6 Stilson. __________ 243.6 Blichton__________ 255.6 Eden_____________ 259.6 Bloomingdale______ 265.6 Pooler ................... . 268.2 Savannahs ............. 278.2 Ways___........ .......... . 296.1 Midway. ____ ___ _ 309.1 Riceboro ____ ___ 313.9 S. Newport....... .......... 320.9 Eulonia------ ---------- 328.9 Morirlian T)orvks Darien____________ 340.9 Sea Island________ 369.0 St. Simon ........ ....... 374.0 Brunswick. ____ ... 359.0 Waverly... ________ 379.0 White Oak. _______ 383.0 Woodbine.............. . 387.5 Colesburg. _______ 392.2 Seals_____ ___ ____ 394.2 Kingsland ___ ____ 399.2 Fla. State Line____ . 403.2

G & F MOTOR

INC. Atlanta, Ga.

Between Atlanta

and Blairsville via

Alpharetta and

Dahlonega. Atlanta___________ Sandy Springs--------

.0 12.3

(Concluded on next

page. )

208

High way

STATION

Miles

G & F MOTOR LINES, INC.

Between Atlanta and

Blairsville via

Alpharetta and

Dahlonega

(Concluded)

9 R osw ell.___ . . . .

21.8

9 Alpharetta, ....

27.8

9 Vickery_______

34.8

9 Gumming____ _

42.4

9 Coal Mountain .. 9 Silver City___

45.0 52.9

9 Dawsonviile ___

59.9

9 Burtsboro_________ 64.9

9 Dahlonega__ ...

74.6

9 Porter Springs__ _... 83.6

Walnut _____

88.6

9 Blairsville _____ 110.4

Between Gainesville

and Dalton via

Dawsonviile.

53 Gainesville_____ _ .0

53 Bright_________

17.3

53 Dougherty (Dawson

Oy.) ------------------ 19.3

53 Dawsonviile ______ 22.3

53 Holcomb___

32.6

53 Marblehill................. 36.6

53 Tate___________ 40.6

5 Jasper_________ 45.6

5 5 5 2

^TalkingRock. ... W hitestone.......... Ellijay----------------Chatsworth _____

51.6 54.6 66.1 88.7

2 Spring Place., ____ _ 91.7

2 Dalton__________ 100.3

GEORGIA HIGH WAY EXPRESS, INC. Atlanta, Ga.

Between Atlanta and

Tenn. State Line

via Cartersville,

Dalton and

Ringgold.

3 3

A tlanta.,___ ______ .0 Smyrna (Cobb Cy.)._ 14.6

3 3 3 3 3

Bellcraft.................... 19.6 Marietta..... ......... . 20.6 Kennesaw ________ 27.6 A cw orth............. . 32.6 Allatoona__________ 36.6

(Concludedln next

column.)

High way

STATION

Miles

GEORGIA HIGH WAY EXPRESS, INC.

Between Atlanta

and Tenn. State

Line via Cartersville,

Dalton and

Ringgold.

(Concluded.)

, 3 Emerson. ___ _

39.5

3 Cartersville. . .

43.5

3 Atco .......

45.5

3 Cass Station___

49.5

3 Cassville. ..

51.5

3 Adairsville____

59.5

3 McDaniels,.

64.0

3 Calhoun.____

69.7

3 Resaca__ _

75.7

3 Phelps______

85.9

3 Tilton ___

87.9

3 Dalton. __

89.9

3 Rocky F ace... __ 95.9

3 Tunnel Hill_____

99.0

3 Ringgold _ __ ____ 104.8

1 Rossville_____

115.0

1 Ft. Oglethorpe (See

Note).

Note: Ft. Oglethorpe

served from Ross

ville.

Between Atlanta and

Ft. Benning via

Newnan, Greenville

and Columbus.

14 Atlanta. ____ 14 College Park___

.0 8.0

14 Red Oak_____

11.8

14 Stonewall__ ....

14.8

14 Union C ity ___

15.8

14 Fairburn ___

17.8

14 Palmetto___

23.8

14 M cCollum____

28.3

14 Madras ____ ,

30.3

16 Sargent..______

39.3

14 McBride_ ...

35.3

14 Newnan ____

36.3

14 Moreland_____

43.3

14 Luthersville______ 48.3

41 Primrose, . . .

53.4

41 Greenville . . .

61.4

18 H a r ris ____

65.4

18 Durand_____

71.4

18 Chipley_____

77.4

1 Tip Top____ __

82.4

1 Hamilton___

85. 6

1 Cataula_______

93.6

209

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

GEORGIA HIGHWAY
EXPRESS, INC.

GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.

Between Atlanta

and Ft. Benning

via Newnan,

Greenville and

Columbus.

(Concluded.)

1 1

N ankipooh.......... . C o lu m b u s............. .

102.6
113.0

1 Ft. Benning............. 120.0

Between Atlanta and

Valdosta via Macon,

Perry, Cordele and

Tifton.

(With permission to

use Highway 42 from

Atlanta to Forsyth,

with closed doors.)

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19

Atlanta____ ~ -____ H a p ev ille.......... ....... Jonesboro.............. Orrs.................. 1----Loyejoy-- _ ............... Ham pton.............. Sunnyside............. . P o m o n a ............... Highland Mills------Experiment............. . Griffin_ ............. Orchard Hill........ . Milner............. ......... Barnesville-----------Colliers.............----Forsyth_________ _ Smarrs............------Bolingbroke---------Lorane__.................. Wesleyan........... ...... Paynes_____ _____ M acon....------------

.0
7.0 17.3 20.3 23.3 29.3 32.3 34.3 35.8 37.3 39.3 44.5 50.5 54.5 63.3 67.3 72.3 79.3 81.3 87.3 90.3 92.7

19 87
11

Arkwright--------- ... Camp Wheeler___ Echeconnee. .........

'2.V 103.9

11
7 7 7

Perry. --................... Henderson. ............. TJnadilla.--......... -- P in e h u rst............ . Vienna.................... . Cordele........... .........

120. 6
129.8 136.8 141.8 149.3 158.3

Wenona.... .............. A rabi................--- Sibley---------- -----Dakota................. ..

162.3 167.3 170.3 172.3

W o r t h ....- ....... ... 174.3

eluded in next column )

Between Atlanta and Valdosta, via
Macon, Perry, Cordele and Tifton. (With permission to use Highway 42 from Atlanta to Forsyth, with closed doors.)
(Concluded.) Ashburn.................. Sycamore___ --........ Inaha____ _ _ _____ Chula. .........- ......... Tifton. - - - - - - ........ Eldorado_________ Lenox. ............ ......... Sparks___ - .............. A d e l . . . . - - - .......... Cecil--................ ...... H a h ira ............... Mineola............. ,----Valdosta................. *
Between Barnesville and Perry via
Roberta (with closed doors through Ft. Valley.)
Barnesville__ ___-- Lamont..................... Strouds..................... C u llo d e n ................. Musella.. --.............. Roberta. ................ H am m e tt______ -__ G aillard.................. Zenith....................... Lee Pope................... M yrtle.............. ....... Clopine.......... _is.---P erry ............ ..........
Between Newnan and West Point via
LaGrange. Newnan___ ----- -- Moreland........ ........ St. Charles.............. ; Grantville. _--........ . Hogansville----------Louise.......... ........... LaGrange________ . Gabbettville.......... p West Point____ _

210

High way

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

Miles

GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.

Between Cass Station and Calhoun via Rome (From Rome to Calhoun, with closed doors.)

20 Cass Station.............. .0 20 K ingston................... 7.0 20 Rome............. ............ 19.7 1 Lindale (See Note 1)._ 25.7 1 Mt. Berry (See Note
2)______ ________ 21.7 53 Caihoun___............. 42.1
Note 1: Lindale is an off route point-- served from Rome.
Note 2: Mt. Berry is served in connection with Rome.

Between Griffin and

Junction of High-

ways 3 and 22 via

Thomaston.

3 Griffin...... ............... .0

3 Flat Rock (Pike Cy.) _ 5.0

3 Zebulon....... .............. 11.4

3 Silvertown.......... .

25.8

3 Thomaston............. 26.8

3 Junction Highways

3 and 22................. 41.0

Between Thomaston

and Barnesville via

Highway 72.

.72 Thomaston.-........ .

.0

72 The Rock____ ___ _ 4.0

72 Barnesville- ............... 17.3

Between Columbus and Macon via Talbotton and Roberta.
22 Columbus-___ ____ .0 22 Schatulga _______ 7.0 22 Ordway. _________ 12.0 22 Upatoi. __________ 16.1 22 Geneva ........ ........... 28.1 22 Blacks . . ________ 34.2 22 Talbotton ________ 36.2
(Co ncluded in next colum n)

GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.

Between Columbus

and Macon via

Talbotton and

Roberta.

(Concluded.)

22 P o p la r.............. ........ 43.2

22 Prattsburg-............. . 47.2

22 Carsonville________ 50.9

22 Junction Highways 3

and 22...................... 59.9

22 R o b e rta _____ ____ 73.9

22 Knoxville__________ 74.9

22 Lizella____________ 87.9

22 Macon_____

100.5

GEORGIA MOTOR EXPRESS, INC.

Atlanta, Ga.

----- -

Between Atlanta

and Athens via

Lawrenceville.

8 A tlanta.-................ . .0

8 Tucker

14.8

8 L ilburn..................... 19.8

Glouster........ ............ 21.0

8 Lawrenceville............. 30.2

8 Dacula........................ 36.4

8 Auburn...................... 41.1

8 Carl ____________ 42.7

8 Winder

47 7

8 Statham_____ _____ 54! 7

8 Bogart....... ............... . 59.0

8 Athens ..... ........ __ 72.0

10 Princeton_________ 74.2

10 Whitehall___ ______ 75.0

Between Winder and

Cornelia via

Commerce.

11 Winder ___________ .0

11 Jefferson............. . .. 13.1

15 Commerce.

22.7

15 Homer........................ 31.6

15 Hollingsworth........ 40.0

15 Baldwin .................... 46.4

15 Cornelia____ ______ 48.2

211

High way

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

Miles

(^GEORGIA
MOTOR EXPRESS, INC.

(ie)GREAT SOUTHERN TRUCKING
CO., INC. Jacksonville, Fla.

Between Atlanta and N. C. State Line via
Lawrenceville,
Buford, Cornelia and Clarksville
(with closed doors between Gainesville
and Cornelia).

8 At.1a.nta. g T,/oy"rfinnavill a

20 "Rnfnrd 13 VflTl Pllg1i 13 Pinwary "Rra.nnil 13 fThirnpaa 13 rrainfisvilla 13 Onrn alia. 15 T)amnrast 105 TTa.'harft'ha.m 15 ma.rksvilla 15 "FTnllywonri

15

T ifm a rv illA

15

T fl.]ln la:V i P a l i s

15

J ^ p a m n n t.

15 Wiley 15 'Pjg a r

15 Clayton

15

15

R .q p n n (T -a.p

15 Dillard 15 N. C. State Line.

.0 30.2 41. 6 47. 6 49. 6 59.1 59.9 85.9 89.9 92.0 94.5 100.5 103.5 108.1 113.1 114.1 118.1 121.1 124.1 127.1 128.1 130.4

Between Atlanta and Thomasville via Griffin, Zebulon, Thomaston, Butler, Americus and Albany.

3 Atlanta____ _______ .0

3 Hapeville_________ 7.0

3 Jonesboro. _ ___ 17.3

3 Orrs _ __________ 20.3

3 Lovejoy. _________ 23.3

3 Hampton_____ ____ 29.3

3 Sunnyside____ ____ 32.3

3 Pomona__________ 34.3

3 Highland Mills_____ 35.8

3 Experiment___ ____ 37.3

3 Griffin___________ 39.3

3 Zebulon. ................ 50.7

3 Silvertown............ 65.1

3 Thomaston. ______ 66.1

3 Butler____________ 94.8

3 Rupert___________ 104.1

3 3

Ellaville................... . 119.1 Americus._______ ._ 132.6

3 Sumter............. .

142.6

3 Smithville. ________ 145.6

3 Neyami___________ 151.3

3 Leesburg______ ___ 158.3

3 Newsom .................... 164.4

3 A lbany ..................... 169.4

KV
212

High way

STATION

Miles

GREAT SOUTHERN TRUCKING CO., INC. Jacksonville, Fla.

Between Atlanta

and Waycross via

Newnan, Chipley,

Columbus, Cusseta,

Dawson, Cuthbert,

Bainbridge, Thomas-

ville and Valdosta.

(Closed doors

between Atlanta

14 1 1 R. i 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 41 50 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 38 > 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 (Co

and Columbus. ) Atlanta. ... Columbus__ _ W illett.____ Cusseta_____ Renfroe . Brooklyn___ _ R ichland ___ Kimbrough.. .......... Weston____ P a r r o t t ____ Dawson...........* Graves_____ Shellm an....... C uthbert........ Bluffton__ Colomokee. Blakely.__ Colquitt......... Boykin ____ _ Eldorendo.. _ A usm ac___ Lynn ______ Whites Mill__ Bainbridge___ Climax... ........ Boydville______ Whigham___ Cairo_____ Ham____ P in ep ark _____ Thomasville__ Newark____ Boston____ Pidcock___ Dixie___ Quitman. ....... Blue Springs...... Durden..... ....... Ousley. _____ Kinderlou___ Valdosta_____ Indianola........ ncluded in next colum

.0 113.0 112.9 127.6 133.6 138.8 144.8 151.8 155.2 165.2 173.1 177.1 178.7 195.6 211. 6 216. 6 224.1 244.8 249.8 254.8 258.8 261.8 263.8 268.6 277.6 280.6 284.3 293.3 297.3 300.3 307.3 314.3 320.3 324.3 327.2 335.2 338.0 340.2 344.2 348.2 354.2 358.2 ]l)

High way

STATION

Miles

GREAT SOUTHERN TRUCKING CO., INC.

Bet.ween Atlanta and

Waycross via Newnan,

Chipley, Columbus,

Cussetta, Dawson,

Cuthbert, Bainbridge,

Thomasville and

Valdosta.

(Closed doors between

Atlanta and

Columbus)

(Concluded.)

38 Delmar___ 38 Naylor 38 Stockton 38 T)iiPnnt 38 Cuttin g % 38 Hornfvrvillfi 38 Haylow 38 Travisville 38 Argyle 38 Manor 38 Glenmore 38 Ruskin 38 Wavcross

364.2 367.2 372.2 381.2 386.2 390.2 391.2 392.2 395.9 401.9 404.9 410.9 416.9

Between Albany and

Ft. Gaines via Newton,

Leary, Morgan and

Edison.

62 Albany 91 Newton 37 Elmodel 37 Leary 37 Morgan (Calhoun

.0
22.3 31.3 42.2

37 37 37

Cy.) Di ckey Edison Ft. Gaines..................

49.6 53.6 57.6 78.9

Between Albany and

Blakely via Leary

and Arlington.

62 Alhany 62 Pretoria 62 Holt 62 Bermuda 62 Leary 62 WilliamRfmrg 62 Arlington 62 Hardwood 62 Blakely 45 (g)Edison

.0
12.0
16.0
20.0
24.0 31.0 37.8 45.8 52.2 47.0

213

STATION

Miles Highway

STATION

GREAT SOUTHERN TRUCKING CO., INC.
Between Albany and Colquitt via Newton.
Albany____ w............ .0 Newton. .................. 22.0 C o lq u itt....___ ___ 51.0
Between Thomasville and Dawson via
Moultrie, Sylvester and Albany.
35 Thomasville_______ .0 35 Coolidge..................... 13.7 35 Rock Hill_................ . 35 Murphy. .................... 17.7 35 Sunset........................ 21.7 35 Moultrie Airport___ 35 Moultrie....... ............. 27.7 33 Minton.... ................. 42.7 33 Anderson City........ 33 Sylvester. .................. 53.7 50 Artesia............ ........ . 59.7 50 Acree......................... 63.7 50 Darrow........... 1....... . 69.7 50 Albany-.................... . 73.6 50 Armena.,................... 87.6 50 Sasser...... ................. . 92.8 50 Dawson................... 100.8
Between Albany and Thomasville via Camilla, Pelham and Meigs.
3 Albany________ ____ .0 3 Dougherty (Dough
erty Cy.) __ _____ 3 P u t n e y _________ 8.0 3 D eW itt_____ _____ 12.0 3 Baconton.................... 15.2 3 Flint..___________ 15.8 3 "Camilla___________ 27.2 3 Pelham______ ____ 36.2 3 Meigs..................... .... 41.5 3 Hansell....... .............. . 44.5 3 Ochlocknee............... 48.5 3 Pasco........ ............... . 53.5 3 Thomasville ............ . 59.5

HUNT FREIGHT LINE (Cecil Hunt, d/b/a. ) LaFayette, Ga. Between Rome and Tenn. State Line via LaFayette.
1 R om e...-........ ......... 1 Mt. Berry.................. 1 Armuchee____ ____ 1 Tidings. --------........ 1 Crystal Springs.......... 1 Gore (Chattooga
C y.)------ ---- -----1 Summerville...... _._ () Berryton__ _______. 1 Trion............ .............. 1 M artindale.. ,, . . ____ 1 LaFayette________ _ 1 W a r r e n s . ____ ... 1 N o b le ................ . . . 1 Rock Springs___ () Chickam auga......... 1 Rossville..................
JOHNSON FREIGHT LINE, INC.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Between Atlanta and Tenn. State Line via Dalton and Ringgold.
3 Atlanta_______ . . . . . 3 Smyrna (Cobb Cy.) ._ 3 Bellcraft_____ 3 Marietta--.. ----........ 3 Kennesaw................. 3 Acworth..................... 3 Allatoona................... 3 Em erson................... 3 Cartersville................. 3 At50.......... ........... 3 Cass S tation............ . 3 Oassville.................... 3 Adairsville..... .......... . 3 Calhoun..... ............... 3 Resaca................ ........ 3 Phelps.......... ............. 3 Dalton........ ............... 3 Rocky Face............. . 3 Tunnel Hill__ ______ 3 Ringgold____'............ 3 Tenn. State Line____

214

High way

STATION
K. & L. TRANS PORTATION CO.,
INC. Waycross, Ga.

Miles

Between Atlanta and Waycross via Griffin,
Macon, Perry, Hawkinsville,
Baxley and Alma.
4 Waycross____ _____ .0 4 Crawley ............... .... 4 Hebardville________ 2.0 4 Alma_ ..................... _ 26.7 4 B axley....................._ 45.0 27 Prentiss .................. 48.0 27 Pine Grove ______ 52.0 27 Graham___________ 55.0 27 Hazlehurst ___ ___ 62.4 27 Lumber City. ............ 69.6 20 Towns____________ 76.6 20 Scotland___________ 82.6 27 McRae____________ 87.4 27 Helena____________ 87.9 27 Achord___________ 91.9 27 Suomi ___________ 95.9 27 C hauncey_______ _ 96.9 27 Godwinsville_______ 101.9 27 Eastman__________ 106.9 27 Hawkinsville..... ....... . 125.9 27 Clinchfield. ........... . 138.9 11 Perry....... ......... ......... 145.8 11 Echeconne______ ... 162.5 11 Macon........................ 173.7 11 Paynes___________ _ 176.1 19 Wesleyan__________ 179.1 19 Lorarie ....... ............ 185.1 19 Bolingbroke_______ 187.1 19 Smarrs __________ 194.1 19 F orsyth....________ 199.1 19 Colliers.. ......... .......... 203.1 19 Barnesville. ______ 211.9 7 Milner__________ _ 215.9 7 Orchard Hill_______ 221.1 7 Griffin......... ........ . 226.3 3 Experiment___ ___ _ 228.3 3 Pomona _________ 231.3 3 Sunnyside_________ 233.3 3 Hampton_____ ___ 236.3 3 Lovejoy----------------- 242.3 3 Orrs. . __________ 245.3 3 Jonesboro.... ......... . 248.3 3 Hapeville__________ 258.6 3 A tlanta___________ 265.6

High way

STATION

Miles

@K. & L. TRANS PORTATION CO.,
INC.

Between Forsyth and Atlanta via Jackson. 19 Forsyth._________ .0 42 Blount___________ 10.8 42 Indian S p rin g s___ 16.8 42 Jackson ________ 21.8 42 J enkinsburg_______ 26.8 42 Locust Grove______ 31.8 42 McDonough......... . 39.4 42 Stockbridge _____ 48.4 42 Conley..... ................. 58.5 42 Atlanta___________ 67.5

Between Macon and Perry.
11 Macon____________ .0 20 Avondale (Bibb Cy.)
Air Corps Basic Flying School.......... 9.0 20 Fuse Plant (Near Macon)..... ............ . 10.0 Rutland ___ ___ _ 12.0 Sofkee........................ 12.5 <) Avondale _________ 13.0 Elberta....... ......... ...... 15.0 Wellston......... ............ 15.5 @ Bonaire___ ______ __ 17.0 Kathleen__________ 25.0 11 Perry________ i_;___ 30.0

Between Fla. State Line and Savannah
via Waycross, Jesup, Hines-
ville and Midway. 4 Fla. State Line______ .0 4 Folkston................ . 4.3 4 Homeland .. _____ 6.3 4 Uptonville................. 10.3 4 Mattox. ____ _____ 12.3 4 R acepond......... ....... 19.1 4 Ft. Mudge.......... ....... 25.1 4 Braganza... ........ . 32.1 38 Waycross .......... ....... 39.1 38 Bonnyman ............. 42.1 38 Homestead________ 44.1 38 B lackshear.......... 48.3 38 Owen . __________ 52.3 38 Patterson _______ 56.6 38 Offerman _______ 59.6 38 Screven. ________ 67.6 38 Jesupl ______ _____ 78.9 (Concluded on next page)

215

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

K. & L. TRANSPORTATION CO.,
INC.

@K. & L. TRANSPORTATION CO.,
INC.

Between Fla. State

Line and Savannah

via Waycross,

Jesup, Hinesville

and Midway.

(Concluded.)

38 Ludowici____ _____ 91.8

38 Aimar ..................... 96.5

38 Lambert. . . ........ ...... 99.5

38 Allenhurst

101.5

38 Camp Stewart..

104.0

38 Hinesville_____ ____ 105.5

38 Flemington

107. 5

38 McIntosh.. ........... ... 110.5

38 Midway___________ 116.8

25 Ways ___________ 129.8

25 Savannah. _______ 147.7

Between Waycross

and Albany via

Pearson and

Tifton.

50 Waycross__________ .0

50 Waresboro___ ___ 8.0

50 Fairfax.--- ________ 16.0

50 Millwood ____ __ 19.5

50 Axson. _ . ____ 24.0

50 Pearson

31.5

50 Kirkland

35.5

50 Willacooch.ee

45.5

50 Glory

51.5

50 Alapaha . . _____ 55.7

50

62 7

50 Brookfield ________ 66.7

50 Tifton____________ 74.8

50 Ty Ty.------------------ 87.8

50 Sumner______ ____ 92.8

50 Poulan __________ 94.8

50 Sylvester. ............. . 97.7

50 Artesia

103.7

50 Acree._

107.7

50 Darrow

113.7

50 Albany

117.6

Between Waycross and

Thomasville via

Valdosta.

38 Waycross _________ .0

38 P.iiskin __

6.0

38 Glenmore ..

12.0

38 Manor. _

15.0

38 Argyle

21.0

Travisville_____ ___ 23.0

ncluded in next colum n)

Between Waycross and Thomasville via* Valdosta. (Concluded.)
38 Homerville.. _______ 38 Cutting___________ 38 DuPont___________ 38 Stockton ________ 38 Naylor____________ 38 Deimar___________ 38 Indianola__________ 38 Valdosta_____,,......... 38 Kinderlou________ _ 38 Ousley______ ____ 38 Durden___________ 38 Quitman. ............... . 38 Dixie.____ _________ 38 Boston 38 Newark___________ 38 Thomasville_______
Between Sylvester and Quitman via Moultrie. 33 Sylvester _____ _ 33 Minton___________ 33 M oultrie..-________ 33 Berlin ___________ 33 S im pson._____ ____ 33 Quitman _________ Between Macon and
Fla. State Line via Ft. Valley, Montezuma,
Americus, Albany and Thomasville. 11 Macon.............. ......... 11 Wise (Bibb Cy.) ____ 11 R u tla n d ................... 11 Echeconnee ______ 49 Byrnn 49 Bliss______________ 49 Ft. Valley__________ 49 Neilvale. . ............. . 49 Marshallville_______ 49 Barrons Lane______ 49 Montezuma________ 49 Oglethorpe________ 49 Greens Mill________
(Concluded on next page)

216

High way

STATION

Miles

@K. & L. TRANSPORTATION CO.,
INC.

Between Macon and

Fla. State Line via Ft.

Valley, Montezuma,

Americus, Albany

and Thomasville.

(Concluded.)

49 Senrab... _________ 59.6

49 Andersonville_____ 61.6

49 Americus______

73 7

3 Sumter_________ 83.7 3 Smithville_________ 86.7 3 Neyami_________ 92.4

3 Leesburg _______ 99.4

3 Newsom_______

105.5

3 Albany________

110.5

3 P u tn a y ______ L_ 118.5

" 3 Dewitt. ________ 122.5

3 Baconton_____

125.7

3 Flint__ . . . . 3 Camilla.. ______ 3 Pelham ______

130.0 137.7 146.7

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

M eigs___________ 152.0

Hansell._______

155.0

Ochlocknee...

159.0

Pasco .. . . . . .

164.0

Thomasville ______ 170.0

Beachtom____ _ 182.8

Fla. State Line______ 186.5

Between Baxley and

Jesup (with doors

closed between

27 27

Baxley and Jesup.) Baxley... Jesup__ ________

.0 31.5

Between Hawkins-

ville and Alma via

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11* 32 32 32

Ocilla.

Hawkinsville______

.0

Abbeville_____

23.1

Forest Glen.. ______ 30.8

Bowens Mill ______ 34.8

Queensland. ______ 37.8

Lulaville______ .. 40.8

Fitzgerald_________ 44.8

Ocilla___ . . . ____ 53.9

Douglas___________ 78.8

Saginaw .. . . . . ___ 86.4

Nicholls. _ _______ 91.4

Alma .. . . . . .

101.4

High way

STATION

Miles

@K. & L. TRANSPORTATION CO.,
INC.

Between Alapha and

Homervilfe via

Lakeland.

11 Alapaha ___ __ .0

11 Nashville _________ 13.3

11 Ray City._____ ____ 24.5

11 Lakeland . '

33 8

37 Homerville

6L9

Between Thomasville

and Camilla via

Moultrie.

35 Thomasville

. o

35 Goolidge

13 7

35 Murphy

17 7

35 Sunset 35 TVTnnltria Airport.

21 7 P4 o

35 Moultrie

27 7

37 Funston

32 7

37 Hartsfield

39 7

37 Laney

42 7

37 Camilla

54.7

Between McRae and

Savannah via

Reidsville.

27 McRae __

.0

30 Erick ........ ............. 4.5

30 Alamo ___________ 10.7

30 Stuckey___________ 15.2

30 Glenwood _______ 18.2

30 Mt. Vernon _______ 23.7

30 Ailey__________ ___ 26.0

30 M cGregor________ 29.0

30 Hi ggst.on

32 0

30 Vidalia

35 0

30 Lyons __________ 41.0

30 Reidsville__________ 57.8

147 State Prison Farm

(Tattnall Cy.) ____ 65.2

30 Beilville__________ 66.7

30 Hagan

69.7

30 Claxton

71 7

30 Daisy

75 7

30 Groveland

80 7

30 Reka

84.7

30 Pembroke

87 7

30 Lanier

92 4

30 "Rlitehton

100 0

30 Eden 26 Tiloomin gdale

104 0 110 0

26 Pooler 26 Savannah

112 1 122.0

217

STATION

Miles

K. & L. TRANS PORTATION CO.,
INC.
Between Tifton and Moultrie via Omega. 35 Tifton.......... ___....... .0 35 Omega.................... . 10.0 35 Orosland...... ............ 14.6 35 Norman Park______ 18.6 35 M oultrie..________ 27.6
LONG, E. L,, MOTOR LINES, INC.
Between Elberton and S. C. State Line.
36 Elberton........ ............ .0 36 S. O. State Line
Highway No. 36___ 10.0
MANLET BROS. (Emory V. and Leon W. Manley, d /b /a .)
Eatonton, Ga.
Between Atlanta and Eatonton via
Covington, Social Circle and Madison. 12 Atlanta____ _______ .0 12 Avondale Estates___ 7.7 12 L ithonia.................. . 19.4 12 Conyers. .................... 25.4 12 Almon.___ ______ _ 32.4 12 Covington...............__ 36.8 12 Rutledge-.......... ........ 51.8 12 Dorsey______ _____ 56.4 12 Madison........ ............ 61.4 24 Reids Cross Roads__ 77.1 24 Eatonton__________ 83.1
MASON & DIXON LINES, INC. (THE)
Kingsport, Tenn. Between Cartersville
and Tenn. State Line via Calhoun
and Ringgold. 3 Cartersville............... 3 Atco............... ......... 3 Cass Station_______ 3 Cassville. ________........ 3 Adairsville. ................ 3 McDaniels...______ 3 Calhoun_____ _____
Sugar Valley_______ deluded in next colum

High way

STATION

MASON & DIXON LINES, INC. (THE)

Between Cartersville

and Tenn. State

Line via Calhoun

and Ringgold.

(Concluded)

<3>

Hill City.................... Resaca____________

3 Tilton.................... ___

3 Phelps.......................

3 Dalton..........__...........

3 Rocky Pace................

3 Tunnel Hill................

3 Ringgold...... ..............

3 Tenn. State Line. . . . .

Between Calhoun

and Rome.

53 Calhoun.....................

53 Berwin____________

Shannon_________

5<3>

Hermitage________ Rome......... ...............

Between Dalton and Chatsworth.
2 Dalton........................ I 2 Spring Place..............
2 Chatsworth_______

MATHEWS FREIGHT LINE,
INC. Thomaston, Ga.

Between Atlanta and Thomaston via
Griffin and Barnesville with permission
to operate into Means ville.
72 Thom aston........... 72 E. Thomaston. .......... 72 The Rock____ _____ Meansville._______ 72 Barnesville............... 7 Milner........................ 7 Orchard Hill.............. 7 Griffin. _____ _____ 3 Experiment--............. 3 Pomona. ................... 3 Sunnyside................. 3 Hampton.... ............... 3 L o v e jo y .................. 3 Orrs.......................... 3 Jonesboro_________ 3 Hapeville_______. ... 3 A tlanta......................

218

High way

STATION

Miles

MEADORS, T. C. Covington, Ga.

Between Atlanta and Covington.

12
81 81

Covington_________ Oxford..... ..............__ Porterdale...............

.0 2 .0
2.5

12 Aimon.................... . 4.4

1 2 Conyers.____ _____ 11.4

2 0 Milstead________ 2 . 0

1 2 Lithonia______ ___ 17.4

12 Avondale Estates__ _ 29.1

12 Atlanta____ ___ ___ 36.8

MILES TRANSFER. (E. E. Miles, d/b/a.)
Baxley, Ga.

Between Lumber City

and Savannah via

Baxley.

27 27

Lumber City_______ H azlehurst.............. .

.0
7.2

27 G raham .................... 14.6

27 27 27

Pine Grove. ............... 17.6 Prentiss.... ............ . 2 1 .6 Baxley..... ................... 24.6

27 Wheaton. .................. 28.6

27 Surrency. .................. 35.6

27 Brentwood.... ............ 41.1

27 Odum______ ______ 46.1

27 Burnet....................... . 49.1

27 R edland.................... 27 , Nesbit.......................

50.1 51.1

27 Jesup..____ _______ 56.1

38 Savannah__________ 124.9

MOFFETT TRANSIT LINES.
(K. S. Moffett, d/b/a.)
Macon, Ga.

Between Macon and

Eastman via Dublin.

19 19 19

Macon______ _____ . 0 Dry Branch................ 1 1 .0 Fitzpatrick................ 16.0

19 Ripley................... . 19 Jeffersonville........ .

18.0 24.0

19 Danville. ............. ...... 33.0

19 Allentown_________ 35.0

19 Montrose__________ 40.0

19 Dudley. .................... 45.0

19 Dublin........................ 55.0

High way

STATION

Miles

MOFFETT TRANSII LINES.
(K. S. Moffett, d/b/a.)
Macon, Ga.

Between Macon and

Echeconnee, Ft.

Valley and

Montezuma.

1 1 Macon 1 1 Echeennn aa 49 Byron_ ....... ........ 49 Powersvi"|lA

^0
1L2 91f5t .29

49 49

Bliss____ ____ _

2 2 .2

Ft. Valley................... 25.7

49 49 49

Neilvale..................... 27.7

Massee's Lane....... 33.5

Marshallville____

35.7

49 Barrons Lane............. 4L7

49 Montezuma. ............ 49.6

49 Oglethorpe....... . 49 Greens Mill

5551.6g

49 Senrab

59 g

49 Andersnnville

fil

49 Amerimis

73.7

Between Macon and

Eastman via Cochran.

87 Macon

. o

87

q n

87 Huber

12 o

87 Greshams Str>-pe

ft 9 f t

87 Tarversvill e

20 o

87 Ainslie

35. g

87 87

Cochran................... 43! 2 Empire. ___ ____ 48.2

87 DuBois_____ _____ 51.2

87 Gresston ............

53.2

87 Eastm an.................... 61.4

Between Macon and

Eastman via Perry

and Hawkinsville.

1 1 Macon 1 1 EeheennnAA

J)
2

1 1 Perry

2 7 .9

1 1 ClinchfieldL

34 g

1 1 Haynesville

37 8

1 1 Klondike 1 1 TTa.wkinsviila

4d.07 a5

27 Tnriian Villn.gA

27 Eastm an................. 6 6 .8

219

High way

STATION

Miles

MONROE m o to r EXPRESS, INC. Monroe, Ga.

Between Atlanta and Elberton via Monroe. 10 Atlanta. __________ .0 10 Avondale Estates___ 7.7 10 Scottdale__________ 8.7 10 Clarkston ________ 11.7 10 Stone Mountain____ 15.7 10 Snellville__________ 25.7 10 Grayson__________ .28.0 10 Loganville_________ 33.5 10 Between__________ 39.5 10 Monroe______ ____ 45.5 10 Canthers Mill.. ... 57.5 10 Athens __________ 72.9 10 Princeton. _________ 75.1 10 Whitehall___ ___ _ 75.9 82 Hull ____________ 79.9 82 Colbert............ ......... 84.9 82 Comer................... . 89.6 36 Carlton (Berkeley)... 95.6 36 Oglesby.__________ 100.6 36 Elberton__________ 108.6

NEW SOUTH EXPRESS
LINES, INC. Columbia, S. C.

Between Atlanta and Augusta via Winder,
Athens and Washington. 8 Atlanta. ________ ;.. .0 8 Tucker __________ 14.8 8 Lilburn.. _________ 19.8 8 Lawrenceville______ 30.2 8 D^cula____________ 36.4 8 Auburn _ ________ 41.1 8 Carl (Berkeley)____ 42.7 8 Winder __________ 47.7 8 Statham. _____ ___ 54.7 8 Bogart____ _______ 59.0 8 Athens___________ 72.0 10 Princeton_____ ___ 74.2 10 Whitehall_________ 75.0 10 Crawford__________ 85.5 10 Lexington_________ 88.6 10 Centerville________ 91.3 10 Rayle.................... . 102.9 10 Washington___ ___ 113.1 47 Metasville ________ 123.1 47 Lincolnton................. 129.1 47 L e a h .....___ ______ 140.7 47 Phinizy....................... 150.2 (Oo ncluded in next colum n)

High way

STATION

Miles

NEW SOUTH EXPRESS LINES,
INC. Columbia, S. C.

Between Atlanta and

Augusta via Winder,

Athens and

Washington.

(Concluded.)

104 104 104

Evans___ ___

163.6

Martinez__________ 166.6

Augusta__________ 175.-6

Between Elberton

and Washington.

17 17 17 17 17 17

Elberton Eortsonia.. ............... Bell______________ Norman _________ Tignall __________ Washington_______

.0 9.0 12.0 17.0 21.0 27.4

NILSON MOTOR EXPRESS
(R. D. Nilson, d/b/a.)
Walterboro, S. O.

Between Savannah

and Augusta via

Sylvania, Sardis

and Waynesboro.

21 Savannah. ................. 21 Port Wentworth........ 21 Monteith_____ ____ 21 Rincon __________ 21 Springfield____ ____ 21 Bethel.. __________

.0 7.0 10.4 19.4 27.4 32.4

21 Shawnee__________ 37.4

21 Kildare_____ ____ _ 43.1

21 Newington____1......... 47.1

21 White Hill ________ 53.1

21 24

Sylvania___________ 60.1 H ilto n ia ..... .............. 70.5

24 Sardis ..................... 80.0

24 24

A lexander................. 88.0 W aynesboro........... . 97.0

21 21 21

Debruce..................... 116.5 Gracewood ............... 119.0 Augusta__________ 128.0

Between Sylvania and

Waynesboro via

Millen.

21 Sylvania..................... .0

21 Bay Branch________ 9.5

21 21 21

Millen __________ 20.5 Idlewood. ..... ........... 36.5 Waynesboro............... 41.4

220

High way

STATION

Miles High way

NORTHERN FREIGHT LINES (H. W. Gittens,
d/b/a.) Gainesville, Ga.

Between Atlanta and

Lavonia via Buford

and Toccoa.

9 Atlanta__ ________ .0

9 Oglethorpe

5

University..... ......... 10.0

5

9 Chamblee_________ 11.0

5

13 Doraville_________ 13.0

5

13 Norcross___ _______ 18.0

5

13 Pittm an______ ___ 21.0

5-

13 Duluth __________ 23.0

5

13 Suwanee__________ 29.0

5

13 Buford____ _______ 35.6

5

13 Van Pugh_________ 41.6

5

13 Flowery Branch____ 43.6

5

13 Chicopee.................... 53.1

5

13 Gainesville. ............... 53.9

5

11 Cleveland________ 78.7

5

13 New Holland.............. 55.9

5

13 Lula............. ............. 64.9

5

13 Bellton___________ 65.9

5

13 Yonah____________ 69.9

5

13 RaouL___ ________ 71.9

5

13 Alto________ _____ _ 74.6

13 Kitchens......... ........... 75.6

13 Baldwin __________ 77.1

13 Cornelia.......... .......... 79.6

13 Mt. Airy__ . _______ 80.6

13 New Sw itzerland___ 83.6

13 Ayersville__________ 89.1 13

13 T o c c o a ................. 97.6 61

13 Tournapaul ______ 102.6 61

17 Avalon...................... 106.2 61

17 Martin...................... . 108.2 61

17 Lavonia___________ 114.2 61

59 Carnesville________ 123.3 61

61

NORTH GEORGIA

61

TRANSPORTATION

61

CO., INC.

61

Canton, Ga.

61

61

Between Atlanta

and Tenn. State

Line via Marietta,

Ellijay and Blue

Ridge.

3 Atlanta___________ .0

2

3 Smyrna (Cobb

86

Cy.)----------- ------- 14.6

3 Bellcraft ______... 19.6

3 Marietta..................... 20.6 86

(Oo ncluded in next colum n)

\

221

STATION

Miles

NORTH GEORGIA TRANSPORTATION
CO., INC.
Between Atlanta and Tenn, State Line via Marietta, Ellijay and Blue Ridge. (Concluded.)
Blackwells................ 26.6 Woodstock. ............. 33.6 Holly Springs............ 40.0 Canton___ _______ 45.4 Keithsburg________ 50.0 Ball Ground___ ____ 57.0 Nelson........................ 62.0 Tate........................ 64.0 Jasper......................... 69.0 Talking R ock.......... . 75.0 Whitestone................. 78.0 Talona........................ 81.5 Ellijay....................... 89.5 N orthcutt.................. 92.5 White P ath................ 94.5 Oherrylog................. 97.5 Lucius. .......... ............ 99.5 Blue Ridge____ ____ 104.9 Tenn. State Line___ 116.5

Between Jasper and Tenn. State Line via Fairmount and Chatsworth.
Jasper............. .......... .0 Fairm ount. ............... 18.5 Ranger........... .........r 22.9 Oakman..................... 27.0 Carters...................... 31.0 Oonniston.................. 35.0 Ramhurst.................. 39.0 Chatsworth............... 44.0 Eton....... .................... 48.0 Crandall. _________ 50.0 Fairy............ ............. 53.0 Cisco......................... 56.0 Tennga....................... 59.0
Between Blue Ridge andN . C. State Line via Mineral Bluff,
Blue Ridge.. ............. .0 Mineral Bluff______ 5.0 Coles Crossing--......... 8.0 Sweetgum....... ........... 13.0 N. O. State Line____ 15.0

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

OWENS TRANSFER CO.
(A. P. Owens, d/b/a.)
Conyers, Ga.

Between Atlanta and Conyers via Lithonia.
Conyers_ ............. ...... .0 12 Lithonia. _________ 6.0 12 Avondale Estates___ 17.7 8 Atlanta. __________ 25.4

PEACH MOTOR EXPRESS
(D. L. Jenkins, J. A. and L. F. Howell, d /b /a .) Fayetteville, Ga.

Between Atlanta and

Warm Springs via

Fayetteville, Senoia

and Manchester.

3 Atlanta___________ .0

3 apeville _________ 7.0

3 Mountain View. ___ 10.0

3 Jonesboro ________ 17.3

54 Fayetteville________ 25.9

85 Senoia_________ . . . . 39.3

85 Haralson. ________ 47.3

Alvaton___________ 50.2

85 Alps................. ......... ' 54.3

85 Oakland__________ 57. 3

85 Gay______________ 59.3

85 Imiac........ ................. 63.3

85 Woodbury_________ 66.2

85 Perisco_______ ____ 72.7

85 Manchester. .......... 77.8

41 W arm S p r in g s

83.0

RELIABLE TRANSFER COv INC. Augusta, Ga. Between Augusta and Atlanta via Warrenton, Greensboro and Madison. 12 Augusta........... ........ 12 Belair_____ ____ __ 12 Berzelia ________ _ 10 Campania . ______ 12 Harlem____ ___ ___ 12 Dearing............ ,,___ 12 Boneville_ ................ 12 Thomson.................... 12 Warrenton ............... 12 Norwood..................... 12 Barnett 12 Orawfordville______ 12 Robinson..... .............. 12 Union Point_______ 12 Greensboro________ 12 Carey.......................... 12 Smyrna (Morgan Oy.) ____ ___ ___ 12 Madison............. ........ 12 Dorsey____________ 12 Rutledge__________ 60 Social Circle______ 11 Covington____ ____ 81 Porterdale. ______ 12 ^.lmon____________ 12 Conyers. _________ 12 Lithonia.................... 12 Avondale E s ta te s .__ 12 Atlanta.. ...................

PIKE, H. C. Newnan, Ga.

Between Atlanta and

Newnan via

Fairburn.

14 Newnan___________ .0

14 McBride_______ ___ 1.0

14 Madras___________ 6.0

14 McCollum _______ _ 8.0

14 Palmetto__________ 12.5

14 Fairburn__________ 18. 5

14 Union City

20.5

14 StonewalL_________ 21.5

14 Red Oak__________ 24.5

14 College Park_______ 28.3

14 Atlanta..... ................. 36. 8

Between Warrenton and Macon via
Sparta, Milledgeville and Gray.
16 Warrenton________ 16 Jewel...................... . 22 Mayfield__________ 16 Coleman__________ 16 Culverton ________ 16 Sparta__ _________ 22 Glenford .......... ....... 22 Devereux__________ 22 Milledgeville_______ 22 State Farm________ 22 Browns___________ 22 Haddock__________
(Co ncluded on next page)

222

High way

STATION

Miles High way

STATION

Miles

RELIABLE TRANSFER CO., INC.

Between Warrenton and Macon via
Sparta, Milledgeville and Gray.
(Concluded.) 22 Gray____ '_________ 68i 1 22 Clinton^:___ ______ 70.1 22 Macon____ _______ 82.3

Between Augusta

and Milledgeville

via Louisville.

4 Augusta.................... .0

4 Wrens________ ____ 33.0

4 Louisville_________ 47.8

24 Davisboro.. ________ 60.8

24 Rawlings

64.8

24 Sandersville_______ 73.8

15 Tennille ________ 77.8

24 Milledgeville..... ........ 103.4

Between Athens and

Savannah via

Madison, Milledge-

ville, Louisville and

Swainsboro with

closed doors

between Savannah

and Swainsboro.

26 Savannah_________ .0

26 Swainsboro................ 90.2

4 Dellwood

95.2

4 Blundale ________ 101.2

4 Wadley____ ____ ... 110.7

4 Louisville__________ 120.6

24 Davisboro..,..... ........... 133.6

24 Rawlings.................... 137.6

24 Sandersville.... ........... 146. 6

24 Milledgeville_______ 176.2

24 Meda......... ................ 193.2

24 Eatonton..... __......... . 197.`2

24 Reids Cross Roads__ 203.2

24 Madison..................... 218.9

24 Apalachee.... .............. 226.5

24 Farmington_______ 233.5

24 Bishop___________ _ 237.1

24 Watkinsville________ 241.5

15 Princeton_________ 244.7

15 Athens-..................... 246.9

RELIABLE TRANSFER CO., INC.

Between Athens and

Macon via Eatonton

and Gray.

15 Athens___________ .0

24 Eatonton_______ ... 49.7

44 Ethridge _

44 Gray..

75.7

11 Clinton

77.7

11 Macon

89.7

ROZIER STORAGE WAREHOUSE & DRAYAGE CO. (F. J. Rozier, d/b/a.) Savannah, Ga.

Between Savannah

and Savannah

Beach.

26 Savannah

. 0

26 Thunderbolt _____ 4.0

26 Wilmington Island. 7.0

26 Rhines Store

(Chatham Cy.) ___ 9.0

26 Fort Severn_____ ... 19.0

26 Savannah Beach

22.0

26 Tybee ..................... 22.0

S. & D. LINES, INC. Rutledge, Ga.

Between Madison

and Atlanta via

Social Circle,

Covington and

Stone Mountain.

12 Madison.............

.0

12 Dorsey______

5.0

12 Rutledge

9.6

60 Social Circle..

16. 6

11 Covington______. . . . 27.2

12 Almon...

31.6

12 Conyers___

38.6

12 Lithonia _________ 44. 6

10 Stone Mountain __ 53.6

10 Avondale E states__ 61.6

12 Atlanta _________ 69.3

223

High way
62 62 62 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

STATION

Miles

ST. ANDREWS BAY TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
Dothan, Ala.
Between Ala. State Line and Columbus
via Blakely and Lumpkin.
Ala. State L in e ___ .0 Hilton____________ 3.0 Blakely__.________ 13.7 Bluffton . _______ 26.2 Cuthbert______ _. 42.2 Whitehouse ______ 45.2 Lumpkin _ _ _____ 62.0 Charles ______ 68.0 Louvale___________ 70.0 Cusseta_______ ___ 82.8 Willett____________ 97.5 Columbus ____ ___ 101.5

High-

STATION

Miles

SULLIVAN, C. F. Rutledge, Ga. --
Between Madison and Atlanta via Social Circle and Conyers.
12 Madison_____ . . . .. .0 12 Dorsey___________ _ 5.0 12 Rutledge. ________ 9.6 60 Social Circle______ 17.6 11 Covington_________ 24.6 12 Almon____________ 29.0 12 Conyers___________ 36.0 12 Lithonia__________ 42.0 12 Avondale Estates___ 53.7 12 Atlanta___________ 61.4

EXPLANATION OF REFERENCES 0-Does not handle locally between Ellijay, Jasper, Talking Rock, Whitestone
and Tate. -Not authorized to handle to, from or via Atlanta. -Pick up for Eastman or beyond or deliver when from Eastman or beyond. -Pick up for points beyond Statesboro or deliver when from beyond States
boro, -Carrier bearing this reference has filed O. O. D. bond with the Commission
and may lawfully handle collect-on-delivery shipments. -Off route or regular highway served. -Unnumbered state highway or road.

224

COMPENDIUM OF CITIES, TOWNS AND STATIONS
Beginning at Page 237 are shown in alphabetical order the various cities, towns and stations within Georgia served by railroads, fixed route motor car riers for hire, electric, telephone and gas utilities subject to regulation by the Commission.
Since space limitations necessitated the use of symbols or abbreviations, explanation thereof is carried below and on subsequent Pages 226-236. For applicable Electric, Gas and Telephone Bates, see Pages 294 to 331.
RAILROADS

Abbreviation

Name

AGS ________ ____

A&N___________

A&WP __________

AB&0__.

___

ACL_____________

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company (The). Albany and Northern Railway Company. Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Company. Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad Company. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.

Bowdon,, ____ ___ Bowdon Railway Company.

CofGa ___________ Central of Georgia Railway Company (M. P. Callaway, Trustee).
O&WO___________ Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Company.

FR&NE-._________ Flint River and Northeastern Railway Company.

GM______________ Gainesville Midland Railroad Company.

G&F_____________ GAS&C---._____ GaN_____________ GaRR________ ___
GS&F____________

Georgia & Florida Railroad (W. V. Griffin and H. W. Purvis, Receivers).
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla Railway Company.
Georgia Northern Railway Company (The). Georgia Rail Road & Banking Company, operated as
the Georgia Railroad, by lessees: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company.

HRy ____________ Hartwell Railway Company.

Lake. __

Lakeland Railway.

L&N_____________ Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.

L&W.____________ Louisville and Wadley Railroad Company.

225 ;Y .

RAILROADS--Continued.

Abbreviations
MD&S___________ Mil_____ _________

Name . .
Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad Company. Milstead Railroad Company.

NC&StL__________ Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway (The).

StMRR_ ............. St. Marys Railroad Company.

Sand.____ ________ Sandersville Railroad Company.

.

Sav&A_____ ______ Savannah and Atlanta Railway Company.

SAL_________ ___ Seaboard Air Line Railway Company (L. R. Powell,

Jr., and Henry W. Anderson, Receivers)..

Sou______________ Southern Railway Company.

SG______________ South Georgia Railway Company (The).

StateN___________ Statesboro Northern Railway (Georgia & Florida Rail

road, W. V. Griffin and H. W. Purvis, Receivers,

Lessee).

Syl___ ___________ Sylvania Railway Company (The).

Tal___ ___________ Talbotton Railroad Company. TF______________ Tallulah Falls Railway Company (H. L. Brewer,
Receiver). TA&G________ . . . . Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Company.

WadS . . . . ________ Wadley Southern Railway Company. W&T_____________ Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad Company.

226

MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS, CLASS "A" (Intrastate) (June 1, 1942)

Abbreviations

Name

Ala______________ * - *
AGO.......... .............. AtS____ _________ Auglnt___________

Alaga Coach Lines, Inc. Airport Bus Line (0. 0. Livingston, d /b /a ). Atlanta Baggage & Cab Oo. Atlantic Greyhound Oorp. Atlantic Stages (J. A. Booker, d /b /a ). , Augusta Interurban Bus Line (B. 0. Walton & G. H.
Churchill, d /b /a ).

Bass............. ............ B&M.____________

Bass Bus Lines (H. L. Bass, d /b /a ). B. & M. Bus Service, Inc. B. & T. Bus Line (J. A. Bass & A. 0. Tennille, d /b /a ). Camp Gordon Service (A. G. Shipman, J. W. Hughes
and Charlie W. Brega, d/b/a).

CGMT___________ OCBL-___________ Cochran__________
Ores__- _________

Central of Georgia Motor Transport Oo. Chandler, H. J. Ohattanooga-Ohickamauga Bus Line (0. 0. Byrd,
d/b/a). Cochran Bus Oo. (J. A. Webb and T. W. Fisher, Jr.,
d/b/a). Crescent Stages, Inc.

DABL.___ _______ Dahlonega-Atlanta Bus Line, In a

*

Dougherty Transportation Co., Inc.

EAO____ ______ ___ East Alabama Coach Line. Evans........ ............... Evans Motor Line (J. H. Evans, Jr., d /b /a ).

Flag-------------------- Flag Bus Line (S. Herbert Elliott, d/b/a). Franklin..-____ _ Franklinton Busses, Inc.

GaOity... ............ . GaFlaCo___ ______ GHT.____________ GPO _____ _______ GNBus... ........... .GaS._:___________ Green__ _________ Teche____________
*

Georgia City Coaches, Inc. Georgia-Florida Coaches, Inc. Georgia Highway Transport Co. Georgia Power Co. G. N. Bus Line (G. 0. Newsome, d/b/a).
Georgia States, Inc. Green, H. B. Greyhound Corporation, The (Teche Greyhound
Division). Greene's Bus Line (0. H. Greene, d /b /a ). Griffin Motor Coaches (C. D. Randall and T, T.
Blakely, d/b/a),

227

MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS, CLASS "A" (Intrastate) (June 1, 1942) --Continued.

Abbreviation
*
H art_________ Haslett____ . ...
HBL__....... .
Inter_.... ............
* Kinney..____
*
MWCB_____. . . . M&M..................
*
Neel__........... .
Ragan________
StAnd. SerB_. SerO.. SeSt__
Smoky. SEG__ SEMo_. SESt.,.
SoOol. South. Sub... SubTr.

Name

Gunn Motor Oo. (J. B. Gunn, Ruby H. Gunn and Blackwell Gunn, d/b/a).

Hart Bros. Bus Line. Haslett, Martin.

Howard Bus Line, Inc.

Interurban Transit Lines, Inc.

Johnson, O. C.

Karr, E. C. Kinney, Miss Henrietta.

Lively, R. A.

Macon Busses, Inc. Marietta-Woodstock-Oanton Bus Line. M. & M. Bus Oo., Inc. Morris, Lewis.

Neel Gap Bus Line, Inc.

Ragan Motor Line.

St. Andrews Bay Transportation Oo.

Service Bus Line, Inc.

Service Coach Line, Inc.

Service Stages, Inc.

Service Transit Oo.

Shannon Transportation & Development Oov Inc.

Smoky Mountain Stages, Inc.

Southeastern Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Southeastern Motor Lines, Inc.

Southeastern Staged, Inc.

Souther Field Bus Line (Albert Dawson Rogers, d/b/a).

Southern Coach Lilies, Inc.

Southern Stages, Inc.

Suburban Coach Oov Inc.

Suburban Transit Lines, Inc. (A. C. Tyler and Mrs.

J. O. Stubbs, d/b/a).

j[

228

V

MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS, CLASS "A" (Intrastate) (June 1,1942) -- Continued.

Abbreviation

Name

Tam__________ _ Tamiami Trail Tours.

Tenn____________ Tennessee Coach Co., Inc.

TBL_____________ Thomas, W. Tv Bus Line (W. T. Thomas, d /b /a ).

*

Tournapull Housing Corp.

TSBL ___________ Trion-Summerville-Berryton-Lafayette Bus Co.

*

Valley Coaches, Inc.

Valley____________ Valley Transit (Pressley S. Adams, d /b /a ).



Victory Lines, Inc.

Wilkes___________ *

Wilkes Bus Line (J. R. Wilkes, d /b /a ). Wynn Bus Line (0. J. Wynn, d /b /a ).
Zant, A. E.

'-Communities served not shown for these carriers, engaged in local trans portation, or local transportation to defense plants and/or military areas.

229

MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY, CLASS "A" (Intrastate) (June 1, 1942)

Abbreviation

Name

A ri_________ __

AAA _________

ABO_____________

Acme______

_

Atl-Ma___________

AUPT.___________

Arial, L. B. A. A. A. Highway Express, Inc.
A. B. 0. Truck Lines, Inc. Acme Freight Lines, Inc. Atlanta-Macon Motor Express, Inc. Atlanta-Union Point Trucking Co., Inc.

Barnes__________ _ Barnes Freight Lines (B. 0. Barnes, d/b/a). Benton___.. - ... Benton Rapid Express, Inc. Blue ______ . - - Blue & Grey Transportation Oo. (Hyatt Spaulding
and Herman Gettelfinger, d /b /a ).
Bow den____ ... . Bowden, W. O. Burns __________ Burns Motor Line (A. D. Burns, Jr,, d/b/a). -

CedAFL_________ Oedartown-Atlanta Freight Line (H. M. Beck, d/b/a).

D o b so n .-----

Dobson, W. R., Jr., Truck Line (W. R. Dobson, Jr.,

d/b/a).

EdFL____________ Edwards Freight Line (W. T. Edwards, d /b /a ).

F iv e -------- ---------- Five Transportation Oo. (A. E. and 0. 0. Fiveash, d/b/a).

G&F_____________ G. & F. Motor Lines, Inc. GaHE____________ Georgia Highway Express, Inc. GaME____________ Georgia Motor Express, Inc. GrtSou_____ ___ Great Southern Trucking Company, Inc.

H unt____________ Hunt Freight Line (Cecil Hunt, d /b /a ).

JoFL__ __________ Johnson Freight Line, Inc.

K&L____ ______ -- K. &L. Transportation Co., Inc.

Long.------------------ Long, E. L., Motor Lines, Inc.

Manley___________ Manley Bros. (Emory V. and Leon W. Manley, d/b/a). Mason___________ Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. (The). Matbews_________ Mathews Freight Line, Inc. Meadors....... -- ....... Meadors, T. C. Miles __________ _ Miles Transfer (E. E. Miles, d /b /a ). Moffet__________ _ Moffet Transit Lines (K. S. Moffett, d /b /a ). Monroe_____ ___ _ Monroe Motor Express, Inc.

230

MOTOR CARRIERS OP PROPERTY, CLASS "A" (Intrastate) (June 1, 1942)

Abbreviation

Name

NewSo________ __ New South Express Lines, Inc. Nilson___ ______ Nilson Motor Express (R. D. Nilson, d/b/a). NoFL __________ Northern Freight Lines (H. W. Gittens, d/b/a). NoGaTC__________ North Georgia Transportation Co., Inc.

Owens______ ____ Owens Transfer Co. (A. P. Owens, d /b /a ).

Peach..- ______ _ Pike_________

Peach Motor Express (D. L. Jenkins, J. A. and L. F. Howell, d /b /a ).
Pike, H. C.

RelTC__________ Reliable Transfer Co., Inc. R ozier.^______ Rozier Storage Warehouse & Drayage Co. (F. J. Rozier,
d/b/a)..

S&D_______

S. & D. Lines, Inc.

StAnd__________ St. Andrews Bay Transportation Co.

Sullivan________... Sullivan, C. F.

(For limitations see Georgia Intrastate Tariff)

231

ELECTRIC UTILITIES

Abbreviation

Name

Bibb_____________ Bibb Manufacturing Co.

Chatt__ - _

Electric Power Board of Chattanooga.

C o n ..__ . . . _ Consolidated Textile Co.

Gov.. ...

Covington, City of.

Crisp.____ _ . ..... Crisp County Power Commission.

Elbert_________ .. Elberton, City of. EMC_____________ Electric Membership Corporation. (R. E. A. )

GMC__ __________ GaPC____________ GP&LO__________ Good____________

Georgia Marble Co. Georgia Power Co. Georgia Power & Light Co. Goodrich Rubber Co.

Jul______________ Juliette Milling Co.

Mar___

_ - Marietta, City of.

Mun. _____ ____ Municipal Operation.

Pep. . . . . . __ ____ Pepperton Mills.

Quitman__ _______ Quitman, City of.

Rabun. __________ Rabun Land & Water Co.

SavE&P__________ Savannah Electric & Power Co.

T. V. A__ _________ Tennessee Valley Authority. Thom____________ Thomaston Mills.
T ville__ . . . . ___ Thomasville, City of. Toccoa ____ . . Toccoa Power Co. Trion___ _ ... . Trion Company, The.

Warwick__________ Warwick Electric Co.

YHO_________ . ___ Young Harris College

-Not under jurisdiction of the Commission. Included for information only.

232

TELEPHONE COMPANIES

Abbreviation

Name

Adrian. _ : __ Adrian Telephone Company.

Ala_ . . . . . . . . _ Alamo Telephone Company.

Alma..

Alma Telephone Company.

Arn

'__ . . . Arnold (N. D. ) Telephone Company.

Bar

Bartow Telephone Company.

Blake.. . .

Blakely Telephone Company.

Blue_______ _

Blue Ridge Telephone Company.

Brown. _______ _ Brown Telephone Company.

Brox__ .. . ______ Broxton Telephone Company.

But_______ . . . . Butler Telephone Company.

Byron__ ______ Byron Telephone Company.

Cairo _____ _ _. . Cairo Telephone Company.

Cam..

Camden Telephone Company.

Can.

. _

Canton Telephone Company.

Chats.. .. . _ . . . ... Chatsworth Telephone Company.

Ohes___ _____ . .. Chester Telephone Company.

Chick. . ________ Ohickamauga Telephone Company.

Oleve___________ _ Cleveland Telephone Company.

Coll_____ J_____ . . . Collins Telephone Company.

Com _ . _____ _ Commerce Telephone Company.

Con..__ __ _ Consolidated Telephone Company.

Craw __

Orawfordville Telephone Company.

OulL____________ _ Culloden Telephone Company.

Dah_.

.. . Dahlonega Telephone Company.

Dal _____________ Dalton Telephone Company.

D&O__ __________ Danielsville & Comer Telephone Company.

Dan_____ . . . __ _ Danville Telephone Company.

Dar____ . . . . Darien Telephone Company.

Davis__ . _____ _ Davis, G. A., Telephone Company.

Dav_____ _____

Davisboro Telephone Company.

^

Doug______ . . . . Douglas Telephone Company.

Dud________

Dudley Telephone Company.

Eff________. . . ____ Effingham Telephone Company.

Ell__

Ellijay Telephone Company.

Fair................. ......... Fairmount Telephone Company. Farm.... ______ Farmers Telephone Company. FEx._________ ... Farmers Telephone Exchange. Folk __________ Folkston Telephone Company.

GaC.____ ____

Georgia Continental Telephone Company.

233

% TELEPHONE COMPANIES--Continued.

Abbreviation
Glen. Gor_. Gray.
Had__ Ham... Hamp.. Harl_.. H artHawk.. Hia_ -- Hines.. HomeHomer. Hosch.
In-At. In-WP
Jeff-. JCT__ Jones
KenKite
Les_. Loco Lou.. Lud.
Man__ M idMilan. Milled. Miller. Mut__
.N-BT
O ch -i... Odum__ Omega..
Pat_ Pear

Name
Glenwood Telephone System. Gordon Telephone Company. Gray Telephone Company.
Haddock Telephone Company. Hamilton Telephone Company. Hampton Telephone Company. Harlem Telephone Company. Hart County Telephone Company. Hawkinsville Telephone Company. Hiawassee Telephone Company. Hinesville Telephone Company. Home Telephone Company. Homerville Telephone Company. Hoschton Telephone Company.
Interstate Telephone Company--Attapulgus, Ga. Interstate Telephone Company--West Point, Ga.
Jeffersonville Telephone Company. Johnson's Corner Telephone Company. Jones Telephone Company.
Kennedy Telephone Company. Kite Telephone Company.'
Leslie-DeSoto Telephone Company. Loco Telephone Company. Louise Telephone Company. Ludowici Telephone Company.
Manassas Telephone Company. Midville Telephone Company. Milan Telephone Exchange. Milledgeville Telephone & Telegraph Company. Miller Telephone Company. Mutual Telephone Company.
Nelson-Ballground Telephone Company.
Ochlocknee Telephone Company. Odum Telephone Company. Omega Telephone Company.
Patterson Telephone & Telegraph Company. Pearson Telephone Company.

234

TELEPHONE COMPANIES--Continued.

Abbreviation

Name

Pern

-- - Pembroke Telephone Company.

Pine

-- Pinehurst Telephone Company.

Pinev_. ___ ---------- Pineview Telephone Company.

Port__.___________ Portal Telephone Company.

Reids.. ---------- Reidsville Telephone Company. Rey______________ Reynolds Telephone Company. Rhine_____I ___ _ Rhine Telephone Company. Ring------- ----------- Ringgold Telephone Company. Rob----- --------------- Roberta Telephone Company. Roch_;__________ Rochelle Telephone Company.

SOT-- ..........

Sandy Cross Telephone Company.

SavV._____________ Savannah Valley Telephone Company.

Screv_ _________ - Screven Telephone Company.

Sem______ 1--------- Seminole Telephone Company.

Sikes____________ Sikes Telephone Company.

Simp ______ _ Simpson Telephone Company.

Sop_______ --. - Soperton Telephone Company.

SET._____________ Southeastern Telephone Company.

SBT&T _________ - Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company.

Stan_____ ______ Standard Telephone Company.

State -_ _-- ---. Statesboro Telephone Company.

Still_____________ Stillmore Telephone Company.

Sum____________ Summerville Telephone System.

Tarry_________ --- Tarrytown Telephone Company. Tay----- --------------- Taylorsville Telephone Company. Thom_____ ______ Thomaston Telephone Company. Trion____________ Trion Company, The (Telephone Dept.). Twin___________ - Twin City Telephone Company.

UPT _________ ___ Union Point Telephone Company. Utel_____________ Utelwico, Inc.

Vesta__ _________ Vesta Telephone Company. Vien_____________ Vienna Telephone Company. Wal______________ Walker County Telephone Company. War____________ . Warwick Telephone Company. Wav... __________ Waverly Hall Telephone Company. Way_________ --- Wayne Telephone Company. WCT, ___________ Western Carolina Telephone Company. ! Whig_____________ Whigham Telephone Company. WPT_____________ White Plains Telephone Company. WT&E___________ Wilkes Telephone & Electric Company. Willa________ ____ Willacooch.ee Telephone Company.

235

GAS UTILITIES

Abbreviation

Name

AGLO____________ Atlanta Gas Light Co.

GaGas__________ Georgia Gas Co. GaPO____________ Georgia Power Co.

SavGO___________ Savannah Gas Co.

i

i

236

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Aaron________________ Abba______ . Abbeville___________ . Abbottsford___________ Aberdeen_________________ Achord_________________ Acree____________ _ _
Acworth______________
Adairsville______________ _ Adams Park__________ Adel....................................
Adelaide..____________ Adgateville______ ______ Adrian________________ Adventure_________ __ Agate_________________ . Aiken_____________ Aiken Junction________ Aikenton.. Ailey_________ -
Aimar..._______________
Ainslie__________ Air Line_____ Akes___ Akridee___________ _ Alamo_________ Alapaha____ _______ _
Albany_____________ _
Alcovy_______ Aldreds__ Alexander__ _________ Alexis.. Alfords.... ......... Allatoona _____ .
Allenhurst_________ . Allentown____________ Allenville____________ Allie. Alma..................
Almira.
Almon
Almond Alpharetta_____ Alps... Alston..
A_lston's .

AB&C__ SAL............ AB&C......... ABAC ACL {

At.S SEG____ _ EAC . . . .
S E G -____ GaS

K&L.... ..........
K&L_________ K & L ................ A B C .................

GaPC

N C&StL... SEG. . ABC...................

I

Blue_________

G aH E ...............

Jo F L ...........

NC& StL... SEG............ GaHE............ GaPC

j

JoFL..................

SET............
SBT&T___ SBT&T___

G&F .

SET............

| GS&F

SEG______

SG_______

GAS&C

CofGa__

E dF L ................

S E S t..____

SEG........... Five. ________ GaPC_____ Adrian____

G&F.

C edA FL..........

SAT.

CofGa.........

f SAL

At.S

K&L_________ GaPC

ACL... .

SerC............ Burns _______ K & L .................

M o ffet..._____

HRy __

GaPC

SA L .... FRArNE

SerSt..........

GaPC_____

SAL ACL

At.S

K & L ................ GaPC

GaS............ K&L_______ _ GaPC . SET............

A&N ACL

SeSt___

GrtSou_______ K&L___ '..........

SB T & T .... *Mun

| CofGa......... GaS............ GaN

SAL............

GaRR.

L&W

.Nilson________ GaPC.........

ACL

GAS&C N C& StL... SEG . J

ABC. ............... Blue_____ ____

GAHE...... .........

ACL

AGC SftrO

Jo F L .................. Burns________ GaPC_____ K&L_________

MD&S

SEG............ Five____ _____ GaPC_____

Moffet____

G & F ...

CofGa ? AB&C

AGC SEG

Acme________ GaPC......... Alma_____ K&L_________

CofGa .

GaRR

SeSt. Sub___

Benton_______ EH FT.

Manley__ .____

RelTC.......... * ,, R&T)

MD&S.. G&F__ SAT,

DABL........ G & F .............. GaPC_____ S B T & T .... Peach. __ ___ GaPC____

237

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Af.lniQii Alto Alyflt.fin Alvpiyton Ambrose
merimip
Amaffiniam Anandftle Anderson Andprprvn Oity AnderRnnville

_ ____ ____ 1 __ _______

ABAC.........
AB&C . CofGa SAL............
ACL__ T F .............. SAL
CofGa-

AGO____ GaS............
At.S GaS............
GaS............

N o F L ................ Peach________
GrtSou_______ K&L.................. M o ffett...____
GrtSou_______ K&L...................

GaPC......... GaPC_____ GaPC___. . GaPC____
GaPC_____
G aP C ........

SBT&T___

GaPC

Anpiglila
Apalachee
Apollo Appling qllft
Aragon ArAhfir Areola
Aravi ft
Arkwright Arles Arlington
Armena Armour
Armnehee

__. _ __ __

ACL..
CofGa . CofGa CofGa......... GS4F SAT. Son TA&G SAL ACL
CofGa S A L ... SAL Son

SRSt South SEG-. .
GaS____ Brown____ SEG

AAA................... RtelTC................ EMC...........

AAA................... G aPC ........ Crisp_____
OeHAFL____ GaPC

Dobson_______

GrtSou.______ K&L.................. G aH E ...............

GaPC____

GrtSou_______ See Atlanta___

ABO___

GaPC

Blue_________

S B T 4 T ___

CofGa

AAA................... GaPC____ SB T & T .... ABC .................

Army Depot

____ __

Benton_______ G a H E ................

Amoldsviile . Arp
Arteria

GaRB . AB&C

RelTC................ GaPC
GaS............ GrtSou_______ K&L _

Ashbum _ _________________|
Aflpinwall ,, Astoria

GAS&C.... GSAF
AB&C ACL N C & S tL ...

SEG............ SEG

GaHE................ ABC...................

GaPC_____ GaPC-- .

SET............ SBT&T___

Ateo___________ _____________ *

C e d A F L ........... GaGE.. ..........
Jo F L ..................

AGO

AAA . .

GaPC_____ SB T & T .... AGLC

Neel............ GaME................

Athens., . . . . . . . _ __ . . SAL______ SerC............ Monroe_______

Smoky

SF!8t

R elT C ...

Wilkes____

Atkinson _ _

ACL .

238

CITY OR TOWN
Atlanta.
Atlanta Junction . Attapulgus... . . . Auburn. Augusta. Ausmac.
Austell..
Autreyville. Avalon__ _ Avanta___ _ Avera._____ Avondale (Air Corps Basic Flying
School).-- . . . . . ____ _. _____
Avondale E s ta te s ..
Arson____ Ayersville. Babcock... Bachelot.. Baconton..

Railroad

Bus

AAWP-- A B A C ....
CofG a.... GaRB___
LAN____ NCAStL.. B A L ......
SouTM ....

AGC__ DABL.
G aS... Inter__
SerSt.. Smoky. B E G ... SEMo.
S E S t-. Sub.__
Tenn..

Sou.. SAL. SAL.
ACL.... CofGa.. CAWC. GaRR.. GAF__ Sou___
Sou.
GaN. Sou_ SAL.
GSAF.

G aS.... AGO.... Smoky..
A GC... Auglnt.,
CGMT__ Flag........ GaFlaCo. South.___ S E S t--.-
SerSt. SEGSeMo.
Cochran.. Franklin. S u b ..___ S u b T r...

GaRR.

SESt.

ACL.
Sou_ SAL.. ACL. ACL.

GaS. GaS.

Class A Freight
AAA____
AAtBl-CM__a___
AIJPT__ Barnes... Benton__ B lue..... Bowden.. CedAFL.. E d F L .... Five___ _ GAF-- . G aH E ... GaM E... GrtSou__
JKoAFLL--_____
M anley.. Mathews. Meadors.. Monroe... NewSo__ NoFL-- NoGaTC. Owens..* Peach__ _ P ik e ....* R elT C ... SAD . . . . . Sullivan..
AAA___ G aM E .. NewSo.. AAA.... Dobson. NewSo.. Nilson.. RelTC*.
GrtSou... Barnes... CedAFL.
NoFL.
Atl-Ma... G aH E ... KAL.__ M offett.. RelTC... A U P T ... Benton... E d F L .... M anley.. Meadors. Monroe.. Owens... RelTC... SAD___ Sullivan.. KAL-- NoFL--
GrtSou.. KAL__

Electric Telephone Gas

GaPC.

S B T A T .... AGLC

GPALC--. . In-At.
GaPC____

GaPC.

SBTAT-- AGLC

GaPC.

SBTAT.

GaPC. GaPC.

GaPC.

SBTAT.*.. AGLC

GaPC.

SBTAT.

239

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Raden Bainbridge _
Rairdst-nwn Baldwin

SG . . . ACL ____ SAL .
GaRR

Ballard__ Ball Ground_ Balls Siding______ Bamberg. Rannrnft Banning . Bannochburn Barges________________________ Barnesdale _
Barnesville_____ ________

ACL...
L&N A&N-- . ACL
CofGa CofGa G&F SAL. G&F
CofGa

i

Barnett -

GaRR

Barney___

SG

Barretts_____ ____ ___ _______ G&F

Barron's Lane

CofGa

GaS............ Wilkes____ AGC Smoky Smoky
CGMT SBG______ SEMo____ SESt...........

B artlett..____ _________ Bartow_________________ Barwick-- Bascom__ Bastonville__
Baxley______i ______________
Bay Branch_____ Beach- ______ Beachton____ Beall___ Becks__ Relair
Belfast__________ ___

AB&C
CofGa GaN

A G C ____

|

SerR

SEG___ _

AB&C

AB&C

GAS&C

GaRR

SESt

SAL

NC&StL. -- SEG

Bellcraft______ __ .

Belleville.
Belle V ista___ B e l lto n __ _ Relmont

Beloit-- Remiss
Benedict_____ . Benevolence__ Ben Hill . Berkeley. . B erlin__
Bermuda__ Berner Berryhill _ Berrys. -

Berryton____________ ___

Berwin. __

Berzelia

(

Bethel (Effingham Onnnty)
Bethel Church____ Bethlehem______ _ Bethseda______ Between___ Bexton._ Bibb C ity. _ Birds Spur__

SAL
GM A&N G&F AB&C SAL AB&C
SAT,
CofGa CofGa SAL GofGfl { f j
GM
CofGa SAL

SESt Snh
GaS TSBL SESt South. . . .

Acme________ ft#,Son G aM E............... NoFL

GP&LC___ GaPC.......... GaPC

NoGaTC______ GaPC..........

Barnes________

G a H E .............. Mun______ K&L._............... EMC........... Matthews_____ RelTC--............
G P & L C ....
K&L............. . Moffett- _____ _
GaPC......... G P & L C ....
Acme________ GaPC......... K&L______ . . . Miles________ Nilson________
E M C _____

ABC... Blue_______ _ Bowdon_______
GaHE________ GaME_______ JoFL.......... .
NoGaTC_____ K&L______

GaPC..........

NoFL........... GaPC____

E M C .......... GaPC____ Monroe_______ K&L____ ____ E M C ____
ABC. Blue...... ............ H u n t________ ABC-- . Mason_______ AAA RelTC______-
GaPC____
EMC..........

SBT&T___ N-BT.......... SBT& T....
Bar______ SBT&T___

AGLC

240

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric

Telephone

Rinhrvn

CofGa .

R.elTC ......... .... G aPC............

Blacks Blacksboro
PJ^olr Riding Black's Switch Blackwells

CofGa ACL A B & C .......... TF
L&N

AGC

K&L....................... GP&LC-- . SBT& T___
Bow don________ G aPC_____ NoGaTC

BlaHpn Rlairaville
Blpkfily

j ACL . SA L..............
J
CofGa i

S erB ....
N e e l............. Sm oky_____ Ala Rrown GaS-- .

G&F....................... EM C-- S t A n d ....................

B l a k e ..____

Blanco Bland

ACL .

D ob son________ Five

R1andford Rianton
Bliss.

GS&F CofGa
. ______ ___________ |

Blitchton__ _______________________

AtS._ . S E G _____

K&L......................
M offett________ K&L
Benton_________ D ob son________ Five.

Bloomingdale
Blount Blue Hidge Blue Springs BlllfftOT) Blnndale Blythe Blystnue Bogart Bolen Bolingbroke Bolivar Bolton. *

_ ____________ * i
J j __ ___ ___ _j _ __ __j _______________ |

CofGa

AtS,, . S E G ..............

TAN

SEG .............. GaS............

WadS -
G&F.........
G&F... _ SAL

A G C..........
G il............ AGC.

AB&C___ CofGa-- ,. SEG
LAN N C & S tL ...
SEG...........

K&L...................... Benton .. D obson________ F iv e___________ Atl-M a.................. K&L-- .............. NoGaTC........... T.V.A.......... G rtSou______ GrtSou_______ GaPC......... StAnd................ Benton_______ RelTC................
GaPC..........
AAA.... .............. GaPC G aM E............ . New So_______
PMC GaHE................ K&L
(See Atlanta)__ GaPC .

Blue______ GaC............
SBT&T___

Bon Air Bonaire Bone Boneeville
Bonnyman Boston
Bostwick. Botan Bowdon Bowdon Jot
Bowen's Mill Bower Bowersville

CAWC
GS&F__ C o fG a... GaR.R.

ACL___

ACL

GaS

GaN..

GC..............

CofGa___

Bowdon___ SEMn

|

CofGa.........

S A L ...

SAL.

H R y ..

K&L...................

AAA_________ GaPC_____ RelTC................ K&L.................. GrtSou.............. GP&LC-- K&L
EMC__ . . .

Con______

GaPC......... SB T & T ....

K&L...... ............. GaPC____

Bowman Box Springs BoydyiU^
Boykin Bradley (Jones Oonnty)

Sou . CofGa
CofGa

Bass______

G a P C .........

GrtSou . . GrtSou__ -__ __ 1 ErlFT,
SESt_____

GaPC....

Gas %

241

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Braganza_____ ,______________ | ACL._____ AGC ......... Acme

REG

K&L

Branchville...__________________

GaS___

Braselton..

GM___. . . . South

Braswell_______________________ Sou_______

Bremen______________________ CofGa......... REG

Barnes_______ GaPC

Sou .

SEMo

CedAFL_____

Brentwood_______ ________ _____ Sou_______ SerB _

Miles________

Brest_________________________ GAS&C___

Brewton_______________________ W&T.......... G aFlaCo...

E M C .........

Brewton (Bryan County)

SAL

Briee. .

S o u ______

Brickstone__. __________________ SAL............

Bridgeboro_____________________ GaN.

Bright________________________

G&F__

Brinson

ACL_____

Acme______

B ristol............ ....... .................. ......... AB&C........

EMC

Britt's Still____________________ ACL..........

Broadhurst____________________ ACL...........

Brobston___________ ______ ____ AB&C____

Bronco________________________ TA&G........

Bronwood_____________________ CofGa......... GaS............

GaPC

Brooker_______________________ GAP

ACL........... GaS............ K&L.................. GaPC____

Brookfield____________________ j

Brooklet

I

SEG............ Benton_____ GaPC

Five_______

Brooklyn______________________ SAL............ GaS............ GrtSou____

Brookman_____________________

SerB_____

Brooks________________________ CofGa.........

Brooks Crossing_________________

Wilkes____

Brookton______________________

GaPC

Broughton_____________________ CofGa.........

GaPC

Browns_______________________

RelTC................

Brown's (Bartow County)________ SA L..........

Browntown_____________________ AB&C........

Broxton__________________i_____ G&F_____ G aFlaCo...

ABC

AGC_

Aerne

GaPC.. GaPC

Brunswick____________________ j ACL.........

Five__

Sou_______ SerB_____

Buchanan_____________________ CofGa......... SEMo____ CedAFL............ GaPC . .

Buckhead (Morgan County)_______

GaPC..

Buckhead (Fulton County)_______

DABL........ (See Atlanta)__ GaPC .

Buena Vista____________________ CofGa......... GaS............

GaPC

AGS............ AAA .............. GaPC .

Buford_______________________ |

GaME................

NoFL................

Bullard__________________ _____ Sou____

Burgin____ ____________________ CofGa____

Burney HilL '__________________ G&F._____

Burroughs-........................................f ACL_____

SAL______

Burson________________________ CofGa____

Burtsboro_________________ ____

G&F_________

Burwell_______________________

Bushnell_______________________ AB&C........ SEG............

i Butler................ .................. ............./ CofGa____ GaS______ South..........

GaPC

Byromville............ ............................ AB&C........

GaPC

Byron________________________ / CofGa.........

K & L ............... GaPC Moffett

Cardwell______________ ______ _

SerC...........

Cairo................ ................................. ACL........... GaS. _ Aerne

GaPC

Tam

GrtSou

N C&StL... SEG............ GaHE.....

Calhoun______________________ <

SEMo

JoFL .

{ C am ak..._____ _______________ j Sav&A____

Mason_______ GaPC

Cameron______________________ C o fG a ..,..

Camilla______________________ j

ACL_____ GaS........... GAS&C....

GK&rtSTo. u_____

f Campania____________________ GaRR......... SESt....

AAA__ R elT C ...

GaPC

SBT&T..
SBT&T___ GLC SBT&T SB T & T .... GLC GaC SBT&T .
Ken SB T & T .... AGLC SBT&T

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Electric Telephone Gas

j Camp Gordon_____________ _--

namp WhHpr

fiM MTIM

RERt

AAA...................

RAM

K&L...................

South ____

*EMC...........

GaHE K&L..................

Caney ay
1 p ^ j Io p^ppy. Carither's ]V[ill Carl (Berkeley)
Carlton
Carnefville P.TM= Mill DarrolltOIl

GM ACL...........
.7 TAN l

MWCB___

RfilTC
GaPC____ *EMC.......... Bowdon______ GaPC......... NoGaTC...........

Can______

GaRR......... RelTC........

Monroe_______

RAT,

ago

AAA................. GaPC .

. ___ _ /

GaME................ NewRo

AGC_____ Monroe_______ GaPC____ D&C_____

SAL............

GaPC____

/

GNBus___ N oFL ............... GaPC____

Sm oky.....

TAN

CofGa......... SBMo____ Barnes_______ GaPC____ SBT&T___ AGLC

Carsonville Carters
f!artftrsvillo

N oGaTC.......... GaPC____

L&N

SE G .... ABC-- ..............

SBT&T___ *Mun

NC&StL. _. SeMo.......... Blue_________

-

* SAL............ Tenn_____ CedAFL.

GaHE................

JoFL_____

Caruso Cash Cass__________________________
Cassidy

CofGa......... GaPC-__-- NC&StL... T A & G ... ACL--

SEG..

CaHfl Station

t

____ l

ABC-- .............. GaPC.......... Blue_________
GaHE................ JoFL..................

Cassville _ _ ______________-j

SEG.

GaHE____

GaPC

JoFL..................

Catula Catlin Cave Cave Springs

/ CofGa......... MD&S__
f NC&StL... _ / Ron

Teche_____ Crea______

AAA................... G a H E ................
ABC............. . Blue_________ CedAFL______

GaPC..........
GaPC____ GaPC____

SBT&T___

CeciL Cedartown

Cennhat

/

Center Center JJjjJ

Center Post Centerville Cent.r^lhatchee
Central Springs

Century Chalybeate Springs._______ ___ __
Chamberlain Chamblee

Chambliss Chambers

GRAF CofGa SAL............ C o fG a... TA&G........
CofGa SAL............ CofGa . . TA&G .
SAL GnfGa

S E G ...........

GP&LC___

SEMo____ CedAFL______ GaPC____

SerSt...........

RETT
TRRT, ftp REMn

f!pHAFT,

EMC..........

Barnes_______ GaPC____

GaPC____
ACC . _ NoFL________ GaPC____ DABL.........

S B T & T .... SBT& T....

AGLC

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Electric Telephone Gas

Charing.:______1_______________ AB&C........

Charles_______________________ SAL............

StAnd ....

Charlotteville._________________ G&F_____

LAN........... TBL............ G&F.________ GaPO

Chatsworth--__________________

NoGaTO

Chattahoochee_________________ Sou______

(See Atlanta)__ GaPC___

Chatterton____________________ AB&C........ SEG...........

Chauneey_____________________ Sou ...

SEG--

K&L

GaPC

Chehaw....................... ......... ............ A&N_____

Chelsea_______________________ T A & G .....

Cherry Log__________ ____ _____ L&N........... Smoky

NoGaTO.

Chert Pit______________________ CofGa-___

Chester______________ ____ ____ Chestlehurst_______________ ____ CofGa.........

GaPC

CofGa......... CCBL......... ABC Chickamauga.._________ ______

GaPC__

Hunt.

Sou_______ Green.

AAA...

Chicopee__ _____ ______ _____

aME

NoFL.....

Chipley_______ ____ _______ !___ CofGa......... Teche..

AAA..........

GaPC

Christopher........................................ CofGa.........

G aH E ...............

Chula................................................... GS&F-_

SEG............ GaHE___

Cisco______________ __________ L&N........... Tern-- __ NoGaTO

GaPC

Clarkdale______ t_______________

CedAFL

TF.............. Bass______ GaME................ G aPC ...

Clarkesville_________ __________

K in n e y ___

Smoky____

Clarking________ ______________ GS&F

Clarkston____________________ GaRR____ Sub.............

GaPC

C laxton............... .......................... 1 SAL............ AtS_.

K&L.............. GaPC

Burns .

Claybed_______-- --

______ GS&F . . . .

Clayfield______________________ CofGa......... Clayton.......... ................................... f TF.............. Kinney . C aM E ...

GaPO

Cleaton__________________ _____ GaRR

Smoky

Clem._______ _______________ CofGa.........

1 Clermont______________________
Cleveland..................... ....................

Neel.-- . . . NoFL .

GaPC GaPO GaPO

Neel............ C lifton..._________ _________ _ GaRR.........

Climax............ ................................ f ACL............ GaS

GP&LO

GrtSon . Clinchfield___________ _________ f G S & F ...... S E G -......... K&L.............

Clinton__ ____ i____________ i

Moffett. Ed FT,

GaPO

Clito______________________ _ CofGa.........

RelTC.......... .

Clopine_______________ _____ _ CofGa.........

Cloudland_____________________

Clover_______________ _____

AB& C.....

Clyattville__________ ______ ____ G&F...........

G a H E ..

GaPO

Clyde.................................................

Clyo__________ ______ _________ Coal Mountain_________________ Cobb.................................................. Cobbtown___________________
Cochran_________________

SAL............ SAL............ Sou_______

DABL AtS.
Cochran___

C&F.__

SavE&P
GaPO GaPO GaPO

SEG

Coffee___ ____________. . .

AB&C.........

C o h u tta ....___________ _____ Sou .

T B L ...

Colbert_____ ____________ .

SA L .......... AGO__

Cold brook................................................ Sav&A___ _

GaPO GaPO

Coleman_______________________ CofGa.........

Coles______________________

CofGa.........

Colesburg._____ ______________ j SAL_

AGO

RelTC.

GaPO

Coles Crossing____ ___________ Coley_________________ ______ Colfax_____ _______________
Colgans Still.......... ...................... . Collegeboro___________ _______

Sou_______ StateN____ ACL......... .

Five_________ NoGaTC

Ohm
RRT&T wnT
SRTjfrT fMrf! Oaf!

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

finllege Park

A*WP j

Colliers

1 CofGa..--

Colmokee______________________ Columbus..____ _____________ |

SAL............
GSAF SAL............ CofGa......... SAL............ Son

Comer________________________ S A L ....... Commerce_________ _______ _ / Sou_______

Commissary Hill Cnnap . .
Concord_________ __ Condor Coney________________________ Coniston Conley.. _

CofGa____ T F.............. Sou..
WAT.......... SAL............ LAN ........ Son

Conniston Constitution___________________f Sou_______

Teehe SE G -..---
GaS............ GaS............ HRL _ SEMo__ South_____ Teehe AGC____ Smoky Wilkes____
inter S E G ...........

AAA
Pike GaHE-- . . . . . . . KAL_. Burns GrtSou_______
Grt.Son AAA G a H E ................ GaME................ GrtSou . . . . . . St.And . Monroe_______ GaME................
NoGaTC............
KAL _ _ NoGaTC............

GaPC____ GPALC___ GaPC.
GaPC. . . .
G aP C ____ GaPC... _ GaPC_____

S B T A T ....
ColL S B T A T .... SBTA T....
DAC _ . . Com
SBTAT___

AGLC GaPC

M il.. Conyers...____ _______________

SESt

Coolidge ...

ABAC......... GaS............ >

AUPT................ Benton ... .. Ed FT. Manley Meadors______ Owens RelTC___ - ___ S A D .................. Sullivan
KAL...........

GaPC____ SBTAT___ GPALC.. __

Coopers__________________ ___ CofGa.........

CooDer Heights .

TAAG........

Coosa. .

Sou_______

Copeland ...............

SAL............

AAN__

Cordele

i ABAC.........

GSAF.........

1 SAL............

Corea__________ ____

SAL...........

Corinth____ . . .

Cork_________ ______________

Son .

Cornelia....

i TF..............

t .........................
Costello_________________ Cottle______
Cotton________ _________
Council..*_______ Covena___ _ Coverdale .

SAL............ TAAG........ OAF FRANE GSAF
GSAF CofGa.........

Covington_______________ .

Cres______ At,S__'___ SEG______
AGC_____ H a sle tt___ Kinney Smoky____
%
SESt _

GaHE

GaPC_____ GaPC

GaPC

Ari

GaPC....

GaME................

NoFT.

EMC ___
EMC
AUPT___ . . . . . Benton EdFL.................

S B T A T ... SBTAT___

Cox______ __ _

Crabapple

Crandall

Crawford.

|

Crawfordville___________________ Crawley_____________________ 1 Crescent___ Crest.

SAL............
LAN _ G a R R ........ Wilkes. ....

Tenn SESt___ Newfio____ SESt, _ S E G ...
SEMo

RelTC................ SAD

GaPC NoGaTC__ . EMC.......... AAA................... GaPC..

RelTC--

GaPC

KAL___ _____

GaPC

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Cross Keys____________________

Sub___

Crossland

....... . .

AB&C.........

K&L___

GaPC

Crowders Crossing

CofGa.........

AB&C _

GaPC

Crystal Springs________________ {

Blue_________

H u n t_________

Culloden______________________ Sou_______

GaHF,_

GaPC

Culverton_____________________ GaRR.........

RelTC................

Gumming

DABL........ G&F

GaPC. .

Ciimslo.............

........... .... CofGa.........

Cunningham___________________ Sou ....

Cushingville____________________ CofGa.........

Cusseta____________________ ._( SAL............ GaS............ GrtSou

EMC..........

StAnd

Cuthbert____________________ . J CofGa......... GaS............. GrtSou

GaPC

SAL............ StAnd____ StAnd_______

Cutting._____________________ 1 ACL.

GrtSou

K&T,

Cypress_______________________ ACT,

Cyrene ______________________ ACT,

SAL............ AGC___ AAA. ..

GaPC___

Dacula_______________________ {

GaME

NewSo_______

Dahlonega____________________ /

DABL........ G&F__

GaPC___

Cull........... SBT&T--
GaC

Daisy_________________________ Dakota________________________
Dallas___ ___________________ /

Dalton_________ ____ ____ ____ I

Damascus_____________________

Dames Ferry._______ ___________

Danburg______________________

Daniel (Bryan Cy.) .

_

Daniel (Upson Cy.).......... . Danielsville..

Danville________ ____ _________ /

(

Daphne

......................

Darien_____________________

Darrow__________________ ____ (

SAL........... GS&F SAL............ N C & S tL ...
SAT,.
ACT, , CofGa___ MD&S____ SAL____
ACT,

At.S__ SF-G ........ SF,Mo_ SEG........... TBL_ _
AGC___ SEG A G C ____

K&L___ GaHE......... CeHAFT, G&F G a H E ................ .ToFT, Mason
AAA Five________ Moffett_______ Anme Five_________ K&T, ..........

GaPC___ GaPC
GaPC___ GaPC___ GaPC.. GaPC GaPC

SBT&T Dal
n&c Jeff.

Mun

Dashet____________ ______ _____ GS&F Davisboro..!__________________j CofGa.........

Dawesville Dawnville____________________ Dawson______________ ________ j
Dawsonville____________________ Dearing____________ _____ ____ (

ACL__ CofGa......... SAL............ GaRR ..

DeBruce_____________ ____ ___ f ' G&F__

Decatur______________________ <

Decatur Water Works.
Dedrich_______________ Deepstep........... ............................. .
Deerland_______
Dellwoodi............................ .............. Delmar_______________________/

SAL___ CofGa
SAL WadS__ ACT,

Delwood__________ i . .

J

TF .. Demorest................ ..........................(

Denham_____ ________ Dennis____________ ___
Denton_____________________

CofGa CofGa G&F

SEG........... South_____
GaS............ DABL........ SESt_____ CGMT AGC_____ Smoky____ SESt Sub.
GaS
Kinney___ Smoky____

GP&LC-

Renton

GaPC___

RelTC................

GrtSou

GaPC- . G aP C ___

GaPC AAA............. GaPC RelTC................

Nilson________ (See Atlanta).-- GaPC

K&T,
RelTC _ GaME

EMC GaPC --
GaPC

GaC SBT&T.__ AGLC

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I DeSota_____ ____ _____________ SAL............ AtS ___

Ga PC

Devereux______________________ GaRR......... South.

RelTC

GaPC

Dewey Rose___________ ____ ___ Sou_______ Bass______

GaPC

ACL...........

GrtSou. . . _

DeWitt______________________ 1

K&L___

Dewkist___________________

CofGa____

Dexter_________________

G a P C __

Dickey_____________ __

TA&G.........

GrtSou

GaPC

Dillard____________________ - i TF.............. Kinney

GaME

Lea_ Ken

Dixie____ _________ _____ _

Smoky i ACL_____ GaS........... Grt.Snu

i Doctortown___________

{ ACL........... SerO.

K&L___

Doerun___________ _____

/ GaN...........

Mm

Con_ _

Donalsonville_____________ Donovan_____________ __ Dooling_________ _ Doraville._________ __
Dorchester___ ______ :........ .

FR&NE___ ACL... W&T.......... AB&C.........
SAL..........

GaS............ AGC__

Acme________ NoFL . L

GP&LC___ GaPC GaPC .

( Dorsey_________ _____

1 Lake_____ SE Si.......... AUPT................ Benton
(

RelTC............... S&D..................

Doswell_______

CofGa____

Sullivan______

Double Branches

Double Run.........

ABC............

Dougherty (Dawson Co.)______

G&F........

! Dougherty.___ Douglas.............................

1GaN_____ DABL........ GrtSou____ AB&C........ GaFlaCo... K&L___

GAF_

Douglasville_____ _ _

} Sou.... ......... SEG ,,......... Barnes

) Dover..

SeMo................

GaPC GaPC-

Dmig SBT&T

Doyle_______

CofGa.........

Dry Branch___ ___

_

/

Five____

GaPC

Moffetr....

MD&S

G aFlaCo... Five_______ GaPC

Dublin.................

/ W&T.

S B T & T ...

DuBois___ Ducker___ Ducktown. Dudley.. . . .
Duffee.. Dugdown_____ \ Duke.. / Duluth. Dumas__ Dungannon__ DunlaD

8 E G ...........

SEG

Moffett___

CofGa.........

*WMG

7

SEG___ Five____

GaPC

Dnri

Moffett. .

GAS&C___

CofGa.........

CofGa.........

AGC

NoFL...

GaPC

SAL............

AB&C........

Dunwoody.. Dupont.--
Durand..
Durden__
' Durham Eagle Cliff........... Eagle Pond........ Early. Earnest hast Ellijay___ hast Juliette___ hastonollee. Eastman
East Point____
! E. Thomaston....................... I hastville__

7 ACL j AB&C........
} CofGa........ ACL____

G aS... Tenhe

CofGa.........
TA&G........ CofGa........

f

SerC

SEG } A&WP

CofGa____

GrtSou__ K&L___ AAA___
G a H E ......... GrtSouK&L___

GaPC GPAT.C *EMC

GaPC

K&L Moffett___ (See A tlanta)...

GaPC Jul GaPC GaPC

SBT&T SB T& T.... AGLC

*EMC..........

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East WajTflntrm . . . F<nt.ont.nn

CofGa......... /

Ebenezer______________________

CofGa.........

Eeheeonnee

|

EH en

{ CofGa____
)

Edgars___ Edison Edith_________________________ Edman._______ ______ _________ Edwards (Lee County).,,... Elbeek Egan Park_________ ___ ___ . Eg]^t
Elberta______________________ /

CofGa......... SAL ........ GS&F____ AB&C........ C o fG a...
CofGa......... CofGa......... GS&F

Elbert on______________________f
Fldorado ......... Eldorendo_____________________ Elizabeth . Elk L Elko............................................ Ellabelle__________ Ella (rap Ellavill_______________ Ellentnn Ellenwood____________________ . Ellerslie___________________ Ellijay_______________________ |

SAL............ Sou GS&F SAL______
CofGa GS&F SAL.. L&N........... C o fG a... G&F.........
L&N

Elmodel Elmview______________________ Elway__ ______________ Elwood _
Emerson_________'____________ j

CofGa___ C o fG a... G&F
NC&StL. __

Emmett____________ Emory University______________ Empire______________
Empress'____ .______!___________ Enigma____________ ^__________ Epworth______ i ________
Erick___________ Esom___________ Esom Hill__
Estelle__
Estes__________ Ethridge____________

ACL.. SAL............
SG ACL
S A L ... SAT,
TA&G AB&C SAL.

Etna____________ Eton ...................
Etowah____ Eudora__________ Eulonia___ ________. . .

L&N........... NC&StL .

Evans_______________
Evansville__________ Everett____

C&WC___ / SAT.

Bass______ SESt_____ South S E G ....... AtS
Tam .......
Cochran___ Franklin... SubTr......... SEG______ G a S ....
GaS............. Teehe Smoky____ TRL Tam
SEG--........ Tenn
SEG-- GaS............
Bass______ South Tenn___ AGC Auglnt____ EAC

Benton _____ _ GaPC Manley_______ RelTC

GaHE ..... K&L..................
Moffett_______ K&T, Benton... Dobson. . _
Five_________

GrtSou____

GaPC__

(See Atlanta)__ K&L_____ __

Monroe. . Long.
GaHE................ Grt.Son

GaPC GaPC___

EMC...........

GrtSou __

Atl-Ma

EMC.......... GaPC

GaPC

G&F................... GaPC

NoGaTC............

Grt.Sou

GaPC

ARC

GaPC

Blue

G aH E ...............

JoFL..................

(See Atlanta)__ GaPC

Moffett__

EMC____

K&L............. K&L__

GaPC T.V.A....

RelTC--
NoGaTC____ NoGaTCAcme___ Five NewSo

GaPC GaPC.. .
GaPC GaPC

SBT&T___
GaC _ SBT&T___ GaC............ Ell
SBT& T.... SBT&T___

AGLC

Ewing_________________ Exley__

GS&F SAL

CofGa

Experiment_________ *_________ j

Faceville________________ ____ ACL..........

Fagan . : .

CofGa.........

GaHE GrtSou _______ T.&K__ Mathemta


GP&LC__

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Freight

Fairbanks______________________ *

Fsirhnrn

|

Fairfax________________________

Fairmount.

...

j

CofGa......... CofGa.........
AGL. L&N. ...

Sub______ Teohe . .
GaS_____ _ SEMo____

AAA................... G a H E ................ Pike.
K&L................... NoGaTO...........

GaPC

SBT&T___

Fair Oaks__ - _______ - __________

Fair View______________________

Fairy

Fargo

_

____

Farmdale.

Farmington ____

_

|

L&N_____ GS&F Sav&A____ CofGa

SoCoL........ G aF laC o... Bass______

GaPC.......... NoGaTC............
R elTC ......... EM..........

Farrar_______ ________________ _ CofGa.........

GaPC _

FanlWille. ____ __________ *_ Fayetteville_________________ __ Federal Prison __ ' Felton
Fendig_ Fieklin

Sou___ . __
CofGa......... AB&C........ GaRR.........

GaS............ SEMo____

Peach________ (See Atlanta)__ OedAFL______

SavE&P OaPO . GaPC.........

SBT&T___

Fields_________________________ AB&C.........

Fife

AB&C........

Findlay _ _________________ GS&F____

Finleyson _ _________________

GaPC____ GaPC

Fish__ __ ____________________ SAL............ SerSt___ . . CedAFL______

Fitzgerald_ ___________________| AR&C

GaS___ . . . K&L..................

SAT.

SEG . Moffett

S E T .......

Fitzpatrick_____________________ MD&S____

Flat Rock

______________

SEST ...... GaHE................

Fleming____ -__________________ ACL............

Flemingfron ________________ |

AGO_____

SerC . . .

GaPG

Fletchers. _______________ _____ CofGa.........

Flint

. f ACL...........

GrtSou_______ E&T.

Flintside_______________________ SAT.______

Flintstone __ ________________ ^ TAAG

CCBL.........

GaPC__ _

SEG............

Flippen________________ - ______ Flovilla

Atl-Ma_______ GaPC..........

Atl-Ma_______ GaPG

SBT&T___

AGO_____ A A A ................. GaPG

Flowery Branch

__ |

GaME................

NToFT.

Floyd_________________________ SAL............

GaPG _

i

FolkRtnn

| ACL............ AGO........... Acme________ GP&LC--- Folk............ SEG........... EAT.

Ford_________ ________________ SAL ..........

Fordyce_______________________ ACL............

Forest Glen

SEG........... K&L........... .......

Forest Park-___________________ CofGa......... Inter_____

GaPG

Forrester. ___________________ _ CofGa......... GaS............

Forrestville____________________

Forsyth

CofGa......... SEG............ Atl-Ma_______

________________ j

G a H E .............

SB T & T .... AGLC

Ft. Benning Jet._____________ __ /

K&L.................. HBL-.......... AAA_____ ____

SAL. CofGa........

G a H E ................ GrtSou_____- _ GaPG

GaC.......... .

Ft. Gaines............................ ............j

R a g a n ...__

StAnd.........

Fort MoPherson Fort Mudge_____________ ______ f
Ft. Oglethorpe_________________ J
Fortson_______________________ Fort Valley____________________
Fowler________________________ FowltOwn______________________ Franklin...___ _ _____________ Franklin Springs________________ Franklinton__________ ____ _____

CofGa......... AGT,
CofGa.........
CofGa......... CofGa......... Sou_______ AB&C........ ACT,
MD&Sl___

a on
SEG CCBL......... SEG SoGol TRT,
SEMo
SEMo AGC Franklin__

(See Atlanta)__ yAT ....................... ARG G a H E ................
EAT.
AAA____ ____ G aH E ...............

G PAT.C...... GaPG...... .. GaPG.......
GaPC..........

SBT&T___ SRTA.T

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Free Home_____________________ Fruit Farm___ Frve F liers.................................................. Fnllerville / Funston________________ ____ Gabbettville__
Gaillard_______________________
Gainesville____________________ |

GASAC___ ACL............
SAL............

GaS............ AAWP.__ _ Valley

Sou____ __

gm

AGO _

DABL........

Neel............

GaPC

G a P C .........

KAL................... GaPC____ AAA...................

GaHE................

GaHE................ GaPC____

AAA

GaPC

GAF

GaME................ NoFT.

SBTAT___ SBTAT___

GGas

Gallemore________________ _____ Galloway____________ ._ Gammage_____________________ Gantts_____________ '__________ Garden Valley Gardi_____ ___
Gardners___ Garfield_______________ . . __ /

Garretta____

Gay_____________ ___________

Geneva________

Georgetown

j

MDAS........ LAN._. ACL........... GaN............
CofGa......... GAF........... StateN____
ABAC......... CofGa......... CofGa.........

SerB............
GaS............ GaS ...

Peach________

GaPC..........
GaPC GaPC..........
GaPC.......... *EMC.......... GaPC..........

SBTAT___ SBTAT___

Gertrude____ ____ Gibb........... Gibson____ ___ __ _ Gillican.. . Gillsville____ Girard______________ Glen A lta._______ _ Glenford_____ __ Glenmore. _
Glenn's___ Glennville____ _ Glenwood__________________ Glory_______ Gloster___________ Gloverton___ ______ Gober__ Godfrey_________ ____ Godwinsville___ Goggins__ Goldston__ _ . Good Hopei. Gorday__ _ Gordon____ .
Gore____________ ___ . .

CofGa......... ACL......... ACL
CofGa___ f ACL .
CofGa . SA L ...... ACL. SAT..

Wilkes........ GaS . GaS............
SerC............ At8

RelTC........ . KAL...................
KAL................... KAT, GaME................

GaPC _ GaPC.......... GaPC _
GaPC G aPC.... GaPC

Sikes Glen_____--

LAN CofGa.

S E G ...

KAT.

*EMC...........

CofGa.

GASAO

CofGa

SAT.

SEG

|

ABCBlue

*EMC...........

GaPC

Gor

Goss_______ Gough____ _ Gracewood_____
G ra d y ____ Graham__

GAF GAF
SAL

SF,St. S E G .......

GaPC

GaPC

GaPC

Nilson________

CedAFT.

GaPC

KAL___

EM C

Grangervillfi
Granite Spur
Grants. Grantville____

SAL TAAG
AAWP

Gratis_________ Graves

CofGa

Graves Station.. CofGa
Gray_____________________ . . |

Graymont___ ___ _ Grayson_____ Graysvrlle__

NrcAStT.

GaS St.And
SF.St . I SEG.

AAA

S B T A T ....

G a H E ................
EMC...........

EdFL . RelTC. .

G aP C .... GaPC
GaPC GaPC___EM C

250

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus \

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone

Gas

Oreennugh

.

GASAC

Greensboro___ . . _________ ____ j GaRR......... SerC.

AUPT

GaPC

SF.St_.

RelTC

ftrfipn'Rf ! n t ................................... CofGa.........

Green's Mill___________________ CofGa.........

KAL__

Moffett______ i*

Greenville_____________________i CofGa......... SEMo. ___ AAA................... GaPC

Teche

GaHE

Greenway______________________ WadS

Greenwood______ ___ _____ _____ Son..

Greggs________________________ SG..............

Gresham's S to re ........ . . __

Moffett.

Greaton____ ____________________ Sou.

SF.G

CofGa......... Bass....... Atl-Ma .

Sou

GaS___ . . .

Griffin______________ _________

SEMo

SEG

K&L

SRTAT SBTAT
SBT&T-- _ AGLC
(

Griswold______________________

Grogan______ ___ __ ..._________

Grovania______________________

Grove Hill

......

Groveland_____________________

Grovetown_____________________

Guild...................................................

Sou_____ GSAF
A CL.... SAL............ AtS............. GaRR......... CofGa.........

KAL_

GaPC____ GaPC

Guysie________ _______________ AB&C........ Guyton.._____________________ CofGa......... Habersham_____________________ T F___ Haddock_____________________ / GaRR

South_____ SESt .

SavE&P___ Eff

GaME................

RelTC................ GaPC

H a d ............

Hagan________________________ SAL____ AtS.

K & L................. GaPC____

Hafiira._______________________ GSAF-- SEG........... GaHE

GP&LC.__

Halcyondale____________________ CofGa___

Halloca

. . . . CofGa...

Halls.................................................... Halls Spur..____________________ Hailwood______________________ Ham__________________________
Hamilton_____________________ /

NC&StL... G&F__ . CofGa.

Teche . . .

GrtSou AAA................... GaPC.

SBT&T___

,,

l

GaHE............

G a S .......... GaHE................

Hampton_____________________ j

SEG...........

K & L ...........

1 Hanlin____ ___________________ SAL..
Hansell____ ______ ___ ___ ____ | ACL .

KAL

Mathew's______

Hansen

AB&C . CofGa

Hapeville_____________________ i

GaS............ GaHE................ GaPC

SEG........... GrtSou..............

Huh

K&L

Mathews______ Peach________

Haralson____ ___ ________ ______ AB&C......... GaS............ Hard Cash__ __________________

GaPC

Hardwick_______ _______ _______

GaPC..........

Hardwood_____________________ Harlem_______________________ / Haromony Grove_______ ._______ Harp___I .......................................

AAA

GaPC

SESt

RelTC..............

Wilkes........

Harper_________ ______ ________ Sou____ Harris............ .......- ............ ............/ CofGa......... Teche

AAA...................

1 .

\

Harrisburg____________________ _

Harrison

Hartford__ ____________________

Hartley_______________________

TA&G........ W&T..........

SerC............ S E G ...

GaPC_____

Harts_________________________

Hartsfield_______________ ______

Hartwell

............ { HRy

GaS AGO

K&L...................

AAA

GaPC _ Hart______

GNBus___

Hatcher_______________________

GaS............

Haskins Crowing .....................

MD&S____

Hastings______________________ CofGa.........

GaPC_____

AGLC

351

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone

H astv..

A C L ..........

Hatcher..... ................

CofGa.........

Hatfield_______________________ MD&S..........

Hatley .

AB&C.........

Hawkinsville..

f Son...........

Hayes C ro s sin g .....______________ Haylow______________________ |
Hayner. . H avnesville. ........ ... _ . _ H a y n ie ,, ___ . Hayston Havwood Hazard____________________________ Hazlehurst_______________________ j
Headlight__________________________ Heath Track ....... ....................... Hebardville_______________________ /

Sou. . . ACL______ GS&F____ SAL............
CofGa.......... AB&C.......... CofGa.____ GAF Son GSAF

Helen........................................... _.............. Helena____________________________j
H em atite___ Henderson_________________________ Hepzibah__________________________ Hcrcamp_________ Herco____________________ ______ Hermitage_________________________ Herndon___________________________ Hemdonville____________________ Herod______ _________ Hiawassee_____________________ Hickory Flat___________ Hickox__________________ Higgston High P o in t..____ High Shoals_______________________ Highway Spur___ Hill City.......... Hillery.__ Hillman___ Hill................
Hillsboro__________

SAL Son.
G&F____ ACL . ACL C o fG a...
ACL SAL TA&G SAL CofGa
TF CofGa

Hillsdale...

TAAG

Hilltonia___________________________

Hillton '

1

AGC Hinesville________________________ j

Hinkles___ Hinsonton__ Hiram __________ ____ _ _
Hnhhy Hoboken________________ Hogansville_________________

FRANR
f SAL. Son________ GASAC
ACL | A&WP

Holcomb--..

Holders__

Holland

Hollingsworth__ _

Hollis

Hollonville___ _

Holly Springs

_

GM CofGa
GaNR
_ J TAM

TF Hollywood_______ _______________ |

H olt............................................................ .. CofGa..........

Homeland _

ACL

H o m e r.____ _____________

Cochran___ SRG
Cres______
SFiG
SRG SRG F lag .______
GHT Neel______
South_- ___ SESt SRSt Ala . Brown_____ B&M............ Rvan SerC
SerB Teche..
MWCB___ Smoky Kinney____ Smoky____ AGC SRG

KAL

GaPC

GrtSon

Moffett_______

K&L...................... GaPC Miles__________

RAT, RAT, ..

GPALC
GaPC GaPC

GaHE .

GaPC

K & L ____

GaPC GaPC *EMC . GaPC- -
GaPC

EdFL . . *EMC._
GRAaTP,C............ GaPC

AAA
GaHE . G&F
GaME
NoGaTC GaME
RAT,__
GaME

GaPC__ GP&LC__
GaPC . . GaPC. .. GaPC
GaPC_____

SBT&T____ SET.............. i li a . __
SBT&T. . . .

Gas __ _

252

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Homerville

.........

ACL___ G aFlaCo... GrtSou. .

GP& LC-,.

i

GaS............ K&L

Homestead_____________________ ACL__.

KAL__.

Hooker________________________ NC&StL...

Hopedale______________________ CofGa.........

Hortense_____________________ j AB&C.........

ACL...........

Hoschton______________________ GM ............ South_____

GaPC

Howard......................... ...................... CofGa......... South

OaPC

Howell............................................... GS&F

GP&T,C

Huber....... ............ ......................... Sou___

Moffett_______

Hudson_____________ ______ ___ CofGa.........

Huey___________

ACL.

Huffaker______________________

Huffer________________________ G&F.........

Hull.....................................................

AGC_____ Monroe. _

*EMC...........

Hunters_______________________

Huntington__________________ _ SAL............

Hutchings____ _______________ _ GaRR

Wilkes____

Ida Vesper__ -.____ _____ _______ CofGa.........

Ideal__ .......... .................................. AB&C.........

GaPC__

Idiewood__ ___________________ / CofGa___

Dobson_______

Nilson________

Ha...................................................... .

GaPC.

D&C

Imlac_________________________ AB&C.........

Peach________

Inaha._____ ___________________ GS&F

SEG............

Indianola_____________________ f ACL......... GaS____ GrtSou

K&L...................

Indian Springs_________________/

SEG........... Atl-Ma___

G aP C ..

SBT&T

K&L_ .

Indian Village__________________

Moffett_ _

lone_________ .________________ GaN__

i Iron City______________________ ACL...........
Ironco_____________ _________ TA&G........

Acme.!______

Irwinton.______________________

SerC..........

GaPC. .

Isle of Hope____________________

SavE&P

Ivey..................................................... CofGa......... Sub______

Jackson____ _____ . . . .

Sou .

Bass

Atl-Ma_. .

SBT&T

SEG........... K&L______

Jacksonville___ _____ ___________

Jakin_____

ACL

G aF laC o...

EMC.. . S E T ...

GaS______ Acme_____ _ GP&LC

Jamaica__ . . . __________________ ACL............

James______

GaPC

James Siding____________ _________ CofGa.........

L&N______ DABL......... G&F.................... GaPC

Jasper............. ..................... ............... f

SEMo

NoGaTC

i Jefferson__________ _______ __ GM__

Smoky____ Neel............ OaME

GaPC

Smoky

Jeffersonville__________________ / M n & s

SEG.

Five________ GaPC

Jeff

Moffett_______

Jenkinshurg

/ Sou .

SEG............ Atl-Ma. .

GaPC-i .

K&L

Jersey___________________________

*EMC__

ACL........... AGC______ K&L _

Jesup____ . . . . _______ . {

B&M._

GP&LC.__ SBT& T...

SerB

SerC

Jewel.. Jimps__

South CofGa.........

RelTC

GaPC . . .

Jonnsons Corner___________________

JC T

Jolly..

Jones (McIntosh County)__________ SAL............

Jones (Randolph County) _

CofGa.........

Jones & Walker___

Sou_______

CofGa......... GaS............. GaHE____ ____ GaPC

SBT&T___

SEG___

Jonesboro_______________________ j

K&T,

Mathews

Peaeh

JonesviHe_______

Bowdon___

Joy____

T F ..............

Juliette____

Sou____

Junction City

AB&C......... South_____ / CofGa

GaPC..........

Tal

Junction Station________________

Wilkes____

Juniper__

CofGa.........

253

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Kathleen

_____________

Keithflhurg _ i _________________

Keller

_ __________________

Kellv

Kendriok ,,x. r . . ....

Kennesaw

_______________ |

GS&F LAN...........
CofGa......... TA&G........ NC&StL...

Kensington Kenwonrl
Keysyille Kibhee Kildare Ki lien's Kimbrough Kinderloy

TA&G........ _____________ ___
SAL............ OAF T _ __________ MD&S-.
__ _____ CofGa......... SAL............ AOL

Kingsboro Kingsland r _ ___________ f Kingston________ - ________ ___ -j

SAL............
StM R R ___ N C & S tL ...

Kingvrood
Kirkland Kitchens Kitehenn* Siding Kite Klondike Knight Knott
Knoxville Kranier Knyk Kyle J ^Hrosse T.anontfi Ladds
Lafayette,. ,,

__ _____

ARC G&F . ACL
ACL AB&C......... GM_____
SAL........ ACL L&N CofGa OS&F ' SAL. CofGa

Tiftdrpger

A&WP _ _____ _______ AB&C........

Laingkat Lake T<ake)and Tiakeniont
Lake. Park Tjamhert

SAL............ CofGa.........
T F .........
GS&F

T^mkin l>more T,amont. T.aneya
Lanier Tavender

C&WC-- CofGa.........
FRANK SAL. CofGa .

Lavonia_ _

__<

SAL............ Lawrenceville__ ___ ____________{

Lawton Leah

C o fG a...

Franklin___
SEG............ Tenn
SESt____ r GaS............. G a S - ........ Teche_____ A G C ____ SEO
GaS............. SerC ........
South_____
SEO TBL........... TSBL......... EAC SEMo......... Tfip.he
Smoky____ SEG-.......... S erC -........
AtS GNBus___ Smoky____ ACC Smoky____

K&L.................. NoGaTC............
ABC__............ Blue_________ GaHE................ JoFL..................
Nilson. .
GrtSou .. K&L Acme________ Five . . ABC__ Blue_________ GaHE _
K&L NoFL NoFL
GaHE _
ARC Blue__ _______ AAA GaHE_____ __
CeHAFL r K&L GaME............
Burns________ K&L____
GaHE_____ K&L
K & T , _____
NoFL
AAA
GaME................ NewSo
AAA

GaPC GaPC GaPC GaPC____ GaPC
GaPC GaPC__
GaPC GaPC . -
GP&LC___ GaPC GP&LC-- . GaPC
GaPC
GaPC

Cam______
K ite..
Wal SBT&T___ *Mun Con______
GaC-- S B T & T ....

Leary__

CofGa.........

GaPC

SBT& T....

Leathersville__

Loco______

Lebanon ...

GaPC

Leefield

GaPC

Lee Pope

GaHE

Leesburg..____ __. . . . ________ | CofGa......... GaS............

GaPC

SBT& T....

K&L1.................

J

254

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

T/fllft Leliaton____ T/finifvn
Lenox Leola Leonard
Leslie Lester LeverettR Lewis Lewiston Lexey Lexington

A HT, GAE GSAE Sav&A. G&F__ SAL..........
S A L ... Sav&A CofGa___
I GaRR

SAL Lilbnm._____ ___ _________ <

Lilly
Limerick___ Linco Lincolnton _

_ ____ ___ f

AB&CSAL___ ,

Lindale
Linden. Lindsays Linwood Listonia Lithia Springs

< Sou CofGa.. WAT . SAT,

Lithonia______________________

Little River Livingston__ Lizella
Locust Grove

GAS&C - .

- -f _

Sou__

Lodge__ Logahville__ Lombard Lone Oak
Lorane,, __

. __

ACT,
G&F-- .
CofGa |

LoreDza__ Lotts__ Loudsville
Louise_

G&F__ / A&WP--

Louisville

Louvale

SAL.,

CofGa

Lovejoy............................................ (

TLovelace Lovett. Lowell Lowery Lucius Ludowici
Ludville * Luella Luke__ Lula..
Lulaton

I WAT
L&N . ACL.........
CofGa /
ACL...........

S E G ........... AtS______

*Mun______ GaPC.......... Home_____ GaPC......... Les_______ GaPC____

AGC 8ESt_ _ Wilkes

AAA...................
NewSo_______ AAA-- .............. GaME................ NewSo_______

GaPC.......... GaPC
GaPC..........

Arn______

Bass______ SR St,
GPC____ SerSt_____ SEMn

AAA................... NewSo________ Blue______ ___ CedAFL............
GaHE

GaPC_____ GaPC

GaC............

Con.

SEG............ SRSt.

Barnes_______ A U PT................ ABenton..
EdFL................. Manley_______
Meadors........... Owens________ RelTC.............. S&D.... .............. Sullivan.

GaPC____ GaPC

SBT&T-- .

GaGE________ GaPC.......... Rob______ SEMo____ SEG............ Atl-Ma............... GaPC.......... SB T& T-,,
K&L...............

SESt........... Monroe_______ GaPC-- . . SBT&T-- .

SEG,, -

GaPC......... GaPC GaHE______ _ K & L -................

Neel___
AGC
GaS........... GaS SEG______

AAA-.......... -- GaHE Benton. RelTC
GaHE GrtSou_______ K&L...................

GaPC-........ GaPC

SBT&T--

GaFlaCo--

GaPC.-- . .
*EMC........... GaPC_____

AGC SerC-- .

NoGaTC............ Burns________ GaPC-........ Lud____ KAT,
GaPC____

AGO

NoFL................. GaPC____

Wilkes........

SerB............

255

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric ( Telephone Gas

Lulaville________________ _______ SAL............

K&L...................

Lumber City_________________ /

SEG............ K&L--................ GaPC___

SBT&T

Lumpkin___________________ ____f Luthersville___________________ J Luxomini_____ ,________________ Lyerly_______________________ f Lynn_____________________________ Lyons___________________________ i Lytle_______________________ . ____ M cBean___ __________________ . . . McBride________________________ j McCallie_________________________ McCaysville______________________ McCollum____________________| McConnellsville_________________ McDaniels____________________ |

SAL______ CofGa____
CofGa......... SAL.......... SAL..........
CofGa......... CofGa......... A&WP____
L&N______
TA&G____ N C & S tL ...

H a rt______ GaS............ T e c h e ____
H a m ______ TSRT, GaS............. A G C ____ _ At.S ScrC GaFlaCo__
Smoky........ Teche_____

GaPC__
AAA.................. GaPC GaHF.
GaPC GaPC ...
GrtSou________ K&L................... GaPC

A A A ................. GaHF, Pike__________

GaPC GaPC

T.V.A.......... AAA................... G a H E ................ Pike

GaHE................

SBT&T SBT&T. SBT&T.

McDonald Sdg__________________ McDonough___________________ j
McGinnis________ s ____________ McGregor_____________________ McGriff............................................... McIntosh_____________________ /
McIntyre______________________ McKenzie_____________________ McKibben_____________ ________ McKinney__________ _________ McKinnon McMath__ ________ ____________ McPherson____________________
McRae_______________________ j
Mableton_____________________ j

G&F_____ Sou_______
SAL........ . SAL............ Sou___. . . . ACL______
CofGa......... AB&C........
CofGa A C L ....... CofGa Sou. SAT, ........

SEG........ .
AGC.......... SerC............ SerC
AtS............. GaFlaCo__ SEG........... SerSt_____ SEG...........

K&T, K&L _ Burns________ K&L.................. Atl-Ma______
K&T, Barnes________ CedAFT,

GaPCGaPC____ GaPC. ..
GaPC. GaPC-

SBT&T SET

M achen.iJ____________________/ C ofG a... Bass______ South

GaPC

Machinery City_________________

CofGa___ Bass______ Atl-Ma

GaPC

, Cochran___ F,dFL__

GS&F

Franklin___ Five. ..

MD&S-- M&M

GaHE................

Macon_____________ __________S

SerC

GaME................

South____ K&T,

SEG............ Moffett

SEMo

RelTC................

SubTr.........

Maddox_______________ ________ C ofG a...

C o fG a ..... Bass______ AUPT................ GaPC

South

Benton

Madison______________________

SESt.

RelTC...............

S&D...................

Sullivan

A&WP

Teche

AAA

GaPC

Madras______________________

GaHE.. .

Pike....................

Magnolia... ___________________

Magruder____ _________________ G&F_____

Mahers Quarry_________________

Mallory.____________ '_________

Sub___

Manassas______________________ SA L .......... Manchester____________________ AB&C___ GaS

GaPC . . GaPC

Mandeville.......................................... C o fG a .....

SB T& T.l.. AGLC SBT&T

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Manning..-- ------- . . . . . --------- - WAT M a n o r .. .. .. .. .. ------ ---------------J Af!T, Mansfield___ -- . . . . . . . . . ------ . . / fW fta

Marietta

TAN NCAStL__
^ ^

Marlow. ___ ___ _------------ ---- -
Marshall__ . . . --------------. . . . -----Marshallville.. .

CofGa CofGa TAAG A&N CofGa

GaS
SESt DABL . . MWCB___ SEG SerSt..........

GrtSou_______ TCAT, EHET, G A F ................. Bowden_______ G a H E ................ JoFL.................. NoGaTC............
KAL...................

SavEAP___ GaPC____

SBTAT___ SET............

AGLC

finfOa Martindale_____ ____ ____ _____ |

NoFL______ -- GaPC_____ ABC Bine

Martinez __r _
Matthews-------------

CAWC GAF CofGa
-

NewSo____ . . . . GaPC..........
Moffett_______ GaPC..........
AGS........... Acme_________

SEG__

KAL_________

w-

ABAC

EM C..-- GaPC..........

'Maxwell___. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L&N

GSAF

Mayfield------------

GaRR SAT,

RelTC................ GaPC..........

GaPC..........

Wilkes____

WAT

M ath ew s.____ GaPC..........

Meinhard

CofGa
ACL .
I
- SAL CofGa

Benton_______ RelTC_______ GaS............ GrtSou_______ GaPC.......... Con. ____ KAL...................
SavEAP---SavEAP___

SAL............ GSAE

l SE G ,,........ SerC

Burns________ EMC..........

Merlo

TAAG

TSRT, ...

GaPC.......... Sum______

GaPC..........

Meriwether

CofGa

(

Meriwether-White Sulphur Springs.. Hnffra

G rtSou_______

Mrr*pv^ e-----------Metasville

ABAC

AAA.................. GaPC.......... NewSo_______

ACL CofGa

SEG--..

Tville.......... G aPC ........ S E T . .. .. ..

Midville______________________ '

Midway

____ i

Milieu

CofGa SAT. fWftn GAF-- ,, StateN____
SAT, CofGa
CofGa

AGO SerC...........
At.S SerC .
SESt. SESt

Burns________ Five_________ EAT,
RelTC ............ Dobson_______

Elbert____ GaPC.......... GaPC. -
GaPC..........
GaPC.......... GaPC..........
GaPC..........

M id ............
Milan_____ Milled____ SBTAT___

AGLC

Millhaven

SavAA

Millwood...... ...................................... ACL_____ GaS............ KAL...................

............

257

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Electric Telephone

Gas

Milner_______________
Milstead__________ _______
Mina______ ____________ Mineola________________ Mineral Bluff________________ Minneta.................................... Minter........ ....................
Minton. .

CofGa........
MiL............
SAL............ GS&F____ L& N .......... CofGa. MD&S..
<

SEG............
SEG............ Smoky SerC............

G a H E ..... KAL Mathews AUPT Meadors______

GaPC

GaHE NoGaTC.__ T.V.A.

GrtSou KAT,

EMC

Missionary Ridge____________ M itchell...__________ Mizell......................
Mobley (Harris County)__________ Mobley (Pulaski County)___ Mock........ .................. M odoc................ Mogul_______________ Molena____ ________ Moniac__ . . . ______

CofGa.........
CofGa____ C o fG a .___ Sou______ ACL............ G&F___. . . CofGa......... S o u ............ GSAF__

South_____ SEMo__ _

GaPC GaPC GaPC

Monroe_____ __ . . .
M onte____ _______ Monteith......................... Montezuma..... ...................... . .

j

G M ............ GHT_____ GaRR......... South_____

Monroe_____ _ Mud

SESt

SEG...........

ACL

SESt

f AB&C......... South_____ K&L CofGa.........

GaPC

Monticello________________

CofGa......... Bass______ EdFL........... . Mnn i

Montrose............................

f SESt.... MD&S........ SEG............ Five__________ GaPC

Moody Field_________ ______ _ Moonsboro_________
Moores (Laurens County).. . Moores (Richmond CouDty)___ Mora_________ Moreland_________________

G&F............ TA&G........
MD&S........ G&F__........
J G&F__........ A&WP.___

Tech

Moffett_______ G a H E ...........

AAA__

OaPf!

Morgan____________ Morganton_____ ______ Morganville__________ Morris________ Morris Station_____ Morrisons... . Morrow________ Morton______ Morven__________
Moultrie_________

Sou____ . . .

A G S ....... CofGa.........

CofGa.........

CofGa.........

CofGa.........

SG...............

J

AB&C......... GaN__

G&F............

Tam Smoky____
GaS............ GaS............
GaS

GaHE GrtSou__
GrtSou . KAT,

GaPC TVA aPf!
GaPC GPAT.C

Moultrie Airport______

|

GrtSou KAT.

GaC
SET SBT&T

Mountain C i t v . _ ____ Mountain View................ Mt. Airv____ _
Mt. Berry......... ............

( TF..............
J Sou_______
J

Kinney ,, Smoky
AGO ... _ Kinney SEG............

GaME
Peach..___ NoFL____
ABC...................

GaPC
GaPC GaPC

G a H E ..............

H u n t.

Mt. Hill.............................. Mt. Hope_________

1

SEMo____

Sou_______

Mt. Pleasant_________

Sou______ SerB._........

Mt. Vernon...... ........... Mountville__________
Mt. Zion__________ Moxley___ .

SAL............ AtS

K&T,

SEMo____

Bowden___

L&W........ .

GaPC

SET

EMC

GaPC

Munnerlyn_____ _______

CofGa.........

Dobson____

Murphy______ ______ __ j

GaS............ GrtSou_______ KAT.

258

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone

Gas

Murray Hill I

Myth

Nakomis Nankipooh

Nashville Naylor

Neal

rTap

^

Nebula

Needmore

Sav&A CofGa AB&C AB&C OofGa ACL CofGa
G&F ACL
Sou_ G&F AB&C fJnfOa

SF.Mn

GaHE___ ____

E M C ......

Neel______ SerB............

GP&LC___ Miller____

Teehe . . . TSBT,....

_ AAA................... GaHE
K&L................... GrtSou_____ ... K & L.................

GaPC_____ GaPC____ GP&LC-- .

SET............

Neel______

GaPC_____

K&L...................

OaN

Nelson

L&N

( lMicpSoLKUibt \ WttoavjUnAc vuuuij'/-- - - - - - - - -

f vr i

ACL

Newell

CofGa
ACL AGS CM

Npwnan
New Point New Rome
Newsom

AB&C A&WP ___ i CofGa
SAT,

Newton

Neyami

CofGa

Niphfi)]p Nicholson

__ _ AB&C

Nickajack Nohle

_____ --

CofGa ' flftfttft

Norcross Norman Park
Normantown North Canton Nnrf.hpiiH,

Sou AB&C G&F
T,&isr

Norwich

AB&C

Norwood Niinefl

__ ___ __

Oakdale OaVfipl^
Oakland Htklawn (Brooks County) Oakland (Houston County) Oakman Oak Mourtain Oak Park Oakwood O'Berry
Oehillee

__ A&N SAT. GaN CofGa L&N
G&F CofGa . SAT,

Smoky

NoGaTC........... Miles_________
GrtSou. _____ TC&T,

GMC.......... GaPC____
GaPC_____

N-BT..........

SEG

AGC

NoFL-- ............

Green_____

Nilson___ ;____

SBMo......... AAA ................

Teehe

G a H E ................

SBT&T___ AGLC

GaS............ B lue..________ CedAFL.ji.____

TTAT, NnET. Tam

GaPC-........ SBT&T___

EAT,

SEG

K&L................... GaPC_____ Alma_____

SerC

EMC..........

Wilkes____

AGC GaS

ABC Blue_________

NoFT, _ ____ *Mun______ SB T & T ....

H&T,

G a P C .........

GaPC_____

SESt__

BelTC

GaPC.......... EMC..........
i Wrrwiek__
GaPC_____

NoGaTC

GaPC_____

AGC

EMC..........

GaPC_____

259

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone

Gas

Ochlocknee. ...

ACL____ GaS............. GrtSou . .

j

EAT.

GaPC

Och__

Ochwalkee ................. Ocilla__ ______________________i
Ocmulgee Wharf _ Oconee______________ ___ Oconee Heights_________________ Oconee Siding ..

SAL............ SAL.......... r
SAL............ CofGa-___ GM______

GaS............ SEG.

K&L

GaPC

SET

GaPC

Odessadale - __......... .. .

Odum_________________________ Sou_______

Offerman. ......

i ABAC......... AGC____ K&L...........

ACL

Ogeechee... ...

CofGa.........

Oglesby_______________________

AGO_____

Oglethorpe.........................................J AB&C.........

K&T,___

Oglethorpe University.

\ CofGa......... Sou ..

NoFL.

Ohio.__________ _______________ CofGa.........

Old Church___ ________

Sav&A____

Old Lot__________________ _

Lake_____

O'Leary_______________________ ACL_____

Oliver_____________ ____ _______ CofGa___

Omaha

SAL............

Omega________________________ AB&C........ GaS............. K&L

Oostanaula_____________________ Sou... _.

Orange________________________

Oreburg_______________________ Sou______:

Oremont_____________ ____

Sou_______

Orchard Hill___. . . . _.

CofGa____ S E G .......

j

KAT,

*EMC GP&LC-- . Oilmil CPAT.C

GaPC GaPC GaPC

SF.T SRT&T

SavE&P___ ri rm ------ *e m c GaPC GaPC
G a P C ....

Ordway. . _ ........... Orico___ ___________ ________ G&F_____ Orland________________________ MD&S____

Mathews______ G aH E...

CofGa........ GaS............ G aH E__

Orrs_________________________ J

SEG.

K&L __

GaPC

^

...............................................! GS&F...___

Osierfield__ ____________

AB&C........

Ottawa____________________ _ SAL............

Otisca____________________

ACL...........

Ousley_______________________ | ACL............

Mathews______ EMC

Owen_______________ Owensboro_________________ Owl Hollow.,.:.__________ Oxford______________ Pachitla___________ ________
Palmetto___________ _____

A CL.......... TA&G........

K&L___ K&T.___

GaPC

CofGa.........

A&WP____ Sub............. AAA...................

j

GaHE

SBT&.T

Palmyra__________________ _ Pancras_____________ Panthersville______________ Paramore________________ Parish............................... Parkers____________ Parkersville________________ Parrott____ ____________ Paschal_______________
Pasco.__________ ___________ |

SAL............ CofGa.........

CofGa......... CofGa____ Syl..............
GAS&C___ SAL............
AB&C........ ACL...........

GaS............

Pike.................... GaPC
GaPH G rtS o u ..______ KAT,

Pasley__________________ .
Patterson________________ Pavo_______________________

CofGa.........

ACL

AGC___

G&N_____

Paynes__________ ._ ____ I ...........j

Peechland__ ______________ Peachville_______________
Peacocks___________________ . Peagler_________________ __ Pearl__ ___________________

AB& C..... CofGa......... W&T.......... A C L ..........
SAL............

K&T,
Atl-Ma GaHE................ K & L.................

GP&LC-- GPAT,C Bihb

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Person
Pebble _ _ _ _____ _________ Pecan _ Penan CHtv P7elham .......... ...............................

ACL. .
CofGa......... CofGa__ GaN ACL FR&NE___

G aF laC o ... G a S _____ G a S .......... GaS

K&L...................
GrtSou K&L..................

GP&LO___ GaPC

Pear______ SBT&T___

Pembroke

SAT.

Pendarvis__ Pendergrapp_

Pendleton

Penfield

Penia

__

Pennick Pennington

Pepperton

GM SAT, _______________ SAL

Perkins Perry__

______ ____________|

Persico

ar a p

Peters________ - ______ ________ AB&C Petoria_

Phelps _ _____ _ _____ ________ |

Philema. _ __

.

AA N

Phinizy _ _______ _____ ____ f

Pidcock ____________ ______ _______

Piedmont. ____ ___ _____ ____

Pike Peak

Pineboro.

,

Pine Grove

APT, MD&S PAP

Pine Harbor_______________________
Pinehurst___ Pinelog Pine Mountain Valley _
P in e o r a _______ _________ _______ Pine P ark-_______________ ____ ____ |

PSAF
PofPa APT,

Rneview____________ - _____________ Pinson Pinsora Pittman ____________________ ___. . f

Pitts__ -

SAT.

PlainfielH

Plains

SAT.

Plainville________________________

Plemons

AR A P

Pocataligo__________________ !_______

Polak

AR A P

OofGa

Pomona______________________ ____

Pooler

PnfGa

Poplar________________ __ Portal_____________________ _____ |

Porterdale__________________ _____ I PofGa

Porterfield____________________ Porter Springs__________ P o rtla n d ...!___________________ Port Wentworth_________ Postell__
Potter______________ __ Ponlan......................................

SAL
ACL. APT,

At.S .

K&L.................. GaPC____ Pern______

Evans____

Neel............

GaPC..........

SerR. .

GaPC.......... GaPC..........

SEG-..........
Franklin___ SEG........... SFMo

Dobson_______ G a H E ................ K&L............... .
Moffett_______ Peach________

Pep______ GaPP

SET............

Dobson_______ G aH E_________
J o F L ...................... Mason

AAA....................... GaPC............

NfiwSo

__

G rtS o u .._______

SEG____
S F ,P t

K&L__________ Miles__________ Acme__________
AAA.......................
Acme__________ G rtS o u ..

GaPC. . . . GaPC_____ GaPC. . . .
SavE&P___ Tville...........
G aPC ...... GaPC-

Pine_______ Eff Pinev______

Mathews_______

NoFL

AtS

GaPC_____

SotP ....... ..

*EMC_.____

JoneB. - -

GePC

GaS SFP
AtS . . SEG .
SEG__

*EMC...........

GaHE___ ____ G rtS ou..______ TCAT,
Mathews TCAT, __
Benton.. . ' Dobson________ Five . _ ... G a H E ____ Benton. ______ Five Meadors_______ R .e lT fi..................

GaPP SavE & P ....
GaPC_____ Bibb . . . . . .

SBT&T
Port____. . . SBT& T....

GA.F

S E S t- . (See Savanneh).

G aS...

TCAT,____

GaPC

261

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone

Pouder Springs -
Powersville. P r a tt s b u r g __ pTfiTltfisf* Pressley Preston. _ Pretoria. Pridgen Primrose
Prinaeton..................

SerSt SAL. CofGa___ . South. '
South .
SAL............ SAL............
GATT CofGa

CeH AFT,

GaPC......... SBT&T___

G a H E ................ KAT,___ ____
GaPC____ GaC............

AAA. ...............
G a H E ................ AAA-- .............. GaME................ Monroe_______

GaPC

Priors Pritchett _ Pul? ski Putnam
Putney .

______ __|

Sou.. .. . GaN___
CofGa........ CofGa......... ACL__

SEG-.......... GaS............

RelTC................ K & L -...............

GaPC.......... GaPC- -- OaPC

P y n e __ Queensland _ Quitman__
Rpbun fiftp Race Pond
Ragan R ah n .. . Raines. _ Raleigh Ramhurst________ Rampfiy Randall.. Ranger RaoulRawlingR
Raybon _ Ray City. Rayle___

AB&C........ SAL............ ACL... SG............ T F .._ ACT,
GAS&C___

GaS............
AGO_"_____ S E G ...........

KAT,___ Grt.Sou KAT, GaME................
KAT,

GP&LC___

SE T ...--

A&N...........

LAN

Tenn_____

GaN. SAT.............

LAN..

Tenn

GaPC NoGaTC............ GaPC_____
NoGaTC............ GaPC NoFT,

ACL G&F.__

SE S t...

RelTC
KAT, AAA

GaP&LG__

Raymond

_ _

Rebecca

Recovery______

Red Olay___

Redland-__

j Red O a k ..... _________________

Redwine Cove___________ ____ Reesburg__ Reese___ Reeves Register.... R.ehobeth _____
Reids . .

CofGa......... SeMo.......... AB&C......... GaRR......... Suh_.
SfirR A&WP-- .
Tfifihe
CofGa......... SEG CofGa.........

AAA G a H E ................ Pike
CeH FT,

GaPC.......... G aPC___ GaPC _ GaPC OaPC
OaPC
OaPC

Ronh

Reids Cross Rds_______________ {

Reidsville_____________________ /

Reka-. . ___ _

Relay

Relee

Renfroe__

Reno

.. _ . r .

R.enf.5! _

...

Resaca. *

_

.

J

SAL CofGa- . G&F SAL..
N C & S tL ...

AtS SerC.. .
GaS SEG

Re Reynolds__________ ____________ CofGa......... Reynoldsville. _____ __ ______

Manley____ __

RelTC.

KAL___

OaPC

K&T, ,, CedAFL

GaHE .ToFT,
Mason _ Atl-Ma__

EM C ......... GaPC__ Ken............
GaPC___ GaPC. .. GP&LC

Gas 'J

262

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric

Rhine . . . ______________ _______ SAL............ At,S__....

GaPC--

Rhine's Store___________________

Rosier________

Riceboro..___________________ f SAL.......... AGC____ _ Acme________ GaPC.

Five_____ ____

Richland_____________________ 1 SAL............ H a r t_____ GrtSou ._

GaPC

GaS............

Richmond Hill_____________ ___ 1 ACL..........

SAL............

Richter._____ _________________ CofGa.........

Richwood____________ _________ GS&F____

Riddleville__ ___________________

EMC.

Ridgeville_____________________

GaPC

Rincon...________ _____________ SAL______ SESt_____ Nilson________ SavE&P

NC&StL. SEG........... GaHE

GaPC-

Ringgold............ ...............................j

TBL_____ JoFL___

Mason_______

Rio........... ........................................ _ CofGa......... Ripley........................... .................... / MD&S____

\ Five___ ___

Rising Fawn____________________l AGS............ SEG........... Moffett_______ GaPC

Riverdale............ Riverside

GaPC. *EMC

Roadside._____________________ CofGa.........

Roberta___________ ___________j Sou

SEMo____ GaHE

GaPC

Robertstown
Robinson . . . __________________
Robinson's Crossing____________ Rochelle_______________________ Rock Creek___________________ Rock H ill......
Rockingham____________ _______ Rockledge____________________ Rockmart______ ______________ /

GaRR____
SA L .......... TA&G........
ABAC-- . . MD&S____ SAL............

Neel........... SESt_____ AtS.... .........
SerC_____ SerSt...........

RelTC............ GrtSou______ CedAFL...

GaPC GaPC GaPC
GaPC

Rock Quarry___________________l

CofGa____ SEG............ ABC..................

Rock Springs__________________ 1

TSBL.

NC&StL... Rocky Face___________________ 1

RockvFord.......

/

Syl.............. Roger's__________'____ _______ CofGa......... Rogersville__ __________________ FR&NE

Hunt__ ______ GaHE................ GaPC__ JoFL Mason
EMC

CofGa......... Cres........... ABC................... GaPC

GPC_____ Blue

Rome___________ . . .

CedAFL

SerSt-.-- _ G aH E ... .

SEG............ Hunt.

-RoDer

G&F...

SEMo____ Mason_____

Roopville Rose_____________ _

SEMo CofGa.........

Barnes____

GaPC.__

Rosier______________________ G&F..........

OaPf!

Ross_____________________

AB&C.........

Ross Siding____________________ Sou

CofGa........ CCBL____ ABC_________ Ohatt,.

Rossville_____________ _______ _!

SoCol

SEG........... GaHE...........

TBL.......... Hunt______

Roswell_______________________|

DABL........

GaPC

Sub _

G & F...........

Round Oak

f CofGa.........

EdFL-- .

GaPC____

SESt

Rover________________________ Sou______

Rowena____________ _____ __ SAL............

Rovston...........

f Sou

GC--........ AAA.__

GaPC

\

Ruckersville___ !________________

EMC

f Rupert______ ______ __________

GaS............ GrtSou_______

Ruskin________ __________

A C L ..........

GrtSou_____

K&L...................

Russel]_____________ Rutland . .

CofGa.........

GaPC K&L.____. . . . .

Telephone Gas SBT&T
1 Ring
SB T & T .... AGLC
SB T & T .... AGLC
S B T & T ... SBT&T SBT&T

263

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Rutledge_____________________

Rydal_________________________ Safiold......................... ........................
Saginaw*_______________________ St. Charles_____________________ St. Clair______ ________________ St. George_____________________
St.Marks______________________ St. Marys_____________________
St. SimoDS____________________ /

L& N,,........ A C L ..........
G&F........... GS&F___ _
StM R R ___

Sale City______________________ FR&NE___ Sandersville___________________ 1

Sand Hill_____________________ 1 CofGa......... SAL............
Sandy Cross____________________ Sandy Hill........................................... Sandy Springs__________________ Sapps Still_____________________ G&F_____ Sappville______________________ ACL........... Sardis--_______________________ Sargent_______________________j CofGa.........

Sasser____ !____________________ SAL CofGa.........

SAJJi............ Sou _ _. Savannah_____________________

Savannah Beach________________
Sawdust_______________________ Sawtell________________________ Saw Tooth_____________________ Scarboro___ ;___________ _______
Schatulga______________________ Schlatterville___________________ Schley________________________ Schoen________________________ Scotchville. ___________________
Scotland______________ ________ Scott_______ __________________ Scottdale____ __________________
S c o t t s ________________________ Scottsboro________________ _____ Screven..____________ ______ __

T F.............. CofGa......... CofGa......... ACL........... GaN............
StM RR.... Sou______
G a R R ......... TA&G--
ACL............

SESt_____
T e n n ____ G?S............ Teche_____
GaCity
SerC______ South_____ SEMo Sub______ Sub
SESt SEMo GaS............ AGC AtS__ ........ BAM SerC... . SEG.........
South
SerB_____
SEG............ Sub S u b ______ AGC...........

AUPT................ B en to n ............... Manley TtelTO SA D .................. Sullivan....
Acme________ KAL . AAA
AemeT ___ Five__ ___
Benton RelTC................ Barnes
GAP
Nilson________ AAA GaHF, Grt.Son Acme__ Bent.on Burns____ Dnhfinn Five. K AL______ . . . Miles. _ RelTC................ Rozier . N ikon _ ____ Rozier __
(See Atlanta)__
GaHE__
(See Atlanta) _
KAL Five_______ M onroe...
K&L___

GaPC
GaPC GaPC GaPC GaPC GaPC GaPG
GaPC____ GaPC.. . GaPC . . SavE&P___
SavE&P___
GaPC GaPC GaPC-- GP&LC--. .

SRTAT
SBT&T . SBT&T. SGT GaC SBT& T....
SBT&T

SavGC

Sea Island..................................... . . f

Seals.......................... ....................... /

Sells...................................................... S e n e y ......_____ ______________ Senoia_______________________ /

Senrab_______*_______________ f

Sessoms_______________________

Seven Bridges ......................

{

Seville___ ______________________ Shadydale........................ ............. . /
Shannon_________ i .............. ........./ \

SAL............
GM______ Sou_______ AB&C........ CofGa......... CofGa.........
AB&C.........
SAL............ CofGa......... Sou..

AGC--........
GaS............ SEMo.........
Cochran___ SEG............ SubTr___ _
Smith SEMo.........

Acme_____ _ F ive. Acme. Five.. . Peach K&L___ Moffett .
ABC____ Mason

G a P C .__
GaPC
GaPC-- GaPC GaPC

SBTAT

264

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

bnanty jno. jo. . . . . . . . . . ------ ------ Hofa

fikovn

TA A

Sharpbagen-- -------------- ------ --- A C L ............. nfa

SEMo____

RFRt.

nfa

CaS

GrtSou_______

Rt.And . .

GaPC--.........
GaPC____ GaPC.......... GaC............

MT)AS

AR&0

QKmo

R

SAF

Sigsbee-- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - aN

nfa

REC
SerfI PART,

GaPC____
G a H E ................
AUPT................ GaPC____ G&F................... CedAFL______ GaPC____

CaR

GaHE................ Good_____

cD:1TXivVflllc----------------------- ---------Skywater Springs--. . -------- - -----

AT,

ATi

ofa

_____

fVEO

FRANF CaS
NC&StL__

K&L.... ..............
G a H E ................ ITAT,
GaPC.......... GrtSou_______ GaPC......... SBT&T___ TCAT, _ ABC................... GaPC......... SBT&T___ AGLC

Smyrna (^obb County) Snellvilie

*

CAW rt^'R'R

RF.Rt, CHT

Bowdon_______ G a H E ................
JoFL.................. NoGaTC............ AUPT................
RelTC................

ATTPT

*EMC.......... GaPC......... SB T & T ....

Social Circle

- - &frF

South..___ RelTC.......... -- RFRt,
ITAT,

Sofkee.. __ ___________________

Franklin___ RnRTr

Sopprton

MDAS SerC

Soraco__ ____________________ CofGa.........

Southland

ABA

Smith T.iti^oIo

S Mpwnnrt

Five

GaPC-- -- Sop_______
GaPC.......... ____ .

Spain Sparks
Sparta
Spenrp Siding Spongier Springfield Snrina PloAP

SG

G&F__

RFC

GS&F. . . .

GaRR

RerC

FRANTF GaN
'

RF.Rt.' TRT,

GaHE................ GP&LC___ SBT&T-- . AUPT................ GaPC . . . . SB T& T.... RelTC................
Nilson________ SavE&P__ Farm_____ A F_________ GaPC____

Sprmgvale

CofGa

Sprite

CofGa

Stalco

CofGa

Staplftf.nn (Spread)

Starr Farm

AA N

Starrsvilie

CofGa

State Line

SAL

Statenville

State Prison Farm (Tattnall

f

County)

H - __ ,_______ \ ....................

G aS...

GaPC____

TTAT,

GP&LC--

Burns_______

H H >-3 I

!-3 >-3 >-3>-3 >-3>-3i-3 H

>- 3

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone

Gas

State Sanatorium .

CofGa___

f C o fG a .... . Evans

Statesboro___________________

SEG

Benton. .

GaPC

SESt

Five____

; SAL.......... Statham. ____________________

AGO_____ AAA................... GaPC GaME

SteUaviUe ___________________ Stephens (Oglethorpe Co.) Stephens (Habersham Co.)______

GaRR___ Wilkes Sou.. ...

NewSo

OaPD GaPC

Sterling___________ Stevens_______________

Sou.

SerB............

SAL...........

Stevens Crossing_______________ G&F__........

StateN___

Stevens Pottery________________ CofGa........

Stilesboro______________

SAL............

CedAFL

CtuVCI

Stilson 1

Benton____ SavE&PC Dobson______

Stillmore____________________ Stillwell________ ________ . . . . . . . SAL............

Five________ ftaPH

Stockbridge___________________ i Sou______ SEG.____ Atl-Ma

ftaPf!

Stocks._ . . . _ Stockton_________________ ____ 1

A&N ACL

K&L...................

GaS.............

ftP*T,n

Stoneham_____ ______________ _ GM______

Stone Mountain

....

1 GaRR......... SESt,

Sub___

K&L_........... S&D.

GaPC1

Stonewall..................

A&WP.___ {

S u b ............ Teche__

AAA.......... GaHE_____

GaPC . ..

Stovall________________________ AB&C.........

Stratford ___

AB&C........

Strom______________________

G aN ...........

Pike..............

Strouds__________________ _____ Stuckey. ___
Subligny____________________ Sugar Hill_____________________ Sugar Valley___________________

SAL............ Sou.

TSBL.........

GaHE K&T,

ftaPf!

SulphurSprings_________________ AGS...........

Summertown__________________ GAP...........

Summerville

|

TSBL__

A B C...........

SEG........... Blue___

TOMf! GaPf!

Summit-Graymont_____________ / G&F...........

H u n t________ OnPf!

Sumner____________ ___ Sumter_____________________
Sun Hill__

_( ACL.. _ CofGa......... CofGa.........

GaS............ GaS._____

Five. . TT&T. GrtSou_______ K & L.................

OaPP

Sunnvside _ ...

/

CofGa___ _

GaS............ SEG......... .

GaHif. _. GrtSou.

GaPC

K&L________

Mathews

Sunset___ ___



|

GaS............. GrtSou______ K&L.............

p
Still OflUDTlIraTl__ _ OQl>r1p&i_rIp_. __
SllTQ i win-- ___

Sunsweet________ ____ Suomi____________ Surrency_______ Suwanee______________
Swainsboro________ _
Sweet G u m ......________ Swords_______________ Sycamore_____________ Sylvania.... ............................
Sylvester_______ _ . . .

GS&F____

Sou____ __

K&L

Sou_______ SerB ..

Sou.......

AGC___ NoFL

G&F_____ j

AGC_____ SerC

Benton

L&N-.........

SEG............

RelTC NoGaTO

GaRR____

j GS&F..

SE G .;........ GaHE

Sav&A____ Evans ..

Syl.............. SESt..

ACL

GaS__

1 GAS&C___

GrtSou. . K&L __

ilMf! GaPf! GaPC
GaPf?
*Mun

SRT&T
Scrci SRT&T

Tahoma____________ Talbotton__________ __
Taliaferro____________

CofGa........... j AB&C____ GaS__

Tal. _

CofGa...........

(

.

GaHE

GaPC

TTtel

H

S i

HJ . H H i - H j - a n H

266

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Talking Roo.k

f L&N

Tallapoosa____ - __

Sou

Tallulah F alls.................................. f T F ... . . . . .

Tallulah Lodge_____ Tallulah Park_____
Talmo________________________ Talona________________
Tarrytown_____ Tarver________________________ Tarversville__ ___________ Tate__________

T F .............. T F .............. G M ............. L&N .... MDifeS ACL
T,&N

Tatum

AGS_____

Taylor's Creek. Taylor's Still__

ACL____

Taylorsville____

SAL............

Teloga___ Temple_____________

TA&G........ Son.

Tennga___ ____

CofGa.........

Tennille______________________ |

Terrace____

W&T.......... FR&NF.

Terrell_______ Thalmann,___ ___

GAS&C . f AB&C --

SAL............

Thelma______________

GS&F___

The R o c k ...__ - __

CofGa

Thomasboro__

Syl

CofGa

Thomaston________________ ___ <

AB&C___ Thomasville________________ .__ j ACL.........

l Thomson___________________

Thunderbolt__________ ___

Thurmach_________ ._

Tioknor

_____ ___

f GM.. FR&NF GaN

Tidings_______________

. i

Tifton.
Tiger__________________ _ Tignall________________ Tillman____ Tilton.

J

AB&C ACL. .

GS&F

TF .

GS&F / NC&StL...

Tioga________________ Tiptop

( L&N__ CofGa

Tivola_____________________ . . GS&F

Toccoa_____________ _______ 1

Tondee______________

1 ACL____

Toombsboro________________

C o fG a...

Toonigh............ ................................ L&N

Topeka. .Tnt.

/ CofGa..

Sou .

Torbitt __

f G&F____

1 Sav&A____
Tournapull___ ________________

Towalaga_______

Towns..

Sou

Townsend_____________________ SAL............

Travisville____________________ | A CL....

Smoky SRG. Kinney Smoky____ Neel ... _ SerO... DABL........
Tenn . .. . SerC-..........
CGMT....... OGMT. GaS_-_........ SFMo G rS ............
South SESt.___
GaS........... SEG............
S E G -........
Ao n GNRna Haslett___ SerC____

G&F...

OaPC _

NoGaTC............ GaPC . . .

GaME................ GaPC_____

G a P C ......

NoGaTC

GaPC *EMC..........

Moffett_______

G&F...

GaPC

NoGaTC............

CedAFL

GaPC____

Barnes_______ GaPC _ NoGaTC RelTC................ GaPC

GaHE................ GaPC Mathews
G a H E ................ GrtSou___ . . . . M athew s...___ Acme.. GrtSou_______ K&L_____
AAA................... GaPC.......... RelTC............ Rozier................

A B C ............... Blue__ _____
H u n t_________ GaHE______ K&L..................

GaPC

GaME................ GaPC _ GaPC..

GaHE................ Mason .

AAA................... GaHE............

Ari____ _ NoFL

G a P C .........

G aPC ......

Ari__________ N o F L ................
K & L................. *EMC..........
Grt.Son K&L............... .

SBT&T___
SBT&T___ SBT&T-- .
SBT&T___ SBT& T.... SBT&T___ WT&E GaC............
Lou______

AGLC SavGC

267

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A

Electric

Freight

:t Trebor_____*___ _____________ CofGa-

Trenton______________________ AGS........... SEG............

GaPC

TBL_____

Trice__________. ______________ CofGa.........

Trimble______________ . ________

Teche

CofGa......... SEG........... ABC .

Trion______________________ J

TSRTi

Troup F. a c to ry ..._______________'

Hunt. ... AAA..........

Troutman _ _ _

. SAL............

Truckers- .. . . __ _____

Trudie

_ _ ......... ........

A C L ..........

Dobson_______

SAL............ AGC-......... AAA__

Tucker ......................... ................. J

GaME.

GaPC___

1 Tugalo________________________ Sou_______

NewSo __.

NC&StL__ SEG........... GaHE___

Tunnel Hill____________________j

TRL

JoFL

GaPC____

Mason _ .

Turin.......... ......................................... CofGa......... SEMo____

GaPC

Turman__ _____________________ SAL............

Tumerville____________________1 TF.............. Kinney

GaME

Smoky____

Tusculum______________________ CofGa.........

22Twin Lakes__________ __________

SE G ..........

Mile Post___________________ GaN............

S,vEAP GP&T.G

Tyrone _______________________ AB&C........

Tybee_________________________

A T S .....:. Rozier .

SatfEAP

Ty T y ................................................ ACL............ GaS............. K&L___

GaPC

Unadilla_______________________ GS&F____ SEG.......... . GaHE____

GaPC

Underwood_____________________ GaN............

Union.._______________________ SAL

A&WP____ Sub............. AAA................... GaPC__

Union City____________________j AB&C.........

GaHE___

Pike .....

Union Point___________________1

SESt_____ AUPT............ GaPC

Wilkes____ RelTC.......... Univeter__ ____________________ L&N_____

Upatoi_______________________ _ CofGa......... South_____ GaHE

Upton________________________ AB&C.........

Uptonville____________________ / ACL........... AGC...........

\

SEG........... K&L

U valda._............................................ G&F______

GaPC

V ada-............................................... .

GaS.............

ACL........... GaS............ GaHE

Valdosta - ________ . . . j G&F_____ SEG.

GrfSnn

GP&LC___

GS&F____

K&L.............

Valley View____________________ Sou_______

Valona._______________________ Vanmo_______ ________________ CofGa.........

GaPC

Vanna________________________ Sou... . . Bass______

GaPC

Van P u g h ..___________________ j

AAA................... GaME

... Vans Valley_________________ Sou______

N o F L ................ CedAFL____

Van Wert____________ __________ Varnell________________________ Sou___ _ Vasons________________________ SAL............

GaPC GaPC

Vaughn_______________________ CofGa.........

Vaughn Sand P it.___ ____________ Sou_______

Vega__________________________ Sou_______

Vesta_________________________

Vickery_______________________

DABL___ G&F._........

G&F.......... AGC_____ K&L___

Vidalia .

j MD&S

AtS___

GaPC

SAL____ Serf!

Vidette________________________ G&F_____

GaPC

V ienna...___________ _________ / AB&C......... S E G -J ..... GaHE......... GS&F

GaPC

Villa Rica_____________________j Sou____ . . . SEG

GaPC

SEMo

Vinings__ '__ __________________ NC&StL__ Waco_________________________ Sou______ SEG__

GaPC GaPC

CofGa......... AGC____ Benton ..

Wadley_______________________j L&W

GaFlaCo__ RelTC

GaPC .

WadS......... G&F

Walden________________________ CofGa.........

GaPC

Telephone
SET TTPT SBT&T___
SRT&T ViPD SRT&T

Gas AGLC

268

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

Walfifllra

_ __ _

Walker (Dougherty Co.) _

Wfllkpr P&rk

W&H^efiville Wall's Oroming

Walnut - -

Walnut Grove Walthourville _ ____________ |

CofGa......... flM CofGa......... ACT,

Wareshoro Warfield-* Wiring ,, Warm Springs
Warrens Warrenton

ACL____ CofGa.........
f AB&C. Sou. CofGa
_ _____ _<
( _ _ _ _

Warsaw Werthen
Warwick.

SAT, A & N ...

Washington

_ ___ _______ |

Wataga Waters -
Watkinsville

ACL Syl.. CofGa __ _____ ___ i

CCBL.........
AGC........... SerC GaS G aS_......... Teche
South_____ SESt . SerC. SESt...........
SerC............

GaPC_____

G & F ..J .............. E M C .......... GaPC..........
K&L.................. GP&LC___

Peach...

GaPC _

ABO_...... Blue__________ H unt__ RelTC................ GaPC..........

GaPC_____

Warwick__ AAA................... Adams NewSo_______

RelTC............ GaPC

SBT&T___
FEx............ War______ GaC............
SBT&T___

Watley Waverly__-

Waverly Hall. . Wax.. _,

Wayerosa

j

Waynesboro______ ____________| Waynesville___ ___ Ways________________________ j

Wayside

i

Ways Station. Weber____________ . . . _ Welchel___
Wells MilL.....................................

Welkton

|

Wenona. Wesley____

SAT. SAT, Son AB&C . . ACL____
ACT,
g &f ......... CofGa......... GS&F
GS&F. g &e

A G C ,, ........
Teehe_____
AGO . GaS............ SerB SEG............ COMT G aF laC o... SESt,...
AGC__ SerC
SESt
Cochran___ Franklin___ M&M____ SubTr......... SEG.

Acme_________ Five_________
Acme .............. GrtSou ______ K&L

GaPC..........
GaPC____ G aPC____ G P & L C ....

Dobson______ GaPC Nilson________

Acme
Burns________ Five
K&T, EdFL

GaPC____

G a H E ................ K&L...................
C r is p _____

Wav______ SBT& T....
SBT&T___

AGLC

Wesleyan............. .. __ ___________ |

Westbrook Spur__ West Green__ West Lake___ West O a k . . ____ Weston. . Westover
West Point

G&E

L&N___

SAL.

GaS..........

CofGa

J A&WP CV..............

G a H E _ . .... K&L...... ............

Grt.Sou ..

E M C ...........

AAA G a H E ................

In-WP........

Wests___ Westwood 1
Whaley____ '. . . . Wheaton__ WhelesB. .

CofGa___ AB&C......... Son

269

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Electric Telephone Gas

W higham..___________________ / ACL........... GaS

Anme.

GrtSou .

Whitaker_________________ _____ ABAC........

White.________________________ LAN.......... Tenn Whitesburg________ ________ ___ CofGa____

GaPC___

CofGa.........

AAA...

GaPO

GaMF.

Whitehall_____ .

|

NewSo. _

1

RelTC................

Whitehill______________________ SavAA____ SESt........... Nilson________

1 Whitehouse____________________ SAL............

StAnd____

White Oak____________ _______ SAL............ AGC_____ Acme

GaPC____

Five...................

White Path..................................... LAN...........

NoGaTC__

White Plains________ ___ _______

SerC ..... AUPT.

Whitesburg.........................................

SEMo____ Barnes

GaPC. . GaPO

Whites Mill.............................. ..........

GrtS ou.__ _

Whitestone__________________ f LAN_____

GAF................... GaPO

NoGaTC

White Sulphur.'_________________ Sou___ -___

GaPO

Whitesville_____________________

SEMo____

Wildwood____________________ Wiley.......................... ..................... f TF..............
I Willacoochee___ , ______________ ACL........... GAF.

Kinney Smoky GaS______

GaME KAL

GaPC__ GaPC. .
GaPC .

Willard..............................................! CofGa......... Bass______

S E G ...........

Willett.___ _______________ . . I

GaS............ GrtSou

S tA n d ...........

Williams___________

SAL............

Williamsburg.........................

CofGa........

/Williamson_____________________ Sou_______

GaPO

Williams' Store_______________

Valley

Willie..____ i________ Willvale________________ . . Wilmington Island . _ ___

Evans CofGa.........

EMC

Wilson________________________ Sou. ____

Wilson's Church_________

Sou____ W ilkes..__

Winchester__ __________________ C o fG a .....

Winder _. ___

GM______ AGC_____ AAA j SAL...

GaPO

South.

NewSo

f Winokur_______________________ ACL_____
Winston_________ _______ _____ Sou_______ SEG........... Barnes SEMo

GaPC__

Winterville . . . .
Wire Bridge____________ Wise (Bibb Countvl _

Wilkes____ C ofG a.....
KAL.

GaPC__

Wise (Sumter Comity)__________ _ SAL............

Withers_______________________ ACL __

Withoft____ ________

CofGa.........

Woodbine____ .................. ....... /

SAL............ AGO. . Acme. Five.

GaPC .

Woodbury____________________ / ABAC......... GaS............ Peach___

\ Ron

SEMo

Woodcliff______ ____________

Syl..............

GaPC

Woodland________________

ABAC........

( Wood's___________ ______
Woodstock___________ ________ LAN

Woodville___ ________________

Worth______________

GSAF .

GaS............
M W C B ..._ Smoky Wilke____ SEG

Bowden_______ NoGaTC............
GaTTE..........

GaPC . GaPC . . GaPC..

Wray_______________________ Wrens________________ _

ABAC......... AGO

RelTC

GaPO

WAT.......... GaFlaCo__
\ Wrightsville_____________ ___ i

G aPC ........

Wriley._____________ Wyvern__________ Yancey______________ Yates^ille__________ Y onah.._________ York Siding__________ Yorkville___ _________
Young H a rris..._____ _______

CofGa____ LAN...........
i Sou_______ SEMo
T F .........

NoFL . CedAFL .

GaPC GaPC
YHO

WPT Wille
GaC__
SBTAT SBTAT SBTAT

270

CITY OR TOWN

Railroad

Bus

Class A Freight

Youngs............................................... CofGa.........

Zebina________________________

Zebulon______________________ j Son

GaS............

Zeigler________________________ Zelobee______ _______________
Zenith____ ____________________ Zetto______________ _____ _____ Zion Church____________________ Zirkle_________________________ Zuta__________________________

Syl.............. CofGa......... Son
ABAC......... Sou .

SF.Mo GaS............

GrtSnii

Electric Telephone Gas

OaPC OaPC

S B T & T ...

GaPC SavTSA.P

1
271

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES . 1937-1942. INCLUSIVE

Name Adrian Telephone Co. Adrian.
Alamo Telephone Co. Alamo. 2 Exchanges.

Year

Gross Operating Revenue

1937 No Record.

1938 No Record.

1939 $

529.20 $

1940

463.65

1941 No Record.

1942

960.00

1937 1938
1939 1940 1941
1942

No Record. No Record. No Record.
No Record. No Record.
1,700.00

Taxes

Total Operating Expense

Net Operating
Income

17.25 $ 11.25

446.95 $ 271.75 960.00

82.25 191.90

1,200.00

500.00

Deficit

Alma Telephone Co. Alma.
Arnold (N. D.) Tel. Co. Lexington. 3 Exchanges.

1940

2,800.00

1941

5,659.60

1942

5,168.45

1937

3,850.41

1938 . 3,995.26

1939

4,213.54

1940

4,773.67

1941

5,441.00

1942

5,475.97

165.00 239.44 149.73
169.40 171.40 170.55 176.98 43 .90 44.10

2,499.00 1,957.11 2,038.02
4,257.30 4,519.56 4,445.64 4,893.39 5,457.13 5,515.77

301.00 3,702.49
3,130.43 ......
$ 406.89 524.30 232.10 119.72 16.13 39.80

Bartow Telephone Co. Bartow.
Blakely Telephone Co. Blakely.
Blue Ridge Tel. Co. Blue Ridge.

1937

1,075.87

1938

1,015.40

1939

1,122.00

1940

1,078.00

1941

1,079.80

1942

1,154.00

1937

6,528.85

1938

6,458.25

1939

6,766.45

1940

7,677.57

1941

6,246.01

1942

7,730.34

1941

2,606.43

1942

4,228.55

28.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 27.25 27.00
265.00 265.00 265.00 191.79 334.34 317.98
282.43 220.58

1,018.25 1,068.60 1,103.30
991.00 1,065.25 1,032.00
6,561.34 6,511.67 6,625.00 7,303.74 6,640.09 7,856.05
2,192.86 3,616.05

57.62
18.70 87.00 14.45 122.00

53.20
...... ---

141.45 373.83
125.71

32.49 53.42
394.08

413.57 612.50

Brown Telephone Co.

1939

Uvalda.

1940

1941

1942

506.85
605.00 615.00 665.00

9.53 11.40 10.80
13.00

524.53 686.40
710.80 728.00

17.68 81.40 105.80
63.00

Broxton Telephone Co.

1937

1,097.50

Broxton.

1938

1,103.50

1939

1,123.25

1940

1,133.60

1941

1,057.30

1942

1,511.50

80.83 80.83 80.83 80.83
77.00

1,124.53 1,131.03 1,141.08 1,141.18
957.42
1,252.01

27.03 27.53 17.83 7.58
99.88 259.49

Butler Telephone Co. Butler.
. %

1937

5,141.58

1938

4,228.07

1939

4,511.87 ,

1940

5,679.63

1941

5,647.35

1942

6,473.11

93.50
94.25 115.52 321.49
135.56

5,294.40
4,358.78 4,117.66 4,594.34 4,778.85 5,935.25

394.21 1,085.29
868.50 537.86

153.82 130.71

Byron Telephone Co. Byron.

1938

1,880.40

1939 No Record.

1940

1,746.00

1941

1,550.00

1942

11343.00

25.00
28.00 28.00

849.00
448.00 538.00

1,031.40
1 102.00 805.00

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name Cairo'Telephone Co. Cairo.
Camden Telephone Co. St. Marys. 2 Exchanges. Canton Telephone Co. Canton. 2 Exchanges.
Chatsworth Telephone Co. Chatsworth.
Chester Telephone Co. Chester.
Chickamauga Tel. Co. Chickamauga.
' *
Cleveland Telephone Co. Cleveland.
Collins Telephone Co. Collins.
Commerce Telephone Co. Commerce. 2 Exchanges.
Consolidated Tel. Co. Moultrie. 8 Exchanges.
Crawfordville.

Year

Gross
Operating Revenue

1937 $ 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

13,905.31 I 14,273.27 15,749.65 16,738.60 17,397.62 19,586.03

1940

2,786.62

1941

5,128.24

1942 5,870.82

1937 15,597.79 1938 16,400.69 1939 16,998.85 1940 19,525.69 1941 21,456.86 1942 22,457.02

1937 1938 1939

2,993.43 3,117.48 3,334.55

1940 3,506.71

1941

5,382.12

1942

4,236.34

1937

501.00

1938

501.00

1 ,0 2 6 .0 0

1940

673.00

1941

578.00

1942

678.00

1937 1938 1939 1940

3,868.39 4,365.28 4,496.62 4,897.20

1941 1942

4,966.04 5,827.22

1937

500.00 500.00

500 00

1940

500.00

5 0 0 OO

1942

500.00

1937

784.14

1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

774.62 693.47 790.89 895.59 839.07

1937 1938 1939 1940

19,962.60 18,464.62 20,122.80 21,398.24

1941 23,515.28

1942 25,008.58

1937 50,904.21

1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

49,574.67 57,151.00 62,046.38 69,702.94 77,803.44

1937

1 80 0.00

1 ,6 6 3 .0 0

1939

1,773.00

1940 1,635.00

1941 No Record.

1942 No Record.

Taxes
803.36 $ 875.98 888.95 1,298.49 1,359.19 2,613.17 16.25 35.15 51.89 1,441.13 1,538.34 262.85 1,666.97 1,625.06 1,545.16 244.73 297.48 250.04 302.34 487.35 374.31
21.00 21.00 18.00 29.50 29.50 196.25 180.70 200.94 224.60 323.87 470.61 95.00
9 5 .0 0
95.00
95 .0 0
95.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 48.00 55.40 2,428.14 2,486.63 2,146.47 2,519.26 2,642.26 3,598.31 4,377.68 3,382.29 3,747.06 . 4,038.96 3,562,45 4,117.58
25.00 25.00

Total
Operating Expense

14,171.36

15,339.06 15,599.88

S

15,668.49

15,662.86

18,201.09

2,854.68 5,663.32 5,640.60

14,573.85 14,129.64 14,080.20 17,520.22 19,610.32 19,036.03

2,900.72 3,005.23 2,862.56 3,346.39 4,264.38 3,631.05

1,067.00 1,067.00 1,010.00
654.00 1,272.50
672.50

4,244.30 3,744.04 4,485.57 4,874.28 4,940.00 5,679.55

500.00 150.00 500.00 410.00 500.00 500.00

824.90 683.50 661.00 753.20 946.40 698.00

16,867.64 17,525.18 17,414.22 18,844.55 18,298.57 21,316.64

5408,,803660..3362 54,770.42 60,513.02 63,581.51 70,565.72

550.00 620.00 310.00 325.00

Net Operating
Income

Deficit

$ 266.05 1,065.79
149.77 1,070.11 1,734.86 1,384.94

230.22

68.06 535.08

1,023.94 1,271.05 , 2,918.65 2,005.47 1,846.54 i 3,420.99 '

92.71 112.25 471.99 160.32 1,117.74 605.29

566.00 566.00 16.00 19.00 694.50
5.50

621.24 11.05 22.92 26.04 147.67

375.91

350.00 90.00

40.76

91.12

32.47

37.69

50.81

141.07

3,094.96 839.44
2,708.58 2,553.69 5,216.71 3,691.94

67.85 1,514.35 2,380.98 1,533.36 6,121.43 7,237.72

1,250.00 1,043.00 1,463.00 1,310.00

273

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name
Culloden Telephone Co. Culloden.

Year

Gross Operating

Revenue

1937 $

$ 413.00

1938

504.00

1939

366.00

1940

330.00

1941

634.00

1942

838.00

Taxes

Total Operating Expense

Net Operating
Income

Deficit

29.50 S 29.60 29.60 32.50 33.50
32.50

653.42

$ 240.42

482.60 $

21.40

448.85

82.85

412.50

82.50

404.25

229.75

465.75

\ 372.25 .

Dahlonega Telephone Co. 1937

Dahlonega.

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

3,072.51
2,921.46 3,246.03 3,839.64
3,794.59 4,029.55

26.00 32.18 26.40 97.23 263.99
277.19

3,046.00 3,172.60 3,629.70
4,006.80 4,091.14
4,491.19

26.51

251.14
383.67 167.16 296.55 461.64

Dalton Telephone Co. Dalton.
& Danielsville Comer Telephone Co. Comer. 5 Exchanges.

1937

32,126.00

1938

31,876.56

1939

41,020.11

1940

42,886.90

1941

51,831.11

1942

54,982.51

1937

6,108.76

1938

7,232.77

1939

7,679.28

1940

7,246.02

1941

8,128.55

1942

9,013.07

2,985.62 2,409.29 2,480.37 2,357.84 2,669.39 2,975.84
568.46 401.91 540.72 355.29 527.72 1,062.95

32,489.60 32,342.07 40,913.29 41,061.07 46,595.39 50,924.66
6,532.29 7,722.77 8,415.93 8,940.20 9,810.35 9,693.19

2,587.19 1,825.83 5,235.72
4,057.85

363.60 465.51
422.53 491.00 736.65 1,694.18 1,681.90 680.12

Danville Telephone Co. Danville.

1937

.622.00

1938

611.00

1939

1,200.00

1940

1,320.00

1941

1,353.60

1942 No Keport.

7.00 7.00 10.00
10.00
10.00

651.00
677.00 1,025.00
1,035.00 767.00

175.00
285.00 602.60

29.00 66.00

Darien Telephone Co. Darien.

1937

5,356.00

1938

5,010.00

1939

5,226.00

1940

3,462.00

1941

5,886.00

1942

6,856.85

75.00 118.00 181.00
112.75 141.50
243.53

4,317.26 3,700.38 4,688.71 4,114.52
4,988.69 6,180.44

938.74 1,309.62
537.29
897.31 676.41

652.52

Davis, G. A., Tele. Co. Chipley.

.1937
1938 1939 1940 1941
1942

1,080.00
1,080.00 1,080.00 1,080.00
1,120.00 No Report.

15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 15.00

255.00 735.00 1,510.00
1,110.00 800.00

825.00 345.00
320.00

430.00 30.00

Davisboro Tel. Co. Davisboro.

1937

895.00

1938 No Record.

1939

900.00

1940

400.00

1941

165.00

1942

165.00

125.00

775.00

Douglas Telephone Co. Douglas.

1937

14,462.48

1938

15,540.12

1939

17,648.99

1940

19,907.08

1941

22,290.91

1942

24,212.68

1,038.48 i; 656.13 1,368.64 1,821.98
3,120.45 1,807.36

14,375.31 15)219.76 16,107.07 19)332.29 20)561.48
21)888.53

87.17 320.36 1,541.92
'574.79 1,729.43 2)324.15

Dudley Telephone Co._ . Dudley.

1937
1938 1939 1940 1941
11942

731.00
738.00 747.00
759.00 772.00 926.64

34.00
32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00
32.00

562.00 567.00
570.00 575.00 572.00
614.45

169.00 171.00
177.00 184.00 200.00
312.19

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name Effingham Tel. Co. Pineora. 2 Exchanges.
Ellijay Telephone Co. Ellijay.
Fairmount Telephone Co. Fairmount.
Farmers Telephone Co. Springfield. 2 Exchanges.
Farmers Telephone Warthen.
Folkston Tel. Co. Folkston.
Ga. Continental Tel. Co. Monroe. 20 Exchanges.
Glenwood Tel. System. Glenwood.
Gordon Telephone Oo Gordon.
Gray Telephone Co. Gray.

Year

Gross Operating Revenue

1937 $ 1938
193a 1940 1941 1942

2,425.00 $ 2,180.00 2,507.39
2,428.80 2,510.88
4,015.92

1937

1.6Q0.00

1938

1,868.40

1939

1,951.61

1940

2,951.61

1941

3,472.37

1942

3,626.35

1937

815.20

1938

1939

934.27

1940

1,003.70

1941

'968.85

1942

945.19

1937

6,320.81

1938

6,434.10

1939

7,648.16

1940

7,672.50

1941

9,041.65

1942

9,578.71

1937

967.81

1938

920.60

1939

918.60

1940

1,125.84

1941

1,181.70

1942

1 198.00

1937

595.50

1938

3,671.04

1939

3,704.68

1940

3,418.86

1941

4 918.20

1942

5006.64

1937

120,286.09

1938

119,657.85

1939

123,769.53

1940

132,927.33

1941

148,121.72

1942

159,171.39

1937

1,748.03

1938

1,393.27

1939

1,243.56

1940

1,480.60

1941

1,942.01

1942

2,088.84

1937

1938

1939

2 200.00

1940

2 500.00

1941

2 100.00

1942

2,200.00

1937

2,360.00

1938

2,500.00

1939

3,252.00

1940

3,700.00

1941

4,200.00

1942

4,286.00

Total

Net

Taxes

Operating

Operating

Deficit

Expense

Income

$ 50.00

2,550.00

$ 125.00

50.00

2,047.10 $

132.90

45.44

2,242.91

264.48

66.35

2,488.37

59.57

155.86

2,678.24

167.36

391.84

3,777.00

238.92

19.00 37.80 53.76 68.05 109.71 183.32

1,428.50
1,802.30 1,952.09 2,682.19 2,965.23
3,019.95

171.50
66.10 .48
269.42
507.14 606.40

56.55
25.00 15.00

459.55
704.00 715.00 790.00
930.00 1,048.23

355.66
219.27 213.70 38.85

241.08 234.43 266.81
291.53 519.09
1,028.48

6,368.72 6,512.00 7,687.04
7,596.96 8,759.79
8,862.46

75.54
281.86 716.25

47.91 77.90 38.88

22.95
17.98 17.84 17.84

868.05
620.60
641.36 702.33 776.89 399.23

99.76 300.00
277.24 423.51
404.81 799.67

62.00 54.00 43.00 45.00 72.00
1,939.65

583.46 3,669.32 3,717.25
4,245.22 4,918.20
5,377.40

12.04 1.72 87.43

826.36 370.76

12,404.36
13,554.01 13,314.40 15,313.23 18,742.78
17,645.29

93,269.53 94,300.67 101,372.75
105,853.33 119,486.02
129,121.82

27,016.56 25,157.18
22,396.78 27,074.00 28,635.71
30,049.57

28.70
12.15
13.94 8.40 16.40 226.74

1,698.70 1,657.15 1,658.94 1,688.40
1,762.40
2,366.33

49.33 179.61

263.88 415.38 208.20
277.49

200.00
26.80 26.80 33.00 33.00 33.00 33.00

1,420.00 2,260.00
2,1 i860.00 006.00
2,047.80 2,147.80 2,073.00 2,183.00 3,053.00 2,636.00

780.00 240.00 240.00 194.00
312.20 352.20 1,179.00 1,517.00 1,147.00 1,650.00

275

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name Haddock Telephone Co. Haddock.
Hampton Telephone Co. Hampton.
Harlem Telephone Co. Harlem.
Hart County Tel. Co. Hartwell.
Hawkinsville Tel. Co. Hawkinsville.
Hiawassee Telephone Co. Hiawassee.
Hinesville Tel. Co. Hinesville.
Home Telephone Co. Lenox.
Homerville TeL Co. Homerville.
Hoschton Telephone Co. Braselton.

Year

Gross Operating Revenue

1937 $ 1938 1939 1940 1941
1942

1,057.88 $ 1,217.05
1,343.65 1,438.59 1,499.10
1,605.00

1937

280.00

1938

1,094.00

1939

1,094.00

1940

1,094.00

1941

1,094.00

1942

1,400.00

1937

2,762.38

1938

2,838.88

1939

3,007.48

1940

3,322.24

1941

3,377.42

1942

4,208.52

1937

7,577.35

1938

7,538.10

1939

7,646.28

1940

8,372.64

1941

9,124.40

1942

9,967.19

1937

9,035.51

1938

9,661.04

1939

10,375.25

1940

11,774.01

1941

13,512.05

1942

11,774.01

1937

428.48

1938

700.15

1939

283.79

1940

613.68

1941

120.00

1942 No Report.

1937

2,442.00

1938

3,235.30

1939

4,156.83

1940

5,119.23

1941

8,147.46

1942

18,228.14

1937

1938

1939

1,108.78

1940

961.00

1941

925.00

1942

925.00

1937

3,414.90

1938

3,212.79

1939

3,624.75

1940

3,005.99

1941

3,612.00

1942

3,893.00

1937

1,155.51

1938

1,146.44

1939

1,134.89

1940

1,071.26

1941

1,447.05

1942

1,802.85

Taxes

Total Operating Expense

Net Operating
income

Deficit

12.50 $ 12.50
14.75 14.75 14.75
14.00

800.50 $ 1,055.50 1,080.75 1,119.75 1,257.75
1,395.00

257.38 161.55 262.90
318.84 241.35
210.00

1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 11200.00
1,494.00

$ 920.00
106.00 106.00
106.00 106.00
94.00

81.82 71.73 72.01 81.94 75.05 88.16

2,505.44
2,769.97 2,851.93
2,897.21 3,178.98
3,054.08

256.94 68.91 155.55
425.03
, 198.44 1,154.44

371.40
331.16 689.23
569.40 563.52
577.23

6,113.14
6,543.61 7,104.96 7,283.27 8,168.59 8,931.60

1,464.21 994.49 541.32
1,089.37 958.81
1,035.59

430.62
425.90 494.47 498.87
725.43 498.87

9,169.51 9,425.21
10,379.47 10,850.62 11,728.45
10,850.62

235.63
923.39 1,783.60
923.39

134.00 4.22

.46

63.46

365.02

.46

72.26

617.89

.42

63.33

220.46

10.10

109.90

61.80 61.70 51.70
68.00 75.00
463.05

2,595.41
2,986.40 4,044.82 4,975.64 9,769.58
16,922.92

248.90 112.01 143.59
1,305.22

153.41 1,622.12

10.00
221.63 247.80
19.75 138.00 138.00
49.36 84.25 34.80 50.25 125.85 206.48

803.00 681.00 120.00 120.00
2 , 9 0 .79 2,713.51 3,069.75 2,859.60 3,478.00 3,478.00
1,567.59 1,668.83 1,391.64 1,431.93 1,663.58 2,336.57

305.78 280.00 805.00 805.00
484.11 499.28 555.00 146.39 134.00 415.00

412.08 522.39
256.75 360.67 216.53
533.72

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name Interstate Tel Co. Attapulgus.
Interstate Tel. Cor West Point. Jeffersonville Tel. Co. Jeffersonville. 2 Exchanges.
Lyons (RFD).
Plains.
Kennedy Telephone Co. Dexter. 3 Exchanges.
Kite Telephone Co. Kite.
Leslie-DeSoto Tel. Co. Leslie.
Loco Telephone Co. Leathersville.
Toumapuli. Ludowici Telephone Co. Ludowici.
Manassas Telephone Co.

Year

. Gross Operating
Revenue

1937 $ 1938 1939 1940 1941
1942

1,639.15 $ 1,615.00 1,851.00
2,002.30 1,952.02 2,181.00

Taxes

Total Operating Expense

Net Operating
Income

24.00 $ 21.70
22.00 22.00
22.00 22.00

1,058.40 $ 1,241.10 1,713.00 1,776.00
1,665.03 1,922.00

580.75 403.90
138.00 226.30 286.99
259.00

Deficit

1937

1,466.00

1938

1,421.00

1939

1,932.00

1940

1,946.00

1941

2,262.60

1942

2,601.00

1937

1938

1939

1940

1,275.00

1941

1,300.00

1942

1,200.00

1937

1938

1939

1940

1,320.59

1941

2,492.57

1942

2,821.47

1937

3,276.93

1938

2,693.13

1939

2,771.99

1940

2,250.25

1941

2,562.70

1942

2,856.22

1937

780.00

1938

1,020.00

1939

1,020.00

1940

387.25

1941 No Record.

1942

360.00

1937

2,142.20

1938

2,330.56

1Q3fl

2 803.55

1940

2,899.47

1941

2,979.66

1942

3,025.88

1937

245.00

1938

224.00

1939

217.00

1940

224.00

1941 1942

om224.00 .on

1940
1941 .1942

2 799.88 4 338.80 6,536.15

1937

1,880.56

1938

2,575.64

1939

2,539.20

1940

2,565.63

1941

3,760.21

1942

4,775.93

1942

1,064.00

49.00 44.00 37.00
27.00 32.25 32.25

2,076.00 1,945.00
1,804.00 1,893.00
1,933.25 2,355.25

$ 610.00 524.00
128.00
53.00 329.35 245.75

26.00 50.00

1,075.00
1,000.00 1,200.00

200.00 300.00

38.00 117.60 147.16
130.51 157.06 154.52 175.35 206.51 329.48
8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
141.20 93.50
93.50 114.54 114.54
5.66 6.42 6.42 6.42 6.42 6.25
9.24 43.26
114.60 72.02 75.00 93.17 127.35 921.70
74.00

2,312.90 1,821.03 1,842.61
2,692.46 2,634.87 2,203.58 2,171.01 2,310.66 2,911.64
808.00 958.00 958.00 213 .00
540.00
2,822.65 2,122.16 2,057.00 2,204.07 2,291.25 2,365.99
242.16 221.32 217.42 221.32 221.32 203.00
2,598.53 4,789.27 6,446.05
2,176.90 2,344.67 2,548.06 3,140.20 4,143.00 4,653.08
1,060.00

671.54 978.86
584.47 58.26 568.41 79.24 152.04
62.00 62.00 174.25
208.40 746.55 695.40 688.41 659.89
2.84 2.68
2.68 2.68

992.31
55.42 28.00 180.00 680.45
.42

201.35 90.10 230.97
122.85 4.00

450.47
296.34 8.86
574.57 382.79

277

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942. INCLUSIVE

Name Midville Telephone Co. Midville,

Gross

Year

Operating

Revenue

$ 1937 $ 1,323.00

1938

, 287.00

1939

1,396.00

1940

1,440.00

1941

1,240.00

1942

1,064.00

Milan Telephone Exchange. 1937

Milan.

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1,122.00 1,248.60 1,318.00
1,360.24 1,427.35
1,453.45

Milledgeville Tel. A Tel. Co. 1937

Milledgeville.

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

28,352.86 30,167.10 33,947.75
36,032.58 41,534.07
48,514.32

Miller Telephone Co. Nahunta.

1937

1938

670.25

1939

2,604.00

1940

670.25

1941

670.25

1942

1,644.00

Mutual Telephone Co. Manchester.

1937

13,113.67

1938

13,210.71

1939

14,987.88

1940

16,721.20

1941

18,495.53

1942

19,750.32

Nelson-Ball Ground Tel. Co. 1937

Ball Ground.

1938

2 Exchanges.

1939

1940

1941

1942

3,032.57 3,270.65
3,529.01
3,826.00 4,030.19
4,366.02

Ochlocknee Tel. Co. Ochlocknee.

1937

237.79

1938

627.39

1939

601.78

1940

693.74

1941

775.94

1942

988.78

Odum Telephone Co. Odum.

1937

1,203.00

1938

1,203.00

1939

1,059.50

1940 r 1,069.50

1941

1,069.50

1942

1,069.50

Omega Telephone Co.

1937

Omega

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

& Patterson Telephone

1937

Telegraph Co.

1938

Patterson.

1939

1940



1941

1942

1,122.27 1,231.80
'910.50 1,110.60 1,415.25 1,000.00
992.20 992,20 992.20 2,000.00 1,243.00 1,206.57

Taxes

Total Operating
Expense

Net
Operating Income

Deficit

90.00 $ 63.00 66.00 74.00
74.00 74.00

1,323.00 1,225.00 $ 1,308.00 1,399.00
894.00 1,060.00

62.00 88.00 41.00
4.00

35.00 40.00 42.00 54.00 55.00
60.00

884.00
1,139.00 1,441.00 1,314.00 1,520.50
1,556.00

238.00
109.60 $ 123.50
46.24
93.15 ! 102.55 1

3,200.00 3,100.00
3,453.83 3,870.05
3,984.77 5,751.80

27,426.02
28,266.24 31,161.82
32,385.52 33,278.98 37,401.87

926.84
1,900.86 2,785.93 3,647.06 8,255.09 11,112.45

31.55
1,178.88 1,090.47
805.09 942.60 1,169.03 2,066.50
39.00 35.60 38.35 19.00 48.42 68.15
36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00
18.00 18.32 21.17 21.17
52.00 60.00 5.00 10.00 18.00 10.00

544.70 1,896.55
544.70 544.70 1,110.98
12,966.94 10.580,48 10,895.41 12,163.14 12,477.95 14,027.45
3,212.37 3,186.93 3,282.90 3,344.78 3,576.99 3,941.60
165.06 430.74 450.29 478.98 669.21 861.86
1,384.00 1,384.00 1,384.00 1,384.00 1,384.00 1,384.00
867.30 968.30 698.00 773.32 964.17 951.17
1,091.00 1,065.50 1,285.00 1,332.50
751.40 842.50

125.55 717.45 125.55 125.55 533.02
146.73 2,630.23 4,092.47 4,558.06 6,017.58 5,732.87
90.20 83.72 246.11 481.22 453.20 424.42
72.73 196.65 151.49 214.76 106.69 126.92
254.97 263.50 212.50 337.28 451.08 48.83
667.50 491.60 364.07

181.00 181.00 324.50 314.50 314.50 314.50
98.80 73.30 292.80

278

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

it

Name

Pearson Telephone Co. Pearson.

Pembroke Telephone Exchange.
ol Pembroke.
Bi
55 !
Pinehurst Telephone Co. Pinehurst.

Pineview.
Portal Telephone Co. Portal.

Reidsville.

Reynolds Tel. Co. Reynolds.

)0 Rhine Telephone Co. )0 Rhine. >0
>0
>00
Ringgold Tel. Co. Ringgold.

IIIOOO

Roberta Telephone Co. Roberta.
2 Exchanges.

Year

Gross Operating
Revenue

1937
1938 1939 1940 $
1941 1942

814.50 1,560.00
1,860.00

1937

1,632.10 $

1938

1,874.31

1939

1,904.50

1940

2,122.34

1941

2,102.45

1942

2,489.29

1937

672.00

1938

655.00

1939

838.30

1940

841.45

1941

939.79

1942

933.26

1937

1938

1939

342.00

1940

1941

1942 No data.

1937

1938

1939

1940

1,032.00

1941

1,000.00

1842

1,050.00

1937

1938

1939

11994410

1,849.32 3 890.49

1942

4.33.97

1937

4,207.32

1938

3,760.25

1939

3,969.77

1940

4,555.97

1941

4,441.11

1942

5,398.62

1937

600.00

1938

615.00

1939

675.00

1940

850.00

1941

850.00

1942

1,019.17

1937

2,130.90

1938

2,269.00

1939

2,438.00

1940

2,590.00

1941

4,592.75

1942

4,688.71

1937

2,096.33

1938

2,034.47

1939

2,344.71

1940

3,544.50

1941

3,865.66

1942

4,621.51

Taxes

Total
Operating ' , Expense

Net Operating
Income

Deficit

$
42.00 42.00 65.05 79.04 79.04 109.93
40.00 40.00 51.80 47.00 67.40 165.40

675.00 $ 800.00 1,680.00
1,920.40 2,141.75 1,997.30 2,157.74 2,417.05 2,754.73
614.00 592.40 789.30 881.98 944.86 936.85

25.00

385.00

139.50 760.00 180.00
$
58.00 62.60 49.00

288.30 267.44 92.80 35.40 314.60 265.44
40.53 5.07 3.59

43.00

20.00 25.00

594.00 700.00 780.00

438.00 300.00 270.00

103.55 87.90 286.45
129.46 87.53 92.51 321.49 154.04 214.89
27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 32.00
194.00 206.06 210.00 210.00 175.00 204.00
51.22 53.25 61.70 271.08 177.03 81.25

1,946.53 3,890.49 4,311.59
4,276.49 3,702.33 3,452.71 4,366.63 4,108.41 5,430.67
552.00 562.00 597.00 602.00 602.00 232.90
1,931.00 1,858.09 1,901.00 2,169.18 3,235.74 2,839.38
2,058.40 1,907.07 2,200.66 3,243.96 3,824.60 4,610.00

20.38
57.92 517.06 189.34 332.70
48.00 53.00 78.00 248.00 248.00 786.27
199.90 410.91 537.00 420.82 1,357.01 1,849.33
37.93 127.40 144.05 300.54 41.06 11.51

97.21 69.17 32.05

279

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name

Year

Gross Operating
Revenue

Rochelle Tel. Co.
Rochelle. 2 Exchanges.

1937 1938
1939 1940 $ 1941 1942

1,800.00 4,296.04

Sandy Cross Tel. Co.

1937

Sandy Cross

1938

1939

265.03

1940

245.04

1941

269.18

1942

229.57

Savannah Valley Tel. Co. 1937

Sardis.

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

3,477.52 3,165.66 3,574.52
3,503.77 3,725.48

Screven Tel. Co. Sylvan ia.

1937

1938

1939

1970

8,518.79

1941

17,376.15

1942

20.051,61

Seminole Telephone Co.

1937

Donaldsonville.

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

5,660.90 6,020.90
7,052.40
7,569.02 6,965.08 7,447.07

Sikes Telephone Co. Glenville.

1937

1938

1939

4,200.00

1940

4,860.00

1941

5,150.00

1942

5,737.00

Simpson Tel. Co. Trenton.

1937

109.00

1938

132.00

1939

120.00

1940

185.00

1942

172.00

Soperton Tel. Co. Soperton.

1937

1,743.20

1938

2,740.00

1939

2,390.00

1940

2,410.00

1941

2,480.00

1942

2,480.00

Southeastern Tel. Co. Tallahassee, Fla.
16 Exchanges.

1937

86,492.43

1938

83,709.47

1939

147,275.19

1940

138,765.89

1941

136,343.08

1942

147,490.66

Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. 1937

Atlanta.

1938

124 Exchanges.

1939

1940

*

1941 1942

9,672,147.33 9,899,972.25 10,600,408.49 11,617,853.07
13,606,859.63
16,109,661.00

Standard Telephone Co. Clarksville. 2 Exchanges.

1937

11,584.97

1938 11,709.08

1939

12,810.66

1940

13,614.60

1941

16,077.53

1942

15,089.64

Taxes

$

1.70

1.89 2.25

133.00 137.10 137.10
171.77
171.77

378.61 1,352.34 2,711.64
196.20 327.40 330.15 335.15 235.15 349.20
300.00 200.00 250.00 200.00
50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
7,288.22 6,895.06 13,394.09 13,234.49 10,949.40 19,905.06
1,023,663.64 1,176,595.73 1,266,693.30 1,501,554.41 1,821,254.29 2,750,968.00
457.75 463.71 587.15 603.17 731.00 1,026.90

Total Operating Expense
$ 1,800.00
4,272.60
273.71 258.28 266.79 229.57
4,357.71 4,417.46 4,478.54 4,270.11 5,014.54
6,231.70 13,721.95 16,973.27
8,548.01 5,932.20 6,812.50 6,870.00 5,924.62 7,949.78
4,010.00 4,360.00 4,675.00 5,080.00
5.00
668.00 1,148.00 1,148.00 2,388.00 1,088.00 1,088.00
75,766.83 73,901.29 126,081.65 121,261.35 108,843.85 127,927.73
7,509,190.64 7,709,297.92 8,297,473.62 9,297,573.65 11,304,975.65 13,622,205.00
10,180.97 10,319.49 11,470.03 11,810.80 13,679.34 14,581.99

Net Operating
Income

$

23.44

2.39

2,287.09 3,654.20 3,078.34
88.70 239.90 699.02 1,040.46
190.00 500.00 475.00 657.00
167.00
1,075.20 1,592.00 1,242.00
22.00 1,392.00 1,392.00
10,725.60 9 1808.18 22,193.54 17,504.54 27,499.23 19,562.93
2,162,956.69 2,190,674.33 2,302,934.87 2,320,280.42 2,301,883.98 2,487,456.00
1,404.00 1,389.59 1,340.63 1,803.80 2,398.19
507.65

Deficit
$ 8.68 13.24
880.19 1,251.80
904.02 766.34 1,289.06
2 887.11
---- --
502.71
.......
........
.......

280

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name Statesboro T el. C o. Statesboro.
S tillm o re.
Summerville T el. S ystem . S um m erville.
3E x c h a n g e s.
T arrytow n.
Taylorsville T el. C o. Taylorsville.
Thomaston Tel. Co. Thom aston.
The T rio n C o. Telephone D ept. T rio r.
Twin O ity T e l O n (1 2 ) Graymont.
Union P o in t.
Utelwino, Tne
T a lb o tto n .
Vesta.

Gross

Year

Operating

Revenue

$ 1937 S 28,625.31

1938

28,852.41

1939

31,831.63

1940

33,890.06

1941

37,411.05

1942

41,066.81

1937

1938

1939

511.95

1940

1,350.50

1941

1,300.50

1942

1,300.00

1937

7,204.43

1938

7,625.29

1939

9,223.36

1940

10,085.64

1941

10,038.32

1942

10,939.54

1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
1942

1937

228.00

1938

172.00

1939

186.00

1940

194.00

1941

174.00

1942

104.00

1937

39,167.57

1938

39,389.27

1939

44,375.26

1940

49,244.17

1941

54,973.32

1942

59,861.64

1937

3,181.03

1938

3,550.44

1939

3,366.03

1940

3,721.28

1941

4,248.71

1942

4,456.80

1937

1938

1939

280.12

1940

2,600.00

1941

2 700.00

1Q42

2 700.00

1937 1939

2 102.05
2 472 08
2*577.80
2*855 20
3 231 82

1937

3 424.43

1938 1939

4,4 274.00 899.05

1940

5,113.75

1941

4,939.10

1942

5,248.30

1937

250.00

1938

231.00

1939

210.00

1940

2 1 7 .no

1941

198.00

1942

254.30

Taxes
2,493.16 $ 2,223.70 2,725.82 3,350.00 3,800.00 3,937.14
10.00 9.83 16.50 16.50 262.71 257.98 421.64 411.24 280.63 373.50
9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 2,350.43 4,207.41 4,348.42 5,048.48 5,581.73 5,580.55 277.38 264.44 239.15 417.56 601.47 372.88
15.40
28.54 2fi .30 36.10 3440..7352 40.32
390.00 262.50 248,61
41.00
18.10

Total Operating Expense
23,316.28 $ 24,292.69 26,134.80 27,721.10 31,588.16 34,827.70
381.50 759.83 857.50 757.50
7,627.70 8,280.86 8,571.18 10,055.85 8,864.23 9,762.98
99.00
9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
31,496.49 29,088.08 31,767.85 35,816.08 44,553.35 48,359.49
6,066.54 6,086.09 5,275.60 6,179.91 7,398.12 8,176.95
132.00 1,066.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
2,163.65 2,473.68 21577.80 2 i855.203331.82 4,032.34
3,590.00 3,656.10 4,705.25 5,993.63 6,635.20 6,186.15
250.00 223.00 210.00 217.00 9 8 .00 254.30

Net Operating
Income
5,309.03 4,559.72 5,696.83 6,168.96 5,822.89 6,239.11

Deficit

130.45 590.67 443.00 542.50
$ 423.27 655.57
652.18 29.79 2,074.09 1,176.56

129.00
177.00 185.00 165.00 95.00
7,671.08 10,301.19 12,607.41 13,428.09 10,419.97 11,502.15

2,885.51 2,535.65 1,909.57
2,458.63 3,149.41 3,720.15

98.12
1,534.00 700.00
700.00

617.90 193.80

165.57
879.88 1,696.10
937.85

8.00

281

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES 1937-1942, INCLUSIVE

Name Vienna Tel. Co. Vienna.
Walker County Tel. Co. LaFayette.
Warwick Tel. Co. Warwick.
Waverly Hall Tel. Co. (13) Waverly Hall.
Wayne Tel. Co. Screven.
Western Carolina Tel. C o . Clayton.
Whigham Tel. Co. Whigham.
White Plains Tel. Co. White Plains.
& Wilkes Tel. Electric Co.
Tignall.
Willacoochee Tel. Co. Willacoochee.

Gross

Year Operating

Revenue

$ 1937

5,924.97 $

*1938

6,528.37

1939

6,602.82

1940

7,006.37

1941

7,645.61

1942

8,295.05

1937

12,647.87

1938

12,911.20

1939

14,664.78

1940

16,127.11

1941

20,327.78

1942

24,017.56

1937

1,320.00

1938

1,383.11

1939

1,422.31

1940

1,666.19

1941

1,875.80

1942

2,829.68

1937

456.00

1938

1939

299.48

1940

881.05

1941

906.06

1942

925.72

1937

1,604.00

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

3,151.02

1937 1938,
1939 1940
1941 1942

5,176.73 5,242.54
5,889.11 6,194.40 7,074.59
6,517.08

1937

860.00

1938

1,342.20

1939

684.00

1940

960.00

1941

960.00

1942

950.00

1937

1,292.00

1938

1,325.40

1939

1,292.00

1940

1,409.01

1941

1,493.67

1942

1,496.00

1937

2,394.99

1938

2,137.61

1939

2,118.85

1940

2,061.82

1941

2,367.05

1942

2,508.05

1937

1938

1939

1940

814.50

1941

1,560.00/

1942

1,560.00

Taxes

Total
Operating Expense

Net Operating
Income

Deficit

60.86 $ 367.84
618.63 474.42 623.30 1,054.25

3,899.70 $ 5,071.93
6,385.93 6,293.48
6,297.83
6,123.99

2,025.27 1,456.44
216.89 712.89
1,347.78 2,171.06

722.43
798.16 909.30
1,577.38 1,865.43 3,192.51

13,139.59 12,765.45
13,619.92 15,276.97 18,341.14
21,649.19

$ 145.85
1,044.86 850.14
1,986.64
2,368.37

491.72

36.00 36.00
10.00 10.00
10.00
10.00

332.71 510.00
10.00

1,284.00 1,050.40
912.21
1,656.19 1,865.80 2,819.68

8.00

217.00

239.00

340.33 881.05
906.06
853.33

72.39

40.85

249.75
265.67 207.68 244.73 305.64 420.08 310.00
14.00
14.00 14.00
33.10 32.40 43.10 39.00 44.80 39.00
37.70 38.20 38.67 41.42 88.73 77.63

2,714.42
3,499.17 3,698.61 3,807.78 3,701.36 4,362.41 4,795.45
494.00 780.00 394.00 494.00 360.00 360.00
1,292.00 1,325.40 1,292.00 1,409.01 1,493.67 1,496.00
1,814.48 1,559.49 1,355.78 1,295.94 1,437.73 1,361.21

436.60
1,677.46 1,543.93 2,081.33 2,493.04 2,712.18 1,721.63
366.00 562.00 290.00 466.00 600.00 590.00
580.51 578.12 763.07 765.88 929.32 1,146.84

675.00 770.00 770.00

13 0 .5 0
790.00 790.00

282

OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES--CLASS I MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS--CALENDAR YEAR 1942

CARRIER

Operating Revenues

Alaga Coach Lines, Inc._____ ____ _ $ 414,068.92

Atlantic Grevhound Onrp.

16,634,612.32

Crescent Stages, Inc. __

1,362,903.85

Georgia Stages, Inc._

1,134,985.76

Service Coach Line, Inc........

310,906.99

Smokv Mountain States, Inc.............

879,040.57

Southeastern Grevhound Lines

13,540,132.60

Southeastern Motor Lines, Tne.

268,445.03

Southeastern Stages, Inc. .

1,088,922.73

Southern Stages, Inc_________

694,850.07

Tamiami Trail Tours,Inc_____ .

1,151,301.15,

Teche Lines, Inc_____ ____

7,810,450.05

Tennessee Coach Co., Inc____

1,625,004.87

Total________________ ____ $ 46,915,624.91

Operating and
Maintenance Expense
$ 218,478.29 7,929,245.27 619,151.05 575,580.17 169,321.70 510,916.01 6,499,757.82 173,474.51 474,813.45 383,436.14 690,734.92 3,151,581.96 712,478.69
$ 22,108,969.98

Depreciation Expense
$ 18,407.21 845,258.14 80,575.06 48,047.66 35.669.48 76.161.48 775,551.32 17,194.47 73,124.36
% 40,797.88 48,309.39 455,931.88 81,253.16
$ 2,596,281.49

Operating Amortization
$

$.......... L269.38"

$

1,269.38 $

Operating Taxes and Licenses
33,164.92 $ 1,390,822.30
125,715.71 79,530.45 25,862.84 99,028.17 1,323,827.15 17,327.71 68,319.53 42,126.38 123,896.18 620,918.10 154,589.67
4,105,129.11 $

Operating Rents

Total Expenses

4,015.22 $ 274,065.64

1,027,708.66 11,193,034.37

59,357.74

884,799.56

*10,537.61

692,620.67

1,275.00

232,129.02

7,219.03

693,324.69

101,063.21 8,700,199.50

2,389.30

210,385.99

28,619.73

646,146.45

8,993.12

475,353.52

14,997.83

877,938.32

186,719.18 4,415,151.12

17,543.59

965,865.11

1,449,364.00 $ 30,261,013.96

Net Operating Operating Revenue
$ 140,003.28 5,441,577.95 478,104.29 442,365.09 78,777.97 185,715.88 4,839,933.10 58,059.04 442,776.28 219,496.55 273,362.83 3,395,298.93 659,139.76
$ 16,654,610.95

M

` Deficit.

oo

NOTE: Class I Carriers are those having annual gross revenue in excess of $100,000.00.

w

Southeastern Greyhound Lines includes former operation of Union Bus Company.

OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES--CLASS I MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS--CALENDAR YEAR 1941

Alaga Coach Lines, Inc___________ $ 178,756.35 $ 140,250.53 $

Atlantic Greyhound Corp. ________ 10,116,406.10 5,741,457.77

Crescent Stages, Inc_ __________

656,272.43

338,788.72

Georgia Stages, Inc__ ____________

602,633.65

364,022.56

Service Coach Line, Inc.__________

141,303.38,

99,021.65

Smoky Mountain States, Inc..______

420,822.96

279,193.65

Southeastern Greyhound Lines______ 6,647,460.15 3,546,678,11

Southeastern Stages, Inc.__________

620,522.11

332,515.16

Southern Stages, Inc______________

337,199.19

194,932.80

Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc.____ ____

652,112.36

460.199.68

Teche Lines, Inc.________________ 4,057,291.58 1,757*352.74,

Tennessee Coach Co., Inc._________ 1,081,893.36

571.272.69

Union Bus Co____________ ______ 1,399,326.91

791,120.90

14,039.18 720,336.66
61,032.19 57,596.86 18,532.68
44,692.96 414,095.47 64,296.05
29,005.41 34,298.16
295,202.05
72,853.67
92,695.21

$ -- -- - ................

14,241.50 $
1,105,029.98 81,410.12
59.619.98 15.197.99 56,961.40
827,613.32 56,338.51 29,201.82
97,047.43 399,623.62
122,260.27 169,995.60

Total_____ ____ ___________ $ 26,912,000.53 $ 14,616,806.96 $ 1,918,676.55
` Deficit. NOTE: Class I Carriers are those having annual gross revenue in excess of $100,000 00

$ 3,034,541.54 $

5,329.80 $ 173,861.01 $

4,895.34

480,133.11 8.046.957.52 2,069,448.58

6,949.76

488,180.79

168.091.64

*2,973.24

478,266.16

124,367.49

713.70

133,466.02

7,837.36

5,815.65

386,663.66

34,159.30

271,541.26 5,059,928.16 1,587,531.99

20,540.74

473,690.46

146.831.65

3,349.69

256.489.72

80,709.47

13,102.45

604.647.72

47,464.64

109,449.82 2,561,628.23 1,495,663.35

45,217.94

811,604.57

270,288.79

25,151.81 1.078.963.52

.320,363.39

984,322.49 $ 20,554,347.54 $ 6,357,652.99

OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES--CUSS I MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS--CALENDAR YEAR 1940

CARRIER

Operating Revenues

Operating and
Maintenance Expense

Depreciation Expense

Operating Amortization

Operating Taxes and Licenses

Operating Rents

Total Expenses

Net Operating Operating
Revenue

Atlantic Greyhound Corp................... $ 7,267,582.79

Crescent Stages, Inc______________

313,143.07

Georgia Stages, Inc..........- ..................

437,276.67

Smoky Mountain Stages, Inc... ..........

275,957.30

Southeastern Greyhound Lines............ 4,548,449.11

Southeastern Stages, Inc__________

447,637.41

Southern Stages, I n c .. .. . ...................

230,224.90

Teche Lines, Inc. _................... ........... 2,805,872.48

Tennessee Coach Co., Inc_________

791,392.76

Union Bus Co.__________________ 1,042,008.30

$ 4,502,978.66 $ 179,123.70
269,210.55
199,776.89
2,667,783.61 278,188.80
140,439.22 1,297,731.06
405,230.03 619,929.42

585,296.97 34,529.70
47,667.94 $ 31,650.45
370,165.12
45,930.40 22,368.97 187,190.72
57,411.42
72,991.93

$ 10,850.03
982.69

870,388.25 $
44,491.35 46,082.09
35,534.58 643,906.12 42,495.33 23,055.47
306,005.41 103,695.45
132,666.04

302,497.32 $ 6,261,161.20 $ 1,006,421.59

3,780.58

261,925.41

51,217.66

4,222.52

378,033.13

59,243.54

1,969.70

268,931.62

7,025.68

90.884.71 3,772,739.57

775,709.54

14,317.41

380,931.94

66,705.47

3,080.16

188,943.82

41,281.08

91,804.25 1,882,731.44

923,141.04

47,916.19

615,235.78

176,156.98

15.894.72

841,482.11

200,526.19

Total...... ................................... $ 18,159,544.79 $ 10,560,391.95 $ 1,455,203.62 $ 11,832.72 $ 2,248,320.09 $ 576,367.56 $ 14,852,116.02 $ 3,307,428. 77

NOTE: Class I Carriers are those having annual gross revenue in excess of $100,000.00.

OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES--CUSS I MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY--CALENDAR YEAR 1942

A. A. A. Highway Express, Inc........... $ 800,030.88 $ 688,439.17 $ 22,356.30

$

A. B. C. Truck Lines, Inc...................

316,319.56

258,075.36

13,184.87

Acme Freight Lines, Inc___________

723,490.45

566.233.01

38,713.75

Atlanta-Macon Motor Express_____

145.099.79

112,415.69

6,788.54

& Benton Rapid Express, Inc.................
Blue Gray Transp. Co__________

311,429.01 510,157.07

219,146.22 435,826.24

. 11,960.73 - - V ------- -------8,693.32

Five Transportation Co---- ----------

211,644.25

159.017.02

9,627.97

Georgia Highway Express, Inc...........

886,969.53

683,672.76

33,566.59

Georgia Motor Express, Inc________

593,601.55

501,512.57

19,324.11

Great Southern Trucking Co_______ 2,325,909.45

1,772,621.17

90,082.50

& Johnson Freight Lines, Inc_________
K. L. Transportation Co________

334.281.66 847,335.36

264,974.62 676,471.19

14,738.48 28.743.47

$195.57

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc_________ 2,991,415.96 2,412,807.19

112,014.07

New South Express Lines, Inc______ 1,103,667.17

945,904.06

37,707.74

Reliable Transfer Co., Inc----------- -

195.556.66

158,483.13

10.014.47

St. Andrews Bay Transp. Co-----------

291.122.80

130,198.47

23,236.35

64,104.98 $ 25,450.88 68,287.86 3,263.39
20,024.33 50,346.35
17,076.57 60,224.94
54,260.85 216,643.60
31,346.03
69.149.93 303.464.77 110.768.78 15,631.97
38.658.93

Total...... ............--- ........ ....... $ 12,588,031.15 $ 9,985,797.87 $ 480,753.26 $

195.57 $ 1,148,704.16 $

15,491.56 $ 771 ,"292.01 $

6,452.85

303.164.06

33,102.29

706,336.91

5,225.00

127.692.62

41,480.82

292,612.10

11,312.71

506.178.62

2,673.10

188,394.66

15,754.96

793.217.25

9,028.73

584.126.26

59,559.93 ,2,138,907.20

6,269.94

317.329.07

10,937.77

785,497.93

62,510.08 2,890,796.11

14,581.68 1,108,962.26

26,438.16

210,567.73

*13.74

192,080.01

320,805.84 #1,917,154.80 $

28,738.87 13,155.50 17,153.54 17,407.17 18,816.91 3,978.45 23.249.59 93,752.28 9,475.29 187,002.25 16.952.59 61,837.43 100,619.85 *5,295.09 *15,011.07 99,042.79
700,898.49

I/C U U li.

.

-

..

NOTE: Class I Carriers are those having annual gross revenue in excess of $100,000 00.

OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES-- CLASS I M O TO R CARRIERS OF PROPERTY-- CALENDAR YEAR 1941

iNVJ1j: vjiass 1 e arn ers are uiusu uaviug annual g'U1CTCUUClu OAV/CDOUl

VV.

OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES-- CLASS I M O TO R CARRIERS OF PROPERTY-- CALENDAR YEAR 1941

CARRIER

Operating Revenues

Operating and
Maintenance Expense

Depreciation Expense

Operating Amortization

Operating Taxes and Licenses

Operating Rents

Total Expenses

Net Operating Operating
Revenue

A. A. A. Highway Express, Inc........... $ 527,709.67 $ 435,598.20 $

A. B. C. Truck Lines, Inc.______ _

243,679.50

199,528.99

Acme Freight Lines, Inc___________

565,807.29

472,116.31

& Benton Rapid Express, Inc.................
Blue Gray Transp. Co__________

189,144.78 553,582.82

151,241.34 494,032.10

Five Transportation Co.. ._ _

144.682.00

112,863.06

Flamingo Truck Lines, Inc.........

926,714.28

733,801.69

Georgia Highway Express, Inc______

702.834.01

574,162.17

Georgia Motor Express, Inn.

495,767.71

427,573.54

Great Southern Trucking Co........... . 1,712,909.34

1,354,826.23

Johnson Freight Lines, Inn. .

299.291.02

249,070.42

K. A L. Transportation Co.

666,358.00

542,910.30

Mason A Dixon Lines, Inc....... .......... 2,209,629.17 1,857,353.99

New South Exnress Lines, Tnn.

941,592.92

781,817.73

St. Andrews Bay Transp. Co._______

133,578.36

81,902.92

19,482.89 12,038.08 38,467.82
5,156.64 10,484.62
7,789.22
38,389.23 $
26,176.93 13.580.54 64.135.89 10.266.55
24,598.66
93,263.34 35.634.89
22,322.86

$
539.30 260.75 310.23

48,004.07 $ 21,724.50
64.138.66 17,243.16, 59,670.14
15.506.88 133,609.35
58,208.79 49,924.00
209,245.09
30.818.66 68.421.89
222,697.32 102,908.77
30,341.73

18,958.67 $ 522,043.83 $

4.400.46

237.692.03

9,886.51

584,609.30

4.142.90

177.784.04

3.113.46

567,300.32

2,755.00

138,914.16

11,829.08

918,168.65

14,777.15

673.325.04

4.165.90

495,243.98

15,477.02 1,643,684.23

4,623.34

294,778.97

8,455.25

644,646.85

32,750.82 2,206,065.47

12,942.50

933,303.89

*133.30

134,744.44

5,665.84 5,987.47
*18,802.01 11,360.74 *13,717.50
5,767.84 8,545.63 29,508.97
523.73
69,225.11 4,512 J)5
21,711.15 3,563.70
8,289.03 *1,166.08

Total.................................. ....... $ 10,313,280.87, $ 8,468,798.99 $ 421,788.16 $

1,110.28 $ 1,132,463.01 $ 148,144.76 $ 10,172,305.20 $ 140,975.67

d

Deficit.

NOTE: Class I Carriers are those having annual gross revenue in excess of $100,000.00.

.

OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES--CLASS I MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY--CALENDAR YEAR 1940

A. A. A. Highway Express, Inc._____ $ A. B. C. Truck Lines, Inc__________ Acme Freight Lines, Inc___________ Benton Rapid Express, Inc________ Blue & Gray Transp. Co.__________ Five Transportation Co.
Flamingo Truck Lines, Inc________
Georgia Highway Express, Inc______ Georgia Motor Express, Inc________ Great Southern Trucking Co_______ Johnson Freight Lines, Inc_________ K. & L. Transportation Co.________ Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc_________ New South Express Lines, Inc______

345,144.08 $
142,471.77 491,972.76 174,725.26 487,669.11 119.721.69 827,403.32 579,274.60 352,736.75 1,330,765.48 204.842.69 523,404.48,
1,917,844.18 673,568.21

257,436.38 $ 116,494.21
370,692.06
143,670.03 409,957.83
86,998.75 625,131.71 447,942.24
292,528.18 1,039,093.21
158,618.20 415,772.88
1,602,498.39 539,891.11

Total______________ ______ $ 8,171,544.38 $ 6,506,725.18 $

15,968.91 2,310.74

-- - .......... -

$

27,240.44

7,638.54

12,797.30

8,219.20

31,794.59 $

155.50

18,145.99

12,011.38

42,998.65

7,523.37

14,942.70

260.75

74,612.78

31,588.84

307,793.43 $

416.25 $

31,565.81 $ 6,631.05 56,116.08 16,004.57 57,353.38 14,184.71 117,751.28 49,273.49 43,129.48 174,955.25 20,984.68 57,744.60 219,877.34 72,693.70
938,265.42 $

11,074.83 $ 2.524.10
8,659.98 7,632.01 2.546.10
2.809.00 19,634.12
9.611.50
5,033.96 6,181.29 4.280.00 8.807.50
27,417.15, 12,642.00

316,045.93 $ 127,960.10
462,708.56 174,945.15 482,654.61
112,211.66 794,467.20
524,973.22 352,703.00
1,263,228.40 191,406.25
497,528.43
1,924,405.66 656,815.65

128,853.54 $ 7,882,053.82 $

29,098.15 14,511.67 29,264.20
*219.89 5,014.50 7,510.63 32,936.12 54,301.38
33.75 67,537.08 13,436.44 25,876.05 *6,561.48 16,752.56
289,491.16

Deficit. NOTE: Class I Carriers are those having annual gross revenue in excess of $100,000.00.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 1937-42 OF STREET RAILROADS. GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES

NAME 1. Atlanta Gas Light Co.
2. Georgia Gas Co.--Gainesville.
3. Georgia Natural Gas Corp. 4. Georgia Power Co.
Sc 5 Georgia Power Light Co.
6. Georgia Public Utilities Co 7. Macon Gas Co.

Notice (A) (B)
(C) (D)
(E) (E)

Years
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

Gross Operating Revenue
$ 4,227,056.16 $ 4,648,456.76 5,158,806.66 6,261,045.41 8,278,786.41 10,725,901.80

Taxes

Renewals and Replacement
Reserve

276,485.25 $ 328,605.50
357,023.17, 490,215.02
837,437.27
1,306,813.13

184,013.98 $
238,116.58 242,490.72,
237,600.38 305,683.11
330,027.25

Tota

Net

Operating

Operating

Expenses

Revenue

$ 3,499,052.45

728,003.71

3,888,759.86

759,696.90

3,903,362.62

898,420.87

5,237,780.88 1,023,264.53

7,190,891.15 1,087,895.26

9,488,055.58 1,237,846.22

Deficit

1937

17,971.02

1,162.24

1,095.12

13,435.48

4,535.54

1938

19,775.16

1,732.38

1,253.15

15,387.78

4,387.38

1939

19,127.18

1,683.28

1,384.43

16,902.97

2,224.21

1940 1941

19,865.65 24,961.31

1,767.93 1,971.81

1,501.09 2,026.42

16,942.49 19,048.34

2,923.16 5,912.97

___ __

1942

26,018.94

1,953.39

1,989.71

20,469.21

5,549.73

1937

263,265.15

6,534.01

13,487.22

215,895.65

47,369.50

1937 29,039.014.89 2,965,915.53 2,650,882.00 17,497,257.25 11,541,757.64 1938 28,770,094.61 3,218,082.09 2,762,883.30 17,566,053.52 11,204,041.09 1939 31,430,106.26 3,775,698.51 3,235,800.00 19,775,698.51 11,654,407.75 1940 33,707,201.58 4,456,370.92 3,475,800.00 22,539,779.40 11,167,422.54 1941 37,278,454.83 5,604,459.07 4,011,600.00 27,175,825.55 10,102,629.28 1942 41,968,420.08 12,008,255.06 4,475,240.00 32,649,320.74 9,319,099.34

1937

1,091,153.88

1938

1,132,736.56

1939

1,204,759.58

1940 1,121,825.20

1941

1,208,645.50

1942

1,373,721.65

88,975.90 99,102.10 113,758.51
133,470.78
164,393.91 184,651.25

170,611.67 127,330.48
151,155.77 139,330.87
141,348.33 177,642.51

950,774.94 968,142.29 1,055,270.11 901,299.59 968,085.54
1,170,523.66

`140,378.94
164,594.27 149,489.47 220,525.61 240,559.96
203,197.99

1937

692,548.81

47,997.48

51,698.46

589,516.03

103,032.78

1938

728,506.99

47,698.10

55,399.04

619,318.45

109,188.54

1939

793,453.24

53,478.57

61,488.66

660,146.73

133,306.51

1940

906,424.85

65,408.77

64,290.89

755,377.86

151,046.99

1941

206,611.40

8,776.64

11,092.12

154,858.79

51,752.61

1937

469,015.94

38,424.04

20,000.00

374,981.62

114,134.32

1938

517,180.28

42,568.58

18,928.36

410,558.98

106,621.30

1939

638 i 467.74

56,537.72

28,106.19

520,105.04

118362.70

1940

770,334.17

67,180.91

28,514.97

625,849.25

144,484.92

1941

195,286.99

14,455.34

4,773.59

150,107.42

45,089.57

286

FINANCIAL STA TEM EN T OF OPERATIONS 1937-42 OF STREET RAILROADS, GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES

FINANCIAL STA TEM EN T OF OPERATIONS 1937-42 OF STREET RAILROADS, GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES

NAME
& 8. Savannah Electric Power Co.
9. Savannah Gas Co.
10. Tennessee Electric & Power Co. 11. Toccoa Falls Light & Power Co. 12. Warwick Electric Co.

Notice (F)
(G) (H)

Yean

Gross Operating Revenue

1937 $ 2,178,641.50 $

1938 2,222,828.53

1939 2,340,931.51

1940 2,483,949.24

1941

2,970,916.26

1942 3,666,359.07

1937

515,214.33

1938

516,822.19

1939

532,188.06

1940

565,405.69

1941

563,625.41

1942

641,587.89

1937

204,637.55

1938

225,752.31

1939

143,007.89

1939

2,898.08

1940

3,053.64

1941

2,727.43

1942

1,399.06

1938

4,046.38

1939

4,751.71

1940

5,429.57

1941

6,232.19

1942

4,320.25

(A) Indudes Georgia Natural Gas properties from July 1, 1937.
(B) Indudes Georgia Public Utilities Co., and Macon Gas Co., after merger on March 1,1941.
(C) Through June 1937 only. Acquired by Atlanta Gas Light Co. (D) Includes Electric, Gas, Railway and Bus for all years.
(E) Through Feb. 28,1941, then merged with Atlanta Gas Light Co. (F) Includes Electric & Transportation for all years. (G) Includes Transportation.
(H) Sold to T. V. A. August 15, 1939.

Taxes

Renewals and Replacement
Reserve

Total Operating Expenses

Net Operating Revenue

Deficit

239,483.20 $ 279,631.54 312,290.29 336,994.69 481,225.83
802,643.27

250,000.00 $ 1,445,676.12 * 243,359.67 1,472,779.95 326,304.63 1,607,975.43 324,783.62 1,767,071.19
370,609.96 2,163,561.16 392,586.35 2,960,334.47

732,965.38 750,048 8
732,956.08 716,878.05
807,355.10
706,024.60

74,746.78
85,048.02 90,295.51
103,334.33 80,537.93 136,930.55

40,094.39 36,687.43 41,817.64 46,779.37 45,330.70
56,252.96

345,556.09 328,114.31
334,367.78 377,995.74
368,594.48
483,539.89

169,658.24 188,707.88 197,820.28 187,409.95
195,030.93 158,048.00

73,129.70 75,125.81
74,631.97

56,980.00 56,980.00 33,750.00

199,756.25 204,583.80
163,855.87

4,881.30 21,168.51
$ 20,847.98

2,424.06 380.00 207.00
176.66

5,253.20 3 i 024.40
3;581.87 1,970.66

29.24

2,355.12
854.44 571.60

225.13 135.19
251.25 224.78

2,901.16 3 i205.95
3,662.42 2,967.63
2,560.35

1,145.22
1,545.76 1,767.15 3'264.56 1,759.90

287

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF STEAM RAILROADS IN STATE OF GEORGIA, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942.

NAME OF COMPANY

Railway Operating
Revenue

Railway
Operating Expenses

Net
Revenue From
Railway
Operations

Taxes a

Net Rentals

Net
Railway Operating
Income

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co.

(The)............................. .

. . $ 1,143,801 $ 519,313 $ 624,488 $

Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Co... 4,000,671 2,320,956 1,679,715

Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Rail

road Co_______________________ _ 3,900,129 3,061,746

838,383

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co_____ 18,722,417 10,314,153 8,408,264

Bowdon Railway Co________________

11,029

8,017

3,012

Central of Georgia Rwy. Co., M. P.

& Callaway, Trustee______________ _ 22,213,051 14,180,930 8,032,121
Charleston Western Carolina Rail

way Co_- . . . _____________

292,741

172,188

120,553

Flint River and Northeastern Railroad

Co......................... ...................

56,379

27,721

28,658

& Gainesville Midland Railroad Co..
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester Camilla

256,089

208,477

47,612

& Railway C o ...._____. . . __________
Georgia Florida Railroad (W. V.

114,501

64,583

49,918

Griffin and H. W. Purvis, Receivers).. 1,423,266 1,213,585

209,681

Georgia Northern Railway Co. (The)__

482,063

264,222

217,841

Georgia Rail Road & Banking Co.

& (Lessee Organization)......... ............... 9,122,570 5,025,972 4,096,598
Georgia Southern Florida Railway Co. 4,231,027 2,370,641 1,860,386

Georgia, Southwestern & Gulf Railroad

Co. (C.'W. Pidcock, Jr., Receiver)....

55,310

40,029

15,281

! Greene County Rjailroad Co. (The)*___
Hartwell Railway Co____ ____ ____ _

12,735 16,400

9,689 15,490

3,046 910

Lakeland Railway_______ __________

10,618

7,849

2,769

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co... 4,546,715 3,030,047 1,516,668

& Louisville and Wadley Railroad Co.___

19,380

Macon, Dublin Savannah Railroad Co. 1,207,077

15,278 808,625

4,102 398,452

& Milstead Railroad Co___________
Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis

26,275

12,896

13,379

Railway------. _____ ___________. . . 6,624,232 4,059,019 2,565,213

Saint Marys Railroad Co__________ _

135,057

44,487

90,570

Sandersvifie Railroad Co____________

87,784

61,389

26,395

Savannah & Atlanta Railway Co........... 1,805,087 1,112,097

692,990

Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. (L. R.

Powell, Jr., and Henry W. Anderson,

Receivers)------------- ------------- ------ 18,900,756 11,488,725 7,412,031

South Georgia Railway Co..____ _____

64,494

46,949

17,545

Southern Railway Co............. ................ 28,445,044 16,689,791 11,755,253

Sylvania Railway Co. (The)...... .............

18,287

27,744 --9,457

Talbotton Railroad Co______ :____ . . .

35,690

14,724

20,966

Tallulah Falls _ Railway Co. (H. L.

& Brewer, Receiver).._________ ____
Tennessee, Alabama Georgia Railway

163,057

128,648

34,409

C o .. .. .. . ............ | _______. . . . . .

303,279

182,185

121,094

Wadley Southern Railway Co______

28,212

29,979

--1,767

Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad Co.

. 98,343

74,352

23,991

374,307 $ 841,777
400,826 4,594,382
903
1,972,963
21,037
5,942 11,008
18,867
87,600 96,940
283,654 629,367
2,848 2,234
827 130 1,481,810 1,788 55,022 6,531
1,187,162 47,917 6,916 297,007
841,635 .10,881 5,974,437
1,815 4,917
7,683
48,892 3,138 7,671

--46,159 $ --225,695
--256,063 --499,696
--1,088
--234,746
--567
--5,545 --22,948
--11,148
--69,526 --31,578
--134,300 1 --260,695
--4,038 --1,899
--277 --1,597
69,203 --1,464 --117,310
--108,197 --11,260 --4,724 --93,714
--701,813 --5,064
--434,648 --4,216 --6,203
--9,323
--11,666 846
--1,456

204,022 612,243
181,494 3,314,186
1,021
5,824,412
98,949
17,171 13,656
19,903
52,555 89,323
3,678,644 970,324
8,395 --1,087
--194 1,042 104,061
850 226,120
6,848
1,269,854 31,393 14,755 302,269
5,868,583 1,600
5,346,168 --15,488
9,846
17,403
60,536 --4,059
14,864

Total_____ ______ ...1 ------bWestern <fe Atlantic R. R. (Leased
N .C .& St. L.)............... ...............

$128,573,566 $ 77,652,496 $ 50,921,070 $ 19,330,834 $--3,248,574 $ 28,341,662 7,239,907 4,497,475 2,742,432 1,029,175 --11,372 1,701,885

--Deficit. a Includes proportion of Federal Taxes, b WofA includes entire line in Georgia and Tennessee. * Discontinued operation April 30,1942.

288

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF STEAM RAILROADS IN STATE OF GEORGIA, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941.

NAME OF COMPANY

Railway Operating
Revenue

Railway Operating
Expenses

Net
Revenue From
Railway Operations

Taxes a

Net Rentals

Net
Railway Operating
Income

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. (T h e).................................................. $ 662,831 $ 389,280 $
Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Co... 2,491,044 1.820.35C Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Rail

273,551 S 670,694

$ 108,359 $ --4,213

160,979

269,201 --199,356

202,137

road Co._______________________ Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
Bowdon Railway Co.............................. . Central of Georgia Railway Co., M. P.

3,129,685 11,193,707
11,980

2,454,215 7,917,174
11,936

675,470 3,276,533
44

288,224 1,260,142
1,062

--260,382
--301,099 --1,283

126,864 1,715 ^292
--2,301

Callaway, Trustee_______________ _ 16,906,666 12,095,443 4,811,223 1,229,375 --224,318 3,357,530 Charleston & Western Carolina Railway

& Co..........................................................
Collins Glennville Railroad Co.*........ Flint River and Northeastern Railroad

250,514 17,109

150,449 17,213

100,065 --104

39,826 1,825

--2,656 --1,452

57,583 --3,381

Co.........................................................
& Gainesville Midland Railroad Co_____
Georgia, Ashbum, Sylvester Camilla

38,475 173,720

24,343 151,484

14,132 22,236

2,249

--4,148

9,076 --14,793

7,735 --1,633

& Railway Co............. ...........................
Georgia Florida Railroad (W. V.

117,345

72,945

44,400

13,236 --12,378

18,786

Griffin and H. W. Purvis, Receivers)..
Georgia Northern Railway Co. (The).. Georgia Rail Road & Banking Co.

1,347,773 527,140

1,044,986 270,577

302,787 256,563

89,655 --83,223 106,950 --37,602

129,909 112,011

(Lessee Organization)________ ____ Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co' Georgia, Southwestern & Gulf Railroad

5,615,529 2,772,425

3,956,415 1,890,328

1,659,114 882,097

223,294 --1,634 1,434,186

190,498 --214,969

476,630

Co. (C. W. Pidcock, Jr., Receiver)___ Greene County Railroad Co. (The). Hartwell Railway Co. Lakeland Railway__________________
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co...

103,003 38,702
16,646 6,683 3,484,285

63,880 29,254
15,553 7,200
2,465,087

39,123 9,448 1,093 --517
1,019,198

5,266 2,456
946
440
312,383

--6,218
--4,935 --314 --729 65,760

27,639 2; 057 --167
--7712,,567856

Louisville and Wadley Railroad Co__ Macon, Dublin <feSavannah Railroad Co.
& Milstead Railroad Co______________
Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis

13,040 1,081,253
17,153

13,665 725,505
9,266

--625 355,748
7,887

1,645

--984

50,404 --121,888

370

--3,254 183,456
7,'517

Railway__________ ______ _______ Saint Marys Railroad Co.___________ Sandersville Railroad Co.....
Savannah & Atlanta Railway Co. ... Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. (L. R.

4,041,658 77,853 88,801
1,404,309

2,836,674
69,156 52,222 963,094

1,204,984 8,697
36,579 441,215

299,439 1,494
12,971
149,723

--77,009 --7,081 --3,531
--74,798

828,536 122
20,077 216,694

Powell, Jr., and Henry W. Anderson,

Receivers)________ ____ _________ 11,405,841 8,615,133 2,790,708

622,711 --325,486 1,842,511

South Georgia Railway Co. Southern Railway Co____________
Sylvania Railway Co. (The)_______ _ Talbotton Railroad C o ._________
Tallulah Falls Railway Co. (H. L.

63,822
18,634,261
15,539 32,472

46,759
12,758,659 23,275 13,718

17,063 5,875,602
--7,736 18,754

6,791 1,729,304
2,109 1,594

--4,887
--403,930 --2,025 --4,712

5,385
3,742,368 --11,870
12,448

Brewer, Receiver)..................... ........ Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Rail

112,050

105,937

6,113

7,043

--5,849

--6,779

way Co... .......................... ...............
& Wadley Southern Railway Co________
Wrightsville Tennille Railroad Co...

294,228
25,497 97,022

175,812 23,610
87,853

118,416 1,887
9,169

38,574
2,980 14,111

--20,130 --1,038 --3,997

59,712 --2,131
--8,939

Total................................ ............ $ 86,310,061 $ 61,368,450 $ 24,941,611 $ 7,095,726 $--2,367,287 $ 15,478,598

bWestern & Atlantic R. R. (Leased to

N. C. & St. L.)...................................... 4,402,139 3,196,777 1,205,362

299,809

10,564

916,117

--Deficit. a Includes proportion of Federal Taxes, b W&A includes entire line in Georgia and Tennessee. ^Discontinued operation July 21,1941.

289

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF STEAM RAILROADS IN STATE OF GEORGIA, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940.

NAME OF COMPANY

Railway Operating
Revenue

Railway Operating
Expenses

Net
Revenue
From Railway Operations

Taxes a

Net Rentals

Net
Railway Operating
Income

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co.

(The)..................................................... $ 527,461 $ 377,833 $

Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Co.. 1,927,123 1,602,880

Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Kail-

road Co........ ........................................ 2,616,827 2,385,199

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co_____ 8,715,759 7,035,337

Bowdon Railway Co................... ............

13,506

12,505

Central of Georgia Railway Co. (H. D.

Pollard and A. B. Lovett Trustees).. 12,637,879 10,739,499

Charleston & Western Carolina Railway

Co..........................................................

194,429

139,322

Collins & Glennville Railroad Co______

28,047

33,731

Flint River and Northeastern Railroad

Co.......................... ..............................

30,424

21,832

Gainesville Midland Railroad Co______

159,788

143,862

Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla

Railway Co_____________________

86,009

52,298

Georgia & Florida Railroad (W. V.

Griffin and H. W. Purvis, Receivers).

933,378

912,740

Georgia Northern Railway Co. (The)..

241,797

137,784

Georgia Kail Koad & Banking Co.

(Lessee Organization). _. - ........ . 4,087,434 3,226,609

& Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. 2,319,547 1,598,615
Georgia, Southwestern Gulf Railroad

Co. (C. W. Pidcock, Jr., Receiver)___

79,015

62,502

Greene County Railroad Co. (The)___

33,633

27,565

Hartwell Railway Co._______________

13,689

12,904

Lakeland Railway....................................

29,395

13,505

Louisville and Nashville Railroad C o... 2,978,437 2,339,655

& Louisville and Wadley Railroad Co.___
Macon, Dublin Savannah Railroad Co

11,497 761,130

11,203 527,835

Milstead Railroad Co.___
& Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis r. Railway_________ _________ ____

11,272 3,232,909

6,243 2,501,608

Saint Marys Railroad Co____________

6,062

9,181

Sandersville Railroad C o .___________

61,782

42,805

Savannah & Atlanta Railway Co_____ 1,162,175

899,117

Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. (L. R.

Powell, Jr., and Henry W. Anderson,

Receivers)______________________ 8,494,371 6,879,217

South Georgia Railway Co___________

56,685

42,076

Southern Railway Co_______________ 13,892,951 10,314,872

Sylvania Railway Co. (The)_________

12,568

19,731

Talbotton Railroad Co._____________

17,542

10,068

Tallulah Falls Railway Co. (H. L.

& Brewer, Receiver)_____ ___________
Tennessee, Alabama Georgia Railway

105,838

95,824

Co....... ..................................................

276,645

154,660

& Wadley Southern Railway Co_______
Wrightsville Tennille Railroad C o...

21,276 114,445

26,409 125,520

149,628 $ 324,243
231,628
1,6801,,402021
1,898,380
55,107 --5,684
8,592 15,926
33,711
20,638 104,013
860,825 720,932
16,513 6,068
785 15,890 638,782
294 233,295
5,029
731,301 --3,119
18,977 263,058
1,615,154 14,609
3,578,079 --7,163 7,474
10,014
121,985 --5,133 --11,075

67,612 $ 154,264
212,369 710,370
1,260
1,083,685
22,898 2,797
2,539 8,726
9,592
80,444 32,869
184,524 147,942
5,062 2,456
429 656 304,161 1,492 40,837 221
152,553 223
4,071 82,688
547,903 5,197
976,475 1,529 1,225
6,625
35,439 2,640 15,096

1,532 $ --158,915
--171,119 --386,104
--1,656
--149,838
--1,841 --1,884
--2,920 --16,440
--6,629
--40,797 --12,753
68,056 --142,603
--6,130 --3,723
--381 --1,319 47,079
--577 --81,402
--64,529 --471' 3,728 53,522
--234,579 --4,296
--418,061 --1,025 --2,858
--6,711
--19,864 --678
--5,491

83,548 11,064
--151,860 583,948 --1,915
664,857
30,368 --10,365
3,133 --9,240
17,490
--100,603 58,391
744,357 430,387
--5,312111
--25 13,915 ' 381,700 --1,775 111,056 4,808
514,219 --3,813
18,634 126,848
832,672 5,116
2,183,543 --9,717 3,391
--3,322
66,682 --8,451 --31,662

Total............................................ $ 65,892,725 $ 52,542,546 $ 13,350,179 $ 4,908,869 $--1,878,721 $ 6,562,589

& bWestern Atlantic R. R. (Leased to & N. C. St. L.)...................................... 3,511,019 2,842,423

668,596

130,710

45,194

583,080

--Deficit. a Includes proportion of Federal Taxes, b W&A covers entire line in Georgia and Tennessee.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF STEAM RAILROADS IN STATE OF GEORGIA, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939.

NAME OF COMPANY

Total . Railway Operating
Revenue

Railway Operating
Expenses

Net
Revenue From
Railway Operations

Taxes a

Railway
Operating Income

Net Rentals

Net Railway Operating
Income

Alabama Great Southern R. R.

Co........................................... $ 501,155 $ 353,084 $ 148,071 $ 55,754 $ 92,317 $ 12,328 $ 104,645

Atlanta & West Point R. R.

& Co................ ......................... 1,819,047 1,538,072
Atlanta, Birmingham Coast

280,975 121,419 159,556 --178,456 --18,900

R.R. Co........ ........................ 2,664,071 2,338,794

325,277 218,345 106,932 --210,444 --103,512

Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co-- 8,069,402 6,430,372 1,639,030 688,772 950,258 --385,714 564,544

Bowdon Railway___________

14,121

12,221

1,900

1,639

261

--1,768 --1,507

& Central of Georgia Railway Co. 11,774,876 10,209,261
Charleston Western Carolina

1,565,615 998,364 567,251

--48,878 518,373

& Rwy. Co________________
Collins Glennville R. R. Co..

192,820 22,596

135,149 22,945

57,671 --349

30,309 27,362 2,393 --2,742

--2,061 25,301 --999 --3,741

Flint River & Northeastern

R. R. Co________________

30,686

20,340

10,346

2,419

7,927

--2,868

5,059

Gainesville Midland Railway..

138,331

132,606

5,725

7,496 --1,771 --15,323 --17,094

Georgia & Florida R. R._____

959,939

881,638

78,301 77,442

859 --43,960 --43,101

Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester &

Camilla Rwy. Co.________

87,355

51,663

35,692

9,785 25,907

--7,285 18,622

Georgia Northern Railway Co.

(The)......................................

245,590

146,960

98,630 33,074 65,556 --14,067 51,489

& Georgia Railroad________ __ 3,742,678 3,013,346
Georgia Southern Florida

729,332 189,034 540,298

160,332 700,630

& Rwy. Co______________ -- 1,935,688 1,442,917
Georgia Southwestern Gulf

492,771 140,947 351,824 --94,914 256,910

R.R. Co..........................

68,626

72,138

--3,512

8,080 --11,592

--4,332 --15,924

Greene County R. R. Co.___

31,743

28,021

3,722

2,674

1,048

--3,665 --2,617

Hartwell Rwy. Co__________

14,625

13,264

,1,361

585

776

--43

733

Lakeland Railway__________

58,824

18,454

40,370

479 39,891

--1,147 38,744

& Louisville& Nashville R. R. Co. 2,596,685

Louisville Wadley R lR. Co..

9,619

2,118,551 , 13,344

478,134 216,328 261,806

--3,725

1,469 --5,194

18,394 280,200 --478 --5,672

Macon, Dublin & Savannah

R. R. Co................................

761,959

518,293

243,666 39,672 203,994 --86,042 7 117,952

M ilat.ead R T? Co.

10,297

7,553

2,744

277

2,467

2,467

Nashville, Chattanooga & St.

Louis Rwy. Co----------------- 3,095,267 2,432,928

662,339 118,781 543,558 --54,497 489,061

St. Marys Railroad_________

2,996

4,412

--1,416

227 --1,643

--150 --1,793

& Sandersville R. R. Co._______

57,234

Savannah Atlanta Railway.. 1,165,681

39,230 825,053

18,004

3,398 14,606

--3,185 11,421

340,628 109,281 231,347 --53,210 178,137

Seaboard Air Line Railway.__ 7,915,030 6,540,342 1,374,688 499,816 874,872 --219,761 655,111

South Georgia Rwy. Co........ ..

46,564

35,719

10,845

6,375

4,470

--3,087

1,383

Southern Railway Co_______ 12,750,213 9,561,510 3,188,703 987,453 2,201,250 --359,382 1,841,868

Statesboro Northern Rwy. (See

6a. & Fla.)

Sylvania Rwy. Co----------------

12,444

18,828

--6,384

1,359 --7,743

--1,025 --8,768

Talbotton R R. Co_________

15,866

11,767

4,099

1,643

2,456 --2,659

--203

Tallulah Falls Rwy. Co_____

109,926

92,414

17,512

6,201 11,311

--6,039

5,272

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia

Rwy...................... ................

243,672

138,070

105,602 25,170 80,432 --16,935 63,497

& Wadley Southern Rwy.............
Wrightsville Tennille R. R.

20,486

23,538

--3,052

2,514 --5,566

--135 --5,701

Co...........................................

112,344

123,436 --11,092 16,094 --27,186 --4,630 --31,816

& ' Totals (N e t)_________ $ 61,298,456 $ 49,366,233 $ 11,932,223 $4,625,068 $7,307,155 $--1,636,085 $5,671,070

Western Atlantic R . R____ 3,367,232 2,754,958

612,274 99,035 513,239

55,890 569,129

a Includes proportion of Federal Taxes. --Indicates deficit.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF STEAM RAILROADS IN STATE OF GEORGIA, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1938.

NAME OF COMPANY

Railway Operating
Revenue

Railway
Operating Expenses

Net
Revenue From
Railway
Operations

Taxes a

Net Rentals
H

Net Railway Operating
Income

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co.

(The)..................................................... $ 434,554 $

Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Co.. 1,669,961

Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Rail-

road Co_______________________ 2,656,632

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co._____ 7,559,803

Bowdon Railway Co________________

12,687

Central of Georgia Railway Co. (H. D.

Pollard and A. B. Lovett, Trustees).. 11,333,955

Charleston & Western Carolina Railway

Sc Co..........................................................
Collins Glennville Railroad Co._____

176,186 35,399

Flint River and Northeastern Railroad

Co............... ..........................................

29,711

Sc Gainesville Midland Railroad Co_____
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester Camilla

140,711

Sc Railway Co_____________________
Georgia Florida Railroad (W. V.

96,397

Griffin and H. W. Purvis, Receivers)..

912,512

& Georgia Northern Railway Co. (T he)...
Georgia Rail Road Banking Co.

265,762

(Lessee Organization)_____________
Sc Georgia Southern Florida Railway Co. & Georgia, Southwestern Gulf Railroad

3,474,614 1,724,383

Co. (C. W. Pidcock, Jr., Receiver)___

77,562

Greene County Railroad Co. (The)___

52,407

Hartwell Railway Co_______________

12,596

Lakeland Railway__________________

16,490

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.__ 2,312,995

Louisville and Wadley Railroad Co___

11,423

Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad

Co.............................................. ...........

657,542

Sc Milstead Railroad Co________.______
Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis

5,353

Railway________________________ 2,803,534

Saint Marys Railroad Co.___________

5,612

Sandersville Railroad Co____________

49,028

Savannah & Atlanta Railway C o .. ___ 1,116,724

Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. (L. R.

Powell, Jr., and Henry W. Anderson,

Receivers)___________ ___________ 7,101,975

South Georgia Railway Co__________

67,429

Southern Railway Co_______________ 11,331,189

Sylvania Railway Co. (The)_________

12,743

Talbotton Railroad Co._____________

21,272

Tallulah Falls Railway Co. (H. L.

Sc Brewer, Receiver)________________
Tennessee, Alabama Georgia Ry. Co.

91,886 189,498

Sc Wadley Southern Railway Co________
Wrightsville Tennille Railroad Co__

17,712 138,628

316,493 $ 1,487,829
2,404,970 6,198,588
12,068
9,974,665
132,585 30,842
20,428 137,739
55,630
903,141 146,528
2,903,250 1,384,175
72,536 40,266 12,675 14,474 2,043,478 15,563
470,200 5,365
2,265,150 5,083
36,940 784,057
6,067,780 41,192
8,869,958 20,739 14,515
82,120 121,803 25,707 137,879

118,061 $ 182,132
251,662 1,361,215
619
1,359,290
43,601 4,557
9,283 2,972
40,767
9,371 119,234
571,364 340,208
5,026 12,141
--79 2,016 269,517 --4,140
187,342 --12
538,384 529
12,088 332,667
1,034,195 16,237
2,461,231 --7,996 6,757
9,766 67,695 --7,995
749

50,027 $ 114,818
220,697 667,560
2,048
1,045,100
36,279 2,484
5,661 11,610
10,207
73,217 36,189
189,397 145,153
7,993 3,072
452 299 172,561 1,407
33,615
109,098 217
2,826 59,228
537,775 9,225
915,583 1,425 1,874
6,050 14,609 2,213 16,607

24,211 --173,134
--198,939 --283,590
--2,350
--115,441
--1,210 --1,301
--2,927 --13,608
-- 7,040
--17,775 --13,379
141,770 --28,517
--4,496 --4,763
--322 --542 10,242 --570
--75,332
--63,175 --195
--2,036 --44,696
--198,997 --3,188
--520,772 --1,340 --3,232
--4,450 --13,608
491 --5,901

92,245 --105,820
--167,974 410,065 --3,779
198,749
6,112 772
695 --22,246
23,520
--81,621 69,666
523,737 166,538
--7,463 4,306 -853 1,175
107,198 --6,117
78,395 --12
366,111 117
7,226 228,743
297,423 3,824
1,024,876 --10,761
1,651
--734 39,478 --9,717 --21,759

Total______________________ $ 56,606,865 $ 47,256,411 $ 9,350,454 4,506,5,76 --1,630,112 $ 3,213,766

Western & Atlantic R. R. (Leased to

N. C. & St. L. R y.).............................. 3,038,306 2,534,133

504,173

95,034

44,228

453,367

--Deficit. a Includes proportion of Federal Taxes.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF STEAM RAILROADS IN STATE OF GEORGIA, YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937.

NAME OF COMPANY

Total Railway Operating
Revenue

Railway Operating
Expenses

Net Revenue
From Railway Operations

taxes a

Railway Operating
Income

Net Rentals
1

Net Railway Operating Income

Alabama Great Southern R. R.

Co.................. . ...................... $ 499,240 $ 330,667 $
& Atlanta West Point R. R. Co. 1,788,864 1,596,358 & Atlanta, Birmingham Coast

XR. R. Co............. .................. 2,869,071 2,613,516

Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co.. 8,308,478 6,489,232

Bowdon Railway........ ..............

16,336

12,009

Central of Georgia Railway Co. 12,730,673 10,951,259

Charleston & Western Carolina

& Rwy. Co.________________
Collins Glennville R. R. Co..

201,590 41,362

136,945 34,930

Flint River & Northeastern

R. R. Co.................................

34,273

22,390

Gainesville Midland Railway..

162,326

145,700

Georgia & Florida R. R_____ 1,053,457

999,310

Georgia, Ashbum, Sylvester &

Camilla Rwy. Co._________

101,393

64,858

Georgia Northern Railway Co..

320,234

177,828

Georgia Railroad....................... 3,674,892 3,174,198

Georgia Southern <fe Florida

& Rwy Co.___________ ____ 2,026,031 1,492,981
Georgia Southwestern Gulf

R. R. Co........ .......................

94,516

76,356

Greene County R. R. Co.____

46,184

37,258

Hartwell Rwy. C o.._________

14,626

16,635

& lakeland Railway__________
Louisville Nashville Railroad

27,990

17,710

& Co........................................... 2,617,771 2,140,331
Louisville Wadley Railroad

& Co..........................................
Macon, Dublin Savannah

19,380

15,745

R. R. Co........ .......................

681,600

481,200

& Milstead Railroad Co._____
Nashville, Chattanooga St.

7,999

7,745

Louis Rwiy. Co.__________ 2,873,004 2,597,682

St. Marys Railroad_________

5,637

6,128

& Sandersville R. R. Co_______

64,480

Savannah Atlanta Railway.. 1,119,711

39,745 760,624

Seaboard Air Line Railway.___ 7,737,806 6,281,514

South Georgia Railway Co___

64,948

44,684

Southern Railway Co._______ 12,655,324 9,987,652

& Statesboro Northern Railway (See Ga . Fla.)

Sylvanie Railway Co________

19,448

22,439

Talbotton Railroad Co.........

15,732

8,966

& Tallulah Falls Railway Co___
Tennessee, Alabama Georgia

113,331

104,319

Rwy__________________ _

227,628

133,629

Wadley Southern R w y._____

17,731

26,999

Wrightsville & Tennille R. R.

Co....................................... .

152,456

138,769

168,573 $ 192,506
255,555 1,819,246
3,327 1,779,414
64,645 6,432
11,883 16,626 54,147
36,535 142,406 500,694
533,050
18,160 8,926 --2,009 10,280
477,440
3,635
200,400 254
275,322 --491 24,735
359,087 1,456,292
20,264 2,667,672
--2,991 6,766 9,012
93,999 --9,268
13,687

46,787 $ 121,786 $ 103,157 89,349

205,424 50,131

671,953 1,147,293

1,488

1,839

782,820 996,594

31,890 2,469

32,755 3,963

2,754 6,881
63,328

9,129 9,745
--9,181

11,960 35,424 103,288

24,575 106,982
397,406

127,344 405,706

7,611 2,111
743
409

10,549 6,815 --2,752 9,871

191,965 285,475

1,676

1,959

23,470 176,930

--4

258

108,664 166,658
215 --706 4,292 20,443 51,237 307,850 371,635 1,084,657 7,745 12,519 812,007 1,855,665

1,549 --4,540

1,180

5,586

4,896

4,116

10,200 83,799 2,351 --11,619

14,632

--945

--4,835 $ 116,951 --167,932 --78,583

--147,636 --97,505
--237,980 909,313 --2,943 --1,104
--198,111 798,483

--4,252 --1,494

28,503 2,469

--4,024

5,105

--15,615 --5,870

--22,371 --31,552

--10,958 --20,025
124,597

13,617 86,957 522,003

--34,895 370,811

--7,698 --4,859
--454
--1,291

2,851
1,956 --3,206
8,580

34,150 319,625

--942

1,017

--84,988

91,942 258

--14,434 152,224

--176 --882

--3,266 17,177

--75,268 232,582

--208,593 876,064

--3,903

8,616

--590,788 1,264,877

--1,886 --6,426

--2,529

3,057

--4,141

--25

--17,207 66,592 --213 --11,832

--14,488 --15,433

Totals (Net)_________ $ 62,404,522 $ 51,188,311 $ 11,216,211 $3,815,551 $7,400,660 $--1,751,448 $5,649,212

Western <fc Atlantic R. R.____ 3,099,907 2,920,293

179,614 84,488 95,126

103,113 198,239

a Includes proportion of Federal Taxes. --Indicates deficit.

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ELECTRIC RATES In effect December 31, 1942. (Only those rates most widely used are listed. See Compendium for all utilities serving each town or city.)
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
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RESIDENTIAL SERVICE SCHEDULE "A-3-5"
115/230 Volts, Single Phase.
Availability: All territory served directly by the existing retail distribution lines of the
Georgia Power Company.
Applicability: Applicable on the basis provided herein only for residential lighting, cook
ing, heating, refrigeration and incidental power, when served through one meter for each individual residence.
The incidental power service th at will be supplied under this rate is nor mally limited to single phase motors with starting currents th at do not exceed the following amounts:
115 V. 230 V.
Frequently (automatically) started motors______. . . . 20 amps 55 amps Infrequently (manually) started motors_______ ,,___40 amps 110 amps
Incidental power service for motors with starting currents in excess of these amounts may be supplied under this rate only after the facilities for supplying such service have been provided in accordance with paragraph 10 of the Company's Line Extension and Service Connection Regulations.
Immediate Rate Schedule "A-3" :
First 15 KWH or less per m onth______________ __________ $1. ll Next 50 KWH per month @ 5. 000 per KWH Next 135 KWH per m onth @ 2.220 per KWH. Next 500 KWH per m onth @1.390 per KWH. Over 700 KWH per month @ 1.110 per KWH.
Inducement Rate Schedule "A-5" :
First 20 KWH or less per m onth......... ....................................._$1. ll Next 20 KWH per month @5.000 per KWH. Next 40 KWH per month @ 3.330 per KWH. Next 120 KWH per month @ 2.220 per KWH. Next 500 KWH per m onth @ 1.390 per KWH. Over 700 KWH per month @ 1.110 per KWH.
Additional charges for excess connected load: For heating loads (ranges excepted) in excess of 5 KW connected and for
connected motor loads in excess of 3 HP, there shall be an additional charge for the excess load of $1.11 per KW per month for heating load and 83.30 per HP per month for motor load, except as follows:
For th a t portion of the excess heating load th at is strictly space heating, the additional charge shall apply only for the six months November to April, inclusive, at the rate of $1.66 per KW connected per month, and for th at por tion of the excess load th a t is strictly for air conditioning equipment the ad ditional charge shall apply only for the six months May to October, inclusive, at the rate of $1.25 per HP connected per month.
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When the excess load is a combination of space heating and air condition ing, the additional charge shall be on 12 months basis, at the rate of $1.11 per KW (or equivalent) of maximum connected load th a t can be in use at any one time.
When double throw switches are used, the maximum sum total of the cus tomer's excess load which can be operated at one time will determine the ca pacity to be charged for. The maximum size of any single motor shall not exceed 5 HP.

Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.11 (gross) per month, plus excess connected load charge, if any.

Prompt Payment Discount: Ail bills paid within ten days from presentation are subject to a discount
of 10%.

Contract Period:

One Year.
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(a) For present customers, the Base Bill in any month throughout the

operation of this Rate Plan shall be the amount actually paid for service ren

dered during the corresponding month of the year ended June 1, 1939, except

th at no Base Bill shall exceed $8.00 net.

(b) For customers connected since June 1, 1938, and for new customers, the Base Bill shall be the amount actually paid for service rendered during the first 12 months th a t customer received service, except th at no Base Bill rTi.ii exceed $8.00 net. Pending establishment of their Base Bills, such cus tomers shall be billed under Immediate Rate Schedule "A-3. "

(c) Whenever the application of Immediate Rate Schedule "A-3" to the current month's consumption results in a bill equal to or less than the Base Bill, the customer will be billed on Schedule "A-3. "

(d) Whenever the application of Inducement Rate Schedule "A-5" to the current month's consumption results in a bill greater than the Base Bill, the customer will be billed on Schedule "A-5. "

(e) Whenever, in application to the current month's consumption, Im mediate Rate Schedule "A-3" figures more than the Base Bill, and Inducement Rate Schedule "A-5" figures less than the Base Bill, the customer will be billed the amount of the Base Bill for th at month. No bill greater than the ^ase Bill will be rendered on Schedule "A-3, " and no bill less than the Base Bill will be rendered on Schedule "A-5. "

(f) On and after June 1, 1942, Inducement Rate Schedule "A-5" shall ap ply to all residential customers, fully superseding Schedule "A-3. "

Effective with meter readings made on and after June 1, 1939.
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COMMERCIAL SERVICE SCHEDULE "B-6"
115/230 (120/208) Volts, Single Phase
(Three Phase Service in accordance with Three Phase Clause.)
Availability:
All territory served directly by the existing retail distribution lines of the Georgia Power Company.
Applicability:
Commercial lighting or power service, or combined light and power service through one meter. Commercial cooking, heating and refrigeration, for which a separate schedule is provided, may be served through the same meter with lighting and/or power under this schedule, at the option of the customer.
Rate:
First 15 KWH or less per m onth----- ---------- -------------------- $1.11 Next 985 KWH per month @5.00(4 per KWH. Next 3000 KWH per month @ 3.33(4 per KWH. Over 4000 KWH per month @ 2.22(4 per KWH.
All consumption in excess of 100 KWH per KW of demand, and which is also in excess of 1,000 KWH per month, will be billed as follows:
First 3000 KWH per month of such excess @ 2.22(5 per KWH. Over 3000 KWH per month of such excess @ 1.11(5 per KWH.
Additional Charges for Excess Capacity:
For loads which require excessive capacity because of large momentary current requirements, or to provide unusually close voltage regulation (trans former type welders, X-ray machines, etc.), there shall be an additional charge of $0.333 gross per month per KVA of name plate rating, except transformer type welders which shall be rated at 60% of the KVA input, at rated voltage, with the regular secondary leads shorted on the highest current tap.
Determination of Demand:
A--By measurement of highest 30-minute interval monthly, but the billing demand so determined shall not be less than seventy per cent (70%) of the highest demand established during any of the immediately preceding 12 months, nor less than the contract minimum, nor less than 10 KW.
B--Any customer taking all of his requirements through one meter, and who has not less than 10 KW nor less than 40% of his total connected load in active cooking and heating equipment, may, upon request, have his billing demand determined by load count in accordance with the following schedule:
Lighting__100% of the first 10 KW connected, plus 80% of all additional connected load.
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Power_60% of the HP rating of the first 10 HP connected, or of the largest motor installed, whichever is greater, plus
50% of the HP rating of all other motors. 50% of the m anufacturer's rating of all miscellaneous power
load other than motors. One HP shall he considered as equivalent to 0.75 KW. Cooking, heating, air conditioning and ventilating equipment, and vacant sockets, will not be counted in determining the billing demand by this method. Only th a t part of the connected load in signs and other exterior illumi nation which is in excess of 50% of the interior lighting connected load, will be counted in determining the billing demand. Minimum Monthly Charge: A--$1.11 per meter, plus $0.555 per HP of connected power load plus any additional charge for excess capacity. B--$1.11 per KW of the total actual connected load. Prompt Payment Discount: All bills paid within ten days from presentation are subject to a discount j of ten per cent. Contract Period: One year. Direct Current Service: Dirrect current service will be rendered to existing D. O. customers at the above rate plus a surcharge of ten per cent (10%) on the total bill. '
Effective on and after June 1, 1939. Charges for excess capacity effective July, 1940.
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COMMERCIAL SERVICE
SCHEDULE "B-7"
115/230 (120/208) Volts, Single Phase.
(Three Phase Service in accordance'with Three Phase Clause.)
Availability: All territory served by the existing retail distribution lines of the Georgia
Power Company.
Applicability:
Applicable on the basis provided herein to commercial lighting or power service, or combined light and power service through one meter. Commercial cooking, heating and refrigeration, for which a separate schedule is provided may be served through the same meter with lighting and/or power under this schedule, at the option of the customer.
Rate:
First 20 KWH or less per month__ -- --------------- ----------- $1.11 Next 280 KWH per m onth @ 5.00jper KWH. Next 1700 KWH per month @ 3.33 per KWH. Next 3000 KWH per month @ 2.77jper KWH. Next 4000 KWH per month @ 2.22j per KWH. Over 9000 KWH per month @ 1.66jper KWH.
All consumption in excess of 200 KWH per KW of demand, and which is also in excess of 1000 KWH--------------1. lij per KWH.
Additional Charges for Excess Capacity: For loads which require excessive capacity because of large momentary
current requirements, or to provide unusually close voltage regulation (trans former type welders, X-ray machines, etc.), there shall be an additional charge of $0.333 gross per month per rated KVA. Transformer type welders shall be rated at 60% of the KVA input, at rated voltage, with the regular secondary leads shorted on highest current tap. Name plate rating shall be used in all other cases.
Determination of Demand:
A--By measurement of highest 30-minute interval monthly, but the billing demand so determined shall not be less than seventy per cent (70%) of the highest demand established during any of the immediately preceding twelve (12) months, nor less than the contract minimum.
B--Any customer taking all of his requirements through one meter, and who has not less than 10 KW nor less than 40% of his total connected load in active cooking and heating equipment, may, upon his request, have his bill ing demand determined by load count in accordance with the following schedule:
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Lighting_,,100% of the first 10 KW connected, plus

80% of all additional connected load.

"

to Power------60% of the HP rating of the first 10 HP connected, or of the a

largest motor installed, whichever is greater, plus

50% of the HP rating of all other motors.

^

50% of the m anufacturer's rating of all miscellaneous power 1 load other than motors.

! a

One HP shall be considered as equivalent to 0.75 KW.

t

Cooking, heating, air conditioning and ventilating equipment and vacant I t sockets will not be counted in determining the billing demand by this method. j

Only th a t part of the connected load in signs and other exterior illumi- *
nation which is in excess of 50% of the interior lighting connected load, will be counted in determining the billing demand.

Minimum Monthly Charge:
A--$1.11 per meter, plus $0.555 per HP of connected power load, plus any additional charge for excess capacity.
B--$1.11 per KW of the total actual connected load.

Prompt Payment Discount: All bills paid within ten days from presentation are subject to a discount
of ten per cent.

Contract Period: One year.

Direct Current Service:
Direct current service will be rendered to existing D. O. customers at the above rate plus a surcharge of ten per cent (10%) on the total bill.

Application of Rate Plan:
(a) For present customers, the Base Bill, in any month throughout the operation of this Rate Plan shall be the amount actually paid for service ren dered under Immediate Rate Schedules "B-5, " "B-6, " or "O-l, " during the corresponding month of the year ending June 1, 1939.
(b) For customers connected since June 1, 1938, and for new customers, the Base Bill shall be the amount actually paid for service rendered under Im mediate Rate Schedules "B-5, " "B-6, " or "O-l, '' during the first twelve months th a t customer received service. Pending establishment of their Base Bills, such customers shall be billed under the appropriate Immediate Rate (Sched ule "B-5, " "B-6, " or " O-l") :

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(c) Whenever the application of the appropriate Immediate Rate (Schedule B-5, " "B-6, " or "0-1") to the current m onth's consumption results in a bill equal to or less than the Base Bill, the customer will be billed under such appropriate Immediate'Rate (Schedule "B-5, " "B-6," or "0-1").
(d) Whenever the application of the Inducement Rate Schedule "B-7" to the current m onth's consumption results in a bill greater than the Base Bill, the customer will be billed under Inducement Rate Schedule "B-7. "
(e) Whenever, in application to the current m onth's consumption, the appropriate Immediate Rate (Schedule "B-5, " "B-6, " or "0-1") figures more than the Base Bill, and Inducement Rate Schedule "B-7" figures less than the Base Bill, the customer will bebilled the amount of the Base Bill for th at month. No bill greater than the Base Bill will be rendered under Immediate Rate Schedules "B-5, " "B-6, " or "0-1, " and no bill less than the Base Bill -mil be rendered under Inducement Rate Schedule "B-7. "
(f) On and after June 1, 1944, Inducement Rate Schedule "B-7" shall apply to all customers involved, fully superseding Immediate Rate Schedules "B-5, " "B-6, " and "0-1. "
Effective on and after June 1, 1939 Charges for excess capacity effective July, 1940
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SERVICE TO RURAL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS FOR RESALE
SCHEDULE "R -l"
Availability:
All territory served by those overhead, wholesale or* retail, distribution lines of the Georgia Power Company, of 44,000 volt rating or less, having an existing surplus capacity sufficient to meet the load requirements of the As sociation. Where the available source line is of less than 11,000 volt rating, service to be dehvered and metered at the voltage of such lines. Where the available supply line has a voltage rating of 11,000 volts or more, the Company will supply the necessary transformer for o^e transformation down to a stand ard distribution voltage of 2300 or 6900 volts and service will be dehvered and metered at such distribution voltage. In those cases where service is. supplied at line voltage without special transformation, the Association shah accom modate its lines to the characteristics (grounded or ungrounded) of the Com pany's available supply line. In those cases where the voltage of the supply line is such as to require special transformation for delivery to the Association, the Company will supply at the option of the Association either grounded or ungrounded service. Should the Association desire service from lines not hav ing sufficient spare capacity to carry the prospective load, or at a point not now reached by existing lines, additional capacity will be provided, or lines extended only at option of the Company and tinder an agreement as to cost mutuahy satisfactory.
Service will not be supplied until the Association has executed and Com pany has accepted a formal contract covering the regular and special conditions applicable to this class of service.
Applicability:
Service to rural cooperative or rural membership associations (organized under the laws of the State of Georgia) for resale to Association members. Should the Association require service at more than one delivery point, this schedule shall apply to each such delivery point separately.
Rate:
DEMAND CHARGE which includes 150 KWH per KW of demand per month: First 1000 KW of demand____ $2.50 per KW per month. Over 1000 KW of demand____ 1.60 per KW per month.
ENERGY CHARGE for all over 150 KWH per KW of demand per month: First 20,000 KWH per month____ _____1. 11^ per KWH. Next 30,000 KWH per m onth..... ....... . .0.833)4 per KWH. Over 50,000 KWH per month__ _____ 0.666^per KWH.
Determination of Demand:
By measurement of highest 30-minute interval monthly. The demand so determined shall not be less than seventy (70%) per cent of the highest demand established during any of the immediately preceding twelve months, nor less than the contract minimum, nor less than 75 KW.
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Minimum Monthly Charge: $2.50 (gross) per KW of demand as determined above for the first 1,000 KW,
plus $1.66 (gross) per KWin excess of 1,000 KW, but not less than $187.50 (gross). Prompt Paym ent Discount:
ah bills paid within ten days from presentation are subject to a discount of ten per cent. Resale Credit:
A credit against both the gross and net bills, in the amount stated below, will be allowed on th a t part of the total energy which is actually resold to resi dential and commercial customers. Losses and energy resold for industrial, manufacturing and processing purposes is specifically excluded from partici pation in the resale credit:
First 50,000 KWH per m onth...............0.35 per KWH. Over 50,000 KWH per m onth................ 0.20 per KWH. Contract Period: Contracts for service hereunder shall be for a period of five (5) years and shall continue thereafter from year to year until terminated by six months' written notice by either party to the other.
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GEORGIA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

DOMESTIC SERVICE Available:
In all territory served by Georgia Power and Light Co.

Applicable:

To residential customers for lighting, heating and incidental power pur poses when all service is taken through one meter.

Character of Service: Single phase. 115 or 115/230 volts.

Rate per Month:

Net Gross

$1.00 4.5f 2.0(i
1.5^

$1 . 1 1

for first 15 KWH or less.

5. OOjf per KWH for next

60 KWH.

2.22{f

for next

125 KWH.

1 . 6 7 for excess over 200 KWH.

Prompt Payment Discount: Net rate applies if payment of bill is made within ten days from date of
bill.

Minimum Bill:
$1.00 Net, $1.11 Gross, plus additional charge of $1.00 Net, $1.11 Gross, for each KW of connected heating load, other th an ranges, in excess of 5 KW, and $0.75 Net and $0.83 Gross, for each HP of connected motor load in excess of 3 HP.

Note:
This schedule is not applicable to service used for any commercial purpose, such as central unit refrigeration systems and other apartment house power, or dwelling providing accommodation for more than four (4) paying guests. Apartment house halls and basement lights, when served through a separate meter, may be billed on this rate.

Service under this schedule is subject to the currently effective "Require ments for Electric Service" on file in the Company's office.
Date effective, October 1, 1941.
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GENERAL LIGHTING AND INCIDENTAL POWER Available:
In all territory served by Georgia Power and Light Co.

Applicable:
To commercial customers for all requirements when service is supplied through one meter.

Character o f Service: Single phase and/or three phase, 115 or 115/230 volts.

Rate per Month:
Net
$1.00 5. 4. 5( 3. h i
2M 2M

Gross

$1.11

for first 15 KWH or less,

6.1H per KWH for next

285KWH.

5.00^ per KWH for next

700KWH.

3. 88per KWH for next

1,000 KWH.

2.77jper KWH for next

8,000 KWH.

2.22 per KWH for excess over 10,000 KWH.

Prompt Payment Discount: Net rate applies if payment of bill is made within ten days from date of bill

Minimum Bill:
$1.00 Net, $1.11 Gross, plus $0.75 Net, $0.83 Gross, per HP, or major frac tion thereof, of connected power load.

Special Provisions:
Customer taking combined lighting and power service under this schedule shall provide, at i ts cost and expense, all necessary changes in wiring for serv ice to be rendered through one meter.

Service under this schedule is subject to the currently effective "Require ments for electric Service" on file in the Company's office.
Date effective, October 1, 1941.

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GENERAL LIGHTING AND INCIDENTAL POWER (OPTIONAL)
Available: In all territory served by Georgia Power and Light Co.
Applicable: To any customers having a demand of 3 KW or more for general lighting
and incidental power when entire service is taken through one meter.
Character of Service: Single phase, 115 or 115/230 volts, or^fchree phase, 230 volts, at option of the
Company.
Rate per Month: Demand Charge: Net Gross $2.00 $2.20 per KW for first......... ......... 25 KW of demand. 1.50 1.65 per KW for excess over____25 KW of demand. Plus-Energy Charge: 5.0f4 5.55i per KWH for first___ ___ 300 KWH. 3.0j 3.33^f per KWH for next ___1,700 KWH. 2. Oji 2.22ji for KWH for excess over. .2,000 KWH.
Prompt Payment Discount: Net rate applies, if payment of bill is made within ten days from date of
bill.
Minimum Bill: The demand charge, but not less than $6.00 Net, $6.60 Gross.
Determination of Demand: The billing demand will be the maximum 30-minute measured demand in
KW during the month, but not less than 3 KW.
Note: No seasonal, auxiliary, temporary or breakdown service will be rendered
under this rate. Service under this schedule is subject to the currently effective "Require
ments for Electric Service" on file in the Company's office.
Date effective, October 1, 1941.
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OFF-PEAK WATER HEATING SERVICE



(OPTIONAL)

Available: In all territory served by Georgia Power and Light Co.

Applicable:
To off-peak water heating in storage tanks of not less than 30 gallons capacity.

Character of Service: Single phase. Voltage at option of the Company.

Rate per Month: 1.01 Net, 1.11i Gross, per KWH.

Prompt Paym ent Discount: Net rate applies if bill is paid within ten days from date of bill.

Minimum Bill:
$1.00 Net, $1.11 Gross, per KW connected, but not less than $2.00 Net, $2.22 Gross.

Special Provisions:
(1) Service shall be supplied through a special meter equipped with control device set so th a t "on-period" of service will conform to "off-peak" conditions of Company's system.
(2) For heaters equipped with upper and lower elements, each element shall be controlled by separate thermostat. Thermostat controlling upper element shall be of the double throw type to prevent simultaneous operation of both elements. Equipment shall be connected and used so th a t the capacity of the heating element in service at any time shall not exceed the connected load of the upper element.

(3) Maximum allowable wattags:

Heater Capacity Gallons
30 40 52 66 86 110 140

Wattage Single Element Lower
1,000 1,250 1,500
* *

Wattage Double Element

Lower

Upper

600

1,000

750

1,250

1,000

1,500

1,250

2,000

1,750

2,500

2,000

3,000

3,000

4,000

Heaters of more than 52 gallons capacity shall be equipped with two elements and interlocking thermostats.

Service under this schedule is subject tq the currently effective "Require' ments for Electric Service" on file in the Company's office.

Date effective, October 1, 1941.

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SAVANNAH ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY RESIDENTIAL SERVICE SCHEDULE A -l
Availability: For residential lighting, cooking, heating, refrigeration, and other small
residential power through one meter for individual residences or individual family apartments, and hall and basement lighting in apartment houses when served through a separate meter. Other apartment house power such as cen tral unit refrigeration, dwellings accommodating more than four paying guests, or any other commercial usage will not be served under this schedule.
Rate: First 15 kilowatt hours or less per month $1.11. Next 60 kilowatt hours per month @5.00^ per kilowatt hour. Next 125 kilowatt hours per month @ 2.22^ per kilowatt hour. Over 200 kilowatt hours per month @ 1.67^ per kilowatt hour.
Minimum Monthly Charge: The minimum monthly charge is $1.11 (gross) per month.
Prompt Payment Discount: All bills are subject to ten per cent (10%) discount when paid on or before
ten (10) days from date of bill.
Contract Period: The term of contract for service under this schedule shall be one year.
For Seasonal Residential Customers at Savannah Beach: The above rate plus twenty-five per cent (25%) will apply where service
is rendered for less than the contract period provided no customer billed under this section shall pay a minimum bill for any month in which no current is consumed.
Effective: This rate shall become effective with meter readings made on and after
July 1, 1939.
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SCHEDULE B -C -l
COMMERCIAL SERVICE (Alternating Current Only.)
Availability: For alternating current service only for general commercial lighting and/
or power usage where the entire amount of customer's consumption (exclusive of water hearing service for which a special rate is provided) shall be computed on this rate. Not available for lighting consumption in connection with whole sale power contracts.
Rates: For the first 15 kilowatt hours or less per m onth--------- -------..$1.11 Next985 kilowatt hours per month 5.00^ per kilowatt hour. Next 3,000 kilowatt hours per month @ 3.33ffper kilowatthour. Over4,000 kilowatt hours per month 1.67 per kilowatt hour.
Minimum Monthly Charge: The minimum monthly charge is $1.11 per month, plus $0.55 per month
per horse power or major fraction thereof of connected load, but not less than$1.11 per meter. Connected load to be determined as follows:
50% of all cooking, heating or air conditioning installed capacity. Small socket appliances aggregating less than 746 w atts and motors of
less than 1/6 horse power shall not be counted in determining con nected load. 100% of all other installed motor capacity.
Prompt Payment Discount: All bills are subject to ten per cent (10%) discount when paid on or before
ten (10) days from date of bill.
Contract Period: The term of contract for service under this schedule shall be one year.
For Seasonal Commercial Customers at Savannah Beach: This rate plus twenty-five per cent (25%) will apply where service is ren
dered for less than the contract period, provided no customer billed under this section shall pay a minimum bill any month in which no current is con sumed.
Effective: This rate shall become effective with meter readings made on and after
June 1, 1939.
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WARWICK ELECTRIC COMPANY

I:

Residential Lighting and Cooking, Voltage 110-220.

Available to any consumer for all residential service--lighting, cooking, refrigeration and all small residential power. One meter registration for any or all of above requirements.

Rate:

Minimum monthly charge for 25 Amp. meter and less, including 10 KWH, D $1.11 per month. Minimum monthly charge for over 25 Amp. meter, $2.22 per month.

Plus:

M

Energy charges as follows:

5 cents per KWH for the first 40 KWH used per month.

3 cents per KWH for the next 150 KWH used per month.

D

1.11 cents per KWH for all over 200 KWH used per month.

Minimum:

b

Minimum monthly charge, $1.11.

S

Discount:

The current monthly invoice is subject to a discount of ten (10%) per cent, c< if paid in full on or before the tenth day of succeeding month.

Commercial Lighting, Voltage 110-220.
Available to any consumer for lighting purposes for stores, offices, ware houses, shops, etc.
Rate:
Minimum charges, 10 KW included for 25 Amp. meter and less, $1.11 per month.
Minimum with 10 KW included for over 25 Amp. meter, $2.22 per month. Plus:
Energy charges as follows: 6 cents per KWH for the first 190 KWH used per month. 3 cents per KWH for next 1,800 KWH used per month. 2 cents per KWH for all over 2,000 KWH used per month.
Minimum:
Minimum monthly charge is $1.11 with 10 KW included.
Discount:
The current monthly invoice is subject to a discount of ten (10%) per cent, if paid in full on or before the tenth day of the succeeding month.

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Industrial Power: 5,000 kilowatt liours or less per month. For first 100 KWH or less per month, 4.00 cents per KWH. For next 400 KWH or less per month, 3.00 cents per KWH. For next 1,500 KWH or less per month, 1.75 cents per KWH. For next 3,000 KWH or less per month, 1.50 cents per KWH.
Demand: None.
Minimum:
Monthly charge, $2. 22 per meter. Discount:
The current monthly invoice is subject to a discount of 10% if paid in ful by the ten th day of the succeeding month. Seasoned Power:
Power used only during months of July to December, inclusive, add 1/4 cent per KWH.
Effective March 1, 1937.
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GAS RATES
In effect December 31, 1942.
(Only those rates most widely used are listed. See compendium for name of utility serving each town or city.)

ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY

ATLANTA AND ADJACENT TERRITORY

DOMESTIC GAS SERVICE

SCHEDULE "O"
Available: To any domestic consumer using natural gas service for any purpose in a
residence only.

Rate: Net
Service Charge--per meter, per m onth __ ______ $0.60 Plus the following charge for. gas used (Per 1,000 Cu. F t.) For the first 1,000 cu. ft. used per m onth________$1.10 For the next 2,000 cu. ft. used per mont^._____ _ 1.00 For the next 17,000 cu. ft. used per m onth______ >_ . 60 All over 20,000 cu. ft. used per m onth. ..................55

Gross
$1,20 1.10
.70 .65

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days on their date..

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $0.65.

Effective February L 1935.

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ATLANTA AND ADJACENT TERRITORY
SCHEDULE OF RATES AS SET FORTH BY THE GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR BILLING OF NATURAL GAS SERVICE
Effective with, meter readings of February 1931, and until the further order of the Commission, the following schedule of rates shall be the rates to be charged by the Atlanta Gas Light Company in Atlanta and vicinity, including Marietta, Georgia, for the class of service indicated.
OPTIONAL HEATING SERVICE
SCHEDULE 1-A
Available: To all customers using natural gas as the exclusive medium for general
space heating and/or water heating, on separate meter.
Maximum Use Charge: For the first 500 cu. ft. or less per month of maximum hourly rate of
use__________________________00. For all over 500 cu. ft. per month of maximum hourly rate of use per 100
cu. f t . ____ ___ ___________ ...____ -___$1.00.
Plus Consumption Charge: For the first 20,000cu. ft. per month--55 per 1,000 cu. ft. For the next 30,000cu. ft. per month--45?f per 1,000 cu. ft. For all over 50,000cu. ft. per month--35*5per 1,000 cu. ft.
Discount: All bills paid within ten days from presentation are subject to a discount
of 5 cents per 1,000 cu. ft. on all gas used.
Minimum Monthly Charge: Maximum use charge.
Contract Period: Not less than seven months.
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ATLANTA AND ADJACENT TERRITORY

COMMERCIAL GAS SERVICE

Available:

SCHEDULE No. 2

To any commercial consumer, such as restaurants, hotels, bakeries, press ing clubs, etc., for space heating, commercial cooking, commercial refriger ation and like uses.

Rate:

Net

Gross

Service Charge--Per meter per m o n th .._________ __$i. 00

$1.10

Plus:

MAXIMUM USE CHARGE:

For the first 500 cu. ft. per month of maximum

hourly rate of use, per 100 cu. ft. _....... .................. l. 00

1.10

For all over 500 cu. ft. per month of maximum hourly

rate of use, per 100 cu. f t__ ________________ .50

.60

Plus:

(Per 1,000 cu. ft. )

CONSUMPTION CHARGE:

For the first 5,000 cu. ft. used per m onth.............. 1.00*

1.05

For the next 45,000 cu. ft. used per m onth_______ .55

.60

For the next 150,000 cu. ft. used per m onth_______ .30

.35

For all over 200,000 cu. ft. used per m onth................... 25

.30

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates above stated shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment of bills if paid within ten days of their date.
\
Minimum Bill :
The minimum monthly bill shall be the sum of the service charge and the maximum use charge.

Contract Term: Not less than one year.

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ATHENS

GENERAL GAS SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE "O"
Availability: To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.

Rate:
Service Charge--per meter per m o n th ....................... $0.75
Plus the following charge for gas used (Per 1,000 Ou. F t.) Net
For the first 2,000cu. ft. used per m onth ...........$1.25 For all over 2,000cu. ft. used per m onth________ .75

Gross
$1.35 .85

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid in full within ten days of their due date.

Minimum Monthly Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be Net, $1.00--Gross, $1.10.

AUGUSTA
SCHEDULE "O"
Availability: To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net
Service charge--per meter, per m onth................. ......$0.65 First 2,000 cubic feet per month per MOF....... .......... 1.20 Over 2,000 cubic feet per month per MOF_________ .75

Gross
$1.30 .85

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be Net, $1.00--Gross, $1.10. 315

AUGUSTA

OPTIONAL RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE

Availability:

To residential customers using gas as the principal fuel for all the follow ing three uses:--cooking, water heating and refrigeration.

Rate:

Net

Gross

First 300 cubic feet or less used per m onth_____ ,__$l.00 Next 1,700 cubic feet used per month per MOF______1.10 Next 3,000 cubic feet used per month per MOF_____ .70 Over 5,000 cubic feet used per month per MOF_____ .60

$1.10 1.20 .80 .70

Minimum M onthly Bill:

The minimum monthly bill shall be Net, $1.00--Gross, $1.10.

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Special Conditions:

Contract Period--One Year.

BARNESVILLE

SCHEDULE "O"
Availability: To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net

Gross

Service charge--per meter, per m onth...... ...........____$0.75 First 2,000 cubic feet per m onth per MCF_............... 1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MOF________ .90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MCF._______ .65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MOF________ .60

$0.75 1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum iponthly bill shall be $1.00.

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BRUNSWICK
SCHEDULE "O" Rate:
For the first 2,000 cu. ft. used per m onth------ --------------- ---------$1.50 For the next 3,000 cu. ft. used per m onth------- -------^.................. - 1.20 All over 5,000 cu. ft. used per m onth_____ ________----___ 1.10 All bills calculated on the above rates are subject to a discount of ten (10*5) cents per 1,000 cubic feet, if.paid within ten days of their date.
Minimum Charge:
$1.00 per month per meter.

CALHOUN

SCHEDULE "O" Availability:
To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.

Rate: Net
Service charge--per meter, per m onth--_________ $0.75 First 2,000 cubic feet per month per MGF___,_,-1.15 Next 3,000 cubic f eet per monthper MCF............... .90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MOF....... .65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MOF____ .60

Gross
$0.75 1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Paym ent Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

317

CARROLLTON

SCHEDULE "O"
Availability: To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net

Gross

Service charge--per meter, per m onth...... ................ $0.75 First 2,000 cubic feet per month per MCF__.......... . 1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MCF______ .90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MCF__............. . 65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MOF__ _____ .60

$0.75 1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.
Minimum Bill:
The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

CEDARTOWN

SCHEDULE "O"
Availability: To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net

Gross

Service charge--per meter, per m onth....................... $o. 75 First 2,000 cubic feet per m onth per MOF....... ...........1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MOF...................... 90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MOF_____ _____ 65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MOF___ ____ .60

$0.75 1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum m onthly bill shall be $1.00.

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FORSYTH

SCHEDULE "O"
Availability:
To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net
Service charge--per meter, per m onth...... ............... _$o. 75 First 2,000 cubic feet per month per MOF_____ _ 1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MCF________ .90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MOF_____ ___ . 65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MOF______.... .60

Gross
$0.75 1.25 1.00
.75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

GRIFFIN

Rate:

SCHEDULE "O" Net

Service Charge--per meter per m onth____________ $0.75

Plus the following charge for gas used (Per 1,000 Cu. F t.)

For the first 2,000 cu. ft. used per m onth____ _____$i. io

For the next 3,000 cu. ft. used per m onth________ .85

All over 5,000 cu. ft. used per m onth_____

.60

Gross
$1.20 .95 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be SO. 85.

319

MACON

Rate:

SCHEDULE "O" Net

Service Charge--per meter per m o n th ...._________$0.60 Plus the following charge for gas used (Per X, 000 Cu. F t.) For the first 2,000 cu. ft. used per m onth_________$1.10 For the next 3,000 cu. ft. used per m onth________ .85 All over 5,000 cu. ft. used per m o n t h . ..........60

Gross
____
$1.20 .95 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their dat.

Minim um Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $0.85.

MILLEDGEVILLE

SCHEDULE " O"
Availability:
To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net
Service charge--per meter, per m onth...... ............... _$0.75 First 2,000 cubic feet per month per MCF________ 1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MCF______. . . . 90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MCF________ .65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MCF_______ #. 60

Gross
$0.75 i! 25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

320

NEWNAN

SCHEDULE "O"
Availability:
To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net
Service charge--per meter, per m onth___ __________$0.75 First 2,000 cubic feet per month per MCF_______ ...1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MOF____ !______ . 90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MCF__i______ _ .65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MCF____ _ .60

Gross
$0.75 1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

ROCKMART

SCHEDULE "O'*
Availability: To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net

Gross

Service charge--per meter, per m onth_______ ____ $0.75 First 2,000 cubic feet per month per MCF___ ____ 1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MCF_____ ___ . 90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MCF________ .65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MCF________ .60

$0.75 1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

321

ROME

Rate:

SCHEDULE "O" Net

Service Charge--per meter per m onth.....................__$0.75 Plus the following charge for gas used (Per 1,000 Ou. Ft.) For the first 2,000 cu. ft. used per m onth.... ......... _$l. 15 For the next 3,000 cu. ft. used per m onth.....................90 For the next 15,000 cu. ft. used per m onth________ .65 All over 20,000 cu. ft. used per m onth________ .60

Gross
$1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

THOMASTON

SCHEDULE "O"
Availability:
To all customers unless otherwise specifically provided for.
Rate: Net
Service charge--per meter, per m onth____________$0.75 First 2j 000 cubic feet per month per MCF_______ _ 1.15 Next 3,000 cubic feet per month per MCF___ ____ .90 Next 15,000 cubic feet per month per MOF_________ .65 Over 20,000 cubic feet per month per MCF...................... 60

Gross
$0.75 1.25 1.00 .75 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

322

VALDOSTA

OPTIONAL RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE

/

N

Available:

To residential customers using gas as the principal fuel for cooking, water
heating by means of an automatic water heater and either a gas refrigerator or space heating by means of a central heating plant or one or more floor furnaces.

Rate:

Net

Gross

First 300 cu.ft. or less used per month............ $1.00 Next 1,700 cu.ft. used per month per MCF._.......... . 1.35 Over 2,000cu. ft. used per month per MOF.............. .90 Where gas is used for space heating, as specified
above;
Over 5,000 cu.ft. used per month per MOF________ .75

$1.10 1.45 1.00
.85

Minimum Monthly Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be Net, $1.00--Gross, $1.00.

Prompt Payment Discount:

The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti

tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their

date.

.

/

Effective with April meter readings--1939.

Rate:

VALDOSTA SCHEDULE " O"

Net

Gross

For the first 300 cu. ft. or less used per month_____.$l. 00 ___ ___

Per 1,000 Ou. Ft.

For the next 1,700 cu. ft. used per m onth___ ____ $1.35

$1.45

For the next 3,000 cuNft. used per m onth................ 1.15

1.25

All over 5,000 cu. ft. used per m o n th ...... ...........1.00

1.10

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tute the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid in full at the office of the Company within ten days of their date.
Minimum Monthly Charge:
$1. 00.

323

WYCROSS

OPTIONAL RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE

Available:
To residential customers using gas as the principal fuel for cooking, water heating by means of an automatic water heater and either a gas refrigerator or space heating by means of a central heating plant or one or more floor furnaces.

Rate:

Net

Gross

First 300 cu. ft. or less used per m onth_______ -$1.00 Next 1,700 cu. ft. used per month per MCF______ - 1.35 Over 2,000 cu. ft. used per month per MCF______ - .90 Where gas is used for space heating, as specified
above;
Over 5,000cu. ft. used per month per MCF______ .. .75

$1.10 1.45 1.00
.85

Minimum M onthly Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be Net, $1.00--Gross, $1.10.

Prompt Payment Discount:

The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti

tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their

date.

,

i

Effective-with April, 1939 meter readings.

Rate:

WAYCROSS SCHEDULE "O"

Net

Gross

For the first 200 cu. ft. or less used per m onth___$1.00

....... .

Per 1,000 Cu. Ft.

For the next 800 cu. ft. used per m onth...............$1.45

$1.55

For the next 1,000 cu. ft. used per m onth.. ......... 1.25

1.35

For the next 3,000 cu. ft. used per m onth.. ............ 1.15

L 25

All over 5,000cu. ft. used per m onth_____ 1.00

1.10

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid in full at the office of the Company within ten days of their date.
Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.00 per month.

324

GAS LIGHT COMPANY OF COLUMBUS
AMERICUS
SCHEDULE "A" Rate:
For the first 2,000cu. ft. used per m onth. ............. . ................... $1.85 For the next 3,000 cu. ft. used per m onth______ -----______ ___ 1.20 All over 5,000cu. ft. used per m onth................. ............. ......... 1.10 Ail bills calculated on the above rates are subject to a discount of ten (10$ cents per 1,000 cubic feet, if paid on or before the 10th day of the month.
Minimum Charge: $1.00 per month per meter.

Effective February 1, 1935, With Meter Readings made wholly within the mbnth of January.

COLUMBUS

Rate:

SCHEDULE "A" Net

Service Charge--per meter per m onth........................$0.75 Plus the following charge for gas used (Per 1,000 cu. f t .) For the first 2,000cu. ft. used per m onth--------- -- $1.10 For the next 3,000 cu. ft. used per m onth-- ........ . 85 Ail over 5,000 cu. ft. used per m onth-- .......... . . 60

Gross
$1.20
.95 .70

Prompt Payment Discount:
The difference between the net and gross rates stated above shall consti tu te the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid within ten days of their date.

Minimum Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be $1.00.

325

GEORGIA GAS COMPANY

GAINESVILLE

Availability:

SCHEDULE "A"

Available for Domestic and/or Commercial--applying to all consumers for all purposes except for house heating.

Rate :
For the first 500 cu. ft. or less used per m onth______________ $1.35 (Per 1,000 cu. f t .)
For the next 1,500 cu. ft. used per m onth______ ____ ____|_____ l. 60 For the next 8,000 cu. ft. used per m onth................. ..................... 1. io All over 10,000 cu. ft. used per m onth................................. ......... . 90

Prompt Payment Discount:
A discount of 10 cents from minimum bill or first 500 cu. ft. and 10 cents per thousand cu. ft. on balance will be allowed for payment on or before 10 days from date of bill.

Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.35 per month.

SAVANNAH GAS COMPANY

SAVANNAH

GENERAL GAS SERVICE RATE

Rate:

First 10,000 cu. ft. per month per MOF............................................ _$i.35

Next 20,000 cu. ft. per month per MOF...................

1.25

Next 20,000cu. ft. per month per MCF_____.........

1.20

Over 50,000 cu. ft. per month per MCF..............................

1.15

Prompt Payment Discount:
All bills calculated on the above rates are subject to a discount of 10 cents per 1,000 cu. ft. if paid on or before the 10th day after the date of the bill.

Minimum Charge: $1.00 (net) per month per meter.

Effective January 10, 1935.

326

1942 RATES, ALL TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN GEORGIA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1942.

COMPANY

Exchanges

(
Number of
Sub scribers

Business Single
Party

2 Business Party

1 Rural

2 Residence Residence Sub

Single

-

scriber

Line

Party

Main

tained

Adrian Telephone Oo. ' - Adrian___

Alamo Telephone Oo. ,

Alamo

Alma Telephone Company___ Alma

Nichols.

Winterville _ .

Arnold, N. D., Telephone Co.- Crawford _ ..

Lexington _ _

Bartow Telephone Co.

Bartow . . .

Blakely Telephone Oo.

Blakely_________

Blue Ridge Telephone Co____ Blue Ridge

Brown Telephone Oo. ...... Uvalda. .

Broxton Telephone Oo......

Broxton

Butler Telephone Oo......... . _ Butler ..

Byron Telephone Oo.

B yron_________

Cairo Telephone On.

Cairo

Camden Telephone Co.

i St. Marys_______

Kingsland.. . . .

Canton Telephone Oo.

\. Canton . . . Jasper. . .

Chatsworth Telephone Co.

Chatsworth

Chester Telephone Oo__

Chester _

Chickamauga Telephone Co__ Chickamauga.. .

Cleveland Telephone Oo.

Cleveland

Collins Telephone Oo..

Collins _ .

Commerce Telephone Co.__ / Commerce. i Jefferson.

Moultrie

Berwick

Boston_________

Consolidated Telephone Co..- Coolidge...

Doerun_________

Hahira...

Lakeland.

Meigs. ..

Crawfordville Telephone Co.__ Crawfordville . __

Culloden Telephone Co______ Culloden

Dahlonega Telephone Co.____ Dahlonega ..

Dalton Telephone On..

Dalton ~

& Danielsville Comer

Comer Carlton_________

Telephone Oo. _ . ..

Colbert ..

Danielsville. _ Ila___________

Darien Telephone Oo.

Darien . _

Davis, G. A., Telephone C o... Chipley

Davisboro Telephone Co

Davisboro

Douglas Telephone Oo. ...

Douglas

Dudley Telephone Oo._ .......... Dudley_________

\ Effingham Telephone Co..___/ Pineora. . Guyton________

EUijay Telephone Oo. .

EUijay_________

Fairmont, Telephone Oo.

Fairmont . . . . ...

Farmers Telephone Co.

/ Springfield______

\ Oliver. _______

Farmers Telephone Exchange.. Warthen _

Folkston Telephone Oo. __ Folkston

Bluffton_______

Buena Vista.

Coleman. _ .

Cuthhert, . ..

Dawson

Edison_________

Ellaville _______

Fort Gaines

Lavonia________

Georgia Continental Telephone- Lincolnton______ Co......................................... Monroe

Parrott...

Preston ............

Sasser_________ _

Shellman............

Toccoa--........ .......

Camp Toccoa____

Washington

Weston.

Winder_________

33 50 125 13 43 38 44 40 245
16469
44 133 65 494 47 35
418110
130 26 114
26 387 216 1,159
7
3171
23 32 52 55 74 15 130 1,321 '214-- Total AU Exch.
109 70
8est. 461 41 83 74 96 31 188 39 49
12310
134 19
302 396 182 116 114 116 84 528 54 60 33 130 535 50 436
19 357

$ 2.00 2.50 3.00 2.90
2.50 2.50 2.50
2.50 3.00
23..0205 22..5000
2.50
3.50 5 00 3.50
3.75 2.50 .
2.75 2.50
3.50 2.50
2.50 3.15
2.65 4.50
2.50 2.50
3.50 2.50 2.50
2.75 2.50 2.50
2.50
2.50 4.15
2.50 2.50
2.50
2.50 2.50
232...500000 42..0000
2.75 2.75
3.00 2.25
3.00 3.00 2.50
3.00 2.50
2.75 2.50
3.50 3.75
2.50 2.50 2.50
2.50 2.50
3.75 2.50
2.50 2.50
2.50 3.50
3.50
32..7050
3.50

$ 2.50 2.50
3.00 5.00 3.50
32..0000
1.50
21..6050
3.75 , 2.50
3.00
2.50
1.75
222232......000000000000
3.00 1.25 3.50
2.00
2.50
22..0500
22..2050
3.00 3.25
22..2050
2.25
232...200500
3.00 3.00 3.00

$ 2.00
21..0705
1.90
1.50
1.50 1.50
221...005000

$ 1.25
1.25 1.25
1.65

1.50 1.50 1.50 2.25
22..7050
2.50 1.50 1.75
2.00
1.25 1.50 1.65 1.65 2.75 1.75 1.75 2.50 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.40 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
3.00 1.25 1.50 2.50

1.85
22..2050
2.15 1.25
11..0400
2.25 1.50
21..0500
1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
1.90 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25
1 .25
2.50
2.00

1.75

21..0705

1.50 1.50

221...002500 22..5000

1.25
1.75
21..0705

21..0705

1.50 1.75

1.75
2.25
2222....00500000

221...005000
1.75
1.75 1.75

21..0705
2.50

1.50
21..0705

1.75

1.50

1.75

1.50

21..0705
2.50

1.50
21..0705

2.50

2.00

1.75 2.50

1 12..0500

$ .75 .75
' .50 .50
2.00 x
2.25
x ' .75 .75
.50
111....00070005 11..0000 1.00
1.00 .50 x
.50 .50 2.50
_ _ _______X

327

1942 RATES. ALL TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN GEORGIA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1942.

COMPANY

Exchanges

Number
of Sub scribers

Business Single
Party

Olcn^OoH Telephone SyRt.fim Glenwood__

Gordon Telephone do. Telephone Co. TnlpphonR (lo.

Cordon__

Cray.. _ __

Haddoek

_

Hr^mp^np Tplpphnnp Co.

Hampton. ___

Harlem Telephone Co.

Hprlem__

Hart County Telephone Co___ Hartwell________ Hawkinsville Tclsphonfi Co.. . . Hawkinsville

w/pflppp Telephone Co. .

Hiawassee______

Hinepville Telephone Co.___ Hinesville

TTir^m Telephone Co. Hnme Telephone Co,

Hiram_________ T,ennx

TTome^yllle Telephone Co.

TTnmerville

WoflflhtOn Telephone Co, Tnt^rstat*31Telephone Co,

Rraselton Attapulgus______

In tprf?tRtP Telenhonp Co,

West Point______

Jeffersonville___

Danville .....

Johnson Gomftr Telephone Co. Nr.-Lyons. . _.

J onpfl Telephone Co,

Plains

7. Dexter
Kiieenmnieadyv TleeilenphnoonneeC^o.--------.j< Rent,

_

Cad well________

Kite Telephone Co,

Kite __

Leslie-Pepoto Telephone Co. Leslie

JiOCOTelephone Co._________ T.innnlnt.nn

TfOnise Telephone Co.

Tnurnapull .

Lttdowioi Telephone Co,

Ludowici__ ____ _

M anama Telephone Co,

Manassas__

Midville Telephone Co. Milan Telephone Fituhangfi

Midville Milan

MiUedgeville Telephone Co.__ Milledgeville_____

Millfif Telephone Co,

Nahnnta_ __

Mutual Telephone Co.

Manchester

\ Nelson-ftall Gronpd Telephone f Ball Ground

'fio., "

Nelson_________

Ophloehnee Telephone Co.

Ochlochnee

n ^ u n Telephone Co

Odum

Omp^p Telephone Co

Omega

_

Patterson Telephone Co. Pearson Telephone Co

Patterson Pearson

Pembroke Telephone kiTehange Pembroke_____

Pinehnrst Telephone Co

Pinehurst___

Pineview Telephone On Portal Telephone Co, Reidsville Telephone Co.

Pineview- __ Portal R.eirisville .

Reynolds Telephone Co.

Reynolds

Rhine Telephone Co.

Rhine

Ringgold Telephone Co

Ringgold__

Rob^na Telephone Co

Roberta________ Lizella, ___

Rnnhelle Telenhone Co

Rnn.hfille

p

........... 1 Rebecca__

Sandy Cross Telephone Co

Sandy Cross__ _

Savannah Valley Telephone Co Sardis___

Screven Telephone Co.

Sylvania ___

Seminole Telephone Co

Dopalnville .. ,

Sikes Telephone Co._ Simpson Telephone Co

Glenville________ Trenton

Sopertftn Telephone Co

Soperton

Abbeville.

A del........... .........

Alapaha

Ashburn________

Fitzgerald __

Marshallv i l l e _

MeRae . _

Southeastern Telephone C o...' Metter_________

Montezuma ,

Mt. Vernon

Nashville

Oeilla

Oglethorpe__

Perry__-

Quitman. . .

nadilla________

38 % 2.50

3.00

134

2.75

44

2.50

40

2.50

142

2.50

316

3.50

379

3.00

2

1.00

212

3.00

9

2.00

30

2.50

108

3.00

6

5.00

69

3.00

992-1

5.00

100

2.50

47

11

82

3.00

25

2.50

22

2.00

22

2.00

20

2.00

85

2.50

29eet.

153

3.50

89

2.50

13

53

2.25

992

4.35

52

3.00

496

3.50

69

2.50

62

2.50

24

3.00

50

2.50

2.50

39

2.50

68

2.50

92

2.50

29

2.50

16

1.50

33

2.00

120

2.75

113

2.00

37

2.25

178

2.00

107

2.00

60

1.

21

2.75

10

57

2.50

373

2.75

239

2.50

225

2.75

6

1.00

105

2.50

49

3.00

184

2.75

13

2.75

206

3.75

916

4.00

56

2.75

356

2.75

293

3.25

291

3.50

110

2.00

166

3.50

226

3.50

56

2.50

332

3.25

549

3.75

81

2.75

Business Residence Residence

2-

Single

Si-

Party

Line

Party

Rural) Sub
scriber Main tained

$ 2.00 2.00
2.00 2.75

8 1.50
2.00 1.75 1.50 2.00 1.50 2.00 2.00

$1.75
1.25 1.50 1.50

$ .SZi 1.75 1.00

2.50

2.00

1.75

_ x

1.50

1.00

1.50

1.50

1.25

-X

2.00

3.00

3.00 _ _ _ _x

1.75 i

2.50

4.00

3.00

2.50

2.00

1,50

2.00

1.50

2.00

1.75

2.00

1.00

2.00

.75

2.00

2.00

x

1.50

.60

.60

3.00

2.50

2.00

2.00

1.00

1.00

.50

1.75

3.75

2.75

2.00

3.00

2.25

2.00

1.50

2.00

1.50

2.00

2.00

1.75

2 '.00

1.50

1.50

1.50

2.35
2.00 1.25 1.25
...............X 1.75
1.00 1.00

2.00

2.00

2.0

1.50

1.50

.50

1.50

1.75

1.50

1.50

2.00

2.00 2.25
2.25
2.25 2.50 3.00 3.50 2.25 2.25' 2.75 3.00 1.75 3.00 3.00
2.75 3.25 2.25

2.25 2.00
2.00 2.00 1.50 1.75 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 1.75 2.50 2.75 1.75 1.90 2.25 2.00 1.50 2.50 2.50 1.50 2.25 2.25 2.00

2.00 1.75
1.50
1.50
1.75 1.50
2.25 2.25 1.50 1.50 1.75 1.50
2.25 2.00
2.00 1.75 1.50

1.25 .50 .50
.50 i .00
.831

328

1942 RATES, ALL TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN GEORGIA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1942.

COMPANY

Exchanges

Number
of Sub* scribers

,, ., 1 CtCgl(tpu

m-i-Lt__ -wa.

^o.^rortiVl

181

93

Albany

5,021

A lpharetta

149

Americus _ _ ____ 1,601

A rlington

98

Athens

4,747

A tlan ta Augusta

113,438 17,941

Austell

404

Ram nton R ainhririg e___ Rarnepville Raxley Rlnelrshear
RnwHnn Rrernen Rfiinpwfok ,
Riieharian Rnfnrrl
O p lh o u n . Oftniilla Camp S tew art--- -- Carrollton

50 1,260
519 353 241 136 311 3,037
65 391 544 351 743
1,117

O a r te w i 11e Dftvp Springs Cedartown Chftn^blee ("11arkst.nn Olaxton Dofthr^n
Colquitt. _ C olum bus
ConeorH Oonyerp
C ordele__________ Covington C iim in in g D allas Dnnglnsville

1^245 80
1,010 688 377 255 338 156
19,577 44
326 1,015
847 98
136 241

Dublin E astm an
F ronton. Elberton _ Epw ftrth (C)

1,218 '599 322 954

Fairborn

287

yet.t.evi He

141

Flmrill* m i

Forpyf.h Fort, Valley
Franklin F ry ff!1 C a in e s ville Gay

469 582
57
2,628 83

Georgetown (0 ) G ran tville Greensboro Greenville Griffin H am ilton HarJehnrpt Hogansville jnHian Springs (R) Jae.kson
Jonesboro T.aG range

101 276 134 3,052
70 164 366
353 415 278 2,798

Law renceville____

336

Tjeary

41

Tjeesbnrg

76

L ith o n ia__ -

236

T.nenpt G rove

39

L o g a n v il le _______

42

Business
Single Party

Business Residence Residence

2-

Single

2-

Party

Line

Party

$ 2.50 2.50 4.00 2.50 3.75 2.50 4.00 7.60 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 2.50 3.00 2.50 2.50 4.00 2.75 3.00 3.00 3.25
3 .5 0 3.50 2.50 3.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 3.00 2.50 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 3.25 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.50 3.25 3.25 3.50
3.00 2.50 8.80 3.50 3.25 3.00
3.75 3.00
2.50 3.00 2.50 3.75 3.00 2.50 3.00 8.80 3.25 3.00 3.25 3.75 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50

l 2.00 2.00 3.50 2.00 3.25 2.00 3.50 6.75 4.25 2.50 2.25 3.25 3.00 2.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 3.50 2.25 2.50 2.50 2.75

$ 1.50 1.50 2.50 1.50 2.25 1.50 2.50 3.50 3.00 1.50 2.00 2.25 2.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.50 1.75 1.50 1.50 1.75

$ 1.25 1.25 1.75 1.25 1.75 1.25 1.75 2.75 2.25 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.75 1.25 1.25 i .25 1.25 2.00
*1 .5 0 1.25 1.25 1.50

3.00 `3.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.00
4.25
2.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 2.50 2.75 3.00

2.25 2.25 1.50 2.25 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 3.00 2.00 1.50 2.25
2.00 1.50 1.50 1.75 2.25 1.50 1.75 2.25

1.75 1.75 1.25 1.75 1.25 1.26 1.25 1.25 1.25 2.25
1.25 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.25 1.50 1.75

2.50 2.00 5.40 3.00 2.50

1.50 1.50 7.55 2.00 2.00 2.00

1.25 1.25 4.40 1.75 1.50

3.25

2.25 2.00

1.75

2.00 2.50 2.00 3.25
2.00 2.50 5.40 2.75 2.50 2.75 3.25 2.50 2.25 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00

1.50 1.50 1.50 2.25 2.00 1.50 1.75 7.55 1.75 1.50 1.75 2.25 1.75 1.75 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50

1.25 1.25 1.25 1.75
1.25 1.50 4.40 1.50 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.50 1.50 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25

Rural
Sub scriber Main tained

329

1942 RATES, ALL TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN GEORGIA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1942.

COMPANY

Exchanges

Number
of Sub scribers

Louisville _.

236

Lumber City____

69

Lumpkin. .

122

Lvons .

220

Macon _ . . . 18,955

Madison.

357

Marietta .

2,125

McCaysville (C) .

McDonough

272

Millen_________

390

Monticello - . 282

Newnan________ 1,345

Newton_________

39

Norcross________ 193

Oxford (A)______

Palmetto..

85

Pelham

333

Pooler__________

67

Porterdale (A)___

Powder Springs...

73

Richland .

135

Roekmart_______ 398

Rome

5,837

Rossville (C)

Roswell________ 250

Royston

184

Rutledge

74

Sandersville

541

Savannah_______ 22,589

Savannah Beach__ 472

S e n o ia .. ________

99

Smithville_______

55

& Southern Bell Telephone

Smyrna________ Social Circle. _

418 155

Telegraph Co.______

[ Sparks_________

56

Sparta__________ 205

St. Simons Island. 950

Stockbridge

54

Stone Mountain__ 205

Swainsboro

532

Sylvester. _

379

Tallapoosa______ 152

Temple .

65

Tennille

279

Thomasville_____ 2,310

Thomson .

575

Tifton__ ______ 1,251

Valdosta________ 3,746

Vidalia_________ 476

Villa Rica_______ 203

Wadley ..

107

Warrenton

274

Watkinsville

65

Waycross

2,835

Waynesboro_____ 488

Woodbury______

121

Woodstock______

31

Wrens-. .

93

Wrightsville

146

Zebulon

156

Standard Telephone Co__

Clarksville

203

Cornelia .

334

Statesboro Telephone Co.. Stillmore Telephone Co_

Statesboro Stillmore_____ . . .

777 55

Summerville

281

Summerville Telephone System' Menlo__________

36

Lyerly_________ Tarrytown Telephone Co_____ TarrytownTaylorsville Telephone C o...-.! Taylorsville._____

19
20est. 3

Thomaston Telephone Co___ I Thomaston

1,607

The Trion Co., Telephone Dept, Trion . .

'261

Twin City Telephone Co_____ Gravmont,.

38

Union Point Telephone Co___ Union Point_____ 186

Business Single Party
$ 3.25 2.50 2.50 3 .25 5.00 3.25 3.75
2.50 3.00 3.00 3.75 3.00 2.50 4.95 2.50 3.25 3.00 6.95 2.50 2.50 3.00 4.00
2.75 2.50 2.50 3 .25 6.00 3.25 2.50 2.50 3.00 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.25 2.50 2.50 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.75 3.25 3.50 4.00 3.50 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.25 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 3.70 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.50 2.00 4.20
2.00 3.00 2.50

Business Residence Residence

2-

Single

2-

Party

Line

Party

$ 2.75 2.00 2.00 2 -75 4.25 2 t75 3.25
2.00 2.50' 2.50 3.25 2.50 2.00 3 .40 2.00 2.75 2.25 4.40 2.00 2.00 2.50 3.50
2.25 2.00 2.00 2.50 5.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 3.25 2.50 3.00 3.50 3.00 2.00 2.25 2.50
3.50 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
2.00 3.20
l `.75 2.50 2.00

$ 1 -75 1.50 1 50 1.75 3 -00 1 75 2.25
1.50 1.50 1.50 2.25 2.00 1.50 3,55 1.50 1.75 2.00 5.55
1.50 1.50 1.50 2.50
1.75 1.50 1.50 1.50 3.25 2.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.00 1.50 1.50 2.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.25 1.50 2.25 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.75 1.50 2.00 2.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
2.00
1.7/5 2.00 2 00 2.00 1.50 1 .50
1.50 2 25 1.50

1.50 1.25 1.25 1.50 2.25 1.50 1.75
1.25 1.25 1.25 1.75 1.75 1.25 1.50 1.25 1.50 1.50 2.40 1.25 1.25 1.25 2.00
1.50 1.25 1.25 1.25 2.50 1.50 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.50 1.25 1.25 1.75 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.75 1.25 1.75 2.00 1.75 1.25 1.50 1.25
2.00 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.50 1.50 2.00
1.50 1.50 1.50
2.00 1.25
1.25

Rural Sub scriber Main tained
.50 .50 .75 .65 .75

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1942 RATES, ALL TELEPHONE EXCHANGES IN GEORGIA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1942.

COMPANY

Exchanges

Utelwico, Inc.

Ta.lhntt.nn

V^ta pphonft On,

Vest,a

Vienna Tftlftphnnft Co.

Vienna.

Walker County Telephone Co.. Lafayette_______

Warwick Tftlpphone Oo.

Warwick

Waverly Hali TeleplmTip.Oo Waverly Hall

Wayne Telephone Co____

Screven

Western Carolina Telephone Co. Olpyfcon

Whigham Telephone Co__

Whipham

White Plains Telephone Co.__ White Plains____

Wilkes Telephone A Electric Co. Tignall___

Willacoochee Telephone Co.__ Willacoochee____

Number
of Sub scribers

Business Single Party

Business Residence Residence

2-

Single

2-

Party

Line

Party

Rural Sub scriber Main tained

128 ' $ 2.75

23

1.25

233

2.50

494

3.50

70

2.00

37

2.50

55

2.50

167

3.00

26

2.50

78

2.50

53

3.00

38

2.50

$ 2.75 (3 Mo.)
3.00 2.00
2.50 2.50
2.00

8 1.50
1.50 2.25 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.25 1.50 1.50 2.00 1.50

8 1.25 2.00
1.50 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.25 1.50

8 1.00
.50
1.00 x 2.00 x 1.00
.75

x Indicates a change in rate from previous years. (A) Covington Exchange. (B) Jackson Exchange. (C) Out of State Exchanges.

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I
*65th, 66th, 67th, 68th and 69th REPORTS of the
I 1: GEORGIA PUBLIO SERVICE COMMISSION
1937-1938-1939-1940-1941 *(See Foreword for explanation of reason for reproducing the above listed
reports in this volume. )
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1937
SIXTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
TO HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR E. D. RIVERS: .
Agreeable to law, we submit herewith, a report of the work of the Georgia Public Service Com m is s io n covering the activities of the Department for the calendar year, 1937:
PERSONNEL AND STAFF
Except for a change in the Chairmanship which occurred late in the year, the Commission as now constituted remains the same as shown in the last report which chronicled the re-election of two former members and the elec tion of one new member in November, 1936, and is composed of: Walter R. McDonald, Chairman, Matt L. McWhorter, Vice Chairman and Commissioners Perry T. Knight, James A. Perry and Jud P. Wilhoit, the latter having com pleted his term as Chairman on the 28th day of August, 1937.
Mr. A. O. Randall was elected by the Commission to fill the office of Sec retary'and acknowledgment is made of his untiring and conscientious work in the handling of varied and complex details incident to this office. He is es pecially equipped for his work by reason of his legal training and long experi ence as a practitioner at the Bar.
Commissioner Knight was selected to head the important division charged with the enforcement of the Acts of the Legislature and the rules of the Com mission governing the regulation of motor carriers for hire. This assignment placed him directly in charge of the Commission's capable and efficient force of motor carrier inspectors consisting of fourteen trained and experienced men who are assigned to work in twelve separate and definitely defined districts throughout the State.
The Rate Department of the Motor Carrier Division is headed by Mr. R. S. Reese and the Commission was particularly fortunate in securing the services of this veteran rate man whose varied experience with both rail and truck rates peculiarly qualifies him for this work.
Notwithstanding the fact th at the Act approved August 21, 1922, contem plated and made provisions for the employment of all such experts and sta tisticians as might, in the discretion of the Commission, be deemed necessary and useful, it did not specifically repeal the old law providing for a "Rate Ex pert" for the Commission. Accordingly the staff member fining th a t post ac tually or nominally undertook to counsel and advise the Commission both as to railroad rates and services as well as the rates and services of all the other utilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
The present Commission, therefore, for the first time in its history for mally voted to separate the work of these two widely differing and wholly dis similar fields of endeavor. Following this decision the Commission elected and 1 placed at the head of the Utility Rate Division, Mr.' N. Knowles Davis with the ! title of "Chief Engineer. " This young man is a native Georgian and a graduate of our own Georgia School of Technology and had had previous rate and en-
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gineering experience with this Commission as well as with a private utility. The splendid technical assistance rendered by him to the Commission through out the year has more than justified his employment and the confidence placed in him. He is an engineer of outstanding ability, sound judgment and sterling character.
Following lengthy investigations and much discussion and consideration by the Commission of all applicants anc^ other available persons, Mr. A. J. Young was selected to head the Railroad Rate Division. He has had extensive rate experience both with the carriers as well as the shipping public and it was felt his long service in the latter field especially qualified him for the post.
Space permitting, other faithful and conscientious employees might be mentioned here but suffice it to say th a t we have built up a highly efficient and on the whole co-operative force within the office as well as in the field which is affording to the users of utility service fair and intelligent utility regulation.
BUS AND TRUCK REGULATION
By far the most effective and persistent and continuous effort through out the year has been made in the m atter of the regulation of highway trans portation. Growing out of the policy of the preceding administration of leav ing to competition the regulation of motor transportation, the supervision of this industry had become so lax as to jeopardize its useful service to the public and add to the hazard of highway travel. Many of the so-called irregular or "no fixed route" truck operators in the State found it ju st as convenient and much cheaper to them to suffer the cancellation of their Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity as a result of their failure to file public liability and property damage insurance and thus join the vast army of unlicensed and unregulated motor carriers running over the highways without protection to the public.
It has been the policy of this Commission to co-operate with the enforce ment officers of the Bureau of Motor Carriers of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Notwithstanding the fact th a t the Georgia Commission from the very beginning of regulation promulgated its own safety rules which were changed and modified from time to time, it was the first Commission in the nation to adopt a set of safety rules and regulations comparable with those approved and adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. These rules have been strictly adhered to not only by the motor carriers qualified witb this Commission but in the main by all motor vehicles operating over the high ways for the reason th at the rules and regulations of this Commission have been adopted by our State Highway Patrol for general application insofar as they relate to safe driving, lighting and equipment of vehicles with the re quired safety devices prescribed in the rules. Every possible effort has been made by the Commission, both by administrative rulings and field inspection, *to insure the safety of the public against careless operators under the juris diction of the Commission.
As an example, the Commission early in the year issued an order (Minute Book 13, Page 239) doubling the amount of indemnity bonds or insurance
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coverage required of carriers hauling gasoline or other combustible fuel oils in the State. The Commission likewise, has adopted an insurance endorsement form required to be attached to all insurance policies placed on file with the Commission providing for coverage on vehicles operated by motor carriers coming under the jurisdiction of the Commission regardless of whether or not the vehicles are described in the policies.
It is the duty of the Commission in the enforcement of the Motor Carrier laws to require legitimate operators to maintain financial responsibility and to provide adequate public services and facilities compatible with the reasonable needs of the public interest. The Commission has therefore adopted the pol icy of withholding the issuance of duplicating certificates wherever it appears that the existing motor carrier service is reasonably meeting the transpor tation needs of the territory. N otw ithstanding the fact th at the operation of a contract carrier who holds himself out to serve only a limited number of persons with whom he holds contracts, is wholly incompatible with the busi ness of a common carrier who must haul for all who may require his services, the Commission in the past has permitted the same operator, under two sepa rate certificates, to conduct at one an{l the same time, both a contract and common carrier operation. This situation brought about much confusion and hampered regulation. Accordingly, the Commission issued an administrative order (Minute Book 13, Page 390) declaring th a t the two distinct and widely differing operations could not be carried on by the same motor carrier.
The Commission has also ruled th a t a pick-up and delivery service per formed by a motor carrier of property for hire in connection with a line haul movement, shall be confined to the corporate lim its, or police lim its, or in dustrial environs in which such services are performed, and further th a t the pick-up and delivery trucks employed by such companies in the performance of this service m ust be qualified with the Commission.
Following the increase by the railroads of coach fares from one and onehalf cents to two cents per mile (Minute Book 13, Page 450), several of the larger bus companies operating in Georgia filed petitiohs with the Commission seeking a comparable increase in bus fares. Some of these applications were withdrawn but others were presented at public hearings with considerable supporting testimony and were carefully investigated. The evidence presented failed to disclose th at there was any financial need for the increases sought, it appearing th at the earnings under the present fares were ample and suffi cient, and th a t the principal justification therefor was one of competitive relationship with rail carriers. The petitions were accordingly denied. (Minute Book 13, Page 483.)
Three applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to transport property by motor vehicle paralleling its lines, filed by the Sea board Air Line Railway were heard and denied by the Commission. (Minute Book 13, Page 352.) These applications sought to coordinate the proposed truck service, at rail rates, with the existing rail service. In denying these ap plications the policy of competitive rather than a unified rail and motor trans portation system has been adhered to. The action of the Commission in deny ing the applications was later reviewed and sustained by the Court on a man damus proceeding brought against the Commission by the applicant.
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In the early years of motor carrier regulation, effort was directed prin cipally to the promulgation and enforcement of safety rules and the enforce ment of the qualifying, registration, and insurance provisions of the law. The rates which were being applied by the various carriers which were fixed competitively with other forms of transportation were continued in effect. The initial effort of the Commission in prescribing a general level of rates for motor carriers was contained in the Commission's order in Docket 18057 which became effective September 1, 1932. The new schedule provided for both Class and Commodity rates and a classification applicable to motor carriers. The Class rates therein prescribed were the same as the concurrent rail Class rates and the Commodity rates were both higher and lower than the corresponding rates by rail. The application of the new schedule pf rates disclosed th at the level fixed in certain instances on certain traffic was higher than necessary to provide a return to the carriers as evidenced, by the fact th at voluntary re ductions were made by the motor carriers. The making of these rate reductions on the part of the motor carriers was accelerated by a practice of the rail car riers, commenced about this time, of the filing of so-called truck' competitive rates with expiration dates--usually six months. The reason for filing these rates as temporary was to circumvent the rule of the Commission which re quires the continuance of any rate or service when once established until al tered by order of the Commission.
Effective May 1, 1934, this Commission prescribed and adopted as a basic m i n i m u m scale of rates for motor carriers, the same schedule of rates which the Interstate Commerce Commission, two years earlier, had prescribed for application by the rail carriers in official territory, except th at the motor car riers were required to apply these rates to Southern Classification. The re dactions effected were apparently too drastic judging from the fact th at on the 12th day of May, or in exactly twelve days after the effective date of the order, an added pick-up and delivery charge was authorized which was to be applied under certain stipulated conditions and to be assessed in addition to the basic scale. The effect of this additional charge generally was to increase the basic level of rates twelve per cent to seventeen per cent. I t will be seen, therefore, th at in actual application, the level of rates established under these two orders was considerably higher than the original aim of the Commission. A truck load of 6,000 pounds or more applied the less-car-load rating of South ern Classification to th at quantity while the smaller quantities permitted an added pick-up or delivery charge to be assessed in addition to the rate.
Since the adjustment last referred to, the continued competitive struggle for traffic through rate reductions by both rail and motor carriers had re sulted in the granting of so many dispensations which so far departed from the prescribed bases as to create a chaotic condition in motor carrier freight rates. As a m atter of fact the Commission found it difficult in many instances, when called upon to do so, to quote the legal rate on given commodities be tween points in Georgia. The Commission therefore instituted a study into the m atter of Class and Commodity rates for application by motor carriers as well as a classification for this form of transportation, but due to the great di versity of opinion, variance of new thought and radical departure from the established principles of rate making, in fixing rates in this new field of trans-
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| portation, the Commission has concluded th at it is the part of wisdom to pro

gress slowly. However, an investigation and study is under way and it is hoped

*

that at an early date revised rates and classifications will he prescribed.

j Some time ago the Commission directed the motor carriers to prepare and file a short line highway mileage distance table, between all stations served, but since such a table had not been prepared and inasmuch as it would be more
I valuable if made to show distances between all points in Georgia, the Com| mission has undertaken the work. This necessarily involves a mass of calcu
lations which must be checked and re-checked but the table will be ready for distribution during 1938. Following the preparation and distribution of this table, it will be the purpose of the Commission to require the motor carriers j to group their unimportant nearby stations with the more important stations
from and to which distances are shown.

UTILITY RATE REGULATION
ELECTRIC
On the whole rates established by this Commission for electric service com pare most favorably with the prescribed rates in other states and sections and appear to be entirely satisfactory to the consumers of electric energy with the possible exception of those consumers embraced in the limited territory served by the Georgia Power and Light Company.
This general satisfaction on the part of the consumers is attributable not only to the reasonableness of the rates but as well to the fact th a t the electric rates prescribed for the different companies ar applied uniformly to all con sumers throughout the territory served by them. This Commission pioneered in the field of uniform rates for state-wide application in the first order of its
JI kind directed to the Georgia Power Company which was made effective almost a decade ago. The promulgation of th a t order was an almost revolutionary I innovation in the field of rate making, for at th a t time there were in effect ] in the territory served by the Georgia Power Company, alone, some twenty-
odd widely differing schedules of rates in as many sections of the State. The rates then applicable in the smaller towns were generally higher than those j fixed for the larger centers but today customers at the end of the most remote I rural line in the State purchase energy at exactly the same rate as those in I the densely populated centers. This principle of rate making was subsequently prescribed for all the companies in Georgia.
The rates prescribed in th a t first uniform schedule represented very sub stantial reductions in the energy charges for domestic consumers and in a similar uniform order which followed several months later, commercial users ! were placed on the same basis and received similar benefits in rate reductions. This fact is strikingly illustrated by a comparison of the average rate per KWH paid by the domestic consumers of the Georgia Power Company during 1928 1 (the year preceding the application of the Uniform System of rates) of 7 per KWH, as against per KWH during the year 1929, the first year the new uni form rates were in effect.
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During the year 1933, several further reductions were ordered in both the +,
domestic and commercial rates of this Company and through subsequent jj voluntary applications of inducement rates, additional reductions have been
affected so th at the average rate paid by the domestic consumers of the Georgia g Power Company during the past year was reduced to 3.04fS per KWH.

On January 1, 1937, the inducement residential rate Schedule "A-3" of a

the Georgia Power Company became the immediate rate to be applied to all 6

residential customers of th a t Company in accordance with the provision in

this rate as authorized by the Commission. On th at date this Company filed

a further reduction in rates through the applicability of the inducement rate "

Schedule "A-4. " The effect of these two rate changes resulted in an annual B

saving of appriximarely $290,000 to the residential users beginning in. the year 0

1937. The continued application of the commercial inducement rate of the V

Georgia Power Company during 1937, resulted in savings to the commercial a

consumers of approximately $100,000 for th a t year. I t is only necessary to look

at the steadily diminishing average rate per kilowatt hour paid by all residential ^

and commercial consumers of the Georgia Power Company to realize th at the ^

application of these so-called inducement schedules results in substantial d

benefits to the rate payers.

j

c

During 1937 a new special wholesale rate was established for the purchase z

of electric energy by the newly forming rural co-operative organizations being P

financed by the Rural Electrification Administration. This Commission was h

vitally interested in the establishment of a rate low enough to enable these n

co-operative organizations to operate successfully and several conferences t:

were held with representatives of the Company and the Rural Electrification P

Administration. This resulted in the establishment of a new wholesale rate f

which was satisfactory to the Rural Electrification Administration and became P

one of the lowest rates of private utilities for this class of service in the country.

The actual savings to the rural co-operative organizations cannot be com- is

puted since the rate was established prior to the need for its application but

it represented a very substantial rate reduction to these membership cor

porations.

c

t: The Commission directed the Georgia Power Company to make the new u

wholesale co-operative rate available to wholesale purchases by municipalities |

for distribution by them. This resulted in an annual reduction in charges to j

municipalities for this service of approximately $23,000, effective early in 1937. d ii

Reductions made during 1937 in rates and charges to industrial users served t

by the Georgia Power Company made available rates on which these consumers

could realise an annual saving of over $400,000.

e

Summarizing the reductions in the rates of the Georgia Power Company c

made effective in 1937, residential reductions were $308,260 per unmim, com v

mercial amounted to $100,000 per annum and industrial and municipal totaled C

$462,230 per annum. The grand total for all classes represented an annual sav I

ing of $870,490.

v

Particular reference has been made to the Georgia Power Company for i the reason th at it now serves in territory 82% of the State as well as 86% of the

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total of all the electric customers, the other major private utilities furnish ing electric service in Georgia being the Tennessee Electric Power Company whose territory is confined to four counties along the northern border of the State; the Savannah Electric and Power Company, serving the City of Savan nah and a limited area adjacent to Chatham County; and the Georgia Power and Light Company, serving communities in nineteen counties along the south ern boundaty of the State.
As above stated, the rates of the Georgia Power and Light Company can not be said to be entirely satisfactory from the viewpoint of the consumers. Reductions in the rates of both the last named companies have progressed over this entire period as conditions would permit. During the past year in vestigations into the residential and commercial rates of the Georgia Power and Light Company were initiated looking to the bringing about of further reductions as well as a simplification of the rate schedules maintained by this Company. Following a series of rules issued and investigations made by the Com m issio n , reductions were ordered (Minute Book 13, Page 348) in the resi dential rate th at resulted in annual savings to th at class of consumers of ap proximately $18,260 and the proceeding with regard to commercial rates was continued and assigned for a further hearing in 1938. Prompted by the reali zation th a t lack of exact information as to the extent and value of the electric properties used and useful and devoted to the public service by this Company hampered the further fair and intelligent treatm ent of its rates, the Com mission decided to make a complete field inventory and appraisal of its elec tric properties. This is the first major detailed appraisal of any entire com pany ever to be undertaken by this Commission and it will be necessary there fore to perfect an organization and set up a division in our engineering de partment before the work can get under way.
The personnel of the new appraisal division is now being selected and it is expected th at the work will be commenced in the early part of 1938.
The Commission employs a field engineer who works directly under the chief engineer and whose full time is given to making of technical investiga tions into all complaints of service or charges coming to the Commission from users of utility service throughout the State.
During the past year this engineer has investigated and reported on hun dreds of complaints coming from users of electric service and was able in many instances to bring about adjustments beneficial to the users or to provide ex tensions or increased facilities for those having complaints as to service.
In connection with his work, spot checks are made as to the accuracy of electric meters and 253 electric meters in the territory served by all the larger companies were tested during the year with the general result th at 86 per cent were found to be accurate within the degree of tolerance established by the Commission and 14 per cent were found to be registering either too fast or too slow. Many similar tests are made to determine the accuracy of gas meters as well as calorimeter tests to determine the heat content of gas being furnished.
All Commission tests of meters, and quality of service are made with pre cision instruments owned and maintained by the Commission. Rotating stand-
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ards are used to verify the correctness of electric meters and these standards are sent periodically to the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D. 0., for calibration. The rotating standards of the utilities are likewise checked periodically with the instruments of the Commission. Gas utilities check their gas meters with a "meter prover" located at each gas plant and the Commis sion periodically checks the accuracy of these meter provers with a standard cubic foot bottle which is also a precision instrument. The Commission's test ing equipment also includes a portable standard gas meter and a portable calorimeter with which gas meter accuracy and quality of gas supplied can be determined at any consumer's premises. A recording voltmeter is used to de termine the voltage variation on electric service at any desired point to see th at such service is properly rendered.
The Commission has geen gradually accumulating testing instruments and devices and at the present time virtually all the necessary instruments are on hand to make any normal test or determination of service or meter accuracy.
Many telephone complaints were investigated by our field engineer during the year both in response to complaints as to individual service as well as the inadequacy of exchange service in various communities which resulted in the correction of the condition bringing about the individual complaint and im provement in the service supplied by the exchange investigaged and reported upon.
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
The Georgia Commission can take pride in the fact th a t it was among the very first to undertake the solution of the problem of extending electric serv ice to th at great majority of citizens who reside on the farms and in the small communities in rural Georgia. Under the then established and recognized principle of rate making which contemplated the inclusion of the allocable investment cost plus cost of production, the only feasible method was to pro vide a charge which was designated as "line rental, " to be assessed when there were less than twenty customers per mile and equally divided among such cus tomers, which charge was in addition to the energy charge applicable in the particular city or town out of which the line was extended.
The first so-called "line rental" schedule of charges was promulgated in September, 1927, based on cost claims made by the private companies but after opportunity for investigation by the Commission the charges first allowed were reduced exactly one-half by Commission order of November 13, 1929.
There was in fact no justification for the continuance of these additional charges after the adoption of the principle of uniform rates but realizing that the elimination of the charge would mark the end of rural line construction, the line rental charge was allowed to remain in force until widespread dissatis faction required its discontinuance in April, 1933. The line rental charge had fulfilled all expectations and beginning from scratch had accomplished before its abolition the construction of more than 1,800 miles of rural transmission lines serving some 20,000 rural customers.
For two years following the revision which discontinued the charge, nearly all construction of rural lines stopped except those showing a density of twenty
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or more customers per mile, since the Commission is without authority of law to require extension of services and facilities which would not yield a return on the added investment. This inertia in the construction of rural extensions continued until the enactment of Federal legislation creating the Rural Elec trification Administration in 1935. Though lacking necessary legislation, groups of farmers all over Georgia were organizing for the purpose of availing them selves of the financial assistance which would remove the single barrier th a t had precluded the realization of their desire for the benefits and advantages of
electric service.
Very little was done by the former administration to assist these co operative groups or to afford direction to the renewed construction program
initiated by the private companies.
For many years the extension rules and regulations of the Georgia Power Company provided for a free line extension of only two hundred feet for each equivalent customer, wherein the use of electric lighting as well as each major electric appliance is considered an equivalent customer. These rules were es tablished at a time when extension costs were much higher than the newly developed and less expensive rural type of construction and it became evident to the Commission th at the two hundred foot free extension ihile was not lib eral enough in rural territory. Thereupon a conference was called with the officials of the Georgia Power Company at which the Commission contended that the rules should be revised to allow a free extension of four hundred feet per equivalent customer on the less expensive rural construction. This recom mendation was agreed to by the Company and the rules were revised to make this provision applicable in towns with less than one thousand population
as well as in strictly rural areas.
On May 4, 1937, Vice Chairman Matt L. McWhorter was designated to con duct a survey of the State to determine the potentialities of rural Georgia for electric service and the manner in which the Commission could best assist in securing the construction of such rural transmission lines as the determined requirements would justify. In the meantime, the Electric Membership Act had been passed by the State legislature which created for these co-operative organizations the definite status of a collective customer group rather than distributors of electricity for profit. The services of our field engineer were made available to these co-operatives in making and preparing preliminary surveys in connection with applications and this assistance was graciously and
very generally accepted.
Consideration was given to the employment of a full time representative to provide technical advice and assistance in the formation and organization of these co-operatives, but our investigation disclosed th a t applications had already been filed with the Federal administration requesting loans in excess of any sum th a t might be available as Georgia's share in the allocated Rural Electrification Administration funds and your Excellency will recall the con ference which you arranged and over which you presided in Washington be tween yourself, Honorable John M. Carmody, Federal Rural Electrification Administrator, and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of this Commission, seeking a more co-operative understanding between our respective agencies and at the same time endeavoring to secure additional funds for loans to Geor
gia co-operatives.

In the meantime the public utilities had not been idle but had launched a large construction program. During the year 1936, these companies built 1,079 miles of rural lines and they put 865.8 additional miles in service in 1937 so that at the end of the past year there were about 4,000 miles of line in operation, serving some 45,000 rural customers of the public utilities.
The North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation was the only co operative organization which had completed construction and energized its lines prior to 1937. This agency had about 357 miles of line in service at the be ginning of the past year, but during the year over 2,750 miles of lines were completed by twenty-two other co-operative organizations to serve some 10,800 customers. On December 31, 1937, the co-operatives were rendering service from about 3,100 miles of line. This Rural Electrification Association program in Georgia is ju st getting under way and our report for the year 1938 will show the effect of line construction now in progress.
GAS
No major changes in the gas rates in Georgia have been made during 1937. Successive reductions in the natural and manufactured gas rates made in recent years have resulted in rates lower than at any time subsequent to the World War. The introduction of natural gas service in many sections of the State together with later rate reductions has made this service exceedingly reasonable in cost compared with the former m anufactured gas service supplied.
TELEPHONE
There has been considerable activity on the part of the Commission in the m atter of both telephone rate revisions and the correction and improvement of telephone service. Inasmuch as Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company operates 118 of the 293 exchanges in Georgia, a large part of the time devoted by the Commission to this work has been in connection with rates and service matters of this Company.
The rates in all of the Southern Bell exchanges had been ordered reduced by the preceding administration but the order was vigorously resisted; how ever, the Company had failed to obtain an interlocutory injunction which it sought in the Federal Court and the rate reductions therefore went into effect.
The case had been postponed and continued from time to time and had not been disposed of upon its merits but stood on the calendar of the court ready for trial. As a m atter of fact preparation for trial had been made just prior to the complete change in the personnel of the Commission and we as sumed control with the consciousness th a t one of the most important tasks confronting the Commission was the successful conclusion of th at pending litigation in order to secure the permanent benefits of the rate reductions which had been brought about.
The Commission's special attorney, Honorable W. H. Duckworth, now Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was directed to open negotiations looking to an amicable and favorable settlement. Numerous conferences were
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held with counsel and officials of the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company which resulted in the temporary solution of the troublesome prob lem as to the method by which magneto telephone equipment in the smaller exchanges might be converted to central energy type, together with an under standing under the terms of which the pending litigation was dismissed.
The improved economic condition over the period when the order was first made effective had likewise improved the Commission's position in defending its order but everyone conversant with the facts entertained serious misgiv ings as to the Commission's legal position. Securing the dismissal of this case was therefore a decided victory and more especially in view of the fact th a t along with it, we secured additional reductions which brought about annual savings to the subscribers of this Company in the approximate sum of $45,000. These reductions represent a decrease in the intrastate toll or long distance rates of approximately $22,400 per annum as well as reduced charges for cer tain extra miscellaneous equipment and also the extension of the base rate areas in the larger exchanges thereby reducing or eliminating the extra line mileage rental paid by subscribers adjacent to or within the revised areas.
The magneto equipment conversion problem abpve referred to was press ing and ever present. A very substantial majority of the subscribers along with the city officials and in some instances civic organizations in a number of exchanges requested the Commission by written petition for the approval of agreed increased rates to become effective when the new equipment was placed in operation. During the pendency of negotiations looking to the final dismissal of the suit which the Company had brought against the Commission it was felt th at no action should be taken upon these petitions. However, upon the urgent and persistent appeals of the interested officials of Bamesville, an order (Minute Book 13, Page 282) was issued early in the year consenting to the application of increased rates for the new dial equipment upon its instal
lation in th a t exchange.
Subsequent to the approval of this petition and in an effort to find a so lution of this problem, a rule was issued directing the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company to show cause why the rates in all of its magneto ex changes should not be reduced. This rule was dismissed by the Commission concurrently with the dismissal of the pending litigation and the policy and precedent followed in the Barnesville case was continued; viz. th a t of ap proving an increase in rates for an admittedly more expensive service upon the petition of the majority of the subscribers, when in nearly all cases over ninety per cent of the subscribers, and in every case three-fourths or more of the subscribers who would be required to pay for th a t service expressed in writing their desire to pay the added cost for the more convenient and de sirable type of service. Accordingly the petitions from the Mayor and City Council and a large majority of the telephone subscribers in the towns of Bu chanan, Forsyth, Louisville, Lyons, Swainsboro and Wadley, in addition to Barnesville, were approved during th e year. All these exchanges will be convert ed to central energy common battery equipment either manual or dial.
However, in the case of Louisville, Georgia, considerable discussion arose between the subscribers after the issuance of the Commissioner's order ap-
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proving the rate revisions as to which class of equipment was most desired. I It appeared to the Commission th a t there was a lack of accord among the sub-1 scribers as to whether common battery manual or dial telephone equipment was preferable, so on October 25, 1937, an order was issued revoking the first order of August 12, 1937, and the latter order directed the Telephone Company to put their plant and equipment in proper shape in order th at reasonable and!
efficient magneto service could be rendered.

It was worthy of note th a t while the rate revisions approved for the six exchanges (excluding Louisville) to be effective after conversion of equipment at these exchanges resulted in additional revenue of $4,730 per annum to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, the rate reductions made effective during the same year amounted to $44,800 per annum so th at the net change in rates of this Company during 1937 resulted in an annual reve
nue reduction of $40,070.

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The Farmer's Telephone Company of Springfield, Georgia, presented theJ

Commission with a petition signed by approximately seventy per cent of its

telephone subscribers agreeing to an increase in the telephone rates at Spring-

field and Oliver on the basis th a t good telephone service could not be furnished

on the existing rates and conditioned upon the complete rehabilitation of the j

entire telephone system. The increase in rates of fifty cents per month on

all classes of service applied for and agreed to by the subscribers was approved

and the Company has vastly improved the service which it renders.

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The small independent Chickamauga Telephone Company at Chickamauga, J
Georgia, petitioned the Commission for an increase in rates in which it was j
supported by a written request from a substantial majority of its subscribers and conclusive evidence th a t it was operating at a financial loss and could not provide ordinary maintenance. Accordingly, the Company was permitted to increase its business and individual residential rates fifty cents per month : and two and four party residential rates twenty-five cents per month and the entire plant has been repaired and placed in good operating condition.

An application was made by the subscribers of the Southeastern Telephone! Company, Quitman, Georgia, for an approval of an agreed fate to become ef fective upon the conversion from magneto to common battery type of equip ment but due to the uncertainty as to the sentiment of the subscribers and the subsequent withdrawal of the support of the City Manager, the appli cation was denied. It having been developed at the hearing th a t the service being rendered at this Exchange was not commensurate with the rates being ' charged, the Commission ordered a reduction in rates for both business and I residential service of twenty-five cents per month, the new rates being $2.00 per month for individual residential service and $3.25 per month for individual L business service.
Growing out of complaints as to the inadequacy of service of various ex- J changes throughout the State, the Commission after investigations and re- J ceipt of reports made by our Field Engineer, determined th at in the case of I several exchanges a complete check-up and survey should be made by a quali- i fled telephone engineer and accordingly the services of such an engineer were (

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engaged to check the independent telephone exchanges at Blakely, Quitman, Douglas and Ocilla and the service in these exchanges has been substantially improved.
RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES
The original jurisdiction of this Commission extended only to railroad companies. Shortly following its creation the Commission promulgated its first scale of freight rates to, become effective May 1, 1880. Generally these scales of rates were designed for single line hauls over the lines of the various carriers, and the railroad companies were divided into groups, according to their traffic and earnings, and certain groups permitted to add specified per centages to the prescribed Standard Scale. Where hauls over two or more rail roads were involved the rates were made by combining the full local rate of each carrier. Following an amendment to the Act of 1879, the Commission by order effective October 15, 1890, provided th at where hauls were over two or more lines, ten per cent should be deducted from the combined local rates of the involved carriers.
Substantially, this rate system remained in effect until 1916 when the Commission called upon the Georgia carriers to propose a revised adjustm ent of rates upon all commodities, and hearings were begun. The United States' entry into the World War, coupled with the taking over of the railroad systems by the Government as a war measure prevented consummation of the con templated revision.
To meet the increased burden of operating costs the Director General f Railroads, by order effective June 25, 1918, increased all rates twenty-five per cent, and under the Transportation Act of 1920, the Interstate Commerce C o m m i s s i o n , effective August 25, 1920, directed an additional increase, which in the South, including Georgia, was fixed at twenty-five per cent. 'The com pounding of th two twenty-five per cent increases produced rates approxi mately fifty-six per cent higher th an the rates which existed in 1917. The rates so increased were on July 11,1922, reduced by ten per cent under order of the In terstate Commerce Commission in Reduced Rates 1922, leaving a net increase in the rate level of approximately forty per cent over th a t existing in 1917.
The resulting rate structure, coupled with the post-war depression, cre ated a condition which was wholly unsatisfactory. This Commission then re-instituted its inquiry into all intrastate freight rates looking toward an adjustment more in harmony with the post-war commodity prices and pro duction costs. Following hearings the Commission in 1923 prescribed new class rates, and numerous commodity rates, upon a somewhat lower level. One feature of this revision was th a t rates for joint hauls were no longer made upon combinations of the local rates, less ten per cent, specific scales being prescribed for joint hauls, somewhat higher, distance considered,- than the rates for similar distances over only one railroad. This method of construc tion resulted in more substantial reductions where hauls over two or more lines were involved.
The situation in Georgia, as described, was largely true in all other South ern States, and the dissatisfaction with the then existing rate level, coupled with the railroads' efforts to meet certain changed provisions of the Long and
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Short Haul clause of the Interstate Act as amended in 1920, resulted in the Interstate Commerce Commission, February 6, 1922, instituting an investi gation into all interstate class rates within southern territory. Following hear ings extending over serveral years the Interstate Commerce Commission pre scribed a new class rate structure which became effective early in 1928. This rate system provided only one scale of rates which applied whether for hauls over one railroad or over several carriers, and distances were determined over the shortest physical route. This method of rate construction is the one gen erally in use today in all rate territories.
The interstate class rates which closely approximated those resulting from our order in 1923 were subsequently adopted by us for application intrastate, and are the rates applicable today upon those commodities which move on class rates.
In the revision of class rates within southern territory as described, the Interstate Commerce Commission stated th a t it was not its purpose either to take from or add to the rail carriers revenues, but rather to achieve a level ing out of the more than five hundred different class rate scales then appli cable in the involved territory.
Since the rates between the southern and northern territories as then published would be affected by a change in the southern class adjustment, the interterritorial class rates were included within th at proceeding, and the resultant rate scales were made to apply between the South on the one hand and the North on the other hand. As designed, a manufacturer in Buffalo while enjoying a much lower level of rates within his own official territory could ship into the South at the same rate paid by a shipper in Atlanta for the same distance wholly in the higher rated southern territory.
Following the revision in the southern class rates and interterritorially, the Interstate Commerce Commission inquired into the class rates between points wholly in northern territory. This investigation had a broader pur pose, namely, to arrive at reasonable rates considering cost of service, value to user, etc., and the rates which were finally adopted by the Interstate Com merce Commission for th at territory, and became effective on December 3' 1931, were, and are, materially lower, for the same distances, than are the rates Within the South or between the South and the North.
As a result of these adjustments of class rates within the separate terri tories, and between them while the northern shipper could ship into the South on an equal rate with his southern competitor, distance considered, when the southern manufacturer endeavored to ship into the densely populated northern markets in competition with manufacturers within the North, he was compelled to pay a much higher ra(te for hauls of equal length, and to absorb these freight differentials from his profits, if any, or remain out of such northern markets.
Had this condition been confined to what is normally considered aS class rates or merchandise traffic, the situation and its consequences would have been less serious due to the fact th a t a relatively small percentage of the total traffic`moves on class rates; however, the carriers partly as a result of the
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more rigid enforcement of the Long and Short Haul clause of the Interstate Act and the difficulty of securing relief from its terms adopted the practice of relating all rates (including those on heavy moving manufactured goods, raw materials, ores and agricultural products) to the first class rate, and as to which rate relief from the Long and Short Haul clause already existed.
For many years prior to the described revisions of class rates the products of southern industry and mines were accorded specific commodity rates, lower than the class basis, to the North, but these rates were, with the exception of but few commodities and those to limited areas of the North, not on a com parable basis, mile for mile, with rates upon similar traffic moving wholly within the North. In the meantime, and especially in the years subsequent to 1920 there had been a marked acceleration in the development of southern industry, despite the handicap of the rate differentials imposed upon the distribution of its products in the heavy consuming northern markets.
Another factor affecting the rate adjustments accorded southern in dustry in its efforts to reach th a t part of the northern territory lying in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, referred to as central territory, was the ac quisition by the east and west northern lines of many of the north and south railroads in central territory with resultant changes in the rate making policy to prefer east and west traffic.
The changed policies and the new method of rate construction which re lated all commodity rates to the class rates, served to place further distinct handicaps upon southern manufacturers, and resulted in numerous com plaints being brought before the Interstate Commerce Commission as to spe cific commodities, such as pig iron, coke, sugar and cotton goods.
Growing out of this generally unsatisfactory condition and the unsuccess ful culmination of efforts on the part of state commissions to reduce the level of the intrastate rates, shipper organizations in cooperation with Southern regulatory commissions initiated a movement looking to the bringing about of a renewed investigation into intra-territorial class rates on a revenue basis as contrasted with the investigation above discussed which sought uniformity alone. As a result of this agitation, a petition was filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission and docketed as I. C. C. 27665, investigation into Class Rates wholly within the South, but on petition of northern manufacturers, the Com m iss io n broadened the inquiry to include the Class Rates between the North and the South.
SOUTHEASTERN GOVERNORS' RATE CASES
Your Excellency having headed the movement which resulted in the or ganization of the Southeastern Governors' Conference,' is thoroughly f a m iliar with subsequent events which commenced with the first meeting called by you in Washington, D. C., in April, 1937, attended by all of the Southern Govern ors or representatives and members of state regulatory boards and a number of the members of the Southern delegation in Congress. Only broad issues were discussed at this first meeting but the great variance in interest and opin ion suggested the necessity for further deliberation and'on your motion, Gov ernor Bibb Graves of Alabama was elected Chairman of the Conference and meeting was called to be held in Atlanta early in May.
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At this second meeting held in Atlanta on May 9th, when the Southeastern Governors' Conference was formed, all of the Southern Governors were either present or personally represented. There appeared also representation from all the several State Public Service Commissions and varied shipping interests and after discussions which lasted for an entire day, a three-point program was evolved.
This program included the continued prosecution of the pending class rate investigation which was to be directed and supervised by a Committee of Gov ernors composed of Hon. Gordon Browning of Tennessee, as Chairman; Hon. Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina, and Hon. Fred P. Cone of Florida.
The second part of the program involved prosecution of an application for Specific inter-territorial commodity rate adjustments to be directed by a com mittee composed of Governors Bibb Graves of Alabama, Olin D. Johnston of South Carolina and A. B. Chandler of Kentucky.
The third point contemplated at the time the institution of a proceeding before the Interstate Commerce Commission to wipe out all existing territorial rate barriers, but it was afterwards concluded th a t such an effort would re sult in duplication and the proceeding was not undertaken.
Your Excellency was designated to head this third Committee and when it was determined th at this proceeding should not be instituted, you were requested by Governor Graves to serve with his committee in the prosecution of the Commodity Case in place of Governor Chandler of Kentucky who had declined to accept active responsibility.
The complaint as to the commodity rates, which places squarly within issue the question of discrimination resulting from the differential rate ad justm ent, and seeks rates northbound on the same basis, mile for mile, as within northern territory, was prepared by Counsel for the Committee of Governors and filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission on May 26th, and is covered by Docket 27746. This committee with their counsel and tech nical advisors is now in the midst of extensive preparation for a vigorous pre sentation of the commodity case on which hearings before the Interstate Com merce Commission are expected to be held during the early part of 1938.
The Committee in charge of the Class Rate investigation headed by Gov ernor Browning concluded later in the year th a t the times were not propitious for the prosecution of the investigation under Docket 27665 and petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for an indefinite postponement.
NORMAL RATE CHANGES
At the commencement of the year the Commission had in its file 60 pe titions filed by the railroad companies seeking to revise the normal basis of intrastate rates upon various commodities, for the purpose of harmonizing them with those in other states and interstate, and to eliminate numerous rates which were no longer needed. Naturally changes looking to a more homo geneous rate structure involve both increases and reductions, as a part of the leveling process. While a uniform freight rate structure interstate and intrastate is desirable, it must also be shown th at the rates proposed are rea-
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sonable and commensurate with the value of the service rendered. The Com mission disposed of nine of these carried-over applications and a program was adopted looking to an early clearance of this docket.
MISCELLANEOUS RATE PETITIONS
During the year the Commission received and disposed of 171 applications from Railroad and Express Companies involving changes in rates, or affecting rules and practices. The major number sought reductions to meet competition of highway carriers. Of the total 76 were to establish, with expiration dates, reduced rates via railroad. Express Company applications numbering 21 were largely for similar purpose. The remaining 74 related to various changes in railroad rates, transit rules, etc.
Each of these applications was carefully examined and the changes re sulting therefrom analyzed by the Commission's rate staff before being acted upon.
FERTILIZER RATES
During February, 1935, this Commission prescribed new and reduced rates upon fertilizer which rail carriers and others appealed to the Interstate Com merce Commission and th a t Body required the rail lines to restore the mileage scale of rates which applied interstate. This effectively superseded State juris diction and neither this Commission nor the rail lines could make any changes in the fertilizer rates. To remove these disabilities the Com m issio n on October 27, 1937, rescinded its prior order and following such action the Interstate Commerce Com m issio n vacated its order.
COW PEAS, LESS CARLOAD
Rail carriers having filed tariffs increasing the rates on cow peas, less car loads, from ten th class to sixth class (or approximately seventy-five per cent), when moving interstate, we petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend same. This petition was granted and following hearings it was ruled th at any increase greater than eighth class was not justified. This decision resulted in substantial savings to Georgia shippers of this important farm product.
SOAPSTONE AND TALC
Georgia is one of the largest producers of both soapstone and talc, the pricipal market for which is in northern territory. In endeavoring to conform their tariffs to the Long and Short Haul clause of the Interstate Act the rail carriers filed new tariffs materially increasing the rates. This Com m issio n appealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission, which suspended the in creases and instituted inquiry. Hearing is now assigned for March 1, 1938, and this Commission will seek to secure a rate level on this Georgia product com parable with the rates from New York and the New England States into the North.
WATERMELONS
Georgia is the largest producer of watermelons, and the markets are prin cipally in the heavily populated section north of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers.
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Marketing conditions and rate structure have borne heavily upon the Georgia growers. In an effort to alleviate the freight burden this Commission filed complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission attacking the level of these rates. Hearings, lasting a full week, were had during March, and the Commission through its witnesses and staff presented testimony dealing with marketing conditions, production costs, crop diseases, rate levels, etc., and filed brief. The case is still pending for decision by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
RAILWAY ABANDONMENTS
During the year one short line, the Shearwood Railway, operating from Egypt to Nevils, 24 miles, discontinued operations and abandoned its line.
The Southern Railway has petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commis sion for authority to abandon its line from Atlanta to Williamson, via Fayette ville, approximately 41 miles. The Commission intervened in this proceding to protect Georgia interests and this m atter is now awaiting final action by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF RAILROADS
The financial condition of all railroads, throughout the nation, is so well known as to require but little comment. Loss of tonnage, due to depressed business conditions through the years since 1929, as well as to competing forms of transportation, coupled with numerous reductions in rates in an effort to meet th at competition, have so reduced the spread between revenues and ex penses th a t few lines have been able to earn taxes and fixed charges. Seven lines which operate 2,733.02 miles of- main track within Georgia, or 42.2 per cent of the total Georgia rail mileage, are today in receivership and operating under the Federal Courts.
Obviously, with approximately one-half of the State's railroad mileage in receivership expenditures for maintenance is kept to a minimum, and little, if anything, spent for improvement. Retrenchments have been necessary, resulting in stations being closed and trains discontinued.
The so-called temporary emergency charges which the Interstate Com merce Commission authorized in 1934 were allowed to expire intrastate on June 30, 1936, and interstate December 31, 1936. This action was predicated upon the apparently improved business conditions then existing.
Following the expiration of the added arbitrages, the carriers sought an increase upon a number of commodities and this was in part granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, becoming effective interstate during No vember and December, but has not been authorized intrastate in Georgia.
During 1937 there occurred a sharp drop, both in commodity prices and in volume of traffic, so th at by the end of the year the rail carriers' condition was vastly changed from th at existing on January 1.
This reduction in traffic and income, coupled with certain increased labor costs and social security taxes, caused the rail managements to petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to increase all rail rates and charges by fifteen per cent.
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This latter petition is still pending before the Interstate Commerce Com mission. It is, we believe, obvious th a t any increases in the general freight rate level which may be allowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission will have an effect upon the intrastate rates in Georgia. This Commission will, no doubt, be required to consider this problem of inadequate railroad revenue during the early months of 1938. The fact th a t over forty-two per cent of our railroad mileage is in the hands of the courts is eloquent testimony as to the financial stress under thich these great arteries of transportation are operating.
THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD
The duty and responsibility of requiring compliance with the terms of the lease agreement and proper maintenance of the state-owned Western and Atlantic Railroad is vested by law in this Commission. Originally this Commis sion was likewise charged with the responsibility of supervising and leasing the non-railroad or hotel properties in the City of Chattanooga but a special Act of the Legislature of 1935 created the State Properties Commission to con trol this property.
Under the terms of the fifty-year lease of the railroad property to the N. C. & St. L. Railway which commenced December 27, 1919, the leasee was obligated, in addition to providing proper maintenance of the property and the payment of the monthly rental of $45,000 to expend for additions and better ments, at least $60,000 per year or a total of $3,000,000 during the entire life of the lease.
I t is therefore necessary th a t periodical inspections of the road be made, as well as th a t the accounts be examined and physical examination be made of the property shown in additions and betterments. The physical property has not been inspected since 1933 and little or no attention has been given to the annual statements filed with the Commission by the lessee. The Commis sion therefore engaged the services of Mr. J. Houstoun Johnston who had formerly served the Commission as Consulting Engineer and in th at capacity annually examined the properties and accounts and we quote briefly from his 1937 report as to the physical condition of the property.
"The use of a motor car on this trip enabled me to inspect the track closely and I am glad to report th a t the physical condition of the Western and At lantic Railroad is excellent; better than I have known it in the many years I have been making these inspections. "
Certain items shown in the reports over the years mentioned as additions and betterm ents were found not to be properly assignable to th at account and the specific items were pointed out to the officials of the N. C. & St. L. and the amount of such expenditures,,credited against the total amounts expended for additions and betterments. After making these adjustments over the years 1933 to 1937, both inclusive, a summary reveals a gross total for additions and betterments as of December 31, 1937, of $2,712,284.14 and after deducting an inventory value of $198,968.86 for property retired and not replaced during the same period leaves net additions and betterments of $2,513,3 1 4 .28.
In prior years the reports submitted by the N. C. & St. L. Railway have shown retirements of property not replaced and accumulated the salvage value
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of this property only as a deduction from the actual net additions and better ments made. While such a statement correctly reflects the net cost to the lessee through the deduction of salvage values, it does not reflect the actual value of the property nor the actual net improvements in total, since the re moval of any item not replaced causes the deduction at its salvage value in stead of its actual book value. Therefore, for the year 1937 the Commission's engineer recapitulated the original cost reported of all such property retired and not replaced since the date of the lease and deducted this book value of such property from the net additions shown to give the true net additions made over the period of the lease. This resulted in a deduction of $198,969.86 in lieu of the deduction shown for salvage value of $32,132.51 for the eighteen year period.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER R. MCDONALD, Chairman, Georgia Public Service Commission.
December 1, 1939.
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SIXTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
TO HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR E. D. RIVERS:
In submitting a report of the work of the Commission covering the calen dar year of 1938, we report first of all th a t there has been no change in per sonnel either in the Commission or Department heads and the Commission's staff on the whole, as previously reported, continues to function co-oper atively and efficiently.
MOTOR CARRIER REGULATION Commissioner Knight continues at the head of the Division in charge of the enforcement of the Motor Carrier for hire laws and to him is due much credit for the greatly increased efficiency in motor carrier regulation. The stringent enforcement of all regulations and a close check-up of all complaints has, insofar as the qualified carrier is concerned, brought about almost com plete compliance with the law and rules of the Commission.
Except for complaints as to rate violations, the Commission has experi enced little or no'trouble with the Class "A" or fixed-route carriers, other than failure on the part of some to observe the prescribed hours of work for drivers.
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A rather extensive investigation into this complaint has been made and a num ber of the carriers cited to appear before the Commission to show cause why the very reasonable rules in respect to the hours of work for drivers promul gated by this Commission should not be strictly enforced. The power of the State to regulate the hours of work for an interstate carrier has been ques tioned in connection with an order issued by the New Hampshire State Com mission and definite action on the rules issued by the Commission has been delayed pending issuance of a final Order by'the Interstate Commerce Com mission fixing hours of work as well as a final decision by the Supreme Court in the New Hampshire case. The wholly intrastate carriers, however, are in the main complying with the Commission's rules and it is hoped th a t the en tire m atter can be definitely settled early in the coming year.
There are still some trucks operating for hire in violation of the Motor Carrier Laws, but unquestionably these violations have been substantially reduced. In bringing about this more complete compliance, acknowledgment should be made to the shippers over the State, who have evidenced a spirit of cooperation in the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Act by refusing to permit their shipments to move by unlicensed vehicles. This evidence of a desire on the part of the shipping public to lend assistance in requiring observance of the Motor Carrier for hire laws suggested the need for a directory of all quali fied truck operators. Accordingly, as early as practicable after the first of the year, an alphabetical list of such carriers was prepared in which carriers were separately shown as to their respective classifications. In other words, as to whether such carriers held Class "A" or fixed-route certificates authorizing the transportation of persons or property over a fixed route; or a Class "B" or no fixed-route certificate authorizing transportation between points in Georgia not located on or served by a fixed-route carrier;" or whether a Class "E" or contract certificate authorizing operation for a limited number of ship pers named in the certificate not exceeding three under our present regu lations and formerly five; or whether a Class "G" certificate or permit author izing the holder to engage strictly in interstate commerce. This list when printed was distributed to everyone to whom it was felt th a t it would be of actual service and its value to everyone interested, both shipper and motor carrier, has fully justified the work and cost incident to its preparation.
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
A Reciprocal Law was passed during the Extraordinary Session of the 193738 Legislature, approved February 12, 1938, which authorized and empowered the Tax Commissioner, insofar as private or commercial vehicles were con cerned, and the Public Service Commission, insofar as "occasional" oper ations of motor vehicles for hire were concerned, to enter into mutually bene ficial agreements affecting the operation of these motor vehicles licensed and registered in the State of Georgia and other states with which such agreements might be made.
Negotiations for the consummation of such agreements were first assumed and undertaken by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Tax Commissioner's office with the assistance of the Attorney General's Department, but when it was developed th at as late as July 1st agreements had not been consummated with any of the states, and the revenue of this Department had been greatly re-
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duced by reason of the fact th at carriers from each State were insisting that negotiations were pending between the State of their respective domicile and our State, it was decided th at this Commission should add its efforts to tha negotiations.
Thereupon, a copy of our Reciprocal Act was mailed to the proper officials of each of the States by this Commission, to which was attached a letter in viting an expression of views on the subject and any suggestions or counter proposals they thought would be helpful in consummating mutually satis factory reciprocal understandings.
I t was found th at in certain states the officials were without legislative authority to make such agreements, which was particularly true in two of our Southern States, Tennessee and Kentucky, but in the other Southern States, vigorous effort was made to come to some m utual understanding. We were able to effect agreements with Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. These agree ments, except as to the State of Florida, are fairly uniform and permit the operation by occasional carriers for hire of one trip per week into the respect ive States, parties thereto, for the purpose of picking up or putting off mer chandise or one trip per week per vehicle, per company when passing through the State. In the case of Florida, the immunity extends only to movers of used household goods and office or store fixtures.
It is highly desirable th at a uniform agreement should be established th a t would be applicable at least between the Southern States, and with this in view a meeting will be held in Atlanta at an early date between all of the South eastern State Commissioners and the Motor Vehicle Commissioners of each State for the purpose of deciding upon a uniform agreement, and it is hoped th at legislative authorization will be provided in Kentucky and Tennessee th at will make possible the cooperation of these two States.
BUS FARES
Several of the larger motor bus operators who had filed applications for increased passenger fares during 1937 but had withdrawn them before hear ing or consideration thereon, renewed their request during the present year and hearings were had on some of these applications. Investigation into the operating revenues of these companies failed to disclose any justification for increased revenue. As a m atter of fact, the principal justification offered was the preservation of a proper relationship or spread between railroad passenger fares which had been increased to two cents, effective November 15, 1937, and currently maintained bus fares. All of these applications were, therefore, either denied or dismissed, and the existing rates continued in effect. Two exceptions, however, should be mentioned. The Commission in several in stances authorized the filing by the Southeastern Greyhound Lines and the Atlantic Greyhound Lines, subject to complaint, passenger fares ten per cent higher than the published schedules for application on special deluxe through buses on which passengers were assigned definite seats. The other exception was where new schedules were filed subject to complaint correcting existing inequalities which changes produced both reductions and increases but pre serving the existing level.
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DISTANCE TABLE
The short line highway mileage point to point distance table, work on which was commenced in May, 1937, and reference made thereto in the pre vious report, was completed during the past year and 1,500 copies published in mimeographed form and distributed to all interested shippers and all quali fied motor carriers of freight. The tabulation shows by an easy and ready method of reference the actual short line or- direct highway mileage between all county seats and more than forty other points in Georgia. As early as pos sible the motor carriers will be called on to file groupings of the smaller points not shown, which groups will place these smaller communities within estab lished blocks embraced in the distances shown.
This table is absolutely necessary in the application of schedules of mile age rates, the basis for all truck rates, as well as, in the checking of such rates. The publication of this important compilation was received by all interested with general satisfaction.
TRUCK RATES
During the past year varying forms of rate schedules for application by motor freight carriers have been proposed or promulgated in several of the other states and the condition of our own intrastate truck rates has become increasingly unsatisfactory due to the continued practice on the part of the carriers of filing rates departing from the authorized bases in order to meet real or imagined exigencies. At the beginning of motor carrier regulation, it was felt by many th a t the expedited and added store door delivery service of fered by this new form of transportation warranted an even higher level of rates than the then existing level of rail rates. The first schedule of rates pre scribed for motor carriers, however, was made substantially the same as the concurrently maintained rail level since the railroads represented the single competitor in the field of transportation. That condition is no longer true. By far the greatest competition facing the truck operator today is the privately owned and operated vehicle. Commercial, manufacturing and brokerage con cerns can transport their own goods for sale and distribution without the necessity of qualifying under the law as motor carriers for hire, and admit tedly they will pay no more transportation cost than th a t necessary to main tain and operate their own fleet of trucks.
Obviously, the problems incident to the construction of a new system of truck freight schedules and classifications are increasingly complex and mul tifarious. Members of the Commission with certain of its staff have devoted much time and study to the questions involved and while we feel th a t we are nearer a fair and equitable solution more time and study will be necessary before undertaking a complete revision.
ELECTRIC
During the early part of 1938 the Commission started making a complete inventory of the Georgia Power and Light Company's electric property pre paratory to the determination of a fair value of this plant and equipment used and useful in the rendition of electric service. The field inventory work was
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completed before the end of the year and it is expected th at the complete ap praisal will be finished on or before April 1, 1939. This undertaking is the most important item to report for the year 1938, as it will be the first appraisal of a major utility property to be made by the Commission's own engineering staff. In past years we have been seriously hampered by lack of complete informa tion concerning the fair value of utility properties and this realization dic tated th a t the work undertaken be done.
The rates of the Georgia Power and Light Company have always been high er than those of the Georgia Power Company which serves the vast majority of our State, and without the benefit of knowledge on fair value of this prop erty it was impossible for the Commission to decide whether or not the dif ferential in effect was proper.
As soon as this appraisal is completed it can be determined whether or not the rates of this company can be reduced and the Commission will investigate the m atter with complete thoroughness.
Rate reductions during 1938 were much smaller than during the previous year. However, electric consumers will save approximately $172,000 per an num due to rate revisions during the year. This is subdivided approximately as follows: Residential $50,000 per annum, Commercial $112,000 per annum, and Industrial $10,000 per annum.
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
The Commission's policy of cooperating with and assisting all individuals I and cooperative organizations in the extension of electric service, established in 1937, has had very gratifying results. In the furtherance of this policy the Commission held a conference on March 28, 1938, which was attended by rep resentatives of nearly all the cooperative organizations in Georgia either or ganized or in process of organization. Representatives of the four major elec-, trie utilities were likewise present at this conference, the purpose of which was to develop a cooperation between the utilities and the cooperatives for an or derly extension of the electric facilities of both, as well as to determine future policies to be followed for the greatest rural electrification program possible.
The following excerpt of the Commission's order of May 3, 1938, outlines the objectives sought and the methods by which these could be best obtained:
"There is unquestionably, however, a very definite responsibility evolving upon this Commission to provide a comprehensive statewide, purposeful and orderly plan of this great program. Mindful of this duty, the Conference of March 28, 1938, between this Commission, the private utilities and the several electric membership cooperative associations (and which was also attended by Mr. Boyd Fisher, Director of the Division of Operations Supervision of the Rural Electrification Administration in Washington) was called for the pur pose of determining the useful course of action and the future policy to be undertaken and assumed by the Commission. Representatives of the four major private utilities engaged in distributing electric service in the State j and twenty-seven of the thirty cooperatives now organized or in process of organization attended this Conference, with a total of seventy-nine individual representatives present, and while there were mutual expressions and assur-
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ances on the part of both the private and cooperative agencies of good feel ing and earnest desire for cooperation, it likewise developed th a t timely action by this Commission in the early months of the `Rural Electrification Admin istration' activities back in 1935 would have prevented in some instances waste ful duplicators and in other respects provided a guidance and direction th at would have afforded a more complete coverage of the territory sought to be served. In order th at such assistance may be rendered and the desired result accomplished, and th a t sections may not be neglected in the construction of such extensions in a way th at might preclude for all time the extension of elec tric service to them, the Commission called upon the utilities in advance of the meeting to state their respective positions in regard to the requirement by the Commission th a t fixed, definite regulations as to terms and conditions under which rural extensions would be made, be formulated and filed with the Commission and further th a t information as to the length, anticipated num ber of customers, estimated revenue, total cost of construction and a map of the proposed extension of any rural transmission line more than one mile in length should be filed with the Commission ten days in advance of com mencement of construction of such line. At the conference the same request was made to the representatives of the cooperatives to furnish voluntarily like information and in addition these cooperatives had been requested in pre vious correspondence to supply the Commission with certain other infor mation deemed necessary and useful in its efforts to be of service to the co
operatives. "
The year 1938 saw further development of rural electrification lines and on January 1, 1939, the public utilities had about 4,600 miles in service with some 50.000 customers connected thereon.
During the year the rural cooperative organizations put about 1,250 ad ditional miles of line in service to serve about 4,000 new rural residents, so at the end of 1938 there were approximately 4,500 miles of rural cooperative lines in operation which were built to serve over 17,500 consumers. On January 1, 1939, there were 3,950 miles of rural lines of cooperative agencies under construction to serve 14,800 members which had not been energized, and approval has been granted for 2,808 miles of line to serve 10,300 members of cooperative organizations on which construction had not been started. When all these lines are energized there will be over 11,000 miles of line of elec tric membership corporations in operation extending electric service to over
40.000 rural residents.
This vast program of rural electrification made possible by the Rural Elec trification Administration in Washington can best be comprehended from the allotments approved for construction of such lines in Georgia. These al lotments total $10,502,575 including lines built, under construction and ap proved for construction. In addition to this $291,000 has been approved for advances for wiring and plumbing costs, therefore $10,793,575 has been ad vanced or is to be advanced to rural cooperative organizations in Georgia. In total money allotted by the R. E. A. Georgia ranks sixth in all the States in the Union, regardless of size or population. This Commission feels th a t its assistance and cooperation with the Federal Government has been greatly rewarded as exemplified by the amount of loans made.
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GAS
The Commission is preparing complete and detailed rules and regulations of its own with reference to gas service rendered within Georgia. These rules should be complete very soon and will be included in the Annual Report of the Commission when it is assembled. At the same time rules are being drawn up covering electric and telephone service.
This is the first time this Commission has prescribed definite rules and regulations on service rendered by utilities in Georgia. Rules of the various companies have been filed with the Com m issio n subject to complaint and fur ther order in the past and are now on file, but the establishment of Commis sion rules represents a forward step in utility regulation.
TELEPHONE
With the beginning of x938, conferences were had with officials of the Southern Bell Telephone Company looking to the final elimination of the extra charge for handset equipment which was rapidly becoming standard rather than special equipment and for the revision of the rates for extension tele phones as well as the charge for extension bells and gongs. Pending these ne gotiations a rule nisi was directed to the Company which involved the extra handset charge and the extension rates, but, before the return date of the rule, the Company submitted revised rate tariffs under which, effective with March billings, the extra charge for handset telephones was eliminated im mediately where the charge had been paid eighteen or more months; and fur ther providing th at this charge would be dropped on each successive month as the subscriber payments totalled eighteen and further providing for com plete elimination for the extra charge effective March, 1939. The elimination of this charge resulted in annual savings to the subscribers of this Company of $88,245. Heretofore, rates for telephone extensions have been uniform in all exchanges but in line with the Commission's suggestions made in conference and in the rule, a new schedule of rates was filed by the Company which pre scribed no change in the extension rates in the largest exchanges but which established reduced rates in the smaller exchanges according to the number of subscribers. Under the old rates the business and the residence extension rates in all exchanges, regardless of size were $1.50 and $1.25 per month, re spectively. Under the new rates, in exchanges having more than 5,000 sub scribers, being five in all, the rate was unchanged b u t in exchanges having not more than 5,000 nor less than 1,000 subscribers, the business extension was reduced to $1.25 and the residence extension was reduced to $1.00 which affected twelve exchanges, and in exchanges of less than 1,000 subscribers there being 104 in this class, the business extension was reduced to $1.00 and the residence extension to 75?!. This change in rates resulted in an annual sav ing to telephone subscribers of $13,700.
The extra charge for extension bells and gongs was also reduced from 25?! and 50?! per month to 15?! and 25?! respectively, bringing about a further annual saving to the subscribers of appriximately $9,700.
These rate changes resulted in total annual savings to the subscribers of this Company of $111,645 and as above stated, the charge for handsets will be completely eliminated after March 1, 1939, resulting in a further reduction at th at time.
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Reference was made in our preceding report to the controversy over the conversion of the Louisville exchange which resulted in the revocation of the order approving the agreed increased rates for the proposed central energy dial equipment service and the issuance of an order directing th at the Ex change he so improved as to provide adequate magneto service. Continued complaints, however, served to demonstrate th at this action had not met the desires of a vast majority of these subscribers. About the same time, com plaints from the subscribers in the Southern Bell exchanges at Camilla and M ill An reached the Commission objecting to the continuance in service of the, as they describe it, "antiquated" magneto telephone equipment. The Commission concluded, therefore, th a t a separate rate base for each of these individual exchanges should be determined from detailed inventories and ap praisals and that the operating results should be separated from the oper ation of the Southern Bell Company as a whole in order to ascertain whether or not the rates paid by the subscribers in these exchanges had provided, in addition to a reasonable return on the property devoted to their use, a suf ficient depreciation reserve to sustain an order requiring a conversion in equip ment on the existing rates. Accordingly, fules were issued requiring the Com pany to make these appraisals and to furnish in complete detail separate oper ating statements of these three exchanges.
Early in January, however, and before the return date of the rule, the Mayor and City Council and seventy-four per cent of all the telephone sub scribers in the Louisville exchange, renewed their petition for the approval of the agreed increased rates for dial equipment and asked the dismissal of the outstanding rule. The Commission acquiesced to this overwhelming re quest and several months later a similar request from the Mayor and City Council of Camilla and seventy-eight per cent of the subscribers in th at ex change was likewise approved.
The agreed residential rate for application in Camilla was found to be twenty-five cents per month lower than the charge fixed for the same class of service in both Louisville and Lyons, exchanges comparable in size with Camilla. Simultaneously, therefore, with the issuance of the order approving the Camilla rates (Minute Book 13, Pages 580, 581,' 582), orders were issued reducing the residential rates at Louisville and Lyons to the same amount as th a t fixed for Camilla.
The Mmon investigation, however, was carried to a final conclusion and with complete thoroughness. The whole-hearted, untiring and spirited co operation of Honorable Walter Harrison, Mayor of Millen, his city attorney and a number of the subscribers, served throughout the full week consumed in taking testimony to develop with completeness all the issues involved. Inso far as direct testimony was concerned, however, they were unable to do much more than establish the failure of a "coffee grinder" magneto telephone sys tem to meet the needs of a progressive, up and growing city. On the other hand the Commission was unable to break down the presentation of the Com pany th at they had failed over a long period of years to earn anything like an adequate return on a fair value after allowance for depreciation, although there had been practically a hundred per cent replacement of property.
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The disappointing result of this investigation confronted the Commission with the alternative of making an expedient decision acceding to the wishes of the Millen subscribers and which decision it felt would be promptly en joined with possible far reaching results on future regulation and at the same time close the door to other communities desiring to pay an increase for con version to central energy equipment, or to continue the adopted policy of ap proving mutually satisfactory agreements for these conversions where the increase appeared reasonable and in line with the rates in comparable exchanges.
This policy was therefore continued as the only immediate practicable course to be pursued. Accordingly petitions supported by the Mayors, City Councils and civic organizations and in every instance, ninety per cent or more of the telephone subscribers in the magneto exchanges in the towns of Vidalia, Jonesboro, Jackson, Leary, Madison, Eatonton and Douglasville were approved (Minute Book 14, Page 132 and Pages 141-148) providing for agreed increases in accordance with the size of each respective exchange as previously fixed by the Commission, which increases were to become effective after the change-over in equipment.
Notwithstanding the fact th at the total gross revenue based on the pres ent number of subscribers in all of the nine converted exchanges th at will inure to the Company will amount to only $5,964 annually, against total re ductions effected during the year 1938, in the Company's annual revenue of $111,645 which results in a net annual savings to the subscribers of this Com pany of approximately $105,681, this plan of conversion of equipment in the smaller exchanges has become subject to misunderstanding and criticism. This is doubtless brought about by reason of the fact th a t the operation of all this Company's 123 exchanges throughout Georgia are treated and con sidered as one operation and the return realized in the larger exchanges justi fies conversion of equipment in these exchanges upon the present rates. No better method has as yet been found; however, the Commission will continue to seek a satisfactory solution of the problem.
The Canton Telephone Company,.an independently owned and operated exchange, filed its petition supported by the Mayor and City Council of Canton and more than ninety per cent of its subscribers for an increase in rates to become effective upon conversion of its magneto equipment to central energy manual equipment. Upon careful investigation into the reported operations of the Company and the testimony of the Company's engiheer as to the ad ditional investment necessary to make the change, the increased rates ap peared to be justified, and the Company was authorized to increase its indi vidual business rate 750 per m onth and its two-party business, individual resi dence and four-party residence rates 500 per month, and its two-party resi dence rate 650 per month. (Minute Book 14, Page 128.)
The information was developed late in 1937 th a t the rates at the two smal independent exchanges at Nahunta and Hoboken had not been reduced in compliance with the order of the Comrdission of November 17, 1933. Upon fur ther investigation it was found th at the former owner of these exchanges, Mr. L. Parker, who likewise owned and operated the Folkston exchange, had
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not complied with the reduction order in either of his three exchanges and had sold the two first named exchanges to the present owner without inform ing him of the issuance of any order affecting his rates.
Rules were accordingly issued against the new owner of the Hoboken and Nahunta exchanges as well as the owner of the Folkston exchange to show cause why the terms of said order should not be^ enforced and the rates re duced. Upon hearing, Mr. L. Parker contended th a t at the time of the con clusion of the general investigation in 1933, he had been told upon filing with the Commission petitions signed by one hundred per cent of his subscribers requesting th a t his rates not be disturbed, th a t he could continue on his old rates. The new owner of the Hoboken and Nahunta exchanges again presented petitions signed by one hundred per cent of the subscribers of these exchanges containing a similar request and city officials and subscribers in the town of Folkston represented to the Commission th a t a reduction in the rates in the Folkston exchange would result in impairment in the .service and requested that they not be disturbed. The rates in the Hoboken exchange with twelve subscribers and the Nahunta exchange with forty subscribers were approved upon the showing made by the present owner and presentation of the petition signed by all of his subscribers.
The Folkston case was carefully investigated and following a thorough examination into the financial operation of the Company, the preparation of an approximate appraisal of the physical property, it appeared th a t no lower rates could be justified and the existing rates were approved.
Subscribers in the Monroe telephone exchange which is operated by the Georgia Continental Telephone Company, filed complaints with the Commis sion as to the character of service being rendered and the rates charged there for. Following a physical examination of the outside plant and equipment by the Commission's chief engineer, the Company was called upon and re quired to restore the exchange to a good operating condition.
Following an extended public hearing in which complete information as to the operation of this exchange and the fair value of the property used was fully developed, the Commission concluded th at the exchange rates were ex cessive and should be reduced. Whereupon, an order (Minute Book 14, Pages 55-59) was issued to the Georgia Continental Telephone Company reducing the Monroe telephone rates to the same level then in effect in other exchanges of comparable size operated by this Company. This order reduced the individual and two-party business rate $1.00 per month, the individual residence rate 25^ per month and the two-party residence rate 50^ per month. The effect of this reduction will result in an annual saving to the telephone subscribers in Monroe of $1,971.
INTERTERRITORIAL COMMODITY RATE CASE
In our report for 1937 we discussed at length the rate differentials existing against southern industry in the marketing of its products in northern ter ritory and the conditions leading to the filing of a complaint by the Southeast ern Governors' Rate 'Conference against the commodity rates.
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Hearing upon this complaint was had at Birmingham, Alabama, during the entire week of April 12. At this hearing northern manufacturers were rep resented enmasse, virtually all northern states being represented by special counsel, in addition to their Attorneys General, all large cities and principally involved industries were represented and traffic executives of both the north ern and the southern railroads were present. Testimony was presented by Governor Graves of Alabama, Chairman of the committee in charge of this case, as well as your Excellency. Executives of leading southern industries testified fully as to the difficulties encountered in reaching northern markets by virtue of the existing rate differentials, and traffic experts and cost ac countants dealt with the rate levels and the costs of operating railroads in the South as contrasted with the North.
Following the Birmingham hearing, at which the southern interests pre sented their case, hearing was resumed at Buffalo during the week of July 13, and at th at time northern m anufacturers and their supporting state repre sentatives exerted every effort to rebut the showing which was made at Bir mingham. Governors of New York, Indiana, and other northern states testi fied in opposition to the granting of a rate parity to southern manufacturers. There was present a large representation from the South, including several of the members of the Southeastern Governors' Rate Conference, members of the southern regulatory commissions, executives of southern industry and their traffic representatives.
Briefs in this case were filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission on November 1, and the m atter is now pending before th a t Body for report and order.
PULPWOOD RATES
Largely as a result of the research and efforts of the late Dr. Charles H. Herty, there has been a rapid and growing development of the paper and pulp industry in the South. This industrial expansion has resulted in the construc tion of two large pulp mills in Georgia, one at Savannah and the other at Bruns wick. These mills are heavy consumers of pulpwood, generally of the black or lob-lolly variety of pine, having little value for other purposes. Following the construction of the Savannah plant several railroad companies established special rates upon pulpwood to th a t point from the nearby shipping points. These rates were not uniformly the same, and being subject to expiration dates were unstable, nor were they in all cases on the same level, distance considered, with the rates on pulpwood to paper plants in other states. The situation was unsatisfactory both to the manufacturers and to the farmers selling pulpwood and this condition resulted in the Commission instituting inquiry into all rates on this commodity. Following our investigation and hear ings a reduced scale of rates on pulpwood was prescribed by the Commission for uniform application over all railroads within Georgia. This rate placed the Georgia manufacturers and pulpwood producers upon an equality with those in other southern states. (Minute Book 13, Pages 501-504.)
RATES OVER MACON, DUBLIN & SAVANNAH RAILROAD
From the time th a t this railroad was constructed about 1894 it has been classified for rate making purposes as a short or weak line, and permitted to
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add certain differentials to the rate levels which were found to be reasonable maxima for the standard or trunk lines. This classification was proper when originally authorized, however, with changes which have taken place with the passing years, and by reason of its affiliation with the Seaboard Air Line Railway, together with the increased volume of through traffic passing over that line, its status has changed until today its earnings, tonnage, etc., no longer warrant its being given special treatm ent. Citizens of Dublin and Lau rens County complained to this Commission of the existing rate differentials and the fact th a t industrial development of Dublin and th a t portion of the state was impossible in the face of the rate handicaps. Following investiga tion and hearings the Commission issued its order re-classifying the Ma con, Dublin & Savannah Railroad as a standard line and requiring it to charge rates no higher than those allowed other principal rail carriers. That Company has obtained injunction in the Superior Court of Fulton County, and the m atter is now pending. In the meantime, Dublin and Laurens County citizens filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a similar complaint with re spect to the interstate rates, which rates carry a like differential, and while a favorable report has been rendered by th at Commission's Examiner the m at ter has not been finally disposed of. It is anticipated th a t during the coming year the existing rate disadvantages which have militated against the indus trial development of not only Dublin but the entire section served by this line of railroad will have been removed.
PASSENGER FARES
The basic passenger fares applicable in Georgia as prescribed by this Com mission have always been the same, whether travel be in day-coaches or in Pullman cars, and similar conditions existed, until recent years, in respect to interstate travel. The present maximum fare under outstanding order of this Commission is 2<Sper mile. About 1933 the railroad companies established as an experimental basis a fare of I f ^ per mile in day coaches, with higher fares when travel was in Pullman equipment, not, however, exceeding 2<t per mile on Georgia intrastate travel.
In November 1937 the railroad companies withdrew the experiment day coach fare of If(i per mile, and established a fare of 2 per mile in day coaches, and increased the interstate fares when in Pullman equipment. Petitions were presented this Commission seeking to establish Pullman fares of 3 per mile one-way and 2fi per mile for round trip tickets. Following investigation and hearings this petition was denied, no sufficient reason being shown for assessing a higher fare for travel in Pullman cars than in the modern air con ditioned day coach. During December the Commission was advised th a t the railroad companies would again reduce, effective January 15, 1939, the pass enger fares when in day coaches to \U per mile, it being demonstrated th a t fares higher than Ifi per mile would not attract day coach travel.
RAILROAD FINANCIAL CONDITION
In our report for 1937 we discussed the financial difficulties which, due to business depression and lack of tonnage, resulting in inadequate revenues, coupled with increased operating expenses and taxes, have adversely affected the railroad companies for the past decade.
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In th a t report we directed attention to the proceedings then pending be fore the Interstate Commerce Commission wherein the railroad companies sought a general increase of 15 per cent in all freight rates and charges. Fol lowing hearings and extended investigations the Interstate Commerce Com mission concluded th a t an increase of 15 per cent would be somewhat greater than absolutely necessary to meet railroad minimum requirements, and di rected th a t an increase not greater than 10 per cent be made, except th at not more than 5 per cent increase be made upon agricultural products, products of forests, animals and their products and cottonseed oil.
Subsequent to this action by the Interstate Con^merce Commission rail carriers operating within Georgia sought from this Commission permission to make similar increases in the intrastate rates, pointing out th a t the revenue from intrastate traffic was included in the available revenues upon which the Interstate Commerce Commission based its conclusion th a t 10 per cent increase was necessary to provide sufficient operating revenue.
The cooperating committee of State Commissioners who had participated in this investigation with the Interstate Commerce Commission under the "cooperative procedure" prepared and submitted their separate and inde pendent report and recommended order in which they proposed th a t agri cultural products be relieved and th a t the increase sought be allowed on other commodities. If the Federal Commission had seen fit to adopt th a t recom mendation and thus have relieved the "agricultural South" of the undue bur den thus imposed, this Commission could have gone along with less reluctance. The Commission did not agree th at the increased rates would bring increased revenues but it found itself confronted with the necessity of approving in sub stance the findings of the Federal Commission or having th a t body put their increased rates into effect under a 13th Section order thus removing from all jurisdiction of this Commission virtually the entire intrastate rate structure. The Commission accordingly approved the application of the increases with the exception of various road building materials, pulpwood and cotton pend ing further inquiry into the rates upon those commodities, and they will be treated separately upon the records to be made in those cases.
CLASS RATES
For the purpose of restoring to the Commission such control as now re mains in State regulatory bodies, an order was duly passed on May 3, 1938, (Min ute Book 13, Page 604), vacating and rescinding the order of this Commission issued on July 21, 1934, prescribing new and revised Class Rates for applica tion within Georgia. The order of this Commission last referred to having been frozen or nullified by the order of the Interstate Commerce Commission of August 10, 1935, wherein the Class Rates were ordered restored to the level existing prior to the order of July 21, 1934, thus effectively superseding this Commission's jurisdiction and making impossible any changes in these rates either by this Commission or by voluntary action on the part of the carriers. Following this action the Interstate Commerce Commission vacated its order of July 5, 1935, thus restoring the Georgia Commission's jurisdiction over the class rates within Georgia.
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PAVING BRICK
The rates on this commodity were considered by the Commission, and this resulted in our order of April 28, reducing the rates on paving brick, car loads, within Georgia approximately twenty per cent, effective on June 10.
COTTON FACTORY PRODUCTS
Rail carriers sought authority to revise the rates upon all cotton factory products within Georgia, to be the same as those applicable interstate in the South. The proposal involved many increases, along with a general readjust ment of the rate structure upon this important product. The interstate rates applicable in the South are higher than those for similar distances within the northern territory, although the volume of this traffic is considerably greater in this territory. Following hearing the Commission refused to authorize the proposed changes but expressed the view th at rates, within Georgia, no higher than those applying within the North would reflect a proper basis of rates upon this heavy moving and important southern product.
MISCELLANEOUS RATE PETITIONS
During the year the Commission received and disposed of 194 petitions filed by railroad and express.companies seeking changes in intrastate rates, charges, rules and other matters. The majority of these brought about re-, auctions made in an effort to meet competition of other modes of transpor tation. In addition to these the Commission heard and disposed of 33 petitions which were on hand at the close of 1936 and which petitions involved readjust ment of the normal rate structure.
COMPRESS COMPANIES
In an effort to encourage a greater usage of compress facilities in the mar keting of cotton the principal compress companies operating in Georgia, dur ing August reduced the charge for standard compress from 12^ to 10jf per hun dred pounds.
RAILROAD ABANDONMENTS
On February 28, Mr. H. D. Pollard, as Receiver of the Central of Georgia Railway, applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon th at portion of its branch line extending from Metter to Brewton, a distance of about 48 miles. Hearing was had at Dublin on June 30, at which this Commission was represented by Assistant Attorney General Duckworth. The Interstate Commerce Commission by its order dated September 30, au thorized the abandonment of the line and operation thereover was discon tinued on November 10.
In our prior report we referred to the effort of the Southern Railway Com pany to abandon its line from Atlanta to Williamson, via Fayetteville, a dis tance of 41 miles. The Interstate Commerce Commission having authorized such abandonment, this Commission, jointly with the City of Fayetteville, sought and obtained an injunction in the Superior Court of Fayette County and in which court the m atter is now pending.
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THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD
As stated in our report for the year 1937 the services of the Commission's former consulting engineer, Mr. J. Houstoun Johnston were secured for the purpose of making annual inspections of the Western and Atlantic Railroad to see th at this property of the State is properly maintained as well as to verify by observation the reported additions and betterments made on the railroad during the preceding year and the correctness of book entries of such items. In addition to this function an earnest effort was made to bring to a satisfac tory conclusion the long standing litigation between the State of Georgia and the Central of Georgia Railway Company on the title to a narrow, triangular strip of land lying along the southwest side of the State's right-of-way be tween Broad and Whitehall Streets in Atlanta being about three feet in width at the former street and about two feet in width at the latter street. A con ference with the various parties involved in this litigation is planned for the purpose of formulating a suggested settlement of the controversy for all time. Such a proposal if agreed to by other interested parties will be submitted to the proper state authority for approval.
In his report to the Commission the engineer sets out a complete detailed statement of additions and betterments made since the commencement of the lease which discloses gross additions through December 31, 1938, of $2,734, 737.91. From this has been deducted property retired and not replaced for the same period the inventory value of $215,088.84, leaving net additions and bet terments Of $2,519, 649.07.
Respectfully submitted,

December 1, 1939.

WALTER R. MCDONALD, Chairman. Georgia Public Service Commission.

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1939
SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
I TO HIS EXCELLENCY, j GOVERNOR E. D. RIVERS:
In accordance with law, we submit herewith a report of the work of the I Georgia Public Service Commission covering the activities of the Department I for the calendar year, 1939:
PERSONNEL AND STAFF
Other than a change in the Vice-Chairmanship which occurred late in the year, the Commission as now constituted remains the same as shown in the last report, and is now composed of Walter R. McDonald, Chairman; Perry I T. Knight, Vice-Chairman and Commissioners Matt L. McWhorter, James A. I Perry and Jud P. Wilhoit, with Commissioner Perry T. Knight taking over the duties of Vice-Chairman on the 28th day of August, 1939, and at the same time I Commissioner McWhorter was selected to head the important work of the en| forcement of the Acts of the Legislature and the rules of the Commission gov erning the regulation of motor carriers for hire, which supervisory work was formerly handled by Commissioner Knight.
James H. Ellis, who formerly served as secretary to Commissioner Knight, on March 15, 1939, was given added duties and responsibility with the title of | Supervisor of Motor Carrier Enforcement. His excellent and meticulous work ! and progressive ideas fully justified his promotion and substantiated th e Com mission's decision th at he was qualified to direct this important work. This assignment placed Mr. Ellis in charge of the Commission's capable and ef ficient force of motor carrier inspectors. At the beginning of the second quarter of this year, the Commission reduced this force of inspectors from fourteen to | eleven, and to the extent necessary, re-apportioned the territory so as to cover j the entire State.
BUS AND TRUCK REGULATION
Effective the first of the year, the Commission adopted and put into oper ation a more thorough system of reports to be made by motor carrier inspectors than had been previously required which has greatly facilitated regulation and j at the same time reduced mileage costs for the amount of service performed j through coordination of effort and th e elimination of duplication. Under this system a daily report is mailed to the office of the Commission by each field worker at the close of the day showing the number of interviews, miles traveled, . hours worked, inspections made, reports filed and fees collected, as well as the itinerary for the following day.
I t has been found th at these reports are not only very valuable to the Com! mission but also to the inspectors. Their location is known each hour of the day I so th at they may be contacted when needed for a specific service, and in addition the reports enable the Commission to appraise the character and type of 1service performed by its field workers:
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The annual summary of the -work done by the motor carrier inspectors discloses:

Total Miles Traveled--____ _ -- ---- --------- -- ---- ---

154,562

Total Mileage Expense-- ----------- ,-|. . . --

$ 7,728.10

Total Hours Worked--- - - - - - - - - - - - -----Total Leave Days------------------------------- ---------------

29,844 197

Total Telephone Interviews __________________ -- - 2,668

Personal Interviews.____--

24,380

Total Interviews------- -------- -- ------- -------- ------------

27,048

Total Number of Letters Wri t t en-. . ---

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1,112

Total Number of Reports Made------------------ ---- -----

3,146

Total Commission Fees Collected.............. ........ -------

45,453.00

Total Revenue Tax Collected...... ...........---------------

59, 850.50

I t will be noted th a t the fees collected by our inspectors for this Depart ment for this year amounted to only $45,453.00 or only slightly more than onehalf of the total amount collected by the Department, which is accounted for by the fact th at the principal duty of the inspector is to regulate the oper ations of the motor carriers under the jurisdiction of the Commission in the enforcement of the statutes,' the safety rules and regulations and rate orders of the Commission, and in order to perform properly this service, the inspect ors must be thoroughly trained and fully informed as to all phases of regu lation, Attention is directed to the fact th at the above sum of $59,850.50, Reve nue Tax, represents the amounts collected in thte field by the Commission's inspectors for motor vehicle license fees and remitted directly to the State Revenue Commissioner. This service is rendered in addition to the inspector's regular and manifold duties and at the expense of this Department and it should be remembered th a t in the main these collections represent either delinquent or non-resident fees which likely would not otherwise be collected.

It should be noted th at a total of 3,146 inspector's reports on motor ve hicles were made during the year. From these reports the Commission's office personnel is enabled to assemble the following principal data:

Whether or not the vehicle is being operated under proper Certificate or Permit authority;

Whether or not the vehicle is in safe operating condition and is properly equipped with safety devices and accessories;

Whether or not the vehicle is operated by a qualified driver;

Whether or not proper rates and charges are being applied;

Whether or not schedules of service are being promptly and adequately rendered within the scope of the law and rules of the Commission.

It must be remembered th at the motor carrier industry is comparatively new as a regulated system of transportation and th at there are approximately seven hundred separate and distinct intrastate and interstate operators under the jurisdiction of the Commission using the highways of the State. The ma jority of them, of course, are small, individual, single unit, irregular oper ators and are mostly young men with a truck or bus seeking a means of liveli-

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hood in a business which to them appears very simple, but which they soon discover is a complex business requiring experience and training. Hence it is very important th a t all of these operators have regular and systematic super vision if a stable, safe and dependable motor carrier transportation system is to be provided our people. Since this is true, a large portion of the time of the Commission and its personnel is consumed in handling the complex details involved in the regulation of this new method of transportation. For example, the Commission has held 158 hearings during the year of 1939 on applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity alone. I t has held 72 hear ings on orders to show cause for violations of the Motor Carrier Laws and the Rules and Regulations of the Commission. Five hearings have been held on proposals to amend or issue new Motor Carrier Rules and Regulations. In ad dition approximately 500 orders to show cause were issued by the Commission on insurance cancellation notices on which no hearings were held.
BUS FARES
Early in the year and subsequent to the denial by the Commission of the motor carriers' application for an increase in bus rates, report of which was I made to you in 1938, new and revised passenger tariffs were filed on an experi| mental basis by the large bus companies which effected slight reductions in the fares for distances of more than fifty miles. These tariffs are based on graduated reductions in rates for longer distances which represent a revo lutionary practice in the fixing of passenger fares. Except for these volun tary experimental changes, bus fares continue on substantially the same basis as heretofore and in every instance are based on 2<fr or less per mile and in general are fixed on a basis of l|f^ per mile for the shorter distances and graded slightly lower for the longer distances.
TRUCK RATES
The situation as to truck rates, however, has been entirely different. The Commission has had ten different hearings on truck rates during the year. As a result the Commission has been able to adjust and establish definite rate schedules and classifications on a number of commodities.
Effective May 1, the Commission prescribed new and reduced basis of rates, truckload and less-truckload, upon lard, lard compounds, etc., and cooking oils (Minute Book 14, Page 172). In its order effective July 10, the Commission established a new and reduced basis of commodity rates upon roofing in truckloads (Minute Book 14, Page 313), ahd effective August 1, 1939, new and re duced scales of rates upon petroleum and petroleum products, truckload and less-truckload, and upon flavoring syrups, truckload and less-truckload (Min ute Book 14, Page 171). In its order effective September 1, 1939, new and re duced rates were established upon sugar, dried vegetables and fruits and upon canned goods and preserved food stuffs, truckload and less-truckload (Min ute Book 14, Page 313). .
The Commission has likewise issued its rules looking toward the estab lishment of commodity scales of rates upon iron and steel articles, cotton, naval stores, brick and clay products. Hearings thereon have been held, and the m atter is now pending disposition.
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In fixing these rates, the Commission took into consideration the general study being made of all truck rates looking to the ultimate issuance of a gen eral motor carrier tariff publication on all classes and commodities handled by truck. With this in view the Commission began hearings on December 5 1939, on a Rule Nisi against all for hire motor carriers of property operating intrastate within Georgia to show cause why the Commission should not adopt and prescribe new and revised distance scales of ju st and reasonable maximum and minimum rates on all classes and commodities between points in Georgia and why new and revised classification, station grouping and freight rules should not be adopted and prescribed. The Commission feels confident that this work will be completed before the end of the coming year, 'since it was apparent th at the printing of such a large publication would entail consider able costs the Commission amended its budget to provide a special fund of $3,000.00 for this expense.
The Commission in its order of March 3 (Minute Book 14, Page 1 9 3 ), adopted a Uniform System of Accounting to be observed by all Class I Motor Carriers, th a t is, motor carriers having total gross revenues of $100,000.00 or more per annum, and prescribed the form of annual reports to be used by such carriers in making their reports to the Commission. This accounting system is simi lar to th at adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission and will serve to harmonize the intrastate accounts with those required to be kept by inter state carriers, and will afford to the Commission a volume of additional data with respect to the organization and operation of such carriers.
The Commission also considered and prescribed effective July 1st a revised basis of divisions (Minute Book 14, Page 279) to be observed by motor carriers in dividing joint rates and likewise adopted and prescribed effective July L a uniform basis of storage rules and charges to be observed by the motor carl riers operating within the State upon shipments held in warehouse for de livery (Minute Book 14, Page 247).
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
The situation as to reciprocal arrangements with other states covering the operation of motor vehicles for hire remains the same as previously reported. The limitation in the Florida agreement which limited reciprocity to house! hold movers only was removed through the consummation with th at State of our uniform agreement and such agreement is now in effect and in satis factory operation between our State and the States of Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
UTILITY REGULATION
ELECTRIC
In our report for the year 1937, it was mentioned th at the Commission had undertaken to make an appraisal and valuation of the electric property of the Georgia Power and Light Company and in the report for the following year it was stated that field inventory work in conjunction with this appraisal had been completed and th at it was expected th at the complete appraisal would
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befinished about April 1, 1939. This appraisal was completed and the Commis!sion on March 15, instituted by Rule Nisi a formal investigation into the resiidential and commercial rates of the company.
At this point it is not amiss to mention the excellent, conscientious and competent work which has been done by the Commission's Valuation Engineer, Mr. Orrin S. Vogel, in the preparation of this appraisal. Mr. Vogel was se lected to head the Valuation Department of the Commission because of his wide experience in utility valuation work. He is a graduate electrical engineer and since finishing college, prior to his employment by this Commission, spent approximately fifteen years specializing in utility valuation work. His very thorough and excellent report on the complete inventory and valuation of the Ielectric department of the Georgia Power and Light Company, as well as cerjtain of his appraisals of small telephone companies bear evidence of his rare !capabilities and qualifications.
Hearing on the above Rule Nisi was delayed for several months on motion of the company but was finally commenced on July 12, and lasted for approxi mately three weeks. At the close of the hearing attorneys for the company, (requested additional time within which to file briefs for the information of Ithe Commission. This request was granted and the final order of the Commis sion was issued on November 7, 1939 (Minute Book 14, Pages 423-439), reducing the residential and commercial rate schedules of the company in the amount 1of approximately $68,000.00 per annum. The final rates established by the Com mission were not quite as low as those in effect by the Georgia Power Company which company serves more than eighty per cent of the territory within the State but were considerably lower than the rates then applicable to the cus, tomers of the Georgia Power and Light Company.
On April 18, 1939, the Chairman of the Commission directed a letter to the Georgia Power Company outlining much needed revisions in the residential and commercial rate schedules then applicable to the customers of th a t com pany. Attention was directed to the fact th a t the then applicable residential inducement schedule "A-4" did not appear to be functioning in a manner so that the full benefit of the schedule was being realized by the customers of Ithe company; and further th at the general commercial rates of the company did not provide for a diminishing unit cost of energy ,per KWH on additional use by the small commercial consumer and thereby prevented as full use of the service as might otherwise be made.
The letter to the company also pointed out th at the optional commercial cooking and refrigeration rate schedule "B-l" likewise restricted the added use of the service for extended commercial cooking and heating purposes in failing to provide proper reduction for greater usage in the longer blocks.
In answer to this letter several conferences were held by the Commission with officials of the Georgia Power Company in the belief th at the needed ' provisions could be effected without the delays and expense necessary in a formal investigation. After numerous meetings and proposals and counter proposals, the company submitted acceptable schedules fof these three classes 1of service which were approved and made applicable.
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The revised residential inducement rate "A-3-5" represented substantial c

reductions and provided for its general application as the immediate rate Jt

at the expiration of three years. Under this schedule total annual savings to ia

the company's residential customers, based on the present consumption, will f

amount to $520,000.00 by the end of the three-year period of which amount |t

only $160,000.00 was covered and could have been earned under the former

inducement rate and by reason of the limitation in its provisions, it is doubt

ful th at th at saving would ever have been realized.

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The revised five year inducement commercial rate "B-7" is substantially j

lower than the existing inducement rate "B-6" and will ultimately result in $

annual savings of $448,000.00 based on the company's customer consumption U

at the time the rate was filed.

The company also filed a reduced rate for commercial refrigeration and cooking, which rate made an immediate reduction in annual revenue of $31,000.00 based on the previous consumption under this schedule.

As a result of these rate filings (Minute Book 14, Pages 260-264), the elec- |1

trie rates of the Georgia Power Company for residential and commercial uses f

were revised and reduced resulting in an immediate annual saving of $73,500.00 11

and a further ultimate annual reduction of $950,500.00 through the application 11

of the new and lower inducement rate schedules.

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The Commission issued a Rule Nisi directed to the Savannah Electric and ,

Power Company on March 31, 1939, requiring th a t Company to show cause j

why rates charged for electric service under its residential rate schedule should !

not be reduced.

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Prior to the return date of the Rule, April 24, 1939, the company requested j| an opportunity for conference with the Commission, and following confer- '
ences with the Commission and its staff, the Savannah Electric and, Power 1 Company filed a new and lower rate schedule for residential service resulting 1 in an annual saving of $86,000.00 to its residential consumers and the Rule was accordingly dismissed (Minute Book 14, Pages 289-290).

The Tennessee Electric Power Company formerly rendered electric service : in Blue Ridge, McCaysville, Morganton, Epworth, Mineral Bluff, Tennga, I Graysville, Riceville and territory adjacent to these towns, but on August 15, 1939, the electric department of this company was dissolved and all its 'electric I property was sold to the Tennessee Valley Authority and others. As a result of the dissolution of this company, there remain only three major electric util ities in Georgia, and the year 1939 found major rate reductions placed into j effect in each of these three major electric utilities through Commission
action. These reductions effected an immediate saving to electric users of $227,500.00 per annum through the application of the new rate schedules.

COMMISSION INVENTORY OF ELECTRIC UTILITY PROPERTY
On February 28, 1939, the Commission made an application to the Works Progress Administration for an allocation of federal funds in the amount of $295,335.00 for the purpose of making an inventory of all electric utility fixed

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ai capital property in the State of Georgia. The purpose of this work is to este tablish and maintain a continuing inventory record of electric utility plant to |and equipment in order th a t the Commission may at any time determine the ill 'fair value of the property of electric utility companies in Georgia, used and at |useful in the rendition of electric service. et_r i Heretofore the tremendous and expensive task of compiling such an inven
tory had precluded the possibility of this work due to the very limited budget under which this Commission operates. Through the assistance of the Works ly Progress Administration, however, this inventory can be compiled without in |undue burden on the Commission's available funds, and is being made with )n the Commission's Valuation Department Staff.
i This work is under the direct supervision of the Commission's Chief Enld gineer, Mr. N. Knowles Davis, and Valuation Engineer, Mr. Orrin S. Vogel, 3f and as of the end of the year 1939 the actual field inventory of the Savannah
IElectric and Power Company's property in Savannah, Georgia, was well under c- |way and plans were being made to commence work on an inventory of the propes erty of the Georgia Power Company. I t will doubtless require some two years 00 Ito complete the work on the property of the latter company. In view of the )n ifact th a t the Commission has just, finished the complete inventory and ap
praisal of the Georgia Power and Light Company, it is planned th a t the in ventory taken by the Commission previously will be used as the basis for the id Icontinuing inventory record of th a t company,
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Id I In the future all Class "A" and Class "B" Electric Utility Companies in Ithe State will be required to maintain a continuing inventory record from the basic inventory taken under the supervision of the Commission's Valuation
id IStaff in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration Project. The C" Commission will keep an inventory summary, corrected year by year, from the 31 annual report submitted by the electric utilities to the Commission, and with J this inventory can make valuation studies at any time.
I Eor the purpose of requiring the maintenance of the continuing inventory 3e !record, the Commission on September 12, 1939, adopted and promulgated the
j following General Rule 17 (Minute Book 14, Page 390).
]< j "Each Class "A'' and Class "B" electric utility company shall maintain a [c continuous inventory record of all units of electric utility plant in agreement
with the uniform system of accounts prescribed by the Georgia Public Service ' ICommission. For the purpose of this rule a Class "A" utility is defined as one 0 j whose gross revenue from the sale of electric energy ex6eeds $750,000.00 per n ! an n u m or whose original cost of electric fixed capital exceeds $4,000,000.00, ,f | and a Class "B" utility is defined as one whose gross revenue from the sale of
electric energy exceeds $250,000.00 per annum but does not exceed $750,000.00 - per annum.
"This rule shall become effective when and if an original basic inventory shall have been completed by this Commission. The continuous inventory :s I record shall be kept in a manner as directed by the Georgia Public Service Comf mission and shall be so maintained until further order of the Commission, d ' Annual reports of additions to and withdrawals from the inventory shall be
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made to the Commission once each year in sufficient detail so th a t the in ventory record of the Commission may be currently maintained and in such a manner so th a t such changes may be identified in the field. "
STREET RAILWAY
During 1938, a Rule Nisi was issued by the Commission to the Georgia Power Company to show cause why street car fares charged in Atlanta should not be reduced and hearings were held under th a t Rule Nisi on June 29, and September 28, of th at year. This m atter was finally disposed of by Commission order of July 18, 1939 (Minute Book 14, Pages 336-337) . Following the hearings on this Rule Nisi several conferences had been held from time to time between the Commission and the company regarding the street car service in and around Atlanta. A final conference was held on July 13, 1939, at which the company outlined revisions it would make in the transportation fares and service in Atlanta.
The company proposed to extend the so-called Shoppers Special Buses to cover a much larger area in Atlanta on an experimental basis for a period of 12 months. In addition to this extension of the Shoppers Bus service, the company also proposed to inaugurate for an experimental period of 12 months a mid-day shoppers service on all street cars and bus routes in and around At lanta where no extra fares or feeder buses were involved. This provided for a round trip on any day in the week except Saturdays, but including legal holi days, between th e hours of 9:00 A. M. and 4:00 P.M. at 10ji. Under the plan, on the payment of this 10j5 fare between these hours a passenger receives a mid-day shoppers ticket good for a second continuous ride on any line before 4:00 P. M. the same day.
The Rule Nisi on this m atter also dealt with the adequacy of transporta tion service in Atlanta, and the company advised the Commission at this con ference th a t it had already placed an order for 12 additional 35 and 36 passen ger buses to relieve the congestion wherever it existed. The Commission's order of July 18, 1939, accepted the proposal submitted by the Georgia Power Com pany, and further ordered th at two tickets should be sold for 15*1in lieu of the former basis of four for 30
Experience has shown th a t the proposed arrangements of the Company have worked very much to the satisfaction of the transportation users in the City of Atlanta. While the change in rates for tickets from 4 for 30 to 2 for 15^ does not represent strictly a rate reduction, still it was estimated th a t it would reduce the revenue df the Company on transportation service by approximately $30,000.00 per year because of the fact th at many more passengers would buy tickets at the rate of 2 for 15(4 than were bought at the rate of 4 for 30jf.
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
Georgia continues to stay out in front on rural electrification. As of De cember 31, 1939, electric utility companies in the State had some 4,500 miles of rural lines in service serving approximately 50,000 rural customers. As of the same date electric membership corporations, financed by the Rural Electri fication Administration, Washington, D. C., had some 11,322 miles of lines
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in service which were built to serve approximately 34,000 customers. At the end of 1939, there were 1,185 miles of REA lines under construction, 1,897 miles of REA lines on which construction had been approved, and 1,760 miles of n.'F.A lines on which approval had been requested. As pointed out previously, this Commission's policy has been one of cooperating with all individuals and cooperative organizations in the extension of electric service in the rural areas, and the Commission is therefore quite proud of the record which has been made.
TELEPHONE
The extra 15 charge per month made by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company for handset telephones was eliminated in March. This elimination was in accordance with an agreement reached with the Telephone Company and the Commission in March, 1938, whereunder the charge in the previous year was to be limited to 18 months, but not to go beyond March, 1939. This resulted in an annual saving of $55,500.00 to the telephone users in Georgia, in addition to the saving of $88,245.00 previously resulting from the elimination of the handset charge to an 18-month period. There were no other important changes in the rates of this company during the year.
The Southeastern Telephone Company of Georgia was consolidated with the Central Telephone Company of Georgia and the Southeastern Telephone Company of America into the new Southeastern Telephone Corporation which consolidated company by order of the Commission dated April 24, 1939 (Min ute Book 14, Pages 251-252), was authorized to issue 2,000 additional shares of common stock of no par value for the purpose of acquiring the physical assets of the two other telephone companies.
During the year, this same company made application to the Commission to make certain increases in the existing telephone rates at their Quitman^ Georgia, Exchange to become effective upon conversion of this exchange to either common battery manual or common battery dial operation. This appli cation was contested by the city officials of Quitman and the Commission investigated the m atter with complete thoroughness. An inventory and ap praisal was made of the Quitman Exchange by the Valuation Department of the Commission, which definitely showed th a t the true value of the telephone property in Quitman, devoted to public service, was considerably less than the book value as carried on the books of the Southeastern Telephone Cor poration. An order was issued on December 21 (Minute Book 14, Pages 485-492) in this case, in which rates were established for exchange telephone service in Quitman to become effective after the exchange was converted to dial oper ation. The resulting rates set for telephone service in Quitman were less than those petitioned for by the company, and were a little higher than those claimed by the City of Quitman as being adequate for the improved service.
INTERTERRITORIAL FREIGHT RATES
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS' COMMODITY RATE CASE
The Commodity Rate Case which had been pressed to an early hearing | ahead of the other phases of the Governors' four-point program discussed

in the report for 1937, and designed to remove existing interterritorial differ entials, was decided by the Interstate Commerce Commission in its report and order of November 22, 1939, and the findings announced by the Commission justified th at fine of thought in Southern leadership which maintained that the correctness of our position could best be determined in the fixing of "Com modity rates. " The complaint asked relief on the level of rates applicable to fourteen heavy moving commodities but in the opinion of the Commission, the lack of evidence as to the movement of certain of the commodities named failed to justify a finding of discrimination. On those articles which were shown to move interterritorially, namely, stoves and ranges, stone, industrial mar ble, enameled iron or steel plumber's goods, iron body valves, fire hydrants, cast iron pipe fittings, brass pipe fittings, cocks and valves, talc and soapstone, and papetries, the Commission granted the full relief prayed for and held that:
"The cost of transporting the articles named in the complaint from pro ducing points in the South into the North, compared with that of transport ing like articles within the North, does not justify the maintenance thereon of higher levels of rates than are applicable within the North. "
Savings in transportation costs which will inure to the shippers of these commodities have been variously estimated by traffic experts, and by some as much as $7,500,000.00, but far more important is the sizable breach in the in terterritorial rate barrier in the finding th at our Southern goods moving into Official territory should bear no higher rate, mile for mile, than like goods moving within th at territory.
The South is still a long ways from complete victory and as a m atter of fact will doubtless be required to resist before the Commission and through the courts the efforts of the Northern interests to nullify this initial success but the effect of the decision in the Commodity Case is ultimate and will be controlling in future interterritorial rate adjustments.
CLASS RATE CASE
The complaint against the presently maintained level of intraterritorial class rates within the Southeast, which was filed simultaneously with, or just prior to the Commodity Rate Complaint, was dismissed during 1938 upon the petition of the South's committee designated to press its prosecution as it appeared doubtful th a t our section could hope to secure the relief desired through the investigation of the Southern. Class Rate level. This Commission, in collaboration with other State Commissions and shipper organizations ap pealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission to institute on its own motion a general investigation into the Class Rate levels in the several rate territories of the United States, and in which request they were supported by the South ern Governors' Conference. This request was followed up by Congressional injunctions and on the 29th day of July, 1939, a general investigation was or dered in the level of Class Rates and in Freight Classification within all the rate territories lying east of the Rocky Mountains.
This investigation is an enormous undertaking but it provides the vehicle through which th at phase of the Governors' Rate Adjustment program, de signed to remove *all barriers at one fell swoop, can be pressed to a successful
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conclusion. The country as a whole is agreed in the m atter of freight classifi cation th a t there should be one standard, uniform freight classification for application in all the rate territories so it is therefore apparent th at this long overdue adjustment will result from this investigation and insofar as costs will permit, and can be determined, it is generally conceded and agreed by those outside of favored Official territory, th at a uniform level of Class Rates should be prescribed for general application within and between all the territories.
Hearings in the Class Rate investigation have .not been assigned and no announcement has been made by the Interstate Commerce Commission as to the conduct of these proceedings, and the South continues its preparation, to organize in a determined effort to secure out of this investigation a lasting and equitable adjustment of railroad freight rates. To this end, competent commerce counsel and rate experts have been employed and at the same time leaders in the South are endeavoring to bring about a closer cooperation be tween the Southeast, the Southwest and Western Trunk Line territories so as to harmonize our positions and coordinate the several presentations.
TEXTILE RATE CASE
This case is the fourth point in the Governors' Rate Adjustment program and was set down by the Commission during the year for further hearing. The case should be concluded within the early months of 1940 and submitted for final order and decision. The proceedings ihvolve the level of rates between Southern textile producing points and consuming points in Eastern, as well as Central Freight Association territory, and as a result of a slight advantage being afforded the Carolina mill points to consuming areas in the latter zone, a difference of opinion has arisen as between textile operators in those states and the manufacturers located in Georgia and Alabama which will unques tionably react unfavorably upon Southern industry as a whole.
RATES ON LIVESTOCK
During the summer interested Associations of livestock slaughterers in the Northeastern territory of the United States filed complaint with the Inter state Commerce Commission attacking the rates upon cattle, hogs, and other livestock from Southern territory, including Georgia, to destinations in the East, such as Baltimore, New York, Boston, etc., and which rates are a m atter of considerable interest to the Georgia growers, particularly in view of the soil conservation programs and the increased production of livestock in the State.
This Commission has intervened in the proceedings before the Interstate Commerce Commission and conferences have been had with our livestock growers and shippers with the view of active participation to the end th at the rates upon livestock within Southern territory and between Southern territory and other territories in the United States may be placed upon a level which will give to Georgia livestock producers and shippers the benefit of rates relatively adjusted to those applying in other parts of the sections of the nation.
In discussions at these conferences which have been attended by repre sentatives of the other Southern State Commissions, as well as a representa-
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tiv of the United States Department of Agriculture and Georgia livestock producers, it has developed th at the complaint by the Eastern Meat Packers is not sufficiently broad to provide the relief needed. This complaint attacks the rates only to the Eastern parts of the United States, whereas the Southern livestock grower must have an equitable adjustment of rates applicable within the South, as well as from and between the South and other territories and in addition, there are important transit privileges and shipping rules essential to the development of the livestock industry. I t is likely th at a separate com plaint will have to be filed.

INTRASTATE FREIGHT RATES

DRY BUILDING MORTAR
During the year, the rail carriers operating in the State sought authority to establish rates upon masonry cement, mortar cement or dry building mor ta r upon the same basis as those applicable to cement.

I t appears th a t this commodity is produced at only one point in the State

and consists principally of lime with a small percentage of cement. Following

hearing on the subject of these rates the Commission prescribed basis of rates

the same as lime, which is somewhat lower than th at on cement to apply on

shipments containing not less than 30 per cent of lime and not more than 18

per cent of cement, thus placing the rates on this commodity in line with those j

upon lime which is the principal constituent element (Minute Book 14, Pages

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During the early part of this year a plant was constructed and placed in j operation at Savannah, Georgia, for the manufacture of plaster and plaster board, the crude gypsum being brought into Savannah by water. This is the , first plaster producing plant established within the State and it became neces- * sary to give consideration to the rates upon plaster and plaster products.

Prior to the construction of this plant the rates upon plaster were upon varying bases wholly lacking in uniformity and with varying minimum weights.

Following hearings and complete inquiry into the subject the Commission established a distance scale of rates upon plaster and plaster products the equivalent of 15% of first class and upon plaster products the equivalent of 15% of first class and upon plaster board the equivalent of 22% of first class, thus bringing about a uniformity in the rates and minimum, and resulting in a somewhat lower basis of rates upon this commodity than previously in effect (Minute Book 14, Pages 232-236; also pages 217-218).

MOLASSES AND SYRUP
During the year the Commission gave consideration to the rates upon molasses and syrup, both carload and less-carload. The rates applicable on these commodities were those established by the Commission in the years immediately following its creation, ,and numerous special rates had been es tablished in the State during those years resulting in an irregular and chaotic basis of rates upop these important Georgia products.

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Following a complete inquiry into the rates within the State, the Com mission prescribed new and revised basis to apply, generally levelling out the rates, and resulting in numerous reductions in the rates which were applicable throughout the State, particularly upon those shipments originating at the small country stations (Minute Book 14, Pages 391-393)
RATES ON COTTON
During the year the Commission gave consideration to the m atter of rates upon cotton within the State and the various changes which had been made in these rates in Southern territory by the rail carriers during the recent years.
Following inquiry the Commission established a new basis of rates upon cotton, any quantity, which gives Georgia shippers rates for the short hauls lower than those generally applicable (Minute Book 14, Pages 207-214). In addition, the Commission permitted the rail carriers to establish for experi mental purposes a basis of rates upon Cotton when in carloads.
Prior to this time no carload rates had been established on cotton and the results of this new departure in the rates upon this principal agricultural commodity will be watched with interest.
RATES ON FERTILIZERS
For a number of years the movement of fertilizer by rail carriers has shown a steady decrease, and during the early part of this year conferences were held between officials of the rail lines and executives of the fertilizer industry, resulting in a proposal by the rail carriers to establish as an experimental measure new and greatly reduced rates upon fertilizer between points within the State. In connection with the reduced rates the carload minimum weight was increased from 40,000 to 60,000 pounds, but even with the increase in the m in im u m weight the resulting per car charge was lower for distances up to 2 0 0 miles.
These rates were considered by the Commission, and in its order of July 18, 1939 (Minute Book 14, Pages 340-341), it authorized the establishment of the reduced rates for an experimental period of one year. The reduction aver aged slightly in excess of $1 .0 0 per ton, and under the agreement between the fertilizer industry and the rail carriers the entire amount of the reduction was reflected in the sales price of the fertilizer.
RAILROAD RATES GENERALLY
During the year the Commission conducted investigations resulting in '"some reductions in the rates upon iron and steel articles, less-carloads, be
tween certain points within the State, and likewise held hearings in connec tion with rates on brick, clay and tile products which resulted in reductions being made in the rates on these building materials. During the year there were further substantial reductions made in the rates1 upon gasoline and fuel oil between points within the State.
In addition to the m atters specifically cited, the Commission officially considered and disposed of 149 applications involving miscellaneous rate ad-
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justments within the State, the majority of which constituted substantial reductions for the purpose of meeting or equalizing competitive conditions.

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By petition filed March 2, 1939, the Railway Express Agency sought author ity to make effective upon Georgia intrastate express traffic a revision similar to th a t which was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission on February 6 , 1939, in Ex Parte 126. This revision affected only the express pack age rates and did not involve the freight competitive rates which have been established by the Express Company in the South during recent years.

While the revision contemplated an increase of approximately 10 per cent
in the express package one hundred pound rates, first class, at the same time
the new basis resulted in reductions in most instances on shipments of fifty
pounds or less and generally reduced basis of rates upon packages weighing less than one hundred pounds.

Testimony was submitted as to the financial condition of the Express Com pany and the need for an adjustment of charges which would meet in the in creased operating expenses. The testimony disclosed th a t the great majority of the traffic moving within Georgia consisted of smaller packages and under the revised basis reductions would result on the great preponderance of the movements.

As is always the case in revisions of a general nature, both reductions and increases result, and it appearing th at the Georgia shippers would obtain a material benefit through the express package rates the Commission author ized the adjustment in the Georgia intrastate rates to conform to the inter state revision effective May 1 (Minute Book 14, Pages 249-250).

RAILROAD ABANDONMENTS
In the Commission's Annual Report for 1937, reference was made to the efforts of the Southern Railway Company to abandon its line from Atlanta to Williamson via Fayetteville, a distance of 41 miles, this abandonment having been authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and to the fact th a t this Commission jointly with the City of Fayetteville had sought and obtained an injunction from the Superior Court of Fayette County.
During the present year the proceeding was appealed to the Supreme Court of Georgia and the order of the lower court was dissolved and the m atter was appealed to the United States Federal Court at Richmond, Virginia, which court denied injunction, permitting the order of the Interstate Commerce Commission to become operative, and accordingly the line was abandoned on August 2 0 , 1939.
On October 31, 1939, the Southern Railway Company petitioned the Inter state Commerce Commission for authority to abandn its branch line extend ing from Cochran to Hawkinsville, a distance of 10.3 miles, and on October 28, 1939, the W rrghtsvme and Tennille Railroad Company applied for author ity to abandon its line extending from Southwest Junction near Dublin, Geor gia to Eastman, Georgia, a distance of 28.5 miles. These two petitions are in-

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terwoven in th at the Southern Railway Company contemplates acquisition of the Wrightsville and Tennille terminals at Eastman should the abandonment of the line be authorized, and the Wrightsville and Tennille contemplates acquisition of the Hawkinsville terminals of the Southern Railway should the Southern Railway petition be granted.
The citizens of Hawkinsville and Eastman have filed protests with the In terstate Commerce Commission and hearings will be held at Eastman, Geor gia, on February 2, 1940, in which proceeding this Commission will actively participate in order to protect the interests of the communities involved.
' THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD
Pursuant to the direction of the Commission, Mr. J. Houstoun Johnston, formerly the Commission's Consulting Engineer, made the customary annual inspection of the W. & A. Railroad to verify by observation the reported ad ditions and betterments made on the railroad during the calendar year 1939, and the correctness of the accounting entries of such improvements, as well as to see th a t this railroad owned by the State is properly maintained.
In his report to the Commission, Mr. Johnston sets forth the following specific major improvements which were concluded during the year:
**(i) During this year the Magnolia Street Viaduct in Atlanta was replaced by a new structure. The old one, built in 1904 had beoome inadequate and indeed for several months previous to the new work had been condemned. The new bridge is a fine, wide, modern concrete bridge built entirely at the expense of the City of Atlanta, no part of the cost being borne by the N. 0. & St. L. Railway.
" (2) In my report of February 27, 1939, mention was made of the work of strengthening the bridge over the Chattahoochee River. This work was com pleted during 1939, the final cost figures appearing in the A. & B. Statement. It is now capable of carrying the heaviest traffic at scheduled speed.
**(3) Also referred to in the 1938 report was Oostanaula Bridge, the work of replacing the old bridge having been completed and final charges made in 1939. For years prior to undertaking this work it had been necessary for all trains to reduce speed over this bridge which thus was in the nature of an obstruc tion. The bridge is a modern ballast deck plate girder structure over which all trains are permitted to pass at maximum speed.
" (4 ) In the early part of this year work was started on replacing four of the comparatively fight iron bridges on the North end of the road with modern ballast deck structures of the same general type as the others on the road. By the end of this year it is probable the work will be completed, thus further facilitating movements of trains at high speed. Included in this program sev eral changes in the alignment are being made, such as reducing the rate of curvature.
" (5) It is a widely known fact th a t the Western & Atlantic Railroad is prob ably one of the crookedest trunk fine railroads in the country, particularly the part between Atlanta and CJartersville. Notwithstanding this, I want to
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emphasize th a t the manner in which the curves are maintained is a marvel of smoothness in the movement of trains. In all my years of experience in rail road maintenance as well as observations of railroads generally, I rarely have seen anything in this respect th at compares with the W. & A. Railroad. "
Mr. Johnston's report to the Commission sets forth a complete detailed statement of additions and betterments made since the commencement of the lease which itemizes gross additions through December 31, 1939, in the total amount of $2, 767,154.41, and property retired and not replaced for the same period at its inventory value of $232,940.31, which, deducted from the gross additions, leaves a balance for net additions and betterments of $2,534,214.10.
Respectfully submitted,

January, 1940.

WALTER R. MCDONALD, Chairman, Georgia Public Service Commission.

1940
SIXTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
TO HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR EUGENE TALMADGE:
Pursuant to law, we submit herewith a report of the accomplishments of the Georgia Public Service Commission during the calendar year, 1940, and with the thought of acquainting you with the operation of the Department since the close of your previous term as Governor, we are summarizing briefly certain phases of the work for the past four years.
PERSONNEL AND STAFF
There has been no change in the membership of the Commission during the year and as now constituted it is composed of Walter R. McDonald, Chair man; Perry T. Knight, Vice-Chairman; and Commissioners Matt L. McWhor ter, James A. Perry and Jud P. Wilhoit, with Commissioner McWhorter con tinuing in charge of the enforcement of the motor carrier laws and regulations.
The only change in the Commission's administrative staff occurred in the resignation of the Supervisor of Motor Carrier Enforcement, who resigned effective as of January 3, 1940, in order to accept more lucrative employment in Augusta, and the Commission appointed J. P. Skinner to replace him with the title of Director of the Motor Carrier Division. The excellent manner in which Mr. Skinner has directed the enforcement work of the Commission's staff of fine inspectors has fully justified the decision to place him in direct charge of this important Division, the administration of which requires firm convictions, sound,judgment and integrity.
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BUS AND TRUCK REGULATION
The work of the Commission in the enforcement of the motor carrier laws during the year 1940 has been directed along more systematic Unes without any material change in the method of procedure heretofore adopted and put into effect.
The experience and knowledge acquired by the Commission's motor car rier inspectors has brought about a more thorough and systematic inquiry into the operations of quahfled motor carriers, thus greatly reducing viola tions and substantiaUy improving the type of service being rendered.

The daily reporting system required by the Commission from its motor carrier inspectors has greatly facihtated regulation and at the same time, has resulted in savings in traveUng expense through the coordination of effort and the eUmination of duplication. At the close of the day, each motor car rier inspector mails to the office of the Commission a daily report showing the number of interviews, miles traveled, hours worked, inspections made, formal reports filed, and fees collected, as well as the itinerary for the foUowing day.

The annual summary of the motor carrier inspectors' field reports for the year 1940 shows the foUowing interesting facts:

Number of Miles Traveled___ ________ -- -------------Number of Hours Worked____ _________ ________ 1Number of Leave Days---------- -------------------- 185 Total Telephone Interviews-_____________ 1,540 ,
Personal Interviews--!_____ ___-----__ 24,069 Total Interviews____ _____ _______ ____ ________ Number of Letters W ritten___--------- ------------------Number of Reports Made to the Commission________

163,904 28,982
25,608 571
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The regulatory fees coUected by the inspectors amounted to $67,108.50 which represents an increase in the amount coUected by them over 1939 of $21,655.50. The total motor carrier regulatory fees collected in this Depart ment during last year reached the aU time high of $91,875.00, which exceeded the expenditures in motor carrier regulation by $26,454.76, the amount paid over to the Highway Department at the close of the year.

Our inspectors also coUected $42,509.60 in Ucense fee taxes for the Motor Vehicle Division of the Revenue Department. This amount was in the main made up of deUnquent and out-of-State Ucense tax fees, many of which would not otherwise have been paid. Further evidence of the diUgent and effective supervision of the inspection force is reflected in the greater number of appUcations filed during the year for Certificates of PubUc Convenience and Necessity, the total being 177 as compared with 158 in the previous 12 months of 1939; and in addition, there were only 23 hearings on orders to show cause for violation of the rules of the Commission as against 72 for the preceding year.
The Commission's General Motor Carrier Rules and Regulations of 1937 were vacated and superseded by order of August 8 promulgating new and re vised rules and regulations (Minute Book 15, Pages 67-84). The revisions re-

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fleeted changes which had been made from time to time following notice and opportunity for full hearing from interested parties. Among the important changes were:
(1) Motor carriers operating solely in interstate commerce, and there fore not required to secure a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, were required to register and secure from the Commission, as a pre-requisite to operation, a certificate designating the routes to be traversed and defining the operating rights as granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
(2) All contracts for the lease of motor vehicles by qualified carriers were required to be filed with the Commission setting forth the contract period, the consideration therefor, and stipulating, before said equipment could be put into operation, th a t the name of the lessee and the number of the vehicle be legibly stenciled on both sides thereof.
(3) Motor carriers, in order to simplify the registration of motor vehicles with the Commission, were required to number each piece of equipment and register same with the Commission under the number so assigned which must be plainly stenciled on the door of the vehicle as well as the number and class of the certificate, and the name of the operation as shown in the Certificate.
(4) A requirement th a t all bus companies must provide adequate bus de pot facilities commensurate with the needs of the traveling public in cities or towns in which service is rendered.
(5) As a means of regulating motor carriers operating over irregular routes, such operators were required to file monthly statements setting forth in de tail the date, origin and destination of all hauls made, the number of the ve hicle employed, as well as the commodities transported.
(6 ) Based on a ruling by the Law Department, the Commission assumed jurisdiction over the issuance of all securities and evidences of debts by motor carriers under its jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of Section 93414 of the 1933 Code of Georgia and accordingly, the revised rules provide pro cedure in such matters.
At the same time, the Commission promulgated a new set of Safety Rules substantially the same as those prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Com mission, except th at they have been defined in short, concise and understand able language, numbered consecutively and made to conform in all respects with the laws of the State of Georgia. These rules have been placed in the hands of all the drivers of motor carriers subject to the jurisdiction of the Commis sion and an ample supply has been furnished to the Department of Public Safety, which Department has adopted the Commission's rules and made them applicable to the operation of private vehicles.
BUS FARES
The Commission's maximum authorization of 2j per mile for the trans portation of passengers by bus continues in force and represents the level applicable over some of the smaller independent lines. In the main, however, rates applicable in Georgia are based on a much lower level. The larger bus companies have applied as an experimental rate, a graduated scale of fares
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1 commencing at 1 |^ for distances up to fifty miles, with lower rates for the longer distances. There has been no change in bus fares during the year ex cept th at the experimental graduated scale in effect over the fines of the South-
j eastern Greyhound and Union Bus Company were increased slightly for the j longer distances, bringing them in line with fares maintained by other
companies.
TRUCK RATES
The Commission has continued its general study on all truck rates and truck freight classifications looking to the issuance of revised distance scales of ju st and. reasonable maximum and minimum rates on all classes and com modities, as well as classification, station groupings and general freight rules. Hearings have been held and arguments had on proposed reports prepared by the Commission's Rate Expert on General Class and Commodity Rates, Rules and Classification and Grouping as well as his reports proposing tentative rates applicable for the transportation of cotton, iron, steel articles, naval stores and brick, clay products, sewer pipe and tile; but no final order has I been issued, the only rate changes being minor adjustments in the rates upon certain commodities such as sugar and roofing.
The general readjustm ent of the motor truck rates has been necessarily delayed by reason of the numerous rail classification changes effective Sepj tember 1, 1940; however, the detail work incident to the preparation and is suance of a final order prescribing a general motor carrier tariff for all coin| modifies handled by truck is nearing completion and it is expected th a t it will be promulgated during the early part of 1941.
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
During 1940, reciprocal arrangements of great benefit to Georgia carriers, both commercial and private, were extended to one new state and improved with others. An agreement was worked out temporarily with Maryland, but had not been placed in final form. A new agreement was effected with South Carolina, liberalizing the previous arrangement with th at State, and similar I negotiations were under way with North Carolina. Agreements were in effect I at the end of the year with the above states, and in addition the States of Flor ida, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia.
UTILITY REGULATION
ELECTRIC
While the Commission instituted no formal rate proceedings against any electric utilities during the year 1940, there were substantial savings realized I by electric consumers during th at year through the operation of the induce ment rate schedules ordered in the previous year. I t is conservatively esti! mated th a t the annual savings resulting from such revisions amounted to apI proximately $205,000.00, of which $130,000.00 was to the residential consumers, $75,000.00 to commercial customers.
For the four year period 1937 to 1940 inclusive, electric rate revisions have netted a total annual saving to all classes of users of $1,861,778.00, the re-
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ductions in charges for residential service being $308,260.00 in 1937, $50,000.00 in 1938, $244,839.00 in 1939, and $130,000.00 in 1940, or a total for the four year period of $733,099.00. This figure does not represent a carry over of reductions made in one year into the next, but is merely a total of the annual reductions made effective each year. Reductions in charges for commercial service have been estimated at $631,289.00 for the same four year period as follows: $100,000.00 in 1937, $112,500.00 in 1938, $343,789.00 in 1939 and $75,000.00 in 1940. Industrial rate reductions for this four year period represent a total of $497,390.00.
A comparison of the average rate paid by all residential electric users in Georgia during 1936 and 1940 reflects the result of rate reductions. In 1936 the Georgia average residential rate was 3.48 cents per KWH and in 1940. this aver age rate was 2.80 cents per KWH, representing a reduction of 19|% in the aver age rate. Some of this drop is, of course, due to an increase in average con sumption, since electric rate schedules contain a sliding scale with a lower rate per KWH on larger use, but a substantial portion of the average rate de crease is certainly due to lower effective rates.
As a further comparison of interest, the national average rate for resi dential service in 1939 was 4.05 cents per KWH sold as compared to Georgia'saverage of 2.80 cents per KWH for 1940. The national average rate for 1940 has not yet been published but the 1939 Georgia average was more than 25% below the national figure.
During the period from December 31, 1936, to December 31, 1940, both resi dential and commercial rates of all three major electric utility companies in Georgia were substantially lowered as reflected in the summary of annual savings stated above. These three companies serve virtually the entire State, except of course the municipal plants not under Commission regulation, as well as a small area in North Georgia served directly or indirectly by the Ten nessee Valley Authority. There are some five very small privately owned elec tric companies but none of these has a total gross revenue of as much as $5,000.00 per annum.
Some of the rate reductions were brought about by formal order of the Commission after public hearings or by arbitration with the company after issuance of a Rule Nisi, and others were accomplished by the informal con ference method.
COMMISSION INVENTORY OF ELECTRIC UTILITY PROPERTY
During the past year the engineers of the Commission have been engaged in making a complete inventory of the electric department of the Savannah Electric and Power Company and the Georgia Power Company. This work was undertaken by the Commission for the purpose of establishing a basic in ventory of all public utility electric property in Georgia which is to be per petuated by the companies threugh a work order and unit property system set up for th at purpose by the Commission engineers. On September 12, 1939, the Commission adopted and promulgated General Rule 17 which requires the companies under our jurisdiction to maintain a continuous inventory record by specified inventory units as soon as the basic inventory of the Commission
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is completed. Heretofore tlie Commission has had no accurate information as to the fair value of electric utility property and the development of such rep resented jsuch a tremendous task th at our limited budget prevented its ac complishment. However, through the WPA project which we are sponsoring and completely supervising, the work can be done without undue burden on available funds. As an indication of the extent of this undertaking the WPA project authorizes the expenditure of $295,335.00 in federal funds.
The inventory was started on the Savannah Electric and Power Company, which serves an area of 1,600 square miles in and adjacent to the City of Sa vannah. All the phases of the field inventory of this company have been com pleted. The records prepared include all the detail necessary to make a basic inventory of the steam plant, 44 primary sub-stations, all of the pole lines which include some 2 0 ,0 0 0 poles, 26,000 electric meters, the complete under ground distribution system, street lighting equipment and such buildings, land and general property as are owned and found to be necessary in the con duct of the electric business. In connection with the establishment of this system all maps, instructions and property unit details have been prepared to make it possible for the accounting division of the Savannah Electric and Pow er Company to perpetuate the inventory so established. A complete inventory setting forth the quantities found of each inventory unit has been given to th at company.
While the inventory of the electric property of the Georgia Power Com pany is not yet complete, it is well under way. A fair conception of th e progress th at has been made is shown by the fact th a t there are approximately 40,000 square miles of territory in the area served by this company and all the lines in some 30,000 square miles of this area have been inventoried. Within this territory there are about 125,000 poles on more than 5,000 miles of pole lines of various types and voltages.
The Georgia Power Company is divided into six operating divisions, viz., Augusta, Macon, Athens, Rome, Columbus and Atlanta.
In the Augusta Division there are four operating districts, Augusta, Thom son, Waynesboro and Statesboro, and in these districts there are some 20,000 poles and 75 primary sub-stations all of which have been completed.
In the Macon Division there are seven districts, Macon, Vidalia, Bruns wick, Dublin, McRae, Milledgeville and Jonesboro. The lines in all of these except the Milledgeville and Jonesboro districts have been completed, which means some 40,000 poles and approximately 20 sub-stations have been in ventoried.
In the Athens Division there are five districts, Athens, Madison, Hartwell, Gainesville and Cornelia. The lines in these have all been completed embracing over 20,000 poles and 35 sub-stations.
In the Rome Division there are five districts, Rome, Canton, Dalton, Cedartown and Carrollton. Of these Rome, Canton and Dalton have been com pleted, including some 15,000 poles and 45 sub-stations.
In the Columbus Division there are five districts, Columbus, Americus, Tifton, Albany and Manchester. All except the Manchester District are corn-
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plete with an inventory of about 25,000 poles, but no sub-stations in the Co lumbus Division have as yet been done.
Field crews are now working in the Milledgeville, Manchester and Cedartown Districts and since there are no large cities in these areas, work should be completed during the month of January 1941 if the weather is favorable.
No work has been started in the Atlanta Division, which consists mainly of the City of Atlanta, and it is estimated th at there are about 50,000 poles in this division.
Upon completion of the field work in each district it is thoroughly checked for accuracy and then summarized and assembled by counties, so th a t the record will show the actual inventory units located in each county in the State. All field studies of sub-stations are re-edited and re-drawn in the Atlanta office for a permanent record. At the completion of Division inventories, the summaries are brought up to date by recording the effect of work executed during and after the time of the actual field inventory.
This WPA proj ect will not include an inventory of the electric plant of the Georgia Power and Light Company, inasmuch as an inventory of this property was made by the Commission's engineering sta ff in 1938 and 1939 in connection with the Commission's appraisal of th at company in the rate proceeding re sulting in commercial and residential rate reductions of some $75,000.00 per annum, the largest single rate reduction order ever issued by the Commission against th at company since its inception in May 1927. The inventory so com piled is now being perpetuated by the Accounting Department of the Georgia Power and Light Company.
I t is proposed and so directed by the Commission th a t each electric utility shall maintain a continuing inventory record making annual reports to the Commission of additions and withdrawals during the year, and the record is to be so kept as to lend itself to ready verification by the Commission of changes reported annually. The Commission proposes to keep a master inventory record by counties recording the changes reported year by year after sufficient field checking, resulting in an up to date inventory of electric property at all times. Such an inventory may be priced at any time for use in the fixing of rates for electric service and also will be of great worth in deter mining the actual value of electric plant and property in the various counties for tax purposes. The Commission in past years has had innumerable requests fon such information especially from members of our Legislature, and here tofore has been unable to answer such inquiries.
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
The Commission adopted a policy early in 1937 of cooperating with and assisting all individuals and cooperative organizations in the extension of elec tric service and the results have been very gratifying. The services of the Com mission's Field Engineer have been made available to any electric member ship corporation wishing his assistance and he has made numerous preliminary surveys in conjunction with various county agents, preparing maps for in clusion with applications to the Rural Electrification Administration for al lotments to construct electric lines.
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We take pride in the progress of rural electrification in Georgia during the past four years. The advancement of this program in our State has been accomplished without a penny's expense to our taxpayers, while some other states, for example South Carolina, have expended considerable state funds out of tax receipts for the furtherance of rural electrification with a great deal less accomplished. Georgia with only 2|% of the nation's total population has received 5% of the total allotments in the amount of $17,274,845.00 up to January 1, 1941. As of September 30, 1940, 37 cooperatives had energized 15,716 miles of line serving 43,8 8 8 consumers. Six newly formed cooperatives and ex tensions of present lines of the others will provide for a total constructionof 18,000 miles of fines including th at already in operation and will make elec tricity available to over 70,000 rural families.

The extension of electric service by the REA has spurred the public util

ity companies to a more liberal extension policy and these utilities now render

service to some 16,750 strictly farm homes in addition to many thousands non-

farm users in rural areas.

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TELEPHONE
In 1940 telephone charges were reduced by the Commission in the total amount of $43,690.00 per annum, $19,674.00 representing the removal of the 25 cents per month additional charge for dials on PBX extension telephones, $5,375 resulting from the reduction in the extension telephone line mileage rate, $5,859 reflecting the change in method of measurements for mileage charges on service rendered beyond the exchange base rate area from route mileage to air-line distance, $7,800.00 representing the reduction in rural line mileage charges, $2,585.00 due to extensions of the Atlanta base rate area, and $2,397.00 througja the removal of attachm ent rental charges on two poles per subscriber.
No other major telephone rate revision was effected during the year 1940 although the Commission called on the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company toward the end of the year to advise the Commission why long dis tance toll telephone rates applicable within Georgia should not be reduced to the same level established by the long fines department of the American Tele phone and Telegraph Company for interstate calls handled by th at company. At the same time the Commission also brought up for discussion the rates applicable to measured or limited exchange telephone service in effect at At lanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon and Columbus on the basis th at these rates were completely out of line with the unlimited service rates. These two rate m atters were handled with the telephone company in informal conference with the Commission and a final disposition of them was not had by the end of 1940.
The questions raised pertaining to these long distance and limited service rates require considerably more study and the Commission has directed its staff to make a complete study of exchange telephone rates in effect in all principal cities and towns in the nation for the purpose of comparing the mes sage rates in Georgia with those in effect elsewhere and further study is being given the level of toll rates in Georgia as compared with other states including earnings from such long distance service.

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Summing up previous rate revisions during the immediately preceding four year period, total reductions in 1937 were $45,500, of which $22,400 repre sented a reduction in long distance rates, $15,510 reduction in charges by ex tension of the base rate areas at ten exchanges of the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company and the remaining $7,590 covered miscellaneous rate changes. In 1938 telephone charges were revised bringing about a total re duction of $204,235 of which $90,619 became effective in 1939. This was made up of the elimination in the 15 cent per month added charge by Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company for handset telephones, reduction in the rates for extension bells and gongs, a general reduction in the rates for ex tension telephones, and a rate reduction of $1,971 at the Monroe exchange of the Georgia Continental Telephone Company.
For the four year period, therefore, we report a total reduction in tele phone rates of $293,425, all of which applied to Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company except the reduction of $1,971 in the independent Monroe Exchange. During the same period increases in rates at certain exchanges were authorized on petition of a vast majority of the telephone subscribers affected, to become effective only on and after the conversion of these exchanges from magneto to either common battery or automatic dial operation. The total annual increases so authorized in exchange rates during the four year period have been computed to amount to $25,683, of which $11,778 is applicable to the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, while $13,905 will inure to small independent exchanges. The net reduction in telephone rates there fore, is $267,742.
INTERTERRITORIAL FREIGHT RATES
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS* COMMODITY RATE CASE
The Southern Governors' Conference met with bitter and obstinate resist ance in its case before the Interstate Commerce Commission to obtain parity freight rates on a number of commodities. However, in November, 1939, the Interstate Commerce Commission decided in favor of the South, but on a five to four vote. I t was expected th at in view of the closeness of the decision, the Northern shipping interests and associations of Governors with Official territory would fight the case through the highest court in the land. Their failure so to do provides eloquent proof of the correctness of the findings and the justice of the South's position in its effort to remove interterritorial freight rate barriers.
The Interstate Commerce Commission's decision was assailed by interested and pro-northern publications as a "political decision, " and with the anoma lous argument th at it would result in the development of sectionalism. How ever, these publications and printed statements failed to give consideration to the fact th at Conferences of Governors in the New England States and Cen tral Northern States as well as individual Governors, Attorneys General, and other state representatives from the Middle Atlantic States, all as political as the complaining Southern Governors, had provided literally hundreds of dollars in their fight to resist the South for every one dollar which the South ern Governors were able to expend in the prosecution of the Commodity Case.
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Varied and vigorous exceptions were filed by all opposing interests which succeeded in denying to the Southern shippers for more than six months the j far-reaching benefits of the decision, but the rates finally became effective i as of June 1, 1940, and have unquestionably resulted in increased production and interterritorial movement of the commodities involved; viz., stoves and I ranges, stone, industrial marble, enameled iron or steel plumbers' goods, I iron body valves, fire hydrants, cast iron pipe fittings, brass pipe fittings, cocks I and valves, talc and soapstone, and papetries, on which the Commission grant| ed the full relief prayed for. Savings in transportation costs which will inure I to the shippers of these commodities have been variously estimated by traffic if experts and by some as much as $7,500,000 but far more important was the establishment of the principle as laid down by the Commission, as follows:
"The cost of transporting the articles named in the complaint from pro ducing points in the South into the North, compared with th at of transport ing like articles within the North, does not justify the maintenance thereon of higher levels of rates than are applicable within the North. "
CLASS RATE CASE
Early in 1939, this Commission, in collaboration with other Southern State Commissions and shipper organizations, appealed to the Interstate Commerce j Commission to institute on its own motion a general investigation into the Class Rate levels applicable within and between the several freight rate terri tories of the United States in which request they were supported by the South( ern Governors' Conference. This united demand resulted in the order of the Interstate Commerce Commission of July 29, 1939, instituting a general in vestigation into the level of Class Rates and Freight Classifications within all the rate territories lying east of the Rocky Mountains.
Promptly upon the institution of this investigation, the Southern Gov ernors' Conference retained counsel and a staff of rate experts for the prepar ation of evidence in support of the South's demand for an equitable adjust ment of interterritorial rates and a relative adjustment of intra-territorial I rates. The enormousness of this investigation is fully appreciated, but the I almost complete lack of progress in the investigation has been disappointing to the Southern interests. It was realized at the time of the issuance of the order th a t considerable time would intervene before actual hearings could be * commenced for the reason th a t the Interstate Commission itself contemplated extensive studies, and called on the carriers for comprehensive traffic studies over a considerable period of time.
The effective dates of the commencement of these investigations and traffic studies were subsequently postponed and late in the year alternate revised proposals for such studies were submitted to the parties at interest j and a pre-hearing conference thereon was held on the 28th and 29th days of October at the Morrison Hotel in Chicago. This "general conference'' con ducted by a full three-man division of the Federal Commission was called for the purpose of affording full opportunity to the complaining State Commis sions and shipper representatives, and the opposing carriers as well as op posing "Official" territory interests, to discuss questions of both policy and procedure which would be decided by the Commission in advance of public
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hearings. A prompt decision was confidently awaited but so far no announce ment has been made, notwithstanding the fact th a t interested^parties, in cluding the Southern Governors' Conference, have urged immediate action.
The rail carriers with the full support and cooperation of organized units of state agencies and shipper organizations throughout the favored "Official" territory have employed every conceivable means of defeating the purpose of this investigation either by securing complete abandonment or through the confusion of issues.
The stated comprising the Southern Governors' Conference include all the territory making up the Southeastern Rate Zone and the Southwestern terri tory and only recently the Conference, through a coalition with the Western Trunk Line Rate territory, brought about a unity of purpose and closer co operation among the three adversely affected rate territories lying outside of the favored Official zones. This will result in greatly strengthening our po sition and in facilitating the entire proceeding through the coordination of our presentation. Your Excellency, as the Governor of Georgia, will succeed to the important chairmanship of the overhead coordinating committee set up for the purpose of bringing about this closer understanding between these territories against whom the vested interests of the North have turned the weapon of discriminatory transportation costs in a successful fight to defeat our industrial development.
LIVESTOCK
The united effort of the nine Southern State Commissions, directed by a committee of Governors appointed by the Conference to bring about a more favorable adjustment of transportation charges on livestock within the South and from the South to the North and from the West to the South and through the South to the North (I. C. C. Docket No. 28450), is being vigorously pressed to an early conclusion. This complaint, which was filed in the name of and on behalf of all the Southern States except Louisiana, attacked not only the high level of rates applicable within our own territory, which are the highest in the nation, but also sought relief from the discriminatory system of com bination rates maintained between our territory and other rate territories, as well as reduction in accessorial charges. These latter charges are in some instances 100% higher than those assessed in any other territory. We are also attempting to secure necessary transit privileges and shipping rules, the ab sence of which have greatly retarded the development of the livestock industry within the South.
The presently maintained high level of rates on livestock within the South, and interterritorial combination rates, with a few exceptions of specific point to point rates subsequently prescribed, have been in effect since 1922 and were the result of a compromise reached between the packing interests and the rail carriers. This so-called compromise scale was never approved by this Com mission but was made the subject of the 13th Section Complaint in the late 20's, and as a result was made applicable within Georgia by an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Georgia Commission, therefore, sought to attack this compromise scale in the first opportunity which presented itself in a complaint filed by the Eastern Meat Packers Association and a simul-
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taneous or immediately subsequent effort on the part of the rail carriers to revise the interterritorial combination rates by the. application of proportional rates, thus bringing about increases in the rates from the more important Southern shipping points to the consuming markets in the East and Central West. Accordingly meetings were called to be held in Atlanta, attended by Commission representatives and livestock producers and shippers from all the Southern States, the meeting ultimately resulting in the selection of a South wide committee composed of Commission representatives from the nine South ern States, headed by the Chairman of the Georgia Commission, empowered to employ counsel and technical advisors for the purpose of filing and prose cuting the South's complaint before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Complaint was filed during the early part of 1940 (Docket I. C. C. 28450) which was consolidated with the Eastern Meat Packers case and the investi gation into the suspended rail carriers' proposed revision and other related cases, and is now in. process of hearing before a committee of two Examiners for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Hearings on the complaint were commenced in Washington, D. C., on the 17th day of June and subsequent hearings were held in various sections of the South, so arranged to suit the convenience of the Southern producers, and would have been concluded and submitted for final order at the hearing in Savannah, Georgia, in November, 1940, except for the request from the rail carriers for further postponement and now the m atter has been set for final hearing in Atlanta, Georgia, com mencing on January 7. It is not possible to predict the final outcome of this case but the entire Committee and its counsel and technical advisors feel con fident th at the showing which has been made by the South will result in an order th a t will prove an impetus to the livestock interests of our section.
In conclusion, acknowledgement should be made of the untiring efforts of Mr. Al. S. Johnson of the Livestock and Wool Section in the Transportation Division of the United States Department of Agriculture, who has contributed substantially through his efforts to bring about a complete understanding with the Western livestock producers, resulting in their support of our com plaint. Acknowledgment should also be given to the staff of our own State College of Agriculture, and particularly to Dr. M. P. Jarnagin, head of the Department of Animal Husbandry, whose testimony and factual studies have contributed a great deal to the South's presentation.
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RATES UPON VEGETABLE OILS BETWEEN POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES, I&S 4039
On May 6 , 1940, the Interstate Commerce Commission entered an order reopening the proceeding dealing with the rates upon vegetable oils through out the United States "for the purpose of receiving evidence, if any there be, why respondents should not be required to amend their tariff in such manner as to differentiate effectively between vegetable oils on the one hand, and the edible products of such oils, particularly cooking and salad oils, on the other hand. " The case was assigned for hearing at Chicago on September 30, 1940.
It appeared th at the effort to have the Interstate Commerce Commission enter such an order was the result of action on the part of certain Northern
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interests, and th at the basis of distinguishing the oils as proposed would be disastrous to the cottonseed oil refineries in the Southern territory.
This Commission has handled the m atter with the Interstate Commerce Commission and the hearings in this proceeding have been cancelled. Nego tiations have been undertaken to bring about an understanding between the Northern and Southern Oil Refining interests, and it now appears they will be successful. Should these negotiations fail the Commission will continue to handle the m atter before the interstate Commerce Commission to the end th a t there may be no order entered by th a t Body which would have the effect of hampering in any way the cottonseed oil refining industry in the Southern States.
INTRASTATE FREIGHT RATES
RATES ON COTTON SWEEPINGS AND COTTON WASTE
During the year ju st closed the Commission received petition from rail carriers for authority to revise rates upon Cotton Sweepings and other Cotton Wastes applicable between points in Georgia. Following hearings and con sideration the Commission on February 29, 1940 (Minute Book 14, Pages 531) 5 3 5 denied in part the petition of the rail carriers and prescribed new and reduced bases of rates upon cotton spinners, cotton sweepings and other cot ton waste, the reduced rates having the effect of placing Georgia producers and dealers in these commodities on a parity basis with shippers in the Caro lina territory.
RATES OVER MACON, DUBLIN AND SAVANNAH RAILROAD
In the Commission's 6 6 th Report for the year 1938, reference was made to its action in reclassifying the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad for rate making purposes, and eliminating the differentials which had for a number of years been permitted to be assessed by th a t line. As stated in th a t report the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad enjoined the order of this Commis sion in the Superior Court of Fulton County.
During the present year, following conferences with the officials of the line, an agreement was reached under which the Commission on August 13, 1940, withdrew its order in this proceeding, and the Macon, Dublin and Sa vannah Railroad issued the necessary tariffs eliminating the short line arbi trages effective November 20, 1940. The conclusion of this litigation has re sulted in placing the citizens of Dublin, Laurens County, and other communi ties served by this railroad upon the same rate level as is generally applicable throughout the South and in proper relationship with adjacent communities situated upon other standard railroad lines.
RATES UPON SAND, CRUSHED STONE AND OTHER ROAD AGGREGATES
The m atter of the rates upon Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone and Road Ag gregates generally, has been the subject of much agitation for several years, and numerous efforts were made by both shippers and carriers to agree upon a mutually satisfactory basis of rates.
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Since it appeared th at the interested parties could not reach agreement on the proper basis of rates upon these commodities, hearings were held by the Commission and in its order of April 23, 1940 (Minute Book 14, Pages 566570), the Commission prescribed a new and revised basis of rates which, gen erally, is somewhat lower than the schedules heretofore applicable for single line hauls. In the new order the Commission fixed one scale of rates for appli cation over all railroads regardless of whether one or more fines were involved in the transportation movement. This feature of the order resulted in ma terially lower rates for joint hauls than had heretofore been applied between points within the State, and it is believed th a t this order will serve to place all producers of road aggregates upon a proper competitive level, distance considered, eliminating the numerous complaints which had been received with respect to the former adjustment of rates.
MARBLE BLOCKS, TATE TO CANTON
On complaint of certain interested receivers at Canton the Commission entered into an investigation into the rates upon Marble Blocks from Tate to Canton, and adjacent marble finishing plants, and in this proceeding pre scribed a flat per car charge for the movement from the quarries to the finish ing plants, the change representing a substantial saving to the marble industry in th at district (Minute Book 15, Pages 52-55).
RAILROAD ABANDONMENT
In our Report for the year 1939 reference was made to the petition before the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Southern Railway for authority to abandon its branch fine extending from Cochran to Hawkinsville, and the similar petition of the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad for authority to abandon its line extending from Southwest Junction, near Dublin, to East man. This Commission participated in these proceedings at the request of the citizens of Hawkinsville and Eastman.
Following hearings, the Interstate Commerce Commission on September 19, 1940, denied the petition of the Southern Railway for the abandonment of the line into Hawkinsville, but authorized the abandonment of the fine of the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad from Southwest Junction into Eastman, and this line will be abandoned March 1, 1941.
By petition filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission December 17, 1940, the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad is seeking authority to abandon the line from Southwest Junction to Hawkinsville, which abandonment, if authorized by th a t Commission, will leave the Wrightsville and Tennille Rail road only with a fine extending from Tennille to Southwest Junction, about 2 miles south of Dublin. The Interstate Commerce Commission has not yet as signed the petition for hearing, but this Commission has advised all interested parties of the pending application.
CLASSIFICATION CHANGES
During the year the rail carriers, having in mind the effect upon railroad transportation, and by reason of the ability of motor carriers to transport
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traffic with less onerous packing requirements, appointed certain commit tees to consider the entire m atter of the classification of merchandise freight with the view to the modification of the classification ratings as related to packing requirements.
The work of these committees was completed during the early summer and effective September 1, 1940, the rail carriers published revised classification ratings applicable between points within the South and materially reducing the rates upon 3,319 commodities.
The reduced ratings made effective on September 1, by the rail carriers were protested by the motor carrier interests, but were permitted to become effective both in Georgia and on interstate traffic. The Interstate Commerce Commission has entered an investigation into these reduced ratings under its Docket 28,550, but no hearing has as yet been held in this proceeding.
RAILROAD CLASS FREIGHT RATES
During the year the rail carriers have announced the intention to revise the class rates upon all traffic between points in Southern territory for dis tances up to 2 0 0 miles, which reduction in ratings will become effective early during the, year 1941. These reductions are partly the outgrowth of proceed ings before the Interstate Commerce Commission with respect to the rates in North Carolina find a further effort on the part of the rail carriers to place themselves upon a competitive basis with the motor carriers.
RAILROAD APPLICATIONS GENERALLY
During the year the Commission considered and passed formally upon 44 petitions of the transportation companies generally involving reductions in the rates applicable between points within the State. In addition to those formally considered the Commission granted informally a large number of petitions permitting the carriers to establish, for competitive reasons and on an experimental basis, reduced rates between points within the State upon various commodities.
Owing to the fact th a t it is not possible to secure complete and accurate detailed data respecting the movement in freight service, either by rail or motor vehicle, of the various commodities upon which rates have been revised by the Commission during the year we are not attempting to include any esti mate of the savings resulting to our shippers, but from our general knowledge of the transportation conditions and traffic characteristics in the State, we are convinced th at such savings amount to a substantial sum.
THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD
The Public Service Commission is charged with protecting the State's in terest in the Western and Atlantic Railroad, owned by the State and under a fifty-year lease to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. The 1940 report to the Commission by the N. O. & St. L. sets forth net additions and betterments to the Western and Atlantic of $2,828,209.15 from the beginning of the lease, December 27, 1919, to December 31, 1940. During this same period,
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the total inventory value of property retired and not replaced arhounted to $262,926.13, leaving a net betterm ent figure of $2,565,283.02. Under the terms of the lease, the lessee is to expend not less than $60,000 per year, or a total of $3,000,000 over the 50 year lease period, for net additions and betterm ents besides paying the annual rental of $540,000. At the present time the lessee has expended far more than the minimum requirement of $60,000per year.
The Commission has again engaged the services of Mr. J. Houstoun John ston for the annual inspection of the State owned railroad. This inspection will be effected in the near future. Mr. Johnston will verify the correctness of all additions and betterments reported, during 1940, as well as determine the con dition in which the road is being maintained.

January, 1941.

Respectfully submitted,
WALTER R. MCDONALD, Chairman, Georgia Public Service Commission.

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1941
SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
TO HIS EXCELLENCY EUGENE TALMADGE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
Agreeable to law, the Georgia Public Service Commission submits herewith a report of the regulatory activities of the Department for the calendar year 1941.
PERSONNEL AND STAFF
There were no changes in the personnel of the Commission until the first day of December last, at which time, the Honorable Allen Chappell, of Americus Goergia, assumed office for a six-year term, commencing on th a t date, to which term he had been elected in the 1940 General Election as successor to the Honorable Jud P. Wilhoit. The Commission is now constituted as follows:
Walter R. McDonald, Chairman Perry T. Knight, Vice-Chairman Allen Chappell, Commissioner Matt L. McWhorter, Commissioner James A. Perry, Commissioner
Commissioner McWhorter continued to head the division of the Commission charged with the enforcement of the Acts of the Legislature and the Rules of the Commission governing the regulation of motor carriers for hire. Mr. J. P. Skinner, Director of the Motor Carrier Division, resigned effective January 31, 1941, subsequent to the filing of the Commission's last report and his duties were assumed and have been carried on in a very able manner by the Commis sion's efficient Secretary, Mr. A. O. Randall, to whose title as Secretary has been added, Director of the Motor Carrier Division.
The only other important change in the staff personnel occurred in the Commission's staff of Motor Carrier Inspectors with the resignation of Rufus Owens and Carlisle Lucas, who were succeeded by Frank E. Watson and A. E. Locke; and the retirement of the Commission's Rural Electrification Field Engineer, Mr. J. W. Sikes. We have previously referred to the high character of service being rendered by the staff of Motor Carrier Inspectors and it seems only fair to say for the new comers to this staff, Messrs. Locke and Watson, th a t they have both shown unusual fitness and aptitude for the complex duties evolving upon the employees of this Department.
MOTOR BUS AND TRUCK REGULATION
Services
The increasing importance of motor carrier transportation to the public is reflected in the records of the Commission on motor carrier operations, and particularly in the constantly increasing number of public hearings held by the Commission on m atters in connection with regulating motor carriers for hire. Out of 406 public hearings held during the year 1941 by the Commission, 295, or more than two-thirds of the total, related to motor carriers. In addition to approximately 425 intrastate motor carriers qualified to operate in Georgia, there are more than 400interstate motor carriers who operate solely in interstate commerce qualified with the Commission. It is interesting to note here th at the Commission on September 9, 1941, denied an application of an interstate motor carrier to operatfe over the highways of this State, based solely on the police
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authority of the Commission over the public highways, although the applicant had made compliance with the statutes generally applicable to interstate motor carriers. A previous order of the Commission denying a similar application by the same applicant was temporarily enjoined but later dissolved by Fulton Superior Court and the action of the lower Court was sustained by the Supreme Court of Georgia on the ground th a t the order of the Commission was not an abuse of discretion. (See Dean v. Georgia Public Service Commission, 193 Ga. P.401).
Although a majority of motor carriers evidenced willingness to make com pliance with th e rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission, it is never theless necessary to maintain constant and watchful supervision to insure public protection and a dependable motor carrier transportation system. For this purpose the Commission maintains a well trained staff of eleven Motor Carrier Inspectors, placed at strategic locations throughout the State who make daily reports of their work to the Commission. The annual summary of these reports for 1941 is shown as follows: 1
Number of miles traveled.. ----- ---------------;----------- ---- -- 163,815 Number of hours worked-- -- ------------ ------------>............ 28,940 Number of leave days------------------ -- ---------------- -------- - l l l i Number of telephone interviews_____________ -------- 1,636 Number of personal interviews.........--_......................--25,027
Total interviews______ ______ ____ ----:------------------- 26,663 Number of letters written__________ ___------------- ...---- 884 Number of reports to Commission..-....................... ...-------- 1,378 Commission Regulatory Fees collected-- ....... ............-- $71,150.65 Dept, of Revenue Fees collected..... .......................-....... -- $69,616. 85
While the collection of fees by these Inspectors is incidental to their other duties it should nevertheless be noted th a t out of $109.092.50 paid in as regula tory fees for the support of the Commission from all motor carriers, approxi mately two-thirds of this amount was collected in the field by the Inspectors. Likewise attention is directed to the fact th a t the amount of State registration license fees collected by these Inspectors for the Department of Revenue was only slightly less than the amount collected for the Commission which is work performed in addition to their regular Commission duties.
Rules and Regulations
Following enactment by the General Assembly on March 27, 1941, of an Act regulating the weight, size, lights, etc. of motor vehicles operated under the jurisdiction of the Commission, the Commission on April 22, 1941, amended its order of August 8 , 1940, adopting and promulgating General Motor Carrier Rules and Regulations, and more particularly Rule No. 11 thereof to conform with this law. Additional amendments to these rules were made as follows:
Rule 55 was amended on September 9, 1941, requiring the issuance of dupli cate identification tags for hand baggage.
Rules 46 and 47 (f) were amended on October 16, 1941, requiring all bus operators to bulletin and keep posted at their agency stations all schedules which are delayed more than one-half hour.
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On December 8, 1941, the Commission amended Rule 25 (1) to specifically define regulations applicable to Class "G" (interstate) Motor Carriers operating under Reciprocal Agreements.
On December 18, 1941, the Commission amended Rule 25 by adding thereto sub-paragraph (j) authorizing the issuance of license plates for trucks used exclusively in pickup and delivery servioe within the incorporate or police limits of cities and towns. Although this is a reversal of an opinion adopted by the Commission on May 19, 1937, it is based on an opinion of the Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Commission by the Law Department.
Reciprocal Agreements
Oh January 14, 1941, the Commission Submitted to the General Assembly for confirmation or rejection as provided for in Code Section 68-1004 of th e Cod of 1933 all reciprocal agreements previously approved by the Commission and the Governor, which included the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Following approval by the General Assembly on March 27, 1941, of an Act creating a Re ciprocal Commission, composed of the Governor, the Director of th Depart ment of Public Safety and the Chairman of this Commission as Chairman of the Reciprocal Commission, Reciprocal Agreements were consummated by the end of the year with the following States: Alabama, Delaware, District of Co lumbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Bus Fares
There has been no change in bus fares during the past year and as previously reported, the rates or fares of the major companies are based on 1 cents per mile. Since the beginning of motor bus regulation the Commission has rec ognized the essential differences in the operating expenses of the several com panies and has never undertaken to prescribe a common level of rates for general application but has adhered to a fixed maximum of two cents per mile. Some of the smaller independent companies in Georgia publish rates based on the Com mission's maximum but in the main the passenger fares over the bus lines are based on 1J cents per mile.
Th only change in this general level of rates is reflected in the special fares prescribed by the Commission for services rendered to Army Encampments located within the State, in which cases a commuter fare has been prescribed suitable to the needs of the specialized service, with the lowest possible cash fare th a t conditions would justify. During the past year the Commission was confronted with a new type problem in connection with providing an adequate and dependable service for military camps, both during the period of construc tion and following their activation. The Camps at Hinesville, Macon and Au gusta, all of which are very large reservations, required during the construction period more transportation facilities than the authorized carriers could possi bly provide.
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This deficiency was made up by the supplemental service afforded by workers transporting their friends and neighbors on a cooperative basis, which service the Commission policed merely with respect to the safety of operations.
Profiting from experience in connection with the regulation of the service between Columbus and Fort Benning, the Commission recognized the uniform policy of the Post authorities approved by the War Department to limit the per formance of such service on Government Reservations to a single, dependable carrier selected by the Camp authorities. Accordingly the Commission with held the granting of operating rights to all applicants until such time as a con tract was actually consummated between the War Department and one of the applicants filing bids for such service with the War Department. In each in stance the successful bidder has been granted certificate authority to operate on rates prescribed by the Commission. While the rates themselves have been the subject of agreement between the Post authorities and the bus operators, the Commission has in every instance examined into the reasonableness of the fares before permitting them to be put into effect.
TRUCK RATES
During the year the Commission has issued several orders establishing new and revised scales of rates to be applied by the for hire motor carriers upon Household Goods; Brick and Related Articles; Clay Products, such as sewer pipe, tile, e tc .; Cotton; Iron and Steel Articles; Naval Stores and Fertilizer. These rates are designed to stabilize the charges upon this traffic and to enable shippers and carriers to know what they are required to pay; generally speaking these reflect reductions under the rates which have been authorized in previous orders of the Commission. It is not possible to ascertain accurately the extent of the reductions in terms of revenue.
The Commission has continued its general study of all truck rates and classifications, particularly as related to costs incurred in rendering service. This study has, however, been complicated by reason of changed conditions arising from the Defense Program as well as the increased operating costs which have been incurred by the carriers during the year. This work will be continued with the view to an ultimate adoption of a system of rates related to the costs incurred in performing the service.
The Commission has also amended its order to reduce the rates heretofore prescribed upon Canned Goods; Flavoring Syrup; and Petroleum Products, less truckloads, for distances under 190 miles.
UTILITY REGULATION
Electric
Early in the year the Commission instituted an investigation of wholesale rates being charged by all electric utility companies to Rural Cooperative Elec tric Associations which are financed by the Rural Electrification Administra tion, as well as those applied to municipalities. This proceeding resulted in a reduction in the rates of the Georgia Power Company of $174,968.00 per annum, which represented a reduction to the Rural Cooperative projects in the amount of $50,537.00, or a percentage reduction of 2 0 .5%, and a saving to the munici-
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palities served by the Georgia Power Company of $124,431.00 annually, or a ; 1

percentage reduction of 10.6 % in the over all cost of power. The rates of the

Georgia Power &Light Company on this class of service were reduced, resulting

in annual "savings of $6,247.00, to the same class of customers, which repre- I t

sented a percentage reduction of approximately 2 0 %. |

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A careful estimate has been made of the effect during the past year of the

application of the residential and commercial inducement rates of the Georgia J

Power Company, which indicates an annual saving of not less than $250,000.00 j

over and above previous savings realized prior to 1941.

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A Commission inquiry into the commercial rates of the Georgia Power & ! 1

Light Company during 1941 resulted in a reduction which has been computed to I t

be $18,443.00 per annum based on the twelve months consumption of these f

customers immediately prior to the rate reduction.

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In June of 1941, the rates made applicable by the Commission to the State

Institutions at Milledgeville, Georgia, several years ago with a resulting sub

stantial saving to the State, were extended so th a t its availability would apply j

to the University of Georgia and this will effect an annual saving to the Uni- i

versity System in the amount of $3,946.00.

Security Issues

During the early part of the year the application of the Georgia Power t

Company for the issuance of securities in connection with refinancing its out- I c

standing bonded indebtedness was carefully considered and investigated fol- | (

lowing formal hearing, and a plan developed and approved whereby all of the j \

outstanding bonds of the Georgia Power Company, totalling some $126,- | t

000,000.00, mostly 5% bonds, were called and replaced by 3|% bonds. This re- i t

financing has affected an interest saving of two and one-half million dollars t

annually. The consummation of this plan has made it possible for the Com- g

pany to meet all of its obligations and to make payment on its preferred stock 'I f

during the past year.

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Commission Inventory of Electric Utility Property

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The effort of the Commission's engineering staff during the past year
has been largely directed toward the completion of the field inventory of all | the property of the electric utilities in Georgia. This work of preparing a con- i tinuing inventory of all electric properties includes the detailed recording of . f more than 3,500 miles of high voltage transmission lines and some 1 0 ,0 0 0 miles j f of low voltage distribution lines, the field work of which has now been com- j c pleted. This work also includes a complete inventory of all electric sub-stations J a
in Georgia, of which there are more th an 650 stations of various sizes and volt- j a age ratings. All electric meters, of which there are more than 290,000, have been classified by their size or ampere rating, type and volt age. Also all power transformers, of which there are some 37,000, have been set up and classified
by specific types, by size or capacity and by voltage ratings.

The inventory records made in the field are now in the process of assembly I into and on permanent continuing inventory forms. This record is being made f in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts as prescribed by this Coin-

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mission and also to show segregation of all electric properties by counties, company-operating divisions and by specific types of property.
The extent of the work involved in making this continuing inventory and the purpose and use of it has been more completely outlined in our annual reports submitted for the years 1939 and 1940.

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General



The critical shortage of power in the Southeastern area, brought about by

the sustained drought of 1940 and 1941 placed upon this Commission the prob

lem of working out power allocation and curtailment plans in this area. I t was

this Commission's problem to develop methods by which the maximum use of

all power sources in the State could be obtained and to provide and maintain

for all industries connected with the war effort throughout the power short

age period the maximum supply of power possible.

The success of this work is well known and the methods of power control and power allocation developed in this State to provide relief are now being used as a guide to the solution of similar problems throughout the country.

Rural Electrification
The record of the cooperation and actual participation in the Rural Elec trification Program sponsored by the Federal Administration has been f u lly covered in previous reports. I t has not been possible for the Commission to continue its active participation, which accounts for our failure to fill the vacancy in the post of Special Field Engineer, th a t condition resulting from three causes: first, a complete change in the policy of the Federal Rural Elec trification Administration from wholehearted state and federal cooperation to th a t of complete indifference and open discouragement of state cooper ation in an effort to divorce themselves from any state affiliations. And second, for the apparent reason th at the Cooperatives already organized provided as complete coverage of the State as could be then justified under existing con ditions, and for the further reason th a t the increasing need for the conser vation of vital metals by reason of our National Emergency required the dis continuance of all but essential construction.
The State of Georgia continues to be out in front, however, based on popu lation, both in miles of rural distribution lines constructed, as well as dollars invested in such construction. A recapitulation of December 31, 1941, discloses th at 20,923.5 miles of rural transmission and distribution lines have been either constructed or provided for, serving a total of approximately 56,000 farm homes and th at the total funds allotted to the State of Georgia for this construction amounted to $23,191,409.00.

Gas U tilities
Rates
There have been no changes in the gas rates during 1941. However, the increased use by war industries has decreased the average cost to the consumer from 39.8 fSto 37.6 ^ per 1 ,000 cu. ft. This is a reduction of 5.85%.

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Securities
During the year the Macon Gas Light Company and Georgia Public Utili ties Company were merged and consolidated into the Atlanta Gas Light Com
pany, and to facilitate this merger the issuance of $ , , 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 worth of Z\% J
bonds were authorized for the purpose of replacing the outstanding bonds of the nierged companies, and also to provide some $800,000.00 for new plant con struction. This plant effected an annual interest saving to the Atlanta Gas Light Cdmpany of approximately $200,000.00 per year. Under this consolidated ! plant the Atlanta Gas Light Company has been able to meet all of its current obligations during the past year.
Telephone
In a study made by the Commission of long distance telephone rates, an order was issued on June 14, 1941, resulting in a reduction in the toll rate sched ules which will Save long distance users $85,000 per annum, and the complete i removal of the "report charge" which effected a further saving of $32,000 per annum or a total of $117,000 per annum from both revisions. Investigation of the base rate areas in Atlanta and Rome resulted in savings to certain tele- ' phone subscribers of $2,227.00 per annum in those two cities and a very recent reduction in the charges for Atlanta telephone service within the city limits of Chamblee results in a saving of $2,501.00 per annum in th a t town.
After several unsuccessful attem pts by the Commission to have the tele" phone service improved at the Byron Telephone Exchange, Byron, Georgia, the Commission on March 26, 1941, ordered a reduction in the rates at this exchange of $1 .0 0 per month per station on business telephones and fifty cents per station on residence telephones, which was commensurate with the type of service being rendered, the penalty rates to remain in effect until reasonable and adequate service was restored. The reduction in these rates effected a reduction in the revenue of the Byron Telephone Company of approximately $420.00 per annum.
Following the adopted policy of the Commission since the dismissal of liti gation involving the smaller telephone exchanges in the State several years ago and the troublesome problem as to the method by which magneto tele- | phone equipment in the smaller exchanges might be converted to central energy type, the Commission during the year approved a number of petitions of sub scribers of magneto exchanges for conversion to modern central energy man ual or automatic dial exchange systems with slight increases in rates, upon completion of the conversion, which were entirely justified on the basis of the increased investment arid vastly improved services made possible by the in stallation of this modern type of plant and equipment, and which brought * J them in Une with rates already appUed by other exchanges comparable in size and in the type of equipment and service being rendered. All of such appli cations were by subscribers of independent telephone exchanges with the ex ception of the one at Pelham, Georgia, which is owned and operated by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Ninety percent of the subscribers at the Pelham Exchange, as well as the Mayor and City Council of the town of Pelham, petitioned the Commission for an increase of 25 gents per m onth in rates from ah classes of business and resi-
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dence telephone service, which was approved by the Commission in its order dated July 15, 1941, to become effective after the installation of a new dial exchange system. Reference to this order will show th a t the change-over to dial equipment required an expenditure of $29,690.00 by the Telephone Com pany, with a net addition to fixed capital of $17,990.00. The slightly increased rate, based on the cost of the improved telephone service, and the number of subscribers of this Exchange as of December 31, 1941, effected an approximate annual increase of $780.00 to the Company.
A similar petition was filed by the subscribers of the Adel, Georgia, Ex change, owned and operated by the Southeastern Telephone Company, which was supported by the Mayor and City Council, as well as tjie Adel Kiwanis Club and the Adel Lions Club, requesting an increase of 50 cents per month per station on business telephones, and 25 cents per station on residence tele phones upon the conversion of the exchange to automatic dial operation. The evidence indicated th at it would require an expenditure by the Company of $31,826.08 in gross additions, resulting in net additions to the fixed capital account of $18,948.97, which would yield an increase of approximately $789.00 to the Company per annum in gross revenues. I t was the opinion of the Com mission th at this amount of increase was in excess of th a t required to pro duce a fair return on the fair value of the property after the conversion was completed. The Commission was also of the opinion th a t the proposed in crease in business rates would result in a greater spread in the charge for busi ness and residence services than is justified in the Adel Exchange. The Com mission's order of March 26, 1941, therefore denied the request for a 50 cent increase on business telephones but approved an increase of 25 cents for both business and residence stations upon the conversion to automatic dial oper ation, which increase would yield the Company approximately $621.00 addi tional annual gross revenue.
A petition was filed with the Commission by the subscribers of the tele phone exchange at Marshallville, Georgia, for an increase of 50 cents per sta tion on business and individual residence telephones, and ,25 cents on twoparty residence telephones, to become effective if and when the exchange was converted to dial automatic operation. This petition was duly advertised in the local newspapers and a hearing had thereon on April 23, 1941. No one appeared in opposition at the hearing to the proposed increase in rates, but representatives of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Marshallville, as well as the Chamber of Commberce of Marshallville, appeared in support of the petition. Evidence presented at the hearing indicated th a t the conver sion of this exchange to automatic dial operation would require an expenditure of $11,439.58 in gross additions, resulting in net additions to the fixed capital account of $4,373.58. It appeared th at the requested increase in rates would yield an increase of only $21.00 per month in gross revenue and the Commis sion approved the petition in an order dated May 30, 1941, to become effective upon the installation of a new automatic dial exchange at th a t point. The Commission's order also fixed business extension rates at this exchange at $1 .0 0 and residence extensions at 50 cents.
The Commission on June 14, 1941, received a petition filed by the South eastern Telephone Company signed by approximately 9 4 % of the subscribers
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of the telephone exchange at Metter, Georgia, which was joined and concurred in by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Metter, as well as the Metter Kiwanis Club, requesting authority to, increase its telephone exchange rates 25 cents on all stations at the Metter Georgia Exchange, to become effective if and when the exchange was converted to common battery manual oper ation. The m atter was duly advertised in the local newspapers and assigned for hearing on July 15, 1941. The evidence indicated th a t conversion of this exchange to common battery manual operation would require an expenditure of $28,203.95 in gross additions, resulting in net additions to the fixed capital account of $18,403.81. I t appeared th a t the requested increase in rates would yield an increase of only $48.25 per month in gross revenues and the Commis sion found in its order dated July 15, 1941, th a t said amount would not be un reasonable or excessive and approved the petition to become effective after the installation of the new exchange.
On April 23, 1941, the Commission received a petition signed by approxi mately ninety percent of the subscribers of the Montesuma Telephone Ex change, owned and operated by the Southeastern Telephone Company, for an increase of 25 cents per month in the residence service stations only, with out any increase in the business telephone rates, upon the installation of a modern common battery manual telephone system at Montezuma. This pe tition was jointly concurred in by the Mayor and Council of the City of Monte zuma, as well as the Montezuma Kiwanis Club. The evidence indicated th at the conversion of this exchange to common battery manual operation would require an expenditure of $36,018.86 in gross additions, resulting in net addi tions to the fixed capital account of $19,629.02. I t appeared th a t the requested increase in rates would yield an increase of $360.00 per annum in gross revenue, which figures, however, were based on the average number of stations for the the year 1940 and did not reflect the number of extension stations for the year 1941. I t was also the opinion of the Commission th a t the business rates at the Montezuma Exchange were not in line with other exchanges comparable in size and concluded th a t the business rates at the Montezuma Exchange should be reduced. Accordingly in its order dated July, 15, 1941, the business rates at the Montezuma Exchange were reduced 25 cents per month per business sta tion, but the petition for the 250 per station increase of residence line service was approved. The order also fixed the business extension rates of $1.00 and the residence extension rate of 50 cents. The rates fixed by the Commission in this order were.to become effective on the succeeding billing dates after the change over of the exchange to common battery manual telephone service.
A petition was filed with the Commission by the Hinesville Telephone Com pany, Hinesville, Georgia, requesting an increase from $2.00 to $3.00 per month in business individual line rates, and an increase from $2 .0 0 to $2.50 per month for business two-party rates. The petition proposed a reduction of residence two-party line service from $2.00 to $1.75 per month. This petition was duly advertised in the local papers at Hinesville, Georgia, and a hearing had there on. The evidence submitted estimated reproduction costs of the exchange plant and equipment to be $21,067.66, and toll plant and equipment to be $16,007.62, as of June 30, 1941. I t appears th a t the requested increase in rates would yield an increase of $113.50 per month in gross revenue, which was not sufficient to cover monthly operating loss for the previous six months of the
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year, as shown by the Company's statement, and the Commission was of the opinion th a t the petition should be approved and accordingly issued its order dated October 29, 1941, approving said petition, effective upon the first bill ing date in November 1941. The order also fixed business extension rates at $1.00 per month, and residence extension rates at 75 cents per month, and a rural multi-party rate of $2 .0 0 per month.
Summary
Summarizing the reductions enumerated and made effective during the year, the total annual savings to the electric and telephone rate payers of Georgia is $581,078.00. This does not reflect any savings realized in the past year due to rate reductions placed into effect prior to January 1, 1941, and our estimates have been carefully prepared from customer analyses based on the use of the service for the period immediately preceding the change in rates. While some of the rate revisions itemized were based on complaints to the Commission, the greater proportion of the reductions were instituted on the Commission's own motion.
Field Investigations
During the past year the Commission's Field Engineer has investigated and reported on many complaints coming from users of gas, electric and telephone service and in almost all instances where the complaint related only to indi vidual service he was able to bring about satisfactory adjustments which were beneficial to the users. Some of these investigations have resulted in formal hearing and action by the Commission requiring materially improved utility service to the public.
In connection with this work, spot checks are made as to the accuracy of electric and gas meters in the territory served by all Electric and Gas com panies in the State. These tests revealed th a t the largest percentage of these meters are within the tolerances as prescribed by the Commission, which are comparable to results given by other State Commissions.
During the past year, tests were made on all the gas provers throughout the State to determine accuracy of the instrument th a t checks the gas meters before they are installed in consumers' premises. The heat content of gas is determined periodically when visits are made in the vicinity and this infor mation is used to check the monthly reports filed by the gas utilities.
Many telephone complaints were investigated by our field engineer dur ing the year, in response to complaints as to individual service, as well as the inadequacy of exchange service in various communities which resulted in the correction of the condition bringing about the individual complaint and im provement in the service supplied by the exchange investigated and reported upon.
INTRASTATE FREIGHT RATES
During the year the Commission has taken formal action in its Executive Sessions upon some thirty-one railroad and motor carrier applications for
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various rate adjustments. In addition to these formal actions the Commis sion has through informal action, authorized a larger number of reductions in railroad rates subject to expiration dates.
The railroad class rates for distances under 190 miles have been substan tially reduced, effective July 7, 1941, and this will result in material savings in transportation costs since much of the traffic moving in intrastate commerce is upon either the class rates or percentages thereof.
In addition the Commission has disposed of nine formal proceedings in volving railroad rates, among which the principal matters of interest were:
Cotton
The adoption of a new system of rail rates upon cotton modifying the Single bale rates and providing material reductions in quantities of thirty bales or more, and which system of rates is designed to meet present day meth ods of handling this important agricultural commodity.
Lumber
The Commission adopted a new system of rates upon lumber, box and crate material, and various other articles normally moving upon lumber rates and which will place all origins in the State Upon a relative basis, distances considered, and results in substantial reductions where the traffic moves over two or more railroads, as is the case with a considerable portion of the lumber movement.
Switching Charges
This proceeding was initiated by the rail carriers through a petition .for substantial increases in their charges for service involved in switching cars in intra and inter terminal movements. Considerable testimony was submit ted relative to the costs incurred in handling the movements through the larg er terminals in the State, where the preponderance of such switching move ments occur, and upon December 18, 1941, the Commission issued its order revising these charges to provide for some minor increases and which will re sult in equalizing th a t charge in all Southern States.
Crushed Stone and Other Road Aggregates
In our previous report reference was made to the order of this Commission adopting a new scale of rates upon these commodities to be applied uniformly for both single and joint line railroad hauls. The order referred to was made the subject of complaint to the Interstate Commerce Commission under Sec tion 13 of the Federal Act, and in an effort to avoid litigation and the com plete freezing of the rates upon these commodities by the Interstate Com merce Commission, this Commission issued an amended order upon April 24, 1941, which modified the previous order and authorized a differential of five cents per ton to be added upon shipments moving in joint line hauls.
This modification was, however, not acceptable to the carriers and upon November 28, 1941,. they renewed their petition for Federal intervention and
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it is anticipated th a t the Interstate Commerce Commission will, in the near future, institute such an investigation into the rates applicable, intrastate upon these commodities.
Passenger Train Service
The Commission has had before it applications from three of the principal lines seeking authority to discontinue operation of ten passenger trains serv ing local territories, such petitions being founded on the unprofitableness of the trains coupled with a desire to release the equipment for use elsewhere during the period of emergency. Following hearings and careful inquiry into the matter, the Commission has denied these petitions as it appeared th a t the trains involved were of considerable importance to the local territories served and the further fact th at the defense need has not yet reached a point where the equipment involved is essential to th a t program.
Railroad Abandonment
In our last report reference was made to the petition of the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad for authority to abandon its line of railroad extending from Southwest Junction (Dublin) to Hawkinsville, then pending before the Inter state Commerce Commission. This petition was not opposed by the local com munities and upon May 8 , 1941, the Interstate Commerce Commission issued its order permitting the abandonment of this line, effective June 8 , 1941.
During July 1941, the Collins & Glennville Railroad, extending from Col lins to Glennville, a distance of twenty-three miles, was placed in receivership in tjie Superior Court, Waycross Circuit, and upon July 18, 1941, following hearing, the Court ordered operation discontinued owing to the unsafe con dition of the line. Efforts were made to dispose of the property as a going con cern so as to afford continued railroad service to this territory, however, these efforts failing, the property was sold in October, 1941, and the line dismantled
Under date of November 24, 1941, the Central of Georgia Railway, through its Trustee, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, a petition for authority to abandon th at portion of its branch line extending from Statesboro, in Bulloch County, to Metter, in Candler County, a distance of approximately twenty miles. Hearing in the m atter has been assigned before an examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission at Statesboro on February 6 , 1942. Communities along the involved line have interposed objection and this Com mission will assist them in the presentation of their objections when the hear ing is held.
Eastern Standard Time
Following the adoption by the 1941 Legislature of Eastern Time as a stand ard for the entire State of Georgia, this Commission actively handled the m at ter before the Interstate Commerce Commission and attended the hearings and orally argued the matter. The Interstate Commerce Commission has now issued its order establishing Eastern Time as a standard for all Federal pur poses, effective November 23, thus harmonizing the State and Federal times and eliminating any confusion by reason of dual standards.
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Interterritorial Freight Rates
t h e Commission has also been actively engaged in the furtherance of the general investigation into class rates and classifications by the Interstate Com merce Commission in an effort to bring about an equalization which will place southern industry on a level with the North. This proceeding is one of unusual magnitude and preliminary conference with the Interstate Commerce Com mission was held at Chicago during the early part of the year and the first hearing was had at St. Louis during July. The railroad carriers and northern industry have made very effort to jettison this inquiry or to bring about in definite delay. The South has been able thus far to defeat all such efforts and the Interstate Commerce Commission within the last few days denied their most recent attem pt to secure indefinite postponement. The Commission will continue to devote its best efforts to bring this proceeding to a favorable conclusion.
Livestock Rate Case
In our previous report we discussed the proceeding brought by the nine Southern States Commissions seeking a more favorable adjustm ent of rail road rates upon livestock within the South and between the South and other territories. Final hearing was assigned for Atlanta upon January 7, 1941. How ever, following the conclusion of the hearing at Atlanta, the Interstate Com merce Commission, at the request of Western livestock interests, continued the m atter and a further and final hearing was held at Kansas City, Missouri. Thereafter the interested Southern Commissions filed briefs in support of their position, and on December 28, 1941, the Examiners who heard the pro ceedings issued their proposed report which, generally sustained the position of the Southern Commissions and if adopted will result in substantial reduc tion in the cost of marketing southern livestock and will place our growers upon a substantial parity with livestock moving from other territories to com mon eastern markets. This m atter will be orally argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission during the early part of 1942 and it is confidently be lieved th a t the final order of th a t Commission will be favorable to the Southern interests.
As illustrative of the proposed reductions is the rate upon cattle and hogs from Atlanta to Baltimore which would be reduced from 59j to 49(i per 100 pounds or 17 percent. Similar reductions would be effected in the rates from all Georgia livestock auction markets to slaughter houses in the eastern territory.
Within the South the proposed report would eliminate the present dual system of single line and joint line scales and under the report the reductions would range from 2 jf to 7j5 per 1 0 0 pounds according to the distance and the number of carriers over which the shipments might be transported.
In addition the report provides for reductions in the accessorial charges, such as bedding, etc., and also for the establishment of transit privileges such as are now enjoyed by the Western shippers and which privileges are not now available to the Southern shippers.
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Watermelons
The Commission has actively participated before the Railroad Associations in an effort to bring about a reduction in the rates upon watermelons from Georgia to the large consuming markets of the North and East, but which ef forts have thus far proven unsuccessful. This activity has not, however, been abandoned and the Commission is now engaged in handling with the rail car riers in an effort to prevent the cancellation of the so-called deficit rule on watermelons which permits the abandonment, without recourse for freight charges, of shipments of melons, in certain territories.

THE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD
The Public Service Commission is charged with protecting the State's in terest in the Western and Atlantic Railroad, owned by the State and under a fifty-year lease to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. The 1941 report to the Commission by the N. O. & St. L. sets forth net additions and betterments to the Western and Atlantic of $98,513.54 during the calendar year ended December 31, 1941. During the same period the report sets forth statement of property retired and not replaced in the amount of $1,814.03, showing total aggregate retirement since December 27, 1919, of $40,637.64.
The Commission has again engaged the services of Mr. J. Houstoun John ston for the annual inspection of the State-owned railroad. This inspection will be effected in the near future. Mr. Johnston will verify the correctness of all additions and betterments reported during 1941, as well as determine the condition in which the road is being maintained.

January, 1942.

Respectfully submitted,
WALTER R. MCDONALD, Chairman, Georgia Public Service Commission.

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SUBJECT INDEX

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ABBREVIATIONS OF UTILITIES FOR COMPENDIUM..... ..................... 225-236

ACTS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY-- (SEE FOREWORD. )

ANNUAL REPORTS: 1937-1941. (SEE ALSO FOREWORD) . . ..................332-411

COMPENDIUM OF CITIES, TOWNS AND STATIONS............... ..............237-271

DISTANCE TABLES (RAILROAD) _______ ____ ____________ ________186-201

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Electric companies__ ____ ...___ _______________________ _______.286-287 Gas companies.._______ __________________ _______ _______ ......286-287 Motor C a r r i e r s . _______________ . . . ___________. . . . . ________.283-285 Railroads, steam______ . . . ____________ ________ ____ ____ ......288-293 Railroads, street______ ____________ ______ ___________ _______286-287 Telephone companies____ _____....____________ ___ ______ ________. 272-282
FIRST REPORT_____ ____.......................................................... . . . . . . . . . ____ II
FOREWORD___ __________________ ____ _____ ____ ____ _____ _ .III-VIII

LAWS: RELATING TO:
Regulation of corporations (Constitution)......... ............ ....... ......... ......14-15 Public Service Commission (Constitution).......................... ............. ..........15

RELATING TO CARRIERS:

In g e n e r a l.__ . . . . . . . .................. .......................................... . . ________16-17

Carriage of passengers________ . . . . _____ _________ . . . . . __________ 17-21

Carriage of goods and livestock___ _________ . _______. . . ___ :_____ .21-25

Liens and enforcement t h e r e o f . __ . . . ________ i.

______ 26-27

Connecting carriers____________. _____________ ________. . . . ______ 27-28

Actions______ _____________ __________________. . . ____ . . . . . _____ 28-29

Crimes______ ____________ . . . . . . . . . . _____ ____ . . . _______________30-32

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION:

Creation, domicile, election, etc.... .............................. ....... . . _____ _.33-35

Jurisdiction, powers and duties____________ . . . . . _________________35-43

Rights, duties, liability, etc., of railroads, etc___ ;

____________ 43-47

Hearings, etc___ ____ _______ .......................... ...............___________ 47-49

Crimes_____________ _________ _________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _____ 4 0

REGULATIONS AS TO VEHICLES: Limitations as to size, weights, speed, etc___ _____________ _ .50-51 & 69-71
Motor Contract Carriers________ . . . ________________ _____ ____ ...51-60 Motor Common Carriers__________ ____ _____ _____ ______ . . . . . ___60-69 Reciprocal Agreements with other States________L . ____________ __71-72 Crimes_____ _____ ______________ ____ __________ _ _^ _____j _ _ __7 3 - 7 4

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.......... ......................... ................. ............... ....1-13

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MILEAGE TABLE--RAILROAD

184-185

PRACTICE AND PRODECURE: Evidence: See (Code Sections 93-501-504)______ . _______________ ___________48 Depositions: See (Code Section 93-508)_____ ______________ -- ....................... ,,-49 Domicile of Commission: See (Code Section 93-211) ------ ---- ----------------------------------------- 35 Hearings: See (Code Section 93-502)----- --------------- --------------------- ---------------48 See (Code Section 68-611-621).......... -- ....... L ____ ________ -......... --63 See (Rule 12--General Rules) ............. .......... -- ............ .......... ....... 79-80 See (Rule 1--Rules Governing Commission) .................. ........ . . . .........123 Jurisdiction: Fulton Superior Court, See (Code Section 93-211)_______ ___________35
Notice: See (Code Section 93-309)__ ______ _____________________________ 39 See (Code Section 68-611) ____ . . . . --__________ _____ . ____ _______ 63 See (Rule 12--General Rules)_________ -______ . ________ . _____ 79-80
Opinions: See (Code Section 93-501) _.----- ----------------------------_-------- ----------- 48 See (Rule 5 Governing Commission) ____________ ___________.._.124
Orders of Commission: See (Code Sections 93-416-417) _____ -- ________- ......... -- ........---43-47 See (Rules 8 and 9 Governing Commission)_____ ___ _____ ________125
Rates--Utility___________________ _________ _____________ ____.294-331

, RULES:
General Rules (Railroads and Utilities): Rates, tariffs, etc........... ................... ......... ..................... -.................. --75-76 Duty to accept and transport goods.__________________ ----....... ------76 Claim for overcharge and loss..:_________ ________ ________ -----------77 Monthly and annual reports____ ________ ______________ _____ ____ 77 Accident reports____ _--_______________ ___________________ ____ 78 Right of Commission to suspend or modify any regulations______ ____.78 Free service forbidden......................... _...........--------------- -------------------78 Rates, services and facilities may not be discontinued without authority of Commission.... ............... ........ . . . ----------- -------------------------------- 79 Complaints, petitions, notice, etc________ . ___ --------- . . r. -------------- 79 Hearings and procedure . . . ____________ _________ --________ __80 Continuous Inventory record--Class "A" and "B" Utility carriers._____ 80

Passenger Rules (Railroads) :

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Rates and fares.__ _________________________________ ---------------- 81

Baggage...____ __________ ______ ____ _______ ____ ___ ----81-83 & 86

Excursion rates exempted________________ _____ _______. . . -------- 83

Tickets___. . . ________ ________ _____ -- ___ ------------------.83

Comfortable cars and waiting rooms_____ _______ ______________ .,83-85

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RULES:--Continued.
Passenger Rules:--Continued.
Delayed trains must be bulletined....-- ____-_______________ ...85 Notice to be given of obstructions____ __________________ _________ 85 Convenient stopping of passenger trains........._________ ____,, ______ ,,85 Guns on passenger trains______ -_____ ,,____ ..........................t ___ ,, ,, 8 5 Fares Confederate Veterans and blind persons________________________ 8 6 Train service may not be discontinued without Commission authority. - ,, 8 6 Posting and advertising schedules.--........ . . ,, , ................ ______________ 8 6 Free transportation forbidden___ ___________ _____ __________ ,__,,87 Newspaper and radio advertising contracts e x e m p t . . . . . ______ ___,,87 Records of shipment of milk, cream and ice cream mix___ ____ ______ 87

Freight Rules (Railroads) :

Continuous mileage, when applicable-- .......... ....... _____ ____,, 8 8

Receipt, delivery and interchange of freight, etc___________ _________ 8 8

Weights____ ___ _____ ____ _____^_________ ___________ ____ ,,89-94

Percentages of increase and decrease--how applied________ . . . _______ 94

Articles not included in classification.______ ____ ___ ____ _______ 94

Equal facilities to all railroads____ _________ . . . ___ 1____ . . . ________ 95

LCL rate to exceed CL________ ______ _____________ _________ ___ .95

Flag Stations __________________ ___ ___ ____ J .................... _,,95

Charges for extra heavy a rticle s...,_________________...___ ______ ,,.96

Rates of freight on passenger trains

..................-- ..... ,, ,, -- ,,96

Regulations concerning distances___________ ___________________ __96

Ton--definition of_______ _____ ;_________ m ............ ....... ............ ....... ,,97

Minimum carload--10 tons________ ____________ I______. . . ___,,___i._97

Carload shipment--definition of________________________ _.97

Lapped lumber, etc._____________ ....-- ........... ......... ........................... 97

Telegraph material, distribution of on right-of-way______ -- -- -- ,,97

Short lines--ten miles minimum. ____ ____________ _______________ 7

Transfer or switching charges, e tc._____ ____________ ___98

Local intra terminal service charges..______. . . . ___ _-___________..-,,-98

Use of property by another railroad not authorized:______ ................. ......99

Depots--hours for keeping open_____,, ____ _____________________ ,,99

Shipping instructions______ . ____ ______ .,,%*_.^ ___. . . ___. . . ____.99

Joint rates______ _________________ _______________^_,,,,_,,__,,_^_100

Mixed s h i p m e n t s ____ ____ T_____________ ________. . . . . . _____ .,,.101

Reweighing CL shipments______ 8E.,--4................. . . . 1 0 1

Overloading cars__. . . ________ ___ ______ _______ ....................... __r.102

Routing instructions______ .................... ........ ........................ ................103

Free transportation forbidden...................... .................____....... ............. 103

Marking shipments______ 1.................... ................ ............__________ _ 104

Explosives_______ __________ . . . ____ ___________________________104

Tariffs_____________ . . . ____ . . . . . ____ . . . . . ______ ____________ .,,105

Private sidings____. . . . . _____ _____________ _______ ....105

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RULES:--Continued. Storage Rules:

Notice, how served and information given,,----- ^----------------- 106-107

Amounts th at may be charged__________ ___ _______ . ____ ____ ---107

Definition of arrival................ ...............r - . . ----- _-------. . , ----------- . ----.107

Cars must be accessible for unloading--------------------------------- ---- -107

Rejected shipments___ __________ _________ ____ ---------------------- *1 9

Free time----------- .. _--------------- ----------- ----- ----------- ~ :------- 108

Railroad required to furnish cars promptly----- ._---------------. . . --------.109

Must receive and transport freight promptly-----------------_._---109

Loading cars______________ .---------- ------------------------------------------ 109

Prompt delivery of freight at destination,.,---------- ---------- -------------...110

Delivery to connection for placing------ -------- --------- --------- -------------- 110

Accepting cars from connecting line for placing---------- ------------------- 111

Legal holidays----- ---------------------- .'......-.......................... ....... ....... __-_lll

Average agreements.

----------------------*.------------- -------------------&112

Governing erection and location of railroad, express and telegraph

depots, e tc .__________________________ ------------------. --------- _-._113

Relating to tariffs and classifications governing express companies---- 114-117

Governing stock and bond applications____ ;------ . --------- ---------- ,..119-122 Governing Commissioners and Employees. ----- ----------------------- :...123-125

General Motor Carrier Rules and Regulations:

Baggage Rules: Baggage--when carried free__........... ___........ | ------------------------------ 149 Baggage checks--duplicate required. ----- ------------- ---------- . -------.148 Compelled to carry only hand baggage----------------------------- . . . -------147 Dangerous substance or material___________ r---- ---------------------..147 Excess baggage, charges when paid_______ _____ _______. --_______149 Hand baggage--priority of transportation____________, ---------------- 148 Maximum weight of baggage, 150 lbs---- ---------- ---------------------------147 Owner responsible for, w h e n ,...------------------------- -------------------.148 Storage of baggage.,,_____________ --------------------- --------- --------- -148 Valuation must be declared............. ................ ............. ......................... 148

Bus Terminals: Adequate station facilities r e q u i r e d , ______-------------------- ,._147 Agent's Commissions must be approved________ _________________ 145 Date and redemption of tickets_______ ---------- ----------- --------------- 145 Driver must examine tickets__ ____________ ___________________ 145 Representative at all statio n s.... . . ___ ___________ _______ ____...145 Redemption partially used tickets._________ __________ --------------- 145 Rest rooms required_____________________ . . . ---- -------- ...^ --------- 147 Ticket agent's duties._______________ ______ ______ O .........146 Tickets must be provided...__ . . . . ___________________ _____ ___.145 Waiting room facilities..... ............... ........................... .-- ---------_______147

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Certificates:

Cancellation of___ ____ . . . ________ ___________________________1 3 2

Commission may suspend, alter, amend or revoke..___ ______ _______ 1 3 3

Classification of certificates_____ ___________________ _______ ^___ 1 2 6

Class "B" Certificate operations________ ____ _______ __________ 1 2 8

Compliance requirements___________________ __________ ___ ____ 1 3 2

Holder has no perpetual franchise..._____________ ______________ 1 3 3

How applied for--fees, etc____________________ _____ .................. ,,131

New application can be filed when______________________________ 1 3 2

Notice of hearing_______________ _______ ________ ________ ____i3 2

Operations, how carried on_________ ______________ ______ ____ __1 3 3

Partnership, applying for__________

132

Reinstatement of_________ ____ ___________ _

______ ____ 1 3 3

Transfer of__,,_________________

133

Claims for Overcharge and/or Loss______ ____________ ___________ 128

Compensation--Se'e Rate Schedules--

Drivers' Hours__________ ___________________ ____ ____ ________ 1 3 1

Discontinuance or Abandonment of Service..____________ ____ ....._.127

Equipment:

Capacity passenger vehicle--construed_________. . . _________ _____ 1 3 7

Combination of_ ___________

139

Dimensions__________________________________________________ 130

Pees, and how paid____ ....................... ...1 ______ _____ . . . . . _______1 3 5

Form and manner______________ . . . . ______. . . . . _______________ 1 3 4

Leased equipment_________. . . _________ __________ ____ ________1 3 4

License display_________________________ ____ ____ ___________ 1 3 5

Loads--maximum limits________ . . . _______ __________ __________ 1 3 0

Name and number painted on (Intrastate)__ . . . . . . ______ _______ 1 3 4

Name and number painted on (Interstate)_______________________1 3 5

RCGiprocal.. . . ________________ __________ __________ ___ _____ 1 3 5

Registration________ ............ ......... .................. . . . ____ ____________ 1 3 4

Registration of routes (Class G ) __________ ________________ .........1 3 4

Reserve and emergency_____ ________________ _______ _________ 1 3 1

Fees: See (Certificates-Equipment.)

Freight Rules______________i_________________ ___ ____ ____ __1 4 9 - 1 5 4
Insurance: Binders___ _______ ____________________ ______ _______ _____ 1 3 3 Cargo endorsement form_____________________________ ____r......... 1 4 1 Cargo--when not required___________ ___________ ___ __________ 1 3 7 Certificates of.......... ..................................................... ........................... 1 3 3 C. O. D. bond form____________ ___ _________________ ___ ______142 Company must be authorized to do business.___________________ ..138

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Commission may revoke approvals of.________ _____ _____________ 144 Endorsements--on form prescribed by Commission_____________ ...138 Minimum requirements_________________ ________ ____________ 136 Must be issued in name shown in certificate--____ _________ ______ 138 Public documents__ __ .._________________________ ____________ 139 PL & PD Endorsement Form___ ______ ____ ...____________ ____ __139 Requirem ents.-..__ _____ __________ ____________________ -___ 135 Self insurance._________________ ____ _____ | ____ ____________..138 Thirty days' notice of cancellation....... ............................. ........ ............ 138
Inspections by Commission Representative__________________ ____...128
Interchange of property._________ _____ _________________ ______ _130
Interruptions of Service (Also see Sc h e du le s ). _________________ __.i31
Loads--Maximum limit s . ____ ____________ . . . ________________ __.130
Passenger Rules: Blind persons and Confederate V eterans..-._________________ _.___144 Charter trips.............. .......... ....... LJ___ ............... __....... 144 Fares--(See Rate Schedules.) Free transportation_____________ ___________ _________________ 144 Newspaper contracts. ........ _____________________ ______ ____... 145 Reduced fares..................... .................. ^________ _________ ______ _T145 Separation of races______ _____ ________ _____ _____ __________ 146
Procedure______________ ______ ___________ _____ ___ ___________155
Rate Schedules: Those prescribed by the Commission____ _______ _ 127 & 129 & 149-154
Reciprocity____ ____............................... _!.______ __________________ 135
Registration Permits: Carriers in Interstate Com m erce..._________________________ ___.134
Reports: Accident..._____ ______ ------________ -____ ____ __________ ____154 Annual revenues and expenses----------- ---------------------------- ---------- 154 Monthly revenues and expenses_________ __________________ ___ .154 Mileage._________ 1___............ ................ .................................... ...........155
Rules: Construction of______ . . . . ...... ....... ......... ......^___________________ 126 Commission may modify or suspend enforcement___ _____ ________ 126
Schedules: Changes must be filed with Commission--when_______ ____________146 Delayed schedule must be bulletined.. __ ________ _____ _____ ...146 Delayed schedule must be reported by driver__________ ___ _______ 145
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Schedules:--Continued. Must be numbered consecutively________................................................ 146 Must be posted in conspicuous place................... .............. ...........____146 Must be strictly adhered to ___ __________ ___________ _______ ____146 Must show mileage................... ......... _1__;___________ ____________ _146

Securities--Must obtain authority___ ____________________________ 155

Service--Discontinuance and interruption of____ ________ ____.127 & 113

Tickets: See (Bus Terminals.)
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Accidents--(Part IV )............................................... ....................... ...........182 Duties of driver in case of--(See Driving of Motor Vehicles) ..............._182 Reporting of_l____________ ___ _________ ___ ____,______ _____ l_182

. Definitions______ |jTl,__________ ____________1............... .................._157

Driving of Motor Vehicles--(Part I I ) ____________________ ______ ___161 Accident--duties of driver in case of_______________ ___ _____ ____166 Additional rules--carrier may enforce_________ ____ r____________161 Alcoholic beverages forbidden_________ ____ ____________________161 Buses--See (School buses, passenger buses, safe loading, fueling, and drive shaft protection). Clear course before starting___ _________ _______ ______ _______ 162 Compliance required.......____............... ................................... ........ ........161 Control of speed_______ _______ ____.......................... ............. .......... 161 Driving reckless--forbidden_______________.___________ ___............ 161 Driving while ill or fatigued forbidden_____________________ _______161 Equipment must be in good working order_____ ___________ _______161 Emergency--equipment and accessories must be in place_______ ____ 161 Flags--placing of..... ................. ___....... .................... .............................._164 Flares, red electric lanterns or flags--placing of....... ......... .......... ........_165 Fueling process--special precautions____ _________ _____ ________ 166 Fusees and flares--placing of.________________ _________ ______ __164 Fusees and red electric lanterns--placing of_______ _______ ____^___165 Hazardous conditions--extreme caution required__________________166 Highway users must not be endangered_____ ________ ......... ......______162 Keep to right....................... ................................................................____162 Lamps--not more than four head lamps to be illuminated..________ 165 Lamp Beams--upper and lower............ ....................................... ________165 Overtaking or passing--special care ___ ______ _______________ 163 Overtaking must not be prevented by speeding..______ -________ ____163 Passenger buses--special care in passing when stopped. ...................... 163 Projecting load--light or flag on__________________ '_____________167 Railroads and drawbridges--precautions_________ ___________ ___ 162 Riders or hitchhikers prohibited_______________________ _______ 167 Safe loading______ ____________________ __________ ______ ______162 Signals--emergency when vehicle disabled.._____ ______ ___________ 164 Signals--emergency when vehicle stopped............___________________ 165

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Driving of Motor Vehicles--(Part II) --Continued. Space between vehicles proceeding in same direction--------------------- _162 School buses--full stop when taking on or discharging students-------- 163
Spotlight--must not blind other road users---------- ---------------- -------166 Tailboard--must not obscure lights---------------------- --------------- ---- 167 Vehicles--Lighted lamps required when moving------ ------------ -------. --165 Vehicles when unattended--precautions-------------- -- -------- ---------- 163 Vehicle when stopped must not interfere with other traffic--------------164
Vehicle in gear on down grade----- -- -- --------------------- -------------- 163 Vehicle when parked or stopped--lights on----- ---------------- -------------165 Vehicles in proper position for tu rn s------------------- ----- ---------------- 163 Visibility--minimum requirement for lamps---------------- |g ....... .......... 166

Hours of Service--(Part V) 1----- ----------------- -- -------- ----------------183 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation--(Part III)----------- 168

Additional parts and accessories allowable----------------------------------- 168

Brakes: Adequacy of----- ---------- ----- ----------------- -------------------- --175

Additional requirements----. ---------------------------- --------------175-176

Driveaway operations-________ ---r ----------------------------------------180

Compliance required.--------------------------- -------- ---- --------------- ___168

Coupling devices.- - - - - ------- '---- ---------------- ---------- ------------------ 177

Defrosting device--...............--7------------------------------....... --...... ---1' 6

Drive shaft protection for buses..---- ---- ----------- -------------------. . --177

Driveaway operations:

Special equipment---------------------- ------------- ---- - -- ---------- - --178

Brakes performance. ------------------ -------- ---------- -------------------

Items to be carried.--.- - .......----------------------------- ---------- --------- l "

Tow-bar and fifth wheel re q u ir e m e n ts .----- --------------------- -------180

Number vehicles in combination-- ---------------------------------------- 181

Emergency parts and accessories----------------------------------------------- 177

Euel containers..------------- ------------------------------------- -------------176 Horn-------- ----- ---------------------------------------------------- -------- ----,--176

Lighting equipment required----- ------------

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Mirror--rear vision.---------------------------- --------- ---------- ---------------

Safety Glass--on all vehicles--- ----------------------- ----------------------176

Speedometer-------------------------------------- ----------------------------------

Tires__ :------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------- 177

Windshield wiper.:---- --------- - -- --------_______.7- - - - - --t -------- - -------176

Qualifications of Drivers--(Part I) -------- ,------------ -------------- ------159

Carrier may require additional examination.-- ---- -----------

160

Compliance required.-- --------------------------- -------- --------------- ----- 159

Doctor's Certificate---------------- ---- -- ------------------------------ 159

Minimum requirements. ,, -- -------------- -- --. ----------------- -- --159

STATION LISTS:

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