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F E D E R A L R E G I S T E R , Thursday, August 3, 1939

352C
Western classes___________

1

2

3

4

A

6

B

O

D

E

Percentages______________

100

86

70

65

45

37.5

32.5

30

22.5

17.5

3-B.25

Official classes.

R 26
27.6

70

Percentages.

Southern classes______ ____ _____

1

Percentages--- ---------------------------

100

.2
85

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

70

55

45

40

35

30

25

22.5

20

17.5

applicable to the transportation in inter state or foreign commerce of property by common carriers by railroad, or by water, or partly by railroad and partly by water, subject to the Interstate Com merce Act, and the charges resulting therefrom, between all points in the United States lying on and generally eastward of the following line:
The western boundaries of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Ne braska south to the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, thence along such railway west to Cheyenne, Wyo., thence south on the line of The Colorado and Southern Railway Com pany and paralleling railroads passing through Denver, Pueblo, and Trinidad, Colo., to the border of the State of New Mexico, thence successively east, south, and west along the latter border to the Rio Grande River excluding any point in New Mexico, thence along the Rio Grande to the Gulf of Mexico, with a view to determining whether said rates and charges, or any of them, are unjust, unreasonable, unduly prejudicial, unduly preferential, or otherwise unlawful, and to making such findings and order or orders as may be proper in the premises.
I t is fu rth er ordered, That all common carriers by railroad, or by water, subject to said Act, and participating in said transportation be, and they are hereby, made respondents to this proceeding;
that a copy of this order be served upon each of said respondents; and that notice of this proceeding be given to the gen eral public by depositing a copy of this order in the office of the Secretary of the Commission at Washington, D. C.
And it is further ordered, That this proceeding be assigned for hearing at such times and places as the Commis sion may hereafter direct.
By the Commission.
seal W. P. B a r t e l , Secretary.

scriptions of articles, carload minimum weights, and ratings on Such articles, in official, southern, and western classifica tions, and applicable to the transporta tion of property in interstate or foreign commerce, by common carriers by rail road, or water, or partly by railroad and partly by water, subject to the Inter state Commerce Act, and good cause ap pearing therefor:
I t is ordered, That a proceeding of in quiry and investigation be, and it is here by, instituted by the Commission on its own motion into and concerning the de scriptions, minima, and ratings provided in said consolidated freight classifica tion, with a view to determining whether they, or any of them, are unjust, unrea sonable, unduly prejudicial, unduly pref erential, or otherwise unlawful, and to make such findings and order or orders as may be proper in the premises.
I t is further ordered, That all common carriers by railroad, or by water, engaged in the transportation of property in in terstate and foreign commerce, subject to said act and participating in tariffs of rates or charges governed by said classifications, be, and they are hereby, made respondents to this proceeding;
that a copy o f this order be served upon each of said respondents; and that no tice of this proceeding be given to the general public by depositing a copy of this order in the office of the Secretary of the Commission at Washington, D. C.
And it is further ordered, That this proceeding be assigned for hearing at such times and places as the Commission may hereafter direct.
By the Commission.
seal W. P. B a r t e l , Secretary.

P . R . Doc. 39-2849; P iled, A u g u s t 2, 1939;
. 11:02 a. m .

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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O rd e r N o. 28310

C o n s o l id a t e d F

r e ig h t
C l a s s if ic a t io n
A t a general session of the Interstate Commerce Commission, held at its office in Washington, D. C., on the 29th day of July, A. D. 1939.
The Commission having under con sideration the matter of the consolidated freight classification containing the de
F . R . Doc. 39-2850; F iled, A u g u s t 2, 1939;
11:02 a. m .

C lass R

ates and
F

r e ig h t
C l a s s if ic a t io n s
A u g u s t 1, 1939.
The Commission has, by appropriate orders instituted general investigations of 1 class rates, rail and water, appli cable in the United States generally, ex cept in mountain-Pacific territory and on transcontinental traffic; and 2
freight classifications by rail and water, with a view to prescribing such rates and classification as may be found justified.
This is a large undertaking. Necessarily it will take time not only in preliminary
work by the Commissions own forces but in preparations by parties desiring to be heard. Consequently it will prob ably be desirable that public hearings be not set at an early date. In the mean time efforts now being made by carriers and shippers organizations to revise class rate structures, in the light of present conditions, and to simplify classifications should proceed. To the extent these ef forts are successful the magnitude of the task confronting all concerned in these investigations will be decreased. These proceedings have been assigned to Divi sion 2 for administrative handling.
seal W. P. B a r t e l , Secretary.
F . R . Doc. 39-2848; Filed, A u gust 2, 193911:02 a. m .

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINIS
TRATION.
A d m in istra tiv e Order No. 378
A

l l o c a t io n o f
F

u n d s for
L oans
1,1939.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of Section 4 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, I hereby allocate, from the sums authorized by said Act, funds for loans for the projects and in the amounts as set forth in the following schedule:
A

ugust
P ro jec t designation
Amount
F lo rid a 0022A1 E scam bia_____________
Io w a 0061B1 C herokee________________
K an sas 0031A1 C raw ford _____________
M in n eso ta 0058B1 K andiyoh i_______
M o n ta n a 0002C2 Cascade________ 1__
M o n ta n a 0012C1 M issou la__________
S o u th C aro lin a 0024A1 M ario n _____
S o u th D ak o ta 0008A1 Brookings____
So uth D ak o ta 0010A1 M in n e h a h a __
T exas 0100A1 W a s h in g to n ___________
W ash in g to n 0018D1 Spok an e________

$180,000
125,000
220,000
275,000
26, 500
110,000
112,000
356,000
390,000
605,000
535,000

R o b e r t B. C r a ig , Assistant Administrator.
F . R . Doc. 39-2846; FUed, August 2, 1939;
9:31 a. m .

A d m in istra tiv e O rd er No. 379
A

l l o c a t io n
of
F

unds
for
L oans
1,1939.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of Section 5 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, I hereby allocate, from the sums authorized by said Act, funds for loans for the projects and in the amounts as set forth in the following schedule::
A ugust
P ro jec t designation Amount G eo rgia 0039W2 H a rt ---------------------- - $10,000
G eo rgia 0075W2 L a m a r---------------------5,000
K a n sas 0025W1 L y o n ------------- ;-----------5,000
L o u isia n a 0012W1 F ra n k lin ------------12, M in n eso ta 0063W2 Scott-------------------10.000
M issouri 0035W1 A d air___-_--------------10.000
O k la h o m a 0002W1 K a y ---------------------
W y o m in g 0003W1 F rem o n t----------------- 10. ouu R

obert
B . C r a ig ,
Assistant Administrator.
F . R . Doc. 39-2847; Filed, A u gust 2, 1939;
9:31 a. m .