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California Historical Society
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Fey 25, 1908
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question whatever ah cat
ific Coast and there was no
the Faci
They went so far as to
any trouble ap-rriissiinnsg: o^n that score,
taIre up the matter with the Trans-Continental gh
issooiation, sending them a oan of the material and get a
ruling on it authorising them to ship as varnish.
Some time ago they positively refused to ship
.
Setinette with carloads of varnish as -Tarrish". =Hey at ^ clearly comes under the heading of -aint. as specified
w Trans-Continental Asso. and they will not lay themselves
liable to a fine of $5000.00 or two years in jail, in order
to save us difference between c; rloud and. loss than carload rate, where we want to ship Satinette in carloads of varnish.
ccording to their understanding of the law, the misdemeanor of false billing it eomnitted, when the article is Shipped
under a ola sification talcing a lower rate than another classification in the tariff, which provides for a higher rate
and which more clearly or specifically describes the article. ,
If tills interpretation is correot, shipping Brons4e
c er as Paint whether in cans or not, is a misdemeanor ^ ..-uson that Bronsc Powder is olearly specified it: tat' "
r ;,;0ig3 4Bt as such, and mte provided is S;S.OO par j -OC*. . oU r however, .that if we give the Bronse ^owder ^orhs no instructions regarding classification and shipment is made in
their name, they wiU he liable for any infraction of the law.
I suppose that finally, everything will depend on the vigilance