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    Im to foot Ion carriers* liability to lawful hoi is rovielon on page 53, Pelai ins to hill of, M i sic* ft is provided that 4h» initial carrier who issues re© ©ipt of hill of 1 ©ding. shall ho responsible for less and damage over the. whole root© covered J§| the hill of Inning or-the trmspori&t ion regardless carriers art included* ? I fee, services of how many ths first ecciicm of ib© law includes is. the term *tfte.si*©r« tatton*, ventilation, rifrlgtraiica. end icing, and provides iipi ©arritrs ©hall furnish such transportation upon reason­able revest* Is the offset of these provisions to make the initial carrier fpl Is ©bilged f© give the hill of lading or receipt respond ill# te the shipper or owner of the property for ventilation*- icing, r ef r iger at ion, ©to*'over the sit©!© root©, Whoa the Journey includes the services of one or ${$$$*# oth^r carriers? SH? ft Is the sens# of the commit is© that wiisr© a common carrier| in the absence of any Joint tariff, transports for shipment freight marled or routed for' destination to a point - i eyond its. own. lino , such point be .lug in a tftate other than the fiat© of origin, arid such common carrier declines to transport as a -carrier for the wh®le route* hat localise© its fin part of the tr an sportalien to its own line* ©masting its full local rate, such ttmmtm carrier does not receive preperty for transportation from a point in i§ss Stmt© to i point in another State within the meaning of Section 20 oj sI® Amended Act to BegsA »1 C o m m e r c e , o n e is not liable for the act or default of any succeeding carrier within the mesating of said Act* Ws are of the ©pinion that #®ngress hoc not the power to authorise the Ceewission to establish through routes without the. ocmecni ef the .connecting .carriers, making it obligatory upon the Initial carrier to mdoriskt .the trancport&tion beyond its own. lisei end that such carrier may, no twi th» standing the interstate Coma-arc© Act, exempt itself front liability for any less, damage,or injury to the property caused by any saeceediag. carrier. X E I. Befcr to cases of loss and damage arising, from such catastrophic® as the *flood at Kansas City*, or any other claim which m y be attributable to the Act of 0©d, the public enemy, or result from some inherent vie© ©r defect in the freight iissXf* d* ©an such daias be paid as a matter of policy without l.i&Ml** j ity te the penalties prescribed by the law| that is to sayf She policy m y be-to conciliate the shipper is order to secure a fair share of his buslnes#* or the policy may be . directed towards political or Interest? i m . i elaims cannot %« settled ner'ely or to influence public ssntimtnt. as | matter of polity *4m