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C-305 Weights - Basis of Charges - O il & O il Products* Los Angeles, C al., Deo. 21st, 1915* Mr, Geo. .T, Vogt, Aud.F.ft P.Accts. Bear sir Upon consideration I am convinced that the conclusion expressed in ray le tt e r to you of Nov.8th., la s t , upon the subject noted in the margin hereof - y ur f i l e 75-262 - was erroneous, and should be revised to comport with the fa c ts, as to which there was an evident misapprehension on roy part, X now advise you as followsT-j 1, That the federal regulation referred to in said latter fix in g the capacity of tank cars in connection with inflamabie flu id s at 98^ of their f u ll gallcnage capacity, was one obligatory upon the c a rrie r, and the effect of which was to f i x the gallonage capacity as the basis of fixin g the transportation charges, 2, That in actual practice the regulation in question has been s tr ic t ly observed and adhered to by carriers gen erally, and by our Company in p articu lar, and has been used as the basis of fix in g such charges* 3, That the recent t a r i f f amendment on this behalf was made fo r the purpose of cla rify in g the situation, as w ell as to obviate uncertainty, and was declaratory of the practice of the Company under existing t a r iff^ and said regulation. I t resu lts, therefore, in th is view, that it w ill not be nec­essary to disturb the status in quo of shipments moving hitherto, K-M. CC-TO.. Yours very truly,