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i Centr&l ten* Begins* Chicago, 111*, June 13, i f It * w m m m M m > mama.eat® m m rn m n m m icst . ilU T fJ fYAYKS fOVRHlK'niT WAY »WffTOS0 OF. Please bs referred i© ttan«i^eni4 Circular dnted February 15th, I f 19, ©oncoming t ) » ©eoeptanee by the *©r £e$uurt»ient ©f »bin» emiits o f forage destined to anyr eajape, which have been weighed eith er ;"it point of o rig in or enroete; with the id#a o f -eilasinfiting the a te e w ity fo r rewelghing eith er et coops er other points* • The War Bepartateni, Purchase and Storage Serwice, O ffice o f the streetor o f Furehe.se and Storage, Waehingten, under data of June 3rd, amended paragraph .So* 8, Purchase and Storage Hot lee ¥#* ?S, issued Hevember S3, 1$16, to read as follow s: •A ll Zens, Coup, Post, F^rt end Garrison Supply O fficer# are advlaed that in future r a il are ad so ale weight# on forage taken by roilread w ora weighenstero or weight* furnished by shippers who hews weight agreement# with recognised o ffic ia l. Weighing and Inspection Bureaus, w ill be acceptable in lieu o f dost in itio s weights, on doth lo&dod end empty care, unions the seals placed on oar at point o f origin fls§» eeld» nee of bi-wing b«*en tampered eitfs,' or there ia sene v is ib le evidence ©f accident or of shortage hiring eeeurrad between the tin e o f weighing and tins' o f receip t•* ?h« effect cf this ia to s»stks ueeeptablo to the Be* p'~r%mft% weights fam ished by shippers who hkre weight agreements with' recognised o ffic ia l weighing and inspection Bureo.es, as well ss those taken by ra ilro ad sworn weigh*n&etera, in lie u o f do»tination ** eights, ©a both loaded and auf>ty ears, uni ?! so the placed on such leaded card at point of o rigin -show evidence of having been tn&psred with or there is r is ib le ' evidence o f see ident or shortage having ecaurod* Jtegieaal M rector*