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R eferrin g to S ection C, paragraph requiring the f i l i n g with the Commission o f cop ies o f am c o n tr a c ts , agreements o r arrangements with other common c a r r ie r s in r e la tio n to any t r a f f i c , e t c . t>o©8 t h is require the f i l i n g o f arreaigements fo r the aiv is io n o f through r a te s which may he determined by custom and fix e d by exchange o f l e t t e r , and which may be changed by exchange o f le t t e r ? A N S W E R ; ions o f r a te s We do not th in k such agreements are w ith in the s ta tu te * concerning d i v i s - V I I . Q* What con stru ction i s to be placed on the language in Section C, (top o f page 1 2 , "The Railway Age") read in g: "Copies o f a l l c o n tr a c ts, agreements or arrange­ments with other common c a r r ie r s , & e ." As a m atter o f f a c t , p r a c tic a lly a l l corr espondence between connecting lin e s regarding in te r s ta te t r a f f i c c o n s titu te s e ith e r a c o n tra c t, agreement or arrangement. fo * In 0 Uf , opirii^n tb ® p ro v isio n o f the sta tu te r e f e r - ^2 <l uea‘t ion r e la te s only to co n tra cts which d ir e c tly h ff p i y s .hG 8hlpr' 'r in re8P°ct o f the se rv ic e he g e ts or the clu-k:, V I I I . Section e , the paragraph which reads as fo llo w s : "Nor s h a ll any c a r r ie r charge or demand or c o lle c t or receiv e a greater or le s s or d iffe r e n t compensation fo r such tran sport at io n , e t c . " Q. What i s the force and e f f e c t o f the use o f the word 'd iffe r e n t "? ANSWER: The fo rc e and e f f e c t o f the word "d i f f e r e n t " is to require payment o f r a te s in money a s 'a g a in s t payment in kind.