ON THE TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE PETROLEUM From the gross rate from any common point to Cleveland, a rebate per barrel of. $0.40 From“ the“ gross“ rate“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ Pittsburg, rebate“ per“ barrel“ of“ .40 From“ the“ gross“ rate“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ New York, rebate“ per“ barrel“ of“ 1.06 From“ the“ gross“ rate“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ Philadelphia, rebate“ per“ barrel“ of“ 1.06 From“ the“ gross“ rate“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ Baltimore, rebate“ per“ barrel“ of“ 1.06 From“ the“ gross“ rate“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ Boston, rebate“ per“ barrel“ of“ 1.06 From the gross rate from all other points, and the six places of destination last named rebates the same as on the rates from the common points.
ON THE TRANSPORTATION OF REFINED OIL, BENZINE, AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE MANUFACTURE OF PETROLEUM From the gross rates from Pittsburg to New York, a rebate per barrel of . . . . . . . . $0.50 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ Pittsburg“ to“ Philadelphia, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . . . . . . . . .50 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ Pittsburg“ to“ Baltimore, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . . . . . . . . .50 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ Cleveland to Boston, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . . . . . . . . .50 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ Cleveland“ to“ New York, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . . . . . . . . .50 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ Cleveland“ to“ Philadelphia, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . . . . . . . . .50 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ Cleveland“ to“ Baltimore, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . . . . . . . . .50
From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ any common point to New York, a rebate per barrel of . 1.32 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ Philadelphia, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . 1.32 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ Baltimore, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . 1.32 From“ the“ gross“ rates“ from“ any“ common“ point“ to“ Boston, bate“ per“ barrel“ of“ . 1.32 From the gross rates to and from all points, intermediate between the above points, a rebate or drawback of one-third of the gross rate, shall be paid.
From the gross rates from Pittsburg, Cleveland, and other points, to places west of the meridians of Pittsburg and Cleveland, a rebate or drawback of one-third of the gross rate shall be paid.
5. To charge to all other parties (excepting such as are referred to in Article 3d) for the transportation of petroleum and its products, rates which shall not be less than the gross rates above specified, and should at any time any less rate be charged, directly or indirectly, either by way of rebate, commission, allowances, or upon any pretext whatsoever, the same reduction per barrel shall be made to the party hereto of the first part, from the net rates provided for them, on all transportation for them during the period for which such reduction shall be made to others.
6. To permit the party hereto of the first part, if, in its judgment, the currents of trade should so require, temporarily to increase or diminish the proportion, as herein provided to the party hereto of the second part, for itself and its connections, as the whole business of transporting petroleum and its products, as between the party hereto of the second part, the Erie Railway Company and the New York Central Railroad Company. The party of the second part in such case, to receive from the party hereto
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