Excerpt from Annual Report of the North Carolina Corporation Commission for the Year Ending December 31, 1899 I. Graduated Rates apply to matter weighing less than 100 pounds when the rate is under (i) per 100 pounds and to matter weighing less than 50 pounds when the rate is (i) or more per 100 pounds. Example - Between points where the rate per 100 pounds is (h) a box weighing 73 pounds must be charged for at the graduated rate under $1. 75 (h), which makes the proper charge on over 70 to 75 pounds $1 50. Packages exceeding 7 pounds. Carried by more than one company, graduate for each company unless otherwise instructed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.