Excerpt from Freight Rates, Western Territory, Vol. 1: Western Trunk Line Territory In transportation circles, that portion of the United States lying west Of' the Mississippi River is spoken of as Western Classification Territory, due to the fact that on. Interstate business, and to a large extent on intrastate business, transportation of freight is con ducted under the rules and ratings of the Western Classification. There are, however, certain adjustments wherein the Western Classification is extended eastward to and including points on the Atlantic Seaboard. 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.