CoVEVANO. State Railored Cameron. First Annual Report OF THE State Railroad OF COLORADO From June 20th, 1907, to January 1st, 1909 COLORADO DENVER, COLORADO SMITH-BROOKS PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS 1908 多 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Denver, Colo., January 1, 1909. HONORABLE HENRY A. BUCHTEL, Governor of Colorado, State Capitol, Denver, Colorado. Sir-We have the honor to submit herewith a report of the proceedings of the State Railroad Commission of Colorado for the years 1907 and 1908, under the "Act to regulate Common Carriers in this State," which became effective June 20, 1907. Respectfully, FREDERICK J. CHAMBERLIN, President, BULKELEY WELLS, Secretary, EDWARD O. ALSTON, Clerk. J82643 Commissioners. Regulating transportation lines in Colorado, history of.. Mileage in State....... as to... Rules of practice... State Railroad Commission, Review of work of.. 32 41 54 13 อ 11 55 47 REPORT. HISTORY OF LEGISLATION REGULATING TRANSPORTATION LINES IN COLORADO. The theory of a reasonable control of common carriers is not of recent origin in Colorado. As early as 1862 the Territorial Legislature passed an act relating to corporations, including those engaged in constructing and operating wagon and rail roads, and in a provision of this act, which prescribed the maintenance of toll roads in good repair, and withheld the right to collect toll and fixed a penalty if they were not so kept, the foundation was laid for later legislation designed to secure the proper maintenance of road beds of railroads and the rendering of good service to the public. In 1867 another act, of similar intent and more specific terms, was passed. The Constitution of the State of Colorado, adopted in 1876, has the following provisions, directly relating to railroads (Mills' Annotated Statutes, Vol. 1): 493, Section 3. "The general assembly shall have the power to alter, revoke or annul any charter of incorporation now existing and revokable at the adoption of the Constitution, or any that may hereafter be created, whenever, in their opinion, it may be injurious to the citizens of this State, in such manner, however, that no injustice shall be done to the incorporators." 494, Section 4. "All railroads shall be public highways and all railroad companies shall be common carriers." 495, Section 5. "No railroad corporation or the lessees or managers thereof shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises with any other railroad corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line." 496, Section 6. "All individuals, associations and corporations shall have signal rights to have persons and property transported over any railroad in this State and no undue or unreasonable discrimination shall be made in charges or in facilities for transportation of freight or passengers within |