Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-28 | Page 6 | War Stamp Must be on All Bills of Lading

WAR STAMP MOST BE ON ALL BILLS OE LADING Ogden shippers should make themselves them-selves conversant with the fact that effective December 1, war revenue 'stamp of one cent must be placed on each bill of lading covering a shipment. ship-ment. These stamps are to be furnished fur-nished by the shippers and cancelled by them and are to be affixed to bills of lading before they are presented to the railroad platforms with th? shipments. Shippers should understand that there is a difference in the present over the method in vogue during the Spanish-American war. at which time the railroads furnished the sLamps and cancelled them. Now it becomes the duty of the shippers to furnish stamps There apparently Is no supply sup-ply in Ogden, but the deputy internal revenue collector at Salt Lake has a small supply at present. But tho main supply will probably be at tho internal in-ternal revenue collectors office at Helena, Mont. Railroads are prohibited pro-hibited accepting and forwarding ship ments unless the requirements of the law are complied with.