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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt:...can be recognized--full tolls from originating office to original destination will be charged. RULE 57. Correction of errors. If, after the delivery of a message, the addressee claim that an error has been made by the telegraph, and the error be not apparent to the operator in charge, the operator in charge may, by a service message to the sending office, ask for a duplicate of so much thereof as may be necessary, and if an error be thereby disclosed, a notice to that effect will be delivered, and no tolls will be collected for the service message. If no error be disclosed, a notice to that effect will be delivered and tolls for a ten-word message will be collected from the addressee and the sending office notified to check. Messages delivered "subject to correction." If for any reason a manifest error in a message can not be immediately corrected, it will be delivered with the words "delivered subject to correction" plainly indorsed after the check, indicating the cause for such delivery, such as wrong check, or omission of some portion of the message due to the fault of the line. When a corrected copy shall have been obtained, it will be marked "corrected copy" and delivered to the addressee. Nondelivery not to be traced by service messages. Complaints of nondelivery will not be traced by service messages. If report of delivery be desired, a service message may be sent only if the sender guarantee payment for a ten-word service in reply. Charge will be made but for one message. If failure to deliver be the fault of the line, no charge will be made for the service messages. RULE 58. Complaints of nonrecelpt of messages. If a person claim the nonreceipt of a message supposed to have been sent to him and no record of its receipt...