The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-02


waking upa Train.
Nsry people imagine that freight from
.-. .f'e. another OF hundred wagons Is
,..., dumped on platform and from
49,. showed into car. and that incoming
-. .., DING freight is handled on the
,..... .'.,frm In a country town. or
.........a cts ambitious TO metropolitan
j ,.-- uae platform does suffice. and on
t.tau lrigAt Is received and from that
~. .-a.lt is Shipped But ina large city
ii, railroad Of any prominence making
I..r. living must have TWO depots. one
y and the other Gu out" house
q. ,. tlc latter all Of the receipts go
,r.r. heavy and bulk goods in large
H.. uler track receiving and unloading
,...r -, cou7cuicnt and cheapest. In
,..,t- freight I'll such cars are cut out
,..f.I flc train and switched TO what
points may be desired The bills OF
l....- .lDays come ahead IF the train.
l..- enough generally 70 get through the
.....a,l out 10 the yard men before the
.-...r. arrives. OF at least Oh Its arrival
OH f. done SD that no time may be lost
I sing the bills. the yard force know
,...-., uD4i each car contains and where
i'm. b1 placed Some of these cars are
%. r. t0 certain parts Of the yards. others
O., ,-.lta ware houses, and some arc to
,.I,t .lcrs they are These are all cut
... taken away. and tho balance Of the
,-. switched into the freight house,
,l.r. tle broken lless than car load and
..u.o or perishabe freight is stored TO
await. Oh. call % the owners the latter
I..r notified hy postal Of tie arrival. In
r, yu. freight in this way there Is
-.t aol of handling and rchndling
f..t cannot he helped. but so far as posi-
l.iti. avoided Ly -toring as loosely a.
..>..NIl SD that one consignment may
r..,i without touching another. If
IL. ha..mcu ouly knew whether John
>l oo,ld be more prompt than San1>
Braa .u answering his notice and takine
...y.. L.l goods much rehandling could bc
..r..-l and the goods could be stored
without loss of space by putting
il ir..n property first.
D.. ibis is knowledge that cannot BE-
l.l There may be dozen Samuel
- r. and tao dozen John Smiths, and
,.... Oua VI the Browns may come for his
$50 the same time while the Smiths
r Llvcr come and may leave their
t9 Dc finally sold as unclaimed
I.. However. is only the case with small
r Maut. and plain every day citizens.
,... lo lot receive pound # freight as
a-n e ;hoy celebrate Christmas. The
merchant who receives with ANY regular
-. u.louzes his diayman or. in st.
i..-. file Tran fer company 10 receive
i. freight whenever it comes. and the
I..u .r transfer ar-ut is always on
.aIto receive it. and IT, does not have 10
la.,leI away Sill there are enough
l.ao ut sine Smith variety. and entering d
l.. receiving ware house after a few
tt..- base D-eu uuloaIcd the floor LAS
O.. .-I-1Iluc- 81 succession OF mounds,
b.. .o out OF boxes. furniture. baby caiIi
.-. implements, etc.
10 most interesting Of the platforms,
however. is that where goods are received
~, sid. lent Ihisi-.... here Is sys
.e. There is DO dumping together OF
A..t..a- that simply comes 10 hand first
v- 1a. ile are strings OF empty freight
Gals pulled up s., evenly that the doors
from tac one next TO the platform open
III. ill., one on tlo next track, ana the
..,s o. Tie outer track can De loaded by
pushing the truck through the ones next
Go o.. platform and over connecting
lal-e The shipping platform can in
t..,uu be wiicned to as many tracks as
t... ou which 10 stand the cars On
t-.,. size l.ae the receiving side whero
d.. a. pan up and unload are nailed
sigh. pillars representing divisions.
Il. t I. marked "Joneseille, while
Oh. ID o.. the second pillar nay b.
L4. Browns .e. and half . dozen
o.l., ....s while the one next to 1t ulay
hes double that number, or only one.
Ills 8. 81. indication that on this line
J-.e si.e Is heavy shipping point. and
,l4, Brownsville. and the other villes with
t a.. % small importance and have to be
I1r.., o. count
S, ..e merchants ware house the goods
e.. .tiol into the wagon by towns. and
g.. ir knows just what towns he has.
hl'tl-1 lot for Jonesville he backs into
t-.r ou1 unloads He may have a
ica fo- Brownsville or some OF its
s-'c. r.ils in which case he can unload
G vi.c and roll them over 70 the
Brow .y..e division If he has lot for
Sn.agic further on. however, he must
swim, around with his wagon again and
tacs u there Here the freight accumu
late. 10 these divisions. until time for
-44u- bt which time quite respectable
amount isl gathered Jonesvile is situated !
Wu.e, away Brownsville eighty, Jack
.,ayle ltty and Yolowville forty miles
ol' There not enough OF Jonesvinoto I'LL |
acai ind just enough OF the others 70 sup |
ry t.e deficiency Joncsville is then |
"-lotm inst Brownsville next. and 50
ga m.l ic.lovyillc is reached Tho |
leaders -o through the house loading IN !
Ills vsy filling each car taking interme /
c.a.. stations 10 the extent required TO 7
-aea up the required weight, that from I
u, station nearest the shipping point /