Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-07
HANDLING FREIGHT.
HOW IT is CARED Fer AT THE "IN"
AND "oUT" OEPCTS.

Method Of Receiving and Transporting
Freight In Large Cities-Handling and
Rehandiing-The Value OF System in
Making Up n Train.
Many people imagine that freight from
one after another of hundred wagons is
simply dumped on a platform and from
there showed Into car. and that incoming
and outgoing freight is handled on the
same plat form In a country town, or
even In city ambitious TO metropolitan
hnnors. one platform does suffice. and on
that all freight is received and from that
all freight is shipped. But in large city
the railroad of any prominence making
half living must have two depots. one
an ''in" and the other an "out" house
Through the latter all of the receipts go
except in heavy and bulk goods, in large
lots. when track receiving and unloading
is the most convenient and cheapest In
receiving freight all such cars are cut out
or off of the train and switched to what
ever points may be desired The bills of
lading always come ahead of the train.
long enough generally to get through the
| OlhNC dilO Out W lic Ndiu LILO
train arrives. or at least on its arrival.
This is done so that no time may be lost.
Receiving the bills. the yard force know
exactly what each car contains and where
il must be placed Some of these cars are
to go to certain parts of the yards. others
TO private ware houses, and some are to
be left where they are. These are all cut
taEayl onH fha halonca of tho
train switched into the freight house.
where the broken (less than car load) and
valuable or perishable freight Is stored to
await the call of the owners, the latter
being notified by postal of the arrival In
receiving freight in this way there is
great deal of handling and rehandling
that cannot be helped: but so far as posi-
BILE it is avoided by storing as loosely as
possible, SO that one consignment NAV
be moved without touching another. II
the housemen only knew whether John
Smith would be more prompt than Samuel
Brown in answering his notice and taking
away his goods, much rehandling could be
obviated and the goods could be stored
closely without loss of space by putting
in Browns property first.
But this is knowledge that cannot be
had There may be dozen Samuel
Browns and two dozen John Smiths. and
every one of the Browns may come for his
goods al the same time, while the Smiths |
may never come, and may leave their
goods to be finally sold as unclaimed |
This, however, is only the case with small |
narcbantS o,,A nlotn iap ,iti1an,
who do not receive pound of freight as
often as they celebrate Christmas The |
merchant who receives with any regular |
ity authorizes. his drayman. or, In St |
Louis. the Transfer company to receive
his freight whenever it comes. and the |
drayman or transfer agent is always ON
band 10 receive it, and it does not have to |
be stored away Still there are enough |
men of the Smith variety. and entering /
large receiving ware house after few
trains have been unloaded the floor has
the appearance of succession of mounds.
made out of boxes, furniture, baby carri
ages. implements. etc
The most interesting of the platforms,
however. is that where goods are received
for shipment. This is where there is sys.
tenn There is no dumping together of
anything that simply comes to hand first
On one side are strings of empty freight
cars, pulled up so evenly that the doors
from the one next to the platform open
INTO the one on the next track, and the
cars on the outer track can be loaded by
pushing the truck through the ones next
to the platform and over connecting
bridges The shipping platform can in
this way be widened to as many tracks as
there are on which to stand the cars On
the opposite side. the receiving side where
the wagons pull up and unload. are nailed
signs TO pillars representing divisions.
The first is marked ''Jonesville," while
the board on the second pillar may be
marked Brownsville. and half dozen
other villes. while the one next to it may
have double that number. or only one
This is an indication that on this line
Jonesville is heavy shipping point. and
that Brownsville. and the other villes with
1t. are of small importance and have to be
to count
AT the merchants ware house the goods
are loaded into the wagon by towns, and
the driver knows just what towns he has
II he has lot for Jonesville he backs into
that pillar and unloads He may hare a
few pieces for Brownsville or some of its
sister villes. in which case he can unload
al Jonesvile and roll them over to the
division. If he has lot for
Smithville, further on. however he must
swing around with his wagon again and
back in there Here the freight accumu
ates. in these divisions. until time for
loading by which time quite respectable
amount is gathered Jonesville is situated
100 miles. away. Brownsville eighty, Jack
sonyille Fifty and Yellowville forty miles
put There's not enough Of Jonesville to fill
| car. and just enough of the others to sup
ply the. deficiency. Jonesville is then
oaded in first. Brownsville next. and SO I
IN until Yellowville is reached. The
oaders go through the house loading in
his way Iilling each car. taking interme- 4
late stations TO the extent required to I
make up the required weight. that from
he station nearest the shipping point r
irst
Then the train is made up in the same /
way. generally so that cars can be dropped =
ii from the end if desired without losing 3
line TO cut il out. switch around and con i
lect again with the rear portion and 7
aboose Arrived at Yellowville the &
reighi for thai town is piled on the plat {
orm the door is resealed. and the train i
'uls ont for the next station There .
gain the car is relieved of portion of \
Is load. but small portion only. and so 2
n until Jonesville is reached The Jones !
lille freight was almost enough To occupy 7
car. and the latter is still nearly fully !,
laded This being the case it is dropped 3
Il al the depot siding. and the train pulls 9
nj Ia the next station This is the G
manner of handling local freight.-Globe n
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