The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-04
MILL MEN AND TEE RAILROADS
The Rules for Loading Lumber Fix
at Macon.

II
The Rules for Loading Lumber Fix
at Macon.
Capt. R. g. Fleming, superintendent of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way. and A. A. Aveilhe. assistant superin-
tendent. returned from Macon yesterday
morning. where they attended meeting of
the railroad men OF the state to discuss the
formation of a set Of rules for the loading
Of lumber for shipment, to be observed by
all the railroads of the state.
The action taken was important, as this
Is much vexed subject with the lumber
men of the state. Considerable concession
was made to the lumbermen. and the action
taken was important. The meeting was
held at the Brown house ct 10 o'clock Tues
day.
WHO WERE THERE.
The following officials were present:
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad: General Freight Agent Davant
and his ASSISTANTS, Mr.. Griffin, Travelling
Freight Agent Barnard. Superintendent
Beauprie and Murphey and Agent Turner,
Savannah, Florida and Western: Su-
perintendent Fleming and Assistant Super
intendent Aveilhe.
Central system: Supt. Dill, Agent Y onge
and A. g. Craig, general freight and pas
senger agent of the Macon and Northern.
Georgia Southern General Manager
Lane, Supt. Hoge, Traffic Manager Knapp
and General Freight Agent Wilburn.
Supt. Hammond Of the Richmond and
Danville. Supt. Marshall and Agent Good
man Of the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery, Supt. Calhoun and General Freight
Agent Dickey Of the Western and Atlantic,
Assistant Traffic Manager Papy Of the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular. General Agent
Knowles Of the Mobile and Ohio, District
Freight Agent Alexander of the Queen and
Crescent, General Freight Agent Jones of
the Columbus Southern and Supt. Harris
OF the Brunswick and Western.
OBJECT OF THE MEETING.
The meeting was called to order by Supt.
Fleming, who stated the object Of che meet
ing, and then General Manager Lane was
made chairman aud Freight Agent Jones
secretary Of the meeting.
After general discussion OF the points
involved, the circular issued by the Penn
sylvania and East Tennessee railroads, Civ
ing the regulations for loading lumber,
which were SO Objectionable to the mill men,
was read. IL was decided that the regula-
tons should be modified, and that COM
mittee be appointed TO make the revision.
The committee was then appointed, con-
sisting Of Supts. Din Of the Central, FIem-
ing Of the Savannah. Florida and Western.
Beauprie of the East Tennessee, Hoge of
the Georgia Southern and Marshall of the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery.
They were requested to make their report
by O'clock in the afternoon, and the meet
| ing was adjourned until that hour.
The committee reported at the afternoon
| session. The report granted considerable
concessions to the lumbermen, but the rules
| adopted are also of benefit to the railroads.
| as 1t secures uniform system of loading.
| The new rules provide that the lumber is to
be loaded on end, with dunnage or cross
pieces AKA or 3x9, with three or more
stanchions to a side, and with strips on top
i nailed to the stancbions with three ten
| penny nails to each stanchion.
This system OF loading, il is estimated,
| will cost the lumbermen about rs cents per
| car. The rules are practically the same as
have been in force heretofore on the Sa-
vannah. Florida and Western railroad.
WHAT THE LUMBERMEN SAY.
The lumbermen generally have had little
complaint to make of the system of loading
| in force on the Savannah, Florida and
! Western. The East Tennessee was more
exacting in its requirements than the other
roads, requiring more staachions to more
| dunnage and more nails.
| A lumberman said to MORNING News
reporter one day this week that IL cost
fully $3 per car to load lumber on the East
| Tennessee road. A number of mill men on
| the East Tennessee and the Savannah
Americus and Montgomery railroads have
| already expressed satisfaction with the new
system OF loading provided for by the rules.
These rules will be enforced on all the roads
represented at the meeting IN Macon, and
the lunnbermen will be required to load
| according to the regulations provided for
| in the rules. Lumber is always loaded by
| the mill mon.
The rules, as modified by the committee,
will be presented to the state railroad COM
mission, which meets in Atlanta on Friday
TO adjust the matter as between thesEippers
| and the railroads.
Heretofore each road has had pretty
much its own system of loading.
WHAT A MILL MAN SAYS.
A Savannah mill man was asked last
night IL the new regulations were satisfac-
| tory to the mill men generally. He ssid be
| thought the rules would be satisfactory TO
the Savannah and Brunswick shippers, but
not to the interior shippers to the west, who
load differently from the coastwise shippers
He said it would cost about rs cents to 81
| per car for the stanchions, dunrage and
nails required by the rules.
The mill men of the state meet in At
lanta on Saturday TO consider this and
other questions affecting the industry, es-
pecially the matter Of the petition which
they have before the railroad commission
for a reduction upon the present rates OF
freight. They will also insist that the rail-
roads shall be required to renlunerate
them for their expense Of load
ing, which amounts to q very
considerable item in the course OF year,
averaging about 81 90 per car. They say
that they have to provide stanchions and
dunnage, for which they receive no remu-
nerauion either from the railroads or the
purchasers, but upon which they are re-
quested to pay freight just the same as upon
the merchantable portion of the cargo.
| They hold that as the roads load the greater
portion of their freight at their own ex.
pense, that they should repay the lumber
men the cost of loading. The railroads will
| resist this damand of coursa