The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17

York city would consider Il a very great
hardship to have to buy ticket at each
OF the junction points, and yet the rail-
ways suffer practically the same incon-
Venience to themselves that make sepa-
rate local way bills between points on
their respective lines.
Take for example" said MIR. Sells, "a
shipment of a bale of cotton from La
Grange to Savannah, carried by the Ma
con and birmingham railway from La
Grange to SOfkee; by the Georgia South
ern and Florida railway from Sofxee to
Macon, and by the Central of Georgia rail-
way from Macon to Savannah The pub
llshed tariff on shipment of this sort
makes a rate of 80 cents per 100 pounds.
Let us assume that a bale OF cotton weigh
ing $50 pounds is shipped, and by making
separate way bills for each line II would
be necessary TO have the agent at La
Grange make a way BILL which reads from
his station TO Sofxee at the proportion
accruing to the Macon and Birmingham
railway, nancy, 1872 cents per 100 pounds
making % cents freight charges; the agent
OF tho Georgia Southern and FLORIDA rail-
way at Sofkee settles with the agent OF
the Macon and Birmingham for tho
amount of the charges on this way bill.
and then way bills over the Georgia South
ern and Florida railway from SoflSee TO
Macon. the same consignment at the rate
accruing TO the Georgia Southern and Flor
pounds, making freight charges q cents
and advanced charges, paid to connect-
ing lines co,lect cents cents 9r,s total
agent at Macon Of the Central OF Georgia
Railway Company settles with the agent
of the Georgia Southern and Florida fail
way for the amount accruing to- that
point, Sill Then the agent of the Central
of Georgia makes a way-bill, which reads
from Macon 10 Savannah, at the rate
accruing to the Central of Georgia rail-
way, namely, 20 cents, making the local
charges to the Central of Georgia Sf25
with advanced charges, paid to connect
at destination Of $40. In order that there
may be no delay in the movement of the
freight at the junction point, the agents
are obliged to make these settlements
on each way-bill as fast as they arrive.
When the vast number of WaV-bills that
are made are realized It will be seen there
is an immense amount of figuring TO ar
rive at the rates accruing between the
several lines at their several junction
with the Introduction OF interIine way
billing" said Mr.. Sells. THE bale OF cot
ton going from LaGrange 10 Savannah
would be shown on one waybill from the
with suitable space to show the rate
and figured at the through rate, namely,
80 cents per 100 pounds, making the freight
charges accruing at the destination s. 40
One waybill in the interline waybilling
system takes the place of three. and dis
Denses with the work Of waybilling at
the junction points, and the settlement
between the agents. In order TO deter
mine the accuracy of these transactions
the respective accounting officers have TO
go over all of the calculations When
settlements are made between the respec-
tive accounting Offices all OF the WdyDllla
passing between given points, that take
the same division of rates, are grouped to-
gether and one calculation for all OF the
business for a given period determines
the amount due to or from each of the
lines interested.
Instances 10 illustrate the labor Incl
dent TO making local way-bills can be
made indefinitely Where the rates are d.
vided on percentages the work at the 4.
junction stations Is even greater. But one
case Is sufficient to show the advantage
10 the railway lines, as well as to the pub
lie. The public are interested in a method
that simplifies a way-bill for making IL
simple reduces the likelihood Of error and
consequent Inconvenience to the patron
IL Is manifestly easier for the agent and
less likely Of error. 90 have one way-hil
made from LAGRANGE to Savannah at 30
cents per 100 pounds, than TO have three
way-bills from LaGrange to Savannah. F
made at 1872 cents per 100 pounds As cents
per 100 pounds, and 26 cents per 100 pounds.
respectively, by lines I'm interest"
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