The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-22
NEW CAR SERVICE RULES.
CHANGES ~ PRESENT SYSTEM
WILL RE EFFECTIVE JAN. 1.

sent out by Manager HASKELL OF
the Southeastern car service A.
ISOLATION - Package Freight Not
Removed within Forty-Elaht
Hours WIN Have to Pay storage.
RuIcs A. 90 Placing Cars ON Pri-
vate sidinRs win He strictly En-
forced-other Provisions of the
New Rules.
Important circulars from Manager J. c.
Haskell Of the Southeastern Car Service
Association relating TO car service have
been received by the agents Of the sayan-
nah Railway lines. They arc OF interest
20 consignees IN Savannah. as radical
changes are 20 be made Ia present meth
DDS when the new rules become effective
which will hc on Jan !. Following are
the circulars. in part.
"All freight received for delivery Is sub
ject 10 storage regulations. When stored
in railroad oompany's locai warehouses or
freight stations the storage charges viii
be as follows:
''Ail package freight not removed BY
owners from the custody OF the railway
company within forty-elght hours not in
GLIDING Sundays or legal holidays. com
puted from 10 O'Clock a. m. q the day
following the date OF legal notice OF ar
rival. shall thereafter be subject 10 a
charge OF storage each day or fraction Of
a day that such consignments may re-
main In custody OF the railway company
OF ! cent per io0 pounds per DAY. with
minimum charge OF cents FOR any one
package or lot FOR one consignee. but not
more than 81 per day for any consignment
not In excess OF "a carload.
Prompt notice shall be given by agents
TO consignees OF the arrival OF ~ such
freight and said notice should show the
time allowed for removal before storage
charges apply.
shipments detained because billed TO
order and awaiting bins OF iading. OF In
strursions as 10 disposition. shipments held
Tor want OF billing Instructions. shipments
held for inspection. change OF billing or
Tor any other purpose. by Owner
or his agent. are subject 10 storagc
charges and n such shipments are for
warded TO any other point, accrued stor-
age charges viii be added TO the billing
az back charges
When due diligence D. used agents are
authorized 10 make extension OF time
on such freight which cannot be removed
on account OF bad weather or roads OF
distance 70 be hauled from station.
Agents will collect storage charges ac-
cruing under these rules with the same
regularity and promptness as other trans
portation charges and vial in Ike man.
ncr be held responsible for same
1T is tine duty OF the agent TO require
payment Of accrued storage charges be-
fore delivering the property.
Agents will report collection OF storage
In warehouses 20 auditor and to the man
aver Of the Car Service Association. ex-
cepi where railroad companies engage in
the business OF public wRrehousing
Charges collected under these rules
shall not be- refunded except under au-
thofity Of the manager.
An complaints that arise from failure
90 conform 90 any 81 these rules. or from
neglect or discr.ngnati-n In enforcing the
same. and an doubtful ana complicated
cases involving any uncertainty as 20 the
proper meaning and application OF the
rules must be referred 10 tine manager
for decision"
The second circular reads as follows:
al the semi-annual meeting % the
| Southeastern Car Service Association.
| held In Atlanta on Nov. ~. 1900. q was de
cided by a unanimous vote that the rule
as 20 placing ears on private sidings
should DE stringently enforced. The rule
is as follows.
" Section !. Cars containing freight 20
| he delivered on team tracks or private
sidings. shall be delivered on the tracks
designated on the way-biils Immediately
upon arrival. or as soon thereafter az che
I ordinary routine yard work will permit.
" Sec. p The delivery OF cars consigned
/ or ordered 70 private tracks shall be- con-
sidered 10 have been effected either when
such cars have been placed on the tracks
designated; or. IL such track or tracks
be full. when the road Offering the cars
could have made delivery had such tracks
permitted
you are hereby notified that on and
| after Jan. T. 1901. car service will be as-
sessed strictly in accordance with The
above rule and the manager desires to
call your attention TO the fact that an
agent will not be allowed TO make delay
In placing cars when ordered 10 private
sidings railroad detention unless II can
be clearly shown that the road has faiiei
to give the customary switching service
which consignee has had IN fhe past. la
otter words, consignecs are not entitled
TO call for extraordinary switching ser
vice beyond what has been the custom
and beyond which the road can give, with
due consideration for It's necessities.