Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-23
DEMURRAGE
RULES MADE
BUTTE SHIPPERS MUST CON-
FORM TO THEM AFTER SEP
TENDER /.
ALL CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
subject TO THE RULES.
Result Of the Action Of the Butte
Terminal Association-Rail-
road Notes.

Shippers Will be compelled to conform to
the new demurrage rules Of the Butte
association. All carload shiE-
maEts are subject to .he rules. which are
as follows:
Per Diem C~harges-A charge will be
made for delay to cars and use of trarlS
from the time of delivery of cars on
track from unloading, not including Sun
days or legal holidays. Free time will
be allowed as follows. Wood, silica and
lime rock, four days; coal, five 6a;s;
all other commodities, 4s hours except
ore and lumber within association ter
service and track charge. After de-
ducing time allowed 81 per car per day
will be charged; a fraction of a day to be
reckoned as a full day.
Legal Holidays-The legal holidays
herein excepted are New Years day,
Washington's birthday, Decoration day,
Fourth of July, Labor day, election day
in November, Thanksgiving day, Christ
mas day and UGH other days as may
hereafter be made legal holidays by the
proper authorities.
Cars Not to Be Reported-Cars con-
tanning freight billed at less than car
load rates, cars loaded with live stock
and ore within territory, freight in tran
sit and p material are not subject
to demurrage rules.
Cars Shout Be Promptly Placed for
Delivery on Arrival-Cafs containing
freight. to be delivered on the tracks,
freight to be delivered on public team
tracks or private sidings h be de-
livered on the tracks designated ;mn,e-
diately on arrival or as soon thereafter
as the ordinary routine of yard work will
permit. The demurrage rule will not ap-
ply except on proper tracks for delivery.
Delivery OF Public Team Tracks and
Private Sidings-Delivery of cars shall
be considered to have been effected at
the time when such cars have been
3 n1oop1 on The nrOnar private or public
delivery tracks, or if such track or tracks
already contain such number of cars be-
longing to the same consignee as prevent
prompt delivery, then such cars will be
considered as having been placed when
the road Offering the cars would have
delivered them had the condition o. SUCH
tracks permitted.
Cars Held for Orders, Etc.--Cars held
at any point or on any track within the
limits of this association waiting orders
Of the consignee or ccnsignor snail De
subject to charge under these rules.
Cars Ordered to Connecting Lines-De-
murrage charges Cue upon cars ordered
to tracks, of connecting Lines Will be col
lected by the forwarding roaG. excep. IN
cases where cars are ordered to EolnTa
beyond thu switching limits, the charges
should follow as advances unless paid by
the consignor or conslgnee.
Storing Frli5nt-Agents are prohibited
from storing n part OF carload irelgn'
= IN uell llouoS III oA
longing to the railroad company Wltnou'
adding thereto demurrage charges the
same as if the freight had been left IN the
car. loo,
Private Cars-When both cars and track
are owned by the same party, no charge
will be made: but when private cars are
! obtained on the tracks of another 1rm OF
I Individual or on tracks belonging TO OF
onerated by members of this association
or cars belonging to the latter upon pr,
vate tracks. the established charges will
apply: ,o+,oo - o,s,,ees
should be given Immediately on the ar
rival of freight; a postal notice dates IRON
the time mailed, and not from the time re.
ceiyed by the c~onsignee. Agents canno'
exercise too much care and promptness II
this matter.
! Demurrage Charges Follow the Consign
ment-The demurrage charges IN all case:
follow the car, and the party receiving tn
same will be held responsible for whateve
demurrage ma be due. If the receivins
party is not at fault for the delay, his re
course is with the shipper.
u Error in Billing-Where there is a dis
pute in regard to freight charges and thu
car is held or refused on hat account, reg
ular demurrage rates will be charged ant
collected; provided no correction in freigh
charges is made.
, by the local agents of the road upon who's
|, tracks the car has been standing while de
, murrage accrued.
Storage and Team Track Charges
. cars delayed on company storage or team
tracks before allowing the cars to be un
> loaded or switched to another track, re
> CARELESS of whether the consignee is al
> lowed credit for freight charges or not.
Refusal to Pay Charges-In all case
where ~consignees or consignors using pr
vate sidetracks refuse to pay, or unneces
, sarily delay the payment of demurrag
. charges, agents will not deliver cars O
. private unloading tracks until all arrear
. are settled. In such cases the agents wi
a only deliver where the same may be uu
. loaded subject to the usual rules of sue
places.
= Note-In no case should one car be hel
: for demurrage dues on another.
: Refunds-The commissioner is authorize
= to entertain claims for rebate or refund G
: charges in special cases; however, it mus