Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-15
NEW BAGGAGE SYSTEM.
How the Consolidated Will Check
 Trunks-Details of the Plan.

Trunls-Details of the Plan.
 The details of the plan under which the Consolidated road will deliver bag gage at any residence in Brooklyn or New York for passengers of the road free of charge have all been. worked out. The purpose of the new scheme is to save passengers the annoyance and loss of time usually experienced at the Grand Central depot in having a trunk transferred to j cab or express wagon.
 The cardboard tickets to be used will be in three parts. each having a corresponding number and the New York address. One part will be at tached to the trunk like an ordinary check. The second part will be kept by the traveller, and the third will be retained by the baggagemaster at the depot where the trunk is checked. Reaching New York the traveller need not trouble himself about his trunk Going to his hotel or residence, he may leave his check there for surrender in exchange for the trunk and go about his affairs. Another feature, known in the baggage business as double checking" will be arranged for the ac- commOdatiOn of l traveller who may not find it convenient to go to his ho- tel, but prefers to go down town on business. The eXpressman. repre- Senting under this arrangement the railroad company, will not surrender the trunk without I check as q vouch- er, and in the case mentioned, the traveller when checking his baggage 1t his home station. will not take his part of the check. but it will be re- tained and attached to the trunk When thus double-checked the trunk will be delivered at the New York ad- dress without voucher for surrender.
 The railroad officials. it is under stood, regard the new arrangement as experimental It certainly will be as to the element of time in delivery, and unless the plan gives Drompter deliv cry than is at present given by the ex- press company from the Grand Central depot passengers will prefer to take cabs 10 their hotels and take their trunks with them. Arriving by the late afternoon trains. especially with ladies in the party, and with dinner, theater or social affairs on the even- ing's program, delays of trunk deliv cry by express would be very serious annoyance Whether any special ar rangement is to be made for the very prompt transfer of trunks checked un- der the new plan cannot be ascer- tained, but if the system is to become popular, some such provision must be made.
 af f.1.f r. a1. the new plan will it is understood, be placed at fifty cents. The usual cost of an express transfer from the Grand Central depot to the hotel is forty cents. Possibly the extra ten cents may be to cover prompter delivery, or reimburse the railroad company in some way. It is proposed that this system shall apply not only to New York but to Brooklyn hotels and resi- dences. The expense to the latter will probably be larger than the New York rate.
 Should the system work to advant- age and it's continuance be demanded by the travellers, it is possible that | reverse checking system may follow, under which q traveller may check his baggage from the Grand Central de- pot to his hotel or residence in Hart ford or other cities.
 Arrangements for the new system are i'll progress, but ten days or two weeks may elapse before it can be p1t in operation. Hartford, New Haven and New London will be the points first selected and gradually the system will be extended to include Spring field, Waterbury, Meriden, New Brit ain and the larger cities along the Sound on the New. Haven division.