The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-29
NORTHWESTERN AGENTS.
They Held a Profitable Session at
Tracy Last Week.
Winona Republican and Herald:

station agents of the Chicago & North.
Western road at Tracy last week was
one of exceptional interest. In all
there were twenty five officials of the
road in attendance. The association
was organized in Winona three months
ago, and it is the plan to hold quartely
meetings for the purpose of discussing
matters tending toward the betterment
OF the service on the railway and tc
bring the officers and agents into closer
mutual helpfulness.
The meeting at Tracy was decided
success The principal subject of dis
cussion was "Over and Short Freight
and Loss and Damage. This was
presented to the association in the
form of paper by ]. J. Shanesy,
agent of the road at Wascea, formerly
a resident of Winona
Mr.. Shanesy said the topic was one
worthy of the most careful considera-
tion. He treated the subject in two
parts, taking up shorts and overs first,
and then bad order freight. He main
ined that the name and destination
plainly marked on freight will greatly
facilitate its proper delivery in case
the way bill should happen to get lost
or separated from the shipment He
considered it should be the duty of the
shipper to mark his freight with the
name OF the consignee and destination,
and tender it so marked for shipment,
and he thought that the agent who re-
ceived freight for shipment could by
diplomacy bring about this most desired
and very necessary condition. When
through some mishap freight did go
atsray and was unloaded at station
where it was not intended he would
have the agent report the matter to the
head Office without delay. He main
tanned that agents checking over
freight could greatly facilitate the re-
covery of and delivery of short freight
by prompt action. He reported the
present over and short bureau in Supt
Cantillon's Office to be doing excellent
work. He was of the opinion the SER
vice could be still further bettered by
| the adoption of code that would do
away with some of the long reports
| that had to be made at present.
In treating bad order freight Mr.
Shanesy gave it as his opinion that
most of the trouble arose through in
judicious placing of freight in cars
| Much of this trouble could be avoided
| if freight was loaded in perfectly
safe manner. Freight packages that
were tall he would invariably load on
their sides thus prevent danger of fall
ing over. Neither would he pile egg
cases in tiers three high, for this was
to invite their damage.
Most of those present took part in
the discussion of Mr. Shanesy's paper
After the business a very fine lunch
was provided, at which the entire
| party refreshed the inner man and
enjoyed social intercourse. These
meetings are of benefit to the agents
in stimulating thought toward the
| adoption of the very best methods for
handling the business of the company,
which only can be arrived at by COM
parisOn of opinion with other agents
engaged in the same service.
Through the efforts of Supt. Can
tillon and General Agent A. G. John
son the meeting passed off very pleas
antly and the agents went home feel
ing they had been greatly enlightened
in good many ways and had formed
social relations of most pleasant
character.
Those present at the meeting were
Supt. ". D. Cantillon and General
Agent A. G. Johnson, of Winona F.
N. Stewart, assistant superintendent
. O. B. Taylor, chief train dispatcher,
Huron; F. W. Little, chief clerk in
the general agents Office in Winona
@. W. Goodman of Huron and G. e..
johnson of Mankato, travelling agents
| agents as follows, F. E. Flanagan.
Winona G. q. Bachelor, ST. Charles ;
A. c. Van Camper, Rochester II. W.
Brown. Kasson; F. S. Allen. Dodge
Center; G. B. Johnson, Owatonna; J.
j. Shanesy, Waseca F. G. Whittlesey,
GAINESVILLE: G. E. Johnson, Mankato
81. L. Beecher, New Ulm; F. w.
White. Springfield W. s. Brammer,
Redwood Falls F. p. Starr. Tracy
ID. M. King, Marshall; FL. E. Dickin-
son, Watertown !; L.. H. Jones. Huron
d. W. Edgerton, Yankton L NOggle,
Salem.
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