Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-18

RAILROAD NOTES.
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w. d. Lee, of Center Point. was IN
the city today on business before the
supreme court, and was admitted to
practice in that tribunal Te reports
that the surveying corps of the De
Queen and Eeastern .raiIroaa is in the
field. in the western edge of, Howard
county going east 1t is generally. be
'ieyeQ that Hot Springs is their destl-
aation~ The Bier!ls Lumber and. Coal
COMPANY. of Lincoln. Ncb,, is back
Of the project, They. already have. a
line in operation from DeQueen to
tne Saline river through Loclles burg, a
distance of. twenty miles. The company
during the last two years has pur-
chased about 10000 acres OF valuable
timber lands in Sewer, Howard and
Pike counties.-Little Rock Democrat.
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Frisco to New Orleans.
Reports that the St. Louis and San
francisco railroad will build an ex-
tension to New Orleans continue to
come from Louisiana. Dispatches
from Alexandria say that the engi-
neers employed under A. L. Phillips
on the survey for railroad from Al
eXandria to New Orleans are Frisco
system men. and furthermore that the
Frisco will build an extension OF its
Louisiana and Arkansas railroad from
Winnfeld to Alexandria, and thence
to the Crescent City. Another report
is that the Frisco will use it's extension
from Coldwater east to Trinity, La.
in order to get to New Orleans by way
of Natchez, Miss, but the rumor most
generally accepted is that regarding
the Alexandria route. 1t is further re-
ported from New Orleans that options
for lands for terminals are being Sc
cured there by people supposed to rep
resent the Frisco system.
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By Railroad Commission.
The Iron Mountain is commanded
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answer the complaint of the Ozark
Dry Goods company; also the COM
plaint of Cazort and McGehee COM
pany.
The standard distance tariff has
been applied between all stations in
Arkansas on the ST. Louis, Memphis
and Southeastern.
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In the matter of applying the stand
ard tariff on the Stuttgart branch
of the Cotton Belt, the proposition was
defeated by divided vote of the CON-
mission, and dismissed. to be renewed
at any time. General Attorney Sam
H. West and Division Freight Agent
J. D. Watson represented the road.
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The commission has approved the
storage and demurrage charges at
stations on the Louisiana and Arkan-
sas railway. effective November 20.
the same having been already approx
ed by the railroad commission Of Loui-
sina. Below are extracts from the
rules:
Demurrage at the rate Of one dollar
per day. or fraction thereof. will be
charged on all carload shipments not
unloaded or loaded, as the case may
be, within the free time allowed below
(Sundays and legal holidays excepted)
except that when any consignee shall
receive four or more cars In any one
day. such cars In excess OF three
shall be allowed tweuty-four hours ad
ditional free time.
On coal for unloading. - hours free
time will be allowed from a. m.
following date Of placing and notice.
On grain for public elevator deliv-
cry. when placed before 10 a. M. 4S
hours free time will be allowed from
7 a. m. following date of arrival;
when placed after 10 a. M. y hours
free time will be allowed from I a. m.
following date of arrivel.
On all commodities for unloading
except coal and grain for public eleva-
tor delivery. As hours free time will
be allowed from a m. following date
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Cars loaded with live stock. through
(not held for orders),
freight carried on export bills of lad
ing and company material are not sub
iect to demurrage charges.
On cars set for loading with lumber
- hours free time will be allowed
from Z a. m. following date Of plae
ing and notice.
On all other cars set for loading
either on public tracks or private sid
ings, As hours free time will be allow
ed from 7 a. m. following date of
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