The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-09
HANDLING
OF FREIGHT.
Storage and Demurrage Rules
Of the Commission,
TIME LIMITS ARE FIXED
Railroads to Be Fined for Failure &c
Provide and Place Cars for Delivery
of Freight Within limo Limit
After Order.
Especial to Tho r,nes-p,spatoh,,

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
RALEIGH, N. c., May e--The North
Carolina Corporation Commission to-day
Issued storage and demurrage rules and
tLme-linlt for placing OF cars and deliv-
cry Of freIghts. Rule provides that no
delnurrage charges shall be allowed
to be charged by railroad companies
unless legal notice Of the arrival Of goods
IL given. ana In case OF CARLOAD lots must
give Initials, number and weight pf,
freight charges. etc., OF the car. Rule Q
fixes storage charges on less than car
load lots. remaining IN depot over forty
eight hours. one cent per hundred pounds
for each day or fraction OF day with
minimum charge OF 8 cents for one
package and maximum OF 81 per day
for less than carload lots. Rule 9 pro-
vides that all carload freight taking track
delivery and such as is to be unloaded
BY consignee and not unloaded within
forty-eight hours after cars are placed
accessible, may be subject to demurrage
OF 81 per car for each day or fraction
OF day they remain unloaded provided
seventy-two hours be allowed for unload
ing ferulizers. bricks cotton seed. cot
ton seed hulls. coal. coke, fertili.Ing ma
d LGTIttl. 6TdILl, llIlS, udlh uuu
lumber In box cars. Provided further that
whenever by reason Of delays In transit
cars are punched and tho receiving Of
more cars than ono came at the same
time. no demurrage shall be charged Tor
more than ono car. provided at least one
for legal notice when consgnors ship
goods to themselves or order to be the
mailing Of notice to consignee at place
Of delivery, Rule s fixes the time COM
putting storage and demnrrage charges
to DO from z A.. NJ. Of the day follow
Sundays and legal holidays are except
ed. Rule g. in case q consiSnee lives
moro than five miles from the depot.
charges shall not begin unn sufficient
time has elapsed after notice Tor con-
aignee to remove tho goods by the exer-.
effect that when q railroad company a.
the request OF an intended shipper places
the car at reasonably accessible place
Tor loading time shall expire IN forty
eight hours and thereafter dcmurraSe
charges shall be 81 per car per Gay y,
day after four days against the railroad
companies for not placing cars TO be
loaded by shippers when said shippers
apply for them. Also fine OF 81 per
day against railroads for failure to place
cars within forty-eight hours for unloao-
K ID
Also fine OF 81 per day is fixed
. against rdllroadB II shipments to points
fifty miles away arc not gotten to their
destination within throe days. an add
tional day OF time limit being allowed
for each additional twenty-five miles or
fraction. These orders by tho commits
sion are effective on and after July lst.
The Commercial Bank, OF Lenoir, n. e..
was chartered to-day. with $1,000 CAPT
tai. to do general commercial and say-
'ings bank business. The incorpor q1..s
arc T. J. Lutz, Mrs. N. i. Iutz. Of Hud-2
son; a. P. Lutz and George p Moore.
OF IenoIr
The Prosuns Fortified Phenomenon
Company, OF Asheville. was chartered to
exhibit petrided man. found in Hender-
athAr fossils or curlosities they may de-
s,re The principal incorporators are g.
A. Rsisecker, D. @. Holland and e. +.
Brownwell