Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-01
WILL CHARGE FOR STORAGE.
Railroads Will Not Store Freight More
Than az Hours in Depots.

| OttumWa, June New storage
\ rules have been adopted by the Illi-
! nois and Iowa Car Service Association
| of which most OF the trunk lines in
Iowa are members, and after June Is
will be enforced without discrimina-
| ton. For several years there has been
a rule that all merchandise must be
removed from the freight houses with
| in forty eight hours after it was re-
ceived, but 1t was never strictly en-
forced and no charges We're ever made
for overtime.
Notice was posted today in the dit
ferent freight houses in this city that
on and after June 10 the new rules
would be observed without discrimi-
nation and for every twenty -four hours
or fraction thereof shippers must pay
70 cents storage on every ton of
freight or fraction thereof.
Storage Rules.
Following are the storage rules:
Storage will be charged when freight
unloaded at railroad warehouses or
platform is not removed by consignee
within forty-eight hours (two days)
from the first a. m. after freight is
unloaded.
When less than a carload of freight
is delivered from car there rules apply
the same as If freight had been unload
ed. In computing time Sundays and
legal holidays viii be excepted.
Storage facilities will not be furnish
ed at railroad depots for any freight
except at railroad companies con-
venience.
Under these regulations, railroad
companies do not waive the rule under
which they decline to assume RESPONSE
bility after arrival of freight at their
depots.
Freight will be receipted for at
freight houses for forwarding, unless
accompanied by complete shipping in
structions.
Freight delivered at railroad ware
houses or platforms for shipment will
be charged If held more than forty
eight hours from first Z a. m. after de-
livery, either to complete shipment or
for forwarding directions.
All storage charges accruing in the
freight houses shall be assessed and
collected by the respective companies
who make deliveries to consignes u
public warehouse.
! Carload freight unloaded at depots
will be subject to the above rules same
as less than carload freight.
Freight upon which the free time has
expired while on delivery track, AMI
which is subsequently sent to ware
houses or platforms, shall be subject |
to storage charges Immediately upon |
being unloaded at warehouses or plat |
forms.
When freight is held in railroad |
or on platforms in excess
Of free time, charge will be made for |
storage at the rate of five cents per |
ton per day.
Any fractional part of 1000 pounds |
will be computed as ton. and any /
fractional part of twentyfour hours /
will be computed as a day.
A minimum storage charge of five |
cents per day will be made on each |
of freight OF less than o.
Otl pounds.
Freight upon which storage charges
have accrued shall not be removed
until the charges thereon have been
paid.
The manager is authorized to enter
ain and adjust claims for refund IF
collected under these rules,
md all claims should be forwarded
directly to him with paid storage bills
attached claimants, in each case. stat
ng plainly upon what grounds the re-
,und is requested.