Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-20
NEWDEMURRAGERULES
IMPORTANT ACTION BY KANSAS RAILROAD COMMISSION
mo ACTION TAKEN AS PRoPosEo PASSENGER REDuc-
TON RATE-MATTERs CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT


Action was taken by the Arkansas
Railroad commission at Little Rock
Wednesday relative to the demurrage
question which was argued at the
meeting held July y, but there was
no ruling on the passenger rate prop
osition. which was postponed until
August 8, when another meeting will
bgyheld. The commission passed
the freight demurrage resolution of
Commissioner Hudgins as presented
originally and the new order will go
into effect August 5.
The order, which is No 305. is in
full as follows:
sIt is ordered by the commission
that its rules be so amended that
when a shipper makes written appli-
cation to railroad company for car
or cars. to be loaded with any kind
of freight embraced in the tariff Of
said company. stating in said appica-
-tiOn the character of the freight and
its final destination, the railroad COM
pany shall furnish same with in five
(5) days from Z o'clock a. m. the day
following such application. Provided
that when a shipper orders car or
cars and does not use the same, he
shall pay demurrage for such time as
he holds the car or cars at the rate of
81 per day. dating from first a NJ.
after car or cars are placed.
Or, when the shipper making such
20 -1ication specifies a future day on
jsgiving not less than five days notice
Sthere of, computing from o'clock a.
NM the day following such applica-
Mon, the railroad company shall fur
8ish such car or ears on the day speci
fed in the application.
IlSHfWhen freight in carloads or less
&Ftendered 10 railroad company
III correct shipping instructions Civ
ls the raj road agent must immedi-
ely receive the same for shipment
4 Id issue bills of lading therefor. and
$39henever such shipments have been
sa6cgrec ceived by any railroad company
they must be carried forward at the
rate of not less than so miles per day
saot "a hours, computing from ! o'clock
es n. the second day following receipt
Id hot
N61ng the time of freight in transit,
6re shall be allowed 81 hours at
nh point where transferring from
ii 3IH railroad to another, or rehandling
y A&6<Efreight is involved.
The period during which the
NJ tement of freight is suspended on
H 1&count of accident or any cause not
n SSf1thin the power of the railroad COM
Hrany to prevent, shall be added to the
free time allowed in this rule, and
counted as additional free time.
ssThe commission reserves the right
on Its own motion to suspend the
operation of these rules, or any one or
more of them, in whole or in part
Whenever it shall appear that justice
demands such action, and the COM
mission will upon complaint hear
/ sand act upon applications for like
sSuspension.
s1 Nothing in these rules shall apply
Sk0 shipments of live stock and perish
ssKble freight where the rules OF this
y SSommission or the laws of the state
|3&uuire the more prompt furnishing
9 cars or movement of freight than
1Qvided for by these rules
Hs Other rulings of the commission
ere as follows:
Baggage shall be carried on all To-
Ill freight trains which carry passen-
ers between points in this state un-
Ter the same rules and conditions
Mat passenger trains carry baggage.
"a An amendment of the rule pertain
hg to returned shipments so that agri-
(ultural implements new, iron safes
new, machinery new, scales
new), which have paid the full stand
krd tariff rate may be returned to the
bhipper at point of origin at one-half
he tariff rate.
Tariff of freight rates submitted by
Pine Bluff and Western Railway COM
pany to apply locally between sta
.tions on it's line of road was approved.
The rule of the commission provid-
ling minimum charge on single-l'ne
shipments was construed to apply al
! so to joint shipments.
Proposed Passenger Rate Reduction.
No action was taken on the passen-
/ ger rate resolution, but it was DEFER
red until the next meeting, along with
other matters which are to come up