Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-09-20

is tFoARnE
On q general order from the Freight
Traflc Managers Office Of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad the following rules
governing charges for storage Of
freight are to become effective at once.
Agents at local and non.competitive
stations win be governed by the FOL.
lowing rules for assessing storage
charges on freight left in custody Of
the railroad company beyond q reason
able time:
let. Free Storage, Freight in less
than carload quantities will be held as
specified herein without charge:
(a) When the conSignee resides in
the town Immediately adjacent to The
railroad station or within three miles
of the station, not more than As hours
will be allowed in which to remove
the freight before charging storage.
(b) When the consignee resides
more than three miles and within ten
miles of the railroad station, not more
than days will be allowed In which
to remove the freight before charging
storage.
(c) When the consignee resides
more than ten miles from the station,
not more than days will be allowed In
which to remove the freight before
charging storage,
(d) The time shallbe computed from
10 3. m. of the next day after arrival
of the freight.
End. Storage Charges to be assessed
on freight in less than carload quanti-
ties.
(a) When freight is not removed
from the custody of the railroad COM
pany within the time specified above,
the agent will collect from the consig-
nee charge for warehousing, at the
rate specified below, for the time that
the owner or consignee allows the
freight to remain beyond the free limit.
Sundays or Legal Holidays will not be
included in the time charged for stor-
age.)
(b) For less than carload quantities
One cent per 100 pounds for each
day or fraction thereof, with mini
mum charge Five cents for any pack
age or lot (property of one consignee),
but not more than One dollar per day
for any consignment not in excess of a
carload.
(c) An exception may be made by
an agent at his discretion in case of
stormy weather during the free limit
and by which goods would be injured
by exposure or roads are rendered inn
passable.
(d) If the above charges exceed the
ordinary warehouse rates charged by
the Public Warehouse in the town
nearest the Railroad station, such
Public Warehouse rates should be as
sessed in lieu of the above, but not
otherwise.
3rd. All carloads of freight of the
character usually unloaded by the con-
signee; such as bulk meat, bulk grain,
hay, cotton, seed, lumber, lime, coal,
coke, sand, brick, stone and wood,
which are not unloaded from the cars
containing same, within 48 hours, not
including Sundays, nor Legal Holidays |
computing from 2 o'clock q. m. Of the
day following legal notice Of arrival is |
given that the car or cars are placed
accessible for unloading, will be sub
ject thereafter to charge for demur-
rage of $1.OO per car for each day or
fraction Of q day that said car or cars
remain loaded in the possession Of the
Railroad company, it being understood
that said car or cars are to be placed |
and remain accessible to the consignee
for the purpose of unloading during |
the period in which II is held free Of
demurrage. The same general rules
with reference to free time will be ex-
tended on carload shipments as on less
than carload shipmants specified in the
irst paragraph Of this circular The
Railroad company will reserve the
right at its option to unload and
store the contents Of these cars in pub
lie warehouses at the expense of the
owner, after the free time outlined
above has expired.