The Washington times., 1906-08-16
The Greater Washington
Movement Given Sub
Stantial Boost.
FAST FREIGHT ASSURED
All Goods for the South
Viii Be Billed Through
to Destination.

A great forward step IN the move
ment for q Greater Washington was
taken at the meeting OF the freight
committee OF the Jobbers and Shippers
Association yesterday afternoon. when
the subcommittee on freight facilities,
through its chairman, Charles W.
semmes. announced IL had secured i'm
portant concessions from the PhiladeI-
phia. Baltimore and Washington. the
Washington Southern and other lines
entering Washington.
Through Freight Billing.
Plans have been made and. it rs be-
iieved. will be perfected shortly. which
VIII provide for through billing OF
freight from Washington % points on
the line OF the Southern Railway. In
the past such freight has been billed
TO Alexandria and there rebjued by the
agents OF the Southern to the point OF
destination. InuumerabIe and most
vexatiOus delays have resulted from
this practice.
The subcommittee also announced 10
had secured from the Southern IA promise
10 send through the cars freIghted IN
station order in Washington. There has
been a belief, whether well founded or
otherwise, has not been clearly shown.
that cars so. packed have been emptiel
and the shipments distributed at Alex
andria, which has also been productive
of many delays.
Improved Facilities.
With the operation os the new Poto-
mae yards. just across the river to-
ward Alexandra, the movement Of
freight out Of Washington has been
at the local yards of the Washington
Southern at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
are now delivered TO the Southern rail-
way. at the Potomac yards. at T.20
o'clock in the evening.
These improved facilities with the
concessions obtained 10y the guBCOmmlt-
tee from the railroads. mean that freight
leaving Washington for points On the
Southern VIII 90 through without delay.
1t will not await the train from Baitt-
more, as has been tie case in the past
The through billing of freight 10 cities
and towns on the line of the Southern
Will be a great convenience. The matter
Is now being discussed by w. ". Bowie,
local freight agent of the Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington. the Wash
ingtou Southern, and the Chesapeake
and OHIO. and the trIflc department OF
the southern Mr.. Bowie said this morn
Ing he believed the arrangement would
be perfected within "a very short time.
Work of the Committee.
The work the subcommittee had
accomplished was hailed with cnthusi-
asm by the members of the fun com
mIttee and by the officers and members /
OF the Jobbers and Shippers Association +
generally. Monroe Luchs, chairman Of /
the freight committee. said this morning /
that If the association never accomplish /
ed anything more, II would have iusti- !
fed It's existence by this one achieve /
ment, Frank p. May, director or the /
association. was of the same opinion.
III the association has been sleeping DID /
said Mr.. May. 'as has been generally (
supposed, IL has been walking and work /
ing IN Its sleep The concessions secured !
are Of the most important description /
and OF value 20 the shippers of Wash /
ington that can scarcely be overesLi- /
mated"
1T means thousands of dollars TO the |
business men of the city said Mt |
Luchs- Mr. Semmes and his associates /
on the subcommittee deserve the CRATE /
Iul thanks of US all-and they have /
mine. at least
After the B. & o. R. R.
The same subcommittee was named 1
TO investigate the causes of delays in 1
shipments 20 Brunswick. Md. on the line /
Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Freight from Washington is now biued 1
through TO points ON the line of the 1
Chesapeake and Ohio ana the Washing
ton Southern but Is not billed through
on the lines of the Southern railway
An even greater reform iu freight ser
vice is expected i'm the immediate future.
The Southern railway will send its
freight trains into the Potomac Yards I
and receive from that point all cars
consigned 20 it, There viii then be no /
delays In Alexandria Shipments out of \
Washington will be switched at the /
Potomac yards 10 the proper line and /
then Will start Immediately Ou their /
way.