Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-06
EXCHANGE BACKS SHIPPERS
WIN Hslp Lumber and Coal Men in
Dsmuuage Fight
CONSIDERS ROADS ACTION INJUSTICE
Endorsement Of New Rules of west
ern Car Service Association
Not Going 20 he So
Easy After All.

The Grain exchange will back up the
lumber and coal dealers In their night
against the enforcement OF the new de-
murrsge rules Of the Western Car Service
association and has already given au-
thority to the committee OF seven APP
pointed by those interests to act In It's
name. The implement jobbers are talking
OF holding a meeting with the same object
in view: in fact the situation promises to
resolve itself into a case of the entire
shipping public against the association.
The coal and lumber men are making
their main protest on the rule which re-
duces from five days to two the time given
them to unload cars. while the grain and
implement dealers, who have never had
but two days to unload, are attacking an
other rule. In case of failure TO get five
days as formerly this second rule will be
OF vital interest to the lumber and coal
dealers. and they are considering It In their
conference. The ruling is section of
rule /. ard it says:
All cars destined or ordered to private
track or tracks, said track or tracks being
loading when roads offering cars would
have placed them had such track or tracks
been permitted
Another protested ruling is section Of
rule Z which says:
All cars containing freight for connec-
ton, when said connection is unable to de-
liver on account of the inability OF the
owners to receive, or on account OF It's
own inability to receive because OF delay
on part of consignees in unloading, shall
be subject to car service charges, pro-
vided the railroad holding the freight nou-
fes the consignee.
Rules Same ms Last Year.
The two rules are precisely the same as
those promulgated last year, but the differ
ence in the situation lie that the Car Ser
vice association now proposes to enforce
them. They have the effect of making the
consignee responsible to one railroad COM
pany for delay in delivering cars turned
over to another company. and of requiring
the conslgnee to pay charges on cars while
in possession Of that company.
The members of the Grain exchange con-
slider their interest the largest in the city,
as they handle 10000 cars a year, and they
are considerably wrought up over the ac-
ton of the association. The implement men
are also heavy shippers. These rules, how
ever, governing charges on cars transferred
from one road to another affect all re-
ceivers OF merchandise
We can make nothing OF 1t but rank
injustice" said a grain man. Suppose
the Union Pacific brings in a car of wheat
from Nebraska and gives It to the Burling-
ton to deliver to an elevator on the latter's
tracks. The Burlington ought TO be held
responsible for any delay in getting the
cars to the elevator, but, on the contrary,
the grain man is held financially RESPONSE
BILE. II the siding is already full and the
elevator has done it's best to unload the
cars on It, the Burlington ought to be re-
sponsible for that, but under the rules It
is not. 1t seems they will be able to hold
car as long as they want. and the con-
signee will have to pay. The only Just
provision would be to make the grain man
responsible when the grain is placed on his
tracks"