The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Railroads Latest ConCeS-
sion to Shippers in
Force Today.
THREE LINES AFFECTED
JobberS and Shippers Fight
for Through Billing From
Washington Continues.

The railroads coming into Washington
rom TIE north, east and west here
after will Use the new Potomac freight
yards Tor the transfer OF goods intended
Tor southern shipment. instead OF sub
Jecting them 10 the delay of transfer
NJ Alexandria, as has been the case up
to today
Announcement 10 this effect was made
today at the Southern railway Offices.
ana later was confirmed 10y w. w.
Bowie. freight agent OF the PHILADELPHIA.
Baltimore and Washington connection
Of the Pennsylvania railroad. The ,srds
which extend practically from The s1gtI
end OF the Southern railway brrasa
oVe- the Potomac river 20 Alexandra.
formally were thrown open at midnight
last night, and frow now on their Scona
VIII De 60 handle tire transfer OF AN
through freight intended for the south
by way of Washington
The three lines TO be most affected are
lFc Pennsylvania. the Southern. and the
Baltimore and Ohio. 10 viii mean that
the latter line practically viii give up
Us s.. pment OF freight by way of Shep-
herds Landing into the South within
a short time, and probably abandon shat
rl-ilIlLs point lAteT bI-
Fight for Through Billing.
While this opening OF the new Pato-
mae freight yards is hailed with 5ov
by an Washington merchants who are
intent on fwtheriug the cause Of com
mercial Washington. vet some disap-
poinumeDt is expressed that the rail-
roads affected are not set ready TO iu-
ftf 4. "a D. H.rf#
ton 10 Southern points.
it was expected In many quarters
shat on JCtob .- ]. when the frelebf
yards were eXie-ted TO be ready for
use, throusa billing. so long looked for
by local merchants and urged vigor-
ously since the formation Of the Job
bers and Shippers Association. would
immediately follow. This is the object
which the Jobbers and Shippers Asso-
cialion and the kindred trade and busi-
ness bodies ar now putting forth every
effort 20 attaja. This expectation has
largely grown cat Of the fact that the
railroads have tIken the position that
Il would be o.Iicult 10 grant through
billing without ample freight yard Ia
cihues. With the removal Of this OBJ
lection, which comes today with the
opening OF kue new transfer point the
entire local business community now
looks forward 20 the greater concession
on the part OF the railroads. according
70 Secretary LuChs of the JObbers and
Shippers Association. However fupor-
tant the opening of these freight Yards
is, he says, the key TO the freight situa-
ton yet lies IT, the opportunities Tor
trade gained by through billing
Railroads in Conference.
According 10 Freight Agent Bowie this
more liberal concession VIII not be
granted until after all the railroads con-
cened are given an opportunity 10 pass
upon its advisability. The question OF
through billing. he says. is not one that
can be settled IN "a word by any one Of /
hcial. but must be subject 20 a con-
ference by all the roads involved. These
roads are now considering the question,
he states, and viii be ready 70 announce
their decision az q later date.
The railroads. Secretary Luchs as
serts. have assured his organization that
such viii be done. although no definite
time has been set for its Inauguration.
short Of a betrayal by them, in
his opinion. viii defeat the plan for
through billing. In the meantime Sec
retary LuChs SAYS the JObbeTs and Ship
Ders' Association Will keep up its fight I