Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-02
FOR THE
BENEFIT OF
SHIPPERS
Southern Pacific Calls Atten-
tion to Rules That Must
Be Followed

Notice is hereby given that the rules
of the Pacific Northwest Car Service
association will become effective June
LIST, 1906, at all stations in Oregon on
the line of the Southern Pacific com
pany, north of Ashland.
Rule Cars Subject to Rules.
All car load freight. all freight TAX.
ing carload rate and all freight in
cars, whether full carloads or not, tax.
ing track delivery, will be subject to
car service rules.
Rule 2-Notice of Arrival.
Sec. l.-Postal notice of arrival
shah be mailed to eonsignee immed.
lately upon arrival of freight. No.
tice dates from time mailed, not from
date of receipt by eonsignees.
See. "a telephone notice if used
to expedite business must be followed
up with written notice as above provid.
ed.
Note: When freight has been trans
ferred en- route the ex-car-number
must also be shown on notice of ar
rival.
Rule S-Free Time Allowed.
See. lon carloads so billed that
delivery to unloading tracks or to con
Meeting line cannot be made until re.
ceipt of instructions from consignees,
"a hours free time will be allowed, on
initial line only, in which to file
switching or reconsigning orders
For Loading or Unloading.
Sec. 2.--On all commodities for load, |
ing or unloading As hours free time
will be allowed.
Change of Load.
See. 3.-On cars partly unloaded and |
new freight loaded, AS hours free time
will be allowed.
Cars Stopped in Transit.
Sec. 4.-On ears stopped in transit
for reconsignment, for amended In
structions from shipper or consignee,
for change in billing, for milling, for
partial loading. for partial unloading,
for transferring account of improper,
unsafe or excessive loading, or for any
other reason for which shipper or con
signee is responsible, "a hours free
time will be allowed.
Belt, Electric, Logging and Other
Roads Not Members OF this
Association.
Sec Belt, electric, logging and
other railroads handling ears for them
selves or other parties, shall be charged
for all cars delivered to them from
the time ears are placed on inter
change tracks until returned thereto.
hours free time will be
allowed for the time necessary to per
form the switching service in addition
TO As hours for loading or unloading.
After the expiration Of 2 hours g
days. free time the established charge
will be assessed and collected from
the road handling the ears.
Rule 4-Computing Time.
See. l.--All free time is to be com
puted from p. m. Of the day ear is
received if held for orders or from 8
p. m. Of the day car is plaeel (under
conditions Of Rule 7, Sec. p, II held
Tor loading or unloading. Sundays and
egal holidays are excepted in com
putting time.
Note: Free time on freight in bond
will be computed from 6 p. m. Of day
y. s. customs officer releases ear.
Legal Holidays.
See. New Years day, Lincoln e
washingtOn'S birthday, Dec
Dration day, Fourth Of July, Labor
lay, Thanksgiving, Christmas, nation
al and state election days, and such
,ther days as may hereafter be made
egal holidays by proper authorities
When a legal holiday falls on Sunday
he following Monday will be exempt.
aule 6--Private Cars on Private Tracks
When both ears and tracks on which
ars are held are owned by the same
,srty, not a railroad company, no
barge will be made; but when private
ars are detained on tracks other than
heir owners, the established charge
Till apply.
Rule 6--Charges.
After the free time allowed under
hese rules has expired a charge Of
j. 90 per day. or fraction thereof. for
be first Eve days, and $500 per day
shall be made and collected
q all ears except tank ears, upon
rhieh the charge shall be $500 per