The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-28
WANT DEMURRAGE
RULES CHANGED
Utah Grain Dealers Ask for
TWenty-Four Hours to Ex-
anime Cars in Transit.
MEET WITH RAILROAD MEN
DECISION WITHHELD UNTIL RE.
QUESTS ARE CONSIDERED.

Utah's grain men and officials Of local
railroads were i'm conference during the
greater part Of yesterday I'm an effort to
reach some agreement on matters per-
tanning to demurrage rulings. The grain
men presented their grievances. which
are similar to those presented by sam
pier and smelter representatives, some
weeks ago. The grain men are asking,
among other things, for twenty hours
time without demurrage to inspect the
contents of car in transit. il is on this
request that they are centering their pro-
tests as submitted TO the railroads yes
terday. The dealers argue that they have
a right to examine car OF grain sent
from one point TO another via given
point at this given point. As an illustra-
ton. they say a dealer in Salt Lake who
secures car of grain from some outside
point and Is shipping il 10 another point
has the right to examine the car when IT,
arrives in Salt Lake en- route TO the con-
signee. When a shortage In weight is
discovered or some grain spoiled, the Salt
Lake dealer should have right TO as
cover and remedy these defects in the
consignment for which he is held respon-
sible.
A. n. VogeIer Explains.
The meetings were held i'm General
Freight Agent j. A. Reeves office in the
oregon Short Line headquarters yester-
day morning and afternoon. When the
railroad officials said the protests sub
mitted would be considered carefully and
some answer returned within a few days.
A. II. Vogeler of the Vogeler Seed &
Produce company of Salt Lake said last
evening:
The grain dealers are not asking for
too much II should be their right to ex-
anime car of grain when il is being
shipped from one point to another under
their direction. They are acting as mid
dlemen, buying the grain and selling II,
and Keeping II i'm motion between the con-
signor and cOnsignee. If the car cannot
be inspected there may be shortage or loss
through waste. and It is the dealers priv
iege to see that the consignment is in
good condition when IL passes through his
hands. There should be no demurrage
charged for time consumed i'm this per-
Torrance. At least twenty-four hours
time should be allowed. After this time
had been consumed IL would be perfectly
Just on the part of the railroad to charge
the regular demurrage rate of 81 per
twenty-four hours for cars held we
are not asking for the addition of
twenty-four hours TO the forty-eight
hours time now allowed by the railroads
on cars held at points of diversion. If
a dealer ships a car of grain to a GER
tain point when no sale is made. and the
car is held for some time while a sale is
being made. * is only right that the deal
err should pay for the car he is holding
under these circumstances But he should
be allowed TO examine his grain before il
goes past him on its way TO the buver
We feel that we are not asking for any
thing which should not be ours and do not
expect that the railroads will fail TO see
the justice of the change we want
Will Consider the Request.
Among the grain dealers who were pres
ent at these meetings were A. II. Vogeler
salt Lake City: William Hughes Samuel
Williamson. j. III. Blood of the Kaysville
Mlllng company; c. A. Smurthwaite and
w. .. Kay, Ogden; Isaac Jorgenson.
Logan r. e. Miller of the Intermountain
Milling company; Bert Bailey of Salt
Lake: William II. Roylance of Provo. and
David Robbins of the grain company
bearing his name. Every local railroad
was represented; the Oregon Short Line
oy w II. Bancroft. vice president and
general manager; r.. Buckingham gem
erai superintendent; j. A. Reeves gem
eral freight agent; +. J. Plaisted. assist
ant general freight agent: d. r. GRAY
district freight and passenger agent. and
NJ COOK travelling freight agent at Og-
oen; a. 6. Ridgway. general manager.
anc ;. V. Defrah. assistant general
freight agent represented the Rio Grande
Inc SAT- Lake Route was represented by
X e. Wells, general manager. and 7 u
BURNER. district freight and nassen, ~
agent L. u. Hiskey of the Sanpete val
ley railroad was also present q II
Griffin of the joint car service. with the
iegal representatives of the various roads
TOOK hand In the proceedings. After the
meeting the railroad officials said theNy
uio not want TO express any opinion on
the ground covered in the meeting as
they have the points raised under adviea9
ment.