The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-29
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coming In even over tnelr ttncoy 70 say uOthiuS
that which might be offered from connections.
most OF the space being assigned TO the Clyde
Steamship Line and the rest OF It only affording
berth for one vessel. Back of this dock along
the tracks ON the sand some lumber has been stor-
ed where the sand has been hoored over. This
space could be doubled by simply placing some
heavy flooring ON the sand, and would AFFORD space
to take care Of about threeQuarters of million
feet more OF lumber. found that on the space
that had been hoored the lumber was piled In such
manner as not to utilize more than half the
space that could have been utilized II the lumber
had been judici0usly placed; for instance, the
space capable OF taking care Of two lengths OF lun
Der would have only one length stacked on It In
such a manner as to destroy the balance Of the
space. They have no'one to look after their dock
to see that the crews unloading the lumber do 90
Der cannot be unloaded on the sand for the reason
tMat the trucks cannot be rolled upon the sand In
carrying the lumber to shipside.
Mr. III. A. Ford, Superintendent Of the Atlantic
Coast Line, also blames the consignees for not
promptly unloading lumber and for failure to pro
vide themselves with schooners In time to prevent
the docks from becoming c0ngested This line
has provided itself with more dock facilities than
the combined dockage OF the other lines in Jack
sonville. This statement IL borne out by Mr..
Fords testimony and by blue prints fled with the
Commission, and by my own personal inspection
OF the terminals; yet, am inclined to believe that
their facilities not yet adequate to take Of
the business which Is offered them Mr.. Ford says
that their facilities are amply sufficient to take
care OF the business arriving over the tracks Of
the Atlantic Coast Line. This, perhaps, Ia true
He also states that he does not think that they
should be required to furnish facilities to take care
of the business Of other lines This also, when we
consider the ability Of other lines for handling
business In this part, and the large docks and
terminals already provided by the Coast Line. may
be true. But do not think one railroad company
should have the right to refuse business for con-
signee located within their terminals who has bus
mess coming from the lines Of alother road ON the
ground that they should not be required to furnish
facilities for another line. All roads have to In
terchange traffic and, in the end. the business
about evens up. Mr.. Ford stated that his line ON
the day he testified had FIVE hundred and twenty.
one cars under load In the yards besides what was
on their docks. and found upon visiting their ex
filled. 4. e (, M 'f'1IAI, 7. "a - INN -"7,l
From the testimony Of the consignees and from
ME- w l.. Pierce. Superintendent Of the st.
Johns River Terminal Company, It appears to me
that the facilities of that company are not nearly
adequate to take care Of the business which has
to be handled through their terminals This
com i seems to me- has greatly aggravated
cars on their tracks necessary to make specific
deliveries At the time Of this investigation did
not have SAficient time to SO over the st. Johns
K tive Termlnal Companys Tallyrand dock. but
then went over this dock and found that II con-
tained not more than fifty per cent as much lum
Der as y was capable of accommodating that is
inih ~ tnu space WAS not III uSes also found
that the dock 10 mot as large as 10 stated in Mr.
Pierce's testimony, and, in my opinion, IL Is not
half as large as It should be.
OF the several causes OF the congested condition
OF the terminals In Jacksonville wish FIRST to say
that think they are due, TO large extent. to the
failure OF both tine consignees and the railroads to
ENFORCE the demurrage rules. II consgnees or
der cars placed and state to the railroad that they
can discharge them, they should be placed, and
upon the failure OF the cOnsgnees to discharee
within the free time. demurrage may be charged
as allowed by the rule, and this would have com.
PEELED the consgnee to take care OF his business:
anu "a rne second place. consignees should not
have failed to make demand upon the railroad
companies IN each instance for demurrage FOR de-
tanning cars ordered placed beyond the free time
allowed Dy the rules II the railroad companies
nad been compelled to pay one dollar per day on
all the cars that they have been holding In their
yards, IT would have amounted to 90 much money
per gay that they would have remedied this IA Or
have been To them. and n dnaa aoara - -. 49,