Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-04
NEW RULES UNSATISFACTORY
Western Gar Service Association Fails to
Content the Shippers
LATTER FIND FLAWS WITH LATEST CODE
Although Radical Concessions from
old Rules Are made They DO
Not Meet Demands of
Big Patrons.


The new rules Of the Western Car serv-
ice association, which cancel all previous
rules. and which are to go into effect No
vember 1. have been published and are
in the hands Of the shippers.
Although radical concessions have been
made from the previous set of rules in
many cases and the burdens OF the ship
pers have been consequently Hghtened, the
shippers say the rules are yet far from
satisfactory They declare the rules are
not what the executive committee of the
association promised them at Joint CON
ference short time ago. They declare
the rules are not as favorable as those in
! effect in other cities, notable Chicago, ana
in that sense are a direct discrimination
against Omaha a jobbing center.
One member of the shippers committee
said Wednesday morning the committee
| would after careful study OF the rules hold
a meeting within a few days and decide
| on some course OF action. At this meet
ing Il is proposed, among other things, to
prepare a set of regulations as demanded
/ by the shipping interests and have 1t
printed for purposes OF public comparison
| side by side with the regulations pub
| lished by the association. This set Of
rules to be prepared is to embody the
points of agreement which the shippers
allege was made with them by the ex-
ecutive committee OF the association.
Four Days on Bituminous.
The published rules allow on bituminous
coal two days for setting and two days
for unloading the car, four days In all,
while on all other commodities they allow
one day for disposition and two days for
unloading, three days in all. This gives
the coal dealers two days more and other
oh Ar he
regulations published late in August,
which were suspended on account of the
protest of the shippers.
The coal dealers originally had five days
for unloading, and they declare that even
this is not enough, considering the fact
that seven days are allowed in Chicago.
Some improvement has been made in the
rule regarding delivery by connecting
lines, chief OF which Is the provision that
, the consgnee cannot be held responsible
for delay occasioned by the fact that the
receiving road is unable to take the
, freight from another road. The present
, regime, IL enforced. would make the con-
signee responsible from the time the road
; which brought the freight to the city noti'
fed the connecting line on which the con.
signees tracks were located that it haC
freight for the consignee.
Revision that is Desired.
! The shippers want the words accessible
for unloading put after the word placed
in rule VI, which reads follows:
The delivery of cars consigned to OF
ordered to private tracks will be consid
cred to have been effected either wher
such cars have been placed on tho tracks
designated, or IL such track or tracks b,
full, when the road offering the car:
would have made delivery had such track:
permitted. ..''.f
Sor,a ~ tba sbIpners have trocLa I 0Ot
feet in length, and without the word,
accessible for unloading" the cars coulC
be placed anywhere along the track
whenever the weather during the period
of free time for unloading and loading 1.
SO severe that It is impracticable to uu
! load or load freight the period of fincic
ment, weather,is to be added to the fire.,
period. This does not satisfy the shippers
because 1t makes no allowance for delay
In unloading cars which arrive during Tn,
! period of bad weather. and which mus
wait until cars already on track are dis
} posed Of
The rules say claims will be considered
under the following conditions: weathe
; interference within period of free time, de
lsyed or improper notice, irregular or i'm
) proper service by delivering railroad. rail
: road errors over charges. The shipper
want these two phrases elimina ted
{ within period of free time" and by de
livering railroad"
One section provides that railroads ma,
refuse to deliver cars to the private track
OF those who refuse to pay car service
, charges, A member Of the shippers com
mittee said the shippers would attack thi
section on the ground that it is Illegal H
said the proper thing for the railroads T.
do in case payment Of demurrage is re
. fused Is to bring suit.