Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-04
RAILWAY MUST
 RECEIVE COTTON Regardless of Whether < There Is Room on Plat
 forms or Not. IRON MOUNTAIN 1SSUEs INSTRUCTIONS I important Decision Of Courts Re- quires Railway to Give Negotiable Paper in Receipt for Goods.
S GIVEN TO '. AGENTS OF COMPANY
The Graphic Bureau,
Little Rock. Noy.3.

Little Rock. Nov 3. \ A matter of much importance to Every farmer and small merchant in AfAe state, as we'll as to the large panters who do their own shipping, is ar order recently issued by the freight traffic department of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway < Company and leased lines instructing agents to receive cotton whenever it : is rendered them for shipment in the proper condition regardless of whe- ther or not there is room on the plat form to store the cotton. This means that agents in small towns as we'll as larger ones must issue bills of lading for the cotton at once, provided of for shipment and thus give the farmer, of small merchant negotiable paper x Sgrogardless of the time it takes 10 move the cotton and get it into the hands of the buyer The circular ;s as E follows:
 St. Lou s, Iron Mountain and South eSn Railway Company ana leased lhes. Freight traffic lef,artmcnt M Circular letter No. 61f HaE' Agents in Arkansa3; sH Your attention is spec.oilv called '7
 'e 6, circnar No. iC3. reading as
 'aws:
 #"This company is not required to re- M&iye cotton or merchandise and Ehrehouse the same, unless the arti- s es offered are in good shippiig condi- bn. well prepared by the shipper |lS&g th proper packin" and intelliglble x Main marNing and accompania bv or krs for immediaate shipment. K Also to rule (a circular No lo;'' x Wading as follows:
 EEa8" \ gents at stations where there are St congresses will not issue .ecel2ts eS bills of lading for cotton nnti! sam
 
 Bmpany. either by delivery on its sta bns or cotton platforms, or other H8 signated place.
 s}8'rhe above are current instructions KIT freight traffic department and lst be carefully adhered to- A8In connection with circular 4G::'', le 6, information has been r celved W& tue effect that cotton platforms e been used by shippe $ f tempo 4 lilly store cottcn. without furnishing Soper shipping instructions. Such xtion is improper and unauthorl2eu md has the effect of deprivlng other ss#1&ippers of the use of our facilities TOT N1hipments which are ready for move S VT ent.
 connection with rule ttt. . rch- s 703. t is desired that cotton Be SHd&l livpred to the company on it's cotton HIYh forms or at it's regular stations Ekl "a that when these facilities are eX= < usf@d and shippers insist on accept Y ee of cotton beyond their capacity,
 q shall use such ( her "desis- place, as may De most cohNeh=
 @ hoth shippers and falifo'e
 m p9ny. but in no case actually re' Ss { ~iga bills ef ladihg for cotton vered at such points on the < 17h h1aan ny.s nrone1fv as may bo acco2- &E both 10 the shippers and 2lso 6B eaihoal cJmpaav f53sl2ad'h9 s0 ''' ag to be accompanied by pfonAr
 neia4 Instructions < F Peabody. Cen #fr i@hf St Louis 2To.
 ssuod hy A. T. stewart fs=fsfa4t S op's, Mo.
 is understood that this oFder E @zAe result Of the decision on sA'iF 12= ngd county which was stylai Garnes
 sr ouis. Iron Nountain a"1