The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21

D:EMURRAGE !:
Rep. Burdick's Bill to Compel
Expedition in Handling
of Freight.
MEASURE IS CONSERVATIVE
BUT COMPREHENSIVE ONE
Some Of Its Leading Provisions With
Important Excerpts-Railways After
Days of Grace Expire Shall Pay to
Consignee 81 a Day for Each Car
Not Delivered or Unloaded.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 21.-The
question of a reciprocal demurrage
and the requiring OF the railroads to
expedite the handling of freight when
consigned to them is one of the live
questions before the legislature and
that a general idea of tie trend of the
proposed legislation on this subject
may be gathered by the reading pub
lie, the following excerpts from bill
introduced by Representative Bur-
dick of Cavalier are appended. Mr..
Burdick, it might be said, is one of
the new members but his diligent hab-
it's, careful attention to details and
his comprehensive knowledge of the
law makes him easily one of the lead
ers of the house. His measure is
conservative, strong and fair and
above all is practical. While it may
not be the, bill finally reported from
the committee it will certainly serve
as a basis for the framing of one
which will be reported. A few of the
leading provisions of the bill are as
follows:
Any railroad using steam as a mo-
tive power and engaged as common
carrier in the transportation of freight
in car load lots upon the request of
any shipper to furnish 'one or more
freight cars to be loaded for ship
ment over the railroad operated by
such railroad company, shall within
three days thereafter, if the place
named is a terminal point, or within
five days thereafter if the place is
legal holidays excepted, place at the
named loading point the car or cars
so requested, and for every delay Of
twenty-four hours, or fraction there
of, on the part of such railroad COM
pany in not placing. such car or cars
at such loading point beyond said al
lowed period, such railroad company
shall become indebted and on demand
pay to such shipper the sum of one
dollar for each and every car not so
placed at such leading point within
the time above named. Provided.
however, that in all cases where
request is made for a car or cars for
the purpose of shipment OF live stock.
the said railroad company shall place
at the said loading point the car or
cars so requested within forty-eight
hours thereafter and for every delay
OF twenty-four hours or fraction
thereof beyond said allowed period
the said railroad company shall be
subject to the same penalty as pro-
vided in all other cases.
Any railroad company mentioned
in section one of this act upon re-
ceipt Of notice from a shipper that
one or more cars have been loaded
by such shipper and are ready for
delivery to such company at the place
of loading thereof. to be carried on
the road of such company towards the
destination thereof, shall remove such
car or cars from such loading point
and forward the same toward the des-
tination within forty-eight hours af-
ter receiving such notice, Sundays
and legal holidays excepted, and for
every delay of forty-eight hours or
fraction thereof after the expiration
of the period allowed herein for the
removal thereof, such railroad COM
pany shall become indebted and on
demand pay to such shipper the sum
of one dollar for each and every car
herein provided.
Any railroad company mentioned in
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