Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-29
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fest" System OF Recording
Freight Movement.
OFFERS MANY ADVANTAGES.
Freight Agent and shipper May Know
just Where Every Car is
At Any Time.

icNei ulhb ny the Denver RIO
Grande and r. G. W. This Is called
the manifest system" and, while not
original with the Could lines. It's
adoption by the two roads mentioned
will mean better, quicker and more
thorough handling OF all classes OF
freight. Like all big and beneficial
things, one OF the chief charms is its
simplicity y. Nevins. general live
stock agent OF the Rio Grande in this
city explained the now arrangement
this morning.
TIME" FREIGHT MOVES.
Salt Lake and Denver are the orig
mating points or freight consigned VIA
Rio Grande. T. e.. freight is consigned
from Denver for western points and
from Salt Lake for eastern movement.
This explanatory note applies TO cars
cI freight brought 10 either point by
other lines. When a freight train
leaves Denver, Tor instance. all cars
containing anything but livestock.
perishable stuff and the very lowest
KIND of freight, are labeled with a,
red card, marked time freight" Up
IN this are printed Instructions that
the car Is 10 be moved without delay
and given the preference over all 9TH
or freight except livestock. perishable
fruit and similar consignments. The
card also bears instructions that no
car IL 10 be set out (side trackedD for
repairs longer than "a hours. II the
car can not be put into shape by that
time the freight is 20 be transferred
to another car and rushed TO destin-
alton. IN this case the second car is
moved under the manifest system taxi
ing the place OF the car left behind.
MANIFEST FORM SCHEME.
Another performance gone through
when a train leaves Denver or salt
Lake Is that Of making out a manifest
form on this Is written all neces-
sary information about tho train. The
date and time Of departure from orig
mating point; the Identification OF
each car, description u contents, con-
signing point and point 70 which con-
sicnment is made. These and other
notes are put down and copy of this
sheet is sent by mail TO the other
terminus. SO when a freight train
starts out for Salt Lake from Denver
the freight office in this cit't receives
q COPY OF the original manifest form.
This Is kept here for purposes which
viii be explained in the next para
graph.
CONDUCTORS MAKE REPORTS.
So far. IL is seen, Denver has a rec
ord Of trains which have left that city
salt Lake has a copy Of the same rec
ords, and the freight train conductors
have the original record. Each con-
ductor hlls IN side columns with tho
time. date and condition Of cars when
the end OF his run is reached, and then
passes the manifest form over to the
rext conductor. And the first con-
ductor wires to Denver and Salt Lake
practically the same notes he makes
on the form he carries. Thus when
train has reached Pueblo, the end OF
the division out of Denver. Denver and
Salt Lake know all about each car
Both cities know IL car has been
sldetracked, and where and why. 1t
knows, I'm short Just what progress
each car has made. When the second
conductor has reached the end OF his
division, he wires information to Den
YER and salt Lake, and fills in his coli
umns on the manifest sheet; turning Il
over to the man who takes the train
over the next division, and so the sheet
becomes filled with an accurate account
OF each cars movements while the
sheets in the Denver and salt Lake Of
fees become filled identically
WHERE'S MY SECRET"
The division points along the Rio
Grande between this city and Denver.
starting from Denver, are Pueblo, Sail
da, Minturn, Grand Junction and Help
en- With messages coming In from
each Of these points. IL can be seen
that the Denver or salt Lake offices
viii be keeping close watch Of every
car OF freight moving under the mani
fest system. The benefits and adj
vantages of this are inestimahle and
best understood. only by big shippers
who have known what a is 10 have
a car OF valuable goods desired in a
rush to go astray and remain lost for
weeks upon some dinlIy water tank sta
ton sidetrack, while "tracers" are be-
ing run after A. With the manifest
system In use the Rio Grande oficc
here will be able to tell a man lust
where his car Is, wher Il was at 6
o'clock yesterday. and barring acct
denta when 1t will nut IN an appear
ancc in the yards here. He will know
II IL was held up for few hours while
fiat wheel or a broken rod was being
Fixed. In short. he win know an about
his consignment.
BITTER SERVICE RESULTS.
The simple arrangement means moro
restiul days and nights for freight
agents and shippers. ana Il promises
much better service 10 shippers. The
offices which viii have accurate inform
atom Of freight movements viii be tho
superintendent Of transportation ami
general freight agent Of the Rio Grando
al Denver, and the assistant general
freight agents v. Derrah-in this
city That the adoption OF this system
is hailed with delight by shippers, Il h
needless 90 add making quick service
easily possible, u could not be other
wise
CAR RECORDS TRANSFERRED.
Tho force which has been maintained
10 keep car records OF the oregon short
Line separately Is 10 be placed under
Walter Anderson. head OF the car ac-
countant offices. The change which d
made 90 minimize work and eliml-
nate confusion and friction Will be
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