The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25

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1.-THE monthly collections go right on and
will continue II the business men of the
State do not commence an aggressive and
positive fight for relief. At least 50 per
cent. of the charges are due to inefficient
service on the part Of the railroads, neg
lect on TIE part of their employees, and
insufficient terminal facilities, and yet the
Car Service Association managers are in
sisting upon payments being made with
out regard to the rights of business men
in the matter.
There is outstanding at the present
time upwards of 100000 for car service
charges, and the record for the month Of
May shos a total Of 121. 256 cars penalized.
on which at least 81 a. day demurrage
must be paid.
THE remedy for this trouble is the Gre
alton of a public utilities commission on
lines similar to that created by the State
Of New York and with ample powers to
control abuses and to correct inefficient
service.
Every shipper and receiver of freight
in the State should become a member of
a shippers and receivers freight adjust
ment bureau. and the object and purposes
Of such a body should be to demand an
efficient, prompt and safe service from all
carriers. to secure proper classiacations,
to provide against freight overcharges.
also to adjust all claims for damages and
loss sustained in shipment or handling.
with such a bureau organized and in
charge of efficient men, the business men
will stand some chance of preventing UNI
just charges and unfair treatment, and
this meeting should resolve today in favor
of the formation Of such a bureau
The joint committee adopted the mp
pended preamble and resolution presented
nv the subcommittee
Whereas. The New York. and New Jer-
sey Car Service Association, representing
the following railroads: Raritan River,
Pennsylvania, Central, Lackawanna, Erie.
Lehigh Valley, Baltimore and Ohio, New
York Central and Hudson, and Long
Island. under rules issued by direction of
officials of the aboye-named railroads, are
imposing unjust penalties upon shippers
and receivers Of freight, and demanding
payment of unjust and unlawful charges
under aid rules for car detention in the
Unloading of f~relghts, be it
Resolved by the joint rep
resenting the Board of Trade of the City
Of Newark, the New Jersey Lumbermen's
Protective Association, the State Mason
Material Dealers Association and the Ma
terlal Mems Clubs, Of Essex. Hudson,
Union and Passaic Counties that a pro-
test be entered with the above association
and tbeir representatives against the Inn
posin@ of and collection of such charges,
and that we give notice to the said repre-
sentatives that a record will be kept of all
such charges and collections, with the
object of taking the whole question of
legality into court to determine the rights
of the shipper and receiver as against the
action of the carrier, and that provision be
made to employ counsel to institute pro-
ceedings to secure a refund of all moneys
collected"
A resolution was also adopted that a
call be issued for a meeting of shippers
and receivers Of freight In New Jersey to
organize for the protection of their own
interests in the matter of freight transpor-
tations.
Chairman Roe appointed this committee
to arrange for the meeting and submit
plans for an organization: William C.. Ca
hill, Of Wanaque; A. q. Bogert, of River
Edge; F. L. Heidreitter, OF Elizabeth; w.
c.. Schultz. of Hoboken, and w. E. Clark,
Olian Pollighuld, Isaac T. Roe and ]. r.
Glazby, of Newark.