The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-28

tiOllS, lHts tdil llFJl dIt do budt dioii
over each particular communit,
While as a class they are disposed .
be fair with al CT the communitie
(which they serve. 1t Is but humal
THAT they should serve better ttos
Communities which serve themselves
There are many complications II
connection with publication of rates
rules and regulations provided for il
tariffs and as the use of an rnlawfu
rate or an erroneous quotation plac
no responsibility upon tie carrier
the burden falling uDon the SLIPPER
| ii Is well to have a thorough,
equipped traffic bu'@a upoa which
you can place reliance TO quad you
against these errors.
There are many decisions rem
dered nv the mtersta'e Commerce
Commission, not only where 70 nal
complaints have bean brought bJt
also in the case of administrative
rulings, which are Of paramount inn
portanee to the shipper and upon
which points he should be informed
that he may steer clear of breakers.
1t is impossible for the interstate
Commerce Commission TO place these
matters in the hands of every indiyid-
ual shipper but through the medium
of traffic bureau you can be kept
wen informed. The manager In
charge of such bureau should like.
wise keep in touch with court de
cisiCns that he may, where your T..
terests are involved, spread the es-
sence thereof among yorr member.
ship,
From these ohscrv items you vii
SEE how difficult it becomes for The
Individual to be fully informed. hav-
ing his own Business to look a!t7r
which is probably paramount to traf
flc problems Therefore the neces.
sity Of specializing the work through
a traffic bureau as means by which
greater rcasearch may be hai and
publicity obtained
might speak a. length On The
work of traffic bureau, its posi-
jilitics and its routine. but it would
,e taking up you time unnecessarily. |
may say from my cwn experience
hat the commissioner of traffic
bureau has to be an encyclopedia, a
awycr, railroad man and a shirpcr.
Re is expected to give legal OPINION |
n The ease of a questionable freight |
lain. delayed shipment or i'll tie
ase of loss or DAMAGE. He is eg.
Ceted to know whether a rate is
90 high or too low in itself He IS
5 expect d to be able TO explain why |
rate for a haul {: 50 miles in che
asc should he higher or lower than
Or haul Of 80 miles in another
ase. In fact, great dea. is ex-
ected Ct Tho commissions He Is
to he more or less infal-
bile. His effort, however, should be
o educate his constituency in a
rcatcr knowledge Of traffic prob
ms, the conclusions at law arI TO
ave each member become more ex-
ort in the knowledge CT his rights.
National Organization.
While TIE traffic bureau CT com
lunity is charged essentially with
he handling Of traffic problems af
Getting his own community broad
uCsticns involving Transportation
the country are dire3ilv
.Eecting all shippers do and viii
ontinuc to arise and in dealing with
hose problems tie individual organ
ration cannot cope. fer "A comp alnt
rom one community which is nctl
by other communities will
ear little fruit On the broa J |
and in Illustration tAerclf |
might refer you to bills Of ladi ~. |
ransit privileges, erroneous QUOT
lens, adjustment of claiTs an ! |
ImenImcnts to ttc interstate Com |
nerce Act-thCrc must he coop RI. |
ion between shippers organ'za MS
throughout the country Complaints
must be thoroughly developed their
dct rmiacd and n
OF energy fer crrtcrtion
must be along uniform lines. 4 is
therefore, Of tho utmost importance
hat those men who are making traf
lie problems a stady in their 'n1i
yiduai ccmm"nI.es Should crra izc
aud cooperate through a national o.
sanitation fer thc Iurro~C Cf Il al
ag with tho froaI questions. Such
N organ. zatiCn is now In e,i nc,
Ct commissioners. traffic
sccretar. and ;imilarI
Ulcers firm shiprc s. orea' izatio g
n the largest citic- Of the Ulite
States along with traffic ma AGES ell
srsat indugtri-s This organization
s. known a. The Naii-nal Industrial
rraflc Icague and lis innGeace i
icing felt by both carriers and s.
,ers Throughout the length a1d
'readth Ct cur land.
Railroads are thoroughly organized
Their officers make a study # tho
'ailway situation They are cor
antly feeling the pulse Ct tire pee
,'c through Pubic iddre SIS a d arc
constantly supplying the press W.T.
,riiClcC urUpcuafin~ their polirirr