The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-31
'SEABOARD GRANTS
VALUABLE RIGHTS
Issues New Schedule WORTH
Thousands of Dollars to
Richmond Shippers
DECIDES ON ACTION
AT OWN INITIATIVE
Fight Before Commission May
BE Unnecessary as Other Roads
Are Expected to lake
Similar Steps.

| Withdrawing from the joint tarffkM
/ schedules up to- this time followed hvas
| the three railways operating frcrr
Richmond into southern territory the
Seaboard Air Line has lust issued NJ 4
/ independent tariff wnicn, as far as III 4
{ 10 concerned, practically disposes 0f8
the much beclouded switching aud
| trap-car contention, and which WIZ
! dement, local merchants and s1fppeTM%
| 10 the extent of many thousands III Il
doilars annually. besides going loi10s
way towards bringing TO an end tlaaN
| warfare which for a year has been
Waged between the chamber of COM
mefce and the roads ~ 4 b:
| me tariff is effective October 1.#
/ copies are being distributed here. and
as soon as possible special meeting
OF the committee on inland trades o.
I the chamber of commerce Will la4g2
/ called to acknowledge the action Oh
the Seaboard and to take such fur
ther action as may seem advisable. }Ss
In issuing this Independent schedules
the Seaooard Air Line has foiiowedk SRsj
| line OF almost unbroken precedentas
having been in nearly every instanc6
when 1t appeared justifiable, the fire4S
road to grant broader and better traf-a
! nc regulations and privileges to Rich
mond shippers. sS
/ Local merchants are more tf1xN
/ gratified at the action of the road.Ss
/ They declare that IL is impossible III
estimate the benefit which viii accruaz
to the city, though they unhesitatingly
/ say that it will be worth thousands
/ of dollars a year
Others May Follow.
1T is also believed that with the
| breaking Of the joint schedule, long
lTegarded as veritabie bug-a- boo by
| those having the industrial interests az
the city at heart. the Southern raii-
way and the Atlantic Coast Line will
/ not be long in following the Yootstepa
| of its neighbor and viii grant simiian
privileges and shipping rights.
Heretofore the Seaboard has been
willing TO absorb switching charENG
on a car of freight only when the point
I Of destination was reached By the road
on which the freight originated It
also refused to switch any trap, an
package car, to its own tracks unless
a fee of two dollars was paid
Now however, by placing a broader
construction upon Competition the
road will absorb switching charRea
! whenever the freight is destined to 4
point reached by one or more roads
the Seaboard. of course being one az I
these roads. while 1t viii. by agrees
| ment, perform similar service for mer~M
chants offering trap cars.
Specific Rules.
| Regarding the handling of carload
lots, the following rule applies, every
word Of it being regarded by Rich~
moHd merchants as representing hum
/ dreds of dollars: zss4@s7
Seaboard Air Line Railway viii
absorb the lawfully published
| charges of the Atlantic Coast Line "A
/ Railroad, Chesa peake and Ohi&
| Railway, Richmond, F'redericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad or
Southern Railway on carload ships
| ments of freight originating at or q
| destined to competitive points.
| THE term carload will be con- "a
| sidered as including any traffic III
| carloads. for which rates are pro- n
| vided In current tariffs, and other AL
| traffic. for which carload rates
| are not provided in current tarifYtx
| when such other traffic 10 tenders
/ ed in a quantity of not less thar VI
10000 pounds of not more than
| one commodity. from one consig- ~
/ nor to one consignee and desf1-
natin. in the same car: when a lot
| of freight in carloads, for which
| carload rates are provided or A5
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! tierces, is received for shipment ~
in one day in quantity exceeding
the amount that can be loaded II
one or more cars. the term ear
| load Will also include such sur-
| plus as may be loaded in sepa~ ss
rate carr as4S
The rule for trap cars and stnila
| cars follows, a valuable privilege No.
/ ing granted the shipper In this: Tha Il
he may place in the car 1900 pound \
| of trap car" freight. and thus fnsyrSE
the free handling of both freight r. Is
carload lots and in trap car lotnN
without increasing the ten tfloukaatf
pound minimum freight limit. TINT
rule Ia as follows: ssS
Seaboard Air Line Railway will ssSsa
absorb on trap. peddler or sta Z
ton order cars loaded at points @
on the Atlantic Coast Line Rait~
road, Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- Sa|s3I
way. Richmond, FrederickahurrS8S#
and Potomac Railroad or SOuthSSs$8
ern Railway the lawfully pn6a
lished switching charges Of sat1
lines when such trap, peddIer o1
station order cars contain S.1oH II
or more pounds OF freight destt1R~ "
ed to competitive points. When
such trap, peddler or station ON IN
der cars contain less than 3,
pounds OF freight destined to cor03 S
petitive points, Seah0ard Air Lin
Railway will absorb all the switch
ing charges which the Atlantis
Coast Line Railroad. Chesap1s W IL s.
and Ohio Railway. Richm0n6
Railroad or Southern Railway &
may make in excess Of an aggx9sS
gate charge or 50 per car. 1lx
either case the Seaboard Air LImX M
Railway will switch such cars frG1
from its connection with either ~
said lines to its own Riehmau1
Va, freight warehouse. or int6
trains AT Richmond, Va. 3
With the new Heaboard prtvtien
affacf Richmond n4ArehaMfm yfft3H*1
placed In position 10 cnmpetA j.
favorably with shippars Id othAt
The Chesapeake and Ohio an
Richmond. fredericksburg AnA
mac already absorb swtfchane
the freight Is destined 10 6g
reached BY another compekipU
and with the Sea beard socn -
its concessions, shtpnlnx Nn
sasrehants siseisrAs WIN r.
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