Arizona republican., 1910-01-29
h The Freight Business h
 This City And Territory AN IMPARTIAL AGENT
A A. Zastrow of Transcon- tinental Freight Bureau, Will Determine All Ques- tions of Weight and Class ification That Come Up

One feature of the transportation simplified henceforth by the establish ment yesterday of an agency of the weighing and inspection department of the Transcontinental Freight bureau. W. T. Musick, a representative of he bureau. was here in conference with R. $. Stubbs. assistant general freight and passenger agent Of the Southern Pa cific. and Paul Hastings. general freight and passenger agent of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix.
 As a result of the visit of Mir. Mu- sick. A. A. Zastrow will be stationed here as inspector for the bureau. He has formerly filled similar position at Fresno.
 The operations of the rranscon- tinental Freight bureau were explained by MT. Musick in an interview last night. The headquarters of the bureau which undertakes certain duties for all transcontinental railroads are in Chi cago. and the organization of it was fully perfected only last October Among it's functions is the publication of all transcontinental tariffs and the inspection and weighing of shipments. The weighing and inspection depart ment represented by MT. Musick covers that territory west of a line drawn from Fl Paso to ogden.
 Though the bureau is supported by the roads it does not act for any road but for all of them and assumes gen. eral supervision over the matters of weight and inspection and determines all questions of classification.
 It is in the matter of weights that most disputes arise between the roads and shippers. The bureau will hence forth endeayor to remove any ground for such disputes by a supervision of weights which will insure their ac- curacy and all matters of classification will be settled by the inspector.
 In cases of goods consigned to Phoe- nix merchants from points within the territory covered by this department it will be assumed that the weights and classifications are correct, but on freight that originates without this de- partment, the inspector. in case of dis satisfaction on the part of the con- signee will insist on the weighing of the shipment at his place of business or elsewhere and the Inspector will take charge of all subsequent negotia- tions looking to an adjustment of whatever differences may be found to exist. This arrangement will obViate many claims and secure and assure an earlier settlement of such claims as may arise.
 The agents of the roads will no longer be parties to disputes with ship pers or consignces. The inspector VIII not report to the roads but to his su- perior officer. Copies of his reports however. may be sent. at their request, to the various freight departments of the railroads but not for action upon them by the roads
 The work of the bureau will be bene- ficial not only to shippers but in many cases to the roads It now and then happens that an agent too readily ac- cepts the statement of q shipper as to weight and classification. The in spector will not do that for he will he under no obligation to the shipper and he is not interested in making friends for any particular road On the other hand, the bureau will guard the ship per or the consignee against the er- TOTS or carelessncss of agents.
 Mir Zastrow has had extensive ex- perieBce in the freight business. Though he will be stationed here he will have supervision over the-travel- ing representatives of the bureau who will inspect shipments along the lines within the particular territory which is included in this agency.