Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-02
EXPLAINING THE WAYRILL.
Also the Bill of Lading, Which Is an
Entirely Different Thing.

The wayhill and the bill of lading
are the two documents upon which
all the vast fabric of railway freight
reports is founded. The waybin plays
the larger part by far
Ordinarily it is printed form on
tough paper to stand the many hard
knocks it receives both indoors and
out before it is safely filed away. 1t
is four and one-half inches wide by
sixteen inches long.
On its back many roads point in
detail various instructions for its use.
1t is the connecting link between the
point from which the goods are ship
ped and the point of delivery.
II is an itemized statement of each
consignment Where the contents of
a car are all being shipped to the
same point but to several different
consienees there will be several bills,
but il the carload is for but one con-
signee only one waybill is used.
Each car must have at least one
Waybill. 1t forms the initial blank in
the system of freight accounts, as the
check does in bank accounts. 1t is an
order on the freight conductor to car
ry the property and an evidence that
the transaction has been recorded.
Each waybill must be numbered by
the agent who issues it These num-
hers generally run consecutively be-
ginning each month with number one.
If a carload of freight is loaded at a
point where there are no track scales
the estimated weight is inserted by
the forwarding agent. The car is then
al Or
and the actual gross, tare and net
weights are entered
The gross weight is that of the car
and contents as shown by the track
scales; the tare is the weight OF the
car. which is stencilled on a lower
corner of the outside of the car, anu
the net weight the difference between
the two.
Upon many lines only one form OF
waybiIl is used. On others there are
many variaties Live stock Waypllis
for example, are often longer by Some
four inches than the ordinary kiha
and are on different colored paper
This is to prevent their being over
looked. Live stock must be fed anu
watered in transit at stated Intervals
and if this is not attended to serious
consequences for everybody concern
ed are quite certain. Perlshaoie
freight ore, coal, coke and othef
things that can be moved py tiie
trainJoad have special forms anu
sizes of bills.
The conditions under which proper
" is shipped must be carethlly re-
corded on the waybiil, such as OWL
er,s risk, carriers risk, released
..strapped. corded and scaled, KNOCK
ed down" set up" and so on. Ihese
are mnch abbreviated, *. D." being
used for knocked down and ,. u
for set up.
The possession of an original OH vi
lading bv properly Identified inuiNiu
nal establishes that persons rlsht I. I.
claim the property IT covers "iiei !,
reaches its destination. The orlslha,
hin of lading is thereupon surrenueteo
TO the railroad company the ena- e.
Maid and the consignee removes ''e
goods. .;r
That is the reason why cer'a
o,a asses of bills of lading are useo as
oo,,ataral upon which to borrow mon
ay thew heing indorsed in that event
as hank draft would be. eef'ai''
oIassas of bills Of lading are nesoi,
al ahte--thst is they may be bought anu
81, tba lille or ownership OF the
nropertv covered passing TO the tr
Who huvs the bill of ladlng' anp
whom n is therefore indorseu'-
road Mans Magazine.