The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-11-30
NEW RULING ON THE
HANDLING OF BAGGAGE.

| The supervision of railroad commits
sions throughout the country and more
particularly the Interstate Commission
undoubtedly makes for uniformity in
both passenger and freight tariffs. Not
many months ago each railroad was a
law unto itself, now tariffs are not only
uniform in size and arrangement, but
the passenger fares are so stated, in
such tariffs, that they can be readily
understood by the travelling public and
furthermore all passengers tariffs show
specifically what stop-over privileges
may be had, and all the conditions
which govern the use of tickets when
purchased.
In line with these recruitment the
southeastern passenger association,
which embraces all lines south of the
Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mis-
sippi rivers, has recently distributed a
joint baggage tariff, which covers the
entire subject of handling baggage by
all carriers in the territory mentioned.
One of the new rules, included in the
joint baggage to forty (40) cubic feet up
to and including June Both, 1912. After
that date there will be charge equal
to ten (l0) pounds of excess baggage
made for each inch over forty-fve (45)
inches. In other words, if trunk is
more than the stipulated forty-hve (45)
inches it will be necessary to pay ex-
cess size, even though it weighs but one
hundred and fifty $50 pounds or less
In the event it weighs more than one
hundred and fifty Q5O pounds it will
be necessary to pay for excess weight,
also for are referred to, is that owners
are required to declare the value of their
baggage, provided that the valuation is
more than one hundred ($10O.O0) dol
lars-that is the traveller whose bag
gage is valued at more than one hun
dred 100000 dollars and who wishes
the railroad companies to be response
Bile for the greater valuation, must not
ify the baggage agent of the railroad to
whom the same is presented to be
checked and pay in accordance with
the table that is part of the joint bag
gage tariff. The excess weight and
valuation tariff are based upon the
price of ticket purchased by the passen-
ger. For example, if trunk weighs |
two hundred and and fifty (250) pounds,
and is valued at two hundred 100000 |
dollars, while the ticket cost twenty
five ($25.00) dollars, the passenger
would pay four dollars and twenty
cents (4.2O for the extra one hundred |
(100) pounds in weight, over the free
allowance and forty ($040) cents for
the extra one hundred ($1O00O) dollers
valuatiod. However, should the agent
not be notified by the passenger or
owner of the trunk, that the value of
same is two hundred ($200.00) dollars,
and statement signed to that effect,
the liability of any railroad company
will not exceed one hundred ($l00.00)
dollars and the passenger will not be
revuired to pay the forty (40) cents.
In other words, under the new rules,
a passenger can by paying a small
amount, insure their baggage up to
twenty five hundred ($25O0.00) dollars.
All provisions of the joint baggage
tariff has been made effective during
1911 except as outlined in the foregoing.
All agents of the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio Railway and Carolina
and Ohio Rail way of South
Route" have
been supplied with copies of the joint
baggage tariff, which are subject to
by the public. Applica-
lion to ticket and baggage agents for in
or for the privilege Of exam
ming the tariff will be promptly and
complied with.