Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-09


the Rio Grande and Coast Associa
ton. met last Saturday in Harlin.
gent, to discuss the situation and
perfect remedy for the truckers OF
the Valley Each of the above cor
porations were we'll represented. and
the following is a gist of the pro-
ceedings:
As to Express Service.
Ii was the opinion Of the Rio
Grande and Coast Association that
it is very necessary for the success
of the truck that moves out of the
Valley, via express, that the rail
road company provide, al each Of the
principal shipping points, a small
loading platform, where truck could
be hauled from the field and shelter
ed from the sun and assorted in des-
tination lots, and this express be
picked up on regular train, that
would leave Mission and Browns
vile at certain time each dGN. and
arrive at Harlingen at a certain time
each night; and at Harrington build
a transfer platform, served with
suitable tracks, where the cars from
the principal points between
Brownsville, Mission and Harlingen
could be placed and shipments trans
ferred into through cars for the var
ious markets. s.f'
There were two propositions dis
cussed: First, the placing at each
Of the principal stations a dry eX-
press car to move to Harlingen, the
concentration point, and here con-
centrated into dry express cars, and
move under ventilation, from Har-
lingen, on the north bound passen-
ger train the following morning.
The second proposition was iden-
tically the same thing, except that
the shipments be moved to Harlin-
gen under ice and concentrated to
the market centers, and move on
passenger train the following morn
ing. There are no existing freight
rates that would make this possible.
q. "A. Taft, general superintendent
of the express company, will i'm
mediately handle the matter with
his traffic department, in an effort
to secure satisfactory concentration
rates. If the express company is
able to establish these rates, the
Frisco will provide satisfactory SER
vice, which is approximately as fol-
lows:
A freight train to leave Mission
and Brownsville at approximately
6 p. m, each night during the ship
ping season This freight train 10
pick up all carload shipments Of
perishal1e freight, concentrate them
into Harlingen, and, in addition, will
handle dry and iced cars for the eX-
press company. 1t is proposed 10
make this service regular, and to es-
tablish al the concentration shed at
IIarlingen night force to make the
transfer to the through cars.
The question of providing ade-
quate express service and facilities
was discussed, and Mr.. Nixon stated
that sufficient facilities in the way
Of loading platforms, cars and trair
service would be provided. Thi:
special service to be established a
time when the Rio Grande ant
Coast Association notified the rail
road that they are in position t
support it.
As to Freight Shipments.
The Brownsville Road will star
to work, Monday or Tuesday, tw
claim experts, who have temporaril
been transferred from the main lin
of The Frisco, to go to the princips
. loading points, prepare a histories
record of each car shipped, and TO
low that car to the point where th
! Brownsville Road delivered it to
connecting line, making any inve
j tigation that nigh. be necessary
, the event of claims These investig:
tions on each individual car to
filed away by car numbers in Il
Office of the Brownsville railroad,
Kingsville, where they will be avail
able when claim is presented. II il
, vestigation develops that a car
, cars were badlf handled in any wa
tContinAed on page two.)