The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-13
All over the Country in the
Matter of Railraod Freight
Shipments.

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BALTIMORE, Nd, November IS.
Weep President George i. Ran
dolph, OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. has returned from Chicago,
where he attended meeting or the
executive committee on uniform elas-
saacation, composed of railroad offics
ials who are working upon a plan to
bring about uniformity in the class
s.fcation OF freight shipments
throughout the country.
General Randolph. safes that the
committee Is making rapid progress
in its work and that to the present
time the official, southern and west
ern classfications have adopted SO
per cent of the classifications recon-
mended by the uniform committee.
The deliberations OF the railroad
committee are Of absorbing interest
to shippers, the purpose of the, COM
Imittee being to standardize the regu-
lations governing the shipping OF ar
ticles to and from different territor-
les. The various sections OF the
country are designated as being in
official, southern and western ,clas-
Is9iication with regulations governing
the respective geographical .divls-
ions; and the efforts of the railroad
companies have been to cooperate
with shippers and the government Of
fcials in establishing uniform sys-
tenn OF classifying shipments OF
freight.
THE work OF the uniform c1assia-
cation committee is in response to a
demand of the public" said Vice
President Randolph, ".and consider
able headway has been made despite
the fact that many difficulties and
perplexities have been encountered.
In arriving at comon basis govern
ing an uniform classification, 1t has
been necessary to study the rate
question, industrial matters the
markets of production and consump-
ton and many other phrases OF the
transportation of freight In order to
arrive at conclusions fair alike to all
sections.
I'm arriving at the best results 1t
has been necessary to secure co-po-
reation between shippers and the
railroads and the approval Of the IN
terstate Commerce IGommission atI
the same time. The meetings Of the
executive committee are held peri
odically and are attended by execu-
tive officers of the different sections
who generally direct the labors Of a
working committee chosen from the
three classification territories who
are in continual daily session
Through the committee we will in
time adjust the matter OF classical
ton and will formulate plan which |
Will be sure to be accepted by ship
pers throughout the country and
which will likewise receive the APP
proYal of the government author
tiles"
The railroad officials on the com
mittee on uniform classification are
as follows: .s,' E e go
oficial classification territofy:
George F. Randolph, vice president. |
Baltimore and Ohio; B. Campbell,
vice president, New York, New Ha-
ven and hartford; T. n. Jarvis. vice
president, Lehigh Valley; ID. T. Nc
Gabe, vice president, Pennsylvania
lines; w. g. Maxwell, general traffic
manager, Wabash: D. w. Cooks.
traffic manager, Erie; and c. F.
DAILY, vice president, New York Cen
trail lines.
Southern classification territory:
H. IF. Smith, vice president, Nash
vile, Chattanooga and. st. Louis; ].
NJ. Culp, vice president; Southern:
a. r. Smith, vice president, Louis.
vile and Nashville; W. "a. Winburn,
Central of Georgia; f. B,
Bowes, vice president, Illinois Cen