The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-24
IN A REASONABLE TIME
Mr., Foreman Says People Can
and Should Demand Pay for
all Unreasonable Delay in
Transportation of Intra-
State Freight.
Especial to The News and Observer. /,

Charlotte, June Elf the people
Of North Carolina knew that they can
from the railroads damage
from one point to another within the
State within a reasonable length OF
time they would be repaid for much
loss which is now occasioned by this
means" said Mr.. w. X. Foreman.
president Of the Just Freight Rate
Association in Mecklenburg county,
when the matter of serious delays in
handling shipments in interstate bust
hess was called to his attention. Con-
t1nuing Mr.. Foreman declared that
ne statute under which these recov-
cries may be made is most friendly to
The railroads in that it gives them
every advantage in the world and at
iords them more tina reasonable time
IN which to make deliveries.
"The law provides that shippers
whose freight is delayed an %reaso
able length Of time in i~ntrastate
movements may compel the railroads
10 pay SIS for the first day and two
collars per day thereafter for thirty
days where the shipment is a car load
anu on less quantities the penalty is
$l0 Tor the first day and one dollar
per day thereafter for thirty DAVIS"
eafd he. But the roads are allowed
Two days at point Of origin for which
they do not pay, two days at one inter-
mediate point for each 100 miles of
me movement, together with a reason
Aoie ieheth OF time to be consumed in
moving the shipment.
1T is thus seen that FIVE DAYS can be
cohsumed n handling a shipment of
XOO0G hofpaan tu0 ~A-%~
miles OF each other within the State
withou penalty lying against the rail
ROADS. And for each additional 100
miles or fraction thereof an additional
as hours is allowed for which the
railroads pay no penalty. Then take
INTO consideration the FACE that Sun
Gays and holidays are not charged
against the railroads in the comput-
lnsO OF actual time consumed in hand
ling shipments, 1t is seen that the rail
ROADS nave FAR and away the best of
tne argument. At the same time
there are thousands Of cases in which
they fail to deliver shipments within
"a reasonable length of time and wher-
ever these complaints are made thev
are required to make settlement and
IN inns city many of them are being
settled. e
One of the most important featnras
OF the matter is the question of what
IN q reasonable time for the trans
pcrtation of a shipment 100 miles
statute provides: 1T shall be nm
IaWIul Tor n transportation COM
pany doing business in the State Of
North Carolina to omit or neglect to
transport within a reasonable length
OF Time any goods. merchandise or ar
'lcies OF value received by it for shin
ment and billed to and from any place
III North Carolina unless otherwise
agreed upon by the company and the
shipper, or the same be burned. stolen
OF otherwlse destroyed. or unless 9TH
erwise provided by the North Carol;na
Corporation Commission
Again. In the same section tho
matter or constitutes a reason
aoie length of time for the transnor-
'atIon OF goods is shown, but with in
Suilclent dennitenesS to make an iron.
c'ao rule as to o many miles nor
DAY Is reasonable. The statute savs.
IN reckoning what is time
Tor such transportation, it shall ha
considered that such ransportat;on
has transported freight with
IN a length Of time if it has
uohe so IN the ordinary time required
vi such articles of
iIeiGnt betWeen the receiving and
shipping stations 1t is the exneri-
ence of Manager w. s. Creighton IF
the Charlotte Shippers and Manufac-
'urers ASSOCIATION, in settling these
''aimS at Charlotte that the railroad
agree upon 100 miles per dav as n
time for transportation IF
ne average shipment. The N
railway, in correspondence on th;s
snhJect OF amount of claims, has fig
ire" loV miles per day, claiming an