Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-10
RULES FOR
FREIGHT WEIGHING
They Will Come With the An
nouncement of New Tariffs
in Very Near Future

With the announcement of the new
tariffs for railroad carriers of the
United States, will also come new rules
governing the weighing and reweigh-
ing of carload freight.
Word has been received in Har-
risburg that the American Railway
Association has promulgated new
rules, covering the entire United
States.
Among the provisions is the dis
continuance of the reweighing of
freight in carloads en- route or at
destination, weighing having been
done under supervision at the initial
point of shipment. The new rules are
the result of an exhaustive inquiry
conducted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and committee of the
American Railway Association with
the weighing committee of the Ma
tional Industrial Traffic League.
They are to be embodied in new
tariffs being compiled by the carriers
and are expected to minimize claims
for overcharge, due to weighing of
freight en- route by inspection and
weighing bureaus.
1t is provided that when errors in
weight and description are shown in
the original bill of lading the charges
shall be adjusted to the proper basis,
and forms of weight agreement suit
rendered for transportation shall en-
brace certain specifications and copies
of same shall be filed with the Com
merce Commission.
Agreements stipulate that the ship
per must report and verify correct
gross weights, except where estimated
weights are permitted by tariffs or
classifications and correct description
of commodities and correct gross fare
and net weight.
Decrease in Immigration. - Immi-
grafton in July was the smallest in
that month and in fact for any month
in number of years, being 34,637, as
compared with 13S,244 in July. 1913,
and 7S,101 in July, 1912. There has
been a steady decline in immigration
this year since April. In that month
the influx was 119, 1856; in May it was
107,796, and in June, 71,72S. Because
of the outbreak of the war on August
/ the immigration in the month just
closed will be almost nil.
Train PerfoImance.-Figu COM
piled in the office of the general su-
perintendent of the Western Pennsyl-
Vania division of the Pennsylvania
ance show that 9,302 trains were OPP
Grated. OF these S,292, or SO per
cent, were on time. Schedule time
was made by "a per cent, of S,719
trains In the Pittsburgh division, "a
per cent. made schedule time, in the
Monongahela division, 90 per cent,
and in the Conemaugh division, 94 per
cent. OF the through trains operating
between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,
the division rankings on trains MAX
ing schedule time were as follows
Pittsburgh, 90 per cent; Middle, 80
per cent, and Philadelphia, 92 per
cent.
Brakeman Hurt. - George Butler,
aged SO, 936 North Second street, n
brakeman nm the Middle division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, was ad-
mitted to the Harrisburg Hospital at
11.30 this morning suffering with body
bruises received in fall from a
freight car.
Foreman's Order Brought Answer.
That employees of Roundhouse No. /
of the Pennsylvania Railroad have
confidence in their foreman, Isaiah
Reese, Jr., was proved yesterday when
he received a letter containing $17!5O.
Recently Foreman Reese was on his
vacation. During his absence locker
used by engineers was broken open
and $3.50 in cash stolen, The rob-
berry was made known to Foreman
Reese on Monday. Notice was inn
mediately posted that unless the cash
was returned Immediately the person
who took the money would lose his
job. The money came back yesterday.