The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23
TALKS ON RATES
First Transportation Meeting
I'm Topeka October 8.
PROGRAM Announced for Traffic
Lecture Course.
IDISCUSs MANY SUBJECTS
officials Of Railway and Elk.
press Companies Volunteer.
No Expense for Instruction Of
Business Students.

The first Of the course Of lectures on
transportation matters will be held 1t
the Commercial club rooms. Thursday.
October 8. and every two weeks there
after until the first Of May. The meet
ings win begin at O'Clock and win last
about an hour and = half. At these
railroad and express companies. and
other transportation men have agreed
to cover subjects which collectively will
give the shipping clerk or the student
OF transportation an. excellent idea OF
what il required Of q shipper in the
way of cooperation with the carriers,
and the advantages to be gained there
by.
The subjects that VIM be discussed
during the winter will include the fol-
lowing:
Classif;cations ana Exceptions: Bills
of Lading: Packing and Marking: Or
dering Of Cars; Loss and Damage
Claims: Weights and weighing: Rout-
ing; Tracing: Transit Privileges; Re-
Services; Storage and Demurrage: Re-
frigeration: Overcharges and Under
charges: Limitation of Carriers' Liabil-
ity; Transportation of Explosives; Ex-
press Rates: Freight Rate Construc-
ton. explaining the following kinda Of
rates: Glass, commodity, local, through,
combination, joint. proportional, ali
rail. rail and water. distance. jobbers.
interstate and differentials. arbitraries.
H. r. Lake. chief clerk to r. ]. Park
er. general superintendent of the east
ern district CT the Santa Fe, Topeka,
was the first to suggest such a course
OF instruction and the plan is now in
operation in several Of the larger cities
including Chicago and Kansas City.
Talk by Chief Clerk Lake.
Mr.. Lake has agreed to discuss the
OF the work and accomplishments at
tanned at other points on the SAINT Fe
System at the first meeting on October
8, and at subsequent meeting he will
! handle the subject LOSS and Damage
to Freight in Transit" This II q sub
ject with which Mr.. Lake is entirely
familiar. having devoted a great deal OF
| claims. and securing cooperation OF
| employees in order to reduce same to q
minimum.
At a meeting Of the General superin-
tendents' association in Chicago, No
vember Is. 1913. Mr.. Lake delivered q
most interesting discourse on this sub.
5ect, which was printed and widely dis
tr1buted throughout the country, ant
reproduced in leading periodicals de.
voted to transportation matters.
officials VIII Help.
| Officials Of the Santa F'e, Rock Island
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific Wells
Fargo and the American Express com.
pantes have signified their willingness
to cooperate in every way to make tni.
series of lectures most profitable, and II
Is expected to have sufficient atten-
dance to Justify these men In going II
the trouble and expense % which they
| will be placed.
| All those Tho desire to be placed or
the mailing Ii and to be kept in.
formed IF developments in this connec-
ton should send their name to H. -.
Driscoll. Commissioner. Topeka Traffic
association, New England building.
There is to be no expense connected
| with these lectures.