Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
SHIPPERS HELP
RAILWAYS WITH
CLEANUP WEEK
Freight Moves Under Direc-
ton of Many Co-operat- (
ing Agencies

lAlS 4hSSllSlNo
Freight Moving Week." January
IA to 21, as designated by William
u. McAdoo, director general of rail-
roads, has got under way in Harris
burg. but will be speeded up more
lively from now on. The Pennsylva-
MIA railroad management has pledged
itself to keep things moving by con-
centrating entire attention and effort
upon aiding and inducing consiSnees
TO unload cars and remove freight
from station platforms.
The Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce, is also taking a part in en-
forcing McAdoo's instructions, its
local committee helping the district
committee to look after the interests
of those most vitality concerned in
freight movements. Receivers and
shippers of freight have all been sent
the following letter by Secretary E.
l.. McColgin:
The director general of the rail-
ways has designated this week
Freight Moving Week and has ear
nestly requested businessmen and
shippers generally, trucking compa-
nies and all railroad employees con-
week to unload freight cars, to re-
move freight from railroad stations,
and to clear the decks for Il more
efficient operation of the railroads OF
the country.
This is the direct. request from the
government, which has assumed the
operation of the railways, in order
that the movement of military sup
plies might be maintained, and the
people of the country be supplied
with food and fuel. Observance of
this request is as necessary and
vital to the welfare of the country
as anything else connected with
the public defense.
I'VE are sure that while Harris
burg businessmen have recognized
the railroad situation in the past
that they will respond still further
as outlined by the director general
of the railways.
Please advise the officers of the
Cham Der of Commerce if you meet
with any obstacle in your attempts
during this week. or the followins
weeks, in complying with the spirit
of the above request.
Increase in Dcmurrage
The director general of the rail
ways has announced new demur'
i
effective January 21, as follows:
"A. l. Forty-eisht hours (twc
days) free time for loading or un'
loading on all commodities.
"2. Twenty-four hours cone day
free time on cars held for any othel
purpose permitted by tariff.
"B. Demurrage charges per cal
per day or fraction of day unit
car is released, as follows: SO fol
the first day: 81 for the second day
and for each succeeding addttiona
day the charges to be increased 81
I in excess of that for the preceding
day until a maximum charge of SIC
per car per day shall be reached OF
the eighth day of detention beyond
free time, the charge thereafter tC
be $40 per car per day or Fraction
thereof.
These charges will supersede al
those named in existing tariffs ap-
plicablc to domestic freight ano
specifically contemplates the cancel
lation of all average agreement pro
visions of existing tariffs.
NO change is authorized hereby
to be made in demurrage rules. reg
ulationS and charges applying OF
foreign export freight awaiting ship:
/ at export points.
Seek Abolition of Switching Charge
| "A district committee represent
! ing the receivers and shippers o
| freight in Harrisburg, Cumberland
/ Valley cities, York, Lancaster, Leb
anon and Altoona, has been created
to look after the interests of tn
public in connection with the freigh
car shortage situation, and kindred
matters. The Harrisburg Chambe
of Commerce represents HARRISBURG
on this committee and has been en-
/ ergetic in seeing that the carrier
understood the needs of the publi
! in the city and district.
| 1--WE have made representations t,
| the director general of the rail
ways, requesting that, since tn
right to route freight has beer
properly taken away from shipper
during the emergency, that when
carload of freight is received in Har
risburg, or any other city in Penn
sylvGnia, over the railroad othe
than the one on which the receives
| has his private siding or is accus
! toned to accept the track delivery
/ that the other line receiving th'
car, switch it to his private sidin'
! or place of delivery without ASSESSING
! a switching charge, since the car ar
rives over the other line through M
/ fault of the receiver.
Receivers and shippers Of freigh
who have trouble or delay in gettinl
/ empty cars set for outbound loading
or inbound loaded car switched Il
them for delivery, should advise th'
Cham Der of Commerce, in order tha'
the district committee may serve
them.
Other railroad matters affecting
Harrisburg people have also beer
taken up by the Chamber of Com