Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-28
|. C. |. FREIGHT
"SA|L|NG" DATES
ARE SCHEDULED
New Method Of Shipping
Freight to Conserve Cars
Will Be Effective Mon
day in Omaha.

day in Omaha
Sailing" dates for L. C..L. freight,
or as it is known to the layman,
freight in less than car lots, becomes
effective Monday. The schedules as
applied to the several roads operating
in and out ofOmaha prepared by the
subcommittee, working under the di-
rection of the regional director are in
|the hands of the printer and will be
ready for distribution among shippers
not later than Monday morning.
There are 800 closely printed pages of
schedules.
The committee is working on a
schedule for the handling of freight
in car lots, but it will be several days
before it will be readysfor publication
and distribution.
The Sailing date plan for l.. c. l..
freight has the approval of the federal
railroad administration, the officers OF
the roads, the commercial bodies and
practically all of the large shippers
In making up the schedules, represent
atives of the commercial bodies and
many of the shippers were called into
conference to aid and give their ad.
vice relative to the plan.
In some of the eastern railroad
zones the Sailing" date plan has
been worked out and is said to give
entire satisfaction in this, that it ex.
lpedites the movement of freight, con
serves railroad equipment and man.
lpower.
Briefly, the Sailing" date plan will
regulate the routing OF freight over
the short line OF road and sending il
to destination on certain designated
days aud in cars loaded to capacity.
Short Line Used.
Under the old method of railroad
ing a consignment of freight took the
routing desired by the shipper whose
desire 10 a great extent was governed
by the persuasion of the solicitors for
the railroads. Distance between
common points did not cut much of a
Inquire. Now, all of this is changed
and the committee, working under the
direction of the regional director OF
the railroads, has evolved a plan en-.
tirely different. This committee has
decreed what roads shall handle L.
7. l.. freight to common points and
TO points beyond on the respective
lines, everything being equal and the
short line always being kept in mind
For instance:
Under the old method Of handling
freight, consignments might be sent
to LINCOLN over the Burlington, the
Kock Island, the Northwestern, the
Union Pacific, or the Missouri Pa
chic II the shipper so determined, not
wlthstanding the distance by way OF
me Union Pacific, Northwestern and
MISSOURI Pacific is 50 to rs miles
farther than by way of the Burling-
ton or Rock Island.
Now in apportioning business and
determining the routing the Burlinp.
ton Will take all the J.. c. L. freight
gong. out Of Omaha, destined 70,
LINCOLN, while that shipped from,
1ounell Bluffs will be routed over the
Rock Island - '">
In Nebraska the Burlington vii
take the business from Omaha into
Lincoln, Crete, Beatrice. Hastings
iork, Seward and intermediate
points. The Northwestern will tax,
Fremont and Norfolk and beyond a,
weil as intermediate points. while N,
Union Pacific is given Columbus
Grand Island and beyond
BUSINESS comings in from Ch;cap,
wiil be routed over the Burlington
sne Northwestern and the Milwaukee
lhat into CounciIBluffs will he ors
the Rock Island and Milwaukee Will
tnat tor the transfer will be over n,
Northwestern. '''
Conserve 400 Cars.
Freight going to Sioux Citv an,
beyond will be routed over the North
western. The Rock Island will tak,
.ne business for Des Moines. Molin,
and Peoria and intermediate. includ
ing common points. The Wabasl
VIII handle everything between Oma
ma and Shenandoah. The Omabs
lineage business will be divided be
tween the Burlington and the Nortb N
western. with the Missouri pac;6,
taking the business destined for E K.n
sas City and st. Joseph. The Cres
Western will be given the ST pau
Minneapolis, Fl. Dodge and Maso,
Iity business. Denver will be d;v;ds,
between the Burlington and the Irn;o,
racine, with the Rock Island tak;n,
consignments destined for Pmshle
and in similar manner will +
divided the business routed out to N h
hundreds OF stations that are trim
tary to Omaha as their market towr
Regular dates are designated fo
making shipments and that thev ma, ~
know the dates on which shinment u
will be made, jobbers will be proy;ds,
with schedules giving the desired in
formation relative to routings an
connections on branch lines,