The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-25
FOR ELK|NS
TODAY
NEW EXPRESS
REGULATIONS
ARE OUTLINED.
o. w. Hannahs Gives Out Statement In
Regard to New
Rules
Change Is In Method Of Packing
Effective December
Tenth

Steps were taken yesterday by Agent
9. W. IIannahS IF tn" Wheeling "Htc'
Of tn" American Railway ENrrcHS , Cui',
pauy. to prepare for the new express
puckIng requirements, which go into 81 :
feet ON p"c"mhCr 10. IL" has pceh au-
wishing express shippers 10 STUDY nv
new rules. which havr been Nrpf3nEu, ny
the United States ItailrOnd Adrlnistra-
ti"u. So that they may he aDie 10 az
Just their packing methods to The lor'h-
coming new standards.
Under nov regulations. which are en-
lodird in Supplement- NJ. /" Express
rIns&itlrrtiun M. Is, all shipments sent
10y cypress weighing over =" POUNDS.
must be packed IN wooden containers or
cartons Of fihr" board. pulpboard. or
corrugated strawhoard material, OF spec
c"rIing To Agent llannahS. that after
December 10th. packages over the "a
pound limit will not be accepted Tor l0r-
wnrdinE 10y III" American Railway tx
press company, handling tho express
business of tn" entire country as agent
Of the railroad administration. II only
paper wrapped. Nor Will ordinary paper
boxes. wrapped or unwrapp"d. be- aC-
'"ptCd as suitable protection Tor these
heavier shipments. The regulations 90
not affect shipments under Is pounds.
Regular shippers. Agent Humans
state. Will not be mystincd by the new
regulations. as they follow closely pack
irs requirements long in vogue in the
freight service. The express regula-
TONS, however. allow a little more lat
iludr IN the size OF the carton used.
Agent liHnnahs expressed the opinion
that these new rules will not work any
hardship on shippers. but should operate
distinctly III their interest, providing ad-
dit!Onal safeguards for merchandise in
transit. Moreover. they will establish
a uniformity Uf express packing rules
which heretofore has been lacking. The
new order does not affect movement OF
food products by express which are or
dinHrIy shipped in crates or barrels.
"Ncvcr before" Mr.. Hannahs said,
has express traffic reached such pro-
portions as II has assumed today. At
the same time. there has been compare
lively little increase in the amount of
car SnaC" available for This business. We
have been asked 10 carry heavier ship
mcutS and commodities Of every con-
c,iNlblc. kind.
"B"forr IA, war. ii was possible for
car messengers To spread their freight
out on the floors Of express cars without
much congestion. Today "" ar" run
big cities and everyone of thoS" cars Is
packed I" capacity. Th"r" has been Il
similar congestion in the local runs.
This has mad" it necessary for eX-
PRESS shipments 10 be stacked As n
, result. individual shipments have had
I" be strongly enough packed I" l." able
To stand up for Themselves and owing
I" III" lack of uniformity in this regard
TN" now regulations w"r" Formulated
and finally, approved by the railroad
administration"
An extensive educational campaiCn ls
planned TO explain Ia express shippers
how tho new requirements will operate
m the various trades which depend upon
the express SrrV!C" for the movement
OF IN" bulk Of their output and also IL
instruct cypress employees regarding &C.
CcpinnCc Of matter for shipment under
! the now standards.
AG"n: linnnnhs Is able 10 supply shin.
pCrS with copies Of the Supplement Nm
0 - 20 Express classification No. &c, IN
which the new rules arc outlined in de.
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