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i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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UEBOOK
railtransportationisthe largest
UnitedStates.The grossannual
proximatessixbilliondollars.
oussumis collectedbystation
untedforby themat localstations.
dreportsrenderedat localstations
ngforpracticallyallthe revenuederivedfrom
ofthisvast business,thevariousdepart-
ebecomehighlyspecializedandthe functions
tioninmanybooks.But nobookhasbeen
ernedwithstationaccountingandthemulti-
onagent.
haveissued verycompleteandwell-indexed
tionagents,inwhicheveryphase ofstation
learlycomprehensibleonlytothosewhoare
ntingmethods,andwhohavehadanopportu-
dinstationoperations.Thereasonforthis is
that inpracticallyeveryinstancetheinstruc-
eadsofdepartments,whoaresofamiliarwith
whoknowsowelltheresult desiredbyeach
vertentlyfailtoembodydetailedexplanation
tructionseasytofollowbythelessexperienced
oyedstationforces.
tostationagentssofarexaminedhaseven
explaintheprincipleofdebit andcredit as
ng,ortoteachtheelementaryprinciplesof
sthepurposeofthis booktoassemblein
asesof stationduties,andbytheliberal use
erwithananalysisof theirrelationtostation
ndamentalprinciplesofstationaccountingina
comprehensiblesolutionofeveryproblem
thestationforces.
ha viewtoillustratingordescribingany
ces,norisit intendedtosupersede,amend,
ructions.It hasbeenthewriter'saim to
fopinionon stationaccountingandtoexplain
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UEBOOK
withaviewto illustratingprinciplesthat may
dtoanysystemofstationaccountinginuse,
uchprinciples,renderthe interpretationof
tructionsmoreclearlycomprehensibleand
ythirtyyearsin therailroadservice.He
erator,stationagent,travelingauditor,chief
sservedconsiderabletimein thestation
severalofthelarger railroadsystemsofthe
ofthisexperience,togetherwithanexhaustive
ubject isreflectedinthefollowingpages.
ardmakingthestationduties less
ebeing spent "lookingforabalance,"assists
orecorrectly,oraids inpreparingthereader
terwill feeldoublyrepaidforthetime devoted
ons,valuableinformationandanexplanation
ctices,thewriteris alsogreatlyindebtedto
ertainof theirtravelingauditors,andtakes
nitytoexpresshisappreciationoftheir generous
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hasbeentheaimof theauthor
ehensiveanalysisofthemany
tionfromthe viewpoint ofthe
ateclearlythe fundamental
lingandaccountingfor the
ent torailtransportation,tothe
tandingmaybegainedofhow andwhy
chargesaccrue,andhowand whysuch
at thelocalstation.
tingthesubject is asfollows:
n,thestationagent,anorganizationof
businessusually transactedat astation
itedStatesis reproduced,uponwhich
drawn,eachrepresentingin ageneral
dsystem.Oneofthelines,the A.B.&
ome"road,andSt.Louis,acentrally
sselectedasthe"reporting"station.
fstationrecordsandstationreportsare
nentiremonth'sbusinessandincludes all
at arecommonlyhandledat thelocal
embodiedinthe stationrecordsand
icatedonthe map,referencetoit in
will enablethereadertotrace thepoint
stinationof allfreight andpassenger
llustratedisrelatedto theother
edupwith thegeneralaccountingand
alsoftheaccount itemsandthecash
nof thedailyworkarebalanced,thereby
all stationrecordsandreports.Finally
soperationsasawholeare accumulatedand
t,the "MonthlyBalanceSheet,"andthe
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EBOOK
emonthlyreportsarebalancedwiththe
hbookcolumnsforthe month.
report illustratedbearsacaptiongiv-
purpose,explaininghowthefiguresmaybe
tingtowhat report thetotalsarecarried.
stratedformsa detailedexplanationof
din thetext material,andinasclose
formas isconsistent withmaintaining
readingmatter.
nextendedinterruptionofthe logical
gsection,bythe introductionoflengthy
miscellaneousservicesincident torail
emurrage,freight storage,switching,transit
econsignment,etc.,andcertainmiscel-
whichinvolveaccountingfeatures,are
countingsectionproper.Theseexplana-
wedbythereproductionofthe station
thlyreportscoveringthe accountingand
th'sbusiness,includingall itemscovered
onspreviouslyinserted.
theraccruedthroughthemiscel-
thestationaccounting sectionproper,
tryintothestationaccount,throughthe
sposition,by followingthereferences
ords.
naset oftest questionsispresented
tant factorsofthesubject treated.The
onsarearrangedinthebackof thebook
pleasure.
cords andreport formsit was
fic systemofstationaccountingandre-
redtest questionsandanswersarepre-
opingtheseveralmethodscommonly
arriersinhandling andaccountingfor
icharenot uniformlytreated.
begainedfromtheanswersto the
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ctions7
gof10
edFreight Classification26
onRules41
InspectingCars42
47
gedFreight 79
dFreight 85
nment 115
8
ationChargesandExtensionofCredit 178
4
0
214
StationReports230
5
tionR eports_ 262
actions—August 1269
actions—August 15333
actions—August 30 373
6
yReports461
tions-494
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EBOOK
ons
ng13
ganization—6
nOrganization6
evenue-8
ding14
ng(Back) IS
18
(Back)....19
ct 22
ct (Back)....23
ingAgree-
riginal)
rst Carbon
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riffs222
et—OneWay(Issued
et —RoundTrip
Return)....236
uteTicket (Issuedto
”Multi-RouteInter-
aybill—Collect Ship-
aybill—PrepaidShip-
dCreamShipments
dCreamShipments
UncollectedBillsand
ceSheet 264
ceSheet (Back)265
calWaybillsFor-
erlineWaybillsFor-
rrectionNo.157—
274
andAdvances—
calWaybillsReceived
gust 1278
calWaybillsReceived
heet 2)279
WaybillCorrection
280
rrectionNo.158—
erlineWaybillsRe-
r—August 1 284
erlineWaybillsRe-
r(Sheet 2)285
rrectionNo.159—
gBillsIssued—Au-
calTicket Salesand
ggageCollectionsand
tock292
inConductor'sDe-
telandDiningCar
aftsDrawnonthe
6
ageBillsIssued—
StorageBillsIssued
cellaneousDebits
02
m—August 1(Freight
m—August 1(Ship-
harges)306
m—August 1(Collect
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EBOOK
t BillsRemittedfor
heet —August IS
d)362
ent Sheet—August IS
)364
ent Sheet—August IS
2)365
ent Sheet—August IS
366
—August IS(Sheet
—August IS(Sheet
anceSheet—August
ocalWaybillsFor-
WaybillCorrection
ndercharge)....376
ill—August 30 (Non-
NonagencyWaybills
78
terlineWaybillsFor-
dandAdanvces—Au-
ocalWaybillsRe-
CorrectionNo.161—
386
CorrectionNo.162—
88
CorrectionNo.164—
90
CorrectionNo.166—
~392
onagencyLocalWay-
0 394
ocalFreight Bills
terlineWaybillsRe-
CorrectionNo.F1371
e)_ 400
CorrectionNo.163—
402
eFreight BillsIssued
onductor'sDeposits—
Carand HotelDe-
raftsDrawnonthe
08
scellaneousDebits
410
overnment Freight
0 412
emittanceAugust 30—413
lanceSheet (Received
4
lanceSheet (Back)
st 30)415
Statement —Local
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Sheet —August
fSpot CashBills-
nt ofFreight Accounts
64
Account Current—Au-
nceSheet—August 1
scellaneousCharges
467
nceSheet—August
scellaneousCharges
)469
nceSheet—August
scellaneousCharges
)471
ryofReportsofLocal
eceived—Au-
ryofReportsofInter-
dReceived
73
ryofFreight Traffic—
ryofMiscellaneous
Q.Ry.)475
Sheet—August (P.&
Sheet—August—Sheet
yReportsofLocal
S.&T.Ry.)478
yReportsofThrough
S.&T.Ry.)479
Sheet—August (S.tt
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nitedStates
xbilliondollars'
y,andaspractically
themanystations
ollowsthat ade-
esmust beprovided
t business.
etodescribein
esof thevarious
nedbycarriers,but
ationandbriefly
lassesof stations
wn.
willanswerthere-
stationsmaybecon-
vegeneralheads,as
sengerStation.
on.
Station.
ngerStations.
erstationsarethose
dtransactingthe
esestationsare
ocalstations,""local
passengerstations."
rstationsat one
dbeunderthe juris-
maybe separatedas
engerandbeunder
eagent,or underthe
ents,dependingupon
ndledandthe gen-
suchmatters,and
nsandparticularre-
terminingfactors.
toandtransact
tment oftherailroad
egeneralsupervi-
tendent orsome
erformssuchduties
urisdictionofthat
forcesareanswer-
properconduct of
operperformanceof
pplytotheworkof
neraloffice.
froma"one-man"
ommunitytoalarge
oyingalargeforce
ticket officewhere
required.
int agencysta-
hthebusinessof
andled.Asfarasthe
ationsarevery
ions.Thebusiness
paratelyandreported
arrier.Interchange
asthoughthesta-
pt that oneagent
ompaniesinsuch
carrierisdesignated
dthestation and
ejurisdictionof the
that carrier.
sorangefromthe
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sareanswerableto
trafficdepartments
thecarrier'sbusi-
elationshipwiththe
operatingdepart-
uld,ofcourse,work
h alldepartments
eundertheimme-
fic department.As
stations,thepas-
s,ifany,wouldbe
rtment interested,
concerned.
on-agencysta-
agent isemployed.
sareprovidedto
evolumeofbusiness
heexpenseincident
hefacilitiesmay
buildingsorsheds
otectionof less-
assengersfromin-
mpanyemployes
s,withtheexception
nces,thebusiness
st betakencareof
erethereis anagent.
smust arrangewith
sportation;the
intsmust bepre-
sedofresponsibility;
andledwiththe
t at thenearest
ngthat thefreight andpas-
hejurisdiction ofseparate
erthejurisdiction ofthe
risdiction,ifany,doesthe
anthe officeroftheoper-
nt agencystations?
erminalstationsarenot under
nalcompany,andmore
ented,whichcarrierhas
n?
commercialagencystations
nof thetrafficdepartment
epartment?
mmercialagencystationshave
cal stationorstations,
risdiction,ifany,doesthe
cersofacarrierotherthan
rwhosejurisdictionthe
overstationduties?
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tionagent has
aninthe employ
hisexpressionis
ionagent,inthe
ansactsbusiness
ports toeveryde-
eagentsat large
sengerstations,the
representativeofthe
ecognizedbyhis
osorecognizedby
ationpertainingto
agentsindepend-
rriers'strict com-
ativeprovisions,the
oreor lesscontrols.
ons,whichcon-
ntirenumbermain-
lagent istheonly
knowntothepeople
ersonality,effi-
generaldemeanorthe
communityis
allwonder,there-
cymoregenerally
ceoftheposition,
ent'sbeing anin-
on.
nlargeuponthe
nagent nortodis-
sat thistime.How-
aysrememberthat
yandnot thevarious
whole.Eachofthe
omponent part of
ndeachservesits
unction.Nodoubt
nized,andanearnest
hits properimpor-
eorganizationinits
meshappensthat,
vancedtohisposition
rticularchannelof
esforinstance,he
that branchofthe
oftheothers.Insuch
rise soonerorlater.
duponbyhissu-
sdepartmentsof
properknowledge
spertainingto their
but forwell-advised
amultitudeof
yspecificinstruc-
eofanagent'sserv-
bility tomeet these
essduetotheim-
gunlimitedauthority
ent ofmen,the
mesbecomestoo
yed,andsomething
ctedentirely.Insuch
boundto protect the
awhole,whichoften
neorseveralde-
heirparticularfunc-
entionthat they
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EBOOK
estigationwas
beendiscontinued,
rssubstituted.But,
advent ofthenu-
aus,andcommittees,
dthenumberindi-
safairlyaccurate
mberofreport
ay.
stherelationshipbetweenthe
oadcompany?
stherelationshipbetweenthe
ronsoftherailroad?
thestatusof therailroad
standpoint?
souldbetheattitudeof the
sofficialsandrepresen-
souldbetheattitudeof the
atronsof theroad?
extent isthestationagent
t ofthecarrier'sbusiness,
rty?
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lyevident tothe
ndlethebusiness
ationmust beprop-
parativelysmallor
ofpoorqualifica-
s,andtheydo not,
long.Intheirhands
proverbiallysome-
get intoatangled
nedout onlybythe
tor,whoi sforced,
mmendachangein
enmenwell quali-
conduct thesta-
edbygoodassist-
ewell handledby
ons,performing
hestation.At other
ary,twoor more
erformthe neces-
edivisionofthe
ionisnecessarily
nceofacomplete
wouldprovetooex-
tem.Theindi-
llstationrequiresa
ondutieswhichmay
ry,howeverdesir-
isnot theagent at
rgestationthereis
amongalargenum-
oroughknowledgeof
aturallyresults.
stationsemploy-
roperorganization
uties must be
t qualifiedbyknowl-
rformthem,the
t beundertheimme-
etent heads,the
dat atimeandin a
rkof otherdepart-
tsmust workinhar-
cethe best results.
olvedin effecting
nofstationforces
esame,eventhough
dandat placesof
thesamevolume
sfollytoattempt to
on,oronethat
exact requirements
t alonetoattempt
dbeapplicableto
rge freight station
on,shownas Fig-
cedonlyforthe
ralplan that is
arriersinorganizing
necessaryforanagent at a
ossessamoregeneral knowl-
an individualemployedat
resomeoftheadvantagesto
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ions
businesstrans-
yhandledandcor-
essentialtoknow
sactions.
gedinthetrans-
ssengers,andthe
ueearnedis de-
However,thedevel-
tionfromitsoriginal
nt-dayhighstate of
dspecialfeaturesin-
orwhichachargeis
sleepingcars,par-
niencesareprovided
gertravel;andre-
privileges,special
es,andsimilaraccom-
connectionwith
oncharges,and
ellaneouscharges,
rtionof suchmis-
estooutsidecom-
dtheyaresimply
ecarriersforthe
ompaniesorindi-
esaccruetocar-
earingorconnection
e,suchasrent of
dings,saleofma-
eofemployes,sale
oustransactionsof
nordertoprovide
evarioussources
gedinreasonably
edbysomerailroads,
ortationRevenue,"
ue.Thesourcesof
echart of"Transpor-
arlythe"miscella-
tendedtorepresent
ousothersmaybe
kat thestation.
ertheseveralcap-
danalogoustoany
Therefore,it will
theprobabletrans-
sportationrevenue
wellas collections
ompanies,which
at thelocalstation.
rlyshowsthat the
cruingthroughthe
dto comeundertwo
,andcertaincharges
accruingtothe
t totransportation
anies.
asisesasto
evenueaccruing
ly,allcharges
arrierwouldbe
t whetherthe
ecompaniesshallbe
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ppedfromStation)
eivedat Station)
GHTEARNINGS
GHTSERVICE
)
tingService.
nment.
dTransferringOverloadedCars,etc.
gStockCars.
uest ofShipperorConsignee.
gFreight.
.
uipment.
LiterageCharges.
S
e.
s.
s.(LinesOperatingOwnSleeping
eceipts.
ns.
ENGERCOLLECTIONS
elegraphBusiness.
nce.
eighingMachines.
Lockers.
ollections.
NUE(Not Incident toTransportation)
dsandBuildings.
ars,etc.
plies.
wer,etc.
EnginemenHire.
ales.
orDamagedFreight.
ssesofAnimalsKilled.
ertyLeft onCompanyPremises.
sportationrevenueillustratedaboveisreproducedforthe
ssoftransportationbusinessusuallyaccountedforat localrail-
ndedtocoverallpossibletransactions,but willconveyan
actionsareusuallyencounteredat alocalstation.
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o reported,andthat
ctionsbereportedand
dependent ofthe
sthat carriersare
hispoint.That is,
lcollectionsmade
count,andabout
nction.
ueandEarnings
Only,Reportedin
er that inreport-
weentransportation
usrevenuenot inci-
uldordinarilytake
onlytheclassesof
hart abovereferred
arnings.
ervice.
ns.(Ifreportedto
onsReportedIn-
Account.Wherea
anceismadeofcol-
revenuenot incident
uldconsist mainly
ninthe chart of
,under"Miscella-
nt toTransporta-
ndsandBuildings.
plies.
lvageFreight,etc.
stheywould be
er,but,i nsteadof
naccount asa
n,aspecialremittance
y theuseofa special
be takenupin
.Theclass of
eportedinthe sta-
areusuallyreported
naccount,asshown
rposesonly,and
theactualdivision
eindividualcarriers.
tructionsmust be
ycompliedwith.
are usuallyclear
sshallbereportedin
hat shallbereported
ent ofthestation
ualinspectionofthe
ndreportswillin-
Extremecare
rtingcollections,as
ghthestationac-
enreportedinde-
a,willalwaysresult
ndnumerouscom-
hat conditionsareoutside
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of
besaidto bethe
tationtransaction.
rst documentswith
ationforcescome in
inessof atrans-
ngisamemo-
nt,inwritingand
ngthe carrierto
directed.
Lading.Fre-
dlingofanyarticle
ncytolessenthe
mportance.Asthe
most commonly
on,employesare
intothehabit of
ttentionthat its
thexactlythe
ered.Iftheshipment
gissued tocover
ment isworth$500,
coverhasa value
thisfact inmind
g.
kenedto acom-
rancepolicy.An
fladingbindshis
ainserviceunder
obligateshisem-
goodsandprotect
while theyareinits
themat theirdesti-
nas whenaccepted
eptionsarethat
eforlossof,damage
t,whensuchloss,
dby
y.
hipperorOwner.
ftheCommodity.
sto anycontract,
suredofaninsurance
byspecificallystat-
ingthe provisions
ywillclearlyand
t oftheagreement.
mselfandwill pro-
agent represents
edupontoprotect
seethat thegoods
act conditionthat
obesurethat the
cordancewiththe
visionsandother
.Broadlyspeak-
dsofdomesticbills
of ladingandthe
are uniform
provedbytheI nter-
sion.Theyareissued
edtoandfrom points
eboundariesofthe
niformthrough
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Termsand
ermsandconditions
billsofladingare
ranumberofvital
edinfullhere be-
roducedsothat they
edtoSectionNo.
heliability for
sionexemptsthe
providedtheclause
thebilloflading is
per.
onditionsarethe
d"order"bills of
:
ONDITIONS
partyinposses-
yhereindescribed
monlawforanyloss
o,except ashereinafter
ossessionofallor
describedshall be
r damagetheretoor
fGod,thepublic
w,ortheact orde-
ner,orfornatural
bilityshallbethat
orloss,damage,or
ringaftertheexpira-
edbytariffslawfully
ecomputedastherein
earrivalof theprop-
eport ofexport (if
eendulysent or
t ofthepropertyfor
rtenderofdeliveryof
entitledtoreceiveit,
caseofnegligenceof
session(andthebur-
suchnegligenceshall
npossession),the
onshall not beliable
occurringwhilethe
din transit uponthe
ner,orparty,entitled
esultingfroma defect
forcountrydamage
strikes.
e propertymay
expenseofowners
sewhere,asrequired
orauthorities,orfor
arest availablepoint
nany suchcasecar-
easewhenproperty
tymaybe returned
ensetoshippingpoint,
Quarantineex-
eorkinduponor
beborne bythe
e alienthereon.
blefor lossordam-
tionordisinfections
onebyquarantine
eventhoughthesame
rrier'sofficers,agents,
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ocuringsuchcom-
signedtoa point
ublic orlicensedele-
iseexpresslynoted
t promptlyunloaded)
cedwithothergrain
ewithout respect to
oticethereofshallbe
dif sodelivered
orelevatorcharges
rgeshereunder.
removedbythe
withinthefreetime
onfile(suchfree
ereinprovided),after
propertyat destina-
t (ifintendedfor
t orgiven,andafter
yfordeliveryat destina-
ekept invessel,car,
eofdeliveryofthecar-
hargeforstorageand
swarehousemanonly,
rier,mayberemoved
licensedwarehouse
otheravailableplace,
andthereheldwith-
thecarrier,andsub-
andotherlawful
nablechargefor
ropertywhichhas
ationhereunderisre-
partyentitled tore-
or partyentitledto
within15daysafter
beenduly sent or
he sameat public
der,at suchplaceas
carrier:Provided,
first mailed,sent,or
cethat theproperty
nsunclaimed,asthe
illbesubject tosale
ofladingif disposi-
andshallhavepub-
descriptionofthe
partyto whomcon-
notify,the nameof
ndthetimeandplace
o successiveweeks,
irculationat the
acewheresuchnews-
ed.That 30 days
publicationofnotice
t thepropertywas
medwasmailed,sent,
ertywhichhasbeen
destinationisrefused
ledtoreceiveit, or
titledtoreceiveit
mptly,thecarriermay,
deteriorationorfur-
sametothe best ad-
csale:Provided,
ficationtothecon-
usaloftheproperty
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art ofsaidprop-
r anypart ofsaid
eshallbeperformed
dprovisionsof,and
ilitycontainedin,the
UnitedStates,ap-
93,andentitled"An
onofvessels,etc.,"
eUnitedStatesac-
heprotectionoflim-
nditionscontainedin
nsistent therewithor
ershallbeliable
sultingfromanyfire
e vessel,orfrom
ersorbreakageof
edesignor neglect
exercisedduedili-
lin allrespectssea-
ed,equipped,and
hallbe liableforany
omthe perilsofthe
s,orfromlatent de-
appurtenances
t thetimeof,orafter
randing,orother
rfromprolongationof
anyreasonit is
ryinganyorallofthe
shallbeat libertyto
orout ofthecus-
etowed,to transfer,
dand discharge
st vesselsindistress,
of savinglifeorprop-
epairs.Except in
arriershallnot bere-
amagetoproperty
l tocarrythesame
epayableaccord-
,1890,and,astoany
edfor,accordingtothe
ofNewYork.Ifthe
edduediligenceto
pectsseaworthyand
edandsupplied,it is
eofdanger,damage
aultsor errorsin
gement ofthevessel,
erdefectsinthevessel,
nances,orfromunsea-
ingat thetimeofship-
ofthevoyage(pro-
efectsortheunsea-
erablebytheexercise
pers,consignees
oshallnevertheless
alchargesincurredin
shallcontributewith
veragetothe pay-
ssesorexpensesofa
at maybemadeor
enefit ortorelieve
mmonperil.
carriedundera
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ONDITIONS
isp-earrwbn nfar:yo!is* pr^rftyhereincVcrfhedabal!beliableas at emnnontawforanyloantl*recf ordamwthereto,exofpt a* hrrrtnaf*/* oclded
ow*ier>ofall oranyc,fU» property,-reindescribedshallbwbwbfafor anyloasthereofofdamagethereto»delaycaimed bytbeact ofColthepublic en«-my,thesithoriry
ibshipperofowner,or fornatur*!Arinkafe.Th^omfTVT'ilkbibtyabmJIbelh»t o/w^housrman.or.ly,forloea,damarr,or dch>cacxdbyfir* octvmrv»fl<itheerpiratKW
tariffslawfullyonfile (suchfreetimetobe computedasthereinprovided)afternoticeofthearnvalofthepropertyat destmatbaorat theport ofeaport (ifintendedforeiport)
andafterplacement nfthetropertyfordehv-nrat destinationortenderof deliveryoftheproperlytothe partyentitledtoreceiveit, baabeenmads.Except inea«ofnegb-
artyinpoostaion(andtheburdento provefreedomfrttt nchnegligenceahallbeon theemrricrorpartyin possesion),theearnerorpartyin poawuooshellnot beâ– liabler<* lew.
wblc theprooertyL.stoppedandheld inU^MJt opentherefroert oftheahipprr,owner,orparty,entitledto makesuchrequest,orrtruhing bomadefect orneeiniho property,or
o ltoo ,o rf ro m not io rrtn iea .....,.... .,... ..
thrpropertymaybednwJiargedat riakanderpecaeofowners intocros/antinedepot orelsewhere.,aarequiredby quarantineregulauocaoraotnontwa,orfortho earnera
epoint ioearrivt sjudgment,andinany sucheaaccarriera rwponaibflityahalloeaaewhenpropertyisjodi*char«d, orproperlymaybereturnedby earnerat ownerseipenaou>
rhlbothways. Quarantineeipeusesofwhatevernatureorkind uponorInrespect topropertyahallbeborneby theownersofthepropertyor beaEnthrrfou. Thac-mer_ahall
mageoccasionedbyfumigationordisinfectionorotheracta requiredordonebyquarantineregulation* orauthorityeventhoughtheearn* maybarebeendonabyearner«oftoera.
norfordclcotion.loan, ordamageofanykind oocaawoedbyquanmtioeortheenforcement thereof.Noearnershallbeliable.eseept lacaseofnrrt«rnce,fc* anyruaitakeorinaccuracy
dbythecarrier, jtt agent*,orofficers,aato quarantmelawsorregulation*.Theshipperahall holdtheearneriharmlessfromanyexperaetheymaywear, ordamage* theymay
oncf tbointroAirtiooofthera jr*^ ccwedIrythis«
oundto transport aaidpropertybyanyparticulartrain orrosed,orla timeforanyreticularmarket orotberwieethanwithreaaonabte1d,*P*tf£-Ertrycarrier nbllri»»a
loece*ilytoforwardaaidproprrtyby anycarrierorroutebetweenthe point ofshipment andthepoint ofdeaUnatioo,Inall easesootprohibtedbylaw.whervalo-ervam*
rsprrMnUdin writer* bytheahipperorL isbeenagreedopenin writingasthareleasedvalueof thepropertyMdeterminedbythecbuanficetionor unflauponwhichtherate M
orfreight chargeaifpaidahallbe thVmnrimumamount toberecovered,whetheror act sochlowordamageoccurs fromoeKh^noa
e,orinjuryto properlymust bemadelawritingto thaoriginatingordeuvermecarrieror earnerslaminathiabulofbdm*. wuhlnaUmonth* *fvt rJeJiteryoftheP»°prrty
b,oninemooOaa/icrdrbreryat port ofeiport)or.in caaeoffaJoretomake delirery.thenwithioanmoalha(or tunemor-thaiaca* oferpun<r*Jfk)afterarx**,x*U«Urn*
oridejthat ifaochloss,damaee.or injurywasdueto delayordamacewhilebeingloadedor unloaded,ordamaccdintransit bycaw^aueeaoroesLc*o«.theono ootic* ofclaim
eui^d aaaconditionpreceAolto recovery.Suitsforkmdama«e,injury, ordelayshallbeinst.tutod onlywithintwoyeanand oneday•Iterd.L*rryofih* propertyor10
ricrythenwi.hin twoyearsandoneday afterareasonabletimefordelieery ha* elapsed:/WaW.That incawthe claimonwhichsuaI isbaaedwasmadem writu^Mihinmi
caae afeiport traffic(wbeihe-ornot filingofsuchclaimiar«ruiredaaa conditionprecedent torecoverylsuit shallbematitutodnot laterthantwoyear* andonedayafteraotwa
ner lotheclamiact trj»t thecurnerha* djasllowrdtheclauooranypart orpe-rbtb-reolspecifiedmthenotice,
eonaccount of\<mofordamaceto anyofsaidpropertyshallharothefullbenefit ofanyInsurancethat mayha»ebeeneffectedopooar» aeco%at ofaaJ.Jprooertyaofar
policiesorcontractuof tnrur.moeProafaWThat theearnerreimbursetbedaanant lorlhaprwmrompaidinereoo
rrtoetsrttroiradaa thereaalt ofearneraQegucenre.aUpropertyahallbesubject tououuaaaryoooperaceandbaOaaatiimfiicoat rVfe*nVt trrerwn<*rirouteoottoa
nsportedhrreunderahn?lbaietbemru***,at it* owncoat eodrti,ofosoipnaalnitbesamefor rreatercooTenleno*inhandliwt orforwarthi*.anjahall«wi beheldrt»i«na!bla
delaysinprocurinasuchwmpasU.Grain inbulkeouaicnedto apoint wherethere...a railroad,pubbeorlicensedeferator,mayftaJaaJfAarm nprailywudherr.a.aad
ualoaded)betheredcLveredandpboedwithothertrainof lhasamekindandgrade without reapedtoownerahop(andprompt noticethereofahallbegjrsatothe consignor),and
ect toabenforelcratorcharieain additiontoallothercharge* hereunder
movedbythepartyentitkdto receiveIt withinUwfreetunaaJhre^ bytariff^Uwfuflyoafile(soch freetimetobecompotedaa thereinpiotVled'.aiurnoticeofthe arrfteJ
ionorat Iht port olexport (ifirtrodedfornport)haabeendulyaentorpreo. andafterpUormeat ofthepropertyfordeurcryat dcaiioaQoD h«abeenmade,maybekept iovessel
ace ofdeliveryofthecarrier, subject tothetariffchargefor storageandtocarrierB leaponsibuityasw-jrehouaerrjm.only,oraltbe optioooftheouTvr,maybo rerrxredtoana
dwarehouseat tbeplaceofdeliveryorotheravailableplace,at thecost oftheowner.andthereheldwithout tiabthtyonthepart oftheearner,andsubject toahenfor ailfreight
chidirut areasonablechargeforstorage.
operty.whichha* beentransportedtodestinationhereundertorefusedbyconsigneeor thepartyentitledtoreceiveit, orsaidconsigneeorparty enutfidtorecesfelt failsto
ticeofarrivalshall havebeenddlysent orgiven,tbecarriermaysellthe sameat pubhcauctiontothe highest bidder,at suchplaceaamaybedesignatedbytheearner
er noticeofarnvalshallhavebeen djlysent orgiven,tbecarrier maysellthesameat publicauctiontothehighest bidder,at suchplaceaamaybedesignatedbytheearner
all havefirst mailed,sent,orgivento torconsignornoticethat thepropertyhasbeenrefusedorrernainaunclaimed,aatbecase maybe,andthat it willbesubject tosalenode
ngifdispositionbo not arrangedTor,andshallhavepublishednotice oonU.Dingadescriptionoftbeproperty,tbe nameoftbepartytowhom consigned,or,ifshippedorder notify
enotifiod,a-ttjthetune andplaceofsale, onceaweekfor twoauooeesiveweeks,inanewspaperof generalcirculationat theplaceofsaleor rawest placewheresuchnewspaperw
30 day* shallhaveelapsedbeforepublicationofnoticeofsaleafteraaidnotice that thepropertywasrefusedorremainsuncbmedwa* mailed,sent,orgiven.
rtywhichhasbeen transportedhereundertodestinationisrefusedbyconsigneeor partyentitledtoreceiveit, ot saidconsentsorrartyeotitledtoreceiveit shall(ailto
rriermay.initj iscrcliou. toprevent deteriorationorfurthergelerionUor^arilthe sametothebeet advantageat privateorpubhcsalerVewtaW. That iftimeatrveafornotihoalun
of,therefusalof tbepropertyorthefailureto receiveit andrequest fordaTpc*ntk»oftheproperty,such notifiesUunahallbegiven,insuch manneraathecicrdseol duediligence
rtyissold
rovidedforIn thet«oparagraphslast prrcedingisDot possible.It bagreedthat nothingcontainedinsaidparagraph* shallbeconstruedtoabridge theright ofthecamorat
tyundersuchcircumstancesandto eucbmannerasmaybeauthorisedby law.
e madeunderthissectionshallbe appliedbythecarrierto thepayment offreight,dirnnrrage.storage,andany Tiberlawfulchargesan3 theeipenaaofnotice,advertisement,
enseand ofoanngforandmmntaininj;theproperty,if propercareofthesamerequirea specialeipeore,andshouldtherebo abalanceitahsllbepaid totbeownerof theproperty
aken fromastation,wharf,or bodingat whichtherelanoregularlyaeponHsdfreight agent shallbeentiretyat riskofownerafterunloadedfromcars orvcaecNoronul
s,and.eieept incaaeofcarrier aoegligence,whenreceivedfromor deliveredlosochstations,wharves,oa bndingishallbeat owner'snekuntilthe earsareattachedtoandalter they
thuortrainor untilloadedintoandaiur unloadedfromvteaala
erwillcarryor bebaotoinanywayforany documents,speoKorfaranyarticse* ofralraordinarynduenot specmcallyratedInthapaUiehedclassificationsortariffs unices
oaoand astipulaledvalueoftheartidca areindorsedhereon.
erpnnripaJoragent,shjppingespbeivesor dangerousgood*,whaout pre»kjjafullwrittencbselosoretothe oarrieroftheirnature,ahall beliableforandIndemnifythe carrier
causedbysuchgood*,andsuchgoodsmay bevrarthuuscdsiowner'srjk. hadcijv-osoordestroyedwithout compensation.
gnecahallpaythefreight andaverage.Ifany, errlallotherlawful chargeaaooruingonsaidproperty;but,eanept inthoseinstanceswhereit maylawfullybt>authorisedto
dahalldehveror relinquishpossessionat dertinatiooofthepropertycoveredbythabill ofladinguntilall tariffratesandchargesthereonhavebeenpaid Theconsignoreb.llbe
otherlawfulcbargee,raccut that iftheconsignorat ipuhUrs,byragnaturu,in theapaceprovidedforthat purposeoothe(aceofthiabill ofUdingthat lhacarrierahallnot make
ment ofsnchcharge* andthecarrier,contraryto suchstipulation.shaDimdcbdeliverywithout requiringeucbpayment,theconsignorahallnot beliableforeucbcharr>* No)bins
ramertortviiureat timeofshipme.it theprepayment orguaranteeoftbecharges.Ifnpontnapectwnit isascertainedthat theartieksshipped areoot tcoaedeacribed
ght chargesmust bepaidnponthearticles actuallyshipped.
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ndinitialsoncar
cated.
Covered.Full
edfortransportation
ofladingorshipping
commoditiesin
,""lumber,"etc.,is
allyprohibited.The
edinconformitywith
nthe classification
ts,""wheat,""lump
umber,"etc.No
ldbemadetothe
Oats,""No.1Pine
koats,"or"pine
chasmachinery,
goods,etc.,lessthan
dbeenumeratedon
y.Ifanypackages
ditionshouldbe
f lading.
oided.Alldoubt-
eavoided."Col."
orado,nor"Cal."for
endersthemmis-
ymeanbulkcorn
m "E.Ware"may
rearthenware.Un-
ot bemistaken,it
.Theclassifica-
eferredtoforpro-
offreight tobeac-
voicevalueonwhich
heevent that such
ransportation,the
beshownonthebill
rdray ticket:
of thepropertyherein
refusetodeclare
eratingson which
aluation,thegoods
orthebillof lading
ficauthorityfromthe
estination.Inthe
onabledoubt astothe
shipment,theship-
definitelystatethe
nt istobetrans-
dingissigned.
tyofCarsOrdered
.Agentsshould
waybills,dimen-
casemaybe) ofcar
er,also numberand
capacity(asthe
hedat thecom-
ot Checkedby
encarsareloadedby
cablefortheagent
eckthecontents
tionshouldbemade
oflading,and P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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dintoorallyorother-
bill oflading.
ouldNot Be
of ladingshould
ionthat ishot
orwater carrier;
ingshouldbeissued
ipment finally
rrier.Thefinaldes-
post officeaddress
billofladingimme-
onoftherail or
bill ofladingis
teonBills of
bytheshipper,
zedtoinsert therate
billoflading, when
urrent tariffsor
cdepartment.
dbefollowed
er.If nothrough
routefurnishedby
madeacquaintedwith
ngthe billoflading.
ppersrenderstheline
blefordamages.
onbillsof lading,
shown,that thecon-
order toenablethe
n anddestinationto
ect freight charges.
ot beexecuted
that cannot lawfully
sionsthat arecon-
,impossibleofexecu-
te arebothgiven
pinginstructionsand
pplyviatheroute
ftheagent toascer-
herthe rateorthe
instructionsshall
lberesponsible
ayresult fromthe
wthiscourse.If,
exercisingreasonable
indefiniteinstruc-
pment shouldbe
dinthe billoflading.
edbyUniformBill
ershouldbearthe
carboncopyof the
originalandmemo-
tureof theagent,
orpracticalpur-
ing.
"issigned bythe
becarriedat the
nlyasprovidedby
msandconditions
sthey arenot in-
moncarrier'sliability.
ot tosignthe
toship hisfreight
ofladingprovisions,
dbeplacedupon
orandumacknowl- P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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ONDITIONS
ari?In[MMto ofanyoftbepi
^00
mmontawforanylamthereofor darns*?* thereto,neap*a*W^WtrfWrtdsA
ofof dansgetheretoordelayeeu*cdbytheect ofGod,tbepublicenemy.th>
ouirDU,only.'forlose,damage,ordelay oeurcdbyfireoccurringafterthe
iidniiof altoranyoftncproptrtybercmdescribedshallbehabit-forany Ionstbertofofdftnsgctheretoor delayenuredbytheact ofGod,thepflblioeoray,theeathxwHy
esl'-■.... <.■•'v
i i ,_ .._ _
t oftherdupcerorowner,or fornaturalshrinkage.Tbecarrier eliabilityshallbe that ofxrarehouee-nan,only,forInee, damage.ordelayceurcdby fireoccurringaftertheexpiration
ytariff* Uwfullyonfile-(suchfreetimeto berjornputedðereinprovidedI afternoticeofthearrivalof tbepropertyat destinationorat theport ofopart (iUnleadedfarexport)
en,andafterplacement oftbcpropertyfordeliveryat destination,ortenderof dclircryofthepropertyto thepartyentitledtoreceiveit, hasbeenmade.Except ineaMofnegtt-
rtyinpoaeesaoo{andtbeburdento provefreedomfrommobnegligenceshallboonthe carrierorpartyio poananon),lb«carrierorpartyin pc**r*saonaballnot beliableforlorn,
gwhiletbe propertyifstoppedandbeLlin transit apoD therequest oftheshipper,owner, orparty,eoiitlrdtomake menrequest,vrrasktingfroma defect orviceiotbe property,or
on,or fromriotsorstrike*.
hepropertymayb* dischargedat riikandexpew ofownersintoquarantinedepot orelsewhere,asrequiredby quarantinerepiUliormorauthorities,orforthe carrier's
blepoint incarrierajudgment,and inanysuebeasecarrier's rxapooeiUlityshalleeaeewhenpropertyisk> di?cbarced,orpropertymaybereturnedby carrierat owner'sexpenseto
ght bothways.Quarantiuoexpenrc* ofwhatevernatureorkind uponorinrespect toproperty.hallbeborne bytheownersofthe propertyorbea brathereon.Tbccarriershall
mageoccasionedbyfumigationordisinfectionorotheracts requiredordonebyquarantineregulationsor acthoritioseventhoughthesomemayhavebeendonaby carrier'sofficers,
fordetention,to*.or<lan»igeof anykindoccasionedbyquarantineorthe onforonneot thereof.Nooarfit Ishallbeliable, except incueofnegligence,for anymistakeorinaoeuracy
hecarrier,its agents,orofficers,as toquarantinelawsorreguUtioos-Tbeshippershall boldtSecarriersharmlessfromanyexpensetheynay incur,ordamagestheymay
eintroductionofthe propertycoveredbythiscontract intoanyplace•coinst tbequarantinelawt orreg-Jatlonsineffect at eucbp'oce.
sport saidpropertybyanyparticulartrain orvessel,orin timeforanyparticularmarket ufotherwisethaawilhreasonabledispatch.Every carrierthai
wardsrid procertybyanycarrieror matsbetweenthepoint ofshipment andthepoint ofdestination.Inallcamslot erohibttedbylaw, wherealower
writing;by theshipperorhasbeen agreeduponInwritingas thereleasedvalueofthepropertyat detcecinedbytheebssnrtcktionortariffs uponwhichtbe
sifpaidshallbetie maximumamount tobereeovcred,wbetbarornot suchlossordamageocmrifromocfligrooa._
edbythecarrier, itsagents
sonoftheintroductionofti
undtotransport saidpropertytryanyparticulartrain orvessel,o
pir.. ... ......._ ....
wirssu.:i«*b* billoflad.ngwithin sixmoot!* a/leedeliveryof".heproperty
n sixmccitnaforcJne mua'haincaseofexport traffic)afterareasonabletime
ed,or damag")intransit bycare'wioiornegligruee,thendo noticeofclaim
oquxredasa ooodltioofxreeedent torecovery.Suiteforloaa,damage,injury, ordelaythai)be incite/ledonlywithintwoyearsaid onedayafterceliteryofthe property,oris
very,thenwithintwoyearsand onedayafterarenewabletimefor deliveryhaselapsed:ProctitJ.That incasetheclaim onwhichsuit isbasedwasmadein wiringwithinwx
caseofexport traffic(whetherornot tilingofsuchclaim isrequiredaia oonoitionpteoedetft torecovery),suit (hallbeinstitutednot laterthantwoyearsand onedayafternotice
rrierto theclaimant that thecarrierbaadisallowedtheetajs oranypart orpartstheraofspecifiedinthe DS/Jce.
bleonaccount oflossofendamagetoanyofsaidpropertyshallhavethefull benefit ofanyInsurancethat mayharebeeneffecteduponoroo account ofsaidproperty,sofar
policiesoroootractaof Insurance-ProerfoW,That thecarrierreimbursetheclaimant forthepremiumpudthereon.
serrioeisrequireda<the result ofcarrier'snegligence,allpropertyshall besubject tonecessarycooperage
ansportedhereundershall havetheprivilege,at itsowncost anarisk,of comprreeingthesameforgreatercoo- c:
ledelaysinprocuringsuch comcressxoo.Graininbulkc«D*ignHto apoint wherethereU_. ._.
nloaded)betheredeliveredandplacedwith othergrainofthesame landandgradewithout respect toownership(andprompt noticethereofthai]begiventotheconsignor),i
bject toalienfor elevatorchargesinadditiontoall otherchargeshereunder.
movedthepartyentitledtoreeeivsUwitlunthe freetimeelkrwodbytanfls, lawfullyonfile(ruchfree timetobecomputedu tbeerlnprovided),afternoticeofthearrival
tionorat theport ofexport (ifintendedforexport)hasbeendulysent orgiven,aridafter pkcement ofthepropertyfordeliveryat destinationhasbeenmade,maybekept invessel,
ace ofdeliveryoftbccarrier, subject tothetariffchargefor storageandtocarriers rcsporribilityaswarehouseman,only,orat tbcoptionofthecarrier, mayberemovedtoand
edwarehouseat theplaceofdeliveryorotheravailableplace,st thecoat oftbeowner,and thenheldwithout liabilityonthepart ofthecarrier,andsubject toalienforell freight
cludinga reasonablechargeforstorage.
opertywhichhasbeentraruiportedto destinationherx-underisrefutedbyconsigneeorthe partyentitledtoreceiveit, orsaidconsigneeorpartyentitled toreceiveit failsto
ternotiueofarrivalshall havebeendulytent orgiven,thecarriermayselltbe sameat publicauctiontothe behest bidder,at suchplacesemaybedesignatedbythecarrier:
allhav* firit mailed,sent,orgivento theejonaign.irnoticethat theproptrtyBinbeenrefusedorremainsuaHaicaed,as thecasemaybe,and that it willbesubject tosaleunder
ngif msposiUoD booot arrangedfor.aodshallhavepublishednotice eontainingadescriptionoftheproperty,the nameoftbepartyto whomconsigned,or,ifshipped ordernotify,
enotified,andtbetime andplaceofsale,oooeaweek fortwosuccessiveweeks,in anewspaperofgeneralcirculationat theplaceofsaleor Dearot placewheresuchnewspaperis
at 30d«yashallhaveelapsedbeforepublicationofnoticeof saleaftersaidnoticethat tbepropertywasrefusedorremainsunclaimedwasmailt d,sent,orgiven.
ertywhichhas beenU>n*portedhereundertodestinaiipD isrefusedbwconsigneeor partyentitledtoreceiveit, orsaidconsijneeor party^entitledtoreceiveit shallfailto
riermay.io itsdiscretion,toprevent deteriorationorfurtherdeterioration,eel]tbesametothebest advantageat privateorpublicsale:ProtlJtJ. That iftimeservesfornotification
oftherefusalofthe propertyorthefailureto receiveit andrequest fordispositionoftheproperty,such notificationaballbegives,ioneb mannerastheexerciseofdue diligence
rtyit sold.
rovidedforin tbetwoparagraphslast precedingisnet poeeibJe,it liagreedthat nothingcoctainedInsaidparagraphsfchallhe construedtoabridgetheright ofthecarrierst
rlyundersuchciirxDrxstanceeandin ruchnxannerasmaybeauthorisedby la*.
e madeunderthissectionshallbe appliedbythecarrierto thepayment offreight,demurrage,storage,andanyother lawfulcharge* andtheexpenseofnotice,advertisement,
aryeipcoeesodofcaring (oraodm.intoningtheproperty,if propercareofthesamerequires specialexpense,six)shouldtherebe abewWMHawaiibepaidto theowneroftheproperty
takenfrom astation,wharf,or lendingat whichthereisnoregularryappointedfreight agent shallbeentirelyat riskofownerafterunloadedfromcan orvenerisoruntil
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edfrom thestation
isbilled,suchcharges
ancecharges"on
mount shouldbe
in the"freight
thefollowingno-
s.Whenthe
eamount iscollected
gisissued,the
eading
yment ofthe
scribedhereon.
signatureofthe
provided.
'sformofbill of
orpayment should
mewordingby the
penandink.
paid,andthe
the chargestobe
thebilloflading
d,writeorstamp
repaid"in the
providingthere-
ctedshouldbe
"prepaid"freight
hcases,andtwo
edforthesame
ng.It ismore
etonumbereachbill
consecutively
endinguponthe
d.Thisnumberis
ll coveringthe
rcolumn.Thebills
on copiesarefiled
erefore,maybe
sionrequires.
r,donot givebills
bers,but theyare
sthe waybillsunder
rwarded,andthe
cordingto such
documentsofcon-
dthe sameasship-
venthesamenum-
ofiled.
s issuedspecific
dlingcopiesofbills
,which should,of
.Anumber ofdif-
od,andall servethe
fretainingthemina
readilylocatedwhen
asampleofa
t billoflading,issued
oceriesfromSt.Louis,
point, consignedto
gonebundleof
nacceptedforship-
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wn road'srules
thereto.
iformOrderBill
dingareusually
opies,consistingof
yellowpaper,(2)
donbluepaper,and
printedonblue
morandumarere-
theshippingorderis
ading.Inaddi-
onditionsunder
ngareissued,the
dinissuing order
Issuingbills of
gned"ToOrder"is
essthenameofthe
n,towhoseorder
d,isplainlyshown
hipperand "No-
ddressofthe
e partytobenoti-
theorderbillof
eshipperdeclines
ressofthepartyto
bill ofladingshould
ipments.Issuing
onsignedtoship-
withtheconsigneeto
nt,isnot usuallyper-
consigneeorpartyto
prepaystationoran
sethefreight must
tationtobedesig-
n-AgencySta-
accept ordership-
gencystation.
Most carriers
oflivestockor live
oOrder"or"Order
ofLading.After
beenissued,the
beeliminatedfrom
ading,orbilling,
ityofan officerof
eOrderBills of
ateorderbills of
d,except uponspe-
trafficdepartment.
opyofa billof
it it tobefurnished
erformand bearing
oflading;it isa
as anacknowledg-
asbeenissued."
esignatureof an
dingshouldbe
asampleofa
lloflading covering
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ract adoptedbyCarriersinI >;U..1.SouthernandWestern Cluaifcatiuiitcrritoric*.March15.W2J.)
TRACT
RSTATECOMMERCECOMMISSION)
usedforshipmentsofLireStock andWildAnimal* InsteadofUniformBillof Lading
NOTNEGOTIABLE
mpxmt Uth.
hisIM&sdayot AugUfit It byaill1betw.cn the
he- first part,hereinaftercalledthecarrier, •and.."~~T""T~"""~""
ereinaftercalledtheshipper;
«lf\cationi«andtariffsunderw,h(chthis agreement 1* maderequirethat,forthepurposeof applyingthelaw-
permust declaretheshipment tobe-OrdinaryLiveStock," specifyingthekindorkinds ofanimalsorif
emust declarethekindand valueofeachanimal,spacefor suchdeclarationbeingprovidedbelow:
ment Ultne—rih.That thecarrierhasreceivedfromtheshipper,subject totheclassification* and
eofIsnue ofthisagreement,thelivestock describedbelow,inapparent goodorderexcept asnotedcon
dicatedbelow,whichthecarrier agreestocarryto Itsusualplaceofdeliveryat saiddestinationIfonits
e,otherwiseto delivertoanothercarrieronthe routetosaiddestination.It Ismutuallyagreedasto
ofsaidlivestock overalloranyportion ofsaidroutetodestination,and astoeachparty at anvtinn*
aidlivestock, that everyservicetobeperformedandeveryliability IncurredInconnectionwith*kll
toalltheconditions,w hetherprintedorwritten,hereincontained, includingtheconditionsonbackhereof
ytheshipperandacceptedfor himselfandhisassigns.1 onDmc* nereoI>
igCo
•Staleof Countyof...
.A"? .C.4176 .
all cattle,swine,sheep,goats,horses,
arechieflyvaluablefor breeding,racing,
ecial uses.Onshipmentsofordinary
valueshallhemadebythe shipper,
teredouthisbillof lading.
nt coveredbythisbillof ladingtobe
VE STOCK.
chieflyvaluableforbreedingractuc
ecial usesdifferent ratesoffreight are
evaluationplacedthereonbytheship-
ethe basicvalueasstatedin the
lowest freight rateapplies,orit may
to actualvalue.Inwhich event the
bytheamount prescribedinthelarlftn
aredoraicreed valuesshallbeenferod
reforIn thisbillof lading,andInno.
iableforanyamount Inexcessofsuch
nt coveredbythisbillof ladingtobe
ck, andofthevaluehereindeclared
d.
hallexecuteoneoftheabovedeclarations.Uponrefusalof ashipperofotherthan ordinarylive«.tnekto
tockfor entryinthisbill ofladingtheshipment willnot beacceptedfortransportationunderthI*con-
ment consistsofbothordinarylivestock andotherthanordinarylivestock, bothof»uchdeclaration.
esshallbedeclaredandenteredon onlytheotherthanordinaryliveetoclr declarations
fAnJn
uableforbreeding,racing.show
uses.)
veredtothe consigneewithout recourseontheconsignor,the consignorshallsignthefollowingstatement'
eofthisshipment without payment offreight andailotherlawful charges.(Seesection} ot condition*> P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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NDITIONS.
eof itsnegligenceproximatelycontributingthereto,nocarrieror partyinpossessionofall oranyofthe livestockhereindescribed
wthereofnrdamagetheretoordelay causedbytheact ofGod.thepublic enemy,quarantine,theauthorityoflaw.the inherent vice,weakness,or
nimal,or theact Ordefault oftheshipperor owner,ortheagent ofeither,orby riott.strikes,stoppageoflabor orthreatenedviolence.
egligenceofthecarrieror itsemployees,nocarriershallbe liablefororon account ofanyinjuryordeathsustainedby saidlivestock
lowing causes:Overloading,crowdingoneuponanother,escapingfromcars. pens,orvessels,kicking orgoringorotherwiseinjuring themselves
fright, orfirecausedbythe shippernrtheshipper'sagent, heat orcold,changesin weatherordelaycausedbystress ofweatherordamageto
thercausesbeyondthecarrier's control.
helivestock maybedischargedat riskandexpenseofowners intoquarantinedepot orelsewhere,asrequiredby quarantineregulations
rrier'sdispatch,orat nearest availablepoint incarrier'sjudgment,andinanysuchcase carrier'*responsibilityshallceasewhenthe property■*«■>
ymaybe returnedbycarriersat owner'sexpensetoshippingpoint,earningfreight bothways.Quarantineexpensesofwhatevernatureorkind
ropertyshallbe bornebytheownersof thepropertyorbea lienthereon.Incasea shipment isstoppedintransit byquarantine,thecarrier
iceofsuchfact totheshipperor consignee.Except inthecaseof Itsnegligenceproximatelycontributingthereto,nocarriershall beliablefor
dbyfumigationfordisinfectionor otheractsrequiredordone underquarantineregulationsorauthorities,norfordetention,loss, ordamageof
arantinelawsor intheenforcement thereof;andtheshippershallhold thecarrierharmlessforanyexpenseit mayincurordamagesit may
sonthereof.
nd totransport saidlivestockby anyparticulartrainorvesselor intimeforanyparticular market,orotherwisethanwith reasonable
lhavethe right incaseofphysicalnecessityto forwardsaidlivestockby anycarrierorroutebetweenthe point ofshipment andthepoint of
tedbylaw.wherea lowervaluethanactualvaluehas beenrepresentedInwritingbythe shipperorhasbeenagreeduponin writing
livestockasdeterminedbyt heclassificationortariffsuponwhich therateisbased, suchlowervalue,plusfreight charges,ifpaid,shall bethe
coveredwhetheror not suchlossordamageoccursfromnegligence.
e,orinjurytolive stockmust bemadeinwriting totheoriginatingordeliveringcarrier orcarriersissuingthis billofladingwithin six
elivestock (or.incaseof export traffic,withinninemonthsafterdeliveryat port ofexport)or,in caseoffailureto makedelivery,thenwithin
sin caseofexport traffic)afterareasonabletimefordeliveryhas elapsed:provided,that ifsuchloss, damageorinjurywasdueto delayordamage
ded,or damagedintransit bycarelessnessornegligence,thennonotioe ofclaimnorfilingof claimshallberequiredas aconditionprecedent to
mage,injuryor delayshallbeinstitutedonlywithin twoyearsandonedayafter deliveryofthelivestock, orincaseof failuretomakedelivery,
onedayafterareasonabletimefor deliveryhaselapsed.Provided,that incasetheclaimon whichsuit isbasedwasmadein writingwithin
in caseofexpo"traffic(whetheror not filingofsuchclaimis requiredasaconditionprecedent torecovery)suit shallbeinstitutednot later
ayafternoticeinwriting isgivenbythe carriertotheclaimant that thecarrierhasdisallowedthe claimoranypart orpartsthereofspecified
gneeshallpaythe freight andaverage,ifany.andall otherlawfulchargrsaccruingon saidproperty;but,except inthoseinstances
uthorizedtodoso. nocarrierbyrailroadshall deliverorrelinquishpossessionat destinationofthepropertycoveredbythis livestockcontract
argesthereonhavebeenpaid.The consignorshallbeliableforthe freight andallotherlawfulcharges, except that iftheconsignorstipulates
providedforthat purposeonthefaceofthiscontract that thecarriershallnot makedeliverywithout requiringpayment ofsuchcharges,andthe
tipulation,shallmakedeliverywithout requiringsuchpayment,theconsignorshall not beliableforsuchcharges. Nothinghereinshalllimit the
reat thetimeof shipment thepayment orguaranteeofcharges.
isownrisk andexpenseshallloadandunloadthe livestockIntoand out ofcars,except inthoseinstanceswherethis dutyIsmade
bystatuteor isassumedbyalawful tariffprovision.Incaseanyperson shallaccompanythelivestockin chargeofsame,heshalltake care
stockwhilebeingtransported,whether delayedintransit orotherwise,andwheneversuchpersonshall openordoteanydooror openingin
or compartmentsinthevessel,heshallsee that thesamearesoclosed andfastenedastoprevent theescapetherefromofanyofthe livestock.
ncesof acharacternot generallyinuseinthe transportationoflivestockarc requiredtheyshallbefurnishedbythe shipperat his
eparatedifferent kindsofstockwben loadedinthesamecar byadequatelystrongpartitionsandsuchstock shallbeat theriskofthe shipper
fromthe insufficiencyorinadequacyofanysuchbedding,appliance,or partition.
emovedfromthepossessionof thecarrierormingledwith otherlivestocktheshipper, owner,consigneeoragent thereofshallinform
rier ofanyvisibleormanifest injurytothelive stock.
t ofsaidlivestock incarriedbywater overanypart ofsaidroute,such watercarriageshallbeperformedsubject toalltheterms and
xemptionsfromliabilitycontainedintheAct oftheCongressofthe UnitedStates,approvedonFebruary1i, 1893,andentitled"Anact relating
s,etc.," andofotherstatutesof theUnitedStatesaccordingcarriersby watertheprotectionoflimitedliability, andtotheconditionscontained
consistent therewithorwiththis section.
ershallbe liableforanylossor damageresultingfromanyfirehappeningtoor onboardthevessel,or fromexplosion,burstingofboilers
sscaused bythedesignorneglect ofsuchcarrier.
exercisedduediligencein makingthevesselinall respectsseaworthyandproperlymanned,equipped,andsupplied,nosuch carriershall
mageresultingfromtheperilsof thelakes,seas,or otherwaters,orfromlatent defectsinhull,machinery,or appurtenances,whetherexisting
aftersailing,orfromcollision, stranding,orotheraccidentsofnavigation,or fromprolongationofthevoyage.And,whenfor anyreasonit is
yinganyorall ofthelivestock hereindescribedshallbeat libertytocallat anyport orports.In orout ofthecustomaryroute,totow andhe
ip,or lighter,toloadand dischargegoodsat anytime,andassist vesselsindistress,todeviatefor thepurposeofsavinglifeor property,andfor
t incaseofnegligence..suchcarrier shallnot beresponsibleforanylossor damagetolivestockif it benecessaryoriausual tocarrythesame
epayableaccordingto York-AntwerpRules.1690.and.as toanymatternot therinprovidedfor.accordingt,othe lawandusageofthe
nersshallhaveexercisedduediligenceto makethevesselinall respectsseaworthyandproperlymanned,equippedandsupplied,it ishereby
er,damageor disasterresultingfromfaultsorerrors innavigation,orinthe management ofthevessel,or fromanylatent orotherdefectsin
orappurtenances,or fromunseaworthiness,whetherexistingat thetimeofshipment orat thebeginningofthevoyage(providedthelatent or
worthinesswasnot discoverablebytheexerciseofduediligence),the shippers,consigneesandorownersof thecargoshallneverthelesspaysalvage
curredin respect ofthecargo,andshall contributewiththeshipowner ingeneralaveragetothepayment ofanysacrifices,lossesor expenses
ethat maybemadeorincurredforthecommonbenefit ortorelievethe adventurefromanycommonperil.
carried underatariffwhichprovidesthat anycarrierorcarriersparty theretoshallbeliablefor lossfromperilsofthe sea.thenasto
eprovisionsofthissectionshall bemodifiedinaccordancewiththe tariffprovisions,whichshallbe regardedasincorporatedintotheconditions
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ust beinwriting
document filedwith
Theoriginaland
nythebillingwiththe
hipper'sexport
hedbythecarriers.
mselveswitha
ybeprocuredfrom
ort shipmentsshould
nnectinglineorfrom
ancewiththosere-
mis not repro-
ot ordinarilyusedby
ofLading.The
salsosubject tothe
asthedomesticorder
termsandcondi-
seofthestraight ex-
misnot repro-
ndin theconsoli-
n,ifthereshouldbe
ding.Govern-
rnishedbytheGov-
esexecutedbya
mentsofUnited
rtyshouldnot be
aniedbyaGovernment
uted.Beforesign-
storate,weight,
will befurther
withwaybillingand
Theuniformlive
narilyusedis a
stateCommerce
t termsandcondi-
ackandconstitutea
ment.Somecarriers
ofli vestockcon-
nsofstatelawsand
ant factorscon-
ockcontract,and,
ructionsmust be
eto undertaketo
dbeapplicablegen-
wingmaybecon-
individualroad's
ecutively,commenc-
chyear.
be writteninfull.
cesunder"Agree-
lsof allcars.
fstock.
junctionpointsand
hundredpounds,or
einsertedinspacepro-
ust not beusedto
eshowninspacepro- P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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resiximportant articlestobe
adingforless thancar-
ecialindorsementsmaybe
ht billsofladingforcar-
ndofbillof ladingshouldbe
nt ofhouseholdgoodsand
lof ladingbeissuedshowing
repaidtodestination?
hat conditionsisanagent justi-
gprior toreceipt ofthe
entsissuebillsofl adingfor
pickedupat non-agency
hedateof abillof ladingan
ipment ofhouseholdgoods,
not boxed,beacceptedand
rmofbilloflading isissued
s,andbywhomisthe billof
kindofabill ofladingshould
pment,andbywhomshould
samanifest,bywhomexecuted
arefourfeaturesthat must be
ading,inaddition tothose
ght billoflading?
houldshippersindorse"order"
teadofindorsingthemto
m?
norderbillof ladingbeissued
notify"partybeinginserted?
shipperorderbill ofladingbe
nt,the contentsofwhich
arrier'semployes?
t department oftherailroad
gtobillsof ladingbere-
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Freight Classification
onisprimarilyan
sapplicableto
andto beusedin
ng.It willbedealt
gleinthesectionper-
rates.
ewofthe fact
ht classification,
ajor classifications,
andtheWestern,
ortant ruleswhich
a varietyofsub-
ght,packingand
gcars,etc.,it is
ducethemhere.
t subjectscovered
re thefollowing:
ment.
—reasonsfornot
ers.
ransported.
kyL.C.L. freight.
rmorecars.
nts.
loads.
nnage,preservations,
persandothers.
ation.
ht classification
t bearingonthe
ntiallyasfollows:
ect orNot Subject to
itions.
ded,whenprop-
totheprovisionsof
heSouthernClassi-
assification,oreither
nduseare required,
rmDomesticBillof
er."
gnormayhavethe
y,eithersubject to
fthe UniformDo-
UniformExport
maybe,hereinafter
ilityimposedupon
mmonlawand the
sapplicablethereto,
heSouthernClas-
Classificationprovide
ifferent formsof
respectively,asthe
vealimitedliability
ty service.
edinthis Clas-
arriedat there-
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rsonactingfor or
ation,who,bymeans
cation,falseweigh-
ght,orbyanyother
winglyandwilfully
eror permit,any
transportationfor
gular ratesthen
the lineoftrans-
carrier,shallbe
meanor,andshall,
anyCourt ofthe
nt jurisdictionwithin
ffensewascommit-
not exceedingfive
onment inthepeni-
exceedingtwoyears,
oftheCourt,foreach
uotedfortheinfor-
entsofthecarriers.
resentationbyShip-
rporation,orcom-
erthereof,whoshall
ortationtoanycom-
eprovisionsofthisact,
orconsignee,any
t property,whoshall
ectlyorindirectly,
ent,officer,orother-
classification,false
ationofthecontents
anceofthe property,
sestatement,orbyany
etherwithorwithout
eofthecarrier,its
attempt toobtain
opertyat lessthan
blishedandin force
on;orwhoshall
ctlyorindirectly,
ent,officer,orother-
orrepresentationasto
ent ofinjury,orby the
ading,receipt,
im,certificate,affi-
ngthesametobe
ent,ortocontainany
ent statement orentry,
nanyallowance,re-
ageorotherwisein
gout ofthetrans-
totransport such
without theconsent
er,wherebythecom-
orsuchtransporta-
payment,shallin
regular ratesthen
the lineoftrans-
dguiltyoffraud,which
misdemeanor,and
eofinanyCourt of
etent jurisdiction,
suchoffensewas
d,besubject foreach
xceedingfivethousand
thepenitentiaryfor
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pmentsNot tobe
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ar,at actualor
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handnot exceeding
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eto begiven.With
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wingminimumcarloadweightsapplicableonarticlesmadesubject toRule34,
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sistanceofPulpboard
ums,Etc.
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womenexpress
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nRules
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nspectingCars
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ssessthe correct
at someshipments
suchasice,green
rloadfreight should
originwhenever
rriermaynot re-
ndmaybe sub-
ment incaseofthe
anCarload
otheforegoing,
maybereceiptedfor
rier'sinterestsare
anbe,considering
ansportationbusi-
seconditions
task,but alittleprac-
bject willshow
dealoftrouble,
eissavedbyperform-
ematicandorderly
edandhaphazard
ght.Practically
dbyshippers,and,
ercentageofin-
t loadedunderthe
heagent orstation
dpercentageof
the stationforces,
ordanopportunity
work.
relessloadingof
eresult ofignor-
casionalshipperand
ucerofgoods.Manu-
agriculturalimple-
productsareexpert
ully recognizethe
ng,andtheyalso
dstandardpractices.
Thetransporta-
n RailwayAsso-
bureausofthe
dstandardrules
wing,andbracing
harerecognized
hich areaccessible
rces.Theagent
theserules,and,
lsupervisionoverall
positiontoassist or
rcarelessshipperin
infact,heshould
heaccepts theship-
racticallyallcar-
providethat cars
nt abovethemarked
maximumloading
xcept whenit ispro-
nceswithcarsofa
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ingAct provides
yacarrier,such car-
gesofgoods,ifpack-
thekindandquan-
h carriershallnot,
billof lading'ship-
adandcount,'orother
I fsoinserted,said
nullandvoidand
providesthat:
bulkfreight isloaded
saredescribedinbill
ement ofmarksor
ackagescontaining
hat thegoodsaresaid
uantityorin acertain
tentsorconditionof
areunknown,orwords
edinthe billoflad-
e,shallnot make
e billoflading,
ofthekindorquan-
chthemarksor
orofthe kindor
theyweresaidtobe
ermayalso,byi n-
thewords'shipper's
otherwordsof like
goodswereloadedby
ptionof themmade
ment betrue,thecar-
amagescausedby
the nonreceipt or
egoodsdescribed
rovidesthat:
reight installsand
tiesforweighingsuch
vailableto thecar-
writtenrequest of
enareasonableoppor-
rtainthekindand
thinareasonable
uest,andthecarrier
ert inthebilloflading
t,'orotherwordsof
tationswherethe
dure,onlyasmallper-
dshipmentsare
tationforces.This
manstations.When
anded,sufficient
rrangeforthecon-
ked,unlesstheagent
rmthisdutyincon-
rk.Incaseswhere
cksuchcarloadship-
bereferredtothe
r,usuallythesuper-
thenecessary
entsareloadedby
tsare not checked
rhisrepresentative,
t must appearonthe
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sportingfreight
nderconditions
consideration,the
theweight ofthe
letopresumethat
ineto theirown
allshipmentstrans-
shipments,both
ad,are obtained
ds,asfollows:
ctualweight of
rrivedat byweighing
scalesareprovided
weighinglessthan
scalesareinstalled
eighingcarload
ight.Littleneed
lessthancarload
shouldbeprotected
alanceddaily,and
uracy,foralmost (if
ptiontheshipping
ofthegoodsand
yareinclosed.
dlyspeaking,the
dshipmentsisalso
ndcontainersin
d,orthenet weight
ppedwithout pack-
fimportant factors
rloadshipments
Associationhas
rules whichhave
mendedbytheInter-
sion,asfollows:
sGoverningthe
gofCarloadFreight.
ociationhasadopted
ngtheweighingand
ght reportedbyits
recommendsthat it be
eoninterstatetraffic.
sideredandapproved
rafficLeague.The
mmission,recognizing
rivedfromuniformity
grules,is desirous
themovement.The
dorsestherulesgov-
weighingof carload
ericanRailwayAsso-
hat theybemade
sportationthrough-
ubject totheright
ntoinquire intothe
sofanyruleor rules
ubject ofcomplaint.
eB.McGinty,
914.
ph.Theserulesdo
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weighedorre-
adedat request of
ee,acharge willbe
ghed(except aspro-
d at theindustry,
convenientlylo-
e.)
scales,conveniently
ngtheweighingdone
ngementswiththeowners
thechargeof $,
erviceperformedbythe
ndfreight isweighed
g line(not partici-
theabovecharges
sof anyvariationin
itiontotheregular
angeismadein
l beagainst the
eighing;whenchange
echargewill be
against thedeliver-
dshipmentswhichare
nandtariffsat fixed
-weighedat there-
ignee,theabove
gardlessof anyvari-
adshipmentsarebilled
t andarere-weighed
rconsignee,theabove
nless thevariationin
eight charges.
greements.SectionA.
sofpropertyareac-
arriers underweight
ervised,suchweights
eprescribed manner
s, billsoflading,or
e7, SectionB),and
re-weighed,except
persupervision
rdsof theshipper
ntativeofthecarrier
descriptionsfurnished,
icient numberofcars
gation,throughexam-
ordsor byre-weigh-
htsordescription
e chargesshallbe
s, andnoticeofsuch
etransmittedtothe
epresentatives.
ght agreement suit-
ebusinesstendered
bracethefollowing
iesthereofshallbe
mmerceCommis-
llbein writingand
andcertifycorrect
reestimatedweightsare
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EBOOK
INSPECTIONBUREAU
NG
EIGHINGAGREEMENT
intobyand betweentheWesternWeighingandInspectionBureau,and
mpany_______
uri.(State).
derationofthecarriers, membersoftheWesternWeighingandInspection
ckscales oftheshippersasa Bureauscaleandapplyingtoit thesamerules
iedto otherBureautrackscalesand acceptingweightsanddescriptionsas
s,bills ofladingorweight certificatesforcommoditieshereinspecifiedasthe
charges.
t andcertifytothecarrierscorrect gross,tareandnet weightsandcorrect de-
onshippingorders,bills ofladingorweight certificates.
ngoodweighingcondition,the trackscalesusedin d Jkrminingweightsand
aintainedandoperatedinaccordancewith thetcrar'scalespecificationsand
ricanRailwayAssociationand shallalsoallow&e\a^R)ibrizedrepresentative
dtest them.\S //
isrecordsin suchamanneraswill permit ofcorrect an80«<5rnpletecheckand
epresentativeofthecarrier toinspect^<hetrueandoriginal weight,sheets,
snecessaryto verifytheweightsand(inscriptionS/0(thecommoditiescertified
soflading,or weight certificates,
acceptabletoboththeBureau
VVeighmasterandshallbe
at theexpenseofshipper
eofhisduties.
willbe toweighc
al) andnet weights
ndkeep sucf
raw, aftern<
servicesbe
p<
pp>
ght
t theshipper's
urules and
0)Dollars
ent,recordthe
derreports,
reauishereby
stampsandforms
ould,rendersuchservice as
ifat anytimeaccurateresultsare
veofthecarrier,bills forallundercharges
romcertificationofincorrect weightsor
point ofshipment orelsewhere.Overcharges
mptlycertifiedbytheauthorizedrepresentativeof
sagreement willbesubject torates,charges,minimumandestimatedweights
ns,exceptionsthereto,tariffsorrules ofthecarriersinterested.
ncelledbyten(10)days' noticeinwritingby eitherparty;it beingunder-
allpermit checkofbusinessandpayunderchargeson allshipmentsmadeprior
n:
andgravelfromSt. Louis,Uo.,
ofbriok, cement andlimeto
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ppers.Manylarge
ntheirowntrack
endent ofacarrier's
ight not belocated
knowjust what quan-
vanceofbillingit
try trackscale
betweenthebureau
andtheshipper,to
caleoftheshipper
reauscaleandapply
ulationsas are
ales,just asthough
peratedby,thecar-
ofthe bureau.
usedbytheWest-
onBureauand
calofallcommonly
re11,the provisions
reinandareself-
nagreement is
stamp,animpres-
n eachbilloflading
gshipmentstobe
ent,thegross,tare,
ndcertifiedtobythe
lyasfollows:
D
pments,theagent
weightsandinsert
houghtheship-
verthetrackscales
pervisionof the
ative.Agentsmust,
persusingsuch
oso andcirculars
eto timebythe
gthenameandloca-
agreementshave
ghingfreight,
carload,obviously
e,an expensetothe
argershipping
ofbusinessisheavy
to theircapacityto
portunitytovisit
sesofcarriersinlarge
ne oftruckswait-
.Thearmyofstation
king,weighing,truck-
emakingeveryeffort
t ofit.It willdoubt-
weighinglessthan
movement offreight
andintocars.There-
cethat willeliminate
reight asit isre-
esthehandlingofit.
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nt it wasapplied.
freefromhandling
of thestationforce
bleforitscareand
CarloadShip-
ancarloadship-
ithwhomanagree-
ght willbeshownjust
ereweighedover
eagreement stampis
rloadwaybills,but
das"actual"or
erringtoitem
kScaleWeighing
ndtoitemNo.7of
Figure12,it willbe
rovisionismade:
hisagreement willbe
minimumandesti-
byclassification,ex-
rrulesofthe carriers
t suchweightsas
ytheclassification,
s,orrulesofcarriers,
ghtsfurnishedby
dustrytrackscale
providedbythepro-
reements.
at Must beUsed.
ptionsthereto,tariffs,
providethat certain
dforshipment only
yweight asprovided
ration,theExcep-
cation,underthe
rticles,Estimated
ollowingnote:
temare tobeused
ent offreight charges;
edwithshipments
t shallbeaddedto the
willbesubject tothe
gof thecar."
ncludedinthe
cement-
eg108
perwine
ergallon...7}4
nacceptingsuch
t,whentheprovisions
able,thecharges
weightsshown,re-
nishedbyshippers,
oftheshipment.
at MaybeUsed.
gestimatedweights,
ation,exceptions,
exercisedtoavoid
ffestimatedweights
erencetoactual
edweightsthat
weightscannot be
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houldcarloadshipmentsbe
oadshipmentsweighedmore
meant by"tolerance?"
maythetoleranceapplicableto
ound?
carloadshipmentsbereweighed
nsignee?
hosejurisdictionisthe weigh-
led?
saweighingandinspection
weighingagreement isexecuted
esumedto accept weights
allinstances?
ereweighedis anycharge
awaybillisreceivedbearing an
ession,areagentssupposedto
ycircumstances?
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rmingexactlyto
andiskept before
sedutyit istomark
freight tocars.
initialsof cars
ksareinsertedin
ht tocars,theblock
he carnumberfor
not havebeenspotted
ydisposeofthe ship-
erned,byindicating
hipment heldat
beloadedwhena
eachbilloflading
ablockor spot
mber.To enable
underthecorrect
hart orcardwith
nishedbill clerks.
msfollow:
sidetheCar.When
erthebulkheadfrom
placedontrucksfor
ockorboardnumber
eight,and ifone
signment ofapar-
pingordermust be
whowilltakeit tothe
hangit (the
e insidethecar.
roppedinsideor just
efacilitiespermit.If
oormoretruckloads,
sent intothecarwith
ads, asconditions
ight fromtheTruck.
,passingupand
oughthecarswith
the shippingorder
ght insidethecar
understandardload-
eleasesthe loaded
tytotheplatformto
fthepassingtruck-
llbeunderstood
securedan absolute
tedbythesignatureof
eof theshipping
sthe carnumberand
thod.Thissystem
for manyreasons.
theloading;it pro-
edonebyaman ina
tion,insteadofan
responsibilitydi-
imple;errorsmaybe
ndbeforetheloading
ompletecheckby
ckagesinashipment,
meofthe consignee
Checkingthefreight
thefreight isloaded
ndbythechecker
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donFreight Sup-
vision.Asthefreight
adit shouldbeplaced
ock orboardnum-
thus: 5/10,followed
clerk'sinitials.The
berofpackageson
reindicatestheblock
chthetruckload of
st possiblesuper-
emanandsufficient
amineeachtruck
eledintothecars
truckmandropsit
it isintendedtobe
SupportedbySuper-
plicationofthe re-
mendedinitsessential
illustratedbelow.
t cardsshowingthe
all runningcars,
tionorlist ofpoints
ht,should first be
dshouldhavespace
nitialand numberof
at blockorboard
stampwith number
orboard number
mppadshouldbe
nearthedoorat con-
or.
ckloadoffreight
erktakesa ballot,
.2, andrecordsthe
ngorderaccompany-
ballotsareused,he
t numberonthe
rofpackagescovered
t theblocknumber
kloadof freight isto
he truckerhandling
ckagesin that par-
freight tothe car
kagesonhis truck
eballot,stampson
erofthecar into
urnstheballot tohis
ngclerkimme-
paringtheblockor
wasordered(as
r),with theblock
ontheballot bythe
of loadingisdis-
llot isreturnedto
most impossiblefor
tothewrongcar
edoesso onpurpose.
to gointotheright
nd thenhaulthe
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beloadedonthefloor
Light packagesmust
yare liabletobe
esandthesaferplan
ckagesentirelyin
elighterpackagesin
isfollowed,care
at theweight ineach
yequalizedtoinsure
s,buckets,andfric-
dedtopup topre-
nhandlingfreight in
ted),fibrecontain-
rsliabletodamage
natingodorsmust
eight that isliable
shouldtheybeloaded
n.Agreat many
ctionspertainingto
t havebeenissued
ssociationandthe
arenot reproduced
isonlyintendedto
hisi mportant sub-
verit.Thosede-
nrelativetoloading
urevaluablebook-
wayAssociation.
meant by"affirmative"loading
"block"or"spot"numbers,
edin loadingfreight at large
billclerks knowwhat car
ybill,whenonlya"spot"
llofladingor shipping
agent at asmallpoint affirma-
assingin localtrains?
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UEBOOK
hegeneralcondition
fullynotedanda
ofimproperloading,
ughhandlingofthe
arefullyrecorded
edforthis purpose.
nk bookmaybe
mor arrangement
mCar.Thefreight
ecaragainst oneof
adefromthewaybill.
bablythemost
stocheckthefreight
Thisprobablyen-
kthanmost any
gainst theway-
ynot handled,
tioned,untilafterthey
oses.Acheckclerk
cleasit isunloaded
waybilland anyex-
n.
t Bill.Somesta-
llforchecking
teaduseacopyof the
In thiscase,as
eivedtheyare
ade.Theymaybe
theweight and
ademinusthe weight
edinafter thefreight
s,classificationof
deonthewaybills
erified.
billmaybeused,
"for checkingpur-
enthefreight bill
reight billor"un-
indeedtothereg-
ight fromthecar.
mestations
alleda"blindcheck"
oaded.That is,
opyofthefreight
exedtallybook
signees'namesentered
hearticleslisted
heetssimilartoreg-
r thispurpose.
eachhas itsadvan-
hileprobablythe
hensible,entailscon-
gupwithwaybills
dependsinagreat
entsat thestationand
owhethertheadvan-
he extratimeand
ismade,over or
emadeuntilafterthe
gainst thewaybillor
ptionsotherthan
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Underthisplan,
dbypaint orchalk
C,D,etc.,andthe
llyastoconsignees.
gneeswhosenames
ouldbestoredin
acesare provided
es'freight andalso
argequantitiesof
ocation.Under
usedoorsonboth
cutively,commencing
hasfourlocations,
ofthedoor,(2)the
r,(3)the spaceto
dthe center,and
thedoortoward
t isnecessaryto
thewaybill,freight
reight isunloaded;
scribedto the
owninacertain
ght billsarepro-
thelowerleft-hand
posea freight bill
nspace.This
ight waslocatedin
oorNo.1.If it
meanthat the
sectionat theright
enterofthe room.
edfromaposition
ocationplanis
shedsasit affords
ght nearthecar
avetotruckit to
heraway.
lessofthe"loca-
stomarytohaveeach
slelarge enoughto
ywarehousetruck
ctionshouldbe
s.Allpackagesof
stackedtogetherand
upwardinorder
locatedandremoved
t disturbingany
nbeavoided.
exceptionsasto
freight arenoted
edfromthecarand
unloadingfreight,
hersectionunder
dFreight."
mshouldfreight whichisun-
t smallstationsbechecked,
allfreight beweighedasit is
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ohaveservedan
tationprobablyrecall
stheywerecalled
ealingofcars.This
erroneousimpres-
keepingtheseal
anceand areduties
edtoalmost anyone
ttedthat applying
rskill;nor does
uireanyparticular
ssimpleoperation,
areamongthe
quiredofstation
thesealrecords
rtheimmediatesu-
isdulyauthorized
mployesshouldbe
eimportanceofcar
ldbe test-checked
correctlyandac-
al.Under the
rsealaffordsthe
Breakinga carseal
withunlawfulin-
tionof thelawas
ame conditions.It
bebrokenwithless
melocksmaybe
It isnot thedegree
obreakalock,but
theunlawfulact
.Therefore,acar
poses,servesasa
protectionaccording
ctsas acheckon
ndopenedintransit,
asopened.Thisin-
thesealrecord
rtheralong.
numberofdif-
inuse.Probably
ypesarethestrip of
chment at oneend
estheotherendwhen
nwitha leadbutton
ispassedthroughthe
trip,thusfastening
Withtheformer
e"Tyden"seal,no
h thelatter,a
entheleadbutton,
suallyprovidedwith
showsanimpres-
lied.Acertainlet-
ironis assignedto
essiononthe lead
asapplied.
w usedarenum-
adandthenumber
n thetinstripw hen
usuallyincharge
d,suchasthesuperin-
gent.Arecord is
t tothevarious
edto beaccounted
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erpassedthrough
ndthenthroughthe
inthepinandthen
ing.Theapplication
awaytoapplya
ot beopenedwith-
heoperationof
ingsealsfromcars,
Thesealrecord,
arecordofall seals
alsapplied.Theordi-
issuppliedtosta-
t fourincheswide,
lgointo thecoat
ges areprovided
mberandinitials,
sappliedare entered
als removedare
booksprovidefor
,andregardlessof
t,the recordshould
,trainnumber,con-
nent information
morecompleteseal
eisnecessary,asa
ompleteone,may
sofa sealbook.
eaweeklyor
ofall sealsapplied
commonpractice,
rdusuallykept is
lbook,suchasde-
t thestation.
lRecords.When
oint ofthefreight
ceoftheseal record
blyeveryclaimagent
,or at least partici-
aimsforlosswhich
t reallyresponsible
eto securecom-
tions.
stinct bearingon
dbytherules ofthe
ciation.Acarpass-
developa shortage
hat areabletoshow
arpassingover their
mpayment,but the
aclearsealrecord
articipatein its
aterecord should
alappliedandre-
n apassingtrainor
kewise,arecord
alsonloadedcarsthat
venifdestinedto
mpletesealrecord
torydocumentsat
dailyin answering
ce,and,unlessit is
sasourceofnever-
greatest compli-
paidtoanagent
papers,where the
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e,"asappliedto
struedtomeanthe
ndreturnofcars
offreight.
torsofrailtrans-
bject totheregula-
merceCommission,
visionsoftheInter-
tationemployes
aw governingcar
hat portionoftheir
nd moreintelli-
wnroad'sinstruc-
ect.Theindividual
akenuplater.
erceAct.InSec-
mmerceAct,the
serviceareembodied
edasfollows:
"carservice"in
se,control,supply,
exchange,interchange,
cars,andother
ortationofproperty,
equipment,andthe
rier byrailroad
etheduty ofevery
tothisAct tofur-
rserviceandto estab-
ust andreasonable
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njust andunreason-
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and declaredtobe
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carsfortransporta-
mines servedby
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ponit forcarsupply.
esupplyof cars
doesnot equal
minesit
rriertomaintain
ableratingsofsuch
andeverycarfur-
uchminefortrans-
hemine.Failure
unlawfulandin
ocountedshallbe
e,andthecarrier,re-
esofailingor refus-
tedStatesthesum
whichmayberecov-
ght bytheUnited
missionishereby
pecialorderto require
ect tothisAct,or
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withrespect tocar
onmay,initsdis-
lesandregulations
eirschedulesshowing
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rmust knowthat
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avywinds,ex-
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yshippersuponpas-
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dstate Govern-
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nee.Theagent will
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heword"consignee"
the partytowhom
arded.
eed,thecost oftrans-
carsorrearrange-
npointsshallbe
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9 P.M.
ON
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othecaraccountant
irrespectivelines,
terchangereport as
yeachstationhas
rsinterchanged.
t-upsheetsonly
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thisstageofthe
rytoseparatethe
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rksshouldnever
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ts.As theirname
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cludedinthereport
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by theD.&E. Ry.
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carsindicatedin
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nedtopointsbeyond
heforwarded
ures72and73, it
sevencarswere
nationsshown.
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St.Louisstation.
rsare shown"For
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ment,calledthe
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denteredthereon.
ocalreport ofcars
gure41,it willbe
carsare includedin
eswill appearon
thecarsare re-
willbeseenthat
iseitherabasic
that it maybeused
ckingpurposes.
carboncopyofa
carreport. It is
per,andit isacom-
olorasastatement
raccountant'soffice.
besent tothe car
Co.,thecarrierissu-
It willbenoted
arsfromthreefor-
e F.&G.,andthe
endeliveredtothe
ngcompanyisre-
erof carswhenits
toanothercarrier,
isusedforthat
dbecut upinthe
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ourCompanytoaccept them,thisCompanywasholdingat 11:50 p.m._
ytoyooat St.Louis,Mo
elisted below.InaccordancewithPer DiemRule15,reclaim willbe
accruesonthesecarswhile heldforacceptancebyyourCompany.Thisc onfirmsour_
nowledgedbyyourMr..._Jj.y.«.GalL<urJier, YardClark.
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O. K.report,advis-
andtheagent at
eporteddiscrepancy
shipment received.
,isa report ren-
estedthat thedis-
merO. S.&D.re-
isisa simplereport,
nderedsothat fur-
discontinued.Acopy
whowerefurnished
port,andacopyis
dattachedtothe
affects.
magedfreight con-
henunloading
casaulinspection
apparent fromsur-
d.All suchap-
otedon thewaybill
rty checkingit.
ditionshouldbeput
blewiththefacilities
damage.Many
bypropereffort in
ainarepairdepart-
nconditionand
xception.The
maybeusedto put
pment,suchasbox-
machines,etc.,for
Concealeddamage
sofapackagewhich
ualinspectionof
susuallydiscov-
ipment whenthe
mybedueto anum-
properpackingor
thequestionarises
amagewasdonedur-
sinpossessionof
medtoreport all
e,forwhicha claim
r'sagent immediately
aterthan15days
racticable,and not
s,theagent will
packageandcon-
ningallfactsin con-
nthat willassist in
andprobablecause
finspection(an
hallberenderedin
gent andsignedby
Onecopyshouldbe
e attachedtothe
y retainedbythe
agereport wouldbe
ctionoftheAmer-
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eight
andrefused
smeaning.At all
t willremainun-
theconsigneecannot
partytowhomit is
pt it.
about thestation
fficiencyorthe lack
e station'sun-
t andtherecords
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t isvestedinthe
edepartment per-
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gunclaimedandre-
hefreight claim
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ssuing station's
ust whenthisreport
terofindividual
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nseprinciples.In
specific,theywould
commoditythat
rt ofthiskind,as
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eteriorate,which
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ckof salt,forin-
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rt immediately
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eipt oftheshipment,
at whenanyship-
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onsshouldbe
t intheabsence
ssafetoassume
sshouldbereported
ofnoticeofsuch
medfreight should
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D FREIGHT
EIGHTWAYBILL
mnProvided* HowWeightsWereObtained
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sMust beShownonSackof WaybillInSpacesProvided
billillustratedabovecoversashipment sent tothecarrier's
chargesfollowing.Notethat theinboundfreight charges
ownas advances.Thiswaybillisreportedin thedailyreport
forAugust 15,Figure104.
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ndsuchgoodsaresub-
ragerates,rules,and
rprovidesthat
ontheirown
vergoodstoa pub-
bestoredat a
ydisposedof,sub-
einwhichthe
intheirownstor-
nclaimed,refused,
stored,andperi-
to disposeofthe
usstatesdiffer
in disposingof
salesmust becon-
ewiththelaws of
house.Where
publicwarehouse,
rrangementsinad-
pay allaccrued
ryismade,such
tedsimilarindeed
larlydelivered.That
echargeswouldbe
usecompanyand
hipment.Besides
cordofallsuch
,thefreight claim
dofficershouldbe
generalofficemay
ipmentsdelivered
nket authority
properofficer ofthe
rnedoverto apub-
rehouse.When
storagewarehouse
vagesales,theware-
at somecentralor
eauthorizedto
sed,andunidentified
rehouseat stated
andingauthorityto
ofa giventimeafter
suallysixtydays.
ht toCompany
andrefusedfreight
charges.Ifthe
aid,storagewould
freight,storage
s,ifany,usuallyfol-
thestationaccount
rgesontheshipment
d.Thisisusually
ng"theinbound
gestothesalvagesta-
t charges-are
fromtheforwarding
ondependson the
arrier.Somebill
ariffratesandothers
but practicallyall
undandstorage
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ableconditions
orlesslossanddam-
ctedto result in
ingthegreat volume
ailroads.Evena
eliminateallofthe
eforwhichclaims
reasonabletopre-
willcontinuetobe
onas longasrail-
nt ofclaimswas
ure,andshippers
etroubleinsecuring
ent,whichwasnot
onsbetweenthe
.
however,a
ent hasdevelopedbe-
rs,nodoubt duein
erconceptionof
les,andtheestab-
ationsclearlydefin-
sibilitiesofcarriers
esandresponsibil-
king,marking,and
ffreight.Suchduties
efinedbylawful
s.Theyareunder-
o-operationbetween
appreciated,with
presentationand
soundandlogical
old-timecon-
ncounteredindeal-
trictly business
edpromptly,and,
sestablished,pay-
y.
ht Claims.
rebut twogeneral
ofreight shipments,
geofgoods.
freight.
nceinhandling
he wayofinforma-
tingdocuments,etc.,
separateheadsand
S
im,as itsname
andforpayment of
eloss ofordamage
usuallyvested
authorizepayment
,theyshouldbe well
iningto themeas-
the responsibilities
whichclaims
methodof present-
sandinformation
tc.,asclaimsare
ndmuchtimemay
aimsproperlypre-
heproperdocuments.
iability.The
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UEBOOK
Goodsshippedto
triesmovingunder
t billofladingare
the billoflading
UnitedStatesSu-
ay17,1920,before
applicabletotrans-
oreigncountries.
ingcontainsthe
rdamage,including
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omputedonthebasis
ty(beingabonafide
consignee,including
,at theplaceand
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:
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ecomputedonthe
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sbillof lading(in-
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assificationortariff
sed,inanyofwhich
allbethe amount to
,whetherornot such
mnegligence."
ehousemen.
carrierisr esponsible
sentrustedtoit,un-
duetocausesbeyond
din thefollowing
maybeconsidered
ndasinsurersare
bythefact that the
omsomeunknown
at theirdestina-
e freetimeallowed
ptanceordisposi-
igneehavingbeen
ovidedinthecon-
ormbill oflading,
ousemanonly,and
itsnegligence.To
rehouseman,the
rovenegligenceon
sLiability.When
nsportation,thecar-
to theconsignee
ameconditionas
etothe ownerof
amage,except when
ageisduetooneof
othecommonlaw
edwithout human
zzards,tornadoes,
c.
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wsandregulations
eCommission.It
paidmust besup-
nts,andthat allcon-
rulings must be
perspassedfor
dencethat estab-
that payment was
o receiveit (the
at theevidenceof
out ofthehandsof
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llybyrepresentatives
t todeterminethat
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atimelimit forpre-
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measotherconditions
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rrierstopayclaims
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uments.
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to present them
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tion,orsettlement
documentsarepro-
gLossand
nwhichclaims
filedisdetermined
softheuniformbill
raph(B)readsas
orinjurytoprop-
ngto theoriginating
ersissuing thisbill
after deliveryof
export traffic,within
at port ofexport),or
delivery,thenwithin
sin caseofexport
imefordeliveryhas
uchloss,damage,or
damagewhilebeing
magedintransit by
e,thennonoticeof
ll berequiredasa
overy."
monthsfor ex-
forfiling claimsfor
uld,ofcourse,be
onaspossibleafter
eenascertained.In
misliable torequire
he carriershould
oftheclaimant'sin-
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ESENTATIONOFLOSSAND DAMAGECLAIMS.
RCECOMMISSION
ONOFRAILWAYCOMMISSIONERS
AL TRAFFFICLEAGUE
IATION
laim I* presented)
deagainst thecarriernameda,boveby HammondProduceCompany
hjthefollowingdescribed shipments:
0 BOXCSOfApples
gnor(shipper)Crowley Bros•
.
Mo.
VJuly19th.
itial A.B it C..4912
ber
gnee(whomshippedto) HammondProduceCo.927BlaokstoneSt.St.Louis
nroute,Stat* particulars:
OWINGHOWAMOUNTCLAIMED ISDETERMINED
farticles,natureand extent oflossordamage,invoice priceofarticles,amount ofclaim,etc.)
poundsofapples,theinvoioeprioeof
nd.Elevenboxesbadlybrokenand more
t 800
430
88^cwt.
RMATIONGIVENABOVE.THEFOLLOWING DOCUMENTS
ORTOFTHIS CLAIM.*
g,ifnot previouslysurrenderedtocarrier.
"Expense")bill.
fiedcopy.
ableIn proofoflossordamagedclaimed:
dentlyreceivedveryroughhandling.Weight of
yrailroadscaleweightsas shownbythepaidfreight
olfactsisherebycertifiedto ascorrect.
anyfJfrJ t
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besurrendered.
gis surrenderedto
claim,whenthe
instance.Insuch
oritspossessionveri-
rrier'sfiles,andthe
adingwaspreviously
bodiedintheclaim
hebilloflading.
ayhavebeenlost
ibleto theclaimant.
st beindemnified
t throughanother
oflading.Some
ndofindemnitybe
oflading,while
ent oftheclaimant
disrequired,agents
.
Bill.Theorigi-
t theclaimant has
ntheshipment,
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cdocument in
st besurrendered,if
dispensedwith
ctsor theexecution
quiredby thevari-
opyofthe In-
veundisputable
earticleorcom-
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sfact andmust be
happens,however,
mberof articles
amagedforwhichthe
fiedcopyofthein-
theoriginal.
port.Whenan
t ordamaged,an
ssuedanda copy
tionrecord.There-
at aclaimwould
ss,orknowndam-
oseuponwhichan
issued.Acopy of
urtherevidenceof
carriersrequire
heO. S.&D.report
adofa copyofit.
g.Intransmitting
ould,ofcourse,sup-
withallavailable
ringon thecarrier's
bespecificallyde-
sordinarilyrequired.
ouldparticularly
forlossordamage
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adbeennotifiedof
is, asexplainedin
carrierisnot re-
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SENTATIONOFOVERCHARGE CLAIMS
RCECOMMISSION
ONOFRAILWAYCOMMISSIONERS
AL TRAFFICLEAGUE
IATION
laim ispresent)
ernamedabovebyMiller&Moore
onwiththe followingdescribedshipments:
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. la*.•
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ateClaims.It
stoinvestigate
payment.Therul-
erceCommission
,asfollows:
ceforrailroadcom-
mediatelyuponpre-
stigation.Thefact
ndtosecurerepay-
uent examinationthe
mproperlyadjusted
e."
msshouldnot
estigationhasbeen
lityestablished.
dAgents.Car-
derthelawto as-
ct orthat liability
resented.
eCommerceAct
r imprisonment,or
ector,receiver,
or employedby
nythingprohibited
ythingrequiredby
yAgents.While
mecarrierspermit
selocatedat the
from stationfunds,
ddoesnot exceed
natedlimit,whenthe
establishedbythe
chcases,the
furtherinvestigated
ment andmust be
tsrequiredfor
ymanner.
yFreight Claim
paidbythe freight
orcheck,either
orsent totheagent
.Whenconsistent,
able,asit keepsthe
with patronsand
msmaybeusedto
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ents.
cticallyallcar-
of claimshandled
ecordprovidesfor
lativetotheclaim,
s recordedbeforeit
magent.Eachis
ivedandenteredi n
aimpapersin the
agent,eachclaimis
ent'snumber,of
ant areadvised.
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ed,andthefreight
uldbeusedin all
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mrecordbook,
agent'snumberof
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asedon theclass
plied.Therefore,it
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orderorthebill
yandaccurately
overingthe ship-
Waybill.The
rredMovement"is
mendedbytheRail-
sociation,andit is
aybillingperishable
pinkpaper,and
yliketheordinary
ivecolor,andthe
tion,indicatesthat
veprompt andspe-
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specialformof pre-
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omeequallyap-
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herent natureof
rishablefreight has
oilby naturalpro-
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nableprecautionsto
n,it isonlysimple
t beheldliablefor
terioration.How-
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o someextent as
aferule that all
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efreight shipped
eyeardoes not re-
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efinitionhasref-
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alapplicationwillap-
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Theuniformlive-
tratedby Figure9
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flivestock:"ordi-
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ipment consistsof
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pper inthespace
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thestock,andthe
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igure10,a "Sepa-
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expense,except
ligatoryuponthe
providedforby
,agentsshould
acticableand super-
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Eitherovercrowd-
eloadingincreases
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pper'sattention
olationofreasonable
stakento protect the
.TheRailway
ationhasrecom-
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arriers.Beingspe-
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ngall information
ndreloadingof
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priortoits arrival
theconsigneemay
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eringcarrierofany
othestock."
ed,thestock
ned,andifcondi-
ordisinterestedex-
askedtoexamine
tailedreport ofhis
mageto Live
arlysusceptible
s $2,000,000 ispaid
h lossanddamage
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SIGNMEN T
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htheshipment is
effect toandfrom
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mentsaresupposedto
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that indirect orout-
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vement fromthe
estination.
andSwitching.
tobediverted,recon-
ubject tothedemur-
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thediversionorre-
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charge.Incasethe
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onnectinglineforde-
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lsobe inaddition
econsignment charge.
hcarrierissues
es,rulesandregula-
nandreconsign-
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ustrativeoftheap-
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ment inthefol-
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r.Inotherwords,
illonlyisnecessary.
nt hasreachedits
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rtodeliver thecon-
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ecarrequired.
dbythecarrierfor
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sprovidethat a
shipperorconsignee
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EBOOK
of$7.00 ischarged
ughthemiscella-
August 1,illustrated
asnot beencharged
might beaddedto
nofthethrough
d.
ybillfor$11.00
ofthe$4.00 demur-
ioncharge,andthe
forward.But,the
25.00 stillremains
some disposition
eA.B.& C.Co.,
theoriginalway-
orrection.There-
atedAugust 1,illus-
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abstract forAugust
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naccount ofall
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allowagentsto
gofthe waybill
ut requirethesta-
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m.In suchcases,
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thenewdestination
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reinvolved.Ref-
bookforAugust 1,
suchtransactions
shbook.The
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thetransaction
tiallyasfollows:
reenapplesfrom
Mo.,is $1.50 per
rtlandtoBirming-
tesused are
tendedasactual
suptoSt. Louis,
onaccount asuncol-
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00.
swouldissuea
rmingham,just
iginatedat theSt.
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arateof20 cents
fthe throughrate,
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murrage$4.00 and
00,makingatotal
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hepracticeofthe
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thefollowinginfor-
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gmovement into the
chargethat is
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gesnecessarytopro-
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ndertotheforward-
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sentinginboundton-
equaltotheoutbound
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shipperdesiresto re-
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andrecordedinli eu
almust beartheno-
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weight overoutbound
he issuanceofton-
aybeappliedagainst
pment forwarded
eedsthat coveredby
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oragepoint tofinal
ent at thestorage
t showinanotation
nt thenameandloca-
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persdesiringtoavail
eshallco-operatewith
ordsofreceiptsand
includingthoseby
ponformstobe pre-
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pmentsit willbere-
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veringtheship-
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ilwayTariff1505-A,
t hours'(twodays)
orloadingorunload-
ule2,Section B,
rnishingoffor-
boundcars.(See
ngonshipments
ht chargeswhen
fthe car.
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hecarismade.
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d beforenotification
ll besubject todemur-
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thinthe48 hoursof
xempt hiscarfrom
ge,hemust,eitherby
carrier orbyspecific
ht,notifythe carrier
ewisheshisfreight
willhavethe full48
me whentheplacement
signated.This"Note"
conflict withRule2,
othunloadedand
nwillbetreatedas
except that,when
oadingis completed,
hallnot begintorun
nloadingis com-
toindustriesper-
gservice,in which
otifythecarrierdate
d.
ingorunloading
vatepowertoan-
dor industryto
ding,onlyforty-eight
owed,except that
charge forsuch
nt theretoshallnot be
r.(SeeRule7,Note
hours'(oneday)
econsignment,
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neeorowner.
cars loadedwithcoal
mines,minesidingsor
nsofmineowners,
eldat weighingsta-
relsewhere,forfor-
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ph3.
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al orStateInspector
onalday offree
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asprovidedinRule 2,
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or loading,time
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ecomputedfrom
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ph1,andRule6—
seprovidedinRule 2,
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eleasecarat 7:00 A.M.
dedtheyare mailed
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ldfororders,sur-
ayment offreight
shave beenplaced
t,timewillbe com-
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nofaday,will be
etentionandwillapply
sandlegalholidays,
ayimmediatelyfol-
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nloading,norshall
forunloadingbe
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ot beearnedbypri-
Section B,Para-
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fthecalendarmonth,
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ythis railroadon
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bitsofanyonemonth
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not beentitledtoin-
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C,norshallhe be
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aragraph1,nor
except wherebunch-
rikeofcarrier'sem-
sofcoal,withheldby
uelsupply,aresub-
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)
bovewillnot apply
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wnbelow,will
hoentersintothis
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toRule2,SectionB,
cancellationorre-
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lroadfor thepay-
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t,norshallthecars
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rsconsigned,recon-
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hargesmight not
eChargesResult-
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henthedefinite
oted uponthebill
heinitialandof
otransmit that ad-
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geAgreement Un-
ules.(April8,
ment madeunderthe
mayproperlycom-
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neeonly.Demur-
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prohibit the
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usesofaras it ap-
he elevatororware-
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ofDemurrage
oint ofOrigin.
ereceivedacar-
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hipper,soldthe
oceedstotheship-
efreight charges.
adsabill waspre-
rdemurragecharges
pingpoint.Thede-
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ladingwasissued
y:Held,That the
adingbythecarrier
murrageasadvance
gneefromtheobliga-
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onDamagedShip-
Theuncertainty
herornot hewill
ent doesnot justify
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pendinghisdecison.
erageAgreement
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secompanywhich
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thesubject ofthe
Carsarrivingother-
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ation,it naturallyfol-
cordmust bemain-
as giventotheship-
wasplacedat thedis-
nsignee.
wasreleasedbythe
eporting,and
agechargesillus-
theprincipleofthe
bythecarrierdirect.
theformsusedby
more orlessdif-
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thodsused will
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ce7:00 A.M.is
rageis computed,
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nprovidedfor
kbookisused,
checkismade
te,thetime the
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s animportant
properlycalled the
wouldprobably
ttlement ofdis-
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oneorotherwise,
edinthedemurrage
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ecordBook.Fig-
formofdemurrage
sarecordof allcars
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e,anddemurraee
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Figure39 isa
ndledunderAver-
bstantiallytheform
orfirmsoperating
ent wouldberecorded
stationrecordde-
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ment wouldbecom-
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he patron,onefor
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bytheStationDe-
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DistributingCom-
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enot carriedtothe
mayincludecars
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ar wasreceivedloaded
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entirelyunloadeduntil
demurragewasassessed.
dofflourwas receivedon
erywasmadethesame
scollected.Theconsignee,
soldit toacustomerlocated
dat 4P.M.,onFriday,the
ofladingandorderedthe
$2.00 fordemurragewas
?
day,the6th,acar ofstructural
mediatelyset onadelivery
asmailedbefore3 P.M.
thesteelwas unloaded,
h,theconsigneeorderedthe
kof anotherfirm,forwhich
wascharged.Thecar was
ursday,the9th,and the
dthecar releasedlatein
he9th.A demurragecharge
asthiscorrect?
dofflourwas receivedon
noticeof arrivalwas
at day.OnFriday,the
gneepresentedabillof
divertedtoanothercity
eoriginalwaybillwas
rdedto itsnewdestination.
usualtwodaysfreetime
wasassessed.Wasthis
dofsalt wasreceivedonMon-
gneeproperlynotified before
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tinued
th.Shoulddemurrage
wmuch?
000 capacitycarcontaininggrain
erandthe contentsofthe
60,000 capacitycars
edat theirdestination
noticeofarrivalwas
meday.OnFriday
nsigneefinishedunloading
them.Howmuchdemurrage
000 capacitycarcontainingflour
onday,the6th. Theway-
ntainedtwoshipmentsof
oonefirmand40,000 to
was mailedtoeach
te thecararrived,and
erytrack.The carwas
noonofThursday,the9th.
ruedandhowwas it pro-
ees?
consideringthecaseoutlined
Supposetheunloadingof
by rainonTuesdayand
asnot releaseduntillate
emurragewouldhaveac-
sday,the7th,acar containing
forunloading,anda notice
P.M.ofthe sameday.The
signeeattemptedtounload
ensolid,andimmediately
inwritingofthecondition
gneemadenoeffort to
ntilSaturday,the11th.In
rhadmoderatedandthesand
euseofartificialheat.The
.Saturday,the11th.Owing
neehadmadenoeffort to
duringthefreetime,Wednes-
rragechargeof$4.00 was
?
erforten cars,onecareach
ed,wasmadeforloading
ptionof traffic,fourof
sametrainat 2P.M.,
telyplacedontheloading
e propernoticegiven.
tedandtwoof thecars
nesday,the8th,anda bill
eremainingtwo carsfor-
he10th.Shoulddemur-
thetwocarsdetainedtwo
period?
nday,the6th,acarloadof
d,properlyplacedforun-
val mailedbefore3 P.
onsigneecalledat the
aying thechargesand
ght 'billfor$110 was
aimedit wasexcessive.
erifythechargeof $90
edeclinedtoaccept theship-
eadjustedto theproper
bmittedtothe TrafficDe-
the10th,advisedthat the
gneewas correct.The
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Freight Stor-
liedinconnection
or storingless-than-
mayalsoapplyto
rsarepermittedto
dassessacharge
mainsinthecustody
bject ofastorage
ngthe carrier's
ngestionof thelim-
edtocare forthe
ght undernormal
sandRegulations.
ndcharges,the
arecoveredby a
nRailwayAsso-
ones,agent.
membersofthe
tion,andtherefore,
gstoragechartre^
ll railroadsinthe
areas follows:
es.
ent movingonits
tariffrate,asde-
D,receivedforde-
ashipment forfor-
nyother purposeof
orowner,ifstored
esortracks ofthis
estoragerules,except
ofthisrule.
rloadfreight,loaded
mcars,aresubject to
heloadingorunloading
ignee,eitherasre-
tariffs,or at request
ecars aresubject to
gerulesdonot apply.
ot liabletodamage
chis not ordinarily
ousesmaybestored
vided,onthevacant
gshipment,anden-
idedownerhaspre-
ceasfaras available
hichthefreetime
ruleshasexpired
uentlyunloadedinor
bject tothesestorage
out freetimeallow-
ntsofexplosives
s,aresubject toboth
es.(SeeRule6.)
otherthanex-
sarticles,heldin
quentlyunloadedin
subject todemurrage
hesestoragerules
he carrierthe
ill beinadditionto
ule5,Section C.)
ulesandcharges
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xplosives,asdescribed
eremovalofin-
ailroadpremises,or
ment andfurnishfor-
r.
arloadshipments
dat interiororat
lowingallowanceof
enhauled:
milesfromthe
r30 milesfrom
ation,15days.
rloadfreight not
ippingdirections
ngondatereceived,
chargesfromthe
theshipment with
urs'(oneday)free
ight heldtocom-
ight heldforre-
explosives(asde-
A),forremovalof
orrailroadpremises
hipment out-bound
ctionstherefor.
han-carloadshipments
plosivesnot accom-
directionswhich will
datereceived,will
Explosivesand
sdescribedinRule
dinthe samecar
pments,destinedfor
ya connectingline,
tionsfor surrender
t oflawfulfreight
plosivesand
sdescribedin Rule
loadedonotherthan
NotetoRule6,)and
ncars receivedfrom
railroadforfor-
bject tothestorage
romthefirst 7A.
ntil properforward-
dwith nofreetime
ce,except that caTS
esbetween4 P.M.
bject tostorage
tionsarereceived
oon.
eany fractional
computedas100
part oftwenty-four
oneday.
e,Sundaysand
tateandMunicipal)
eexcluded.When
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ainedinthecar.(See
ionof 48 hours'
driver cars,camp
dasphalt outfits,and
ptedtoorcustom-
ht loadingandwhich
not beunloaded,mov-
ght tariffrates,will
rgeof onedollar
nit ofequipment per
ofthisrailroad.
nExplosivesand
Prescribedbythe
mmission
igneesmust re-
rousarticlesfrom
hoursafternotice
undaysandholidays
arenot soremoved,
diatelydisposedof(1)
oftheowner,or (2)
easonablysafe
r(3)bysale,or (4)
bydestructionunder
t person."
movalofcarload
mentsofdangerous
ves,requiring'In-
ds,orred, yellow,
labels,fromcar-
enmadewithin48
has beensent or
sandholidaysnot in-
bedisposedofas
bystorageon
storageonother
festorage oncar-
lable;or(c) bysale
ndardaysafter
sent orgivencon-
rhasbeennotifiedof
of48-hourperiod
avenot beenre-
ments(a)byre-
non-deliverywas
gnorasprescribed
rsfor returntoship-
(b) bystorageon
storageonother
afestorageon car-
lable;or(d)by sale
ardaysafternotice
rgiventoconsignee,
ennotifiedofnon-
8-hourperiodand
not beenreceived.
thefollowingrates
rsor fraction
therdangerousar-
dpremises(seeNote
meallowed:
sExplosives:
alf(28y2)cents
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ranyotherpur-
sofexplosives
es(seeSectionsA
omtherailroad
withinthe legallimit
s)afterthe first
of arrival),themost
horizedby Para-
otedabove,must be
al.Whenavailable,
railwayproperty
geof explosives.
adPremises"as
plicabletoshipments
ealltrackswhich
ownusesandpur-
ralpublic use;but
hat areownedor
ocated uponproperty
esssuchtrackis
ght-of-way,yardand
dedinSectionF,
collectedunder
causes namedbe-
ssedorcollected
be promptlycan-
carrier.
rence.
nsigneeshallnot
underSectionA of
characterofthe
uatedandunderthe
blycouldanddidde-
ringthesameperiod
e weather,during
suchastomake
eliveryofout-bound
oundfreight fromrail-
riousinjurytothe
be extendeduntil
s(24hoursonfreight
, paragraphs1and
interferenceshall
ater orsnow
movefreight from
eprescribedfree
charge.When
dsthepayment of
xcessoftariffauthor-
operNotice.
es not contain
dinRule 2,Sec-
not havetheright
ciencyofsuchnotice
dfree time,heshall
gent awrittenre-
mationrequired,
tweenreceipt ofsuch
ofthe omittedin-
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eswitchingdistrict
ier.
Trafficoriginat-
strict ontheline
point onthelineof
interchangedbe-
carriersviatheline
witchingcarrier.
movedwithin
ormoreswitching
aybill:The
hmovement ofa
basisof settlement.
tices.TheRailway
ationalsorecom-
rulesbeadheredto
sportationCar-
rsshallberespon-
ng,protecting
ecuringreceipts
thecollectionof
e.
argesofinterested
ncarriersshallnot be
onofcharges,other
onthelineofa destina-
ne Waybill.In-
shouldbeissuedas
dedmovementsby
movementsbythe
mentsbytheinitial
mentsbytheinitial
Movement.
eisperformedonly
nsfromtheship-
tingline,given
at iscalleda
riersrequirethat all
hallbecoveredbya
ding,but willac-
onnectingline.
ngCharges.The
nterlineswitch-
orestated,covered
ngtariffsandcir-
oughlyunderstood
to avoidcomplica-
service.
chService.Cer-
suallyownedby
resubject toacar
beprovidedforin
uedbythe freight
ntractsexecutedby
theownerofthe
providedforin
culars,collection
be made
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lymanifest that
olvedinaccounting
s:
argeforthe service
totheaccounting
evenue.
hestation.
sduefromcon-
witchingcharges.
uldbeimpos-
thevariousindivid-
f anymaterial
hasbeenselected
ndtheprinciple
yspecificmethod
wstherecom-
yAccountingOfficers
sociationhasnot
icplanofaccounting
othevariouslocal
srecommendeda
obe usedinac-
hing,andit has
arformsmaybeused
chingbymaking
ntheirarrangement,
s instance.
strateanagent's
cally,andareused
carriersforreport-
ormedat thesta-
onthlyandasep-
sed foreachclass
reachcarrier,as
hippersorconsignees.
rriers.
riers.
witchorder
edasFigure43
gserviceperformed
hargeisprovided
culars.Twoor
ona localswitch-
arsaremovedat
nthesamepoints.
houldbe included
parateitem.A
econnectingcar-
ythem,and a
onnectingcarriers
em.
chingorderused
vary,but allshow
oncontainedinthis
rsnumberthemcon-
ust beaccounted
berblankanda
dbeinsertedwhen
quirednumberof
onewriting.
rsareusuallyis-
somecarriersfollow
argeshipperswith
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CMtmi tt
ervicehasbeenperformed,asdirectedabove
e
edformoflocalswitchingorder. It isexecutedtocovera
ormedby theD.& E.Co.for theA.B. &C.Co. Notethat
sreport ofcarsswitched(cars switchedbytheD. &E.for
ext tothelast item.
tationaccount asavidedfor enteringtheswitchingchargesdue
tschargesthat arethereportingcarrier,whichare not collectible
olumn3,"Ab-at thestation,but aretobecollectedby the
eringthe switchingaccountingdepartment fromtheconnecting
rbedby thereport-ijne.Neitherdoesthis amount enterthesta-
t showndoesnot tionaccount,
or thereasonthat
etheconnecting900. Asafurtherexplanationofthe corn-
t linebytheac- pilationofthesereports,the followingswitch-
umn4,"TobeCol- ingservicetobeaccountedfor onAugust 1
epartment,"ispro- isentered:
mits
acco—20,000@50cperton$5.00 duefromconsignee
o StandardTobaccoCo.spur)
€”22,000@40cperton$4.40 duefromconsignee
o Boyd'sCottonMillspur)
Cans—20,000@90cperton$9.00 duefromconsignor
CanCo. spurtoGrandFruit Co.)
”90,000@$3.00 percar$3.00 duefromconsignor
romscaletrack toPeck'sYard)
Co. (NoThroughBilling)
€”46,000@50cperton$11.50 duefromD.& E.Co.
n,to Mammothspur)
€”52,000@35cperton$9.10 duefromD.& E.Co.
n,to Calumet spur)
s—32,000@$5.00 percar$5.00 duefromD.&E. Co.
n,to Midlandspur)
6,000@50cperton$6.50 duefromD.& E.Co.
n,to Bell'sFeedYard)
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Co.(NoThroughBilling)
ds—32,000@50cperton$8.00 duetoD.& E.Co.
ningCo.(D.& E.)toConn.)
24,000@$1.00 perton$12.00 duetoD.&E. Co.
axYards,D. &E.tracks)
000@75cperton$12.00 duetoD.&E.Co.
nd'sspur,D. &E.tracks)
32,000@$5.00 percar$5.00 duetoD.& E.Co.
ek'sspur,D. &E.tracks)
€”46,000@50cperton$11.50 duetoD.& E.Co.
ons.Gro.,D.& E.tracks)
”24,000@50cperton ~$6.00 duetoD.& E.Co.
axyards,D. &E.tracks)
nsarereported
arsswitched,asfol-
rdLimits.In
switchingis re-
.40 switching
suchservices on
uestotheA. B.
scollectibleat the
umn1.
D.&E.Fig-
ngperformedbythe
E. C o .
at thereis$32.10
amount
obeCol-
epartment,"and
tainswitchingwas
Co.,andfurnishes
nt withallthein-
ableit torendera
gcarrierandcollect
unt isnot carried
D.&E.Co.
hing performed
A. B. &
reisdue
$37,making
hingperformedon
tries,thecharges
renot collectible
absorbed—i.e.,
—out ofitsline
din Column3,
tems,thecharges
50,arecollectibleat
teredin Column2,
lected"andthe
ationaccount asa
harges forthat
isacombination
argescollectedand
rmedbyanother
ntingdepartment
nsupport ofitspay-
rierwhen itsbillis
that oppositethe
which istobe ab-
.,referencetothe
thespacepro-
urLine." This
orderthat the
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d.Somecarriers
waybillfor anin-
nt,oraspecial
vided.Thecharges
inarystation inter-
d"Switching,"and
capitulationofthe
they maybere-
estationabstract
esheet asaseparate
od.TheRailway
ationhasrecom-
dofhandlingand
tchingcharges,
manyof thecar-
beinprocessof
rmssubmittedand
ciationareillustrated
Figure44.
hingwaybillsfor-
ingwaybillsreceived,
dedprocedureof
ngcharges,only
thestationorad-
giscarried tothe
.Therefore,these
bination,report of
dat thestation,and
department ofall
performedat the
ineswitching
by Figure44,is
ovement toanother
billisrequiredfor
ovement froman-
nterlineswitching
hechargesoninter-
eringcars originat-
ne,wheresuch
he switching
dprepaid.Charges
illscoveringcars
theinitial carrier's
onaforeignroad,
trict, shouldbe
YBILL No.
ceryCompany
ocerySpur-D kETracks
L
ny
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asFigure 44
bytheRailwayAc-
onandwouldap-
equirements,but
ngement maybe
ementsoftheindivid-
ent copiesare
w twocopiesfor
nthe switching
t thebeginning
heabstract ofinter-
ars forwarded,
ouldbe headedfor
eswitchingwaybills
heabstract ofinter-
ars received,Fig-
or eachlinefrom
aybillsare re-
ouldbe entered
each waybillre-
nthe receivedform.
eachblank
ileonlythe
mnheaded"Paid
ontheforwarded
wninthecolumn
rConsignee"and
thereceivedform
ccount asadebit,
olumnsshouldbe
etheyarethebasis
auditorsofthe in-
's businessthe
,showninthe col-
perorConsignee"
andthe amount
ed"Paidby Shipper
cedOutbound"of
uldbearrivedat and
teredinthedebit
heet as"Interline
landinterline
bined,inwhich case
helocalas"Switch-
arges.Reference
ow that interline
sessedonAugust
ows:
nee"columnof
3.00
nee"columnof
0
umnofthere-
e formsillus-
6 coveringtheinter-
nAugust 15have
allsuchbusinesstrans-
the ordinary
er,interlineswitch-
ormeddailyand
.Eachsubsequent
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first place.Unless
soflittle useto
bviousthat allre-
filedin some
bytheymaybere-
howtheyshallbe
eof isamatterof
gain,thesizeof the
ngfactor,as the
wouldnot dofor
a.
er,instruct their
sforfreight shallbe
rorder,ordelivery
parateseries of
eryreceiptsand tied
packagesbymonths.
Whenfreight is
y,the naturalpre-
t isthepropertyof
esumptionisup-
y hisact ofcon-
er,automatically
t is,ofcourse,
withdrawhisrelin-
oodspriortoactual
omsent,byordering
veredtoanother,
ot afactortobe
t isthat freight
wner ofthegoods
igned.
allBeDelivered.
eight"or"towhom
misconstrued.The
ways showninthe
ewaybill,but ship-
othe shipper,incare
onsignedtotheorder
setheshipperis the
econsigneethat
efore,it wouldappear
neralclassesofship-
nts.
ryoffreight is
uchascheckingthe
forit,etc.,arecom-
rdershipments,and
r asapplicable.
beconsideredin
pments.Astraight
ponwhichdelivery
per,except that it
whomconsigned.
nedto aspecific
questionofde-
artyindicatedasthe
alwaysthecase.
hat abriefexplana-
"straight"shipment
ction that should
each,maybe
signmentsand
nfreight iscon-
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ogiveanindividual
dmost carriersrecog-
hmaybe executed
ecarrieris author-
eir goodstoanother
carriersprovidea
rthispurpose,while
ersinanysuitable
y protect thecar-
ootherthanthe
esestandingorders
yearfromthedate
e renewedat the
esired.
erstoprotect the
osefor whichthey
ecarefullypreserved
e.It isacommon
rderconsecutivelyas
at number.In
edbookrecordis
areenteredtherein
nsignee.Suchanentry
ber,nameofcon-
e partytowhom
made.Thiswillpro-
dtheoriginalorder
fromthe progres-
n,onecopyofthis
quired,but at the
etainedbythe
liedtothe inbound
aturallyfollows
ostedpromptlyin
ignee.Inorder
eredonlytotheparty
notheruponthe
nee,it isnecessary
eight isdelivered
alwaysaneasy
estheingenuityof
sessionofthebill
rilyestablishowner-
right toreceivethem.
fraudulently.The
edbythe bonafide
ouldalwaysbetaken
d.Infact,it should
repracticable,
mperativethat it be
t shipmentsarede-
eofdelivering"astray"
ent isreceivedcov-
t cannot usuallybe
ywaybillwhether
OrderoraStraight
s acommonprac-
erof thebillof
stray shipments,
not at hand.
isfactoryidenti-
nderofthe billof
nbysomeonewell
s.Thisis not always
ofidentificationmust
nt mayhaveidenti-
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the faceofit,the
ed in:
erShipments.
rdershipment may
cularlytrueofless
ncethegoodsare
uponthesurrender
hequestionnat-
ropertytheorder
edeliveryofthe
demandsur-
billofladingwhen
sdelivered,andthe
hat packagesare
acknowledgment
t deliveredcertain
uabletothe con-
ading.Eithersuch
ight bill,ortheorder
taingoodsisan
arrierthat certain
ter, andifthecar-
t wouldbeforthe
arrierswill indorse
owhat freight has
thebill ofladingto
dbelifted whenthe
sdelivered.This
e rathercumbersome
ethe recordsand
Sinceit isthegen-
eoriginalorderbill
ashipment isde-
urnedtothe con-
authorityofthe
rBills ofLading.
t originalorderbills
ilsor aredelayedto
terferingwiththe
hipments,andcar-
arytomakespecific
Thecarriers' rules
antiallyuniform
ount ofdeposit re-
oflading.
or suretyinlieu
flading,agents
act that orderbills
cificvalue,andthat
ehundredsandpos-
Therefore,thein-
nsmust befully
mpliedwith.Since
gotiableinstruments
y lawtodemand
veringanordership-
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not bemadetosuch
asionalorirregular
dinbondmaybe de-
ustoms,anda writ-
dsobtainedfrom
shouldbe disposed
rbillsoflading.In
t beobtained,acopy
theSurveyorofCus-
ght willanswerthe
edeliveredwithout
ofladinguponthe
fficDepartment,
tor,orotherofficer
sdictionoverorder
coversasingleship-
dofthesameaslifted
theauthoritypro-
emadeonthewritten
seorderthefreight is
st bedisposedofina
vebecomeworth-
pmentsmaybe re-
eshipperwithout
oflading,upon
e carrier,whohas
ments.Suchauthority
he sameaslifted
sitsTakeninLieu
eaccountingfor
ksacceptedinlieuof
inedinparagraph
ountingsection.
illsof Lading
of ladingarene-
easpecifiedvalue,
sonlyevidenceof
econtract agree-
ansportingandde-
t,it isobviousthat
eserved,sothat they
ducedshouldocca-
sofdisposingof
repracticedby
epartment forpreser-
sa permanent record.
,ofcourse,that
gasusedin this
totheoriginalorder
rsed,or thedocu-
oftheshipment (ex-
bondexecuted).
ent totheAc-
ensurrenderedorder
heaccountingde-
ankisprovidedupon
berequireddaily,
lyit isrequiredthat
eredinalphabetical
partiestobenoti-
esecurelyattached
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suchextremecases,
ofthegoodsde-
pectionshouldnot
arepresumedto do
editedeliveryandto
terioratingorbe-
wninterest liesin
nstructionsofthe
ods.It shouldbe
hegoodsbecome
tectedin itscharges
smust beprepaidor
rnoliabilitysolong
ctions.In such
taken upimme-
per officerofthe
carefullyfollowed.
lbePermitted.
uctionsmust be
ofordershipments
thefollowingcon-
nssuchauthority.
"InspectionAllowed"
agent inthebodyof
rittenorder from
hoseordertheship-
dermust beretained
romtheofficer of
tion overordership-
surrenderoftheorig-
anotation"Inspect-
surrender,oftheorig-
indorsed.Ifinspec-
eagent must noteon
yinspectedon
ationasagent.
cesmust agents
sfromthe carrier's
thout thesurrender
ading,properlyin-
ofallaccruedcharges.
rReplevinof
No.23 oftheFed-
dsasfollows:
dto acarrierbythe
seact inconveying
aserforvaluei n
wner,and anorder
hem,theycannot
sessionofthe carrier,
nt orotherwiseorbe
utionunlessthe bill
redtothecarrier or
hecarriershallin no
erthe actualposses-
billoflading issur-
dedbythe court."
fore,refusetode-
mentsonanywrit of
t,execution,orother
hentheoriginalorder
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hedeliveryoffreight anim-
duties?
reight becheckedtotheparty
ht billorthedeliveryre-
hebilloflading alwaysbede-
straight"shipments?
rrenderofastraight billof
veryofthefreight inall
ouldacompleterecordbekept
eight,that aremailedto
eight isconsignedtooneparty,
whomshoulddeliverybe
ntsheldaccountableforthe cor-
nts?
theoutstandingdifferencebe-
hipmentsand"straight"ship-
necessarytotakeup theorigi-
eforedeliveryofshipments
smeant bya"properlyin-
?
ptingacertifiedcheck for125
der"shipments,in lieuof
l orderbilloflading,are
sponsibilityofascertaining
ods?
aportionof an"order"ship-
is madeofthebalance,
gbereturnedtothe holder
e balanceoftheshipment is
reanyconditionsunderwhich
wing aninspectionoforder
tructions,orinthe absence
inspection?
paiddraft,representingthe
,beaccepted inlieuofthe
derbill oflading?
t necessarytodemandthebill
eight whichisreceivedon
egular billingisnot at
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GESAND CREDIT
hourswithout de-
rtherprovidedthat
of thecarrier,nec-
feconomythat a
tiontotheprescribed
eallowed(making
this might bedone
gasatisfactorybond.
adswerereturned
t rulesandregu-
inistrationwere
alllines.And,as they
factorilytoallcon-
inthe provisionsof
CommerceCom-
onwiththe provi-
Act of1920,such
substantiallycon-
sent timeit isper-
commonpracticefor
oestablishedandre-
riodof forty-eight
abond,but ifcredit
eriod(ninety-six
must beexecuted.
shouldbeun-
nghasreferenceonly
carrierstoextend
necessary,ortotheir
ot authorityforan
dshipment,orto
t at itsdestination
ted.
xtendCredit.
dit toshippersis
r's treasurer,credit
enience,theofficer
edit matterswillbe
cer.Except at large
maybegivenblanket
edmust beapproved
er.
edit Period.When
hargesisrequested,
edto thecredit
ntainall factsthat
ssist thecredit offi-
dfairdecision.The
statethefullname
rm,or corporation;
the lengthoftime
ationfor prompt
alstandingin the
atingifknown;the
t tobeused;etc.This
nbytheagent,in
ation.
credit officer'sap-
yshouldbe placed
closecheckmain-
isionsofthecredit
edwith.Any in-
d bereported
dbeforethe credit
caseshereinafter
not takedrastic
ons,particularlyif
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GESAND CREDIT
shipment consistingof
s,shippedbyBailey&SonsofChicago,
t chargesamountingto$13.60,based
wt.,asshownby ourfreight bill
ead ofthecorrect rateof44cents
derchargeof$4.
or,whichisclearlya
wellknown,but sucherrors
e amount ofbusiness,andwe
theamount.
illreadsasfollows:
000 34cents$13.60
.4,000 44cents17.60
wt.oncannedgoodsfrom
ytariffsinthis office.
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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wewroteyourelativetoan
pment ofcannedgoodsreceivedby
edbyourfreight billNo.1127of
that weagainremindyou
povisionsofthelawleaveus no
ersarerequiredto collect and
ythe regularpublishedtariff
ecorrect chargeonthisshipment
gereferredto.
thefact that anerrorof
esacarrierfromits responsibility
efullpublishedtariffcharges
t thismatterinyourusual
t ushaveyourcheckfortheamount in
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GESAND CREDIT183
ctionof under-
ceit isobviousthat in
cord oftheefforts
acopyof eachletter
dandattachedtothe
riginalofallletters
oreorlesscommon
rsbyordinarymail
dmail.Theregis-
etheror not it was
d shouldbeattached
ges.Most carriers
ollectibleunder-
asexhaustedhis
mecarriersallow
rcredit andclearthe
srequirethemto be
unt untilthegeneral
uded.Ineither
efileis requiredin
essit showsconclu-
oneeverythingpos-
,the stationwillbe
nceofsuch fact.
foranagent not only
omakethecollection
mpleteandaccurate
pestokeep his
ectibleitems,andat
eputationfor effi-
r'sLiabilityfor
rriersarepresumed
dingundercharges,
ect shipmentsunder
helawholdsthe
astheconsignee
it wastheshipper
beperformed.But
r whichtheshipper
yforthepayment
t-handmarginof
paragraphisem-
veredto the
seonthecon-
signthe fol-
deliveryof
ment offreight
es.
utedby the
dingisissued,he
y chargesaccruing
tensionofcredit bycarriers
hejurisdictionofwhat officerof
ersusuallyhandled?
ntsauthorizedtoextendcredit
uthority?
maybeextendedfor48 or96
tions.What istheout-
dit periods?
ntsheldresponsibleforthe ex-
rs?
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”GENERAL
mberof carriers.
m,however,hasnot
ndit maybefound
g methodsisused
usiness:
nomonthlyreports
m,no dailyreports
requiringdailyfreight
requiringdailyfreight
heets.
equiringweekly
balancesheets.
requiringdailyfreight
heetsat largesta-
eportsandweekly
ations.
ts.Broadly
xnominalstation
eendebitsand
ce
it accountsmay
sectionstomeet
equirements,all
ralpartsof the
to.Otheraccount
wardedandreceived
ndreceived,aread-
ortransferringdebits
ns,asexplained
Thedebit and
onaccount must
changesthat can
alance,and,there-
anbereflectedby
llows:
emwillalwaysbe
nother debit itemor
item,orboth.
emwillalwaysbe
anotherdebit itemor
item,orboth.
temwillalwaysbe
nother credit item
em,orboth.
emwillalwaysbe
anothercredit item
em,orboth.
statement,as-
et abovereflected
,asillustratedby
nswillbe con-
.
bit Item.Assume
adbeenreportedas
error,and anad-
Theamount in-
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naccount withall
eredtothegeneral
fwhich servesas
transactions.Such
deredinsufficient
emwillanswer
s,andadditionalsta-
ndmaintainedfor
ketsare soldand
eissueddaily.The
ynot berendered
month.Therefore
edforextending
ldand excess
onlycalledthe
lly,thereport to
cketssold andbag-
ust agreewiththe
suchcollections.
eight charges,
ed,arereportedby
etailedreport of
e.Thereforethe
zedrecordofthe
notedthedisposi-
ecordsare com-
or"recordof freight
aturally,thenet
cordoffreight trans-
he net amount of
company.That is,
n reflectedbyeach
s.Broadlyspeak-
asicstationreports
edas between
nandcredit items
tled,asfollows:
d
arges
dcredit reports
merousreportsto
therrequirements,
egralparts ofthe
s anddocuments
ered,andwhichto-
eportsreferredto,
ainedin connection
eportedfurther
however,that it
here—theprinciple
iedtostationfreight
ndCredit asAp-
counting.Dueto
stationsact asboth
tations,some
rticularlybythebe-
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sasshownby the
orethan thepre-
thedifferencemust
gneeor anaddi-
theforwardingsta-
arges,asindicated
ces,arelessthanthe
bill,the difference
ight"chargescol-
absorbedsubject
etail underthe
rtationTariffs."
sshownbythe
isalwaysa credit
ryingthe various
hebalancesheet,
andthesubsequent
et forthandex-
ringthe "Station
ust 1."Thisbrief
eof illustratingthe
it asappliedtosta-
y.
Theresult ofsta-
umulationofthe
nt itemsarereflected
lancesheet.While
eredandvarious
stations,eachisa
mulativestatement
es:
inarilycontainsthe
tems:
ne.
e.
.
ine.
sandthemiscel-
fcourse,be sub-
sasbetweenfreight,
ellaneouscharges.
orthe "Balance
nsist ofnumerous
xplainedlater.
ms.Inaccounting
onthereareonly
aveadistinct bear-
inedandthereports
mely:
argeableto thesta-
at havebeenfinally
hargedtothestation
s"unsettled"until
argeabletothe
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”
anotherstation
collectionorfinal
ount fromwhich
tedwithsuchitems
ntransactingthe
ompanyfundsare
wsthat such
dfromtheamount
ebeensent in,and
eceivecredit ac-
rriedas"Un-
t that allamounts
not collectedimme-
ertainportionof
nedas aworking
iablyadifference
untschargedto the
mountswhichthe
receivedproper
at isknownas
causeit represents
theamount required
entheamounts
theamountscred-
din thestation
orotherwisedis-
sideoftheaccount,
ountschargedto
eamountscredited
uchuncollected
alance—"Uncollected
din thestation
ed,but themoney
mpany,it alsoleaves
estationgreater
tothe station.
lectedbut not yet
alance—"Cashon
at thetotal
nlesstheamounts
ndremittedforor
ount—must equal
ectedBills"andthe
ethefundamentalpurposesof
ouldstationreportsberendered
speaking,what different sys-
aregenerallyusedby
balancemadeof thestation
necessarythat anadjusting
edinthe stationbalance
the"freight charges"ofaway-
eforwardingagent'saccount?
he"prepaid"ofa waybilla
ationandacredit tothe P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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ht waybillhas
of thelargercar-
describingthefreight
ngtheconsignor,the
ichhasbeenandisto
rgesincident thereto,
mpanythefreight until
andeventuallytoshow
medtogetherwithall
theshipment.
dent that the
nt functioninrail
mebasicdocument
ting,andwhenit is
stransact about six
nessannually,the
or transporting
thisdocument is
efore,it isconsidered
toconveyinga
hefundamentalprin-
shipments.
aybillingfreight
hechargesthereon
erofdifferent kinds
anationofthem
eneralapplication
oreimportant way-
efollowing:
ybill.
ll.
l.
.
venhereand
andillustrated
coveringtherespec-
ereafurtherex-
alwaybill,such
s onecovering
eenpointsbothof
ils ofthecarrier
whichnoothercar-
theservice,noris
interlineway-
Figure51,isone
ngbetweenstations
adsandinwhich
ormsapart ofthe
thecharges.
passoverway-
ment movingbe-
ailroad,but which
eormoreotherrail-
,thiswaybillis
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ansit waybillis
usedforwaybilling
ergoneatransit oper-
tion.Thisformis
isprovidedwith
rmationincident
hfreight andis
ers.It maybe
ssover.
Acompanyway-
rtingthecarrier's
betweenstations
providesforshow-
ompanymaterial
ycoveredbycom-
ywaybillislocal
Aswitchingway-
switchingmove-
Aspecialformis
egularfreight way-
maybeeitherlocal
eswitchmovement
43 and44.
ybill.Apas-
usedforwaybilling
ertrains.Milkand
nlytransportedcom-
ertrains.Usually
providedformilk
ifnot,orifother
tedinpassenger
waybillisused
assengerTrains."
yusedformilkand
re65.
waybillisone
adshipmentsthat
gularwaybilling.
most carriersand
ouldonlybeused
sity,andupon
l.Aprepaidonly
ustment oferrors
eschargesofregular
allcarriersand
ebyuseof agent's
tions.Itsuse
cindividualroad's
ywaybillascom-
edbyFigure52.
ybill.Anadvances
ssued tocover
hipment intransit,
waybilling.It may
urposes,but its
totheindividual
vancesonlyway-
isillustratedby
bill.Anempty
ybillbut acard
tingforeignequip-
s receivedfrom
ycarslipis pre-
ceived,carnuracer
outing.It ac-
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Waybills.In
ybills,a numberof
begivencarefulcon-
reimportant of
aredwith typewriter,
encil.Ifmadewith
shouldbe "SET"
Under nocircum-
leadpencil beused.
equired,theoriginal
nt andthecarbonor
nrecord.
dthe datetheship-
tedby thebillof
s cannot bedone,
gshouldbeshownin
ewaybill.
fthe billingstation
e spaceprovidedon
must alwaysbeshown
on,bothfromandto.
randlegible.
s must beshown.
uncommonabbre-
eadto errorsand
rsormarkson
hown.
stopto finishloading,
milarinstructions
sprovided.
freight charges,
st beshownasa
xplanationgiven.
allinformation
that mayaffect the
ered,etc.
DescriptionofAr-
r eachkindofL.C.
alof eachclassto
stojunction stations,
eused forfreight to
gline andaseparate
unctionstation
vances,andprepaid
waybillscarrying
s,eitherlocalor in-
erminedwhetherthe
ment isdestinedisan
on.Ifthereis no
hat thechargesmust
asonthat thereisno
t andaccount forthe
ficialList ofOpen
blishedshowingall
ationsintheUnited
co.Ifthetariffis not
mationmaybeob-
artment.
nLocalWaybills.
cal waybillsisa
ght andrateare
videdandthe
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aybilltheship-
nectionwiththeR.
fthethroughrate,
ight chargesas$6.20,
wtheA. B.&C.
hadpaidwhenac-
Advances,"making
mtheR.&S. when
edtothat lineat
n
aybilltheship-
ectionwiththeT. &
hethroughrate,99
chargesas$9.90.
&C . andU . &V.
adpaidwhenaccept-
nces,"makinga
fromtheT.&U.
liveredtothat line
ncisco
aybilltheship-
thefinaldestination
roportionofthe
howthefreight
dshowtheA. B.
hargesof$24.90,
eptingthe ship-
kingatotalof$35
eeupondelivery
InterlineShip-
aybillinganinter-
onwhich arepre-
whenthroughway-
volvesboththe
sumethat thesame
asprepaidat St.
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nandC ar
eb
e.)
W.lghbig,ate.
Marks
er-loadfrom
at St.Louis,
m,to Chicago
h.
AdvancesOnly* --
inandData.OriginalCar, TransferFreight Bill
renceWhanRabllled)
LAQgQ ONBACKOf THEWAYBILL INSPACESPROVIDED
* WillShowJunctionStamp* Inthe SpaceandOrderProvidedBelow:
sas
lywaybill illustratedabovecoversthecost oftransferring
f groundclay,Figure47.This waybillwouldbeattached
wouldaccompanythecartoits destination.Notethat this
hethrough waybill,andthat it isreportedinthedaily report
forAugust 15,Figure104.
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&S.thefull amount
dreceivedfromthe
n
aybilltheship-
nectionwiththeT.
fthethroughrate,
ect R.&S.charges
wouldshowtheA.
theU.&V. charges
$15, theamount
ceptingthe ship-
showthe$35,the
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s"Prepaid."TheR.
pment totheT.
fromthat linethe
theT.&U. charges,
of $9.90,makinga
ughit wasacollect
totheT. &U.the
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at Omaha.
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aybilltheship-
thefinaldestination
roportionofthe
ngthecorrect T.&
ustrated.It would
sof$8.80,the U.
R.&S.charges of
4.90,theamount
ceptingtheship-
showthe$35,the
R.&S. whenthe
s"Prepaid."TheT.
pment tothecon-
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erallywouldresult.
xcusableerrors
onthebilling
man.
neWaybills.The
meratedinconnec-
localwaybills
aringinterlineway-
theroutingisprob-
eaturetobegiven
edesignatedby
houldbe,shownin
eroutingshown
havebeenaccepted.
uctionsshouldbe
ment forwardedvia
lessthroughwaybill-
uteshown,it should
urtherthanto the
horized.
Waybills.The
istinct bearingon
ect routingmust
roughwaybill.By
h coversaship-
vingfromSt.Louis,
t willbeobserved
asfollows:
at boththename
hipment istobe
neand thefull
e beshown,and
very,becausemany
econnectionwith
hedeliverypoint
ipment maytravel
snot applicable.
hepoint,assume
asesofshoesmov-
rancisco,asillus-
cal waybilling,was
mSt. LouistoSan
at theratespeci-
hown asfollows:
esonanI nter-
chargeson an
ilar tothat of
localwaybill,ex-
hargesareextended
finaldestination,
shipment isway-
eten casesof
sto SanFrancisco:
through,the
donthe through
anFrancisco
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nandCarrlar
eby
ng.)
S
nalOoatlnatlonandAdditionalRouting)
gCompany,
a,Ventilation.Milling,Weighing,etc.
ingShouldbeCharged.
Marks
sCannedPeas.
erof
g
nand Date.OriginalCar.TransferFreight Bill
y,
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deliveringcar-
alexplanation.In
aninterlinewaybill,
vingcarrierappor-
ntheinterestedcar-
payseachline its
talamount accruing
dicatedbytheway-
ntedfor.Ifit had
upondeliveryof the
ts possessionthe
ine itsproportion
ge.But iftheship-
dwasaccordingly
nganycharges,it
ndswithwhichto
rstheircharges.
interlinewaybills
veringcarrierregard-
lect orprepaid,the
dwith thefull
gescollected bythe
nsiderthe waybill
ovingfromSt.Louis
sprepaid$35,as
Thiswaybillwould,
edby theT.&U.
.Insettling this
articipatingcarrier,
elfforthe money
asreceivepayment
0,it wouldchargethe
$35.00,theamount
whenit acceptedthe
aybilledas"Pre-
ughtheA. B.&C.
hecharges,should
theirproportionof
egatingthisduty
alittlereflection
oandwillclearly
practice followed.
eavesthereceived
That is,allinter-
the deliveringline.
netolookto forits
at linemayhavecol-
an errormayhave
eproper amount;
nonlypartlypre-
mayaccrueagainst
edeliveringlineis
bilityofassessing
shipmentscovered
ngthe participating
gardlessofwhether
partiallyprepaid
gesthat maybe
ent act asalienupon
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mnProvided* HowWeightsWereObtained
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dcorrect)
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sMust beShownonBackof WaybillInSpacesProvided
ywaybillillustrated abovewasissuedtoChicagoforthe
erprepaid,as shownbytheindorsement onthewaybill.
reportedinthedailyreport oflocal waybillsforwardedfor
otethat thisitemisalso coveredbyagent'swaybillcorrection
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on,icing,orre-icing
vice.
gallorpart ofcon-
ratinggoods.
atering,ortaking
serviceperformed
nt tothetransporta-
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gainst ashipment
f,circular,or other
ority.
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pmentsenroutein-
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e"Freight Charges"
bill.
ywaybill covering
suchchargesby
t Charges"column
yissuinganad-
pendupon theprac-
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isarathersaferule,
forthe serviceis
thestationaccount,
fcompanyfunds,it
eight Charges"col-
thechargeforthe
ebit inthestation
paidout ofcompany
aybillwouldbe
ous.Ifthecharge
ot chargedinthe
tooffset wouldbere-
ount tothe"Freight
oughwaybillwould
es.But ifthecharge
nthestationaccount
ldrequirethecredit
dvancesonlyway-
nlywaybillis is-
ncetotheoriginal
it ifpossible.The
showreferenceto
Bothwaybills
pment.
n,theplanmost
dicatedfor illus-
hline'sspecificin-
lystudiedandfol-
sit.Thefreight
carloadshipments
topartlyunloador
tedchargeispro-
waybill covering
t what point or
pedandfor what
beauthorizedby
loneon theway-
rvicebeingper-
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ybillssothat the
andcollectedincase
eseparatedenroute.
emurragecharge
dedtothe"Freight
roughwaybillfor
hefreight charges
ybillmeansnothing
,andwhileit might
mount at destination,
hestationaccount
reportingthead-
dit tothestationis-
set thedemurrage
gCharge.The
ormsofrefrigera-
he sectioncover-
variouscarriers'
hchargesaccruing
tent andmust
erstoodbeforeanat-
hem.Thegeneral
lows:
rgesassessedat an
ddedtothe"Freight
roughwaybill.
rgesassessedat an
ddedtothe"Freight
roughwaybill.
/orre-icingof cars
ovingunderastated
veredbyanadvances
terserviceisusu-
t oforiginofthe
ycoveredbytheorigi-
s providedwith
ermediatestation,the
overedbyanad-
adedCars.The
to bemadefor
ars.Thisserviceis
ancesonlywaybill.
oods.Thetariffs
that certainclasses
machines,trunks,
boxesorcratesbe-
dforshipment.Such
tedmaybereceived
dhavetobe put in
ng.Achargecover-
ceisprovidedfor,and
eisusuallyprotected
ill.
nTransit.The
vestockintransit
rotectedbyanad-
useit isfrequently
dforwithcompany
nyspecialservice
orwhichachargeis
ledinthesameman-
pleteReference.
andcompletely
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hewaybillan important docu-
counting?
teofthe waybillisdifferent
adingor shippingticket
ouldthedateofthe billof
beshownonthewaybill?
numberofdifferent kindsof
rriers.Whyis thisneces-
llinganinterlineshipment to
nnectinglineon alocal
eprepaid throughtothe
ment,whydo carriers
glinetheamount ofthe
point,andpaytothe con-
nt ofthe"prepaid"?
someinterlineshipmentsway-
t oftheconnectingcarrier
erlineshipmentsforother
ghtothe finaldestination?
yanagent knowwhentoway-
oughonan interlineway-
emlocallytothejunction
department oftherailroadare
tionsissued?
correct descriptionofthe
ll animportant feature?
heroutingof aninterline
r?
schargesaccrueonshipments
are sometimesaddedtothe
heshipment.Towhat
ughwaybillmaysuch
y?
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itemizedstate-
otherchargesas-
ectionwithtrans-
s.It isatrans-
ment uponwhich
dbyacarrier.
poseofanitem-
eredtopatronsby
ecost of goodssold.
ls.Whilenospe-
sbeenadoptedby
mmonlyusedshow
ormation.
ntingOfficersAs-
ndrecommendeda
wouldappearto
isform,withsome
et localconditions,
e numberofcar-
ntingOfficersAs-
billwhichisillus-
deredinfiveparts,as
dum.
t billareprinted
ngedthat allcopies
ythecarbonprocess.
atedisset upin
maybearrangedto
ements.
"Freight Bill,"
pt giventothecon-
hecharges.It should
the agent orhisduly
e.Whenreceiptedby
ent,theagent's
ull, togetherwith
usingtheagent's
mpshouldnever
ficallyauthorized
company.
he"Arrival
ismailedordeliv-
servesas anotice
ordelivery.Theim-
softhearrivalnotice
pertainingto thede-
The"Station
retainedbythe
reight bill.It is
lnumberorder,in
epending,ofcourse,
billsissued.Thefile
onofthe freight bill
enient recordofall
tice,andanexcel-
ationrecordallinfor-
tions,deductions,
at maybesubse-
t bill.Alladdor de-
notedand the
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otoeight copies,de-
ments.At thesmall
uld answerallpur-
rtheconsigneeand
estation.Thede-
ledinnumericalorder
of thefourcopies
tations,additional
€”maybemadeforcer-
be filedinwaybill
rom)order,and
ich wouldprovide
cord andreporting
opy maybeused
cesofarrivalof
ation.Or,acopy
or otherpurposes.
nBookForm.
ght billsboundin
mallormedium-sized
areusuallyput up
billanddelivery
atedsothat they
mthebook.The
t inthebookas a
ofallfreight bills
theconditionof
beranddate,
waybill reference
rencetoprepaidonly
ns,scaleweights,
wouldbeusedat
allyinthe manner
At ordinary
moffreight billis
tationcharges,
actualtransporta-
nt totransportation.
edto coverfreight
ge,freight storage,
wever,providespe-
,freight storage
chformsarepro-
se,beused,but if
aybeused forall
ht Bills.All
fullyandaccurately
houldbetakento
reofsufficient qual-
blecopies.Nothing
blecopyofadocu-
he freight billis
ecordof thetrans-
beensent in.
yshouldbea clear
dshow allinfqrma-
ownonFreight
hbecomesthe
uponpayment ofthe
formationprovided
tationsthat should
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-R&S
S
gCompany.
,ventilation,milling,weighing,e
ngshouldbe charged.
sCannedPeas.
L NO,AB 9
y,
ebtor
ybills
RDEROFA.B.&C.Ry.Co.
ght billillustratedhereisoneofthe formsoffreight bill
wayAccountingOfficersAssociation.It ismadethe samesize
is madetoregisterwithit.It isinsertedwithothercopies
enthe waybillisprepared.It isrenderedtocoverthe
ofcannedgoods,thewaybillforwhichisshownas Figure51.
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No.H i
ingCompany
ESTOBETRANSPORTED.
E
HmigergordI
* 4
annedPeas.
RAILROAD ...August 30th._ t«,TOTAL_
mofprepaidfreight billrecommendedbytheRailway
ation.It isoftheregulationfreight billsize.It isalso
geson theshipment ofcannedgoods,thewaybill forwhich
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moffreight billusedforreceivedshipments.It isrendered
chargeonashipment whichwasforwardedtothestorage
ewaybill illustratedasFigure20.
GEEXPENSEBILL.
ust 15th
onmissipn_ Company;
S§£*te.
GEon shipment ofcoveredbyWay-BUlAb....?.?.
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dlabelmarked
ht billscovering
rekept inaseparate
orandumbillplaced
ase.
nment Ship-
afreight billis-
consignedtothe
t.Theregulation
shipments.The
umbermust always
tionis usuallyascer-
rchargeCorrec-
freight billren-
alcollection tobe
ouslydelivered.The
billisused.
tionalchargesto
sshowhowtheorigi-
rrivedat,how the
mined,andthebal-
ight billillus-
freight billnumber
lls,andinaddition
bill correctedand
ckets.Thisisamore
ut not universally
maybegiventhe
only.
aidForwarded.
etwo formsofpre-
s,recommendedby
ficersAssociation.
esizeof andmade
ionfreight waybill.
theblankwhen
ybilledandconsti-
piesofthewaybill,
ght bill.Thelatter
billsizeandpre-
ootherfreight bills.
piesis preparedat
UnderchargeCor-
estheregulation
redtocoveranunder-
dedshipment.Like
nunderchargeona
,theprepaidfreight
riginalamount col-
thecorrectedfigures
alancedue.
Figure59 illus-
billissuedtocover
wn bythe"State-
dforStorageofShip-
arded,"Figure40.
scollected at the
ment,thestorage
e freight bill,no
renderedunlessre-
ght storagebill
nasto howthe
hat theamount may
mecarriers pro-
ght storagebillsimi-
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ecommonly
ulesofratesfortrans-
.Individually,tar-
rpretationifcarefully
tesofchargesbe-
oupsofplaces.But
rintingthousands
overtheinnumerable
ctsmovingbetween
andunder various
ggregate,present a
whichmaybesolved
ofthe questionand
orsenteringintorate
ousandsoftariffs
anyofwhich(those
bureausoragents),
e.It isimpossible,
eenoughdetailedex-
fthemto beofany
heintention,how-
mentalfactorsofrate
kingthegeneralap-
silyunderstood
edinactualwork.
ailroadsystem,
ils,didnot come
t isaresult ofabout
th.Todayit isa
ngwithlife,asexem-
ht trainsrushing
untrycarryingcoal
es,manufactured
omills,live stock
consumer,andother
umeroustomention.
eknowofandac-
akesit possibleforus
e, aswellasan
essities.
ntenance.The
preadover theen-
anenormousin-
herprivatebusiness,
mittedto earnafair
tedandtransporta-
at basis.Amanufac-
sproduct formore
n.Asthecarrier's
dreceiveforthis
aboveits expendi-
oducealimitednum-
t suchadifficult
ofmanufacturing
ver,withthecar-
icallyallknown
cabletodetermine
redonanyoneship-
rainmaybemade
achcarcontaining
nts,notwoofwhich
ription.Again,a
ayonedaycarryits
tripbeundercapacity
t.Thus,it isevi-
oftransportingaship-
ne.Theforegoing
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FS
cordingtothevalue
ustrationofthe
he considerationof
reascomparedwith
cut glasswareis
t densitythanlum-
it tocarryahigher
thout anyundue
t,whichmight
egreatervalueof
lsomakethecarrier's
nt isdestroyedorlost.
ileandconsequently
lingthanlumber.
ent oftranspor-
clesisbymeansof
understoodthat it is
hearticleitself.
nt elementscon-
mage.
edifficultyofde-
lingashipment has
owever,thefactor
nsideredalongwith
ertaindescribedcom-
edforclassification.
evalueofservice
rticlebytransport-
orexample,ifabox
ashingtonandthe
evalueofthe serv-
torcannot always
t oftenhappensthat
nesthevalueof
about $1,thebox
east $4inNewYork.
ycompetitionwith
ichalsohelpcon-
,theapplesraised
landstates may
of$4.
hevalueofthe
tortobeconsidered.
suchascut glass-
rge.Forexample,
pieceofcut glass-
temonsucha com-
modities,suchas
,wouldnot moveto
ueoftheproperty
ommoditiesmust
derforthemto
saryforthewelfare
siccommodities
canaffordtogive
parativelylowrating
hichmovesascom-
eofsuchhigh-class
are.
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atingapplies.The
edcanbeattributed
odsofpackingand
ed.
onisdirectedto
oardboxes.Ifthe
ertainratingona
heratingwill also
pboardorpaper
saremadeaccording
hichrequireacer-
epaper orpulp-
withthe require-
enecessarystamp
ot onthebox,the
ercent.
classificationof
equirescarefulcon-
matterof dis-
rticlesofcommerce.
redunjust discrim-
t toclassifyarticles
ficwillbear,using
ation.Theterm
cwillbear,"issome-
acticeundermonopo-
stheeffect ofwork-
lic.But usingthe
assificationoffreight
st.Allarticlesof
sifiedwithrespect to
s.
however,unjustly
anyarticleofcom-
t initsproperrela-
mmerce,insofaras
rned.That thisis
cisevident from
edwhenspeaking
assification.
on.Intheearly
countrytherewere
ons.Practicallyeach
tionuntilconditions
t waspracticallyim-
hargeformovinga
ads,owingtothecon-
nsandtariffs.It has
etheeasternpart of
s 130 separateand
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orandareentitled
fore,theservice
bethoroughlyunder-
erand thecarrier's
ust beexecutedto
obeprovided.
lybut littletrou-
glocal tickets.The
and thetickets
ueproperly.On
rmsmaybeprovided
e ortobeissued
ons.Evenroutes
erent routestothe
ates.
thelocaltariffs,
heticket stock
ytoissuelocal
ouldbe oneofthe
kingchargeofa
ot alreadyfamiliar
ck.Afewmemo-
cewillbefound
e.Particularat-
hekindsoftickets
service.Special
passagesoldat less
ffrates,suchas
ymen,companyem-
maybeprovided
cripcoupons,even
es.Half-faretickets
enorwholetickets
half fareinsome
ect forminallcases
davoidsalot of
estions.Thefol-
eredtobeginners
ssuinglocaltickets:
edfortheservice
dallpartsof the
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ectedonthestub
d.
printeddestination
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kets.It isa
onepoint orcard
stationorderas to
yfollowingwith
andmiscellaneous
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wedin theillus-
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s recordingall
t St.Louisduring
commonprac-
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fticketson the
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mbersforthecurrent
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other,caremust be
ntheticket stockare
wformsmayhave
rmonth anden-
ertainformsmay
lled.
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ketsiscomplete.The
bysubtractingthe
viousdayfrom the
nt day,andthat
orrect rate.
stinationTickets.
ed,theclosingnum-
destinationticket
eprovided,"Clos-
dthetotal amount
lumn7insteadof
ationticketsmay
t theprobablespace
r eachformduring
narystationthe
nsatetheextralabor
ketscarriedin
thisrecordregard-
nactive,becausethe
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mbersofinactive
duringthe month,
ebeginningandclose
ordinaryrequire-
chday'ssalesat
dtheamount car-
okandaccount.It
eferclosingperman-
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the ticket record.
kdestinationforms,
itten,areset up
ctnessofthereport
ethestubsare dis-
ubshouldbecare-
tion,class,and rate,
nst theentriesin
mberoftickets
ensionsshouldbe
terminingthecor-
port,theerror must
ewouldbetode-
ormsofblankdes-
Thismaybe
talofthe various
monthlyreport for
tionticket,andcom-
etotalof suchform
theticket record.
al,it,of course,
ndsuchformsmay
rchfor theerror.
eamount ofsales
port forFormLI
mount shownbythe
h,andthedifference
It thenbecomes
sofFormLI
dduring themonth
et record.Beginning
rst dayofthe
shownbythestubs
day,asindicated
herecord,andcom-
withthetotalshown
Thisprocedure
today untilthe
.Assumethat
thecheckjust made
amount infiguring
sonAugust 15.
oundtobe$1too
anotationshould
in thebusinessfor
orrect total,and
atecorrected—
nderthetotalof
st 30,$1shouldbe
on"Errorinextend-
dtheamount de-
for that date.The
ouldbecarriedtothe
cords.Thusthetotal
ust wouldbemade
et salesforthat
monthlyreport.
theticket record
meway;that is,by
othe current day's
referenceandex-
enet amount of
ofthe recordin
andaccount.
ck.Allstations
r orderingtickets,
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cketsmaybecome
eymaybe recalled
ntsarenot usually
untilspecifically
bleor obsolete
asnot beingre-
requested.
idesfor showing
ngnumbersofall
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dingthe issuing
principleofissuing
deeachcarrierwhich
with acouponor
rveasevidenceof
rvice.
kets.A stand-
hasnot beengen-
ffort iscontinually
on.At thepresent
ineticketsare
scriptionofafew
tle.It wouldap-
called"Multi-Route"
ticket isgaining
ptedby alarge
ket.Themulti-
byFigure64,from
nedofthepossibili-
heformillustrated
assengersoverany
inesat Chicago,and
ofthiskindis quite
rmore routes.In
ticket whichmay
tendifferent routes
estheplaceoften
ngle routeticket
drepresentsa
sreadingtoButte,
H.& I.Railway.
ed forticketing
ntheH.& I.,orto
rofthe otherfive
byindicatingby
hich theticket is
hedestination.
heprincipleofthis
A carrierissues
ofits junctionpoints
formscoverallfor-
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m"B" isthe
Q.viaBirming-
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64a,inconnection
lclearlyindicate
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aybemade to
nexchangeorder
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ecoupon reading
roughticket is
r"fortheticket to
dbeusedin execut-
eexact kindofticket
d.Thefinaldesti-
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oththerouteand
ed.Suchtickets
tinationandviaany
owever,isre-
andshould beused
snot available.
seofskeletontickets
ons,andsomecar-
se.
pliedinseveral
fferent numberof
st beaccountedfor,
uldbecarefully"can-
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nticket whose
wertherequirements
ouldbe used,in
orecouponsthan
uctionsmust be
gskeletontickets,
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Figure64.Usually
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oneyisfurnishedin
order forthe
ent fortherailroad
obeissuedandthat
agent direct,or
ifto anagent ofa
eadviceto au-
passengeraccount-
t accompaniesthe
epracticefollowed.
ent'sstubpor-
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nlessall ticket stubs
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hthegeneraloffice
ssengeragent—and
heticket would
chaser,but acom-
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collected,theclass
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eredtotheparty to
stobe furnished.
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smuchas possible,
gthetransmissionof
sualchannelsfor
ness.
npractice toac-
ueofsleepingcar
ilroadfare,andthe
sionforthisitem.
prepaidorders,
relybyindividual
ctions.
suedinExchange
ExchangedTickets,
rathergeneral
ort ticketsissued
nt requests,other
sas"Exchanged"and
nanadditional
ectionwith anex-
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thereports ofticket
ver,donot follow
at allticketsissued
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ting allordersand
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minalLinesandForms
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esaremade,the
ust betakenupand
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eethat theticket
rney(fromthe point
de)and viathesame
onditionsof the
roneousfeaturesto
ofaticket maybe
rthan that shown
esametimetaking
,thedifference
aidand thecorrect
edto must becol-
edinexchangere-
ecollection.
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ketsarefrequently
etheyaretobe
tingOfficersAs-
at ticketssoldinad-
tobeusedshall
r datingstamp
sale,indorsingor
fthe contract ofthe
ot goodforpassage
goodforpassage.
with "double-dat-
dto showthein-
e.
art offorms,as
printedbookor
howingtheform
efdescriptionof all
carrier.Tickets
berecalled,new
therchangesoccur
ant revisionand
rder forthechart
oseforwhichit is
st orindexofall
enotifiedofall
emadeinthechart
onsshouldbe made
sasmall section
madeto covera
chasmight beused
ticketingpassen-
rst sectionisar-
minallineorder,and
beticalformorder.
alphabetically
thepurposeofas-
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e.Asinterline
oreroads,eachof
erviceandis entitled
hefare collected,it
hlineoverwhichthe
someportionofthe
nditsjust propor-
ket must include
cipatingin the
must containinfor-
achlinetodeter-
ket wasissued,via
t read,theclassof
destination.
Probablythe
cket selleristhe
averitablestore-
ntainsanauthentic
t someverysmall
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catedonsuchlines,
ilroadsentereach
weenthevarious
tobe traversed,
"isrequiredat junc-
ealofothervaluable
nedfromthisGuide,
orizedbytariffs.The
ket sellersarethe
ailwayGuide,or
ofitscontents.
ainTime.If
interlineticket sell-
t.At the
tions,however,inter-
edforjust at train
esarethe busiest,
sthat might have
ent conditions.This
medied,inameasure,
dfortickets.
r less"window
generalthing in-
etc.,are anindica-
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thenear future,
ndumoftherate,
t formtobeused,
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vedbypartiesinthe
th,whichmayre-
neticket.Why
edforjust at train
t soit canbe
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yourknowledgeof
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thelargercarriers
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gentsinconnection
dmulti-junctionin-
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sedticket isfor-
afficdepartment
sallowed,adraft
direct orissent to
heclaimant.
nts.Somecarriers
unusedtickets,and
thestationfunds.
nksare provided
ecordedandare-
ed.Theform,to
eredeemedticket,
epartment and
stationaccount as
ecarefullystudied
ecarrier'sinstruc-
mayredeemtickets
cehasbeenper-
ketsmust besent
partment withan
orecompleteor
ollowingfacts
nnectionwith the
ome"line'sissue.
ndsofthe purchaser.
enusedforallorany
encheckedonthe
emptionhasnot ex-
ortionofaround
edemption,it may
reducedfare,and
uldbethepurchase
ewayfareapplicable
been checkedon
orredemption,the
weight ofthebag-
heckedshouldbe
seprice,in determin-
ded.
ineTicket Sales.
uppliedwith some
erecordofdaily
endsentirelyupon
cesandthe volume
llstationsare
angeorders,pre-
rmsto beusedto
ndpossiblya
alimitednumber
squiteacommon
ckandmakeanex-
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raseparateheading.
ocal stockanda
aland interlinesales.
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signatedas"cou-
tationsandare
sscompletestock
suchstations
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ent tothestation
dinthe account at
achticket iscon-
ueabovementioned,
tedfor.
mallstations
stockiscarriedin
ompleteandsat-
eformsisprovided.
ons.At medium-
neticket salesare
kets,a recordof
ned,andonhand,
e169, iskept.Ref-
howthat allinter-
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e "commencing"
owest numbered
ownbythe"face"
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previousyear'srec-
kedbackagainst
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t report toseethat
aseduring the
yaccountedfor.
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mberofForm"C"
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rst month'sbusi-
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cketswerereported
New York,N.Y.,
onoftherecordof
onthlyinterline
t allticket stock,in-
ommencing"num-
ary1andtheclos-
fbusinessat the
inthemonthlyre-
ofopinion about
ollowedinwriting
icket stock.The
timestakenfromthe
andtherecord
neticket caseafter
or theclosingnum-
edfromthetickets
ticketsshownas
emonthlyticket re-
ticesandinstruc-
emannerofwriting
erialfactor,solong
at interlinetickets
ned,issued,andon
ort coversevery
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hemonthlyreport
mount shownbythe
must bereconciled.
thereport iswrit-
kagainst the
port refootedtoas-
fan itemizedrec-
s,theamount of
monthlyreport may
ainst thetotalof
ailyrecord,inthe
dinconnectionwith
alreport.Ifthe
figuredfromthe
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allstubsin"date
ampontheback,
fdailysales.
nlocated,should
romthelast day's
on.
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ket stubsplainlyshow
ce provided.Again,
edto makeupa
thecompleteticket
orpinnedtogether
separately,asthe
nonmorethanone
ns,andconditions
baggage,andother
gagecarsunder
hargesonthat por-
ssofthefreeallow-
llyuniformin all
chrules, regula-
reembodiedin joint
orepresent thecar-
ctions ofthecoun-
oryBaggageTariff,
nagent representing
ngwest ofChicago,
articipatingcar-
pleteandspecific
n,asallfeaturesare
d.
uppliedwithatar-
andregulationsfor
ratesandcharges
must beobserved,
moreimportant
.
aggagemaybe
ndis definedas
istsofwearingap-
similareffectsinactual
propriateforthewear,
enceofthepassenger
ney,andnot intended
ale.
stsofbaggageforthe
edfromthepersonal
restrictedtocata-
sofgoods,ware,or
thersuitablecon-
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Orleans,La.,and
SteamshipLinesor
SteamerstoHavana,
t therateof$2.25per
theexcessbaggage
Orleans,La.Bag-
dtoanyotherpoint in
ases,handbags,
dtoanypoint viathe
teamshipCompany.
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sportationispre-
sofficersarelocated
ipalcitiesandtowns
estinedtosuchpoints,
ntier,iscarriedthrough
ndmust beopened
msofficerbeforede-
fficeis not located
ggageischecked,it
arest destination
andthereheld until
exicoissubject to
cersat borderpoints
oastationbeyondthe
amelyLaredo,Tex.,
ville,Tex.,ElPaso,
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heckedfromthose
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oughcustomoffices,
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udadJuarez(oppo-
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ofrecheckingof
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undsforeachadult
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ing;except onthrough
use,Me.,baggage
ation.
sarepresentedfor
ived,agent may,as
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eforexchangechecks
nger'sticket,carriers
tyfordelayto bag-
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t timeofchecking
hargespaid.
ypassengerpresent-
ogsnot exceeding
nvalueandnot in-
orfor sale,ifprop-
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NTIAL crateswith
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dtheminimumcharge
chcratewillbe the
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mmediatelyupon
iersdonot assume
or dogsat stations.
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dfromstationswhere
rgesmust bepre-
art ofthebaggage
sedinproducinga
otherpublicenter-
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ntertainment,indoors
oseintendedforex-
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edaspublicentertain-
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ept nortransport
eanydogon leash
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yapassengerpre-
on,smalldomesticpets,
ot exceedingtwenty-
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be transportedin
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5.00).
kedbeyondjunction
ytransferis re-
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defor thefrac-
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fticketspresented.
orexcessbaggage
putationwillbe
ntheamount endsin
fractionshallinall
.
icallyallcarriers
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Aminimumcharge
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opertychecked,on
ot beacceptedin
tionstothepro-
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plyintrastatein
Corpsesarechecked
eserviceunderthe
acticallyallcar-
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ket forthecorpseofan
hecontract andeach
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word"Corpse,"and
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helaw.
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ccompaniedonthe
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eescort
mutationticket,the
rsed"CorpseEscort's
orethanonecorpse.
doesnot exceed500
the first-classadult
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xceeds500 pounds,
emadefor theweight
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llectedon.De-
onwithbaggageor
edbythe forwarding
ssarytocollect at
ckwill beissued,
stotheamount to
forwardedfrom
rovidedwithbaggage
ollectedat destina-
eorproperty,either
kedornot checked,
estoredfor thefirst
charge.Afterthe
ragewill becharged
hours)onhand,as
fractionofadayto
pertywill beheld
hourSaturdayand
thefollowingMon-
anyhourSundayand
hefollowingMonday.
me specified,stor-
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perty.Legal holi-
asSundays.Whena
dayor Monday,or
osedays,theSunday
inedwill betreated
ductionwill bemade
ysafterstorage has
mainingunclaimed
echargeshave com-
o unclaimedware-
ct tothefollowing
geat destination
rehouse.
ysorfractionthere-
s orfractionthere-
reafteruntildisposed
emed.
ks.
licatecheck(railroad
geproperty,andcan
yaccuratelydescrib-
iveredafterthorough
offifty(SO)centsfor
ndsigninga lost-
must beissuedfor
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UEBOOK
eft at thestation
owedby therules
cks.Aparcelstor-
covertheparcel
sleft at thestation.
.Alost checkre-
erthecollectionmade
Somecarriersdo
ceipt form,but in-
excesscheckfor
rpsecheckisone
eonly.Somecar-
ialcorpsecheck,but
alor interlineexcess
ps.Excessvalue
0, and40 cent de-
nsmallbooks
engerswhofre-
nonbaggageinex-
ximumliabilityas-
BAGGAGE
theform oflocal
agerecordwhichis
wayAccountingOf-
sformofrecordis
isthesameform
as arecordfor
dit ismarked"Ex-
sacommonprac-
aggagechecksin
calticketsmaking
aratetotalsoftickets
At largerstations
esaseparaterecord
It isseldomfound
terecordsforlocal
ness,althoughsepa-
advantageousto
ficesdetailedsepa-
ymaintainedforthe
ons,but therecord
quirementsofthe
cessChecks.
gexcessbaggage
matterofindividual
nvenienceofthe
hecksareentered
t allrevenuechecks
quiredtorenderan
uldbeincluded.It is
ever,toleavesufficient
page forentering
d,asillustrated.
gtheRecord.The
collections,Figure
l revenuebaggage
uringthemonthof
ordingtocommon
onsandreferenceto
wthemethodfol-
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eBaggageRec-
portsof baggage
iththeamount
fferencemust be
ewouldbesimilar
ionwithbalancing
ticket salesand
hemonthlyreport
edanditscorrect-
ferent sectionsof
cedagainst thecor-
ecordandall sec-
eliminatedfrom
enthesectionor
chtheerrorexists,
ollectionsmust be
ndthe dailyrecord
must beadjusted
fromthebusiness
stingentrieswould
mediatelyundera
y'sbusinessanda
ent carriedtothe
mofthepage.Suit-
correctedshouldbe
eivedorReturned.
dorreturnedshould
spacesprovidedat
record.Baggage
yenteredinred ink
fromticket stock
dinblackink.
gageStock.All
arevaluableand
andkey.Missing
suallychargedtothe
chtheymight be
eyarechargedat a
honemust becor-
hesameastickets.
mtrafficis
pressonanumber
wcarrierstransport
ecarsandregularly
opsthefact that no
countingforship-
exactlythesame
amaybesaid to
systemsasfollows:
aidandcollect ship-
sdistinctlyprepaid.
ndwaybillsystem.
.Awaybillisis-
aybillsarerendered
nprocess.Thefor-
oparts,onepart serv-
perandalso are-
paid,and theother
etransaction,and
erendered.Two
nbaggageman,who
xceptions,andde-
ceivingagent with
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EBOOK
REAMTRAFFIC
l-
r
k
s
t
act
"
e-
r
sre-
m
wn
r-
e-
.
RCAMTRAFFIC
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ardingagent.These
rts:onepart forthe
ertocarrycansto
hirdis left attached
rnmovement ofthe
byticket ortag
aid,sincetheyare
he samemanneras
ket andWaybill.
ket andwaybill
lticketsfor prepaid
adeintwopartsare
sonly.Thetickets
onductorandfor-
ccountingofficer.
aybillaccompany
ckedbythetrainbag-
overtothetrain
forwardedtothe
cerwiththetraincol-
veredtothe receiv-
nt.
tedforbythere-
hlybalancesheet.
andlingMilkand
wayAccounting
ecommendedthe
hodofhandling
It hasbeen
rriers,and isbe-
classofbusiness
rkthananysystem
meprovideadepend-
da clearandcon-
ons.
waybill,sizeSy2by
orcollect andone
ollows:
No.17 forcollect
No.18 forprepaid
s soprintedas
zesof containers
cles covered.The
sfollows:
accompanythe
ill,andis tobere-
sanacknowledg-
niestheshipment
ceivingagent andde-
pondeliveryofthe
nt ofthecharges,if
consignee'sreceipt
rvesasauthorityfor
tainer.
ebillof ladingand
dingrulesprintedon
heforwarding
ransaction,and
dered.
udit officeadvice
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No .10
K AND CREAMSHIPMENTSRECEIVED /
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EBOOK
ctedaretobe at-
eabstract tothe
cer,andthetotalof
eredonandincluded
ticket report,or
on themonthlybal-
Asanillustration
handlingmilkand
atetheprinciplein-
s wellasmanyfor
methodrecom-
countingOfficers
.
ittedbythe Rail-
sociationtobe
ntingfor milkand
dasfollows:
FormNo.17—
FormNo.18—
O.A.Form No.19—
A.FormNo. 20—
thewaybillillus-
thefirst collect ship-
edabstract,Figure
ustratedasFigure
shipment shownon
gure67.Thetotal
shownbythereceived
5,iscarriedto the
gure176,as"Milk
sideoftheaccount
ation.
cticeofthesystem
uldhavebeenadded
report,inwhich
balancesheet as
cket sales.
ilkandcreamis
rrural communities
at whichcreameries
oadlyspeaking,a
orwardingstationor
se,a forwarding
nedemptiesanda
wardempties.
xplanationofthe
gmilkand cream
weenoutbound
pments.
ts.Whenmilkis
gent issuesamilk
consignment—
saretobe collected
mNo.18 ifthe
ecopies ofeither
tingbythecarbon
ondcopiesaccom-
rdcopyis signed
dby theagent;the
theauditor,or
icer;andthefifth
gent andhandedto
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tionandwaybill
dasbetweenprepaid
enbe enteredon
O. A.FormNo.20,
The billsfrom
eredseparatelyand
talshould be
andthe total"col-
d tothedaily
sideas"Milkand
ectedonmilkship-
the debit sideof
ifaseparatecol-
e,andif not,under
unt not collected
nalysisofbalanceas
renderedmonthly,
stationwillhave
eets oftheabstract
.Asmilkshipments
re regular,thismay
rylittlespace.Such
upthe abstract daily
emonth.
ashbookanddaily
1,15,and30,it will
collectionformilk
ccountedforas fol-
that thisisthe
abstract,Figure
monthlybalance
andCream."
aturesshouldbeobservedin
hedailyrecord oflocaltickets
d?
heclosingnumbersofall
yin thedailyrecordof
kissued?
allticketsbecountedwhen
uldbediscoveredthat aticket
tock,what actionshould
t issoldout ofnumberorder,
en?
articularfeaturesshouldbe
etickets?
bok,withwhichall stationsare
assistanceincorrectlyrout-
kets?
ggagebecheckedshort ofthe
sengerrefusestodeclare a
uldthebaggagebechecked?
kingacorpse,what feature
entionin connectionwith
edit beextendedinconnection
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EPORTS
MENTOFUNPAID FREIGHTBILLSAND OTHERUNSETTLED ITEMS
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EBOOK
ttl
romlast month
mlast month
on
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EPORTS
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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UEBOOK
emsas abasis,
monthofAugust is
rdsandreports
asonablyaccurate
eordinarilyfol-
hlyBalance
hemonth,theJuly
sbeingreturnedby
nt andanumberof
Adjustment ofthem
usinessandthecor-
n theAugust
theendofthe
lyreportsisren-
mulatedbusiness
thofAugust.
cumulative
alanceSheet.As
t and accumulative
ommendedbythe
rsAssociationdif-
ent frommanycom-
orthemonth of
infourdifferent
ativestatementsand
whichhavebeen
eofallthosein gen-
trated.Inillus-
ortscoveringthe
tationrecordandre-
recommendedby
fficersAssociation
heyareprovided.
odofcompilingthem
hereblanksarenot
ion,formscommonly
havebeenintro-
ndReports.The
onrecordsandre-
thetimeofrender-
ponthestation or-
alconditionsarealso
smallstationall
rmedbyoneman,
orkmaybedivided
dthedutiesper-
tments.
rkhere,no dis-
weendepartments,
hat thedutiesde-
rdepartment ascir-
nsrequire.
dsandreports,to-
rereproducedanda
mpilingthemismade
tingforthemonth's
ollowingpages.
siness.Regard-
lyreportsareren-
sisregardedassepa-
"cut-off"should
atedefinitelyat just
nessterminated.
hedate issued,and
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EPORTS
alancesorendered
conditionoftheac-
eonanyspecific
necessity"Cashon
date.
ct,however,some
entstomakethe
honthe first day
claimcredit inthe
enalongerperiod
gremittancesonthe
t thisisdonefor the
s"Uncollected"
d,orforshowing
amonththanwas
erwisespecifically
beclaimedforthe
ancesheet cover-
whichtheremittance
omthestationor
ompany.
derto designate
rillustrativepur-
hisstationconcluded
M.,andthat there-
efollowingday.It
se,that somepor-
ebeenperformedon
waybillingfreight,
tickets,making
ngtheroutinestation
umedthat allthese
ed,andclosingtime
wofthefact
usinesswillbeginas
openedforbusiness,
eday'sbusiness
gjust whereone
anotherbegan.This
alledthe"cut-off,"
sfollows:
papers (those
carefullycountedand
ovidedforthat pur-
ny blankbookmay
l cashandcare-
t areallthat is
auseitscorrectness
tiltheaccount isbal-
ered.Referenceto
cesheet forAugust
cashonhandlisted,
sheet isrenderedand
tion,it shouldalways
dabovereferredto
asa permanent and
hichnotationsmay
it ispracticaltodo
uldbelisted and
variousclasses,such
dforwarded,demur-
aneous.Asmall"blot-
videdforthis purpose
mnsforthepronum-
oneisprovided,any
per maybeutilized
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etakenup under
ws:
ons,August 1st.
ons,August 15th.
ons,August 30th.
t.
anceSheetsand
msarearranged
tterconcerningthem
kingintoconsidera-
ainedby maintain-
yofthe recordand
material.
smeant bya"Cut-Off"asap-QuestionNo.J—What aretheprincipalfactorsofa
?cut-offat asmallormedium-sizedstation?
timeofthedayshouldaQuestionNo.4—Shoulddailyreports(if dailyreports
red)bemadefor legalholidays?
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ons—August 1
forthebusiness
ransactedonAu-
deout,stationrec-
srenderedasfollows:
t.
ded.
ct.
tract.
n.
advances.
ed.
.
n.
act.
g.
ales.
t sales.
ctions.
eposits.
posits.
n treasurer.
m business.
ge.
ceipts.
urance.
usdebitsandcredits.
"billoflading.
s.
eoffreight.
paidshipment billed
pment short.
lsremitted.
.
.
slip.
lyReports,and
scribingthe rec-
anceentriesfor
flytouchedupon,
variousdocuments
herecords and
ctionwithreading
er,therelationofeach
ouldbeclearlyap-
, probablymany
renderedandbal-
ncesheet entries
ngthemtheyhave
thebalancesheet as
eport.Thefirst
stationdailybal-
Last Report."This
t that wascarried
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N SACT ION Sâ €”AU GU ST 1271
toascertainthat
rrectlywaybilled
orother charges
thewaybills
sbetweenlocal and
bills arrangedin
order,regardlessof
ead,andtheinter-
phabeticaldestina-
callyas tothevari-
redfromthe sta-
alWaybillsFor-
tedby Figure72,
ocalforwardedab-
madetostations
ssuingcarrier,re-
ationof theship-
destinedtoa point
ybilledtothe junc-
nly (astationalso
ssuingcarrier),it
calwaybillandre-
oflocalwaybillsfor-
redin thisreport
,regardlessofthe
Theweight and
refullyfooted,and
eseveralsheets
apitulationonthelast
pitulationsheet as
ce Sheet.The
sof thisreport
nt'saccount,the"Ad-
Prepaid"adebit.
"of$597.75iscarried
ilybalancesheet,
andthe "Prepaid"
edebit sideofthe
102, toItemNo.4.
aid"ofthisre-
the"RecordofPre-
e75, but asthe
re combined,the
onnectionwiththe
mmary.The
ffect thestation
s"and"Prepaid"—are
maryofdaily re-
ndforwarded,illus-
eirrespectivecol-
he dailyreport.
lineWaybills
stratedby Figure
ninterlineforwarded
llsmadeto stations
rlesscommon
ls inthisreport in
dnumericallyasto
e 73,somecarriers
eet forreportingthe
,and therecapitu-
llustrated.The
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1273
ctsandadd orde-
softhat report,some
statement orreport
dent oftheabstract,
correctionsiscar-
thetotalof the"de-
to thecredit side
parateitems.
eresult isthesame
e twomethodsis
ed,ifthiscorrection
arriedto thebalance
heamount involved,
debit sideofthebal-
ctions,"andthe
pearinItem No.4
1,265.50—or$22less.
dAdvances.
aid"and"Advances"
nd thereportsof
eupof numerous
om,or paidto,vari-
es,it quitenaturally
drecordofthem
estationthat will
aldispositionmade
ofrecordofpre-
mendedbytheRail-
sociationforuse at
rgerstationsthis
between"Prepaid"
raterecordforeach.
esame whetherthe
ned.
ecordareusually
emsofthe copies
ould,however,be
recordcopiesof
ght billsandthere-
tsare,ofcourse,
orshippingticket,
shipment isac-
iptedforon thebill
dasacashprepay.
ectedlater,thebill
ePrepaid"anda
d.
amountswaybilled
t ispaidout at the
pted,areceipt would
heform ofare-
hipment wasre-
ne,or byareceipt
ndividual;orif
not paidout at the
ceptedandwaybilled,
preparedin the
ereceipted.
ceived.Areport
thereport rendered
chargeson all
rtain period.As
dicatedby away-
ofwaybillsreceived
eoftwoclasses
ndseparatereportsare
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SACTIONS
aswell asindate
mberofbillsareto
andStationRegis-
sued,ofcourse,
thewaybills,and
mnoftherecord
equalthe"Net
port oflocalway-
iscombination
fthereport isbal-
heet oftherecordof
wnby Figure76,
ferencetoFigure
sarrivedat asfol-
eceived
edasthework
thecorrectnessof
sthat thereport
ndthe recordof
e.Asimilartest of
ure77,willshow
aybearrivedat.
onreport iswrit-
aybill,extremepre-
eethat thefreight
amefiguresas are
henseparatere-
vedand recordof
pared,theformer
ewaybills andthe
s,andabalanceof
racyof both.But
thesamedocu-
uracyof thefreight
proved.It isacom-
freight billsback
heyareput out for
f themtoverify
fthis combina-
sreceivedand
ed,shouldbereca-
t,asindicatedbyFig-
ceSheet.The
ofthisreport are
the"Prepaid"a
ght,"$739.08,and
arecarriedtothe
ncesheet toItem
andthe "Prepaid,"
credit sideofthe
e102,toItem No.
mmary.The
socarriedtothe
reportsofwaybills
ustratedasFigure
umnsoppositethe P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1277
formusedforreport-
hat thewordinter-
teisshown.When
tinginterlineway-
allyrequiredthat
orreportedin
maybeenteredas
andStationRegis-
madeand abal-
ofinterlinewaybills
erismadeon each
ythesameaswith
tothesecond sheet
showabalance
aybillsReceived
dvances"ofthis
tation,andthe"Pre-
e,the"Freight,"
nces,"$147.80,arecar-
edailybalancesheet
ectively,andthe
iedtothecredit side
Figure102, toItem
also carried
fdailyreportsof
arded,illustrated
pectivecolumnsop-
yreport.
ion.Referenceto
rchargecorrection,
edfromthe totalof
ed.It willbe
alsodeductedfrom
l"columnofthe
maintainabalance.
tsandWaybills.
should besecurely
eringthemand ar-
d.That is,alllocal
fectingthelocalre-
thedailyreport of
dallinterline way-
ngtheinterline re-
thedailyreport of
.
thenbemailed
fficer.Thefreight
designatedas
offreight accounts,"
r,"orsomesuch
r,self-addressed
plied,but ifnot,the
yshall besent is
ndStationRec-
isplainto beseen
ybillsreceived
port tothecarrier
takenintoaccount
rds,it isareport
mountschargeable
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ORTNO..
.STATIONSHEETNO.
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EETMa.Too
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LL CORRECTIONNOTICE
r's CorrectionNo.—6.1?7_
»,19%.
Uji.inCmInitials..*??-.No..—*7??.-
s Number
.l«ttJL8J...ifa..
e
JMX.ATStU-".192-
t —.Chicago,_...SU.-.FinalDestination&*..£M|Sa...
T
SeeNote
„
e A.B.A.C.Ry .Co .
f
that Company-
ust bedatedandsignedbythe partyinwhosefavortheCorrection ismade,orby his/dulyauthorisedagcrct.
y,the authorityforsodoingmust inallcasesbe attached.
sunderchargewaybillcorrectionNo.6127,which isincluded
waybillsreceived—stationregisterforAugust 1,Figure77.
lved,$4,isalso addedtothestationregisterpart ofthereport
numberjust asanyotherfreight chargewouldbeentered.
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1281
edtothedebit side
Figure102, asItem
"
Abstract and
cetotheagent's
ures41 and42,will
hargesamounting
nAugust 1.And
switchingbillsis-
that switchingbills
unt onthat date.
saredividedinto
ine.Local tickets
locatedonthelineof
netickets are
edon thelineof
ordsandreports
nterline tickets,
erlineticketstwoor
the revenue,and
aysuchotherlines
neycollected.
tedon amonthly
records willbe
et Sales.Figure
abookformofrec-
ndstockrecordpre-
dbytheRailwayAc-
on.Thisform,or
e,isusedby prac-
hedto astation
ecordsubstantially
n,regardless,of
sareactive,as it
lllocal ticketsre-
andaswell asa
e.
providedwith
t tothe31st.As
esofthis record
ys,threeshort leaves,
einsertedaftereach
ordto beusedfor
rewritingtheticket
msshouldbere-
achmonthand the
viousmonth,shown
thelast day,should
ommencingNum-
ronHand,"Col-
ndofthe month,
ts receivedasin-
d14.
tice,andconserves
ecord,to showthe
onformsasatotal
Whensuchprac-
numberisinserted,
figuredfrom,the
beenfollowed in
isdesiredtoitemize
sinthis record,the
t,leavingsufficient
accommodatethe
ments.
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BLUEBOOK
CTION
cerChicago,111.
192CarInitialsNo. *ggg
«Number
TED
T
Note
92 ,o f the A.B.&C.Ry .Co .
l payment of
t that Company.
ust bedatedandsignedby thopartyinwhosefavorthe Correctionismade,or
y,the authorityforsodoingmust inallcasesbe attached.
rgewaybillcorrection No.1S8,whichis includedinthe
llsreceived—stationregisterforAugust 1,Figure77. Note
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S ACTIONS—AV GVST1 283
rlineoffice,the
redfrom theticket
din properorder
whenthemonthly
detailedrecordmay
required.
he interline
t stubshasbeen
dthat theinterline
mountedto$370.
carriedtothedebit
heet,Figure102,
ket Sales."
lections.'Excess
dividedasbetween
ecollectionsallof
tingcarrierareus-
ndall baggagecol-
chargesaccrues
redasinterline.
ecollectionsare
eparatemonthlyre-
agecollectionsare
d withlocaltickets,
ntained.At larger
baggageofficesa
eRailwayAccount-
ommendsthesame
ockandcollections
kets,andsucharec-
rs.Thisformis
terecord andis
85will showthat
rAugust 1were
dinterline$8.25.These
arriedtothedebit
heet,Figure102,to
tively.
sheavyor where
,the localandinter-
enteredseparately
ingly,but ifonly
cted,theymay be
rilyonlyinterline
nterlineC.O. D.
resent interlinebusi-
ablyrepresent
Reports.At large
specialrecordsare
meet eachindivid-
theyare moreor
othingwould be
r twoofthemhere.
wever,serveex-
hose illustrated—
f allexcessbaggage
esassessed,or col-
ors'Deposits.Some
conductorstomake
collections with
tingsuchfunds
nductorsarepro-
sit slipsmadeupin
hicharemadeat
process,bythe
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ORTNO1_
EETNO.1_
. 166'
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ORTNO.1_
EETNO.8_
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST1287
allysuppliedin
draftstoabook.They
edandarecharged
ket stock.Eachin-
countedfor,andif
d,it must becanceled
edto thereport.
rovidedwith- a
ecarefullyfilled
ed.Particularcare
heamount ofthe
hestubcorrectly,as
usuallymadefrom
.Issuingdrafts
tedtotheusesspecif-
arrier.Blank
t besuppliedto
s intended,but
structionsasto their
lbefoundthat
ntsdisbursedby
y allamountsin
—probably$1—
ethat thedraft shall
fundsarenot avail-
e,that station
rdancewith the
sonly.
fts.Draftsdrawn
ame effect onthe
anequalamount of
treasurer,because
yingthecarrier's
sasacredit tothe
actualmoneyispaid
fore,alldrafts
adebit tothesta-
soreported.
ued.Thereport
uired daily,quar-
8 illustratesthe
raftsdrawnrecom-
countingOfficers
by manycarriers.
cesheetscontaina
ngalldraftsdrawn,
eport isnot usually
sacommonprac-
t ofdraftsdrawn
y.
ycompiledfrom
st containallthe
ereport.If drafts
b,the draftsmay
asissuedandatotal
y'sbusiness.
ort ofdrafts
that onedraft,
of F.L.Metzwas
ment ofanamount
llcorrectionNo.
9.Therefore,the
carriedtothedebit
heet,Figure102,
Treasurer."
reamShipments.
kand CreamTraf-
eportsofwaybills
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SA CTIONS—A UGUST1289
atedbyFigure89,is
ebillsissuedare
ronumberorder,and
ebillsisbalanced
murrageassessedas
demurrage.
89 willshowthat
gto$10 wereissued
mount ofthede-
bythe recordof
hat date.
orage.Therec-
sintroducedincon-
vering"Freight
byFigure40. This
berendered
remadedailyas
Thisor asimilar
riersandwouldap-
irements.
StoragetoDaily
hargeagainst the
bfootingthestor-
ay.Referenceto
0.75wasassessed
unt iscarriedtothe
ncesheet,Figure
ht Storage."
lsIssued.Ex-
nitsuse wouldnot
dofstoragebillsis-
Figure90,ismain-
areissuedare
ronumberorder,and
sisbalancedagainst
ruedasshown bythe
90 willshowthat
$20.75wereissued
amount offreight
edbythe record
40,onthat date.
Receipts.The
mercialtelegraph
ythem.Where
rmedbyrailroadem-
mpanies,most car-
collectionsshallbe
adaccount and
asurer,together
ver,thecollec-
othecommercial
nsuchcasesthe
dependent repre-
ionswouldnot be
tothetelegraph
collectionsare
r,thereportsare
perintendent oftele-
efundsremittedto
ticetoreport in
enet amount of
eamount collected,
wed,andany au-
ecommission,if
dat theendofthe
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SACTIONS —AUGUST1291
deredtocoverall
cruingat astation
tationforwhich no
rovided.
storage,switching,
cellaneousearnings,
umethat specific
ut certainother
eonlyinfrequently
allycombinedand
ousreport.
omeform ofmis-
suallyonlyone
hall miscellaneous
reportsare not pro-
omecarrierspro-
eousblanks,each
rtainclassesofsuch
nstructions.
theform ofre-
bitsandcreditspre-
dbytheRailwayAc-
on.Thisblankpro-
scellaneousdebits
uscredits(pay-
Thetotal ofthe
e,becarried tothe
eet,and thetotal
ecarriedto the
ortsmaybe,andfre-
hemiscellaneous
schargesarein-
sreport,Figure91,
edintheordernamed.
derBillofLading.
iveringFreight"
rcertainconditions
dinlieuof takingup
dingcoveringan
offruit arrived
orderoftheship-
adnot arrivedat
sdesired.The
einvoicevalueofthe
dhedemandedacer-
efor 125percent
2,050.
saMiscellaneous
this carrierto
thestationaccount
mount tothetreas-
efore,asthat
encollectedandno
dforreportingsuch
nup inthemiscel-
stratedin Figure91.
however,arenot
ner,andeach car-
carefullyfollowed.
gsuchdepositsis
ofDeposits.The
ld at thestationfor
edays) beforeany
orderbilloflading
m,the certified
hipperinexchangefor
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SAC T IONS—AUGUST1293
wouldbeneces-
refundtotheproper
heauditororthe
tationdraft might
might berefunded
hedepositor.
wassimplyen-
he amount included
tance,asoutlinedin
on draft couldbe
imbursed.The
sadebit inthe
et,theamount car-
nceasanovercol-
mtheaccount.
on.Arent bill
tionusuallycovers
useofsomecompany
Account.When
rier,asin themethod
suchcharges in
thischaracter
scellaneousdebit,
isprovidedforre-
ouldbe includedin
sdebits.
businesswar-
eport isprovidedby
this classof
edreport ofaudit
rsomeequallyap-
report isprovided,
ot,suchitemsshould
ofmiscellaneous
ure91.
Made.Somecar-
ort rent billsthrough
steadagentsare
nsofthemin the
specialremittance
thetreasurer.In
t bereportedasa
t.
iversionandre-
eexplainedinthe
nandReconsign-
hat suchcharges
ght"chargescolumn
whichcaseno
divertingstation's
gesmaybeassessed
station'saccount
overedbyan ad-
et suchcharge.
edin thesystem
illustratedacar-
eceived,thewaybill
divertedtoanother
ncharge of$7was
amount wasin-
tionaccount by
iscellaneousdebits,
usDebitsand
eet.Referenceto
miscellaneous
090.50 werecharge-
ust 1,andthis
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orCashCollectionsDepositedby—Traincondu^o™
AUfTUBtl.192
bemadeforeachday
eringalldepositsreceived
o12o'clockmidnight fol-
ORTS
orwardedto theAccount-
yBalanceSheet,Form563.
rt illustratesaformcommonlyusedforreportingtrain con-
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N SACT ION Sâ €”AU GU ST 1
inorderto makean
finaldispositionof
tionissupplied
bythestationre-
cumentsthat arere-
sjust what data
port eachclassofsta-
awasteof timeto
supportingevidence.
theinformation,so
it?
t whichchecked
t cometohand
yconsideredaslost
selesstocarry the
definitely,andit isa
stationreliefclaim
rationofsixtydays.
chchargesthecar-
ent hasexhausted
ods,andcertain
nceofthefactsper-
efclaim cover-
shipment shouldbe
documents:
o rt .
gneeclaimstobeshort.
ent wasnot received
magent'stracerorfile
ertainingtothetrans-
at somecarriers
the documents
rCash CollectionsDepositedbyHasan&piningcor?—
ugust 1-192
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that thestate-
ncludedinthe relief
nsmittal.
eterm"dumped"
to perishablegoods
essandhavetobe
oodsthat have
urse,be collected
arryingsuch
ractice,therefore,to
hargesimmediately.
ringfreight
ortedbythefollow-
fonerendered.
orityfordisposition.
magent'stracerorfile
gtothetransaction.
byFire,Wrecks,
eringgoodsde-
c.,areusuallyre-
st thepoint ofacci-
ceto fileastation
esimmediately,and
ouldbe supported
.
o rt .
magent'sfileortracer.
mSaleofFreight
nts arefrequently
dorrefusedfreight,
ods,tothebest ad-
acticeto applythe
eaccruedcharges,
hanthetotalcharges
tionreliefclaim is
tationreliefclaims
following:
frendered.
offreight.
magent'sfileortracer
PrepaidWaybilled
BillofLading. Oc-
entsarewaybilled
ent amount from
TS DRAWN
Ho. 110
ONTH
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1297
dingmaybeway-
cticetorecognize
nthebill oflading
not addedtothe
ortioniswaybilled
shownbythebill of
arges,andastation
ifferencebetween
paidandthat re-
ding.Suchstation
portedby thefol-
howingtheprepaid.
bill.
seethat onlythe
tedforonthebill of
orsement "Pre-
ould not berecog-
sonInterlineWay-
aranteedbya for-
collected,are
nrelief claim,at
sfromdate ofre-
ouldbe supported
e"guaranty"in-
h thetransaction.
nteedshipments
ecarrier's ownline
oughastationre-
eagent making
ccountingdepart-
nces.Advance
are not corrected
aredeliveredonthe
ghrates.Incase
oogreat aproportion
his overchargeis
t isnot collected
carriedinthe sta-
gadjustment.Un-
edbytheagent at
haprepaid only
mis filedforthe
fclaimsshouldbe
:
mis basedonerror
outedFreight.
sviaaroutetaking
routespecifiedinthe
sroutingisdue
hecarrier,theship-
yment ofthecorrect
fiedin thebillof
m shouldbefiled
uldbesupportedby
wingtheovercharge.
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1
s—prepaidshipment
s—overchargein
credit isclaimed
issued,andthetotal
he fourstation
ordinglycarriedto
balancesheet,Fig-
StationReliefClaims
herthanthe relief
ired,except at the
eyareusuallylisted
et orontheback of
t.Thisfeaturewill
hlyreportsare con-
t BillsRemitted.
tatesGovernment
ublishedtariffrates
ust thesameas
cialshipments.The
ed,whichisre-
kswith otherbilling.
xecutedandin
dled,sofar asthe
rdinaryshipments,
arges.
Lading—Accom-
entsareofferedby
rnment BillofLad-
tedby aGovern-
eregulationcommer-
Theoriginalofthe
forwardedbythe
t officerordepart-
goods,andthis
deredtothedeliver-
ent isdelivered.
roperly"accom-
he spacepro-
tingtheshipment.
veredwithout col-
ment Shipments
ofLading.Incase
ingisnot inpos-
t officerat thetime
beendelayedor
erspermit ship-
out surrenderofthe
rstatement andre-
rnment officer,and
stheGovernment
hipmentsinthis
ofladingnumber,
rtainedfromthe
ownif possible,or
tamust besupplied
obe identifiedso
belocatedora copy
CoveringGov-
allythechargeson
enot revised,except
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Augustâ– m
DuringAugust 192
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1
willillustrate the
whichmaybe
thodfollowedin
estation account.
1.Theamount of
eterminedbythe
savailabletobesent
course,befinally
okentries,but it is
aremittanceuntil
arrivedat.
hebankinghour,
eofthelast trainon
n,anamount ofcash
iredforchangepur-
emadeofall funds
umedthat allmoney
ecompany.When
andtheactualcash
theaccount isde-
remittedwill,of
n handat theclose
ncetoDailyBal-
hedeposit slip,Fig-
300 wasremittedon
t is,therefore,en-
thedailybalance
No.40, "Remitted
ceEntries.Up
avebeenarbitrarily
esheet,without re-
account.That is,
redit figures,asre-
rtsrendered,have
alancesheet,under
dings.
ootingthere-
entriesofthedaily
ewilldisclosethat
t itemsarerequired
icatesthat thesta-
itedwith$1,003.51
itedwith,or that
gthat net amount
herefore,that
pany,andmust be
disposedof.
3.51,might been-
hebalance sheet as
andtheaccount
anarbitrarybalance
yof thebalancesheet
erefore,istoana-
what it iscomposedof
ousunadjusteditems
ount.
nce.Insteadof
nceoftheaccount
ount necessaryto
ncemaybe deter-
accuracyofall
byarrivingat a
emsintheaccount
gthereport,and
msmakestheamount
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ACTIO NS—AUGUST1303
frequentlythat
eswouldexceed
ght happenifa
rtobalancingthe
thecurrent day's
ncludedintheprior
strated. The
rsAssociationhas
ded,foruseat small
aformofcashbook,
mentsbeingrecorded
fonseparatepages.
inthat the same
e descriptionof
ntries.
commendedform
for illustratingthe
gust 1andisshown
asbeenselected
featuresof the
edouble pageis
at portioncontain-
aybe consideredas
disbursementscol-
ht-handpage.
Cashbook. For
sacomparison,the
August 1arealso
epagecashbook,
ed,which isillus-
kdivides the
lectionsasbetween
'items,andalsopro-
interline freight
nthepriorandcur-
rerecordedsepa-
urrent months'pro
eadofcombining
d.
maybedesirable
riorand current
ectionsseparately,
erednecessaryat
tions.It simply
he account that
usinhandlinga
entriesinboth
s100 and101,will
etransactionsare
ult obtained.There-
ormorarrangement
aterialfactor,as
tedby anyformof
ept.
Credit Entries
eredin thedebit
beoffset bysome
ndividualentryor
kcredit amount.
nthe debit side
estation cashac-
ch aretobere-
enteredinthecredit
overnment,company,
tted.Amountspaid
chasadvancecharges,
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.
collected.
o.10. Copyattached.Freight
Nocallfor goods.Consigneeunknownandpostalnotloee
claimmadeforlossthru thisoffice.Probablyerrorbilling.
onreliefclaimcoveringthechargeson ashipment which
stationreliefclaimisrecommendedbythe RailwayAc-
on.Theamount forwhichreliefissought isenteredinthe
ecashbook,Figure 100,asEntryNo. 15.andin thedaily
1,Figure102,asItem No.33.
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1305
aremittanceof
e,$10,isshown as
debit entry
ncludedGovernment
a $2itemwhich
ardingbilling.
warded,"$2,and
reshownas credit
made,andthebal-
ashonHand."
debit entry
0 includeda$2item
amount of$2that
argewaybillcor-
bills,$10.There-
d,"$2,"Refunds,"
10,areshownas
of$76 made,and
as "CashonHand."
.WheretheAsso-
sused,it is,of
dividualcarriers,
eet theirindividual
eralkindsofcash-
arrangement may
classes ofstations,
s.
ns.
ations.
nedwould,of
orbothfreight and
thetwolatter would
passengerbusiness.
ociation'sforms
onlyonecolumnis
ed,whichisall that
smallormedium-
ryconditions.
ideseparatecol-
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dbeawaste of
inthereceipts
en bygivingref-
containsallthede-
ok, theamounts
$70.95under"Freight
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itten upinthe
1.Figure100
ationcashbookin
sactionsfor that
ll beconsidered
entered, andre-
mber"asshownat
oftheform.
ceJuly31. When
sed,it isacommon
se eachday'sbusi-
ed.Thisinvolves
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esas"CashonHand"
ch will,ofcourse,
t andcredit entries
rryingsuchbal-
debit sideofthe
ngdayas "Balance
this amount
reviousday'scash-
kforJulyis not re-
his instance,istaken
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d"at theendof
amount is,there-
ookforAugust 1,
headed"Balance
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8 illustratesa
monlyusedforre-
swherethevolume
. It providesfor
Freight Received,"
"Miscellaneous"
ous"columnthe
e,andswitching
d.Thefreight bill
theclassofeach
deto provide
dedandthefreight
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viousand current
erstationsthismay
mallerpointsit is
cessaryoradvanta-
tionsasheet or
sexecutedbyeach
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ulatedbythecashier
ywrittenupfrom
reight billsasthe
cularlyiftellers are
ofbusinessisheavy.
showthat the
sfor August 1
sindicatedbythe
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Ke .1U
icer
Date.Aug ..le*j ...
$..42..80 , Shipper._J?.-.S-JonesConsignee.._C_„M.Corey.
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collected.
tionofchargeson surrenderof
fladingattachedheretoshows prepayment infull- 142.80
ached.
onreliefclaimcoveringthechargeson aprepaidshipment
t inerror.Theamount forwhichreliefisrequested,$42.80.
credit sidesofthecashbookforAugust 1,Figure100,as
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redin thedebit
"Demurrage"and
vely,becausethose
estation account and
ncesOnlyWaybill.
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gure28,wasissued
$11withwhich to
rrageand$7diversion
ing entry.There-
vances,$11,isen-
hecashbookunder
vances"operateas
unt.
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ThornCommission
No.5680 for$777,
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billoflading.The
coveredbythere-
bitsandcredits,Fig-
murragebillsare
captionedcolumns,
dinthe"Miscellane-
ok.Thus,thecash-
9,the amount col-
missionCompany.
murrageitemcould
ash collectionregis-
demurragebills,but
orderbilloflading
rragechargeallper-
nt,it iswelltokeep
ookproper.
”SaleofFreight.
ofthirtysacksof
owanwasdisposed
ht claimagent—
eight charges
heaccruedstorage
edto$17.07,allof
sposedofasthe
in thecash-
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redinthedebit side
spectivecolumns
allchargeswere
ionReliefClaim
eredbyfreight
wasdisposedof
thegoods.The
ment amountedto
arges$17.07,making
unt realizedfrom
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anceof$15.87for
o. A113,Figure
eliefclaimsoper-
on;therefore,sta-
for$15.87isen-
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ionReliefClaim-
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credit sidesofthecashbookforAugust 1,Figure100,as
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S ACTIONS— AUGUST1 311
tooffset suchdebit
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scellaneous."Thus
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63.
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dThrough.If
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is waybilled
forigintofinaldesti-
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red.The charges
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lycalleda"Passing
delsewhere.
dtoJunctionSta-
s not authorized,
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isdeliveredtothe
oughtheconnecting
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dtogetherwith
thestationinthe
tionfreight billis
nt.Thisfreight bill
nal destinationof
uting,ifsuchdestina-
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rtinent indorsements
h afreight billis
ferFreight Bill."
s.Freight deliv-
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S ACTIONS—A UGUST1 313
.,Figure99,andthe
orAugust 1,Figure
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entsofconnecting
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rdprovidedandex-
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ttlement sheet for
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eoriginal anddupli-
gent oftheissuing
nt oftheothercar-
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ssuingagent.Thus,
esettlement sheet,
t coveringfreight bills
heotherasa state-
forfreight deliv-
rlesscommon
ne toissueasettle-
sferfreight billsand
onnectingline, it
ent changesorcor-
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or thereceiving
ment sheet which
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ettlement Sheets.
weenconnectingcar-
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theagentsorac-
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thejunctionpoint.
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cewhichclearly
ent isfrom.
nbythe forwarded
unt oftheconnect-
meof Bank)
nameofMaker,
madeforStat
ocess).
osit slipcoveringthere-
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dbytheRailwayAccounting
talofthe remittanceis
orAugust 1,Figure100,
dailybalancesheet for
emNo.40.
ejunctionstation
m,andthe prepaid
ingrepresentsthe
wnby theconnecting
s tobecollected
sajunctionsettle-
gent oftheA.B. &
veringbusinessac-
road.Reference
t sevenitemsare
prepaid.Reference
forAugust 1,Fig-
hat allamountsof
wnbythesettlement
at date.
frewritingthese
book,the total
ownby thesettle-
carriedto thecredit
e 100,as"Advances
mount ofthepre-
ent sheet,$982.85.is
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1
$525—addedtothe
was divertedto
dunderacopyof
as madefromthe
billhad beensent
ent withthereports
28.
ndera copyof
amount ofthe
hestationaccount,
.Therefore,agent's
wasissuedonAu-
tingof theoriginal
deductedfromthe
rt ofinterlineway-
eductingthis
hargesofthereport
edis acredit tothe
tsthechargeto the
originalwaybillon
ht billNo.5691for
it sideofthecash-
ved,"asthoughthe
estation,andagent's
—$525,isenteredin
bookunder"Ad-
funds"tooffset.
ebitedandcredited
alTickets.The
stobeenteredin the
mthestation local
othel ocalticket
w that thelocal
mountedto$237.50,
tothedebit sideof
under"Ticket Sales."
rlineTickets.The
salestobeentered in
fromwhatever
maybemaintained.
icket salesat small
nthe recordoflocal
nsasimilarseparate
a dailyreport is
,but themost com-
stationsistomain-
dof interlineticket
guredfromtheticket
ated.The
salesforAugust 1
iscarriedtothe
as"Ticket Sales."
”ExcessBaggage
fexcessbaggage
thecashbookdaily
cord ofexcessbag-
cetotheexcessbag-
show that theex-
orAugust 1wereas
tothe debit side
0,as"ExcessBag-
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uis,Mo.
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NSAC T1ONS—AUGUST1
mount actually
eror depositedina
mpany.The
s determinedbythe
dthecarrier'sin-
ce.Whileeach
carefullyfollowed,
uldincludeallavail-
chisin thehandsof
fmakingtheremit-
isnot requiredfor
ount ofcashbal-
fromdaytoday is
asureror auditor
ed.
tance.Unless
the contrary,the
madeaslate inthe
n ordertoinclude
avoidcarryingan
ernight.
ositedinalocal
e bankwouldes-
posit couldbemade.
company'streas-
he passenger(ex-
directionofthegen-
nethehour.
cept deposits
orsoaftertheusual
sscompanymay
atrainmovingin the
etraingoing toward
tyforCompany
sonallyresponsible
ompanymoneyat
esmaybebonded
isresponsibility,but
fresponsibilityon
onsareprovided
oofsafe,andagents
dtoleavemoneyin
unlessone ormore
nduty.Asafeis
tothe agent and
thestationmoney,
t ofresponsibility,
thestationcash.
eptstheposition,
yin connection
vernedaccordingly.
hecarrier'smoney
ties providedand
heshouldnot re-
ary,orrobbery,
allyhandledon its
wthat at thetime
reonhandthat
dof,andthat heexer-
tionincaringforthe
ewouldordinarilybe
ndlinghis personal
usuallyexperienced
tisfactorily.Other-
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NSAC T ION S—AUGUST1 319
bookillustrated,
80,isenteredin the
dit sideandthe
ncedandclosed.
onot provideforen-
aily,norisit soen-
eenthedebit and
the cashonhand,
nthelast dayofeach
isclosed.
erthecashon
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ebusinessforeach
tedandbalancedand
oseofeachday's
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ryingcashbookfig-
page,but oneof
yemployed.
smadeat thebot-
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thesucceedingpage,
softhat page.
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yset asideinthe
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smadeforeach day's
recarried forwardto
geforthesucceeding
lyafterthecurrent
llustrated,asit is
usedandprovidesa
'sbusiness,andan
elast dayofthe
t thetotalsofthe
gure100,havebeen
sheet ofthecash-
e125.
ookEntries.The
asthe "bookof
sthefirst record
tweenthe patron
resofthe bookof
rbechangedor writ-
atotal ofthecol-
etimesrequiredin
etransactionandan
ordwouldnot well
nce.Therefore,for
inalcashbooken-
d,but corrections
ubsequent cashbook
womethodsis
ws:
columnaffected.
cellaneouscolumns.
nAffected.In
nkfiguresare usu-
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nt,anadjustment
the differencein
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1
oconsiderationad-
eous"columnsof
hbookcolumnsare
ariousaccount fig-
plater.
ONS
fbalancefigures
sindividualcollec-
shbook,including
ords,must be
d"inthestationrec-
Therefore,that fea-
xt.
businessofAu-
account itemshave
:
ed,Figure75.
rded,Figure75.
sissued,Figure76.
billsissued,Figure
ssued,Figure89.
billsissued,Figure90.
ued,Figure 83.
mmonlycalled
ividualitemsof
venumber,andare
bookortheloose-
na binder.
nt Month'sPro
remainuncollected
ich are"open"pro
month,andi t would
uch itemsdistrib-
cord,theyare
spectiveprosheets
efirst entries.
lassofitems are
ny month,theyare
rst sheet ofthe
s,asa beginningfor
th'sbusiness.But
rofsuchitemsand
edin rewriting
ceto makeanextra
yuncollectedsheets
month,and usesuch
sas thefirst sheets
books.
t 1.Inconsider-
erredto, thepre-
chwill befoundin
uly,illustratedas
n,thelocalre-
heJuly uncollected
theprosheetsfor
ures76 and77,
f that date.Inac-
edtogether,and
sheetsaddedto them
.
all otheritemized
freight received,
cesforwarded,de-
switching,etc.
ollections.Ref-
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST1323
Postingcollec-
om thecashbook,
ll auxiliarycash-
ecashcollection
s,listsofbillsremitted
charecarriedto the
ocumentsfromwhich
tten inthecash-
ofthefreight bill.
econvenient and
ecollectionsfromthe
ht bill,andthat
avebeen written
theentriesverified,
weenthevarious
nterlinereceived,pre-
e,freight storage,
yarearrangedindate
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ivepro sheetsinthe
suchdocuments.
ndicatedbythe
esameas that
hedateofthecollec-
eprovided,"Date
s necessary.But
ifferent fromthe
sheet,thedifference
umn"Overcollected"
ecasemaybe.
represent amounts
at havenot been
unt,and must be
inthe account bal-
usiness forAugust
present abalance
collectedbill.
iousprosheets
ctionsmadeonAu-
cashbookandthe
s,areposted"8-1"in
positetheindividual
itemsposted
uld equalthe
hbookascollections
usiness,while the
eachprobookwill
hat classofuncol-
bythe uncollected
nceat thebottom
Figure102, ispro-
alyzingthe account
riousunadjusted
hat is,someare
analysisitems.The
bit andcredit
nbalance.Ifthe
edifferenceis "Bal-
credit amounts
is"BalanceDue
.Acasualinspec-
nce,Figure102,will
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mount ismadeupof
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anationofit will
ds,that practiceisfol-
gures.As before
hat must becarried
letheaccount item
t havebeencharged
collected,andcredit
sedthroughtheac-
t,theformerconsti-
mpany"andthe
ency."
determinethe
provetheaccuracy
st bearrivedat by
mthestationac-
sisof balanceof
ure 102,includes
sthat willcom-
ystationaccount,
theorderthat they
sonFreight Re-
ofarrivingat the
freight bills:First,
ountsfromthe
d,second,by figur-
ccount totals.
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stationsandshould
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ht billsoftheclass
atotal ofthem.A
etimesfurnished
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e tapemaybeused
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houldbecarefully
usewhensuchfig-
ecorrect balance
thebalanceofthe
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enuplater.
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sting,but since
lsmust represent
books,theamount
record.
balancepurposes,
etweenlocaland
beifsodesired. It
scase.Therefore,
onFreight Received"
interlineuncol-
l andinterlinepro
owthat the"open"
"8-1"inthe"Date
,696.29,the amount
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1,Figure102.I fthis
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fcourse, becon-
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A CTIONS—A UGUST1327
s—August 1.
ro bookforAugust
ow that interline
$1,951.35were
unt throughthe
sforthat date.As
t thestation,it is,
d debit figure.It
hededuct correction
considerationinmak-
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t beused.
t Account—Au-
thetotalofalluncol-
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ast andthetotalof
eceivedchargedto
akethegrandtotal,
5,458.15.
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forAugust 1,Fig-
3,761.86—asindicated
t Received"column
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ceivedbillscharged
Bills—August 1.
hefreight-received
ugust 1fromthe
argedtothestation
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ht-receivedfreight
etotal ofthe"Un-
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lysisof balanceof
rAugust 1,Figure
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eamount ofthe
ybemadetoverify
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onFreight For-
ectedchargeson
nt oftheuncollected
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heaccuracyofthe
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heactualfreight
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forwardedfreight
75werechargedin
ghthelocaland inter-
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iscollectibleat the
kenasthesecond
Collected—Not
ecashbook,Fig-
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mJuly,theamount
ht billschargedon
collected—not
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amount isdeducted
aidforwardedbills
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Deductingthe
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rAugust 1,Figure
isenteredas"Uncol-
orwarded."
seenthat thisbal-
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sif actuallylisted.
eight—Not Way-
mappearinginthe
aily balancesheet
sanamount of75
eight—not way-
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ctionwiththe bal-
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deductingthe
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n account onAu-
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mthepreviousday,
first iteminthebal-
lmiscellaneous
onthat date.
sCollected—Au-
ashbookforAugust
at twoofthemiscel-
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eresult isthesame
advanced"out,or
casetheyareen-
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ellaneouscollec-
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bit analysisiteminthe
aily balancesheet
s"Other ItemsUn-
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ndfootedin order
theuncollected,but
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indicatesanerror,
mmediately.In any
emust alwaysbe
ecordofthecashbal-
today.
ng.Likeother
nt oftheuncol-
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shownas"Advances
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illedin orderto
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ladvancesway-
amount ofthe"Ad-
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theamount ofpre-
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$1,951.49 duetothe
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ight becarriedtothe
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samebalanceof the
ctingthecredit items
carryingthenet
oftheaccount.
awaybillcoveringashipment
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rtedon thelocalorinter-
dvantageisgainedbyalways
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tion recordofprepaid
aprepaidfreight billbeissued
whentheamount ofpre-
or onthebillof lading?
billcorrections,whichaffect
ofwaybillsissued,always
the reportsofwaybills
tariffnamesthroughratesto
ouldshipmentsforsuch
h?
aythecorrectnessofthe record
oved?
draftsdrawnonthe treasurer
unt?
emsareusuallyreportedonthe
ebitsandcredits?
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thestationaccount?
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naccount?
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allypresented?
t andothermiscellaneousbills
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nrecordsandre-
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lustratedashaving
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ewaybillsfor-
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ed.
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billsissued.
waybillsreceived.
ht billsissued.
rges,
siness.
scollections.
deposits.
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eet No.IS.
eet No.12.
chased.
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.
ge,
ceipts.
urance.
usdebits.
ngoverloadedcar.
tockcar.
orcredit.
s.
Reports.While
ousrecords and
be preparedinad-
writtenupbeforethe
ade,inthe explana-
thetotalsofthe
to thedailybalance
anced.
eport.The
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST15335
debit sideofthe
e126,toItem No.4.
F1122.It willbe
ctionF1122adds$3
etothiscorrection,
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datedJuly31,
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.Ry.creditedthe
unt throughinter-
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uthorizingthe
eamount tothe
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nt.
tement ofunset-
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orthe agent at St.
heuncollected
otakecredit forit,
ermittedtoclearhis
passthecharge
authority.
representeda
ichshouldhavebeen
wardedbillingon
ntlyoverlooked.Un-
eleswasadvisedof
bemade,which was
waybill,collection
havebeenmadewhen
d.Therefore,the
ent at St.Louisto
tedswitchinguntil
throughtheusual
t oftheitemwill
with thecashbook
dAdvances.Fig-
zedstation record
esamountscovered
waybillsissuedon
mthat wasused
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t iscompiledin
servesthe samepur-
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vancesand pre-
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wthat thebalance
4$179.59
105..242.75
7...—$422.34
75.37
05..1,203.50
1,278.87
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST15
owthat thisway-
ount iscredited
gfromthefreight
ddebitedwithan
otheprepaidfor-
billsReceived,
ceSheet.The
isreport areadebit
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ht,$739.73,andthe
rriedtothedebit side
toItemNos.2and 3,
aid,$24.17,iscarried
ilybalancesheet,
mmary.The
socarriedtothe
reportsofwaybills
ustratedasFigure
umnsoppositethe
ht BillsIssued.
billsissued,illus-
ucesa newform
desfor inserting
nt ofthefreight bill
t largestations
anybillstorecord
as commonlyused
ustratedin thebusi-
dispensedwith.It
eight billsissued,to
dandin whichover
ered.
pronumberand
issuedtocover
bythe localwaybills
o bookisused,
ust beobtainedfrom
thefreight bill.The
rther andthe
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sfor August 15.
andProBook
et chargestothe
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hthe"Collect"
calfreight bills
ceivedabstract,
of localfreight bills
w that thisbalance
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02.53
6
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ILL CORRECTIONNOTICE
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S ACTIONS—A UGUST15339
versedwhentheship-
is,a"Miscellane-
ereported,and the
hechargesonthe
practiceto in-
mittance,but not re-
on account.Insuch
e enteredinthe
uscollectionandthe
ysisof balanceasan
ochargeappearsin
ollectionsareillus-
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lineWaybills
ratestheformof
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ewaybillsreceived
15.Thisisthesame
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enderedseparate
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ailyreport ofin-
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ent routing,even
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aybillsReceived,
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requirethat asepa-
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bstractsarere-
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theprepaidis a
ht,$3,567.19,and
ecarriedtothedebit
heet toItemNos.2
eprepaid,$101.37,is
ofthedailybalance
No.31.
mmary.The
socarriedtothe
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ustratedasFigure
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nefreight bills
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ACTION S—AUGUST15
e Sheet.Ref-
itchingbillsissued,
thereport forAu-
chingcharges
assessedonAugust
riedtothedebit side
F igure126,asItem
Abstract and
eto theabstract
llsforwardedand
, willshowthat
samountingto
ugust 15andrefer-
hingbillsissued,
witchingbillswere
onthat date.
switchingbills
ntainedforlocaland
essthe businessis
sit wouldservesome
eyarenot divided
engerCollec-
t salesandexcess
gust 15aretaken
ecords,except the
sales,whichisfig-
stubs.Therecords
ith thereportsfor
4$196.00
ticket stubs....86.00
ure858.7S
Figure853.60
are carriedtothe
ancesheet,Figure
nd10,respectively.
ousPassenger
115, miscellane-
eports,showthat the
adeonAugust 15:
posits,Figure
ts, Figure11590.75
itsiscarried to
alancesheet, Fig-
d13, respectively.
wnonTreasurer.
llshowthat on
untingto$133.82
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enfromthe station
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST15
trated,but thenet
ompanyisas fol-
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eousDebitsand
eport ofmiscellane-
August 15,Figure
hargedinthesta-
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1.00
OverloadedCar.
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ationandis,there-
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ust 15,illustrated
swaybill inthe
sinacredit tothe
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rformedbycom-
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scellaneousdebit,
nfromcompanyfunds
ainedthroughre-
waybill.
t dispositionshall
oadedfromover-
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sferred,ispresented
coveringthissub-
eextent,andthefol-
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tationcompaniesof
es:
dintheOfficialRail-
rtariffsof indi-
withtheInterstate
carloadfreight maybe
adlimit oncarsso
bovemarkedweight
sdiscoveredat point
egiventheoppor-
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switchingservice
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SA CTIONS—AUGUST 15345
kCar.Asalso
hargeof$1is
ofsanding(bed-
hestationonthrough
alegitimatecharge
must followthecar
herefore,coveredby
cesonlywaybill
ratedasFigure50.
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f$1tothestation,
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mployes,theamount
ccount asamiscella-
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hargesareassessed
hargeswerecovered
n."Asthereport
dcreditsshows,this
sessedforicinga
er throughway-
nd thelaborof
alegitimatetariff
nt,andmust follow
andit is,therefore,
wOrleansadvances
ust 15.
llinthe for-
t 15,Figure104,
the station,andas
icebeingsupplied
bor performedby
mount ischargedin
iscellaneousitem,to
hroughreporting
npaidout ofsta-
ortheicingcharge
"columnof the
edinthe"Refrig-
laneousdebit would
inthefirst instance
nyfundswouldoffset
hroughreportingthe
dinthe latterin-
icingchargeadded
d not affect the
vancesonlywaybill
cetothereport
dcreditsforAugust
hat fourrent bills
eincluded.Asex-
he report ofmis-
itsforAugust 1,
edin thestation
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ellaneousdebitsun-
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lsabovemen-
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ellaneousdebitsand
usDebitsand
eet.As before
scellaneousitems
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y,theauthorityfor sodoiujmtist inallcase'sbe attached.
Agent
rchargewaybillcorrection,which isreportedinthe daily
eivedforAugust IS,Figure 108.Notethat theamount involved,
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST15347
tood,ofcourse,that
seoftherecom-
ated.Adifferent
posemaybepro-
e listedonthe
usingareport.
xpresscompany
calmanagersof
casetheywould be
ther commercial
Freight.Company
ndedfortheindi-
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rialorcompanysup-
efreight chargesdue
proportionofthe
inemovement of
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ffect,but insist that
redat junctionpoints
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.Othercarriers,
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mpoint oforiginto
illingisaccepted
the agent at the
hargestoa basisof
nofthe through
eration,ofcourse,
y,inarriving at the
illingisnot ac-
eliveredunderaregu-
gesup tothe
heconnectingline
nsettlement,just
rcialshipment
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n point.
sat Junction
panyfreight from
ich thecharges
ectingline,somecar-
mof freight way-
s whichwerepaid
"Advances,"but
ght charges.The
fthewaybillwould
Thiswouldclearthe
t paidtothecon-
ver,rebillall such
eregular"Company
nthisc asethe
must beclearedof
nectingline by
yaccomplishedin
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S ACT1ONS—AUGU ST15349
alofall theun-
meofrenderingthe
ofsuchitemsmakes
lancetheaccount,
ce sheet entries,pre-
oftheunsettled
ermined,thecash
ntriesfortheday
sto thevariouspro
consideration.There-
forAugust 15and
be considerednext
llustrate the
thestationcashbook
riouscashbook
5arerecorded.The
viousday (August
e first debit entry
receiptsforAu-
thefact that
kdo not followin
donepurposely
presentsanactual
ersmayrequirethat
ed inmakingcash-
odo so,allthedocu-
esare mademust
edmanner,whichis
k.Someof theen-
workprogressesand
pportunetime.
beroffreight,pre-
,andotherbillsare
g,it isgoodpractice
stogetherandarrange
eandpro number
owever,whencash
auxiliarycashbook
y writtenupasthe
hpreventssorting
eexplainedin
rredto by"entry
xtremeleft-hand
morereadilytoiden-
cefromPrevious
reflectedbythecash-
arriedto the
ust 1,was$138.80.
brought forwardto
ookforAugust 15
efirst entry—"Bal-
bsImp.Co.Entry
tchingbillSW 133
rriedas "Uncol-
dateof thebill,
ngcollectedjust as
cash,becauseit is
ybillcorrectionNo.
chisrecordedas
or'sWaybillCor-
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST15351
NewOrleansway-
ndincludedinthe
lsforwarded,Figure
dunder"Advances
ntry—becausethat
ationfunds.
8—E.A.Corbin.
defromfreight bill
4,andstoragebill
3.45,andentered
and"Freight Stor-
thoughtheamounts
ausethose itemsare
"theamountson
No.32ofAugust
chisrecordedas Entry
agoWaybill32.
thestationcopyof
No.32ofAugust
isincludedin the
rt oflocalwaybills
igure104,acredit
isenteredinthecash-
warded,"because
isposesofthecharges
and8.
9 maybecon-
,asEntriesNos. 7
unt with$5.09,and
haccount foran
not affect thecash
ent'sCorrection
10 ismadefrom
No.160 ofAugust
10,whichisdeducted
fthedailyreport of
ugust 15,Figure
account.It isen-
r"Refunds"just
amount hadbeen
isusedtopay the
account,through
eprepaid onlyway-
.
cagoPrepaidOnly
1 ismadefrom
uistoChicagopre-
fAugust 15,for
n theprepaidof
aybillsforwardedof
ebit tothestation
er"PrepaidFor-
amount hadbeen
t issettledby
No.160,whichi s
d11maybecon-
,becausetheycredit
t foranequalamount,
t thecashbalance.
or Transferring
12ismadefrom
ngthecost oftrans-
arged inthestation
t ofmiscellaneous
st 15,Figure117,
bookunder"Mis-
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BillsIssued
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N SACT ION Sâ €”AU GU ST 15353
hechargeof $1re-
reimbursesthe
paidout forfeed.
Charges. Entry
tement showing
ervicerendered,and
A.B. &C.4723 was
refrigerationcharge
hargedinthestation
t ofmiscellaneous
st 15,Figure117.
thedebit sideof
llaneous,"just as
lectedincash, be-
ransferringthe
oftheshipment
rleansadvances
t item,whichis
OrleansAdvances
No.17is made
t. LouistoNew
ybillNo.41 ofAu-
cludedinthe ad-
oflocalwaybills
gure104,a credit
amount,$45,is
ofthecashbook
ed,"becausethe
osesofthechargeof
16.
d17maybecon-
,becausetheydebit
nt withanequal
ot affect thecash
blo,Colo.,Waybill
madefromswitch-
rCash CollectionsDepositedby.
gust 16
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orCashCollectionsDepositedby Hotels&piningcars
AU£U8t 15IS?
bemadeforeachday
eringalldepositsreceived
o12o'clockmidnight fol-
ORTS
orwardedto theAccount-
yBalanceSheet,Form563.
positsmadebydiningcar conductorsandhotelandrailway
15.Thetotalfromthepreviousreport (August 1),Figure87,
rdandatotalto datemadeofallsuch collections.Thetotal
15,$90.75,iscarriedto thecashbook,Figure124,asEntryNo.
cesheet forAugust 15,Figure126,asItemNo.13.
5,andthestation's
o,Colo.,waybill
switchingbill
inthe stationac-
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NSACT ION Sâ €”AU GU ST 15355
hargedinthe station
ughthedailyreport
gure 77,andcar-
closeofbusinessfor
enteredinthecash-
Freight Received"
wascollected,be-
ortheitemthrough
lywaybillNo. 85
ordedinEntry
yPrepaidOnly
21ismadefrom
lywaybillNo. 85
chis includedinthe
oflocalwaybills
gure108,acredit to
s enteredinthe
"just asthougha
beenmade,because
the stationaccount
dedinEntry No.20.
Folsom.Entry
OrleanstoSt. Louis
01of August 10
dedinthe prepaid
waybillsreceived
acredit tothesta-
81cents, isentered
shbook,under"Re-
unt wasrefundedto
idonlywaybill,just
ndedthroughthe
billcorrection.
tor'sWaybillCor-
No.23 ismadefrom
nNo.F 6401for
isincludedinthe
llsreceivedforAu-
educts$28 fromthe
adds50 centstothe
akinganet credit tothe
Thenet credit tothe
n thecashbook
that amount was
asindicatedby the
thecorrection.
ts—Report No.2.
thedailyreport of
er, onAugust 15,
ereport,$133.82,is
Ko .1 (0
SDRAWN
ECHARGED INMONTHAMgU»t
T.
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S ACTIONS—A UGUST15
a debit entry,be-
treasurer,with
obligations,isequiv-
amount ofmoney
hCollectionSheets
is madefromthe
ugust 15,Figure
recordofthevarious
orwarded,andmis-
nthat date.The
sof billscollected,
tulationofthat state-
respectivecolumns
hbook,becausethe
cated,$5,544.81,was
4
&E.Settlement
defromD.& E.
&C,No.15,of
igure121.The
vancestotaling
C.freight chargesas
ght billnumbers
thedebit sideof
ht Received,"be-
llectedfromthe
dundertotalpre-
resent theA.B.& C.
mefreight bills,or
riedto thecredit
"Refunds,"because
D.&E.in the
M.Settlement
defromtheL.& M.
&C.No.12,of Au-
re122.Theamounts
otaling$615.99 rep-
harges,asshownby
icatedandis car-
ecashbookunder
sethat amount was
nthesettlement.
dundertotalpre-
resent theA.B.& C.
mefreight bills,or
riedto thecredit side
funds,"because
L.&M.in the
. &C.Settlement
efromtheA. B.
&M.No.2,of
igure123.The
vancestotaling
freight chargesthat
sbythe A.B.&C.
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nt to$86,andthat
t sideofthecash-
ausethat amount of
No.166
y.
meof Bank)
15th.km
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.
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posit slipcoveringare-
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, andinthedailybalance
e126,asItemNo.40.
alExcessBaggage.
thedailyrecordof
s,Figure85(illus-
August 1),andas
tendedunderdate
shownaslocal
enteredinthedebit
"ExcessBaggage,"
oneywascollected
commonpractice
t pageofthecash-
transactionstothe
as illustrated,in
talintact at thefoot
y.Therefore,Entry
talofthe first sheet
hbooktransactions
o.34 ismade
xcessbaggagecollec-
wn bythecollec-
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST15
raphrecepitswere
t insurancereceipts
andthoseamounts
deofthecashbook
sethoseamounts
mittance,Draft No.
defromthedeposit
mittanceforwarded
Theamount ofthe
,andthat amount is
ofthecashbook
usethat amount of
ecompany'streas-
h onHand.Entry
ubtractingthetotal
etotalof alldebit
etotalof alldebit
,271.26,andthe
$8,196.56.There-
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ount isenteredin
bookunder"Cash
f thecashbookis
Brought For-
hecashbookcol-
day'sbusiness,the
he previousday—
orwardandentered,
thenmadeofthe
sinesscombined.
ONS
fbalanceentries
rminedandverified,
heaccount proved,
rded inthecash-
okrecordsmust be
sheets.Therefore,
sfor August 15will
alanceofthe account
nessfor August 1,
ctionsbydate only
ed,suchmethodof
dat smallorme-
wheretheamount of
edeterminedby
"open"or"un-
heetsrepresenting
whichbills should
ns,At large
simpracticabletolist
ordertoarriveat
ctedaccount,the
ctedbillsshouldtotal
tationaccount items.
figuringthe
billsdaily,as illus-
eparingthe analy-
it wouldnot be
mount arrivedat
actuallyrepresents
dbillsasindicatedby
sheets,becausethe
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST 15361
rmedium-sizedsta-
Theprocedurein
ormof prosheet is
dinpostingthecollec-
dinthebusiness of
aceisprovidedfor
ecollectionaswell
mount collectedas
record fromwhich
uldbeenteredas
nd 113.
byPeriod.The
alsotobedivided
-20,and21-31.All
ingdatesbetween
nth,inclusive,should
olumn"1-10."All
20thshouldbe
umn"11-20,"and
achperioda total
nteredduringthat
lancedagainst the
asshown bythe
assofbills.If such
hat theamountsthat
o sheetsaggregate
ecashbook,whichhas
uncollectedfromday
rect amountshave
eets,it naturally
unposted"items
fthestationun-
stings.Dueto
rosheet wasnot
ugust 1,andthat
ncludedineach
factorybalanceof
eillustrated.The
er,maybeseenfrom
elocal prosheet,
0 (August
Figurelll..$l,185.32
0 (August
sAugust 1,
0 (August
dlocal,Fig-
reight received
k,Figure
thetotalofalllocal
postedinthelocal
lumn11-20,Figure
isthetotalof alllocal
postedinthelocal
Figures76 and77,
ofallcollectionsfor
calprosheet (July
ownbythecash-
eenlocal andinter-
showthefollowing:
6
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST15363
mof balancesheet
eanalysisofbal-
hedailybalance
ownbyFigure126,
rderenteredinthe
sonFreight Re-
nectionwithbal-
ust 1,theuncol-
eceived'maybede-
ways:Makingatotal
bills,orfiguringthe
tems.Thelatter
efact that such
mount that theactual
ouldmakemaybe
f the"open"items
not indorsed"Paid"—
t,August 15.Items
dbeconsidered
efor August 15.
madeas follows:
sforfreight
analysisof
e102$1,696.29
ght bills
nbyrec-
ued,Fig-
freight bills
nbyrec-
sissued,
ectionsmade
billsas
andinter-
ust 15,,
ebit tosta-
t received
gust 15,
k"Freight
1256,414.33
ctedfreight
st 15,as
hat date,
onFreight For-
hargesonfreight
erminedbylisting
ht bills,orthe
sfollows:
warded
eranaly-
,Figure
orwarded
shown
ndad-
87
debit to
aidfor-
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o.1H
TIONS
HEET
T
192...To .9/ML
t sheet illustratedabovewasrenderedbytheagent forthe
sthebills coveringallshipmentsacceptedfromtheL. &M.
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST15
urragebillscol-
ashbook,as
"columnof
6.00
emurragebills
of balanceof
00
balancehave
akingabalanceof
st 1,but afurther
ofItemNo.4, "De-
15."
hargesCollected
ashbookillus-
ight,storage,and
nteredin thesame
rtodeterminethe
chclass ofitems,it
lyzethetotaland
ach.
madeofthede-
andswitchingto-
onsas shownby
okused,ifadvan-
gerItems.Uncol-
mountingto$23.65
,asshownbythe
date,Figure102.
thisaccount on
collectedor other-
nt carriednaturally
3.65is,therefore,so
alance forAugust
cted.Theuncol-
ems"maybedeter-
bills,orbyfiguring
itemsasfollows:
ncollected
fbalance
33.50
mscharged
ugust 15,
ousdebits
.50
ofother
ritemscol-
r"Miscel-
ook,Fig-
ctedother
nalysisof
e126 $137.50
ashon handat
ugust 15asshown
mnof thecash-
0,andthat amount
sisamount,asindi-
alanceforAugust 15,
ng.Theamount
aybedeterminedby
chingbills orfigur-
ccount items,as
switchingbills
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cespaid—not
dto the
eof Au-
balance,Fig-
ncecharges
Advances
cashbook,
ncesonfreight
owninthe analy-
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t ofAugust 1.
d—Not Way-
dvancespaid—not
ddedinthebalance
count ofAugust 1,
ut ofstationfunds
ccount,priortobeing
count proper,asa
edabstracts.As the
August 15,andap-
redit, it automatic-
balancingentryof
ducted—inarrivingat
emonAugust 15,
dAugust 15.In
ated,the advances
epaidbeyond
nteredinthe same
ngat theamount
becomesnecessary
t columninorderto
esent advancesfor-
reight Received,
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nedfromthe freight
ems,or it maybe
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count itemsas
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account
ffreight
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60 dueto thecom-
es$104.45,the dif-
oamountsmust leave
pany,or$784.15,and
thecredit sideofthe
anceDueCom-
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terminedbytheprocess
dtothedailybalance
th thepreviousbal-
sabalanceofthe debit
unt, thecorrectness
eCompany,"
No.59 ofthedaily
and thedebit and
33.50.
e"Balancefrom last Report,"
ancesheet,alwaysthe
das"BalancedueCompany"
rt rendered?
he previousdailybalance
edue Agency"insteadof
towhat itemofthedaily
ecurrent day'sbusiness,
hat conditionswouldareport
cy?"
n errorismadein carrying
ayto day,howshouldit
day'sbalancesheet?
nagent not permittedtoway-
notherstation,which were
aybillthrougherror?
a"Round"or"Station-to-Sta-
"Round"or"Station-to-Sta-
ead"Prepaid"or"Collect?"
positsto guaranteefreight
neousitemsofa similar
a"Round"or "Station-to-
w aresuchitemsac-
ldadeposit beremittedto
edin theanalysisof
not bechargedinthesta-
seanamount iscarriedinthe
nedin theprecedingques-
sedof?
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redthat acarisover-
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aragraph2028,andat some
dtobeoverloaded,what
ke?
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ons—August 30
nrecordsandre-
ndcertainfeatures
herewithinorder
ebusinessillustrated
onthat date:
t.
ed.
ybillsforwarded.
tion—add
aybillsfor-
ewaybillsfor-
advances.
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on—over-
on—over-
on—over-
aybillsre-
billsissued.
ewaybillsre-
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ction—
ht bills
siness.
scollections.
posits.
ontreasurer.
st orderbill
n.
llections.
.
ge,
ceipts.
weighingmachine
urancecollections.
usdebits,
orcredit,
s.
alance.
uscredits.
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S ACTI ONS—AUGUST30
ythe freight account-
.Freight moving
susuallypickedup
directionsbeingpro-
transmittedtothe
mofblankisrequired
estheformofcon-
ndedbytheRailway
ation,tobeusedby
t pickedupat non-
eenadoptedbya
kformwith not
mayincludemore
bytheconductor,
edforshouldbe
nalis deliveredto
on,thefirst copyis
ntingofficerwiththe
esecondcopyis
econductor'srecord
nagencystations.
useaformofcon-
adhavethecon-
nformof billof
ispickedup.The
shipperjust as
andthememoranda
tion,togetherwith
llected.
omNonagency
heconductor's
waybillisissued
cystationtothe
t,but showingina
aybillthe nameof
bill.Thebilling
kenfromthec on-
ges areprepaid,
omtheconductorand
ner.
yWaybillsIssued.
gencystationsare
t ofwaybillsfor-
e—just aswaybills
reported.Figure
y-usedmethodofre-
mnonagencysta-
rryingthe totalsof
ystatements.
erswill varyas
encyabstractsare
tc.,but theprinciple
tsaccruingthrough
ght shallbeac-
station.
lineWaybills
stratesthedaily
sforwardedforAu-
dthe methodofpre-
own inthebusiness
ces,$147.50,iscar-
hedailybalance
No.32, andthepre-
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LL CORRECTIONNOTICE
rrection No.—
—
o«0, 111Station-4«« ..?«*.\.--192.
****..!..—192—CarInitials--No...
s Number
juet lfffe.
—
estination.Prontcu.A3*.-..
T
eNote
—--
.B.&C.Ry .Co .
of
that Company
ust bodatedandsignedby thepartyinwhosefavorthe Correctionismade,orby hisdulyauthorisedagent.
y,the authorityforsodoingmust inallcasesbe attached.
or'sunderchargewaybillcorrectionadding30 centstothe
sincluded inthedailyreport oflocalwaybillsforwardedfor
sitemisalsoincluded intherecordof prepaidandadvances,
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ACTION S—AUGUST30
ure133,will show
tionNo.161 isin-
erencetothecorrec-
Figure134will
portingofSt. Louis
fA ugust 15,by
"Freight Charges"
ybillissued and
overadeposit of
easonforthis isthat
hichthedeposit was
Birminghamto St.
ryingfreight
reportedinthedaily
eivedforAugust 30.
coveringthede-
waybillcarryingthe
ssubstituted.
ccount through
mthefreight charges
rgesonthewaybill
ectionNo.162.
No.162 for61cents
"Freight Charges"
oflocalwaybills
nwhich isillus-
owthat 61centsis
t Charges"column
ybillNo.14712of
inallyissuedwas
61cents,whichwas
signeeonaccount of
es.Thestationnot
fundabsorbedthe
sto thefreight
reportingit freight
entsonJuly29, which
ccount foranequal
neepresentedthe
ddemandedare-
epaid onlywaybill
sent incouldnot be
herefore,it became
ght chargesadded
onJuly29,and
rrectioninstead.
ectionNo.164.
No.164 for$1.40,
salsodeductedfrom
umnofthedaily
eivedforAugust 30,
and thecredit
an adjustment of
ountingfortheitems
ughthe auditor's
frJuly,andthe fea-
ction.
ectionNo.166.
No.166 for$3.60,
Ho .lo t
o.|7
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST30 379
alsodeductedfrom
umnofthedailyre-
vedforAugust 30,
ued andthe
nwith theadjust-
nt indisposingofthe
nthrough the
esheet forJuly,and
n.
cyStations.
encystationsiscov-
suchpoints,just
gencystations,
ust beprepaid,as
pointstocollect the
wsthat suchway-
must beaccounted
unt andcertain
atedbythefreight
portingstationsfor
Usuallythefirst
nonagencypoint in
smovingofdesig-
on.
yWaybillsRe-
dfornonagency
dontheregulardaily
—localorinterline—
heagencystation
lustratesacom-
portingwaybillsre-
ons,andthemanner
chreport tothe
ayvary astothe
ngreportsofnon-
andeventherecapit-
ut theprincipleis
accruingthrough
tedshallbeac-
station.
onagencySta-
billsreadingto non-
medtobeprepaidin
e freight isnot pre-
oint.It occasionally
collect shipment is
nthrougherror,and
sthat thecharges
eavesthefreight
beforethewaybillis
tionhasno means
ut theagent has.
gtononagencysta-
ascarefullyas
onproper andthe
oa properbasis.
anonagencysta-
revisionofit results
shipment,thewaybill
nonagencyreport of
gly,afreight bill
t handledinthestation
ust asthoughit was
n.
ount ofNon-
.Asbeforestated,
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ACTIONS—AUGUST30 381
yfollowsthat the
shown byeach
maybemadeas
ght billNo.5698 of
onnectionwiththe
st 30.
ectionNo.163.
bills
rlineWaybillsRe-
testhedailyreport
edonAugust 30.
nnerofcompilingit
onwithaccounting
15.
ce Sheet.The
53 andtheadvance
riedtothedebit side
forAugust 30,Fig-
d3, respectively,
$464 arecarriedto
balancesheet for
temNo.31.
mmary.The
finterlinewaybills
monthlysummary
rwarded,illustrated
pectivecolumnsop-
yreport.
rectionNo.
waybillcorrection
tratedasFigure 141,
ht Charges"col-
nterlinewaybills
ure140.
nwill showthat
oseofcancelingthe
o St.Louiswaybill
ccount ofit being
y thecorrection.
asusedin dis-
intheuncollected
No.163, illustrated
deductedfromthe
nofthedailyreport
edonAugust 30,
and thecredit
an adjustment of
posingoftheitems
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST 30 383
engerCollections.
sandexcessbag-
t 30 aretakenfrom
ds,except the
saleswhichisfigured
ubs:
gure84$327.30
ticket stubs..565.25
mFigure85....18.90
fromFigure8521.30
are carriedtothe
ncesheet forAu-
msNos.6, 7,9,and
ousPassenger
nd145,miscella-
nreports,showthat
eacceptedon Au-
posits,Figure
ts,Figure
sitsarec arriedto
alancesheet for
emsNos. 12and13
wnonTreasurer.
rawnontreasurer
showsthat the
er onthat date
sthedraftsdrawn
fitemscreditedto
tionaccount,and
rom stationfunds,
must bechargedto
afts drawnon
debit sideofthe
gust 30,Figure164,
ections.The
collectionsfor Au-
gent'sabstract of
,Figures67and68,
withthe milkand
donAugust 1.
shown,theen-
t 30 willmakea
mount iscarriedtothe
ncesheet forAu-
m No.16.
e.Referenceto
ordbookforAugust,
demurragecharges
sessedonAugust 30,
of demurragebills
9,will showthat
dandrecordedfor
ate.
demurrageas-
hedebit sideofthe
gust 30,Figure164,
rage.Reference
offreight storage
st,Figure40,will
hargesamounting
August 30,andrefer-
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST 30 385
anyopensthebox,
the commissions
otheagent,which
esasa debit tothe
rareusuallyin-
ouscollectionreport,
separateitemasillus-
missionsforAugust
isamount iscarried
ybalancesheet for
ItemNo.20.
eousDebitsand
eport ofmiscella-
r August 30,Figure
bit itemisrecorded;
6-8,for$3, which
ebit sideofthedaily
30,Figure164,to
ent,water,or
aneousservices,
neral ordivision
tionforcollection,
account through
ctionreport.Aswater
edat thestationon
thereport ofmis-
its,Figure147.
ort ofmiscella-
r August 30,Figure
emsenteredaggre-
mount iscarriedto
rAugust 30,Figure
ailoftheitems
August l....$2,050.00
rcollection...90
cellation....12.50
edAugust 1..33.50
adeAugust 1.On
50 wasmadebythe
anyinlieuofalost
ing.Adebit for
donAugust 1asa
ndincludedinthe
ebitsandcreditsfor
mmissionCom-
ll ofladingand
deposit.As the
estationaccount as
andthemoneysent
ertomakethe re-
ersetheentry,and
equalamount.
credit item.
with accounting
1,arefundthrough
ot bepermitted.In
efundwouldbere-
ment.
50 incashwasnot
unds.Therefore,
thetreasurerfor
e report ofdrafts
August 30,Fig-
torforCollection.
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NSAC T IONS —AUGUST30
itemwaselimi-
t andchargedback
ytheJulycorrected
Theamount,$19.65,
ncesheet forAugust
35,tobeshownas
ht billremittancefor
nectionwith the
gedtothestation
orrectedbalance
st 30.Theremit-
ownbytheremittance
49,was$4,900,and
,carriedtothecredit
heet,forAugust 30,
LY
e monththecor-
eet orstatement of
nedtothe station
ngdepartment,show-
eremadein the
at thestationcover-
eviousmonth.
heet.It israther
eapprovedbythe
rsAssociation,to
esheet intriplicate,
tobesent tothe
ndthelast copyre-
ermanent station
dby theaccount-
tionwiththereports
ncesheet entries
corrected figures
einthe original
accountingdepart-
ofthestation'strans-
thefirst copy,which
andthecopyis re-
ng exactlywhat
made.
ences.Somecar-
ticeof returninga
but insteadissue
asastatement of
nt isusuallyarranged
debit itemsonone
ontheother,and
n thebalancesheet.
triesthat havebeen
howsthefigures"As
ed"andthediffer-
sthe casemaybe.
eracorrectedbal-
ofdifferencesisre-
stationisadvisedby
,if any,andthe
e.Ifnochangeis
dered,thestatement
ther suitablein-
tingthat thereports
be correct andso
rrect exhibit ofthe
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CTION
Offloor1,
rInitials-
-
TED
T
SeeNote
0f the A.B.4 .C.Ry .Co .
”--.--—.Dollars,infullpayment of
that Company.
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ACTIONS
gdocument may
ceSheet. Figures
uly correctedbal-
thestationduringthe
thedetailedstate-
eillustratedas
alwaybillsre-
erlinewaybillsre-
erlinewaybillsfor-
usreportsanditems.—
dbaggagereports....Figure 156
Balanceonthe
monthlysystem
hprovidesfor cer-
dailyreportsof
eived,dailybalance
here,monthlyreports
ofeachmonth'sbusi-
ransactedat the
reportshavebeen
rts ofwaybillsfor-
monthlyfreight re-
yorrecapitulationof
rts,thananactual
s.Withticket and
er,whereonlythe
reportedandno
endered,themonthly
sofall suchtrans-
re,that the
sof businesstrans-
mofthe dailyreports
the periodcovered,
ortsare rendered,
reconciledwiththe
rstationrecordsof
sethestationrec-
dwill not agree
dtothecompanyin
that thereports
stationforthemonth
stationbusiness
,asreflectedby the
cords.Therefore,
smadein the
eralaccounting
monthlyreportscor-
dailyreportsand
dproperadjustment
correctedbal-
llshowthat the
withitems aggre-
edwith itemsaggre-
t tothestationof
beenpreviouslytaken
notherwords, the
correctedinthe
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST30
makesanet debit
rrectedBalance
the correctedbal-
ailedstatement,in
ndered,showing
adeof eachindi-
illustratesheets
ement,andthedis-
mcoveredbythe
alanceis shown.The.
egiventhesame
analysisstatement,
sa readycross-
explainedinde-
bythenumberas
igures158 and159,
3,agent'sway-
abstracted,$3.60
chargesofthelocal
amount wasre-
minated.Upon
nthe generalac-
overedthat the
attachedtothe
refore,theitemwas
rnedto theagent,
medwaschargedback
thediscrepancy
theactionof the
hadtheeffect ofre-
softhelocalreceived
mount it wouldhave
correctionhadnot
it read$3.60 greater
n.Eliminatinga
ofincreasingthe
othestationaccount.
ustment.Since
ybillcorrection No.
andtheamount
,there isbut one
ansactionasa new
hit hadneverpassed
t.Therefore,agent's
Figure137,was
ched,andthe
omthefreight
dabstract ofAu-
ount isdebited
uptheJuly cor-
balancesheet of
nt iscreditedwith
heamount ofthe
romthefreight
dabstract ofAu-
temistherefore
t balancemain-
re.Iftheoriginal
btainableonAu-
reasontheagent's
couldnot havebeen
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EBOOK
CTION
cer,
3 ABCNo.4801
D
CTED
ET
SeeNote
8.60
theA.B. A.C.Ry.Co.
ull payment of
that Company.
st bedatedandsignedbythepartyin whosefavortheCorrectionis
y,theauthorityfor sodoingmust inallcasesbo
rchargecorrection,whichis reportedinthedailyreport of
August 30,Figure133.Note that theamount involved,$3.60,
d oflocalfreight billsissuedforAugust 30,Figure139.
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S ACTIONS—A UGUST30 393
ount isdebited
uptheJ ulycorrected
esheet ofAugust 30,
yaddingtheitemto
ls.Thisitemis,
theaccount balance
ht wasnot re-
reportedinthesta-
t,anddamagereport
oughthewaybillhad
wayandthefreight
re.Theproper
dhavebeentoreport
gtohaveit charged
efreight accounting
stracedforunre-
yarechargedto the
isreceivedshowing
ed tothestation
ndthewaybill had
shouldbeprocured
dthe waybillre-
hefact that neither
wasreceiveddoes
tationfromreporting
issuedtoastation
eceivingstation.If
theaccount maybe
ghthe mediumofa
ainedin connection
9,ChicagotoSt.
or $1.40 wasre-
dabstract—acredit
the amount applied
ght bill.
minated.In
nthe generalac-
overedthat thepre-
ndorsedshowing
ofthe credit,and
not attachedas
ndclaimingcredit
byprepaidonlyway-
reportingwascan-
argesofanequal
bill,makingit read
whichisneither a
ationaccount,and
othe stationas
statement,Figure
ctionofthefreight
effect ofcanceling
donly waybill,or
esofthereceivedab-
eaterthanreported
acredit itemhas
edebit;therefore,a
t.
stment Since
roughreportingthe
hasbeenelimi-
argedbacktothe
ingtodo—handle
proposition.Thesta-
t,whichwas not
mationnecessaryto
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST30
ess.That is,allun-
edinJunemust be
account,andif
tion,thecorrections
ccountingofficerand
unt inthecorrected
npractice,how-
timefor thesta-
argecorrectionsbe-
account.That is,
ssuedbythefreight
helatterpart ofa
eachthestationuntil
reportsarerendered,
estationaccount for
ortedbythestation
onth,theywouldbe
untingofficer,and
hecorrectedbalance.
illustratedhere.
icer'swaybillcorrec-
onJune22and was
sstationaccount in
Therefore,it was
hownbythefreight
pancystatement,Fig-
ffect asif the
edthe waybillcor-
estationaccount
waybillsreceived,
ntingofficeradded
e St.Louislocalre-
reight charges,
ustment.Since
ded totheSt.
argedtothestation
nce,thereisbut one
rchargefreight bill,
neif thewaybill
edandreportedat
derchargefreight
fJuly31was issued
hecurrent month's
ustratedasFigure
sdebitedwith
e Julycorrected
esheet forAugust
t byaddingtheitem
ccount.Thisitem
ndtheaccount bal-
re.Theproper
dhavebeentore-
ectionwithout wait-
e stationaccount
officer.Usuallythe
ortedundercharge
eadded,andif a
r thereportingof
t reachedthestation,
immediately,and
eusualmanner.
lcorrectionsissued
officerareusually
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S ACTIONS—AUGUST30
edinthe Julyac-
50"and"Advances
f$5—thereisbut one
ansactionjust asit
freportedcorrectly
eliveredasprepaid
rougherror.There-
nderdateof July
theamount addedto
eight bills,illus-
mount is,ofcourse,
onsignee,just as
e errorhadnot been
sdebitedwith$5
correctedbalance
ofAugust 30,and
dingtheitemtothe
unt.Theitemis,
theaccount balance
4,Toledo,Ohio,
15was reported
t coveredanastray
orrected.Upon
eight accounting
didnot bearanin-
encetothewaybill
the shipment,asis
gdeadheadastray
Therefore,thepub-
shipment were
amountedto$4.02,
backtothestation,
ncystatement,Figure
ctionofthefreight
thestationaccount
hthewaybillhadbeen
unt withthat
ustment.Since
deagainst thestation
evenuebillingwas
egitimatecharge
ouldbeeliminated.
correctionNo.163,
erencetothe way-
theshipment
mount whichwas
untingofficerwas
chargesofthedaily
illsreceivedforAu-
wasdebitedwith
eJuly corrected
esheet forAugust
ditedwith$4.02
ount fromthefreight
ofinterlineway-
0,Figure140.The
dofandthe account
re.Incasethe
couldnot havebeen
yreason,theamount
ebeenaddedtothe
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST30
dited.Incheck-
t theerrorwas
nt reportedastele-
reducedby$1.08,
epancystatement,
uditor ofmiscella-
mount creditedtothe
action ofthe
ccountshadthe
egraphreceiptsfor
lessthantheamount
ustment.Since
eencreditedwith
uetoa stationem-
arytohandlethe
dhavebeenhandled
red.Therefore,the
redit sideofthecash-
s,"asillustratedby
okforAugust 30,
takenfromthecash
screditedwith
e Julycorrected
esheet forAugust
orbedthroughde-
hecashaccount by
Thisitem is,there-
ccount balancemain-
e latterpart of
r$33.50 wassent
n.Thebillwasre-
shad beenfor-
reportedinthereport
dcreditsforAu-
geagainst the
nJulyAccount.
chargedin the
rthemonthofJuly,
Louis stationac-
asaddedtothe
eousdebitsand
bythediscrepancy
therwords,the
saccountsauditor
yreport hadthe
thestation'sreport
nsforthat month.
ustment.Since
stationaccount
Julyaccount through
asshown bythe
Figure155,andonce
1,throughthemis-
1—it isobviousthat
beeliminated.
ust betakenup,
inthe Julyaccount,
gust 1shouldbe
nt billNo.1476-7for
scellaneouscredit in
usdebitsandcredits
whichhas theeffect
fAugust 1.
sdebitedwith
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ILL CORRECTIONNOTICE
itor'sCorrectionNo—JUiSR
MdrtSftjiJli.'.-...StationAugust .26th,jg,
92.-CarInitials--ABC.___^0 4135
sNumber
_I lsx__ Mo.
- -P.*--?..T.ChieagoReportedonJun* .SOfeb-192-
Rerffer.,_._.Co_10_«FinalDestination
T
eNoteNorefundInvolred.Not OOlleoted.
Original,height.Billattaohed.
.A.C.Rv .Co .
bedatedandsignedby thepartyinwhosefavorthe Correctionisnude,or byhis^ulyauthorizedagent.
y,the authorityforsodoingmust inallcasesbe attached.
tor'soverchargewaybillcorrection,whichisincluded inthe
ybillsreceived,Figure140. Notethat theamount involved,
m therecordofinterlinefreight billsissuedforAugust 30,
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SACTIONS—AUGUST30
esheet forAugust
ditedfor$19.65
asa Government
hedailybalance
e164.
uly several
ubmittedfor credit,
ctedbalancesheet,
chincludedstation
1.40,forwhich
Not Allowed.
reliefclaimsin the
it wasdiscovered
A 112for$1.40
equireddocuments,
tedfromtheJuly
chargedbacktothe
iscrepancystate-
words,the action
ent hadtheeffect of
fclaimcredit by
amount that the
uldhaveshown if
A 112hadnot been
dforit.
ustment.Since
esentedan un-
hwasformerlycar-
ctedaccount,andthe
the station,there
nstatetheitem in
riginally.There-
thecurrent uncol-
eight billnumber,
ownbytheAugust
freight billsandun-
4.
sdebitedwith
e Julycorrected
esheet forAugust
t byaddingthe
ollectedaccount.
osedofandthe
ed.
re.Iftherequired
dbeenobtainableon
nreliefclaimcould
theitemand han-
onthat date,just as
ortedformerly.
23 aremittance
No.1673 drawnby
acktoStation.
hedthebank,it was
kwasimproperlyin-
negotiable.The
deductedfromthe
rnedtothestation,
chargedbacktothe
screpancystatement,
the remittanceof
0,whichhadthe
ttanceofthat date
avebeenshownas
hadnot beenincluded.
ustment.Since
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CTION
oor,Chicago,111.
t CIreland,OhioFma]Destination-
TED
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST 30
balance,it becomes
ationcashaccount
e,the$7.50 isen-
hecashbookunder
atedbyEntryNo.19
30,Figure162.
withwhich to
intheuncollected
re,that itemisen-
hecashbookunder
atedbyEntryNo.
ust 30,Figure162.
screditedwith
e Julycorrected
esheet forAugust
bitedwith$7.50
collectedpassenger
llectedbalancethat
fore,disposedof
aintained.
30 aremittance
credit wasclaimed
eaccount wascred-
rasthe stationis
ChargedtoSta-
forJuly 30 reached
veredthat only$722
osed.Therefore,
the actualmoney
rence,50 cents,
,as shownbythe
Figure155.
ustment.Since
medfor50 cents
mittanceofJuly30
schargedbackto
rectedbalance,it
rgethecashaccount
einstatethat amount
dit forwhichwas
hisitemis entered
hbookunder"Mis-
byEntryNo.21in
0,Figure162.This
50 centsinthecash
essthe cashac-
nt asaresult ofthe
sdebitedwith
the Julycorrected
esheet forAugust
t iscreditedwith
at amount tothe
and.Theitemis,
theaccount balance
eringtheJuly
rt,anerrorwasmade
ardticketssold, re-
against thestation
ditedtoStation.
nthlyticket reports
stationhadover-
entsthroughanerror
fticketssold toa
correctedandthe
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S ACTIONS—A UGUST 30 405
sdebitedwith
the Julycorrected
esheet forAugust
t iscreditedwith
gtheamount and
ds.Thisitem is
heaccount balance
re.Iftheamount
hadbeensufficient,
d,insteadofcollect-
artyat fault and
,theamount could
he"UncollectedPas-
ichwouldoffset the
nginterlinetickets
tewasused,result-
1.65inthestation
argedtoStation.
orJulywereaudited,
ncorrect ratehad
scorrectedandthe
e,$1.65,wascharged
thestatement of
ustment.Since
sultingfromusing
interlinetickets
edin thestation
rrected balance,it
poseoftheamount in
wingthepractice
r,must beauthor-
mount isaddedto
erItem"account and
neffort tocollect
haseroftheticket.
sdebitedwith
eJuly corrected
esheet forAugust
t iscreditedwith
mount totheun-
misthereforedis-
alancemaintained.
ot Chargedin
eSheet.Underthe
ribedhere,allerrors
esused,orerrors
rts,are chargedto
rectedmonthlybal-
fdifferences.
ver,donot arbi-
ccount witherrors
ditingtrie ticket and
thecorrected
statement ofdiffer-
correctionnotice,"
e 156,tothesta-
icemust beac-
port rendered.
ticket andbaggage
edin theticket and
theway theau-
oticesarehandled
billsreceivedand
etsandbaggage
dtoor deducted
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nthlybalancesheet
correctedbal-
show that abalance
4wascarriedat the
ctionsmadeinthe
mount to$3,452.98,
fore,thislatter
nthedebit amount
thlybalancesheet.
nthlybalance
6,will showthat
wnby theJuly
endered,$3,323.64,
monthlybalancesheet
BalanceDueCom-
dtheamount such
9.34,isaddedby
debit items,$138.82,
ust monthlybal-
Last Month"and
credit items,$9.48,
ust monthlybal-
Last Month."
cesheetsprovide
ceinsteadofdividing
ebit andcredit
wouldbeanet
ainto beseenthat
mewhetherthe debit
bit sideoftheac-
unt isaddedtothe
orthe net amount—
etwo—iscarriedto
orCashCollectionsDepositedbyconductor
August SO10?
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NSACT IONSâ €”AU GU ST 30
rCash CollectionsDepositedbyHoteie&piningcara
NAuKUSt 30 192
bemadeforeachday
eringalldepositsreceived
to12o'clockmidnight fol-
orwardedto theAccount-
BalanceSheet.
positsmadebydiningcar conductorsandhotelandrailway
30.Theamount ofsuchdepositsup toAugust 15,asshownby
ure115—$211.25—isbrought forwardandenteredinthespace
temadeofallsuch collections.Thetotalofthe depositsfor
riedtothecashbook,Figure 163,asEntryNo. 48,andtothe
gust 30,Figure164,as ItemNo.13.This report,whichisthe
ows atotaltodate of$351.90,andthat amount iscarriedto
t forAugust,Figure176.Nomonthlyreport isusuallyrequired
yreport isused.
ceEntries. All
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eday andposting
us prosheetsmust
n.Therefore,the
st 30 andposting
t datewillbecon-
illustratethe
e cashbook.forAu-
cashbooktransac-
orded.Thecash
day(August 15)is
t debit entryandis
ptsforAugust 30.
sforAugust 30
derenteredandre-
hown at theex-
formin orderto
.
cefromPrevious
reflectedbythe
ndascarriedto the
ust 15,was$74.70;
brought forwardto
ookforAugust 30
efirst entry"Bal-
eck.EntryNo.2
o.1181ofJ une23,
shipment wasun-
nedtothe shipper
To disposeofthe
nteredin thecash-
t thestationbecause
d"out asshownby
eck.EntryNo.3
No.S10 ofAugust 30
tsthe storage
theshipment forE.
edtotheshipperas
isenteredinthe
ollectedat thesta-
areadvancedout as
goWaybillNo.43.
station'scopyof
No.43 ofAu-
whichisincludedi n
Ho.MO
FTSDRAWN
HARGED INMONTH,AugUgt 192
h
PT.
ver-
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S ACTI ONS—AUGUST30
port oflocalway-
30,Figure127,a
nt.Thisamount is
der"AdvancesFor-
it thusobtaineddis-
dedby EntriesNos.
eck.EntryNo. 5
o.1230 ofJune12,
sshipment wasalso
urnedtotheshipper
Todisposeofthe
nteredin thecash-
tedat thestation,
dvancedout as
eck.EntryNo. 6
No.S-llofAugust
esentsthestorage
theshipment forF.L.
theshipperas
isenteredinthe
ollectedat thesta-
areadvancedout as
WaybillNo.44.
station'scopyof
.44ofAugust 30,
sincludedi nthe
rt oflocalwaybills
Figure127,acredit
amount isentered
vancesForwarded,"
btaineddisposesof
mNos. 5and6.
Snell.EntryNo. 8
ardedfreight bill
.40.Thisitemrep-
nt onashipment made
correct amount
perand theamount
ascarriedasuncol-
awaitinganadjust-
estinationofthe
gust 30,Chicagoto
billwas received
Therefore,prepaid
red inthecash-
mount wascollected
it fortheamount
okItemNo.9.
goP.P.O.Way-
madefromChi-
nlywaybillNo.
ncludedinthepre-
flocalwaybillsre-
re133,acredit to
mount isenteredin
nds,"just asthough
dbeenmade,because
e ofanitemfrom
ount,asrecordedin
rnCommission
madefromfreight
r$20.10.Thisitem
hargeagainst the
duplicatebillingof
St. Louis,which
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUS T30 411
okdebit recorded
ulton—Rent Bill.
rent billNo.
2.50.Thisrent bill
naccount through
usdebitsandcredits
but it developed
rror,andthe sta-
rn thebillfor
fore,enteredin
ookunder"Miscel-
llectedin cashat
debit isoffset by
uditorforCan-
madefromthe
miscellaneousdebits
Figure147,through
nt billNo.2295-8
tion.Theamount,
redinthecredit side
scellaneous,"and
recordedbyEntry
tor'sCorrection
17,miscellaneous
,ismadefromthe
itemsin thesta-
ndtheentry is
thcorrectionof
tor'sCorrection—
miscellaneous
0,ismadefromthe
itemsin thesta-
andtheentryisex-
correctionof
0—Auditor'sCor-
”J.Keller.Entries
miscellaneousdebit
madefromthestate-
sin thestation
heentriesare ex-
correctionof
tor'sCorrection—
miscellaneous
ts,ismadefromthe
itemsin thestation
heentryis explained
onof monthlyre-
aulson—Rent Bill.
rent billNo.2271-8
hwas chargedin
ghthereport ofmis-
itsforAugust 15,
eredinthecash-
s,"becausethat
ugust 30.
tor'sCorrection—
miscellaneous
nts,ismadefrom
nofitemsin the
9,andtheentry is
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A CTIONS—AUGUST 30
hbookunder
ausedraftsdrawn
chtopaythe sta-
alent toreceiving
yfromthat officer.
ole.EntryNo.28
llNo. D-191of
ersa demurrage
nerrorand was
sposedof through
326 recordedin
murragebill No.
bit sideofthecash-
ust asthoughcol-
n,andcredit forthe
ghcashbookEntry
urrageRelief
9 ismadefrom
326 for$4.The
redit sideofthe
neous,"becauseit
ebit recordedby
nd—OrderBillof
adefromthefirst
llaneousdebitsand
re147.This item
eposit of$2,050
1inlieu ofsur-
ding.Theamount
credit sideofthe
neous,"becausethat
d.
edAutoCompany.
demurragebillNo.
Thisitemrepresents
sedonacar loaded
ot paidbythe
advancedout,the
thedebit sideof
urrage,"just as
thestation,and
ntryNo.32.
maWaybillNo.
omthestation's
waybillNo.50 of
hich isincludedin
port oflocalway-
30,Figure127, a
nt.Thisamount
eofthecashbook
ed,"becausethe
sedofthecashbook
31.
alBrought For-
ebycarryingthe
hecashbookfor
esucceedingpage
less acommon
als fortheday
hebottomofthelast
eachday.
N o .
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mlatt
n
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A CTIONS—AUG UST30 415
R
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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sIronWorks.En-
murragebillNo.
whichcoversade-
onacar loadedat
isadvancedout
it isenteredin
ookunder"Demur-
ctedincashat the
cagoWaybillNo.
romthestation's
gowaybillNo.57
,whichis included
yreport oflocal
ust 30,Figure127,
unt.It isentered
shbookunder"Ad-
usethecredit thus
argerecordedin
8,and 39.Cash-
8 and39,respec-
tuationasthat de-
and35.These
documentsindicated,
ctionwthEntries
undofOvercollec-
efromthereceipt
oftheovercollec-
reight billNo.5511
d.It isenteredin
bookunder"Miscel-
mount isdisbursed.
W.Mayo.Entry
ht billNo.2509 of
sfreight billcov-
pment fromBirm-
wasacceptedon
dforbycashbook
sthis amount was
eivingthe shipment,
deofthecashbook
"just asthoughcol-
e.Suchcashbook
.42.
nt'sCorrectionNo.
fromagent'sway-
August 30,for
sdeductedfrom
dailyreport oflocal
st 30,Figure133,
unt.Theamount
eofthecashbook
hougharefundof
de,becausethecredit
ettlethecashbook
tryNo.41.
alTickets.Entry
ilyrecord oflocal
asshown bythe
ateofAugust 30.
.30,isenteredinthe
under"Tickets,"
sentingthat value
hat amount.
rlineTickets.
therecordofinter-
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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N SACT ION Sâ €”AU GU ST 30
ortscoveringthose
llustrated.The
sfollows:
0
chinereceipts.4.75
pts8.50
sion7.85
ecarriedtothe
under"Miscellane-
ausethoseamounts
account ofthe
themoneyistobe
mpany.
ittance—Draft No.
defromthedeposit
mittanceforwarded
Theamount of
900 andthat amount
eofthecashbook,
oneyhasbeensent
r.
on Hand.Entry
ubtractingthetotal
etotalof alldebit
e totalofthedebit
7,155.22,andthetotal
43.08.Therefore,
st represent thecash
isenteredinthe
under"Cash on
is balanced.
rought Forward.
shbookcolumntotals
ness,thetotalsof
usday—August
dandentered,anda
madeofthefigures
nesscombined.
kTotals.As pre-
oksareusuallymade
fficient tomeet the
sstationstowhich
alsostatedthat
edfortheclass of
ordedandthat trans-
rrencewererecorded
n.
rated,Figure
tednumberofcol-
atesenteringmore
onecolumn,which
ctualwork. This
used forthepur-
t acashbooknot
businesstobe re-
sadvantage,how-
one classofitems
cashbook,andthat
ngout theaccount-
ooktotals.Inview
referencein verify-
adeofthe monthly
s,ananalysisof the
nscontainingmore
madebelow: P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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N SACT ION Sâ €”AU GU ST 30
NS
fbalanceentries
rminedandverified,
heaccount proved,
rded inthecashbook
ordsmust been-
s offreight billsis-
ecashcollections
eredbeforea bal-
mpted.
ollections,In
August 1,the
ectionsbydate
orting thebusi-
thodof postingcash
e,andperiodwas
cashcollections
rmethodofposting
d—that ofposting
theuseofa "post-
A mount with
onsparticularly,it
rovethecashpost-
eendofthemonth
ainperiods,as would
emethodsofposting
din connectionwith
ust 1and15are
g.The accuracy
maybe proveddaily
,such asillustrated
ordsoffreight bills
es139 and143.
used withanyform
sued,whereposting
r,astheprocedure
hat employedwhen
mount anddate,as
thpostingby date
apostingslip,which
side,isplacedover
oftherecord of
etheitem tobe
writtenonthe slip.
usenteredinthe
offreight billsissued
dateofpayment
thetimetheitem
at atotalmade
ughtheposting
tspostedtoeach
ed,becausethesame
ecord offreight
enontheposting
opyoftheother.
Whileposting
inganyclassofcol-
lyusedonlyfor post-
such aslocaland
billsandpossibly
foreachclass
remarked"local
ved,"etc.,asillus-
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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E
T
eenfoundin checkofyourrecapitulationofdaily reportsof-
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a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST30
edforAugust will
ugust 30,amount-
din therecordof
ndcollections
erepostedinthe
billsissued.And
ps usedwillshow
mount,asfollows:
Freight Bills
reight re-
6.85
sissuedfor
20
sissuedfor
.76
orAugust
neFreight Bills
reight re-
9 $20.10
billsissued
115.85
billsissued
,612.99
p for
48.94
gust 30 foritems
t theendofJuly
ollectedlist,Figure
st sheet forthecur-
ght billsissued,by
esnot providefor
lectionsweremade
postedto therecords
gust 1.It willbe
t whenapostingslip
ht billsissuedwould
ount aswellasthe
probablybe similar
0,Figures139
ugust 30 have
ok,thecashbook
hecollectionsposted
balanceof the
mined.
same asthat
ailyfigures forAu-
betweentheaccount
otalsforAugust 30
plicated,duetothe
the Julyaccount
ay'sbusiness,but a
ncesshownwill
ndwhysuchfigures
illbe considered
analysisofbalance
dFreight Billsand
thecloseofbusi-
tions arerequired
ent ofallitems
alance.Thestate-
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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E
T
eenfoundin checkofyourrecapitulationofdaily reportsof_
ulation-Freight $_
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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NSAC T IONS—AUGUST30 423
vercollections,
thetotalfreight debit
overcollected
ecash collections
eat theuncollected
dedinthedebit to
ghtherecordsof
ght bills,$14.40,
otalfreight debit
isaddedtotheun-
ndisnot includedin
ssuedfromwhich
onFreight For-
theuncollectedpre-
forAugust 30,as
aiditemsinthe
billsissued,should
ws:
warded
peranal-
e,Fig-
orwarded
sshownby
advances,Fig-
ht bills
corrected
No. 7of
totheAu-
ProP 623....12.50
debit to
aidforwarded
st 30,as
warded"col-
e163 673.08
ctedprepaid
August 30,
f that date,
rage.Theamount
urragebillsforAu-
openorunpaiditems
ebillsissued,should
ws:
emurragebills
ysisofbalance
4.00
agebillsissued
the recordof
ure89 24.00
ostation$38.00
urragebillscol-
wnbythe"De-
shbook,Fig-
emurragebills
ysisofbalance
4.00
gerItems.The
passengeritemsfor
sfollows:
assengeritems
ysisofbalance
3.65
rrection
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UEBOOK
ngeshavebeenmadebythis
uly:
nManley,charged
dDepartment
ance,Form163
ount reachedthis
edinJuly
wedinAugust.19.65
112,Form168
account not
eight billand
40
ducedaccount
.V.Carrollnot
returnedto
0
edJuly23,account
leronticket
ollectedaccount.$7.50
lyreducedbythe
phaccount July
d1.08
ducedbyTreas-
00 account
losed50
edbalanceandhandlethese
ccount intheusualmanner.
ts-
tationaccount'sdiscrepancystatement showingallcorrec-
iscellaneouscollectionsforJulyis illustratedabove.The
ludedintheanalysisofJuly corrections,Figure157.Thedis-
cludedinthedispositionofJuly corrections,Figures158 and159.
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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N SACT ION Sâ €”AU GU ST 30
ure164,makes
isrequiredinthe
ct abalance,because
emsthat havebeen
unt throughthe
s,but not yet dis-
sideasaremittance
it analysisitems
sideofthedaily
hemethodof station
credit analysisitems
t analysisentries
dinstead.There-
trieswillbe con-
Freight Way-
advancesunpaidon
st 30 isdetermined
ncecharges
sofbalancefor
swaybilled
fprepaidand
gure132$356.24
ccount
ncecharges
Advances
cashbook,
ncesonfreight
speranalysis
gure164$332.75
reight Received
mount ofprepaid
determinedas
otherroads,
sofbalanceof
.90
beyond,due
account Au-
eight billsis-
ditedto sta-
gespaidtocon-
0,asper"Ad-
unds"column
105.30
gesonfreight
ugust 30,as
hat date,
amount ofover-
bytheopen orun-
rcollected"column
lsissued,but the
edfromtheaccount
ononAugust
nceofthat date, P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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SA CTIONS—AUGUST 30
et
tedJuly25th,cut out
llnot attached...$3.60
75/10 addedtoaccount.
on4.90
toChicagoPPOwaybill
uly29th,account
own1.40
dded,account not
July25th,abstracted
paid$2.50.Should
dadvances$2.50 5.00
toToledoDHAwaybill
edJuly24th,account
gnot shown4.02
dtoabstractingof
B 27.Prepaid
ced,account commis-
$ 1.08
nley,addedaccount
eForm163 July27th,
t reachedgeneral
wedinAugust....19.65
2July30th, cut out,
freight billand
ducedaccount check#1673
nt improperlyindorsed.47.50
wedJuly23rd,account
ticket A46-7#8101.7.50
reduced.Only$722
cardtickets Julyreport..90
ninterlinecheck
0
CH-OS#332JulyC/N#22111.65
.34
balanceform,of allcorrectionsmadeinthe Julymonthly
above.Theitemschargedto thestationareenteredas debits,
thestationareenteredascr edits.Notethat thedifference
ebit andcredit items,the"Net Debit toStation,"isthenet
tion,asindicated bytheJulycorrectedsheet,Figure150.
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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UEBOOK
eet Items
andabstractedAugust 30.
ed%3.60
July31issuedagainst
collected.OS&D report
pment 4.90
ndabstractedAugust 30,
ight auditordeducted
nformationshownthat
ainst anuncollected
undinvolved1.40
ll2781July31,added
ordofhaving
10
issuedandamount
ecollected5.00
andabstractedAugust 30,
DHAwaybill,eliminated
billingshown.
or4.02
ht billP 623 July31
damount addedto
ollected.Tobe
dinerror12.50
cashbook,andamount
nt personalfunds.
commissions,July...%1.08
account August 1st.
balancesheet 33.50
lremittance,Form163
irst Government
August,inAugust
65
5addedtouncollected
ssarypapersand
9.07
atement showingthedispositionofallcorrectionsin theJuly
smadeasaconveniencetotheagent andmaynot benecessary
sgiven anumbercorrespondingtothenumberofthe same
corrections,Figure157.Onlyabriefdescriptionofthe items
t,but it maybemadeascompleteasdesired.
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST30
et Items
1.08 $89.07
cashbook.Checkin-
edinthe remittance
iedagainst theitem
uncollectedpas-
droppedfromtheaccount 7.50
ncashbook,and50c
l.50
ncashbook,andthe
C.Hollis,who had
alfunds.90
cashbook,andtheamount
aggageman,whowas
0
edto"UncollectedPas-
investigationandan
passenger.Clerk
the error.Ticket
SHEETAUGUST30...129.34
statement showingthedispositionmadeofall correctionsin
ybalancesheet.Each oftheseventeenitemscontainedin
ement isreferredtoin thetext,andthedetailof theprocedure
tlined.ReferencetoFigures157,158,and159 inconnection
tageous.
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P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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S ACTIONS—AUGU ST30 435
balance madedailyofthe
ofthe postingslip?
earent bill,forinstance,is
llected,andit isordered
Whyshouldit beentered
plytakingcredit through
ortakinganaccount credit
he account?
waybillsbereportedimmedi-
theybe heldout ofaccount
aybillsareheldout ofaccount,
berenderedcoveringthem?
namount istoberefundedto
erchargecorrection,how
owwouldit beshownon
eet?
somecashbooksprovidefor
ollectionsbetween"current"
hat conditionswouldawaybill
singtheprepaid onafor-
nbyauditor'swaybill cor-
8?
ouldthecorrectedbalance,as
ancesheet orstatement of
usmonth,alwaysbetaken
balancesheet?
eanerroneousdebit orcredit
orrectedbalancesheet or
shouldthebalanceascor-
eousitem)betaken up,
sethecorrectedbalancesheet
rent billwhichshouldhave
ation,howshouldi t be
sethecorrectedbalancesheet
remittancethat shouldhave
ation,howshould it be
sethecorrectedbalancesheet
romaformeragent,should
estationaccount?
seadviceisreceivedfroman-
dbillof ladinghadbeen
whichwaswaybilled"col-
velopedthat aprepaidbill
y aformeragent,what
t necessarytoanalyzethe
wnbythe correctedbalance
rences?
verpermissabletocarrythe
e correctedbalancesheet
es,intheuncollectedstate-
tions,"orsomesimilarcap-
thecorrectedbalancesheet or
goesastray,anddoesnot
methecurrent month's
ndered,what actionshallbe
nket waybill,onecoveringtwo
ludesashipment whichis
n,andshouldhavebeen
stination,howis theship-
ect destination?
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quitea bugbear
ularlytothose
ed.Yet,withtheex-
tsandthestatements
unadjusteditems,
htransact alarge
onthlyreportsare
summariesofthe
volvenogreat
r notrouble.
asecret,of
tseasytocompile
e dailyreportscor-
ualbalanceofthe
onth.
lyreportscom-
medium-sizedsta-
lyreportsofway-
ed.
ragecharges.
ingservice.
t storagecharges.
cket sales.
neticket sales.
xcessbaggage.
neexcessbaggage.
ndcreamshipments.
undedovercollec-
ollectedbillsandun-
t.
ofDailyReports
orwarded.Figure
whichiscompiled
enuecolumnsofthe
ybillsreceivedand
gthemonthcovered.
portsaresimply
andatotalof the
the spacespro-
ompleteandthe
columnmaybecar-
ptioneditemsofthe
gure176.
of"monthlysum-
capitulationsofthe
waybillsreceived
hlysummaryused
r,isprovidedwith
ellaneousfreight
asdemurrage,freight
nreliefclaims,.Gov-
tted,etc.Infact,it
udethetotals of
ht entry.
videsforcarrying
olumnstothe
arately.Themonthly
rriers,however,pro-
hebottomofthe
umntotalsarecar-
t itemsbeingde-
e debit items,the
emonthlyreport.
eoustoprovethe
t shownbythevari-
ysummarybefore
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dprovesthecor-
dcashbookitems
mayappearthat a
sconsiderablede-
ll thedetailshown
nlythe figuresused.
planatoryexcept
d 10,andtheyare
the ordernamed:
August.Thepre-
edtothedebit figures
cludedinthe"Pre-
temsNos.1and2,
itemsNos.3 and4.
dfromthe "Pre-
records oflocal
sued,orit maybe
lof theprepaid
bythecashbook,and
onddueconnecting
lysisofbalanceof
rthelast dayofthe
August.The
onsmust beadded
sethat amount is
ctionsonFreight
.3,andisnot in-
3,4,5, and6.This
dfromthe"Over-
aland interline
ed.
ons.Theamount
beaddedtothe
t amount hasbeen
dinterline reports
arerepresentedby
nd6.Ifit wasthe
elist ofcorrections
ughtheabstracts,
en,ofcourse,be
t havebeenpre-
dedtoCurrent
billswhichwere
roughtheJulycor-
t beaddedbackto
that amount is
nth'saccount through
sheet andisnot
s,Nos.3,4,5,and 6.
NTERLINEPREPAID FORWARDED
forward-1.Cash collectionsonprepaidfor-
d,FigurewardedforAugust,asper cash-
63 $3,564.10
forAu- 2.Uncollectedprepaidforwarded
mary,freight billsat thecloseofbusi-
August,Figure 174448.57
dedfor
mmary,
ocurrent
ycor-
0
balanceareself-throughtheJuly correctedbalancesheet must
P u b l i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
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emurrage
testhemonthly
mmonlycalled"Ab-
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esectioncovering
ort isreproduced.
yalsobebalanced
gures,asfollows:
EREPORT
age,asper
9 $12.00
perstate-
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ebillsat the
4.00
witching.Figuresofthereport arerecapitulatedat theendof
atethemonthlyre-themonthand thosesheetscomprisethe
witching.Thesemonthlyreports.
hesectioncovering2411.Theswitchingreportsmayalso be
stemillustrated,thebalancedout against thecashbookfiguresas
the varioussheetsfollows:
EPORTS
ng,asper1.Cashcollectionsforswitching,as
9 $3.00 percashbook,Figure163 $110.65
ust,asper
Figure
ugust,as
ybills
0
ugust,as
ybills
eight Storage
testhemonthly
hemonthlystorage
esectioncovering
hesystemillus-
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ndareusedas the
aybebalancedout
res,asfollows:
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ust,asper1.Cashcollectionsforfreight storage,
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ht storage,
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sseparatespacesfor
randmiscellaneous
nt isdivided.
, therecapitula-
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allinterlinetickets
uringthemonthof
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heindividualcar-
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bemadevoidby
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orts.Allincis-
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tions.Parcelroom
eport innumerical
gage,andtheamount
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teredinnumerical
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omecarriers,how-
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agestoragecol-
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ecksissuedareen-
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dinnumericalorder.
kReceipts.When
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hout surrenderof
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ent of50 cents.A
ssuedfor thecol-
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o .in
OVERCHARGESAND OVERCOLLECTIONS
EETFOR Attgttrt
ATIONNO.(2U)
port ofunrefundedovercollectionsandoverchargesillustrated
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ninthe stationmonthlybalancesheet,Figure176,and is
agency,$1,123.60.It isshowninthe analysisbalancefor
credit analysisitem—"Overcollections."
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arefullywrappedin
edtothe report.
ERLINE
stheformof
eexcessbaggagecol-
ilkandCream
68 illustratethe
milkandcreamship-
xplainedinthe
reamshipments
rated.
smaybe balanced
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EAMREPORTS
statement,
and cream,
3 $31.15
dedbytheRailway
ation.Thisformis
carriers.
xplanation,asall
yindicatewhat in-
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onwhichreported,
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nrefundedOver-
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EMENTOFUNPAID FREIGHTBILLSAND OTHERUNSETTLED ITEMS
monthlystatement ofuncollectedbillsandunsettleditems
adetailofuncollectedandunsettledamountscarriedin the
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ussectionsofSheets1and2 agreeswiththeanalysisofbalance
ybalancesheet forAugust 30,Figure164.
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n-Freight
t.
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eet.Themonthly
ated,isa grandsum-
nsactionsoccurring
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ethemonthlybalance
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St.Louisstation
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ation,andit should
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ameregardlessof
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cedinwhich the
d.It isbelievedthat
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6,will betakenup
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"at thecloseof
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ation's copyofthe
sheet.Referenceto
t forJuly,Figure70,
DueCompanywas
nt is,therefore,en-
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omLast Month."
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heaccount bythe
whichmust bein-
hlybalancesheet.
enteredas"Errors
ferencetothe
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gure165,willshow
mountsareshown:
2,155.33
ne7,952.19
al789.66
erline380.70
al630.05
rline2,824.12
fore,carriedtothe
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ollectionswerere-
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epresentsthenet
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Deposits.Ref-
eport ofhoteland
ust 30,willshow
ositsforAugust
dthat amount isen-
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ts.Referenceto
ainconductors'de-
howthat thetotal
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wouldbecompiledin
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nth.Referenceto
sheet,Figure150,
amountingto$9.48
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heet.Thereforethat
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1,130.72
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therefore,carried
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ittedtotheaccount-
asthefreight isde-
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monthlyreport is
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ideananalysisof
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ceis illustrated
at it makesnodif-
ancewhetherthe
temsarecarriedsepa-
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ceDueCompany,"
tweenthedebit and
ows:
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ompanyowes....1,123.60
$381.66
fore,that thesame
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orwhetherthedif-
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anceSheet All
it itemsarenowen-
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,whichprovesthecor-
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he totalsofthe
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nycarriersdonot re-
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hestationrecords
onthlyreportsmust
enupin theac-
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dcheckedinsuch a
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rst collection
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ports
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ebusinesstransac-
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llytheblanks
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thesamefigures
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ent totransporta-
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ust betakeninto
methodfollowed
eof miscellaneous
beincludedinthe sta-
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nbyFigure176.
emsisquitediffer-
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actorsarequite
t Accounts.Fig-
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gent'smonthlyac-
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it sectionofthe
.Underthesystem
thegeneralac-
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aneousdebitsand
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uchasthoseillus-
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YREPORTS
CELLANEOUSREVENUEAND SUNDRYITEMS
tation,Monthof ***** 192-
TCHING.Conn.Line's Prop.,parForm2303
edbut not paidbyAgent,perFormI860
ES,W»yBUM but not paidbSJUaslea«
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erF orm.1866,2302andSo. Ry.Prop.2303
D ENGINEMENHIRE,par FormI860
uals, perForm402
ptr Form401
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A SAILINGVESSELS,perForm1838
perForm1800
ere, perForm1060
perFormI860
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SIONof CL.Shipments,per Form1860
nts'Debit Adjustment Notices,eh.:
nceSheet,Form 1642
nts'Credit Adjustment Notices,vis.,
nceSheet, Form1642
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YREPORTS
CESHEET
Ution,Monthof.*"*»»* 192
count must bemadeonthisblank foreachmonthandforwardedtothe AuditorofStationAccountsimmediately
0,showingbalancefrompreviousmonth.
thebalancein youraccount must beclassifiedandshownoppositepropercaptionsax providedforinBalanceSheet.
t Balance"amount—"Debit"or"Credit"—tobalancethe"GeneralAccount."Detailedstatementsofthe "BalanceAc-
onhand)shouldbe madeonFormdesignatedinBalanceSheet, inaccordancewithrulingof theseFormsandinstructions
rdedtoAuditorof StationAccountswithBalanceSheet.
edcredit forcashremittancesmadelaterthanthemorningofthe first workingdayofthemonthsucceedingthat for
ade.Remittancetickets must showplainlythemonthtowhich remittancesshouldbecredited.
ouldbegiven byagentstotheamount ofcashhandledbystationemployees.Theymust carefullysuperviseand
themonth-at irregularintervals,thenecessaryexaminationstosatisfythemselvesofthecorrectnessof theemployee'sac-
rethat theyhandlefundsoftheCompany.
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LYREPORTS
et byacredit fora
orbedswitching."
ationCashBal-
alancesheet,Fig-
ecertifiedcheckfor
a lost orderbillof
tothetreasureron
ash onhand.It is
holda certifiedcheck
tions,fora fewdays
orderbilloflading,
reasonabletime,
d tothedepositor.
surrenderedwithin
carrier'srules,usually
fiedcheckwouldbe
specialremittance,"
estationaccount.
underthissys-
theunderchargeand
enot addedtoand
portsofw aybillsre-
arelistedinthe
ybalancesheet, and
uchitemsis carried
dcredit sidesofthe
iallist ofsuch
redifthe spaces
cesheet werein-
tethenumberofcor-
BalanceSheets.
nting,freight bal-
ssuedby thefreight
allerrors discov-
heets.Thecorrec-
estationandshould
ilybalancesheet
eived.Theyare
"BalanceCorrec-
t,asthe casemay
em shownby
dbe substantially
nthe sectioncov-
ofMonthly
alancesheet dis-
rthereportshave
riedas "Unsettled
sthe casemaybe—
dimmediately
ption,andafreight
ted.Whenreceived,
countedfor,which
seoftheitemscar-
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s"TotalDebit to
riedtothe daily
wingdayas"Debits
e"TotalCreditsto
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et as"Creditsfrom
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st report orcredit
thedifferencebe-
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asshownbythe
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ecarriedforward
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2illustrate theface
lancesheet used
formof balance
motherformsillus-
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pleexhibit ofthe
ons.It isrenderedto
untedforbythe
esheet,Figure176.
ebetweentheA.
msisinthe accumu-
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cilethefiguresshown
stationaccount-
rrectionsarenot
fwaybillsreceived
ratelist ismadeof
rriedtotheaccumu-
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edby regularly
udedinthestation
ttanceis madefor
aneouscollections,
veredbyregularly
in thestationac-
rereportedat the
achformillus-
y,andabetterunder-
analyzingthere-
manexplanationof
edbytheS.& T.
estheformof
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onsarereportedon
vedand forwarded
chreportsare car-
atements.Switching
enet amount col-
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onaccount,and a
deforsuchcollec-
ts tothestation
specificallyprovided
sof thebalance
rgeletters"and
ly,insteadofspecif-
nks.
redit letterstake
providedfor re-
sundrycollections.
roducedprinci-
ustratinganother
mulativereport
alancesheet,Fig-
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onAgents.Station
edirect supervision
ent.Agentswhose
afixedsalaryarepre-
retimeand attention
mployer,unlessex-
ombytheproper
edtohavecharge
yat theirstations,
cilities,andarepre-
erdutiesconnected
ompanyasmaybe
nt withtheproper
agent.
gentsandstation
ponallpatronstrans-
ghthewindowsor
dforthepurpose,
uthorizedpersons
ffice.
dStationRecords.
oyes,orthosesup-
alsfromageneral
mpany,shouldbe
pany'sbooks,papers,
shouldnot furnish
ebusinessofthe
authorizedtore-
agent furnishpar-
vetothebusiness
thout specificau-
e carrier.
gentsand
Allagents,cashiers,
swhooccupyapo-
eperformanceof
yorhaveaccessto
quiredtogivea bond
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ethat unbonded
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t.
andpreservationof
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ords.Receipts,
ng,impression
ks,waybillbooks,
ons,etc.,shouldbe
econtentsofpack-
ar oftherecords.
ouldbecarefully
rsuitableplaces
utilationor destruc-
not madeforthe
emattershouldbe
erintendent andthe
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lmaintainallrecords
tionrecords,there-
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rrier.
nRecords.It is
inthestationrecords
years,but whenit
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UEBOOK
rds.Allfreight on
spectedandchecked
scertainif anyis
d.
dit anothermes-
officersnamed,
neytaken;thede-
,ifany,andall
houldthenbemade
ertainablefacts
onthe case.
bberiesshouldbe
d,regardlessofthe
avebeentaken,or
rentlynot molested.
ent maydesireto
byatravelingauditor,
ydesireto conduct
rsrequirethat the
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ployehavingknowl-
hallleavetheservice.
ationusuallyisthe
er.
binationischanged
ldbewrittenout in
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umberofturns,
ofthe turns,and
mbinationshouldbe
ationshouldbe
e,sealedwithwax
ation sealingstamp,
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hesafecombination
geroneandsent by
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onaccounts.
afeCombination.
ouldbegiventhe
ythenwhenabso-
opertransactionof
estrictingthe
t offreight areusually
ent ofcarservice,or
icerofthecarrier.
ouldbeconspic-
entionofall inter-
directedtothem.
eremovedfromthe
e"embargoesdis-
bargoprovisions
edtotheofficerissu-
edivisionsuperin-
ortationofthe
ilroadsareregu-
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artment hasitsown
elayedTrains.
ssengercannot wait
missingothermails,
emust accept custody
heyarecorrectlyde-
oreceivethem,and
dforbytherailway
ytheGovernment
ailonCarrier's
mailisturnedover
engertotheagent for
omesresponsiblefor
esponsiblefor the
gmailuntil deliv-
alledforby theGov-
OutsideParties.
ployesshouldnot
stobe mailedinthe
entshavea right
s inthepostalcars
theirstation,and
ht without anyin-
employes.Letters
erthestrapof
Handled.Practi-
lankupon which
redtorecordthe
andled,andtoreport
thenumberduetobe
andthoseactuallyre-
arriersare under
department,and
re,orthosewhich
tigation,shouldbe
nt.
nt isusuallyunder
attorney,and
medtoreferlegal
ment direct or
rofthecarrieris a
structions.
egaldepartment is
eunderstoodas
orofficerwhichthe
ateasthedepartment
almattersshall be
acticallyallcar-
neystor epresent
es,but suchattor-
arlyemployed,and
sare assignedto
ey.Therefore
thelocalattorneys
almattersunless
dosobythe legal
erofthecarrier.
donAgents.The
epresentativeofthe
eserved withlegal
oflegaldocuments
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UEBOOK
copyofthebill
court,andforward
ationorsummons,
tobehandledbya
equestrations.
thwritsof attach-
stheirdutytoascer-
tingthewrit isan
ourt,anddemanda
essedtothe legal
ght claimagent,em-
rmation:
e.
rt.
d.
ount.
nee'sresidenceand
carnumberifa car-
ouldbemailed
epartment,anda
mittalsent tothe
r attached,agents
randconsigneeby
officereceipt and
knowledgment,and
wledgment it should
magent,givingref-
e.Acompletestate-
ouldbemaintained
nent record.
areservedupon
nderanycircum-
tlypoint out goods
ficer.Theofficer
hepropertyheseeks.
upontheimme-
rier'spremisesofall
collectingallcharges,
hegoodsfromthe
time,amount of
mdelivered,andthe
ficer.
fusesto paythe
bemade,andhis
dforthegoods.The
nderstandthat the
alltransportation
ed.
enasummonsor
erveduponanagent,
houldbeobtained
,hour,and thename
ngthesummons.
elegaldepart-
onsuperintendent
lyandembodythe
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atoriestoTake
ewithacopyof in-
sitionsisservedupon
orsedwiththedate,
y makingtheserv-
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essedtothe legal
winginformation:
d.
eofwitness.
persshould be
artment bythefirst
t willadvisebywire
etakenby the
elegram,givinga
ts,shouldbesent to
noticesreceived
nship,orvillageau-
ativetotheopen-
sacrossthecarrier's
cks,construction
erstructures,abate-
ge,oranythingaffect-
ofthecarrier's
nowntothe
tothe legaldepart-
fthelettersent to
nt.
onAgents.When
agent orothersta-
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elegaldepartment
nt must benotifiedby
relativetothe
awasserved,before
andat what place
ar,recordsrequired,
eedings.
ServiceNot toBe
inanycasegivea
ofserviceoraccept-
apers.If suchan
ded,it shouldbe re-
gtheserviceadvised
ewithout aidfrom
eryofGoods.A
odstoa consignee
opthegoodsin
vencyofthecon-
tothecarrierwho
egoodsat anytime,
arrier'spossession
econsignee.
eivesarequest
deliveryof freight,
de,but thematter
magent forinstruc-
wherethevolume
e,an indexedrecord
waybillsreceived.
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UEBOOK
ybillmust always
pt maybemadeto
referencetoa
desired,therecord
ndin thewaybill
ateofthewaybill.
rearrangedindate
ocated.
COUNTS
enthestationac-
romoneagent to
torisnot available,
omakethe transfer
ificstandingin-
reportsshallberen-
eshallbefollowed
tionaccount istobe
absenceofspecific
ththeoutgoingand
ethat theirrespective
d.Not enough
ature,andcontinu-
ncompletetransfer
stounjust suspicion
eloss ofconsid-
r.It isnot anin-
tssimplytocount
nctorybalanceofthe
erthisa transferof
proceduredoesnot
senseof theword.
sewhereit isques-
outgoingor incom-
certaintransactions.
At everytransfer
ts,whethertempo-
pleteanddependable
nethat willprotect
gand incoming
onsbythecompany
ofcourse,be com-
andreportsspecified
dered.
ecificinstructions,
ocedureisrecom-
shouldbecarefully
ed.Bothcopies
utgoingagent,and
agent.
ingexcessbaggage
,andmiscellaneous
ylisted,andallticket
ntainedintheoriginal
ecountedbythein-
uldspecifywhat
the originalsealed
ertifiedbytheout-
dgedbytheincoming
ldbechecked
eexceptions,ifany,
Allbills covering
patronsshouldbe
onasunpaidorthe
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houldseethat alltariffs
allrequirednotices
grooms.Notices
e agent,suchas
etc.,shouldbere-
hshowthenameof
e.Thesenoticesare
visionsuperintendent
rasquitea taskto
,satisfaction,and
fytheeffort.
AVELING
dperiodicallyby
oftheaccounting
yknownasa"trav-
to makeanaudit
vestigatecertain
port tohissuperior
und.
ntsarenot usually
rticulardutiesin
ofthestationac-
thetravelingauditor
desires andsupply-
tothe stationbusi-
ed.Agentsmaybeof
travelingauditor,
tainrecordsand
eoftheusualtime
,providedthetime
yalsoassist the
ngthefreight on
oodsandexplaining
t coveredbyfreight
Cash.Oneofthe
auditoris tocount
Agentsshould,there-
yfundswithout wait-
eremeansall
epresentingcash,
ofthestationfunds.
totherailroad,ex-
,accident insurance,
ercompanies.If
arate,andthey
ditorshouldbe told
aincompanies,and
eeliminatedby
point isthat the
egivenanoppor-
erycent ofstation
meotheraccount is
ndsshouldnot be
t thisisthecon-
or.Offerit alland
eacertainfundafter
ort.It willnot be
ountedtothe
ent,thelisting ofit
eckedbacktothe
eandcashdrawer
uchprocedureis
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gofdollarsandcents,
er,make99,omit the
,andthat sumwill
when it shouldhave
iceversa.Asanillus-
mount ofthediffer-
9,omittingthecents
sgives$74.$74will
ts,or74cents as$74.
msmaybechecked
ocatedwithout re-
t.
on.Whenthe
divisibleby 9,the
posingthefiguresof
ascertainwhat
d,willmakethe
Thismaybedeter-
thod:
eused indeter-
h,whentransposed,
the result obtained
theerrorby 9.As
t thedifferenceis
herefore,8 isthe
erencebetween
umnandthetens
entransposed,will
oftheerroris36
9=4.Therefore,
mount wherethe
ureinthe centscol-
columnis4, when
cents.Thesameprin-
yamount.
tion,considerthe
w:
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gtheprincipleabove
ey"figure,running
amount wherethe
ureinthe dollars
llarscolumnis8,is
fore,$19.33 hasbeen
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Theamount ofthe
uldalsobecarried
ybalancesheet to
ting stationwould
n.
on.Uponreceipt
cethereceivingsta-
naccount byenter-
t sideofthedaily
26,"Freight Bills
cies."
ut out forcol-
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ctionis madethe
theanalysisof
edas adebit entry,
erAgencies."
hebills areen-
erindividuallyor
e,ifallare collected
eouscollection.
arrants it,a
ations'probook"
narystationpro
it isgoodpractice
ceivedseparately
umber,listingthein-
subtotalof each
such prosheets
tinganyotherpro
t BillsRemitted.
edwould bemade
count,since the
n that station's
chargecorrection
ortedandtheunder-
ubsequent remittance
llwashandled.
ctioncouldnot be
inalfreight bill
epartyat another
rtherefundmust be
opaid theoriginal
eusualpracticeto
hargecorrectionto
owhichtheoriginal
quest that arefund
eproperreceipt se-
edonthecorrection,
lltakenupand
or therefundin-
ht bill,whichever
correctionthere-
etherefund,andto
heamount paidout,
naremittanceform
fromwhichit was
hroughhisaccounts
toOtherStations,"
ewitharegular
mittance—theone
rectionwas issued—
as"Freight BillsRe-
s,"andtooffset
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hipment oflessthan
ncluding twoor
mewaybill.
ket"formof
nyless thancar-
movingbetweenthe
etime,ononewaybill
modate.Othercar-
it"systemofway-
foreachconsign-
t andblanket
e,as eachisre-
waybillsreceivedand
hewaybill.
MENTS
ent andstation
supervisionanddi-
rintendent,oran
mingthe duties
ficial,thevarious
edinthe manner
the severaldepart-
heseveraldepart-
be saidtocomprise
t.
umeratedabove
ent aprobablerail-
lpracticeeachof
probablybedivided
nddepartmentsmay
mentioned.Thelist
eyanidea ofthe
overstationduties,
ocalagent.
ent.Theoperating
onoveralloperating
f trains,yardservice,
s,andthegeneral
questionspertain-
bereferredtothe
Thetrafficde-
overallmattersper-
l—suchassoliciting
ulesofratesand
servicesandfacil-
tionsunderwhich
.Allquestionsper-
uldbe referredto
ment.Theaccount-
ctionoverall
ccountsandac-
rts—suchasway-
cket records,andall
edandaccounting
tions.Allquestions
attersshouldbe
department.
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department wouldaquestion
ofladingbereferred?
department wouldaquestion
ght shipment bereferred?
department wouldaquestion
shipment bereferred?
department wouldaquestion
eight shipment bere-
department wouldtheques-
ticket toapassengerbe
department wouldaquestion
ofa ticket whichhadbeen
erred?
rate onaninboundshipment
hetariffsonfileat thestation,
dthequestionbereferred?
department shouldaquestion
acilitiesat thestationbe
hat conditionsarefreight ship-
what department ofthe
?
saresometimesauthorizedto
eandsimilarlocal bills
rto securethecustomary
pecifiedtime.Howwould
estationaccount,andhow
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underthe jurisdictionofthe
rovidedforbythe officersof
theirrespectivesuperior
enodirect jurisdiction,but
sideration.Theirrequests
longastheydonot conflict
andtheproperconduct ofthe
al freight andpassengersta-
sdesignatedastheoperating
erthe station.
heyareinstalledandmaintained
andhavenodirect connection
ssspecificallyprovidedfor.Gen-
sco-operatein theireffort
he carrier,but eachis
ir respectivesuperior
artmentalofficerhasabsolute
ndutiesso farastheyper-
theagent andstationforces
risdictionofthe officer
t isthelocalrepresentativeof
must bedependeduponto
ss.
t representstherailroadand is
s.The relationshipbetween
ouldbe suchastopromote
e carrier.
t isthelocalrepresentativeof
eof legalpapersuponhim
uponanofficerofthe carrier.
shouldalwaysberespectfuland
tion,whenrequested,should
supplied.
shouldalwaysbecourteous,
hepatrons.Therailroad's
patrons—thepublic.
isheldpersonallyresponsible
andhas direct chargeand
tyand facilities,forwhich
heagent at asmallone-man
uties,whileat largerstations
ssignedtospecific dutiesand
ofthoseparticular functions.
nt organizationofthestation
eseachman'sduties,system-
heduties inthepropercon-
tyforerrors,andexpedites
business.
utiesshouldbe apportioned
ebest results.Evenat a
maybesystematizedtogood
ershouldbereferredto thedivi-
afullstatement offacts.A
shandledat thetimeofmaking
oa formerperiod,should
d.
tionoftrainsand thepreven-
eivefirst consideration.The
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ndsuponthepractices of\ht
eanordinary billoflading
da livestockcontract for
only alivestockcontract,
thereon,"andemigrant move-
sualdeclaredvaluation.
mount collectedshouldbe
ed,but shouldnot bein-
setheshipperdesiresthat
fromtheconsignee,the
tectedbyadeposit orguar-
additionalprepay,ifany,
t oforigin."
lof ladingshouldneverbe
intheagent'spossession.
maybeissued,however,after
kedup,or whentheagent
ductorthat theshipment is
heratein effect onthedateof
applied,andnot thedateof
pment isnot billedout the
unkmust beboxedat the
t maybeacceptedforship-
s.
ent shipmentsarealwayscov-
flading,whichare fur-
t.Agentsarenot supplied
ernment billofladingis
rnment shipment offered.
ldneverbe usedtocover
entsarenot,as arule,supplied
Whenexport shipments
practiceto takethematter
,whoisusuallyprovidedwith
issueanordinarydomestic
whichpoint it maybe
billoflading.Thewaybill
uld/however,beaccompanied
st isadocument showingalist
theshipment,togetherwith
orthepurposeofenabling
arriveat theamount ofthe
executedbytheshipperof
maybeprocuredfromany
eoftheparty towhomthe
the"notify"party.Thename
and thepartytobenotified.
sconsignedtothepoint at
cated.Toseethat theship-
nonagencystation,evenif
whenindorsedinblankby the
maybeliftedbyanyparty to
ld.B ut,ifindorsedtoa
n'sindorsement must appear
ketheindorsement regular.
party tobenotifiedmust be
bleexceptionstothis rule,
becoveredbyspecificinstruc-
uctionsarein effect.
ssspecificallyauthorized.Some
rbillofladingfor carload
beencheckedbycompany
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ofcarriersdiffer,but usually
cardistributor—thechiefdis-
perintendent.Ordersare
telegraphcarreport,which
afternoonofeachday,unless
ssary.
nacceptingfreight areceipt is
arrier totransport thegoods
conditioninwhichaccepted.
wnjudgment.Manyrules
onof themmust beleft to
xplainedinRule 4ofthe
t thebilloflading orshipping
y,andthat theshipment is
elineof acarrier;tocheck
marking,packingandcon-
thegoodsareworththe
avaluationisdeclaredif pro-
on.
ss"agreed"weights,ortariff
d.It ispoorpracticetofor-
eighingifat allpracticable
rloadshipmentsmust be
t issuedwhendemanded.If
areunableto performthis
bereferredto thesuperin-
ssabill ofladingisso in-
provethat aclearbillof lading
sethequestionarises.
ratingwithshippersand induc-
emaximumcapacity,and
oading.
foriginiftrack scalesare
not,thenat thefirst station
sarelocated.
ule,but maybefortest pur-
tolerance"asusedin connec-
reight,is atermappliedto
ndsto beallowedforthe
or naturalshrinkageofthe
applicationof"tolerance"will
eabovesubject.Practically
anceapplicabletocertain
s.
adsmust bereweighedif
.
rencebetweenthe original
ainedbyreweighingexceeds
gesare correctedtothebasis
reweighing,nochargeis
btainedbyreweighingdoes
achargeis assessed.See
underthejurisdictionofa
ureau.It maybe,however,
ployesofthe carrier.
sociationorganizedbyvarious
in sectionofthecountry.
ervisionoverweights,inspec-
leges,etc.,aredelegatedto
o act forthecarriers.Thus,
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yforlossordamagetofreight,
ment.
pt suchcarsthat containrough
h isnot requiredbythe
ordshould bemadeofevery
whetherfreight isloadedor
lis appliedtoacar found
aybeacceptedandaseal ap-
ld bemade,andthe
nupwiththeagent ofthe
rvicerules ofcarriersare
InterstateCommerceCom-
redtoprovide,observeand
blecarservicerules,but they
valoftheCommission.
bledistributionmust bemade
edemandexceedsthe supply.
ersandtheiragentsare liable
ofprescribedcarservice
heypertaintothe dispositionto
ent,which,inmanyi n-
ction ofagents.
equipment shouldbemoved
edor emptyaspromptlyas
beloadedlocallyin the
or loadedviaanyrouteso
rticipatein thefreight
Whenpracticable,foreign
thelineandvia thejunc-
herules themselvespro-
eralapplication.
arsareusuallyaccompaniedby
gthe carinitialsandnumber,
eceivedfrom,etc. Such
ypreservedandaccompany
elineregardlessof whether
sbased upontheinterchange
$1percarper dayforeach
creasedIScents percarper
ainingtheequipment neglects
emto thecarownerwithin
dayofthemonthin which
t avoidsduplicationofwork.
sbeingsignedby theagents
vinglines respectively,and
arycopiesofit, therecords
reconcileddaily.
eclaimis reallyacorrectionin
paid.Per diemispaidon
reonthe lineofanother
interchangecarreports,and
portsincludecars uponwhich
d,it isreclaimed(paidback)
such carsfromtheper
tatementsareusuallyprepared
gents areinterestedonlyin
carreportscorrectly,as they
mstatements.
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ssspecificauthorityisobtained.
ivenblanket authorityto
drefusedfreight toaware-
reusuallyrequiredto procure
ngpublicrealizesthat lossof
navoidable.Claimsarepaid
en thecarriersarerespon-
roperlypresentedandsup-
dlingclaimpaperspromptly
at allaresupportedproperly,
out delaywhichwilladd to
hippers.
laim payment must bebased
determinedbyaninvestiga-
wouldlikelybind thecarrier
of theliabilitywhichwould
nlesstheagent isauthorizedto
liability must bedeter-
foreclaimsarepaid.
legallypaid bycarriers,loss
befiledwithinsixmonths
cshipment,andwithin nine
ort shipment,asprovidedby
the uniformbilloflading
ons.
hargeclaimsmaybefiledany
outlined inParagraph581.
standardformsshouldbe
iruse willexpeditethehan-
carrier'sliability ismeasured
shipper'sinstructions,and
inwriting.
suchserviceas maybepro-
smaybeinsertedinbills
simplyadifferenceinaccount-
the statedrefrigeration
er that waybillsthem.
heshipment maybediverteden
rgebeapplicable,whichwould
nt ofthepreviousdivisionof
demployedcarriersper-
vicerendersa billagainst
homthe entirestatedre-
tothe different methodsof
s.Ifadded tothe"freight
oughwaybill,the chargeis
hestationaccount.If an"ad-
ed—acredit tothestation
ust bereportedasadebit inthe
ipperassumesallresponsi-
eld onlyfortheir
ockcontract,the Federaland
ovement oflivestock,quar-
onoftheanimalsandproper
uationshouldbedeclaredif
dinarylivestock.
hecarrier'sliabilityis measured
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ras suchfailureisdue to
eofitsemployes.Carriers
eforfailureto complywith
directions areimpossibleof
erincludestheir diversionand
drulesina tariff.Theymay
aldiversionandreconsign-
embodiedin aterminalor
rsionandreconsignment order
g,signedby theowner,and
red.
hethroughrateisnot ap-
adetothisgeneralrule by
moditiesasfruits,vegetables
s.
riginal"Order"bill oflading
acceptablebondor other
dinlieuthereof.
lessadditionalswitchingis in-
nsignment chargesarebased
erformed.
thethroughratewillnot
videdtheshipment hasnot been
dapriorchangein thedes-
erissueswhat iscalleda
tyto atransit tariffis-
agent,orit mayembodyits
gulationsinanothertariff.
esandregulationsmust be
diedbeforethehandlingof
ybeundertaken.
ofladingisissued andthe
etransit stationat current
thetransit stationwasthe
ment.
aretreatedas ordinaryship-
ght billisissuedand the
ouldbedonewith any
gnee(transit house)must pre-
illtotheagent withina
days,andhaveit recordedand
ge.
uchfreight billsascover
ansit operationisprovided
ldberecordedandindorsed.
betterrecordis maintainedby
he availabletonnageand
ceavailable,thanit wouldbe
portionsbilled out from
alfreight bill.
begovernedentirelybyindi-
SeeParagraph780 forsome
es areusuallydelegatedtothe
ureau,ifthecarrier isamem-
rrageshouldnot beassessed
rloadingor unloadingon
cognizedlessee.Rule1,Sec-
tes 1and2.
2.00 assessediscorrect.
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allowance.Rule6, Sec-
murrageof$2.00 (oneday)
rwould beconsideredor-
.M.Monday,the6th, the
ule6,Section D.
,$2.00,hadaccrued.Theship-
carsthroughnofault of
ewouldbefiguredasif the
edinonecar. Rule7,Section
urragewouldhaveaccrued.As
ments,eachin excessofthe
signeeshad48 hourstoun-
erferencefromtheother.
urragewouldhaveaccrued.It
susceptibletodamagefrom
adedduringstormyweather
Thetwo daysit rained
edasadditionalfreetime.
phNo.1.
ornot demurragewouldbe
ment dependsuponthestatein
is located,andwhetherthe
eorintrastatemovement If
demurrageshouldbeassessed
d,becausethefreetimemay
48 hours,makingatotalof
orunloadingfrozenlading,
adetounloadit.But,if an
ngwhollywithinthestateof
oma,the$4chargewouldbe
nsnamed.Onintrastate
med,thetotal timeactually
rloosening,andremoving
time,but noallowancewillbe
thetimeno effort ismade
, Paragraph2,andExcep-
urrageshouldnot beassessed.
wedsuch freetimeforload-
nentitledto,hadthe carsbeen
ed.Rule8, SectionB,
urrageshouldbeassessed.When
elayedonaccount ofthe
thepayment oftransporta-
ariffauthority,theshipper
ldfordemurragethat may
nt ofsuchcontroversy.In
correct charge,however,
ochargeinexcessoftariff
ded,theconsigneeorshipper
rragethat might accrue.
unt ofthebillis$67.00 andis
Charge
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s,theminimumchargeonship-
ays.
y—3cX5days—15c
€”6cX1 day—6c
edat \]Acentsper dayand
entsperday.Thehigher
ausetheshipment wasstored
"MinimumStorage
cents,theminimumchargeona
.Blastingcapscomeunder
ves,"andtherateis2%l/2
unds.
ay—29cX1day—29c.
edbut 20 pounds,it isfigured
geamountsto lessthanthe
ents,theminimum,must be
A,Paragraph1.
agechargewouldbe 48 cents.
under"LessDangerousEx-
rateis12 centsperdayper
reof,witha minimumof25
y—24cX2days—48c.
edbut 150 pounds,it is
ion B,Paragraph1.
echargeof 32centswouldbe
munitioncomesunder"Less
so,andthestoragerateis8
ndsorfractiontherof,witha
ts.
—8cX4days—32c.
edbut 50 pounds,it isfigured
ctionB,Paragraph2.
gewouldbecharged.Storage
nerror ofthecarrieror the
tsapropertenderor delivery.
rates,rulesandregulationsare
s,andcir cularsofcarriers.
uedby individualroadsor
agent representinganumber
riersdemandabill ofladingfor
othersdonot.Individual
ern.
chingis aserviceperformed
tching isaswitching
rmore carriers.
switchingisthe switching
hich ispaidout ofthereve-
aulcarrierforthemovement
nt oforigintothedestina-
erthemethodofaccountingfor
ort ofsuchchargesismade
ent andsettlement madebe-
nterestedlines.Somecar-
hchargesasa debit inthe
hechargethrougha credit
ra vouchermaybeissued
tlement.
ghinterlineswitchingway-
throughwaybillingisar-
Ifthroughwaybillingis
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s,arenot dueontheship-
ATIONCHARGES
IT
ttedbylaw,and isunderthe
eCommerceCommission.
extendcredit but maydoso
rovedby theCommission.
rrailwaysystemsusuallyhave
sdictionoverall credit mat-
tesuchduties tothetreas-
former.
smust havespecificauthority
recredit maybeextended.
whetherornot abondis
ndcredit maybea"blan-
ayberequiredto submit
credit officer.
mayextendcredit toresponsible
rswithout demandinga
dedfor96 hours,abond
basedoncommonpractices.
eldstrictly liableforpermit-
eamount ofcredit author-
eldliablefor anylossthat
t authorizedbythecredit
t hasnot beennegligent inhis
ossthroughbeing unableto
ossdueto anerrormadeby
s,agentsarenot usuallyheld
ideddiligent effort ismade
rests.
thecorrect chargesforthe
ct andaccount forsuch
ortscoveringthe business
hebooksofthe carrierare
enderedbyagents.Unless
ect thecarrier'sbookswill
nt ofthebusinesshandledby
systemandthe monthlysystem.
hecorrectnessof thevarious
llitemsare neverfinallydis-
port isrendered,andit
rysuchunsettleditemsas a
he"freight charges"aresettled
heforwardingstationhascol-
ust bereportedtothecarrier,
vingagent toapplythe
ht chargesofthewaybill,as
ateasachargeagainst his
d.
heforwardingstationhaspaid
must havecredit,andwith
nstitutesapart ofthecharges
ondeliveryoftheshipment.
t isthebasicdocument of
g.Thewaybill,asit is
goffice,i stheonlyau-
movement offreight.
beshownin theconsignorcol-
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partyapplyingthe stamp
ssspecificallyauthorizedbythe
omecarrierspermit copiesto
areconspicuouslymarked
t billissuedtotheconsignee
arges,just asthoughthe
ercharge.Anotherfreight
esameitemshowingthe
mount collecteddeducted
nce unpaidshownas"over-
balanceshouldbecarried
m isdisposedofbya station
eight billshouldstandin the
herfreight billofthesame
eissued totheconsignee
epaid."Thecollect freight
euncollecteduntilthe ac-
station reliefclaimor
ssinstructedtothe contrary
edfor everyshipment cov-
ceipt takenwhenthefreight
carriescharges,theyshould
gesoncommercialshipments
pany"shipment thefreight
mpanyFreight."Some
t billsforlocalcompany
rareceipt forthegoodson
agencywaybillsarepresumed
ersdonot requirefreight
gencyshipments,ifprepaid
,however,aregular
dandtheamount carried
ntil disposedof.
FS
at thetotalcost oftransporta-
ongthemanyarticles of
eeofequity.
ageof thetariffreferstothe
ns.Insomeparticularin-
smadeto theclassification,
ebodyof thetariff.
standpoint ofthecarrierthere
isintheinterest ofeconomy,
duplicationofmaterialand
ephraseologyandcon-
lymoreuniformityofrules
ons.Shippersarelikewise
mber oftariffstoconsult.
catethe ratedesired.
caswell asthecarriersare
tions.Arequest forarate
edbest byagroupofrailroad
reeduponthe adjustment
muchlargerterritorythan
arriersare requiredbylawto
aybe useduntilit hasbecome
oberatedmayhavebeen
raftertheeffectivedate.
ffmaybe inthestation
effectivedate.
ot.It isnecessarytoobserve
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t equalingtheprepaidshould
argescolumnoftheprepaid
reportedinthereport of
ht andprepaidforanequal
bemadeon thewaybill,
."
swaybillcorrectionshould be
argeswhichwereaddedshould
aybillread"prepaidonly,"
dtheamount refundedontrie
theprepaidonlywaybill.
undthat theshipment was
agent'swaybillcorrection
hefreight chargesofthe
rect amount.Thiswould
cents,andtheprepaidonly
edas requested.Thecredit
thecorrectionshouldbe used
h reportingtheprepaidonly
ct chargeshouldbedetermined;
ouldbeselected;ifwritten
nandstateshouldbeplainly
couponsincludingthecon-
mpedwiththe datingstamp;
ldbeplainlywrittenon the
mited;ifsold forachild
f,"andthe stubshould
ringtothepassenger.
t isthestation'sonlyrecord of
ordof alllocalticketsre-
correctlykept it mate-
e monthlyreports.
practiceto showtheclosing
except possiblyinactive
equiretheclosing numbers
ownat theendofthemonth,
pt thoseinsealedcartons.When
etscontainedthereinshould
ershouldbereportedimmedi-
€”tothepassengeraccounting
koffice.
bereportedinits properplace
parateitem.A slip,showing
should beinsertedinthe
staken,andothertickets
rderuntiltheone soldout
cket soldout oforder
its regularorderwithout
etothedatereportedat value.
ct rateshouldbecarefully
rmshouldbeselected;a
dforeachline participating
smust showthefinaldestina-
viatherouteauthorized
ildit shouldbereduced
edasauthorizedby the
aturemust besecured,ifa
ameandaddressof thepas-
alRailwayGuide.
ckedtoan authorizedstop-
vilegeoftheticket should
point.Ifcheckedtoa point
er,thebaggageprivilege
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ttanceis aremittancecovering
w hichisnot carriedthrough
remittancehasnoeffect
sit isindependent ofit.A
isonecoveringmoneycol-
ccount items.Aregular
st becreditedinthestation
havedifferent methodsof
s.Thecertifiedcheckmaybe
uscollectionandthe check
onaccount just asanyother
Thecertifiedcheckmaybe
garrivalofthebill oflading,
themakeruponsurrenderof
t receivedwithinthe
hecertifiedcheck wouldbe
sa specialremittanceand
onaccount.Thecertified
theregularstationremittance
echargedinthestation
edinthe cashbookasa
ndincludedintheregular
eamount carriedinthe
vercollection"untildis-
ngit asadebit inthe
edasa miscellaneouscollection,
ereversed,i.e.,amiscellane-
reported,andtheamount
ds.Ifaspecial remittance
ouldhave tobearranged
rrierin theanalysisofbal-
acredit wouldhavetobe
ook,theamount refundedfrom
droppedfromthe analysis
ecarriersdonot carryrent
e stationaccount.Collec-
sintheusualmanner,but a
coveringsuchcollections.
endsuponthepracticesof the
mit credit tobetakenwhen
andsent in.Othersrequire
minthestationaccount until
ponandthestationauthor-
onreliefclaimsshouldbe
temsas aredesignatedas
ccountingdepartment.Each
befollowed.
deris adocument issuedbythe
rizinganagent todisposeof
ht.It usuallybearsapro-
eferencetosuch number
untingforthe proceedsfrom
eit ismoreorlesscommon
rriersreport theproceeds
aneouscollectionthrough
kea specialremittanceofit
account,andclear theac-
gesontheshipment bya
temshouldstandas waybilled.
eliveredwithout collecting
elief claimshouldbefiled
edbythe"collect"freight
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orthemonth,theentryin
dayshouldbeasum suffi-
dueas shownbythereports.
redpriortothelast day,a
neouscashbookcredit entry
snothinginthe stationrecords
edisposedof.
postingby"date"doesnot
balancingthe account items
onth.That is,thecorrect-
t beprovedexcept bydraw-
items,whichwouldprove
tions.At smallstations
red,andrepostinganentire
t involveagreat dealof
nysmallstationsusebut one
receivedfreight bills.All
consecutivelyregardlessof
interlineshipments,and
rd.Abalanceofthe figures
aybe balancedwiththere-
ningthefiguresof thelocal
billsreceived.
sisofbalanceis astatement,in
andcredit unadjusteditems
balance.
it iscomposedofactualdebit
ount items,andwhensuch
ftheaccount,thecorrectness
roved.
ectedbills,cash onhand,etc.—
any—must becarriedtothe
heet.Al lunpaidadvances,
nes,overcollections,etc.—
es—must becarriedtothe
heet toeffect abalanceof
theyrepresent amountswhich
ts).As debit analysisof
o thecredit sideofthebal-
figure,theyaredebit analysis
ectionsareamountswhichhave
inthe cashbookinexcessof
estation account throughthe
,ascashcollections,they
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t becarriedinthecredit side
which hastheeffect ofin-
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anamount hasbeenpaidout of
count iscorrespondingly
t ofmakingthecredit side
nd)toosmall,and tooffset,
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akingplaceofthecash paid
waybillingadvancespriorto
edit sideoftheaccount (ad-
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lysisof balance(aliability)
reasingthedebit sideofthe
anamount hasbeencollected
kprior todebitingthesta-
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portedinthedailyreport of
her waybills.Underthe
umnofthewaybill afull
onisshown.
"Round"or"Station-to-Sta-
deto read"Collect"or"Pre-
tationaccountingpractices
hecharge accruestothe
dofthe report ofwaybills
"Collect,"thecharge
ghthe freight receivedof
ved.
oguaranteefreight chargesand
tionsarequitegenerallyac-
ound"or"Station-to-Sta-
lectionsarechargedinthe
carriers,throughthemiscel-
uchasi llustratedbyFigure
maybecarriedinthe station
t passthroughthestation
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neouscollection,opposite
n.Thiswouldthrowan
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fset,theamount ofthe
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tem.Theamount wouldbe
theanalysisofbalanceuntil
becarriedas ananalysis
ot bechargedinthestation
ywaybillorreport. Ifcar-
onth,theitemwouldnot be
port,but wouldbeshown
ofthemonthlybalancesheet
ect"waybillwasreceivedcov-
reportedinthe usualman-
heiteminthe stationaccount.
ouldbeenteredin thecash
at day,andto offset,a
redit entryshouldbemade
o thepreviouscashbook
ingthe item,whichwould
he"Deposit onFreight"
ndit wouldbedroppedfrom
shbookentrywouldreduce
hand)andthe credit analysis
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anamount isthrowninthe
t it enteringtheaccount as
fromdayto dayassuch
allychargedintheaccount
nreport.
perwouldbe requiredtounload
chargeof$4wouldbe as-
witching ofthecar.
billingagent shouldbere-
nstructionsfromtheshipper
uldbemadeof theexcess
held,not toexceed48 hours
pper.
ortationchargesshouldbe
hargescolumnoftheBond to
follows:
cwt $166.40
ssessedat St.
verload,St.
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orthat classofcollections,
mountshavebeenposted
theyrepresent collectionof
beenchargedinthestation
ec ashasshownbythe
msthat goestomakethe
enanamount isenteredinthe
estationaccount,it makes
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analysisentry—overcol-
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uldhavetobe carriedinthe
heet asabalancingfigure
handwhich wouldappear
ount.A specialdebit
t might beprovidedforover-
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ce,if noanalysisofbalance
sisof balancethecredit
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eused,but thefinalresult is
idualamountsarecarried
net amount isused.
SACTIONS
tspostedin theprosheetsare
Astheitemsare posted
bills,whichareenteredin
ycashbookrecords,it
totaloftheamountsentered
qualtheamount ofsuch
ok.Therefore,abalance
of thepostingslipswith
cashbookprovesthecorrect-
deredabetterrecord toenter
thecashbookas though
thenext cashbookentry
e.Thecashbalanceis not
ovidesacashbookrecord
em,but it keepsthecash-
beused tobalanceout the
guringsuchitemsindepend-
speaking,allwaybillsshould
efreight isunloaded.Agents
wever,toholdcertainway-
ertainperiod.Awaybill
which isshort,maybeheld
nnumberofdaysawaiting
paidonlywaybillmaybe
ertainperiodpendingproper
aybillscoveringgrainmay
racertainperiodforgrading,
aybillscoveringoreship-
ccount foraspecifiedtime
c.Inallinstances,however,
uctionsmust beascertained
yallcarriersrequirethat are-
ofAccount"shallberen-
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hefreight.
shouldbetakenfortheamount
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.Ifanyitems areproper
ymaybesocarriedas un-
beshownunder theproper
rsesareopento theagent.The
tation'scopyoftheprevious
aybeused,or thebalancefigure
om theaccountingdepart-
ceis used,acopyofthe
must beprocured,andthe
the subsequent month'sac-
ocuredbywire,thebalance
ndifsufficient detailisavail-
osed of,andifnot,the net
maybecarried inthesta-
tem untilthedetailis
owever,must not becarried
tedaccount afteradetailof
dallindividualitemsmust be
nas thedataareavailable.
hercommonpractice tocross
et billandindorseit,"See
ndDateto ,"
waybillshouldthenbe pre-
formreadingfromthe
rrect destination,showing
ndicatedin thewaybillupon
or.A copyofthewaybill
ewaybillingstationwith a
hercarriers,however,
ybillstandas issued,and
billedfromthestationto
thecorrect destination,at
rate, showingthecharges
as"Advances."Eachcar-
certainedandcarefully
nt shouldadvisetheshipperthat
edpicked up,but that abill
eduntilthe carwasin
ductor.
billshouldbereportedin the
reads,andthenonagency
thestation'sreport.A
djust asthoughit wasa
oper,andthe itemcarriedas
ll,the waybillingagent
nishadditionalprepay.If
tershould bereferredto
cerwithafull statement of
essarily.Usuallythefirst agency
ystationin thedirectionthe
hebusinessforsuch sta-
shippedfromanonagency
first agencystationreached
ckedup,andthewaybills
encystation wouldbere-
ystationreachedafterthe
ight accountingofficer,
tedwhat agencystationsshall
port waybillstononagency
accountingnumbershouldbe
stationreportsjust beforeor
on,asinstructed.This
ngpurposesin thegeneral
connectionwithstatistical
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nceindependent ofthestation
othetreasurer.
oodpracticeto entersuch
eofthecashbookas a"mis-
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thereportsshows thesame
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ght trafficdepartment.
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thelettermight besent to
sinesswasimproperlypro-
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tingdepartment
freight isusuallydoneat the
signees,andunlessthematter
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madetounderstandthat trac-
onthe movement ofit and
fter sufficient timehas
havereacheditsdestination.
hejurisdiction ofthe
sinstructionsdifferonthis point,
must beascertainedand
saresometimescarried
part ofthecashfound.In
bills wouldbecarriedasthat
rofficer,usuallythe divi-
dbenotifiedoftheamount
ent tothestationwhich would
cashusedto paythebills.
suchbillsmaybe paidfrom
slisted onaprescribed
department,usuallythe
sfreight billswouldbe
ance.
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