ooronrcii 7, 1919
THE ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
U. S. RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION
FREHjHT RULES
INFORMATION FOLLOWING PUB
LICATION OF TIINTAT1VE
CHANGE OF IIULES.
Oood Work of Secretary of Omaha
Live Stock FxtiiiuiKe in Ik-half
of Workmen and Shippers.
When The Herald published an ex
tract from the address of A. F.
Stryker, secretary of the Omaha Live
Stock Exchange, before the annual
convention of the Nebraska Stock
Growers Association on the proposed
changes of rules, regulations,
changes, etc, covering the transporta
tion of live stock, It was with the
understanding that official informa
tion would be furnished after the
came became av"able.
We have received from Mr.
Stryker a copy of "Freight Rate
Authority, No. 7818," which is print
ed below with the omission of a small
part relating to sheep, etc., In which
cot many of our readers are drlectly
Interested. The following applies to
the United States Railroad Adminis
tration, unless specifically shown
otherwise:
Charge- for Cleaning and Disinfecting
Cars.
When cars that have been, or are
to be loaded with live stock and it
becomes necessary to clean and dis
infect such cars in order to comply
'with Federal, state, county or muni
cipal regulations, or when requested
by shipper, and the carriers perform
the service, the following charges
will be assessed against the shipment
on account of which such cleaning
and disinfecting is made necessary:
Each single deck, per car 2.50
Each double deck, per car 4.00
Which will be in addition to the
transportation charges, and will ac
crue to carrier performing the serv
ice. When cleaning and disinfecting Is
not performed by the carrier, the ac
tual charge of the party or parties
performing the service, but not in
excess of $2.50 for a single deck car
and 4.00 for a double deck car, will
be in party or parties transportation
charges, and will accrue to the .party
or parties performing the service.
Feeding Charges on Live Stock in
Transit.
At Railroad Operated Stock Yards:
1. When live stock in transit is
stopped at railroad operated stock
yards for feed, water, and rest, in
compliance with Federal and State said stock as attendant or caretaker.
Laws, or upon request of shipper. 3. On a shipment of more than ten
the carrier furnishing the feed and , cars of stock at one time by the same
performing the service, the charge j owner, to the same destination,
for the service of unloading, feeding ( transportation to destination and re
and watering and reloading the stock I turn shall be granted as specified
will be J1.00 per car. When ship- i below:
ments of hogs are fed and watered
without unloading from car the serv
ice charge for feeding and watering
will be fifty cents per car. To the
service charge will be added the ac- !
tual cost of the feed furnished, as
provided in paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. Live Stock when in transit 36
With 11 to 25 cars, attendants 2
With 21 to 30 cars, attendants 3
With 31 to 40 cars, attendants ...... 4
With 41 to f0 cars, attendants 5
The above rules will be subject to
the following conditions:
(a) When free transportation is
Issued to the owner or attendant ac-
hours or less, shall be fed in accord-1 couiun in live stock, he shall lile
ance with Instructions from owner or I with the agent of the carrier an affi
davit, or a written statement, that
he is the owner of the stock that he
accompanies or is the bona fide em
ployee of the owner, and 'is accom
panying the stock for its care and
protection, and that he will keep
close watch over the stock while it is
enroute, protecting it from all Injury
anl otherwise to the best of his abil
ity. (b) Should It develop that free
transportation has been secured by
reason of any misrepresentation on
the part of either the owner or em
ployee who accompanies the stock,
the owner shall forfeit to the carrier
double the regular first-class passen
ger fare between the points traveled
by the attendant accompanying the
stock.
(c) None but male caretakers will
be permitted to accompany ship
ments of live stock.
(d) The attendant must ride on
the same train on which the stock Is
transported.
(e) Attendant or attendants will
be provided with regular live stock
contract by the carrier's agent at
shipping point which, when properly
executed, will be accepted by the con
ductor of the train on which the
stock Is handled as authority for the
free transportation of such attendant
attendant in charge, but not less
than the following:
Horses and mules, lbs. hay per .
car 200
Cattle, lbs. hay per cr 200
Sheep or Goats, lbs. hay per car -.100
Hoes, bushel grain per single
deck car 2
Hogs, bushels grain per double
deck car 2 H
3. When amounts In excess of 200
lbs. of hay or mixed feed or 2V
bushels of grain per car are fed, the
charge for the service of feeding each
additional 100 lbs. of hay or mixed
feed, or each additional bushel of
grain will be 25c, which charge wll
be In addition to the cost of the
feed.
Agent at feeding station must note
on waybill amount of each kind of
feed furnished and the amount
charged for each and must state
whether or not paid for by attendant
in charge; if not patd by attendant
In charge must be entered on waybill
as feed charges.
Feeding Live Stock in Transit at
Other Than Railroad Operated
Stock Yards.
When live stock in transit is stop
ped for feed, water and rest, at other
than Railroad operated stock yards,
the actual charge made by such
transportation If not presented with- t
in wenty-four (24) hours after date
it Is Issued. I
(g) Should attendant desire to
accompany the shipment only to an
intermediate point short of final des
tination, the return transportation
may be granted as above provided,
upon surrender of the live stock con
tract to the carrier's agent at such
intermediate point
Attendants In Charge of Other
Thnn Ordinary Live Stock: Carload
shipments of live slock, chiefly val
uable fur hreedlng. racing, r.how
purposes or other special uses, and
live poultry, carloads, v.-ill not be
accepted for transportation without
n ntrle adult attendant In charge of
each Milpnient, subject to the same
rules applying on attendants with
ordinary live stock shown above, In
paragraph 2.
Iess than carload shipments of
live stock, chiefly valuable for breed
ing, racing, show purposes and other
special uses, will not be accepted for
transportation without a male adult
attendant In charge of each ship
ment, such attendant to pay full
fare. No free return transportation.
(To be Concluded.)
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stock yards will be assessed against j or attendants. Conductors in charge
the shipment and may be paid by at
tendant in charge or must be enter
ed in way-bill aa feed charges.
Attendants In Charge.
On live stock between points in
Western Classification Territory, and
alsfr between points in the State of
Illinois the following rules will ap
ply: Attendants in Charge of Ordinary
Live Stock:
1. With one car of live stock
transportation one way from point of
origin to destnlation shall be grant
ed to the owner of the stock or his
bona fide employee, who shall ac
company said stock as caretaker.
2. When from two to ten cars of
live stock are shipped to the same
destination by the same owner, then
and In that case, transportation to
destination of the stock or hia bona
fide employee; who shall accompany
of train on which the stock is trans
ported will certify In the space pro
vided in the live stock contract for
such certification that such attendant
or attendants actually accompanied
the stock between the points where
the stock waa handled on his train.
(f) When provision is made for
free return transportation of atten
dant in charge, the live stock con
tract certified to by conductors as
above provided, must be presented by
the attendans or attendants to the
carrier's agent at destination within
forty-eight (4 8) hours after the ar
rival of the stock, exclusive of Sun
days and legal holidays. Carriers
agent will then Issue said attendant
or attendants a free drovers return
ticket for continuous passage to the
original shipping point of the stock.
Such drovers ticket will plainly In
dicate that It will not be accepted for
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