or construction work will usually be concerned. The "order" B/L is largely a merchant's instrument. (orm G. P. D. 963 17-09 Uniform Bill of Lading---Standard form of Straight Bill of Lading approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission by Order No. 787 of June 27, 1908 The Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. STRAIGHT BILL OF LADING-ORIGINAL-NOT NEGOTIABLE, Shipper's No. RECEIVED, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of issue of this Original Bill of Lading. 19 at from the property described below, in apparent good order, except as noted (contents and condition of contents of packages unknown), marked, consigned and destined as indicated below, which said Company agrees to carry to its usual place of delivery at said destination, if on its road, otherwise to deliver to another carrier on the route to said destination. It is mutually agreed, as to each carrier of all or any of said property over all or any portion of said route to destination, and as to each party at any time interested in all or any of said property, that every service to be performed hereunder shall be subject to all the conditions, whether printed or written, herein contained (including conditions on back hereof) and which are agreed to by the shipper and accepted for himself and his assigns. (This Bill of Lading is to be signed by the shipper and agent of the carrier issuing same.) FIG. 104.-Domestic (straight) bill of lading-original copy. Bills of lading are made out in triplicate, consisting of an Original, a Shipping Order and a Memorandum examples are given in Figs. 104, 105, and 106—the "body" of the forms is the same for all, the headings and subscriptions only being different. The Original B/L is sent by the shipper to the consignee; the Shipping Order is retained by the R. R. agent; and the Memorandum is kept by the shipper for his records. Except in the case of small and simple shipments, the B/L is made out by (Form G. F. D. 56.) A 12-09 For use in connection with the standard form of Straight Eill of Lading approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission by Order No. 787 of June 27, 1908 The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. THIS SHIPPING ‘ORDER must be legibly filled in, in lak, in Indelible Pencil, or in Carbon, and Shipper's No. retained by the Agent. RECEIVE, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of issue of this Shipping Order, at from Agent's No. FIG. 105.-Bill of lading-shipping order copy (heading and subscription only; see Fig. 104). the shipper and signed by the agent, and Fig. 107 illustrates a form of B/L (The S/O copy is actually shown, Auth.) adapted to the special requirements of a pump manufacturing concern. Form G. F. D. 56.) B 12-09 For use in connection with the standard form of Straight Bill of Lading approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission by Order No. 787 of June 27, 1908 The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. THIS MEMORANDUM Is an acknowledgment that a bill of lading has been issued and is not the Original Bill of Lading, nor a copy or duplicate, covering the property Shipper's No, RECEIVED, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of the receipt by the carrier of the property described in the Original Bill of Lading. FIG. 106.-Bill of lading-memorandum copy (heading and subscription only; see Fig. 104). In some cases the Original B/L is returned to the R. R. Company on delivery of the goods, but more usually the "Arrival Notice and Freight Bill" (see p. 336), accompanied by a check for the freight charges, is returned to the R. R. Company to obtain the release of the goods. For use in connection with the Standard form of Straight Bill of Lading approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission by Order No. 787 of June 27, 190€ D. L. & W. R R. CO. THIS SHIPPING ORDER Railroad Company Shipper's Order No.P15717 must be legibly filled in, in tak, in ladelible Pencil or in Carbon and Shipper's Branch NF.D-1511-B RECEIVE, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of issue of this Shipping Order, at HARRISON, N. J. 11,27,1909. 19 From GEO, F. BLAKE MFG. CO. The property described below, in apparent good order, except as noted (contents and condition of contents of packages unknown), marked, consigned and destined as indicated below, which said Company agrees to cary to its usual place of delivery at said destination, if on its road, otherwise to deliver 12 another carrier on the route to said destination. It is mutually agreed, as to each carrier of all or any of said property over all or any portion of said route to destination, and as to each party at any time interested in all or any of said property, that every service to be performed hereunder shall be subject to all the conditions, whether printed or written, herein contained (INCLUDING CONDITIONS ON BACK HEREOF) and which are agreed to by the shipper and accepted for himself and his assigns, FIG. 107.-R. R. bill of lading (shipping order copy) of special form. WAY BILLS These are memorandums issued by the freight agent at the station of origin, giving details of the goods to be shipped, their car number, routing, freight charges paid and due, etc. They are given to the conductor to advise him of the routing of the goods, and no freight is moved without its way bill. The card tickets on the outside of the cars are made up from the way bills. On arrival of the goods at their destination, the corresponding way bill is handed over to the receiving agent; it advises him of the freight charges to be collected, and later is used to apportion payment among the different carriers. 37 - 9.M. 5/25/14 The above described property has arrived at HOBOKEN TERMINAL, N., J., consigned to your address and is held subject to owner's risk from fire and other causes. If for export delivery, free time expires.... ...M..... if for domes. tic delivery Your order endorsed on back of this notice must be presented to the undersigned. If inspection, sampling or repacking is required, notify (Over) J. E. ELLIOTT, Agent Lighterage Dep't, Produce Exchange N. Y. FIG. 108.-Railroad freight bill and notice of arrival. TRACERS TOTAL DRAYAGE ("Tracers" are letters or telegrams sent from the shipping point to various points on the route of shipment (usually junctions) to ascertain if the freight in question is going forward as desired. Tracers are only sent in case the goods have not arrived in reasonable time, or in cases where it is of particular importance that the shipment go forward with no delay. They are dispatched by the railroad company. upon request, and without expense to the shipper.! In the ordinary course, "tracers" are made out on blank forms for mailing, but telegrams are sent when specially requested. FREIGHT BILL AND NOTICE OF ARRIVAL This is a notice and bill sent by the agent to the consignee when the goods have arrived at his station. An example of the form is given in Fig. 108. On the back of the notice are given standard warehousing regulations, etc., and space for endorsement by the consignee, together with (in the case of export shipments) instructions as to steamship and dock to which the materials are to be delivered. The notice, accompanied by a check for the freight bill, is then returned to the R. R. freight office, and the goods are released. I DEMURRAGE This is a penalty imposed on the consignee for not removing freight from cars in a reasonable time.' Practice as to enforcement differs. Free time" is usually 48 hours, with considerable latitude according to the time the car arrives. The usual demurrage rate is $1 per car per day; on L.C.L. shipments in the West and South, 5 cents per ton or fraction thereof per day. On material for export shipment, 10 days is the usual free time; but special arrangements are often made, and the time extended indefinitely. TRACK STORAGE CHARGES In addition to the above, in certain places (N. Y. City, for example) a charge is made on C.L. lots when track delivery is made. This amounts (in N. Y. City) to $1 per car per day on the third day after free time, $2 on fourth day, $3 on fifth, $4 on sixth, and $5 each succeeding day. This charge was originated to prevent cars being used as warehouses by certain consignees. CARLOAD (C.L.) AND LESS CARLOAD (L.C.L.) RULES Full-carload shipments are charged a much lower rate than less-thancarload shipments; this, of course, is largely because no re-sorting of the material is necessary en route, and because of the smaller amount of clerical and supervisory work connected with the delivery of the consignment. The L.C.L. rates are from about 50 to 125 percent higher than C.L. rates; the greatest difference occurring in the case of small, light articles requiring a large amount of handling in proportion to their weight. When not otherwise specified (N.O.S.), the minimum weight which can take C.L. rates is 30,000 lb. The minimum C.L. weight specified is fixed so that the average car may be loaded to its capacity with the article in question. With the increase in size and capacities of freight cars, the tendency is to increase this minimum weight, especially in Western classifications, as large cars are becoming the rule in that section. |