"Cars consigned to, or ordered to private sidings, 

 shall be considered to have been delivered, either when 

 such cars have been placed on the tracks designated, 

 or when they would have been placed but for some 

 condition attributable to consignors or consignees. 



"The railroad will refuse to receive loaded cars un- 

 less accompanied by billing instructions. Car service 

 charges due upon cars ordered forward, either in regu- 

 lar or switching service, must be collected before ship- 

 ping instructions are accepted and bill of lading signed. 



If any patron elects, the carrier shall enter into an 

 agreement with him to apply the so-called average plan 

 for the determination and settlement of car service 

 charges, the basis of the average to be 48 hours, frac- 

 tions of days not to be taken into account, a credit of 

 one day in time to be given on each car loaded or un- 

 loaded within 24 hours, such credit to be applied on 

 cars detained more than 48 hours; no one car to be 

 entitled to more than seven days' free time; balances 

 to be. closed at the end of each calendar month. This 

 applies only to interstate business. 



Do not make any shipments in anticipation of a 

 contract or before all necessary arrangements have 

 been made at destination for the unloading of car. 

 Let the goods be forwarded on a bonafide contract and 

 know that car will be released promptly at destination. 



It is the duty of both the shipper and consignee to 

 load and unload car as promptly as is possible, and 

 the mere fact that the Demurrage Rules make a 48- 

 hour allowance does not mean that cars should be held 

 arbitrarily that length of time. The prompt loading 

 and unloading facilitate movement of cars. 



Gasoline. Gasoline should of course be kept in a 

 separate building. Covering the gasoline barrel with 

 oil doth or damp sacks will ward off sparks and also 

 prevent evaporation. 



Inventories. In shipping tools and equipment have 

 a complete inventory made. Check this with the last 



