Mount Arbor Nurseries 
E. S. WELCH, President SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
February 10, 1934 
SHIPPING INFORMATION FOR NURSERY STOCK 
EXPRESS takes the Second Class Rate. 
FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION on less than car-lot shipments of Nursery Stock 
BALES take Second Class rate. 
BOXES, CARTONS or BARRELS, Third Class. 
BULBS, HERBACEOUS PLANTS, PERENNIALS, ROOTS and TUBERS, 
First Class. 
CAR-LOT SHIPMENTS: 
Offical Classification Territory, Fourth Class. 
Western and Southern Classification Territory, 40% of First 
Class rate (Column 40) 
MINIMUM WEIGHTS FOR CAR LOADINGS: 
36' car, 16,000 lbs. 
37' car, 16,480 lbs. These are the MINIMUM weights, freight will be 
40' car, 17,920 lbs. charged for, even if actual weight is less. 
50' car, 25,920 lbs. 
Cars 36' in length to within 500 miles of Shenandoah tnke 12,000 lb. minimum 
42% of First Class rate (Column 42) in effect March 1st, 1934. 
TYPES OF PROTECTIVE SERVICE IN CAR-LOT SHIPPING: 
The Railroad Company requires that all car-lot shipments be billed either 
CARRIEER’S PROTECTIVE SERVICE or SHIPPER’S PROTECTIVE 
SERVICE. Under Shipper’s Protective Service the Railroad Company does 
not assume liability should damage occur to the nursery stock enroute from 
freezing unless they have unduly neglected the shipment such as leaving 
the ice bunkers or doors open in cold weather. If cars are billed Carrier’s 
Protective Service the Railroad Company assumes liability for loss from 
freezing enroute and protect contents of cars with heaters in ice bunkers 
if necessary. The ice bunkers must not be filled. There is an extra charge 
for Carrier’s Protective Service from $12.00 to $24.00 per car additional, de¬ 
pending on the distance car is hauled. Under Protective Service the shipper 
may order a pre-heated car by giving thirty-six hours notice in advance to 
the Railroad Company in writing. Such cars are heated for twenty-four 
hours before loading begins. 
L. C. L. REFRIGERATOR CAR SERVICE: 
This service for local shipments is in effect in Western Classification Terri¬ 
tory west of the Illinois-Indiana state line and north of the Arkansas-Okla- 
homa state line, between October 25th and March 25th. Shipments billed 
out care of refrigerator car will be loaded in refrigerator cars. The Rail¬ 
road Company, however, is not liable for loss that may occur from freezing, 
unless shipment is neglected. There is no extra charge for this service. On 
most railways L. C. L. refrigerator car service is not scheduled for every 
day in the week. In some instances it may be in effect only one day each 
week. 
Nursery stock packed in paper lined boxes and shipped in refrigerator cars 
ordinarily will stand temperatures as low as ten degrees below zero without 
serious damage. 
We recommend shipping Perennials by express except when they can be 
Included in carload shipments. We pack in light, wire bound, ventilated 
brates. Paper cartons used in packing express shipments of Shrubs, Roses, 
Vines and small stock. We paper line all boxes and packages. 
