Interstate Commerce Commission Reports Volume 22; Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ... transit," as that phrase is commonly understood. It seems that all of the delivering carriers were ready to make deliveries to the Illinois Central as soon as that carrier would receive the shipments, but due to the number of cars arriving and the limited capacity of complainant's siding, the Illinois Central, several times during the period in question, found that the cars were becoming congested in its yards and were considerably in excess of complainant's ability to unload. To prevent this it was its custom to issue an embargo against cars consigned to complainant. In all, notices of four such embargoes were issued. Of the duration of these several embargoes we are not advised, and none of the defendant's witnesses could enlighten us. It is of record, however, that the embargoes were of temporary duration and that as soon as the congestion was relieved the embargo was, in each such instance, raised by telephonic netice to the delivering carriers, and more cars were then received from them. All of the demurrage accrued while the cars were being held by delivering lines awaiting acceptance by the Illinois Central, and the charges were apportioned as follows: Texas & Pacific, $556; Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company, $6; Louisville & Nashville, $17; and New Orleans & Northeastern, $28. The petition specifically states that the delay "was entirely due to the failure from time to time of the Illinois Central Railroad Company to place the cars for unloading in reasonable proportion to the capacity of complainant's switch." This averment was reiterated at the hearing, and from the facts disclosed we are of opinion that none of the other delivering lines was at fault. The remaining question is whether or not the Illinois Centr...