. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June, 1916. Amorican Vae Journal by P. G. Snook, claim agent of the Erie road at the national convention. Claims for damages are a pan of the regular expense account of the rail- road company and when the dam- ages absorb too large a part of the profits the rate is raised accordingly. Mr. Snook pointed out that it is not only the damage to the honey which results in a loss to the railroad but the damage to other goods which may happen to be in the same car with the broken package. As an example he cited a case where a broken pack- age of honey damaged
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June, 1916. Amorican Vae Journal by P. G. Snook, claim agent of the Erie road at the national convention. Claims for damages are a pan of the regular expense account of the rail- road company and when the dam- ages absorb too large a part of the profits the rate is raised accordingly. Mr. Snook pointed out that it is not only the damage to the honey which results in a loss to the railroad but the damage to other goods which may happen to be in the same car with the broken package. As an example he cited a case where a broken pack- age of honey damaged a shipment of silk. The railroad had to pay for both the honey and the silk, the lat- ter of course, worth many times the value of the honey. In many cases the damage from broken packages could be avoided if the producer would use sufficient care in preparing his shipment. It is easy to see that in the end the entire loss must be borne by the honey producer. The careful shipper must divide the expense with the careless one, since the freight rate is made high enough to cover all such losses in addition to the operating ex- penses of the railroad. The writer was for a time engaged in the practice of law and never dur- ing the years when his time was so occupied did he find any difficulty in getting a fair settlement for a client for loss or damage in shipment by freight. Some railroads are much more prompt in payment than others, but all with whom we had any deal- ings seemed entirely willing to make good any loss for which they were re- sponsible. There was never any ne- cessity to start suit on cases of this kind, for once proper proof of loss was presented settlement was secured without difficulty. The attitude of the railroads seemed fair enough and if it were possible for them to get in- to touch with the shippers and make clear the difficulties under which they work there would be much less friction because of high freight rates. If the beekeepers desire to reduce freight
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