. The Street railway journal . ad- panies. When goods are delivered by the messenger be-fore reaching the station he gets the consignees receipt inthe space provided, but when delivered by the agent anexpense bill is made. Settlement is made every ten daysby the agent on blanks specified as Abstract Statementand Settlement Sheet. Two classes of service have beendeveloped, freight and express, and these are indicated onthe way bill. In larger stations the company has its ownwagons for express service, but in the smaller places it pays20 per cent of the charges for delivery to the parcel deliver
. The Street railway journal . ad- panies. When goods are delivered by the messenger be-fore reaching the station he gets the consignees receipt inthe space provided, but when delivered by the agent anexpense bill is made. Settlement is made every ten daysby the agent on blanks specified as Abstract Statementand Settlement Sheet. Two classes of service have beendeveloped, freight and express, and these are indicated onthe way bill. In larger stations the company has its ownwagons for express service, but in the smaller places it pays20 per cent of the charges for delivery to the parcel deliverywagons. It has through billing arrangements with theSouthern Ohio Express Company, which operates on theSouthern Ohio Traction Companys cars, and its express 5°6 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XX. No. 14. rates are considerably under those of the old express com-panies, being calculated on the regular graduated freight rates are about one cent under those of thesteam roads. Two 55-ft. freight cars are employed. One. COMBINATION CAR OF STEUBENVILLE TRACTION & LIGHT COMPANY of these makes two round trips every day between Piquaand Dayton. It runs on a schedule and is handled by twomen. The company has a freight classification which isidentical with the regular railroad classification, and ratesare fixed accordingly. Arrangements have been made forway billing freight through on the lines of several of thetraction companies which enter Dayton, by a division ofthe charges and sharing the expense of transfer. The Mahoning Valley Railway Company, connectingYoungstown, Warren, Niles, Girard, Lowellville, Struth-ers, Mineral Ridge and Leavittsburg, Ohio, has developedconsiderable freight and express business in its this time it is operating two closed cars, built especiallyfor freight and express service. There are three men oneach car, the conductor, motorman andlaborer. Freight depots have been locatedin each city and village through which theline operates ; bu
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