. Electric railway journal . d and out-bound deliv-eries and receipts may be made without receipts and deliveries of freight are spread overthe day—that is to say, where several trains are operated latter is turned in to the clerical force, where the rates arechecked and expense bills prepared. Usually a postalcard notification to each shipper is made out with eachexpense bill. SYSTEM OF HANDLING OVERS, SHORTS AND DAMAGEDSHIPMENTS In case shipments are over, it is necessary that agentsgive a full description, showing name of shipper and con-signee, if possible, and all other
. Electric railway journal . d and out-bound deliv-eries and receipts may be made without receipts and deliveries of freight are spread overthe day—that is to say, where several trains are operated latter is turned in to the clerical force, where the rates arechecked and expense bills prepared. Usually a postalcard notification to each shipper is made out with eachexpense bill. SYSTEM OF HANDLING OVERS, SHORTS AND DAMAGEDSHIPMENTS In case shipments are over, it is necessary that agentsgive a full description, showing name of shipper and con-signee, if possible, and all other marks appearing on thepackages, also the character and the weight of the goodsand any other information which will be of assistance insecuring a revenue billing. Over-shipments are deliveredto the consignee only on surrender of the original bill oflading or other proof of ownership. At the time suchdelivery is made the agent takes a receipt and collects asufficient amount to cover the excess charges for the Team Side of Dayton Freight House, Ohio Electric Railway over the lines at different periods during the day—anin-bound and out-bound warehouse is a necessity, if anyquantity of freight is handled. Where single express andfreight train movements are made over the line out of alarge terminal—that is to say, with all out-bound freightleaving the terminal at night and all in-bound freight ar-riving at the terminal in the morning—it is possible toutilize a warehouse for in-bound freight during the morn-ing and out-bound freight during the afternoon. The method of receiving and checking in-bound freightat the larger freight houses is much the same as thatpractised by steam roads. After all freight has been un-loaded from the car it is checked with a blind tally sheet,a method which appears to be most satisfactory. Whena check by this tally sheet has been completed by theunloading clerk it is compared with the way bill. If anover or short shipment occurs, a
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