We  will  now  take  up  paragrapn  (7;  of  Article  16-250,  which  relates
to  the  loading  of  two  or  more  mixed  carloads  destined  to  the  same  point,
and  it  tells  us  that  a  portion  of  like  articles  should  not  be  loaded  into
each  car.  The  articles  should  be  stored  according  to  their  description  and
classification  and  all  of  one  article  should  be  in  the  same  car  and  not
loaded  indiscriminately  into  both  of  the  cars.  Indiscriminate  mixing  of
articles  taking  different  carload  rates  in  one  car  will  usually  result  in  in-
creased freight  charges.  To  illustrate  we  will  say  that  the  Depot  Quarter-
master at  Pfliiadelpnia  receives  requisitions  from  the  various  posts  in  the
West  Indies  lor  miscellaneous  supplies.  The  entire  requisition  will  total
two  carloads  or  more.  Each  of  tne  posts  in  the  West  Indies  requires  a
certain  amount  of  paint.  The  total  amount  of  paint  required  weighs
more  than  the  carload  minimum  weight  of  36,000  pounds.  The  shipment
is  to  be  loaded  in  cars  to  move  all  rail  to  Hampton  Roads  for  reshipment
to  the  West  Indies  via  Government  transport.  It  is  obvious  that  it  would
be  a  loss  to  the  Government  if  20,000  pounds  of  paint  were  loaded  in  one
car  and  say  25,000  pounds  in  the  other.  In  eacn  instance  the  less  than
carload  rate  would  be  charged  while  if  the  total  amount  was  loaded  into
the  same  car  the  carload  rate  would  be  charged.
