Cargo-Loading

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In cases of "pool car" orders, as each unit of the order is completed, it is separated from other parts of the load by strips of lath, twine or paper.

If this procedure accommodates all of the 4-Square lumber that is to go into the car, the load is completed with common boards, though. these are loaded differently from 4Square packages. First, a 4x4 is placed on the load (across the car) about 12 feet from each of the end walls and an- the center for the full length of the car; and finally the corners next to the loading door are filled. Then the load is made tight with bulkheading across both doorways. In event the order contains loose boards, these are used for filling in the corners back of the bulkheads, the loading space through the center of the car being reserved for packaged stocks.

And the last step. After the load is all in, the doors are

The lower portion ol the cargo is finished ofr at conaenient height lor unloading. The top layer, it will be noted, is one item, ond canies out the all.ot-each-item-in-one-ploce frinci|le. This loading tnakes unloading easier, and also prouides a proper foundation for the top load. chored securely in place. The boards are Ioaded over these, as shown in the illustration, one end against the end wall of the car and the other end over the cross member; pieces 8 feet and shorter are doubled. It has been demonstrated time and time again that loads with one end thus tilted over a bunker and the other at a lower level, will stand without shifting all the vicissitudes of switch yard handling.

In event cargo-loading to the prescribed height of five feet from the car ceiling is not sufficient to accommodate all of the 4Square lumber in the order, a layer of paper is placed over the first portion of the load, and car-loading style is continued. First, the car corners opposite the loading doors are filled to a width of approximately 2 feet 6 inches, to edge of door; then cargo-loading is resumed down sealed with a sheet of red rosin or kraft paper. If it is not necessary to use both doors for loading purpos€s, the nonloading door is sealed before the start.

All of each item is loaded in tiers to a limited'height anil in one place, This is one of the cordinal.rules of cargo-loadingthe motive being to facilitatc unloading and zaarehousing at the retail ilealey's plant.

As is obvious, cargo-loading of 4-Square packaged lumber and the other items that make up an order is, to say the least, a painstaking job. Loaders must be carefully trained, and considerable extra expense is involved, But retailers who take pride in clean, bright lumber stocks, who appreciate the merchandising atmosphere which carefully p_ackaged lumber imparts to their sheds, all agree that th-e time and effort put forth to insure the receipt of ttre lumber !y lhem in A'1 condition, are time and effort well spent. And in addition, they benefit by the easier unloading and consequent lower handling costs.

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