The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-25
$3.50, $3.75, $1,000
That's What the Pool Says
II Will for Five Years
Charge Us
For Carrying Cotton From Waco
to Houston, Galveston Or
New Orleans.
only 25 Cts. More to Orleans
Than to Galveston A Cool
nreeze ON the Island.
TIE TEXAS POOL.
Rates Fixed ON Cotton, snd Now In
Pull Force.

Rates Fixed ON Cotton. ana Now In
Pull Force.
GALVESTON, August 24.-The con-
ference ofrailroad managers aud gen
eral freight agents representing the
various railroads comprising the
Texas Traffic association. met this
morning at the Beach Hotel aud at
ter two hours session adjourned sine
die. The finishing tonch was to-day
given the Texas Traffic ASS ociation,
aud il is a live thing from date. The
pooling agreement WAS finally ratified
and pooling rates were agreed upon
on cotton, grain anu lumber. The
rates on cotton and grain 90 into eli
feet to-day by order of the pool COM
missioner Waldo aud therefore the
Texas Traffic association may be said
TO begin its real existence to-day. II
is understood another meeting will b
held here next Friday when the pool
tariilwill be extended to embrace 9TH
crconlmodities.ln this manner, the ell
tire tariff list win be revised aud
agreed upon, aud the new rates put
into immediate effect from time to
time. The new rates upon lumber 20
into effect September LIST, The new
rates on cotton which went into effect
to-day are found below:
These rates are for one bale of cot
ton, 500 pounds to the bale.
From DeniSon, Sherman, Mckinney
Dallas, Terrell and Fort Worth: To
Houston, 1928; to Galveston, $3.50
to New Orleans ana Mississippi
points. 1878.
From Waco, Cisco. Kaufman, Al
varado and Morgan: 70 Houston
So 80; Galveston, 1915; New Orleans
800.
From Corsicanna, Temple, Bolton,
McGregor, Milan aud Austin: To
Houston, 1928; Galveston. $3.50; New
Orleans, $500.
From San Antonio the rates arc
1878 to Houston, 81 90 to Galveston,
and 81 % to New Orleans.
From Hearne the rates are $3.Oj
$3.50 and $500.
From Tyler, Big Sandy and Pitts.
burg they are 1928, $3.50, and $3.50
From Texarkana they arc 1928
$3.50 aud 1925.
From BRENNAN aud Navasota, Sl.75
81 % and 1873.
| h'N
fares in the matter, 1t Is to be noted
that the rate on bale of cotton from
Dallas to Houston is fixed ut So %
Dallas to Galveston, an additional
fifty miles haul, $3.50, anu Dallas Ia
New Orleans, over 800 miles more
Houston, 1878. In other words, half
Ms much is charged from Houston to
Galveston as from Houston to New
Orleans, although the distance to the
latter point is three times as great a.
to the former point.
The above rates, il will be observed
are from competing points only, or NJ
railway men say, fro m common
points" The rate from those point,
where no competition exists will bt
regulated and fixed by the various
lines themselves, but in no case cal
the rate from any non-cOmpctiht
point be less than the rate as aboy'
given, at the nearest competing point
In other words, roads may make TIN
haul from non-competing to the near
est competing point for nothing
they desire, but it Is understood tn
present local tariff will prevail on al
roads from non-competing stations 1
competing stations, where the tari
MS given above, will be added.