The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-12
ABOUT RAILROADS.
oLwALpoANp THE COMMITTEE
lie say. the Railways 81 The state ace
TotisriHE -iieeeiser.' shadows East
Acres. the Giosming Ter.
reli's Amendment
an. WALDO ngroRE THE nouHR RAIL
man COMMITTED.

MH. WALDO nRToRR TnE nouHR RAN
RoAp COMMITTEE.
Ausris, Feb. i.-lspecial.l Col Waldo
mot tho railroad committee 81 the house
yesterday afternoon, aud spent some
two hours discussing aud talking over
the matters that would probably come
up for legislation. Mr.. Waldo Is man
.that Is practical, and did not seem to
disguise tho facts that tho roads were
loosing heavily. In fact he said they
were compelled 10 acknowledge thoir
poverty in order to protect themselves.
lie said the difference between the peo-
pile and the railroads was
want of understanding OF each oiher.
lie showed nv figures that tho liked
charges Of the Central road would eN-
coed earnings over spo,oOo this year.
Tho crop had been short and there was
nothing 10 haul out, aud therefore mer-
chants hauled In but little. He said, as u
matter of TACT, the roads In Texas would
probably be In the hands OF y receiver
were Ii not that Mr.. Huntington and
MIR. Gould had other roads that did pay,
and they were trusting To the future for
Improvement In Texas. Referring
10 the matter OF appointing
a commission, he said II
would deter capital, as no one would DO
willing to invest whom ths chances
we're that others Than themselves were
10 control tho property. This, ho said,
with the losses In operating, Was why
Mr.. Huntington would not build any
road ut present. The uncertainty OF
~ hat would bo done was keeping out
capital. lie WAS often interrupted by
questions at his own solicitation.
MIR. kimbrough read Il letter nom u
prominent cotton firm In Dallas, re-
ierring to tho discrimination In favor
of Waco and against Dallas aud Fort
Worth, as well Ms other matters.
Mr.. Waldo said In reply that they
had made the rate 70 Liverpool
from Dallas, Waco and other north
Texas towns tho same, but the Texas *
st. Louis road had made the cut rate TO
81 per 100, and not wishing TO carry ~
that price and lose money, they With
drew from the business nj Waco. AS 10
other matters referred to in the letter,he
said the matters were not true. lie was
very severe in his restrictions upon the
writer of t':e letter, saying no Knew
from whence il emanated, aud that the
party knew the matters in the letter
| were not true, and that tho writer was
| the worst scalper of rates i'm the state.
MI. TERRELL's AMENDMENT TO THE
SHANNON RAILROAD DILL.
Last Frluay, WHO the SENATE HSu uii
der consideration Senator Shannon's
railroad bill, Senator Terrell moved To
amend the same by adding clause, in
substance, as follows: Jan contracts or
bills of lading requiring the shipper ol
live stock, before he can bring suit for
damages done TO stock by. the railroad
company, to give notice OF such
damage before the stock is UNI
loaded from the cars or mixed with
other stock or within fifteen days from
such unloading, shall be null and void.'
Artor the longest and most heated de-
bate OF the present session, the amend
ment was adopted and the bill passed
The amendment has since been widely
discussed, and the Galveston News
which is still little out of humor with
! Senator Terrell on account OF his vote
against the Esds scheme, has this Il
saw about it: "This amendment Is
very cute provision, entirely too sharl
to be the work of new hand in legisla
ton. Railroad men believe that Sena
tor A. w. Houston, the Oldest and per
haps the ablest member OF the senate
is, in fact, the author of 1t, and tina
Senator Terrell introduced IL at Senate
Houston's request" The people of thi
district will remember that Mr.. Terrell
during his canvass last summer, ire
quently spoke of the matter contained
in the amendment, and declared that IN
would do his best to engraft it upon TIN
railroad bill. The News might just al
well get in p good humor and give Ter
rell the proper credit for his work.