Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-31
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INTERN AXIOM Al AS LOCATION
AN IMPORTANT MEETING HELD AT ct.
LOUIS YESTERDAY.
Special 70 the Gazette.
ST. LOUIS. Mo Oct 80 The plesent
session of the international association is
the most important that has ever been
hsid in the West. The International
ssso cistion is the & spfirg OF the old
Texas Tro ffic Association, but the bantlir G
is much stronger than the parent ano
includes . number of lines and systems
that we're not members Of the old ssocis
ton. All CT the prominent managers and
repressn'atv Of the scntav stern lines
lncludir those II the republic Ut Mexico,
have BEEN present st this meeting. Mr..
A. C. Hutchinson general manager Of the
Atlantic system If the Sluthern
Pc flc has been one OF the most
consp cuous members OF this gathering
as we'll Is Governor John G. Brown Ct
| the Texas snd Pacific and . lumber OF
others. The association has transacted 8
great deal OF business since the arrival OF
Commissioner Waldo, who has the happy
faculty Of pushing masters without being
offensive, and getting over great teal Of
ground in = very short space Of time.
Besides appointing committee to confer
with the Q Ieen and Crescent, Louisville
snd Nashville, Newport Naws and MissIs
sippi Valley Railway Companies, and
other lines having interest, looking
20 an adjustment OF rates
aud diferentinls from Louisville and
Cincinnati to TeXss, the association hiss
agreed upon the following rates snd rules
governing Texas tri fIic. Elective O:to
Der %, the rates ON cotton from Texas
common points to foreign pors will be
passed on the sun OF !Ae lowest locals by
any rOu.e.
Two additional haives! excursions
points TO TsX's hsve Oeen authorized st
November ard d, Cembsr.
Elective Deceu0sr l, the rates on COT
ton from Xis common points to Hous
ton ana Galveston and 20 Mississippi
river crossings Will be Changed
from dollars ana cents per bale 10 cents
per 100 pounds. It has been resolved TO
appoint q committee OF three to confer
and cooperate with like committees ap.
poioted by other traffic associations re-
lstive 10 the adoption Ct universal
els ssifcation. TIE following articles Of
woodenwsre, in straight or mixed car
loads, minimum weight 10 900 pounds,
hkve been made fourth class, heretofore
first class any quantity: Cheese and but
ter boxes, lapposrde. lemon squeez srs,
match splints or wood, rope reels, shot
cases, sieve rims, skeiyers, sn w shovels,
towel racks. wooden faucits, scoops arc
spoone, taking eject November s.,
sIoves, hollow ware, sheet iton,
zinc, tin plate, stove boards,
stove pipe ard elbows erd common wire
VII be made and the minimum weight CT
II 900 pounds eliminated. gne following
cnauges and additions to cIass.fcaiions
have also baen made: Apple waste,
res And skin, Car losds have been
classed the same as apples. Ciuue rsmie
in bsles, L G. L. fourth class, carloads
E Ell GIVE n ivem5er ) Also mineral
wool CT crude asbestos, carlcsds, E. The
rule in classification on tank cars has
been changed TO read that cent per
mile nay be paid, when loaded, out
TO milesge shall be paid when
empty. Effective November l. The
minimum rate on moss, pressed in bslss,
| from G slv, ston to Denver, Trinidsd and
intermediate points may be made IS cents
per 100 pounds. L C. L. and so cent
car los1s
A rate Of % cents per 100 pounds on
canned goocs from Paris to Dallas and
F 'rt Worth, Tex. has been author zed.
Elective November )
The following chacge Of classification
has been made: Iron hoop, sheet, gal
vsn'zad or corrugated, released, fourth
class. Pisnlshed or Russia iron frs.
! class. Pickles In elsss, or in aLY qusr-
tity, third class. Efecti November )
TIE rate Oh cit,le from Texas common
points to Shreveport, La, wi! be made
$50 per standard car, the usual percent
ages for cars Of other lengths to apply.
For delegates to the National Butcl ers'
aud Live Stock Associations meeting st
s.. L3uis, November %, enc fare for
round trip has beeu sui4& Esd.
The rate on 1000. mtg tksts has been
fixed st % cents perSmiN, tickets limited
Ito six months froR desSof Issuance.
tzhs s.ssHuok'. ery -.
kah,t grdws sf5AFs2e our htssss&nd mounfysn.
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