Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
The Katy VIII Then Go Out of
the Receivers Hands.
THE LIVESTOCK QUARANTINE.
The Circular Issued by the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas-The Conductors-Those
Beer Rates - The Commits
sioners Route--Other Matters
THOSE BEER RATES.
The Status of the Affair as it Now
Stands.

| peared in THE GAZETTE:
The opening of the brewery yesterday
and the consequent call for rates over the
different roads has developed the fact that
| it is an exceedingly difficult matter to quote
| rates on beer shipped from Fort Worth, for
the reason that little traffic of this kind has
| originated here heretofore and that conse-
| quently no tariff has been made covering
It, The present rates vary somewhat IN
the tariff of each road owing to differ
enceS in classification. Then the rates do
not seem to have been properly lined up.
For instance the rate from Dallas to Col
linsville is cent lower than from Fort
Worth, while from Fort Worth to the first
station this side of Collinsville the rate is
one cent less than from Dallas. Under an
old ruling of 1883, on the Texas and Pacific
beer was to take the class ID rates, while
other tariffs give class c. In quoting a rate
the agents are at a loss to know which
will apply. Unfortunately no Texas and
Pacific tariff of the date named can be
found all having been destroyed because
there were no applications for beer rates.
Had these tariffs been gotten up and
printed by an association this difference
would not have occurred and the rate would
have been the same On all roads to points
equi-distant from Fort Worth, the tariff of
course being based on distance. The Cot
ton Belt, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
the Fort Worth and Denver, the Santa t'e,
and Fort Worth and Rio Grande are look
ing up the matter but the Texas and Pa
cific and the Fort Worth and New Orleans
say they are not in it in other words they
do not care whether Fort Worth has d prop
erly lined up tariff and reasonable rates on
beer or not. In fact, from all that can be
learned the latter road will not put in
tariff at all, using the old rate applying on
foreign beer TO all stations not common
points,
This was followed on Wednesday morn
ing by the following article in the Dallas
News, the evident object being to create the
impression The GAZETTE was not reliable
FORT WORTH. Ten, May l9-The item
published in u morning paper here to-day to
the effect that it is difficult to quote rates
on beer shipped from the Fort Worth brew
cry, for the reason that little traffic of this
kind has originated here heretofore, and
that consequently no tariff has been made
covering it has created quite 4 STIR in rail
road circles in Fort Worth and has been the
cause of considerable comment. The item
concludes as follows:
The Cotton Belt. the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, the Fort Worth and Denver the
Santa E'e, and Fort Worth and Rio Girande,
are looking up the matter, but the Texas
and Pacific and Fort Worth and New Or
leans say they are not in it; in other words,
they do not care whether Fort Worth has a
properly lined up tariff and reasonable rates
be learned, the latter road will not put in a
tariff at all, using the old rate applying on
foreign beer TO all stations not common
points.
The News reporter investigated the
matter to-day and as a result there is but
little in the charges made, especially
against the Texas and Pacific road, as it
has already quoted the brewery people a
beer rate that is perfectly satisfactory to
them to all points they have asked for, and
they have promised TO quote them the
same kind of rate to any other point they
may wish. President Cannon of the brew
cry went to the Texas and Pacific people
u short time since and asked for rates to a
number of points and they were quoted to
him, the quotations being perfectly salts
factory, and they are still satisfactory. He
does not know what it was that inspired
the item in the morning paper, and he does
not hesitate to state that it is an injustice |
to the Texas and Pacific road, which has
showed liberal spirit toward his business. |
The Texas and Pacific people naturally feel
sore over the charges made against them
and say they are in it for the brewery
business and have already quoted rates that |
will enable the Fort Worth brewery to COM
pete with the brewerieS of ST. Louis. Gin |
cinnati and Milwaukee. SO far as rates are
concerned. This statement is Endorsed by |
President Cannon, who does not believe |
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Fort Worth and New Orleans have said
they were not in it for business from the |
Fort Worth brewery
The GAZETTE's information regarding the |
attitude of the Texas and Pacific railway |
was derived from L. NJ. Hunt, commercial |
agent of that road who, however. denies |
that he made the statement attributed. The |
following affidavit was sworn to yesterday: |
STATE OF TEXAS |
TARRANT COUNTY |
Personally appeared before me the under |
signed, county clerk in and for Tarrant |
county, Tex, Walter G. Seaver, who being |
first duly sworn deposes and says: That he |
is the railroad editor of the Fort Worth |
GAZETTE; that on Monday evening, May is, |
about o'clock he met L. NJ Hunt. COM |
mercial agent of the Texas and Pacific rail |
way. and asked him what his road proposed |
TO do in regard to rates on beer for the Fort |
Worth brewery; that the Santa E'e and the |
Kansas and Texas had already |
taken the matter up and were preparing |
tariffs that should name rates which should |
be satisfactory; that thereupon the said I. |
NJ Hunt, commercial agent of the Texas |
and Pacific railway did say: We'll. let the |
other roads figure; the Texas and Pacific is |
not in it," thereby leaving the inference |
that the road represented by him would not |
make a tariff for Fort Worth beer
WALTER G.. SEAvER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
L. :. 2lst day Of May 1891.
JOIN p. KING.
Clerk Co. Court, Tarrant county, Tex.
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