Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-09

ii feenng has prevailed, and me
railroad men appear TO feel
that the commissioners are actuated by the
best motives and have the best purposes in
vlew. They have expressed repeatedly
their willingness TO give the commission all
the aid in their power in the work before
it. They talk very fairly and fully when
catcchlsed, and appear to have made good
impression on the commissioners. In fact,
up to the present moment both sides seem
10 be well
PLEASED WITH EACH OTHER.
The traffic men. Of whom there are present
about three dozen, are Il Shrewd, sharp and
why set of men. They are nearly all
young men and some Cf them are mighty
good takers on railroad matters. Whether
They talk iagenuously at all times when
discussing freight rates and kin
dred matters, could be known
only perhaps 10 those posted
in such things. II is quite likely, how
ever. that there is 4 good deal of the style
and tone of the feed advocate in their argu-
IL ats. They color the situation favorably
TO the interests represented by them, and
are adopts in making out good cases for the
ROADS, In CLOSING over, eXCusing or eX-
tenuating seeming Irregularities, they are
well riah able 10 deceive the
eject. Wife figures, and such things
points ana the like, they are wonderfully
expert. In discussing those things they
seem to be n a sphere peculiarly their own,
and to the uninitiatcd the whole thing
seems to be a sort of magic work unintel-
ligiOle and undccipherable.
As has been remarked, the meeting be-
tween themselves and the commits
sioncrs has been so far in the
nature of a conference, with the
latter in tho attitude of qucstioners
SEEKING INFORMATION.
The queries propoun@ed have, in the
main. pertained TO the traffic in cotton salt,
lumber an. grain, the four heavy products
about The rates on which greatest complaint
has come TO the commission. The main oh
ject of tt commission seems to be to elicit
such facts rs would tend to prove the I'M
fairness of the present system of common
point rates fixed by the roads
The traffic men have, on the contrary. eX-
erted themselves to maintain the justice of
The system, and to show that departure
from it would, in all probability, be disas-
trous-at least would be of doubtful ber-.-
fl either to the roads or the public gener-
ally. n their contention they have been
very ingenious and quite subtle. Whether
/ the arguments and illustrations adduced
by them 10 maintain their position they
have given the commission all
the information in their possession, may be
questioned. Their main purpose was to
strengthen their position, and that can be
done quite as well by conccaiment as by the
opposite course, and perhaps much better
The discussion on lumber, for example,
showed that the rate was about the same
that - 2ll4 cents from all the
mills in Southeast Texas to all of the
state, except the Panhandle and points
We I of :, Antonio, where there was
A SLIGHT ADVANCE.
The dealer It Brchham, Austin, Corsi-
sana. Dallas, Fort WOr,h and Deuison and
all Intermediate pUiutr paid the same
iuh m 'bsa not ha
same price for hauling lumber 100 mics
that they get for 3JOor 1900 miles, and no
more 1t was contended by lumbermen
from Orange and Beaumont that
sn increase of ~ cents on the rate would
close ln their mills, and the traffic men
held that present rates were calculated and
dcsiEned to foster those mills. One thing
was quite apparent, and that YVES that the
traffic men and lumber men were standing
bravcly 10y each other ia support Of the
present system Of rates. Their interests
seemed 10 be mutual Ono lumber merch-
ant. Mr.. Weiss, stated that the
output OF lumber in Texas in 1883 was about
$50 oO0,oOO feet, cIe-half ri which was con-
Imr- IN the state. From others it was
learned thar the rates on The remaining half
10 Kansas City, Jefferson City and other
Northern points was about the same as TO
Texas common points. Mr.. Weiss stated
in substance that Texas would consume
he rates 4 circumstance y.bi,.h II
rri ~ ,.,.,la e,siIv account fo, tho s,-stnT, of
freight rates in force
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the whole tbin- is entirely fair and