Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-16

panics, when they are reduced the rates on
other articles should be increased 10 COM
pensate for the
loss or REVENUE FROM sUCH REDUCTION.
As 10 the local rates on Grain in this state,
, no one that VIC know of has complained
that they are unreasonable or too high, eX-
cept the gentleman from Round Rock who
complained that an cent rate from Round
Rock to Austin prevented him from buying
corn at 10 cents per bushel and selling it a
Austin at 40 cents at a profit. With the eX-
Ception of the low through rates, attribut-
able TO the enormous tonnage and paSsen-
ger traffic prevailing On the trunk lines
between the West and the Atlantic sea-
board, we challenge comparison Of the
present grain rates with those of any ether
states. Considered as a whole. they are
now as low as in Kansas or Missouri. Com
pare the Gulf, Colorado and Santa f'e local
tariff No. 81, and supplements, with the
Georgia commission tariff wheat being
classed BY the Georgia commission as class
d. BY comparing their rates with their
distances, it viii be found that for short
distances the aggregate rates are not ma
terially different from those in Texas
While for distances under fifty miles their
rates are somewhat less than in Texas, for
fifty to 100 miles they average about the
same, for 100 to 200 miles they are about
the same-whiie in Texas we haul as high
as 34s miles for Il less rate than they charge
IN Georgia for 30 miles
We Go not understand that the Dallas
people complain that the local rates are per
Sc too high. but as they now are that wheat
cannot be stored at Dallas and afterwards
distributed TO other points in the state at
profit. An examination of the railroad tar
ifs will show that from the bulk of the
wheat producing country of Texas, except
ing the Panhandle, the local rates TO Dallas
range from to - cents; take 70 as an aV-
IhHtrStp hot nd
common points is Il 10 III. The rates out
of Dallas are the same. Hence from the
territory in question. Dallas could take in
and distribute out at rate of 24 cents.
She pays rate of ~ from the Panhandle,
1119 out to Texas common pOints-a total Of
IS cents. On the face of these facts, Dallas
complains that wheat is shipped to points
out OF the state and sold, and other wheat
when demand arises for it in TeXdS-iS
shipped back to take its place. In other
words, that Texas is now practically ship
ping its wheat in and out of the state, pay
ing freight both ways, and that the present
state of the freight rates is the cause Of
this condition.
Now the rate on wheat out of the state is
% cents, while the rate INTO the state is 40
cents, making combined rate OF % cents
Now we have shown that Dallas can handle
Texas wheat in and out to a large area Of
country and all that is naturally tributary
~ II. DIT IL CbulDiiti Edl6 Ol ~ cents, IS
against combined rate in and out Of tine
state of 65 cents, a difference IN favor OF
Dallas Of IL cents.
We have shown that from all the common
points of the state, Dallas can handle the
wheat in and out for 30 cents, q difference
III her favor OF 20 cents over points out Of
the state.
If under these conditions Dallas elevators
and Dallas banks can not store the wheat Of
Texas in competition with the elevators
and banks Of Kansas and Missouri, il does
not appear to be the
FAULT OF THE RAILWAY TARIFFS.
What we have heretofore said VIII apply
to the claim for a storage in transit rate.
While such practice has been INDUCED in
by some Of the roads in some of the states,
brought about by unhealthy competition, II
IS against all principles of rate making, no
matter what basis you adopt, and some Of
the roads in the states where the practice
prevails in recent times have been trying to
aboE sh it. Our recent advices are that
storage in transit is practically confined to
Missouri river points. The Eastern roads
allow milling in transit, but make an ad-
ditional charge above the through rate to
cover the cost Of handling in and out Of
the milling point.
From Weatherford 70 Texarkana should
a railroad be required to handle wheat into
and out of Dallas, switching around the
town to MIR. Cockrel's elevator, for the
same rate that it would handle il from
Weatherford TO Texarkanal We have
already shown what is the result OF such
practice.
A distinguished cotton buyer at the Dial
las hearing drew a parallel between the
concentration of cotton which now prevails
and the claim of the wheat men to q storage
in transit rate
The parallel only goes to the extent that