Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
MAKING RATES FAST.
The Railroad Commissioners
Earning Their Pay.
CAN'T COME TO FORT WORTH.
The Commissioners Now Considering
Rates on Grain, Lumber. Cotton and
Salt-Special Rates to Cattle for
Feeding Watering.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, July 25-The railroad
commission issued the following circular,
No. 3to-day:
Railroads desiring to establish tariff
covering reshipment of freight refused by
consignees to the consignor or other person,
may fix a lower rate for such shipments
than that printed in the regular tariff. The
commission cannot approve a rate intended
to cover Il special case. Besides goods OF i
perishable nature would become worthless
by the time the rates approved by the COM
mission take effect if application for rates
to cover reshipments is not made until &C.
casiou arises for reshipment, hence the
necessity for regular tariff covering all
cases of reshipment likely to arise.
Rates on stock cattle moved from one
point to another on account of scarcity of
water or feed or for breeding purposes, OF
for the purpose of concentration at given
point to feed for market, may be less than
the regular tariff applicable to cattle in
tended for Strengthening purpose. Roads
desiring to put on tariff to cover such
cases may do so under such regulations as
may be necessary to protect the tariff on
stock destined for slaughter.
THE frequency of requests for special
rates in such cases suggests the necessity
for some such general tariffs as are above
indicated.
by order of the commission.
JOHN II. REAGAN, Chairman.
"Attest: ]. j. ARTHUR, Secretary"
CAN'T COME.
J. NJ Clark, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, wrote to Judge Reagan, as
chairman, asking the railroad commission
to hold Il session at Fort Worth at the ear
lest practicable day, stating that many
large shippers desire to be heard on the
question of rate making, and calling atten-
ton to Fort Worth as the center of the vast
interests of the Panhandle. Judge Reagan
-eDlied that it would be impossible to COM
ply with the request at an early day. Re
quests fer sessions are coming in from
other places. Vernon and Houston being
the last.
The commission is now very busy fixing
up rates on grain, cotton, lumber and salt,
which they desire to promHlgate as soon as
possible. They will probably submit the
rates when agreed upon to the traffic men
for their consideration before promulgating
them.
The following orders were made to-dayB
The East Line was granted rates on earth
ernware, fire brick tiles, StOneware, pot
terry, etc, from WinSboro to all stations on
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas in Texas;
Fort Worth and north: Carloads, IS cents;
less than carloads, loose, 40 cents; in crates
or boxes, 30 cents. the same road was
granted rate of $40 per car on sawdust
from Kelyville and intermediate points to
Greenville. effective August 3. The Iuter-
national and Great Northern, Texas and
Pacific and St. Louis and Southwestern
were granted rates on corn, wheat and
oats, carloads from all stations on the latter
named road to stations on the Mexican
National to San Diego and westward via
TYLER and Laredo, 30 cents from all stations
on the Texas and Pacific in Texas. Fort
Worth and west to Texarkana and Waskum,
inclusive, is same points via Mineola or
Longview junction and Laredo same rate.
The international and Great Northern
was granted the following rates on stock
cattle and feeders on its own line: Fifty
miles and under, 5 cents per 100 pounds;
20 miles and over so, ~ cents; $50 miles
and over %, 10 cents; 200 miles and over
$50, 121I cents; 300 miles and over 200, ID
cents: 400 miles and over 300, ~ cents;
500 miles and over. 20 cents. These rates
apply only on ordinary car shipments. On
stable" cars 10 points higher. They apply
only on cattle moved from one feeding
point to another.