Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-25
III THE RAILROAD WORLD,
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION HEAR
ING A CASE.


Austin, Tex. Sept 2i.-Accordlns, 20
previous announcement. the railroad
commission took up the Hearne and
Brazos Valley and Bryan difrerentiai
The following gentlemen were pres.
snt: H. L. Lewis, William Kerllcks ana
j. B. Easterwood OF the Hearne ana
Brazos Valley railroad. ]. Il. Butler
and w E. Saunders OF Bryan, ana
u. A. Jones and ]. b. Bartholomew
representing respectively the Houston
and Texas Central and the Interna-
tIonal and Great Northern railroad
Mr.. Butler was first heard on tho
pubject, and the main strength OF his
contention was in the argument that
Bryan merchants made advances on
cotton which was raised on the line
Of the Hearne and Brazos Valley. ana
that this cotton should come to Bryan.
even though by wagon. Bryan had M
interest in about 1000 bales OF cot
ton.
The representatives Of the Hearno
and Brazos Valley contend that the
railroad has been built into the Rrazos
bottom for distance of twenty miles
from Hearne, and that a rate should
be given It which will prevent cotton
from being moved by wagon from the
line Of the road.
Mr.. Saunders wanted to know whv
the commission would give the same
rate TO stone City, distance OF forty
three miles, that Bryan has.
The present rates to Houston and
Galveston on these different lines are
as follows:
From Bryan'to Houston. IS; to Gal
weston, 81,
From Hearne to Houston, 81; to Cal
From Stone city to Houston. go; 10
Galveston, 56.
The Bryan merchant asks that mas
much as 1t costs rs cents per bale 10
haul cotton to Bryan from the line OF
the Hearne and Brazos Valley RAILROAD
distance 90 twelve miles. that the
dinerential between Stone City and
Bryan Is too small. and according to
the present figures, being only g cents.
which they contended only allows them
to pay % cents for the wagon haal Of
twelve miles across the country.
In the course OF the discussion the
Bryan men charged that there was too
close an identity between the Inter
national and Great Northern and the
Hearne and Brazos Valley railroad,
and that the commissions rates al
tph'h AAAN AllA'llldllDilhl anu llRIt
Northern an advantage over the Hous-
ton and Texas Central Messrs. Saun-
dera and Butler thought It would be
nothing but right for the cotton from
the BRACES Valley to turn south at
Hearne, and go the shorter route 10
the sea.
Mr.. Kerlicks remarked that he was
willing to give Bryan a A. cents rate
and make Hearne and Stone City the
same, to-wit, 81. This did not strike
the Bryan men so favorably An
agreed that il the Hearne rate was
changed 1t would necessitafe the
Change Of the Calvert and other rates.
In speaking OF the two places, Bra
EOS and Stone City, the representatives
Of Bryan were disposed to disparage
the latter as a business point. Mr..
Butler said there was no store not |
even blacksmith shop, But there was
a whisky shop.
To this Messrs. Kerllcks and Easter
wood replied that there were two cot
ton buyers there In Stone City and that
they had plenty of money.
The contest was sharp between Bry-
an and the Hearne and BRACES Valley
and at the close OF the discussion the
commission took the matter under adj
vlsement promising TO decide 1t as soon
as practicable.