The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-13

from Van 2aadt county. ~'aere Mr.
Rhodes lives, TO the port OF Galveston
are based In exceptional cases, the rates
proposed by AR, knodes woG.d be less
io niles and use, Three hundred miles
Is a fair average distance for comparison
IN Texas though the Gnegonce 10 iaNor
80 TO 20 miles and greatly Increase on
distances over 80 mites. on many OF
the articles named In Mr.. Rhodes bill
the commission has no rates. The ARA.
cles on which rates are compared the
commission has fixed rates ard the dis
iaace used In the comparison fairly aud
imparua.ly Illustrate the effect OF tno
whole bill on rates which would be 20
Increase tho rates fixed by the commits
sion IN force from i00 to 2oo per cent.
and 10 greatly increasC - rates fixed by
the railroad companies themselves, ana
which viii remain IN existence until the
commission can reach ard change them.
THIS bin demonstrates the impiacucahii-
!ty @; fixing ARBITRARY legislative charges,
ard the necessity OF lodging discrotlonaty
power with some competent authority TO
'iX rates and change them when neccs-
sagy il the interes; Of the public
The blu also proposes to make the rates
less than car loads aud - cents for car
leads. maximum rates. That IL to say,
figures. but may be less thus permitting
the cutting % rates under tho maximum
and rendering freight charges unstable
law. rates must be liked by the comms-
Sion, ana railroad companies can not de-
tinte tncrcircm by charging more or
Of absolute equality. Tho rate H. fixed
quantity All shippers know what Il IT,
and can protect themselves against dis
crimifailons. Under the pron6sei iaw
tha maximum rnto HNed would he adj
hered TO. rs V aiways H. 10y tho iHilrou
companies ns IS rue. but NO minimum
maximum would be an open n@.d Tor
alsc limitation and variations iu charges
which tlc commission lAw was Intended
70 rroAigit N the rates proposed ar
20 Dee u1NCrstrod as mas mum rates un-
Ger "'t.H The coWmission shall adjust
/ freight canrges, Then rates ON some artl-
cles wcuid haNt - be Increased ub9vc
present rates lu order 10 make the aver
age earnings af the railroads meet their
roads Comprises A multitude OF articles,
oH which they must earn revenue auth-
A. present ~ ~ ls class ned INTO ten
c'asscs. made wlth reference 70 Vlluo.
suliectipn to damage und destruction.
bu.kiuess etc.. and all articles OF Tho
Same class nrc charged tho same rate. ana
each class "a made to boar its proportion
on the total amount Of revenue a railroad
common point rate GA nrst class freight
iu lcasi than car loads from Galveston is
/ g. cents per ly pounds. and ON fourth
! c,sss Is cents Now go average the two
classes and apply - same rate on She
articles u first aud fourth class freight
means That fourth class freiglfs would
Tot in many Instances be moved at all
becupsc It could not bear tho rate pre-
scrihed.
Tho ulll uader consideration seems to he
phIEous Of tho fact that there is any
/ difference I'm the value OF articles and
( Dxes die elnie rate on cotton and straw
/ j., rr't'. rs AMI rags granite and eggs.
u Was d Ihtess intended In Shipping egg7
and granite ia thc sumo class that the
eggs should he provided with "a solid aud
enduring foundation to wi thstlud the
wrar aUd trAr of ~" voyage Fish ard
tobacco are ALSO clas-ed together, doubt
less EreW iNc ont ct the fact that tobacco
vNcit-s DE 4uivary glands and enables
the fisherman 90 more readily eNpcctOrate
on his hook a= an Undue went TO The fish
TO bite. With unusual foresight medi-
ciuos and melons arc put in the same
rlHts This would enable th' shipper Of
"a cor of ur'Qns to nut I'm dunino sufti-
/ rirut 90 protect the consumer against any
, m4arln poison THAT may htVo wendell
it's way ont of the ground down the vine
into the melons. Indeed the very pres
/ eucc Yea a ear uf wa cfns Ions of a due
rr1por-iol OF qu.uiuc weu.u dissipate and
/ drive OFF amy stray calls that might lie
stealing "a vide Into "a ueighuoring cont
muuitr OF state Nl.h intent to swee p
: down ou them uaaWares. The placing OF
Fu1no Und other fcrtiizers IN "a c.ass
/ Wiih shoes was "A master stroke. Ola
: second class shoes as well as clothes often
. INA their way into cars and when we re-
member what paraly2ing eG'uYia they
emit VIC can READILY understand the
necessity OF tho counteractlng flavor Of
Giano whereby the war; ug incense OF
{ those articles would oeutrallze each other
ana give the train n chance to move on
pcaccahly. \ mistake was made tn not
putting hamburger cheese IN with guauo
ana Shoes az lW superior aroma wouil
add much TO the iihvor OF guano and Old
shoes.
IN view of the results of the comparison
Of rates iiXed by the commission WITH The
the conclusion that q mistake has been
made iu tho wording of the Cmerg, rs
clause