Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-08

~ HOUSTON-STATEME OF
THE DALLAS TRAFFIC BUREAU.
The statement that the Texas and
Pacific railroad would make for Fort
Worth and Dallas the same freight
rates as those existing for Galveston
and Houston has created no little stir
dn railroad circles. officials of the
other roads say that they believe the
matter Of rates can be amicably ad-
Justed without the necessity of rate
war, which they say they regard as a
disaster not only to the railroads them
eslvles. but to the jobbing trade gem
orally. A meeting of the railroad COM
mission will be held at Austin on Fri
day of this week and a meeting OF
the Southwestern Traffic association at
st. Louis next Monday and the rep
resentatives OF the other roads say
they believe that the results Of these
meetings will be the harmonious ad-
justment of the rate question. They
say that none of the roads are anxious
for fight, and that none of them are
In position to enter into a rate war.
Their position Is that a conservative
policy Is what is needed at this crisis,
and that course is the only one TO
puruse In order to avoid the disastrous
results In which a war in rates would
involve all of the railroads. Mr.. l.. $.
Thorne, general manager OF the Texas
and Pacific, was here yesterday, and Is
quoted as saying that he did not in
tend to be present at the meeting In
St Louis, though efforts had been
made to get him to, and that the
Texas and Pacific would carry out its
intention Of giving Fort Worth and
Dallas the same rates that were made
to Houston and Galveston.
In a communication to the Dallas
News Of recent date c. a. Keeting,
chairman of the executive committee.
and j. Farley, manager OF the Dallas
Freight Bureau, made the following
statement:
a steady effort seems to have been
made by the roads opposing Dallas
and Fort Worth in their just and rea-
sonable demands to convince jobbers
at Paris, Sherman, Weatherford and
other jobbing points Of North Texas
that Dallas and Fort Worth were try
ing to get some advantage Of them
and to get lower rates than were to
be given at these other places We
suppose that the action OF the Texas
and Pacific railway company in serving
notice on the executive committee OF
the Southwestern Traffic association in
st. Louis that they would put I'm ef-
fective May 20, to Dallas, Fort Worth
and other iobblug centers on and north
OF its lines, the same rates on carloads
from the defined territories as have
been In effect from these defined terri
tories to Houston and Galveston, 10
amply sufficient to convince other job
bling points on and north Of the Texas
and Pacific railway Of the absolute
falslty of such reports and Of the stud
led attempt Of these roads to deceive
them and arouse a bad feeling be-
tween them and Dallas and Fort
Worth. We would like 10 know If there
Is n jobber In North Texas whose head
is so small and whose mind is so lit
tie that he can not see that the Texas
and Pacific road Is working directly
IN the interest of North Texas job
bers. All such must see that the use
Of the same rates as are enjoyed by
Houston from Northern points VIII en-
able North Texas jobbers TO go out
further and meet competition both
from the North and from Houston and
Galveston on the South, and we will
he surprised II we find a iobber in
North Texas who does not realize this
and who will not promptly give to
the Texas and Pacific road his freight
and moral support. The combination
against North Texas is strong and
united action on our part to gain what
we need should not be lacking. Many
stories about cutting rates and rate
wars win be told to North Texas job
bers by roads pretending to be their
friends. but who are really fighting
them bitterly on their just demands
As far as the business men Of Dallas
are concerned We have ceased to trou-
BILE our heads about these nice stories
that are retailed by general freight
and commercial agents. We append
to this statement list of differences Ia
carload rates between those now put
in by the Texas and Pacific railway
which are the same as Houston, and
those formerly used, at North Texas
1obblng points. and this list will show
the jobbers of North Texas what the
Texas and Pacific road is doing for
them Every jobber will understand
this list, which is only partial
There follows a table of carload COM
modify rates, now in effect from st.
Louis TO Dallas and Fort Worth and
to Houston. rates in cents per 100
pounds. Some Of the various articles
quoted are: Agricultural implements
and wagons to Dallas and Fort Worth.
Csc; to Houston, 5Sc; difference, 10.
Bagging and ties, TO Dallas and Fort
Worth, soc; to Houston. 2Sc; difference.
22c. Candies. to Dallas and Fort Worth,
9Oc; TO Houston, 81 l-2c; difference.
80 Lee, Canned goods, to Dallas and
Fort Worth, 6Oc; to Houston. 42c: diff
ference, 1sc. Crackers. 10 Dallas and
Fort Worth, 9Oc; TO Houston. 66c; DIFF
ference, 2lc. Difference on bar, pipe
and sheet lead, 22c: leather. <Iu; oil in
barrels, csc! lubrlcating oil. Zoe; pea
nuts, 29c rope. COO; soap, 2ic; whisky,
zoe; woodward, zoe.