Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-20
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Austin, Tex. Dec. 1e.-fspeo,aI,-
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'""' "iec'ihs az 'he r"iiroau
commission Office TO-DAY TO consider
the cotton situation ms per the order
aept ou, no .ha oo,n,,,.s,n, an tho Ara
''u N0''i'''''sV" w ''e ~
Inst was largely attended. among the
prominent persons present beng Il. h.
PERKINS n,,ornev Of tho cotto, Rolf.
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eh' ee"e'" Heikn' "een' VI
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas; L. j.
Martin. general freight agent of the
ss, E,"'o"lo anu Ar"nSas a.
Dodge, traffic manager Cotton Belt
James Waller, Galveston ship broker.
I "a Denison co,nr,issioner f;a,veston
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ireisht nureau' ihofnhs D. baillnsef'
prosecuting attorney for Galveston; j
II, bartholomew. assistant freight
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"se". i"'e' iia''o"'i anu N'ea' -N'' So
ern; t. s. Miller, attorney for the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas; u. n.
1oros o,,orro,, Tor ,ho I,ta,n,tio,a,
ana Great Northern' D. b' heeier'
general freight agent OF the Fort
Worth and Denver city; ]. c. Me
CT, ,,a., ,..t,.A, 60, =, ,ho
caoe' general freight agent OF the
Rock Island; c. w. Bien, traffic
manager OF the Southern Phcihci l.. B'
Conner. general freight agent OF the
Fort Worth and Rio Grande; u: ).
Iovett. general attorney southern
Pacific; j. II. w. steele and 9. f,
Carter, Dallas cotton buyers; A. a.
Jones, general freight agent Houston
and Texas Central; w. a. McVittie,
Galveston ship boxer; j. j. Freeman,
general attorney Texas ana Pacific;
j.. j. Polk general freight agent of the
Santa Fe; A. Holt, Galveston snip
broker; Richard Lord, Galveston rep
resentntive for Mcfnddln Compress
company; N. II. Lassiter, general at
torney Fort Worth and Rio Grande;
y. Adoue, Galveston broker; II. l.,
Sargent, general freight agent Texas
and Pacific; Harry Kidney. Galveston
Cotton Screwmen's association; j. War
row, Galveston ship broker, Senator
NJ, Lasker of Galveston; w. +. Nc
MILAN, general freight department
Texas Central; o. w. Houston, attor-
ney for San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass; i. IL. Leith, general freight
agent Texas Midland: and j. W. Ter
ry, attorney santa Fe.
The meeting was called to order at
il O'CLOCK ms morning ana proceeded
to consider the matter suggested In the
call sent out by the commission some
time ago.
After the can was reno by Shairmnn
heashn Attolhey ierhinn uenlailueu
.,"t my nui.sa VI III t,e' " rs ~
the charges asalnst the roahs be
sihteu, 10 Whleh Clai man heds nn re-,
uieu tnat ny Br,i n,v ,,,,,.os nv
tne no,iSe. At ba,ainker ap ii,G Gu NJ, "
spuilsei lpr tle na,N'aso,, p''' ., ~
Iore WlhesSes w. s"pi ~. . S,.'i
,ryeina1, "a N az III aro,,,ss ~
n NJ S was N he conductsd nm
nv obeirm,n ~ The commiseion re-
III, ,hn, ,ha n-onaod,ng We 10,
pIieu mi ~. =" ~, ,',a.ai,, w., -.
~ I've cbargas n gnir.i Nc Ta,as
ra,droada IA tha cryect mai tbev wore
s1anrjn,ina,ing ngo,,s, catsoa,on
Cnrn,nissioner s,edmnn concurrad In
mis- exnIanation. adding nv way OF mn
answer from Attorney Houston that he
aid not think the testimony taken
could he used In any future anti that
migbt he brought by any individuol
against any certain road because OF its
rate charges.
Mr. I.oyett said that n the charges
were general he did not care to inter-
nose any objection to the investiga-
lion and that IL any specific charge was
brought he desired time TO prepare 10
answer the Allegations. Chairman
reagan stated that the charges were
general yentured TO say that the com
mission did not feel that II would be
hound 10 be governed by the published
ratea alone in making the inyes:iga.
don
The witnesses were sworn md COM
n,ainnnt Denison wns placed on the
stand, He explained the differsntial
omestion and said It's Observance was
aitorether optional with the roads. He
than took up and explained the r,,tep
800, TaSos noints 10 81. Louis. New
p,,aans and New York. the substance
Saing that Galveston was discriminate
"a a,,a,nst He testified that the et, at.
os, eonnla,nt was from the fact that
ths railroads charged ncar.y as much
snr hauling cotton from Texas points
10 Galveston as they did TO New York
70 ,,,h,ch no,nt /, could he shinpad
ahnansr IN Idyerpooi than IL could :;dm
Gaiyeston, He was aware that the
STATE commission could not regulate