The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-10
THE STATE DEPARTMENTS,
NEWSY NOTES GATHERED YES
TERDAY ON A TOUR OF
THE STATE HOUSE.
MATTER FROM THE
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
An Order That Cotton Compress Men
Should Read-The Governor Yes
terday Did the Correct Thing
in the Pardon Business.

The governor yesterday pardoned
| Charles Henson, formerly of Wilson
county. He was convicted at the age
of II years for stealing yearling. This
| was in 1877, and after serving a few
months in prison he escaped and since
| then has lived in Hamilton county III
years and Stephens county six years,
| until few weeks ago, when he was ar
rested as an escaped convict. He has
lived openly under his own name and
has lived honestly, and the governor very
properly granted him a pardon. In
July, 1878, Governor Hubbard issued
him a pardon, but it never took effect
by reason of his escape. Officers and
respectable citizens of Stephens county
asked that he be pardoned; also the
trial judge and officers of Milan county.
THE COMMISSION.
The Fort Worth and Denver City
Railway company was granted authority
to make rates on coal, soft or Stacked,
in carloads, as follows, per ton, from
Mound city: Fort Worth, Hodge, Sagi-
nav, Carlyle, Wichita Fills, 60 cents;
Calef, Avondale, Rhome, So cents; Deca-
tur, Henrietta, Sunset, Bowie, Bellevue,
Alma, 80 cents; Iowa Park, SO cents;
Burk, 90 cents; Beaver, $1.Oo; Harold,
$1.15; Oklaunion, SIPS; Vernon, $135;
Quanah, $1.45; Gypsum and kirkland,
$1.50; Panhandle City and Amarillo,
sos; Duncan and Hartla, S235; Twist,
$2.40; Matlock, $2.45; Dallam, $3.50;
Farwell, $3.50; Texline, $3.50.
The following was also issued:
1t is ordered and adjudged by the rail
road commission of Texas that COM
modify tariff No. LA, issued by said
commission on June 81, 1895, to apply
on shipments of cotton in bales trans
ported by railroads between points in
Texas, and made effective July Is, 1895,
be and the same is hereby amended by
adding to section thereof the follow
ing rules and regulations:
Fifth-Cotton which is to be deliv-
cred in compressed condition at destina-
ton shall be so compressed that the
density of each bale at destination will
be not less than % IL pounds per foot,
cubic measurement.
Sixth-When a railroad company re-
ceives uncompressed cotton which is to
be delivered in compressed condition at
destination, said railroad company shall
require of the compress company, en-
titled under these rules to perform the
work, written guarantee with good
and sufficient sureties, to reimburse said
railroad company the amount of eX-
pense it may incur by having such cot
ton re-compressed in case the first COM
pressing is found to be defective and
so declared by competent inspectors.
Seyenth-ln case a compress company
shall fail or refuse to execute said guar
antee, it shall then be the duty of the
railroad transporting such cotton to de-
liver the same for compression to the
neXt nearest compress located in the
direct route to destination, which will
perform the work under the required
guarantee, provided that other re-
quirements with regard to COMPRISING
in transit, as set forth in paragraphs two
and three of third rule above shall be
complied with in all instances.
Eighth-To establish through a rail
road company the responsibility of q
compress company for defective COM
pressing, the shipment of cotton in
volved shall be inspected within four
days after it's arrival at the point where
such matter is to be decided, and a copy
of the certificate or report of the con-
demnation, embra cling a detailed account
of the result of the inspection shall be
forwarded to this commission by the
agent of the railroad company.
Ninth-When a railroad company re-
ceives compressed cotton for shipment,
the bills of lading issued for such cotton
must be made to bear notations reliev-
ing said railroad company of any obi
CATION to require or enforce guarantee
of the work performed by the compress
company; but this provision is not in
tended to relieve the compress company
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the cotton for the lost of accomplishing
when that shall be found to be neces-
sary. This order shall take effect Octo-
Der IA, 1895.
Also the following valuations:
Report of the value of the Hearne and
Brazos Valley railroad, including all the
franchises, appurtenances and property
pertaining thereto in the State of Texas
owned by the Hearne and Brazos Val
ley railroad company whose domicile
is at Hearne, Texas, prepared by
the railroad commission of Texas in
accordance with the requirements of "An
act to define franchises; to make public
the value of railroads; to make effective
section 6, article -, of the constitution
of the State of Texas; to limit the amount
of stocks and bonds and other indebted
ness that may be issued by railroad
companies, and to regulate the manner
of issuing, registering and securing the
same; to prescribe penalties for violating
the provisions of this act, and to pre-,
scribe the duties of the railroad com
mission and the attorney general in rela-
ton thereto" passed by the Twenty.
third legislature of Texas and approved
April Sth, 1898.
Said valuation is as follows, to-wit:
Right of way and depot
grounds 80. ....... $5,425 OC
Excavation and embank-
ment .......... ...... 1OO63 sc
Trestle bridging ........ 1000 OC
Track, complete .......... 6T,445 4J
Road crossings and cattle
guards 80. ........... 1,15O OC
Telegraph line ......... 1,642 Ot
Buildings and miscellaneous
structures ........ -. $3.50 OC
Rolling stock ........ 49,. 400 OC
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