Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-22
POSITION DEFENDED.
'p.n pEEN SEVERELY CENsUHED
ron DEPARTING FROM THE
MILEAGE SYSTEM.


Austin, August 2i.-(speclal.)- 1.-The
kllway commission today gave out the
DIlowing for publications:
In the Dallas Galveston News Of July
Il. 1896, appeared an article headed
pown 10 Hardpan,' and bearing the
snature Of John ID. Rogers. keluc-
3ant TO be drawn into replying to arti-
% les erlticlslnE Its work. the commits
lon determined not to take any rub
notice Of the article. Ina sinuan,
owever, as at meeting held IN Gal
eston on the first OF August, 1855. OF
he stockholders of the Texas Go Opera
ne association of the Patrons of Hus-
andry, resolutions were passed CEN
hiring the commission for Its departure
some Instances from the mileage
{ slem In making rates ana Tor its Go-
u lon IN establishing the dliteruntial
etween Houston and Galveston, and In
ltablIshing compress regulations, ana
asmuch as the resolutions unmistaka-
n b show either that they and said atti-
\ were produced by the same author,
II not, that the article furnished the
Ass for and promted the resolutions,
ld lnasmuch as the resolutions invite
e commission to remedy the alleged
rongs We feel called upon TO reply to
ia resolutions ana to sui1 article,
ling the latter Hs the Interpretation Of
3 l. former, We shall take the matters
In their order
The nrst and second resolutions
[t'lst. That this associn ion, composed
lllrely OF farmers, do priest against
" policy OF blanket rates, and de-
and OF our servants. tile Commiss' n,
return to the systc n OF mileage
,es
ID. That the system OF blanket rates
adopted by the COMMISSION ~ sim
return to the perniciuus system.
rmerly pursued by III" ruilruud traf-
association. to defeat which IVES
u leading object OF the people m ie-
inilng control VI rDilrnais Though
medium Of II commission,
2eferrlng to II, lfur"'e article. We
ID him dsYsttng more than n column
an attack upon the commission for
parting from the mileage system and
ployng blanket rates. To place The
Atier most unfavorably against the
omission, he quotes from lts first
nual report language showing Its
eference for the mileage system and
ndemning the mileage system. Fair
81 would have led him to 80 further
d lei the public know that In Its
rd annual report the commission,
1Xerrlng TO Its previous utterance upon
subject OF mileage rates, observed;
E% This We stlll believe to be the proper
sls for rate-making whore II can be
piled but there are 20 many circun-
nees affecting traffic necessitatiny
dhcatlons or changes in mileage
PES that the theory ~ In inany cases
ffyed In practice. 80 varying are
ldltlons surrounding roads in diter-
pats OF the state, and 30 diverse
the circumstances affecting traffic,
no lron-bound rule Of action can be
seTibed In the making of freight
ts. The multlfarlous circumstances
conditions affecting each case must
considered and rate prescribed
Pn what appears to be tho most prac-
basis"
hat the public may be Informed.
would say that when rates are
"a on the mileage basis the freight
fses upon an article are more for
|onger than a shorter distance. If
arr fixed upon the blanket, or as
often called the group plan. all
zee within defined territory en-
the same rate. Irrespective of dis
e, Each system has ito advantages
ulsadvuntaRcs, and experts dlffer
ey az to their merits. Often, with
siaetory results. the two theories
blended by charging rates accord
70 distance UP to certain limit
beyond such limit all places are
81 lhe same rate. This composite
nod was adopted by this commits
IN framing the existing cotton
according TO which rates rle
ga until A distance OF 40 miles IL
NEG, and all points eyonl the 1iO
nave the same rate. of thc just
ana wisdom Of the c11stfuction 81
cotton tarifr In this manner we
no doubt. nor have we any doubt
w gentlemen who were influenced
We misrepresentation OF Mr. Rog-
W condemn the commission viii
our View when the fallacy OF
nogers Il exposed
Rodgers Stays: ION his onth,
n,ms hs an expert In court OF
AZ, freight manager of one of
w leNaS system recently swore
we Galveston-l Houston differen-
wahen' OF course, In connection
w blanket SYSTEM protected the
} ,nern lines handling the bulk OF the
- S"ilon What would be the eff
y strictly mileage tarlff, was
nm He replied In substance
u would turn ree-fourths Of the
~ now handled down at Houston
1pslstsion to the Northern lines.
bsIa manager ought to know
~ ualveston-l HOUSTON difierentiNl
utaw cotton to the Southern
4 H.. tuct Delng that II Is the
4 IN ~, tsture OF the commission
( 4 rSSileh Mr.. Rodgers seems to Ia
.rs manager, Rs reported by Mr..
"'u not state his case correctly
N 49, sad that strictly mileage
Ian "ould turn three-fourtha OF the
X lai"w handled down at Houston
W az vrton to the Northern lines"
taea, ,hiorm Mr. Rogers and his
II slat without doubt the effect
y -H'e'ly mileage tarlfr' would