Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-27
TROUBLES Of TEXAS MlLLtRS.
THEIR CASE YESTERDAY npro,r
the RAILROAD COMMISSION.
say 'hes Cannot Compete with Kan
""s city and ST. LouIs on Grain
or Flour TO Texas roints-AiicEe u
Cut In Rates.


There is big fight on hand in Tho
rai'road eommissio ntoday, OF rather
three big fights.
Inc first is the contention CT the
Texas millers that rates feom Kansas
Nl'y and St. Louis on grain ana aour
10 texas common points have been
reduced SO Texas mlllers are unable TO
compete with them In the Texas mar
kets' They allege that The rate is cut
under the cover Of the REIMBURSEMENT
privilege enjoyed by Kansas city and
ST. Louis millers. The common point
rate from Kansas city and ST. Louis
'erFitory to- Texas is 40 cents per 100
pounds ON -four and 80 cents ON wheat
put the rate on flour from Kansas
Nlty ana ST. Louis to Texas common
points is 20 cents per 100 pounds pIus
me cost OF getting the wheat into those
points from the SURROUNDING territory
me railroads. allege that this cost into
81 Louis and Kansas City added to
the rate out to Texas common points
u ADJUSTED SO as to maintain tho
through rate of 40 cents ON -four st.d
80 cents on grain from point OF origin
OF wheat TO Texas common points. The
IeNas millers alleRe that only the
rate out Of st. Louis on flour. for in.
stance, OF 20 cents, is paid by the Kan
sas millers, and tina the rate on wheat
Texas. - -
Their evidence In support of This
charge is that the st. Louis and Kan
sas dealers In grain and flour quote
only delivered prices In Texas and
that they are below the figure TINT
would be made by taking the published
rate TO Texas and the cost price OF
wheat and adding the two together and
that delivered prices are quoted only
10 Kansas and Missouri dealers, Texas
dealers and mlllers being quoted only
Job prices. The railroads deny cutting,
rates and allege that the reduced prices
quoted by Kansas dealers to Texas
millers and dealers is on account Of
circumstances over which they have
no control. One OF which Is. that a
number Of Texas dealers stocked IN on
wheat last summer at CO l-2c per bu.
and that wheat is only soc now. de-
cline Of II lee per bu.. and that the
difference in prices on -four and wheat
quoted by Kansas and Texas millcrs
and dealers Is on account OF the DIFF
ference in the cost Of wheat TO them,
respectively. a number OF the mlllers
expressed willingness to drop the
controversy II the interstate roads
would agree to maintain the regular
published interstate tariffs on flour and
wheat. Others want the reconsignment
enjoyed by Kansas and st. Louis mil
lers and dealers abolished by the roads.
The Cotton Belt. Missouri. Kansas and
Texas and Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Re roads are the only Texas roads in
terested, and they were represented be
fore the commission by some of their
general officers. VIM. Cameron Of
Waco. W, b. Buford OF Plano and 9TH
err Texas millers and dealers appeared
for their interests.
Another trouble Is over the division
OF coal rates from Rock Creek to Waco.
The parties at interest here are the
Waco. Mineral Wells and Western, the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, the Tex
as Central and the Waco and North
western roads.
Another is over the dlvlvslon OF rates
on coal from Thurber to Waco. with
the Texas and Pacific, the Texas Cen
trail and the Waco and Northwestern
as the parties at interest.
Then there Is discussion of the
proposed stone and sand tarin In which
all are interested.
lut val lhuH ipuAN AT llAANiN2h WV
represented by some of their general
traffic men All OF the questions We're
taken under advlsement by the tom
mission.
The grain men are somewhat down
cast tonight over their fight before the
commission. One OF them remarked
tonight, "Of course the railroads prov
ed that they hadn't been cutting the
rate" Most OF them left for home at II
tonight.
Among the railroad men before the
commission today were: d. b. Keller
Bryan Snyder, G.. II Turner, d. Mill
err. W. b. Groseclose, G.. W. Barn
hart. j. L. w. Fields. p. II. Goodwin,
]. II. Mcmillan. II. A. Jones. j. W,
Allen, W. w. Miller.
The grain men were William Cam
eron OF Waco. d. C. Brody Of Gaines
vile. w. B. Buford of Plano, q. W.
Rayzor of Denton, F. A. Farmer OF
Kansas City and James Clarity OF Cor