Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-17
NOW GAINESVILLE is KICKING
ANp poyooTrs THE GULF, COLO
RADIO AND SANTA rE ROAD
because Fort worth shippers secure
nm Equitable Adjustment OF
Freight Ratcs--rhe Dinerentiais
Ar. SIN In Favor of Gainesville.

Considerable excitement just now pre-
wallis among the inhabitants OF our
sprIghtly little North Texas neighbour
Gainesville, relative to the recent al
iustment OF differentlal rates on mer-
chandise to Territory points by the o.,
G. & S. i. railroad as between Gaines
Vile and Fort Worth.
Tho Gainesville people have indig-
mated In several mass meetings and
have passed resolutions to the effect
that they considered themselves very
badly treated Indeed by the santa Fee
and pledging themselves to retnliate
ON the OFFENDING railroad by transfer
ring their affections to the NJ, X. Il T.
At "a meeting of the merchants of
Gainesville last Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted and
forwarded to the Santa Fee officials;
Resolved by the business men of
Gainesville at meeting held under
the auspices OF the Board OF Trade,
that we respectfully protest against the
recent local tarlff put Into effect ON
February Q. applying from Fort Worth
and Gainesville TO points in the indian
Territory, because the same unJustly
discrimlnates against Gainesville In
favor OF Fort Worth and denies to
Gainesville the beneht to which she Is
entitled on account OF her close proN-
imity 20 the above mentioned terri
tory, ,nd we respectfully request that
said .Nte be so raised at once as viii
] place each one of these cities upon its
| proper mileage basis
Resolved. that while we do not mean
! to threaten, and regret to deal harshly.
| yet candor demands that we inform the
| managers OF said road that unless said
| freight rate IS so revised, We will be
| compelled to discriminate against said
! road in the shipment OF freight into
! and out OF Gainesville. and shipments
that may be controlled by us to and
from other connecting points. and we
the undersigned shippers, do hereby
pledge ourselves that unless We are
fairly and justly treated in the above
matter We viii carry out the spirit of
the above resolutions"
The resolutions were signed by thirty
SIX Gainesville firms.
At another meeting the merchants
passed resolutions that they would in
the future ship all their freight over
the NJ, X. * T.
A Gainesville paper Of a recent date
In commenting on the subject says;
suppose stranger Is looking for "a
location. He wants 10 trade north of
us and thinks Gainesville good point.
but when he finds that Fort Worth can
get the same rates that Gainesville
does. though more than twice as far,
and is also nearer tho southern trade,
or course his money would be invested
In Fort Worth"
The Gainesville paper is about cor
rect. II would surely be rather green
Kind Of " stranger" that did not IN
vest his money hore under those cir
cumstsnces as related.
but the Santa Fe people and the
Fort Worth shippers give a different
statement OF the case
No one can deny the perfect right OF
the Fort Worth shippers 10 desire 10
enter the held TO compete with the mer-
chants OF other towns for the extensive
ana valuable trade OF the Indian Terri.
Tory ana oklahoma In the past the
Shippers or Fort Worth have not been
able 70 compete successfully for the
trade IN these territories ON account
OF high freight rates. and mis- was rem
resented 10 the Santa Fe peoplc tv
Fort Worth shippers as the reason tbr
Trade OF this city could not 80 tn no
territories over that line. The Fort
worm shippers only desired Il lust ana
equitable adjustment OF the freight
rates In order that they might enter
the field OF competition not bnndIca "a
PED by freight rates that they could no,
pay ana profit by their territorial trade
n fatr Held and no favor" was ali on,
Shippers asked and It was In accord.
anee with this request that the SANTA
; re people reduced the rates to an eouit.
aole basis. Gainesville is still fayoree
~ the adjustment of difIerentlals from
three to eight cents.
me following is a statement OF In,
b old and new rates to four prIneina
points In the territories from For
OF freight:
/ Old ,nfa