The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-21

Work. Tic had lowered the ocean rate on |
Cottoh compressed according TO the Mari |
time association rules, and IL had the Of |
icct OF inducing the better preparation OF |
, npTh cotton for shipment and had ma
Wlnlly increased Galvcstons receipts. |
~. year he proposed TO reduce rates |
according TO the density OF the cotton re |
cvlNeu and venturod the assertion that |
inuch business was to be attracted to Gal |
weston that way. HIS remedy for the |
evils complained Of was to divorce the |
COMPRESS and railroad business
curing the noon recess an attempt was !
n,.'lue 10 bring about a conference between |
the contestants but nothing came OF IT, |
@emy s9r, OF an agreement having been
ter dinner the war opened up right |
Plaintiffs put MIR c. w. Bein. traffic |
manager Of the. Galveston, Harrisburg
central and Texas and New Orleans rail- |
ways, on the stand, but before he could !
22pen his mouth to tell his name. Judge |
Perkins, had the floor and was Directing |
10 having tho witness questioned 10y the |
attorney Of the Galveston freight bureau |
ABOUT something which said Witness was
charged with being guilty. In other words |
ne did not think that tho commission |
coVld delegate It's right to Investigate |
alleged abuses to representative OF prl- |
The. objection was ovcrruled after quite |
an extensive forensic display during which |
Judge Perkins expressed lie opiuipn u.at
inc law did not contemplate that the rail- |
reads should sumit 10 invcStlgat .cns at |
me hauds of representatives. OF "a POI |
ette,,,, s.it' "sentS aurnittoi thb, they ihu
auemp'ed to bribe shippers by giNin7 |
lien REBATES, and ono OF whose witnesses |
had testified that It's people had corrupted |
Ws,,r -, IN spyi,,,,hs ,s"p 10 on,din HeSP
mat any citizen had a right to COMPLAIN |
or rates and summon Witnesses iud ask |
coinninios6 ~ Mr ," r.Tao 70 me rI,eS
Ceedel. amid storm of objections from |
Jndse terkins, to md out what Mr.. Hein
crn PaciGc sysiem witbomt eyeian uni a,,
When Mr. Rellinrnr ,,,,c.tior.d Mr. not,
alrht $3.50 h , .,o''en nr, IN
nan tbt VIA, '' ia o ilo,,i M ge,''e
M eo,,ft ,,, ~ a. '}{i;"i'i"'tiN hiu"i as
sidor,iie ,.,,o, ~ , m,vS ~ thr - NS,
C'rlr1us here,,.s ~ M beo, S', LIE - ~,
tain lowcr ocean rate. tltrrs ti,s1, nj r,ai- |
about What ia kro,yn gs lie sgnsci I'm" ~
steamers oui "f N"n 0rIcens vbi,h
rcputed % h. n Sot.thorn pncidc conrorlI
He Thought that ros.iblv hIa ext,ressrd ID
sire for tonnnfe 10 r,iieVc hi5rlSad,s ON
his line during the cotton season had boon
n factor in bringing about fhe formation
tract with that line howrver mil hnd am |
ply agreed to send oui $1,000 bales OF cot !
ioi, In lis Sims during he season. There |
was no agreement to nay the Sunset line
n fixed r4ta mo d,itv' r,,rrsnt ratr ~ |
near as could be asrertnino,i was 10 be |
uetS ~ CO ,n,, 1,,,t ID, 80 ,', ,1yo
honus to .,et Tho S,iI,slt Inc cstattisbnd |
ana i'm adiiiion Mr. Dain nsscrted vrrV !
communicable thn+ my siatrnent ttut Nh, |
Sunset Shine Nput IA Nov. fyrl,pue tn ilftt |
to the detrinlemt Of Galveston. wa@ ALSO |
lutcIv False Ne ma also he s3id obtaiued
lower rates out of New Orleans than mo |
roi,ld vat out or Cnivceton from rI, \Vrst |
India line and other Sims As 20 rnlc- |
making rules he toll MI Bul,tnurr tina; |
the rule which makes rates from tie in |
terror docs Iot nrplv from Houston.
After considerable fencing on the part
of Inc ATTORNEYS on both sides. the com |
mission ruled That Mir. Brin must tell |
what rates he rot from The Sunset line
on
ronts were Tho fiaures he rave When |
asked If his agrccmcnt to give the sun |
al lines 80 O0i had ncsn f1liv complied |
,vi,b NJ he,r rnr,ircd tbat n vet re- |
ouircd Ii cA1 hnles 10 rn,nnlete II
Judge Perkins rose again and advanced
thnt a ,vns Unfair 10 mni,C n man dis
close The Terms Of nm unron,ulctod deal
To mis- competitors Further. he said that
h h d nof fGfw wnf'hS , me b eo posea
and from His onservotion CHARGED that a |
rival road 70 Inc one renreaented nv MIR
cn as ogsistin0 9'' Ina mlont,ffs IN his
nv do,tS, az crt,irn' ma nannC,, az AM
disclosures that ,nlrht lie mnde In regard
10 4 - pfivate
e.; 80, '', -, , '" w., 49, pisi II,
he Internn,iSpai i'' ana Urea, Sortbern
whose rcpfeaenIa've t haa v9innteere,i ms
sett'1 ~, as "JMsn 10 ~ tT mn sgA I
s' W 5id r,ai
Southern Pacific biiis Of lqdins ana want
i, H f i n ,b -, ,,'' ,,,,'td
M yen WttunuV mnfins a'r I1ro'I7 , M, i.'S
~ ne ~ ''.nn; Wuoi'ul'n vi, ii
"rWse 9h0tner roy, 60. u,, ca,,,tor,,
- MI huNrl' attorney LOT 'n' SputlcVn !
Pacific. said his peorie had NO objection |
to submitting nom to the scrutiny at the |
fcprescntatiNes or private INTERESTS
MI ballinrcr said maj as the drtcnd- !
ants ants, had aSseItea tmft the{ go' i2"er
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