Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-12
WERE MlSINF ORMED.
JUDGE STOREY, or rnE srAIE
RAILROAD COMMISSION. MAKES
AN EXPLANATION.


Austin, Tex. Sept, l1.--(speclaD.
In reply to letter from Messrs, colly
and Sims, OF Washington. Georgia, TO
the chairman OF the railway commits
sion asking for Information as to the
laws OF Texas and rules Of the cont
mission governing the rates of freights
on compressed and uncompressed cot
ton whereby shippers are compelled
20 compress their cotton at the near
es, compress. Judge Story, member
of the commission. answered as fol-
lows:
You have evidently been misled by
reading the complaints OF Interested
parties In Texas. who would like to
have the sole privilege Of COMPRISING
the vast cotton crop OF this state and
at rates to suit themselves.
II is no small matter and 1t is not
strange that selfish greed would enter
its protest against any interference
with its plans for money making In
this. as It does In all other cases,
They think the plum Is worth light
Ing for, and the war is ON.
According to cotton statistics already
published. which doubt not is sub
stanlially correct. the cotton crop of
Texas for the year ending August ~,
1895, amounted to S,iT7.i7s bales. The
COMPRISING charge is 10 cents per 100
pounds. or about so cents per bale, and
the most of II Is compressed In Texas.
II all the cotton could be forced into
the cotton compress Of one OF two OF
our cities rich harvest Of sheckles
would be reaped by n few at great eN-
pense TO the many ana much annoy
ance and great delay In marketing the
crop.
haven't time TO write you at much
length, and therefore hand you here
with a copy OF our railroad commits
sion law aud the cotton tariff adopted
by this commission, In which you VIII
find our compress regulations.
You are doubtless aware that under
the rules aud regulations Of maritime
associations all cotton shipped out by
sea-going vessels must be compressed,
and II OF course can make no difference
10 the carrier by water. where the cot
ton Is compressed, except so far as IL
may facilitate the loading OF his Yes-
sci. II so or 100 congresses In the In
terror OF Texas can furnish the walt
ing vessels at Galveston with sufficient
cotton to load them quicker than one
or two at Galveston or Houston, then
he would doubtless prefer the work OF
COMPRISING to be divided up among
the many congresses In the state
rather than the few.
our cos ,..,. i.Iian,,, in no rIght and
power given under the law TO regulate
the transportatiun OF and the making
OF freight rates on cotton.
70 move oui $1,000 iana,,b n,
pressed N any ~ ,,,,,n,, ,,ors rotlin,,
liiilt Woulu W az, Lac IN hand
STOCK ,Iin ~ ~ 49,, hirri,atos ,,,o,,iI
ana at Junsnnoh p p,.an, daIa,, and ,nuch
occur, uausll's i,9 ''''
danlase 10 Wy 81, =, tyice tho
our .-lronus c"i, ~" ,,',,re,,sad
numper OF pale az, ~ ,,,cou,rressed
thlh they e'in ~. loo a,,aca in cars.
Conpressihs ~ ,,.,'..,s ,I,,a H., n,ar'
spaee III lehBtn Vi .,s'ts a,, e,s" ,trna ana
s - s,raatty ieasena the rIsk OF
money anu greaty Iessens tns ,,sn ",
damage py Wva'nei ,,,'' 90 No IT,,
prices henoe ,, 20 40 ao,,,,,a,,,, 20 have
terest o. s"e .,,,,.,,,sa6 ~ the nearest
ths c",,o' 10 tha noint Of origin OF the
compress 70 w pm s,,oh ,era 10 the
shipment nut - il'n ~. o, 1a s,'inner.
interest OF the iai,lsr .! ,sr1 rni,i,ia
AhotneI itasoi, ~ -, n,,,,atn,, ~ ~
tons is 10 preVeht the ou'Ias ~ e ".
Oppressive eonlp'ess N.Y. ,n * adontion
portlhg points; ~ ,roxos a was
OF these reguiatihs m 49,,
charseu' anu a1,,,s,.ns inrps,v in
certain eNtensive cuhee,ns oo,nnress,ng
terested IN snlpp,n ai,,. an 90 ibin cot,
OF cotton, iorce'l ia, ,,,.,' "a, tbrsst
ton to certain comptesHes pg ~ 80,
enlng to snip py othen LIE " '"e'
did not pntrohlze lIa, e' ~ 10. hand
II - also eIa ,i W., ~ ~ ~, a,a coiiec,.
that certain raiir9i ~ ie.'eu ~ 49,,
ed bounty OF siz.pvy VI e cer W., ,, IN
press IN Texas ior uui,p,ns 1 ,',ru,ss :"
that compress Tor cop, uss ~,
j. IL believed mn ~ 49, ,si,h many
lations nave zone "mas LIN, m, :, '', ta,,
such eYils In IehAs' anu VIZ ~
slight amendnl,ehi'h 10 Iup ma has s me-
regulations. whleh I'm - y, IA ~ n,,,nv
gesteh. IeNus Mu sac thr,yed ana
birds OF prey Wnieh n"ss ~ ~ o"t,,-
fattened upon the o'o"u " 10
meree o,,. a,,,,,