Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-08
RAILWAYS.
GalVeStOn'S Diagnosis
Is Wrong.
HER DISEASE Is OF TOTALLY DIF-
FERENT CHARACTER.
LOOKS TO RAILWAYS
WHEN THE SEAT OF THE TROUBLE
IS LOCATED ENTIRELY AT
GALVESTON.
Some Interesting Information Reia-
ting to the Expectation
of Cotton.
LOOKS TO RAILWAYS

Railway people are considerably stir
red up over the call made by the state
railway commission for meeting at
Austin on the 18th to consider the mat
ter OF reduction OF rates within this
state for the beneht of shipments via
Galveston.
1t Is said that the proposed reduction
of the rate to Galveston Will fall far
short of the desired effect, for the rea-
son that the export rates on cotton
from Texas points are made by taking
the local rate to Galveston and adding
the expor: rate to t. FOR Instance. the
rate from Fort Worth to Galveston to-
day ls Go cents, from Galveston to Liy-
erpool 46 cents. which makes the
through rate on cotton from Fort
Worth to Liverpool Sill. This through
rate being established by Galveston
applies VIA all ports-that IL. Galveston,
New Orleans, Newport News, Baltl-
more. Philadelphia. New York, Boston.
Montreal or Quebec.
As a consequence of the meeting nj
Austin on the 18th. II tho railway COM
mission should order reduction in the
rates to Galveston 1t must be apparent
that such reduction would not rebound
4.
reason that the Liverpool rate estab-
lshed Via Galveston. illustrated above.
would also be effective via ali the
ports named.
From this standpoint, then, II ia nm.
parent that the only result OF the nro-
posed action would be reduction in
rates on Texas railways without bene-
fitting the Texas seaports one iota
The statements made by Mr.. Denp,.
son In his communication TO the com
mission are somewhat misleading I,
Is stated In this communication thai
the ocean rate is practically the same
from Galveston. New Orleans md
North Atlantic ports. Recent quota
tons. however. indicate that the OCEAN
rate from Galveston Is 200 per cent ar
more OF tho ocean rate from the Al
lantlc ports.
The figures given the commission hv
Messrs. Ladd and others as rates 10
81. Louis, Cairo and other poinls are
niso nisieading. These figures may or
may not be proportions or authorized
through rates to the Atlantic seaboards
or foreign ports. but they are not and
never have been considered rates ~
Mississippi river gateways. II wouid
be Just as reasonable to cite the proper.
ton OF any through rate. applying 10
any portion or through line, as to
cite the figures given the commissIon
as rates to the Mississippi river.
Galveston, like every other citv g.,
Texas. is short OF cotton this season
and naturally Is trying to move heayen
and earth to increase her receIpts
New York. Boston and Philadeiphia
are also short. and any reduction or.
dercd to Galveston will also apply 10
the North Atlantic seaboards. conse.
quently. railway people do not hesitat n
to assert that Galveston has NOT n,a5o
a proper diagnosis OF her disease. and
therefore. has not sought proper
remedy. The reduction OF rntes n 81 I'd
for Will only impair the revenues oi
Texas lines without changing con
ditions at Galveston one particle.
Taking into consideration the vjror.
| GUS protest which was made by ~
railways against any further reduc.
tion In the cotton rates when the maj,
ter was FIRST considered by the com,
mission earlier In the season. IL wouid
not appear that these carriers arc nov
In position to stand any reduction
| In this connection II Is also well !,
bear IN mind that the crop has onis
turned out 70 be practicaIly about IN y