Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-24

The new freight rates as proposed
Av the southwestern Traffic association
md as will go into effect June have
haen the principal theme of discus
ito, in commercial circles for several
seeks. AS is well known, only part Of
Inc dlfferentiaI contemplated has been
nkde known. The remainder OF the
,ohedule Is In the general freight office
N the Texas and Pacific at Dallas.
lust when 1t Will be ready for publlea-
hon is not known by any of the OH
sssls here. They say 1t will be ready
for publication In a few days. But
enough Is already known OF the new
srder of things for the wholesale men
ID form an opinion Of the effect 1t will
have on their trade.
below will be found their opinions:
Mr. NAPLES of the WaplesPlatter
Grocer company said.
uTho proposed changes in the Texas
rate scheme as submitted to the Texas
railroad commission by the committee
rom the Southwestern Traflio associa-
ZION falls far short OF accomplishing
khe desired result OF placing Fort
worth and other important Jobbing
RENTERS on an equality with st. Louis.
Ehicago. New Orleans and other cities
hefOnu Illt pDluNlb vi buI bAuNts
don't believe the adjustment meets
The views OF all the traffic men of the
Texas lines, and think 1t was forced
on them by the influence of the strong
Interstate lines whose chief interests
seem TO DO with foreign markets.
fee confident the Texas railroad COM
mission have gone into this subject
with more than ordinary care, and that
when their new scale OF rates Is an
bounced they will have afforded some
additional relief to our 1obblng and
manufacturing interests"
Darlington s. Montgomery take less
interest In the change than others, as
Mil be seen; 1.-THE change of rates
that we have seen does not touch upon
bnything We handle and consequently
hifects US very little. OF course, any
low ratio helps that much and any
downward tendency Is TO be hailed
with delight 1t is rates out from Fort
Worth that we need and WANT
il. w Williams & Co.;
1.-THE incoming rates have been re-
duoed on only two commodities In our
iine. viz: Window glass and bottles
This reduction ID only &c per 100 pounds
On carload lots. Contracting the com
mon points will be IN aid TO our busi-
ness, provided the state commission
will give US lower outgoing rates as
recommended TO the commission by the
railroads themselves. We have not re-
celved all wo want. but some points
have been gained and It is to be hoped
that others Will como to us in the fu-
ture."
Mr.. Collins OF the McCord- Collins
Commerce Co., had this to say; las
the diherentlal stands now and as /
expect It to stand after the contem-
plated changes are made 1t will nuke
no practical difference In our business,
II the Texas railway commission will
only give US the mileage scale we
have asked for, IL viii put US on an
equality with the johbers of other
states and enable us to compete with
anybody In our. line. Until this Is done
We shall have the same restrictions
as now encompass u.s."
Fakes q Co. said they had formed
no opinion as 70 how their business
would be affected by the new rate
schedule, The rest of the wholesalers
and tobbers practically relteTate what
Is said above. They lack n great deal
Of being satisfied with the morsel that
has been given them, and Mr. Collins
expressed the sentiments of all when
he said they needed wanted and hoped
for the mileage scale" Still they, Of
course, are pleased with any reduction
IN freight rates and regard the change
as a good omen-a fororunner OF the
day when the mileage scale VIII 30
Into eject and Fort Worth rapidly be-
come the jobblnB center OF tue whole
Southwest