Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-27
RAILROADERS PRESENT
NOT AS MANY IN ATTENDANCE IS
EXPECTED, nuT PROCEEDINGS
ARE INTERESTING.
sense of the Meeting That Present
Commission Tnrin IL sntisTac-
tory to Texas Merchants.

Austin, Tex. August 2G.-tspeeial)--
1t was II o'clock before the traffic con-
ference was called to order this morn
ing by chairman Reagan Of the rail-
way commission. The attendance Mt
the opening was not as large as expect
ed. only about iifty being present Rail-
road men predominated, and among
the number were General MANAGE
NJ. Campbell OF the l. and q. NJ H. J..
Foster of the Nelasco Terminal,
Holmes Cummings OF the Huntington
system; H. b. Perkins OF the Cotton
Belt; Il. j. Freeman of the Texas ana
Pacific. j. L.. W. Field of the Waco
and Northwestern; c. w. Beln Of the
Huntington interest; l., j. Polk OF the
Santa Re; h. l.. Sargent Of the Texas
and Pacific; @. W. Barnhart OF the
Cotton Belt; w. Il. Groosclose Of the
NJ. X. and r.. j. Farley OF the Dallas
Freight Bureau; W. IL. Masters. chair
man of the New Orleans TranspOrta-
tlon freight bureau.
Previous to calling the meeting to
order Judge Reagan read a letter from
San Antonio grain merchant stating
that Texas this year has a crop OF corn
raised; that the rate on corn and oats
from Texas points TO the Mississippi
river heretofore has been 20 cents, that
"a short time ago the railroads. advanced
the rate to % cents. The letter stated
that SO long as the crop was small
and It could be consumed advantage
ously within our borders this advance
did not greatly matter, but the % cent
rate now w an irreparable barrier to
larger shipments and It was desired 20
know whether the commission could
not approach the railroads ana EN-
deavor to have 20 cent rate on corn
and oats to Memphis Now Orleans
and Vlcksburg and n y i-2 cent rate to
ST. Louis and 20 cent rate to Chicago,
Most OF the corn producing territory
In Missouri and Southern and South
east Kansas takes an rs cent rate Ia
Memphis ON corn, this merchant con-
tended, so the request he did not think
was unreasonable. II was urgent that
II a rate is to be made to move II II
should be made at once. South Texas
this firm states, has perhaps 6,O0000t
bushels OF corn to ship, and II II could
be shipped out beginning now and
closing shipments before the enormous
crops OF Kansas, Missouri, Iowa unc
Nebraska are rushed upon the market
the farmers will obtain according to
estimate. from s5,0O0,0O0 TO 10000, O0t
more than II delay is made and wall
until the price is falling, as II newt
ably must.
MIR. Freeman OF the Texas and Pa
cifc said that the same application
| had been made to the Texas and Pa
clfic road. The road was willing fol
/ "a reduction, but the reason reduc
| tlon had not been made was that 4
was though a like reduction would b
asked for for Galveston and othe
points.
Assistant General Freight Agen
Turner OF the same road said that h
was In receipt OF n letter from Mr.. c
i. Witherspoon OF Denton. larR
grain merchant. stating that Their
would be for shipment in Texas thl
year 75.000,O 600 bushels OF corn. or 40,
900 car loads OF corn OF 10 tons each
He thought that the estimate was Al
exaggerated one.
This matter was deferred wlthou
action.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Turner's re
marks an adjournment was taken unit
o'clock In the afternoon. upon motto
| OF Judge Perkins.
Upon assembling in afternoon sesslo
Judge Reagan was elected chairma
OF the conference and Hon. NJ. Laske
OF Galveston announced that at
meeting OF the representatives OF IN
various jobblns points In the stat
the followig resolutions were unani
mously adopted. which he read;
Resolved. It is the sense OF TIL
meeting that the merchandise tariff re
Gently promulgated by the state rail
road commission Is substantially sal
isfaotory to the merchants and cor
sumers OF Texas.
Resolved, also. that the difference |
carloads and less than carload rate
as II ia now established through IN
interstate tariff for common points !
Texas Is formed on principle in III
main alike just to the railroads an
10 the consumers OF Texas. inRsnuc
as II has created a healthy competitlo
throughout the state. lesseninE risi
and thus enabling jobbers TO do bus
ness on close margins; and the preseI
system ought to be preserved at LEM
until It can be substituted by son
other system and not calculated
drive the trade OF Texas altogether
jobbing points outside, the state.
Resolved. further. that IN the ever
the Influence OF the jobbers outside
this state should succeed by mlsrepr
sentatIon Of local conditions and e.
isting trade relations. In Inducing Il
Interstate railroads to virtually brea
up state competition b. acceding
the selfish demand Of the former
abolish any appreciable difference b
tween carloads and loss than carloi
rates, the merchants OF Texas DEEPER
upon the sense or Justice and the wi
dom of our state railroad commissls
10 SO arrange the railroad tariff with
this state 10 cure as far as practical
the wrong SC TO be perpeiuated.
. FOR GainessilIe; william Bryan, Z
Houston; Dan Borchard. for Bowl
Nelson Smith. Austin: A. 8. Stlnnel
Wichita Falls; d. r. Coleman, Weat
erford: H. s.. Bettes. Parts, Tex. G.
! Roberts. Sherman; II. II. Shear, Wac
, Charles II. Platter. Fort worth;