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

the pIolVfNOn 10 Boston was NlituauS ire
same as TO Galveston and that 70 cents was
the proportion TO Boston against ID cents
TO Galveston are Incorrect.
Since September to date we have had
but two shipments from Temple to Liver
pool via Atlantic ports, one Of which 90
bales ON September ), paid Temple TO l3os.
too a2.S cents per 100 pounds, the other. lpO
lcO pounds, Temple to Boston. WIN these
exceptions all Liverpool shipments from
Temple by our line have been moved
The lowest rate during the season, Bos-
ton TO Liverpool. was 10 cents per lug, AZ a
time When the through rate was lis sl-lo
based en- New orleans quotations, which
| LETT the proportion Texas points to Boston
100 sl-lQ0
son was N cents rel loo, at which tlmes~s
had quotations OF 1917, cents from Boston.
leaving a proportion of 1s'4 cents to Bos-
ton
/ also find that at one time the through
rate based on New Orleans was ln7 53-llD.
and the quotnilon from Galveston was ~
cents, leaving the propoi ton to Galveston
IS cents. instead OF 60 cents, as g always
claimed. THIS equalization In favor OF
Galveston. understand is not objected 10
able that rates would ever he so low out OF
Galveston and so high out Of Boston as to
leave only 10 cents for the haul to the lat
ter FORT,
The statement that rates all rail- from
/ Temple to Boston are virtually the same
rs from Temple to GalN eston, ana tuat
ANt fAkt from llIilhs 10 NEW OllHdiAA -
the same as from Dallas TO Houston are
so absurl as to attract the attention or
the commission without my assistance.
OF course. on expert shipments tho pro-
portion # the rail lines 10 the porl l.
often reduced below the figures allowed
on local shipments, but they never rcach
the low basis m ant.oned by complainouts.
II must be continually borne IA End
that the shipper or owner Of this cotton
IS not made to pay l cent more on Nc-
count Of the route most favorable to the
initial frigr
rne Missouri. Kansas and Texas rail
way Is so situated with It's own rails 70
both St. Louis and Galveston that with
out favor TO either The business snou!n
hs moved as its interests may teGu re.
having proper reg nd for the desires or
the shipper The con itions aff cling the
routing by this road vary from time TO
time, and as the business is entirely In
tctslate any discriminatiou agans. ire
northern route would he as grave an Of
tense as a discrimination against the
Euf route. While It is and always has
been the desire Of this company TO route
cotton as would he considered fair aud
satisfactory to the interests of that point
there are times when the eco1omiacl
wauarcnent OF this railway renders II
nee ssary to send great deal OF 1t via
northern routes in order TO use our equip
went which would otherwise have to be
sent IN that direction EMMY. Inere IS
| always a movement Of merchandise FROM
the north, and cars must be sent back
10 keep the supply at cur northern ter
t4'l ~, M. 40 rrnDtv ,rLa fari
thar ,t IS better to derive some revenue,
our ovnense is too appnr,nt to reuuil {
pf,v exclamation. on the ether hand, the
tonnage moved to Galveston always eN-
,.n,rs.itnfes hauling empty cars back
So N iii our cotton waS hauled to CD
weston We would have TO haul emnty cars
| from galveston TO the Interior and frcm
tho interior to the north. In the part
we have had to depeud upon our con
me.tions for the return Of our empty cars
from Galveston. and at one time last
! season there were as many as 1880 there
/ which were delayed at time when they
! were badly needed for loading at Interior
POINTS on The other hand where the
shipments move Via st. Louis the ears
do not pass from our control, but are
ennN car4 must come from some source,
ana only by keeping that cost nt mini
nlunl can the roads he operated, "a I'M
lcr the nr,sont Conditions there to is no
max'm mum rates OF freight are fixed ana
III" supply OF tonnaEe H III ,.a1s
H., 20, .t, ,n,nrchanTe Of tonnaee with
iht my ,1,ssisS,Sn, river a certaIn
l,los a.. W ,.ish. crci,tit,,, n reason for
Ha,,,,,di re az cv,orfInr a like quantity
ue'lL.u,,lH 1,t ,,e,51uo dnr,vcd from
N rrturN- re w. -, tc S,
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ton W,a" "a 20 r oc' ihs IKE @ no ne
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f ,s,'to CO.. HnS Ioca' cohc.sslol.s MI, rmcy
| No. ,t,1 t". 10 E't ~ t'd' pu'I, iHHI
! ~, , ~ 49,, ,r"l sioW W FraSp tn"lr
| ntlNnnges, ma mat no aroltrarY routing
nn ,ost t nc 4tSUii .,iiile.ci Ior CT
n ,rg%o Is [iiS@ aIy rated by the
as SHOWN MEOW
! lsa3-gi 1Soi-a5
Bales Raies.
M>oyed via Northern ports. .ii2lil 22s ii6
Tho curr.nt so,sor ,s ~ 49,
advanced 10 dofi1itv Srt lar eliVusi
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