Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-14
A COMMISSION LAW.
IN is ALLEGED rs VIOLATED. sNp
THE ROAD snouLp PAY TUE
$1,000 PENALTY.


Austin, Tex, Sept. i2.-tspecinl) y
The railroad commission OF Texas 1t
Is reasonably certain Will In a few days
be In the courts OF Texas, this and the
lrst time. as the plalntin II Ia UNDER
stood from u reliable source that the
petition has been prepared by the at
torney generals department through
Judge Il. p. nm. and will shortly be
iiled. The suit is brought In behalf OF
the railroad commission against the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad
company to recover penalty OF $1,000
for violation OF the commission law.
The suit grows out OF proposed ship
ment OF sheep from san Angelo. Tex,
to Fort Worth last spring, Request
was made OF the Santa Fo for cars
In which to transport the sheep and
tender was made in payment OF the
freight IN accordance with the rate
"a fNed by the commission. The Santa
Fe contendcd that the party desiring
TO make the shipment proposed to use
their road to Fort Worth at the COM
mission rate and at the latter point
some other road 10 be transported to
some point outside OF the state. the
final destination of the sheep, The
road Insisted that II was In reality an
Interstate shipment and that It was
permitted to charge interstate rate.
which were In excess Of the rates fixed
by the railroad commission of the
state, ana declined to receive the
sheep for transportation at the COM
mission rate. Complaint was made by
the proposed shipper 10 one OF the
commissioners. and the latter held that
the action of the company In demand
ing and charging a higher rate than
that fixed by the commission was u
violation OF law, and az IA result the
matter was referred by Chairman
Reagan e the attorney generals de-
partment to bring suit. This being
the first suit ever brought by the rail-
road commission since It's organiza-
tlon and as some interesting questions
are Involved, the result will be awaited
with interest
Chariers-For Harness ana sad
dlcry company OF San Antonio. Benu-
mont Telephone company; Texas city
Compress company.
Tax rolls Sabine county, fG93,9Gb. In
crease, Sbg3i; Lavncca, 45.2i6,63s. In
crease. t2,M2; Comanche. s3,sS6 iGa; de-
crease. $685..
The governor offers n $3.50 reward for
the arrest OF Tom Lee, charged with
the murder OF a. ID. Horly OF Mon
tague county in 1854.
The railroad commission this after
noon gave notice that on the Esd inst
the matter OF an adjustment OF tho
existing rates on commodities between
points In Texas which have been de-
termlned by the use OF class differen-
tials Will be considered. The notice
states that It VIII be proposed TO
amend the commodity tariffs now In
force as follows;
!. The rates from Galveston and
Houston TO points IN common "oint
territory and the rates between points
In common point territory shall remain
Unchanged until further notice.
2. That rates between Galveston and
points In diiferential territory between
Houston AMI points IN differsnital ter
ritory and between points In common
point territory shall be made by ID |
ding 10 the respective common Ioint |
rates applying In each case the class |
d.fferentials prescribed ia general tar |
IN OF class rates No. l. section 3, ex- |
reptlons l to 10 inclusive under the |
rules governing same.
g. The rates applying between Hous-
ton and points In common point terri |
tory and between Houston and points |
In dfferential territory shall be OBJ
served as maxima for shipments trans
ported between the points from or To
which such Houston rates apply. The
proposed adjustment shall not be con-
'trued az affecting the commodity tar
Us heretofore issued by this COM
mission or any authorized special rates
which were formed without regard to
lass dlfferentials