Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-27
NEWS OF THE RAILROAD WORLD,
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION cox.
siDERs THE TARIFF on HIDES.
the RAILROAD OFFICIALS STATE
THAT NO DISSEMINATION HAD
BEEN MADE AGAINST sHippERs
ON THEIR ROAD Z LETTERS
FROM MR.. GALBRAlrH.

ass anu international and Great 1
Northern railroad companies ana an
arrangement OF rates and charges
which VIII permit the collection Of hide,
AZ convenient points In the Interior Of |
texas for the purpose OF preparing |
them for shipment from such points
TO final markets. The following rail.
road officials we're present.
J. w Allen. general freight agent OF |
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas; A. S.
Dodge general traln.master OF the ST.
Louis and Southwestern; L. J. Polk,
general freight agent OF the Gulf.
Colorado and santa Re: Z. l.. Sargent.
general freight agent OF the Texas and
Pacific: d. b. Keller, general freight
agent Of the Fort Worth and Denver
City; y. j. Martin, general freight
agent. san Antonio and Arkansas Pass
4. H. C0ombs, commercial agent OF the
Cotton Belt; Bryan Snyder, district
freight agent OF the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe c, W. Beln, traln-master OF
the southern Pacific; +. a. Hirshneld.
travelling passenger agent Of the Fort
Worth and Denver City; H. A. Jones,
general freight agent Of the Houston
and Texas Central. @. w. Baulost,
general freight agent OF the st. Louis
and Southwestern; T.. Il. Perkins.
general attorney OF the Cotton Bel
n. j. Freeman, general attorney Of the
Texas and Pacific
The following business men were
present:
orr, l. j. Ellers, William Lockridge,
Isaac Heldenhelmer.
From san Antonio-w. II. Weiss, \.
Brian, Jr
From Galveston-James Moore. ]. B
Denlson, Max Sliefee.
From Houston-A. C. Howell, Z. W
Sewall.
From Dallas-Joe Farley o X
Harry.
Chairman Reagan asked those press
ent what questions they desired 10 take
up. II was agreed that the hide question
would be discussed
Mr.. Tame read communication from
Crowdus Bros. X CO.. of Dallas, COM
planning that the present rate given
/ by the railroads leading into Houston
on hides is So discriminating that that
city practically controls the hide busi-
ness OF the state. The latter men
toned that Finnegan n Co. Of Houston
and New York had IN unfair adyan-
tage over all the interior dealers,
Other letters were read. especially
one each from l.. ], Polk, OF the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe; II. a. Jones Of
the Houston and Texas Central, and j
r.. Galbralth ~ the International and
Great Northern. Mt Polk wrote that
he thought some arrangement indl-
Gated by the commission advisable.
MIR. Jones wrote that his road had not
been discriminating against any ship
pers and that IL was ready Do take
freight when rendered. Among the
things said in the letter from Mir Gal
bralth was the following: The rules
contemplate the maintenance OF the In
tegriiy of the through rate from point
" origin TO destination. Now IL is "A
fact that there are several rates on
will be shipped in under less than car
| load rates. with a strong probability
that when they are shipped out they
will move under carload rates. Now,
the question Is, what through rate
should be protected from point OF or
] igin TO destination. the Less than car
| load rate or the carload rate2 Take.
/ for Instance, the rate on a shipment or
dry hides in bundles IN less than car
/ loads from Texas common points 20
Houston, namely. 50 cents. The rate
I thence 10 New York Is 90 cents, any
qualtity. making a total through rate
! on a less than carload shipment uf dry
] hides ia bundles from n Texas common
l Point 10 New York of Sl31, whereas the
! carload rate on dry hides. minimum
/ 10000 rounds. from Texas common
! points 10 Houston is . cents, the rate
l thence to New YORK g cents making
/ a through rate on carloads from Texas
] common points 10 New York OF 81
U b. a fFIff4N
/ Houston Ia less than carloads and re-
! Skinned thence In carloads wat
/ thr5arh rate Is 20 De maintained from
o1int Of origin. the carload or the less
l thar carload rate9 There IS a great
! dfgprenee between concentratlng
I freight q this kind and concentrating
/ cotton. for the reason that the rae On
I cotton is the same per bale on one oaie
! as on 100 bales Another feature =
that the party who handles 4llss AZ
[ points % concentration VII get an ad-
Z vantage OF all 81 the refund and We
/ riatra none Of 9; will go % the pro-
1r,er who sells the hides IN small qiAn-
AGO. II a shipper IN San Antonio.
srv has a carload o. sa,0lp pounds %
[ Ei4as 10 20 10 New Tork. l5.oao pounds
~ winch vas picked up IN and arolnd
san Artsulo snd 800 pounds Of which
vgas concentrated AZ that point lFogi
local af4alNaH NN aaAH N'A @aif go.
M irto San Anioni1 The result y mat
b, 'o--iar a. enshie this saip7er % SCI
Sis reh5ad from the line coneeatFat z
I ne 5aop pounds the eut.re carload =
S,-.,-i cut % san Antonio on taAi Ans'
I .-,.-.f-,5- the afher fleF from COM
stfrr far and sdiicitlns TIE business
- We claim further iAst TIE &c
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