The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
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COMMISSION HEARING

To Consider Reduction I'm Cotton Rates
. Specific Charges.
austin. Texas, December s-The rail-
road commission yesterday issued the fol-
lowing general notice:
Notice Ia hereby given to the officers OF
the dinere:it railroad companies OF this
State and TO the merchants. manufac.
,urers and other shippers. that they Will
De heard by this commission. at the rooms
OF the commission. In Austin, Texas, at
~ CLOCK n. M, on Thursday, the 18th
uhy OF December. 1895, ON the subject OF
the complaints hereinafter mentioned, ami
as to whether the freight rates on ship
ihents OF cotton In this State shall be re-
oucyd, and II so, what rates shall be es-
tabnshed, and said hearing will he con,
tinued from day to day until completed.
. Air. j. II. Denison. commissioner of the
galveston freight bureau. I'm an official
communication to this commission rhargss
or freight en- cotton from TeXaa common
Points 10 Liverpool, for instance arc tie
same. whetNar leaving the port OF Cal
weston, New Orleans New York or Bos.
Ton, and the ocean rate from each VI the
above rhmel cities is very nnarly tho
same, That the land rate to either OF
tneSe cities from common points In Texas
Is thelefcre nearly The same, and that
there Is no lust proportion between the
cost Of transportation by rail, over the
Orleans, New York and Boston, and the
shorter distance to Guiv Aston: and that
this Is an unjust discrimination agar 81
the port and business OF Galveston and
Ia favor of the other ports named and
their business. and ruinous to the inter
ests of Galveston.
IL is also complained by Mr.. Dcnison.
IN his capaciN as commissioner of the
Galveston freight bureau that New York
and other Atlantic ports ana New Orleans
while getting the advantage of the low
rates on cotton fixed upon the conihiua =
rutN tNt,
to foreign ports with the local rates from
the Interior of Texas to Galveston. vet
have lower insurance rates than Calves
ton, and thar as a consequence Calves
ton Is placed at disadvantage. lie suE
gests and urges that action be taken
which viii secure equality between Cal
weston and tho markets named In COM
peting for the cotton trade OF Texas. and
insists that such equality is not attain
able unless the Insurance features be con-
sidered
Mir Wm. f. r.add. chairman Of the com.
mittee on Interpretation. IN al ocr1 iai
report to the C.tton exchange " tie city
q Galveston. charges N SUBJ stance that
Me freight rate on cotton 10y VAL nom
Temple Texas. to Boston. Mass, g. Nirtu-
ally the same as from Tcmplc 20 Calves
ten, and that the rate from DALLAS, Z cNas,
10 New Orleans, La, Is the sane as iron
l'gilas 20 Houston, ana trat there arc
ether equally glariur DETERMINATIONS per
mittcd BY the railroad commission Of
Air Jens Mollor OF the Hrm OF j. Moller
& Co.. shin agents and Importers OF Cal
weston, charges I'm substance. ia state
mont published In the newspapers, that
on cotton destined for Liverpool the rate
hy rail from Temple, Texas, 10 Blston
Alass.. is a. cents per hundred poundl and
That the rate On through shipmca;s Arom
Temple, Texas, TO St Louis, SUI ieirs,
Is q cents per hundred pounds. whilS the
rate from Temple TO Galveston. 2lS miles.
ls 6j cents per hundred pounds, and that
these DETERMINATIONS are ruinous TO IN
business OF Galveston.
If the statements and charges above
mentioned are true. 4 shows q case which
REQUIRES inVesiig ition ana q remedy. Ard
while THIS commission can not regula To
rates on interstate shipments, anl IL in
noWisc responsible for such Interstate
rates as have been made or may he made
it these statements are true II may be-
come ne 'c,Ss31,y 20 redice the freight rate
on the shipments Of cotton by ruh ia this
state.