The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-21
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Interesting Proceedings of the Conn
mission Investigation.
GALVESTON PROSECUTING ITS CASE,
The Railroads ON tho Defensive with tho
Commission Directing the ExamIps-
tion -Stili In Session.

lhe expectations OF those who had Nhett cd
their appetities in advance for something
racy and rare to come from the commits
sion's investigation In the premises was
nevertheless. at times. sufficiently inter-
estlng 10 arrest more than passing atten-
ton. AT the morning session plaintiffs
called Messrs. Dan Ripley and Jams
Moller to the stand
Mr.. Ripley prefaced his testimony with
tho remark that Galveston was not seek
Ing reduction of railroad earnings. An
equalization and a guarantees that the
roads would maintain rates in good faith
was all that was wanted. In other words
Galveston wanted TO find out whether it
was equitable to charge less rate
through Houston to a given point than
to Houston itself. In so far as MIR Rip
ley's testimony proper was concerned 1t
was to the effect that the shipper did not
rs general rule route his cotton lie
had he said. refunded the amount of the
insurance differential against Galveston
to shippers for the purpose of forcing the
railroads to enforce said dTereutial in
stead of having IL optional. Tho ship own
ers were willing to stand the insurance
diiterential, he said, If the .oals would
maintain rates through other ports. The
Texas roads he iolt certain could main
tam the ratio to st. Louis, is they were
parts of the lines leading to that CITY.
east OF st. Louis the rate being liked CON
troll WAS unnecessary. TAX en- as a whole
Mr.. Ripley's testimony was to the ef-
Test that tho Texas roads were respon-
sble for any shrinkdge ia divisions ne
ccssary to induce cotton 70 20 out throi,gh
No,,. Quinn. - -, 49,,
~ 'sa''S vi nc AuAhic seapo"id.
W me no was giving II, however, JVdge
Reagan mt i'm worry si,.,,p,,nti,.
M. pi,,o,, 49, ,,
A'il'eS "uu 9a'H' M we "bnt Is
equHllzauon,' and Judge Perkins had re-
piled. "Weu. if that's all wall e,tva 4, to
,.o,, >, ' - s'e ~ ~
A.. ,,,,.
torted. III you'u do mat mud ,,,,r,-tao
the fultllment OF the promis" 80 't'. i. ~
need oil guing any Iurtl her yyitE ibis in,
Here Judge Reagan remarked. ,,yes
but this might be- n trianruInr ,,rt.S,
The commission want; tn SnnHv ~, IL,,,V ~,
il is equitable ia mani coi,nn ", ~
i9iitio seaboard " Tor n''ni ,o c1,to, 70 the At
rate that 1t rs halllel n Tic ,,.ilf '"'''0
In reply MIR Uullinrrr satd, "xya a ,,,,
admit that a half loaf is better Ina tnan
This brought Iud-a perlip, To lat. a..
at once and he dpli,yared himsalf 40
follows. '''''Se'i 10
hFtlpG OLD tftri,t ,,fIt L. .
has been going On hero for A v.,,, and
I'm going 10 serd for nv ala ga a., IN
Farley 10 take a hand IN IN = IL .i,',',tf "
the case nilrnllei To- MA az n.r,.n,.,
shipments from & o,',. dei;rnd 80,
to Texas ana called p'inn 60 - o., -, =.
thai wh.neyer North nexas ni,,,t,ed ,n -,
puving more fr.,oht ,i,' .N'S oo'II,tCIp ~
id( nt;eal shipneni bs,,In1 .h~o,I ai, o ~.
IA Tho sealt,~rj tta1N'St III 80 -
It's natural ndvln,arps a,,S naid ,,s ,. -.
lie cailed attention 20 ne f,rt MI t,s
a.
me gainer nv inty tbf1neh rot,s az, - q 4,
cnatied railroa9s obiaiuing business ~ a.,
by to give low through rates in. Inc
low through rates ont were not conti,rd
T., ,ofton j,i,t ,I, a,,ti5 =. ~ 1 Noiai'.', u
cattle ana had cnaI}t1 mo handio-s az AZ
botn TO reach the markets of the North
.rne., '''N ''NN i''''' '"' VI ''e'i
Judge Rearan remarked that evorv mr.
ton OF the couutrv Vas rp'tfied to ,clo..-
nition nj its nai,i,;,,t ,'Iv,i'+fr, ~ M tt
i, Ua VI I've o. " ''. 49, niiI t',.t
SEQ mai 49, ,rafG, W. MOI diwc,tc c' ~
of lis natural ch''nncls. lie thourht mai
,Hro,,,.b a,,,,, W ,,., o"O'i" po uo''e
Re,7,,i,,g 80 ,o th,co Dc.., t,,,, ,,o.
Inns ts.ide .9l,he JUS %
"hn1roi a., ,,,,, o." 90 IN,
Sndil'el OF clu'h'erte rs inc Gun OF
49, a"Hiit ia IA IL y attinclati nui
~ ,ni,b b,rci Of ,o,,,.'',., 80,
~ a. Hi"eu EHi'url on com as II
q thndi ruu ugtr hiS5''eu OF me li1 ON.
, on InH irH,.S N''t,'"t ~ ~ IA, -
~ I.v,s I'm n1" % a. nv ii '".lav,
o. commerce ~ u Il river llgWed from
acc 10 INC MlSsIsS'Ppl, tiIe ltNta alV
racine IS as niucu q chHhnEi 81 tuinmcrce
" II river lowed nom ~ Faso 10 Now
orleans. Ihey are on 70 NC punht lof
use rue. LOT ciAth' bHt ~ NOR t laih
tho charge placed on the orlln"iy can9l.
therefore thfE nNa' ne revostllI' ~
mo administration on coninleieldl ia"S
me same as we ieSnSnW' unc SItal W.
tels' iner ,io,c IL ~ np' uiNviIn,S r ,,in,-
merce irom IT'S natutai Thann1i nrVauSe
trey become a nnturai cn1hhei ~ IL !,
tic proposition, Iheie IL tne in"l,tI tilat
We want cGnsldered ny ms colhIi,lss, 90,
and these chahne,s are me very snhIai,uI
that the cohnllssluh Is cIen,ru 10 III
troll govern anu uirect Cl@nln9's snousn
not be destroyed OF. ohnterh'Sn petau re
mere Is cry oi, ,"e TIA III Ii,,n ~ avo
az, Wy n,or,c,ce emt,r ana 70 o,,t
~ ane ,,or ,n,o,,,,v ,rherc il on jtc1n
ltrousl nel ta a., a,s 'c,tins hut II must
o. '-i ie,.ntari"s ani li,nit1tions and
nave US pouiut t ~ *, H.. ,.oi,,t az s,vine
must ny In 'teorIe ,m,,sr became friy,
tuat az ot.' 1,,l is ON Ne son
mtitry 10 II ,',et WHAT'S made INST MS
lLeie are Saai,,ae,on. nat is mo point
~ uIat a. i'iantinf 10 In Tho matter. We
w" M a, dn2i,oms of destroying Galveston.
are hol $3.50 ~ ,.o,,i, ,yitnesses is that
tht alnl'S ,,,tt;n+ nracti"allv what they
lnry H,E s'feo r thev viii bring Tho
III H.n'" I'D comnreee men of the in
~ .,' ~ GO 10 them and Inquire the rca-
'ttic' NJ rb tbnv nav. not done business
>. NS Why. - 49,. ,,.ill I.aru eosuc-