Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-17
NEWS OF THE RAILROAD WORLD.
THE COMMISSION AT WORK ON
JoBBINe RATES.
AFTER A LONG SESSION ADJOURN
MENr CAME WITHOUT ACTION.
THE NEW ROAD FOR GEORGE.
TowN-AN OHIO ROADS ELEc-
TIoN-NoTEs.


AUSTIN, May 10.
The railroad commission resumed
consideration OF the jobbers' tarln tails
morning with good attendance OF in
terested parties. including c. w. Blon
OF the Southern Pacific. G. II. Turner
of the Texas and Pacific. Bartholomew
CT the International and Great North
ern, II. A. Jones of the Houston and
Texas Central. G. w. Barnhart Of the
Cotton Belt, Il. ]. Martin of the Aran-
cas- Pass. Allen OF the Missouri. KAN
sas and Texas. c. d. Keller of the Fort
Worth and Denver City.
Judge X. 5. Lovett of Houston. Can
tain Farley Of Dallas MIR. Dennlson of
Galveston, W. IL. Thompson OF III o,is-
ton, Clarence Simpson, j. 3. Collins
and c. II. Platter of Fort Worth, c.
II. Dicbman, j. 5. Armstrong, Dallas
and many others.
Mr.. Blen presented IA report of the
action taken by the railroad confer
ence at st. Louis, explaining the agree
nent reached and commencing the
conclusion as possibly the best that
could have eben reached. The new
tarllf was read seriatum and compared
with former tariffs, showing consid-
cradle reductions. The report showed
that the st. Louis conference fixed the
common point territory On and east If
line from the Red river to Wichita
Falls, thence along the line OF the Fort
Worth and Denver City railroad from
Wichita Falls to Bowie, thence along
the line of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Texas railroad from Bowie to Fort
Worth, thence along the line of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad
TO Temple, thence along the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas to Taylor, thence
along the line OF the International
and Great Northern through Austin
to San Antonio, thence along the line
of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
through Kennedy TO Cucro thence
along the line of the c. w. II. and p.
to Port Lavaca, II being understood
that this restriction Of common point
territory shall not AFFECT the adjust
ment OF rates on cotton, wool, hides,
live stock, grain and grain products
and lumber.
MIR. Bartholomew said the committee
In adjusting rates had recognized the
complaint made by North Texas and
had endeavored TO meet the objections
raised as to rates affecting points In
that territory. In compliance with this
purpose they had reduced rates on
commodities to Houston and Calves
ton and also on carload rates TO North
leAnS points Incfe was not mucn IN
the Dallas and Fort Worth complaint
ms applied TO Houston and Galveston.
but, nevertheless, the committee was
willing to concede all that Justice de-
manded. The carload rate into Dallas,
plus the less than carload rate out,
was higher than the less than carload
rate from 4. Louis to competing
points. Their proposition was not to
reduce carload rates generally, but to
reduce the less than carload rates
from Dallas and other distributing
points in Texas.
Judge Reagan called attention to n
rate sheet which had been prepared
by the commissioners and asked to
have 1t examined and commented 'on
by the railroad representatives and
others interested. The purpose and de-
sire OF the commission was to adopt a
plan that shall be uniform In It's effect
as applied to all places.
Capteln Farley said that he and his
North Texas associates had just learn
ed OF the rates established by the
Southwestern Traffic association and
had not had time to consider them.
and asked that they be given intil 3
o'clock In the afternoon to examine
the committees report and arrive mt
an understanding.
The request was granted and the
commission then took up the matter
OF UNluB u laIllL Oh pdchluB House pro-
ducts.
Mr.. ]. S. Armstrong OF Dallas pre-
scented the case Of the Dallas and Fort
Worth packing houses, He said the
packing houses could sell all their pro-
ducts at their own doors now, but the
business Is growing. and they must
have favorable rates In order to get
outside. He thought the railroads
generally would willingly grant all that
would be asked Of them. but he wanted
them to have the commissions au-
thority. He said the packing houses
will undoubtedly increase their capac-
ity II they con get distributing rates.
! but otherwise they would only be able
to continue about as they arc.
with the understanding that the
| packing house men and railroad repre-
sentatlvos would prepare and present n
| tariff sheet In the afternoon. the COM
| misalon then took recess utll p. m.
The railroad commission reassembled
at p. m. and devoted the afternoon
to the discussion of the jobbers tariff
and packing house products without
| reaching any conclusion. Adjourned to
| $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning.