The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22
IN TIE RAILWAY WORLD.
=, Commission Investigation Ad-
;ourncd Without Action.
HEARING CONTINUED TO JANUARY q.
s.,,.ncn. La ror'e and u'"'tcn Road
Almost Completed Tho Now Bridge.
Note. aud Personals.

.porayancc TINS HioiHiiE' ana WHO await
~ their congregation the commissioners
~ up several minor rate matters ne,
M hearing today.
TIN traffic men present were asked II
. ...v had any objection 10 applying tho
.,,rtrr rates TO combination wood and
,,rs fencing. Everybody was willing OK.
,,ri tho Tcxas and Pacific. The sub,ec,
IA laid aside Tor future disposal. Tho
dreirc for continuance of tho 10 cent
utc on Texas cos'n for export from tai
y.stcn being unanimous the compnission
announced that II would extend tho time
| A said rates effectiveness uutiI February
1895 No ono dissenting It was also
aclied TO Amply current rates on hay TO
rrn shucks In baloa
The above matters having been disposed
| a, the inycatigation OF the Galveston com
plsnts was resumed.
traffic Manager Helm of tho Southern
Ip,cnr announced that he had received "A
mt,ion OF his books wherein tho history
liz the rates governing some OF hts cotton
shipments through other ports than Gal
Iuslcn during tho present season was de-
Hailed and submitted two volumes of Caplr !,
| 81 single shipment specials which preEunl.
| shy contained the Information which inc
|tlilntins wanted
Mrssts l'crldns ami Lovctt, ATTORNEYS
| icf the defendants. both stated that they
| pgO perfectly willing that the commits
Son should 500 MIR licin's hooks but IN
sisted that the law did not give Galveston
Alp brokers amt rivals authority 10 eN-
anime said hool,s hnd obtain q knowlodiro
| q the southern fnCl1c's private arrange.
ment with ocean Carriers
Mr. kHlliuErr. attorney for plntutina
ssIslcd that the ship brulrrs were MOI
nyals OF tho Southern Pacific. aud that
he did not propose to turn Mir. Rriu's
hooks o,oC to rival railway interests. ile
would, no hold. hnvn tho right IN court
" examine any suhmittod In evidence, and
he thought That iight hpEicd in thta rnso
|cpnfdcrtblo discussion followed ON this
rpinl and tho commission finally rctif,d.
ishing aluuR Mi Rciu'a books 60 find
cut whether or not thcrc wns anything
IN them which tho pkilnti0s ought nor
10 SEQ,
In about ten minutes the commissioners
nWrned ana announced that thcy had
le9ni nothing oi = private nature IN Nj.
lelne lN'uts Hnd that as 10 WAS necessary
10 arrive al what tho land haul ratio Mas
2 Know what tho water was and aa II
VAS agreed that steam ships Wrrc ,utn.
Hcn carriers. They could see no objection
10 disclosure Of what the Southern "a.
enc paid It's Now orleans steamship con
ssuehs out OF tho. through rate rho
Neh w"rc thercfovc turned over To
NsssrS Rall'ng"r nonisnu, Ripley ct ali.
Md they examined them critically Tor
wyeral minutes Finally. after having 90
lNtd number of shipmcnts. tho rate ON
shlrh FROM Texas to Liverpool and uthcr
ffpls was .tcmifcd therein they pro.
crlet 10 show That IN many instances
W Houston and Texas Ccuttui aud
Arnsaa pasa railways had obtained IA
ksh, islon out Of tho haul than Tho
fsahlished rate from the point Of origin
ionrtcn amounts to, the delivery OF
~ phirmonts having In evcry instance
va made TO tho Southern Pacific at
hwlon.
s&noln was then crosa questioned az
NtM the divisions were arrived nj on
Aaipmcnts rcfcriVd tn. objections ~
ArAaurstiouiug having been oVorrcici hy
~ commission an the rrouui that lf
Gsangh state hud interstate rates must
h~niitt, To law hc published II would
Practically unable 10 actually learn
Nthing at all about rates II II WAS
eeppcd from inquiring into divisions
N hnugh export ratoa Mr lcm MS
sNM that tho southern rncItio's di-
iNlcn Of tho ratio to New Orleans was
nN percentage hut q fixed Ogure cN-
CIT IN worry rare Instances. aud that
nMnfNor thcrc was AnN shlihltaEv iu
,@ ntc thc Houston and TEXAS Central
efer lines which turned cotton over go
te southern rpcinc at Houston tie
slN sntc3 thnt tho siiugtmcut of cotton
aies under the southwestern traffic ar
nnNmcni authorizes his lines az their
option in apply iusuran 'c diUorouuHls ~
cpmnrtltlVo poiuts under the physical d.
n.on ~ husucSr There had hocr sonic
snereirr OF orinicn about whether It
Nihn.e dincrcnt'nls Ills construction
vas that II was optional Nc dld not ~
!, tele, arplv the Insurance dincrcrilal
v New Orleans. Had not .sppli"d II ;horc
Ahsndcuiug the suhjcct Of divisions and
liSirance diffcrcuttals Nlv, Rnllngcr
asSsd Mr. hcln " the Southern Pacific
vas "a. party TO rhysscnl division OF In
gfH 80. 10.