The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-08

Ing bale o, cotton to Galveston from
North Texas would Immediately be re-
duced 10 a dollar per bale
II would not be necessary, he asserted,
TO run beats to effect this reduction,
either.
Just 80 the river was open and a few
boats were Kept at Dallas ready TO steam
up. that would be enough to make the
railroads cut their rates.
Since the publication. OF the gentleman's
talk, however. certain Galveston interests
have nude an effort TO demonstrate that
Discrimination " as being przciicei against
them b. traffic men whom they COM
planned Of to the railroad commission
as being engaged In diverting cotton from
Galveston to New Orleans
To paricularize. 1t has been and is
being charged by the Galveston plaintiffs
that the Houston and Texas Central rail-
road IS charging sl.GTia more per hale
to haul cotton TO Galveston than TO New
orleans. Other roads are also credited
with similar and apparently more asgra-
waited favorltism toward the Atlantic sea-
beard Figures are given to back these
complaints. but they are figures extracted
from through bills Of ladins signed On
consignfnelts TO Europe. No evidence is
produced to demonstrate that the shippe-
Is getting any the worst OF 1t or that
his cotton - being In any way hindered
from reaching the consumer rapidly and
IL good shape. on the contrary. the
impression lis sought TO be conveyed
that cotton Is being transported to Bos-
ton. New York or New Orleans cheaper
than it is transported to Galveston. while,
as matter of fact, the instances cited
to create this impression ara Of cotton
shipped to Liverpool. or the continent.
Through" Boston. New York, New Or
leans and Galveston and not Of cotton
4 80 r~lz You
Orleans and Galveston. II Is admitted
that tho railroads shrink their divisions
when they take the cotton out through
Boston. New YORK and New Orleans, but
the shipper Is the winner By the
shrinkage.
II has never been claimed. however.
that the railroads will haA a bale Of
cotton for tna Boston, New YORK
and New Orleans market at less or even
az the same rate as they VIII haul It fer
the Galveston market although from the
way the Galveston cofnplaiuau.s present
their case it would seem that that is
what they expect the general public TO
beieve
Deceived by Galvestons specious Plead
lngs. some OF ths chairman OF the Dallas
freight bureaus constituents have taken
TO sympathizlug with the City by the Sea
and are Gliding the railroad commission
Tor not easing ITS PAIN.
This sympathy is not entirely disinter-
ested, however and the strings attached
10 It threaten TO demoi4sh tho aforesaid
cfIairmau's Trinity navigation theory II
the slack is pulled in. 1t is extended with
the prJyiso tnat Galveston shall help Dal-
las convince the commission that It's job
bers ought to be given the earth 20 oper-
ate OF. Galveston Is told that IN return
for Datas' moral support In its present
fight n should be nagnanincqis and give
up the advantages of lower class rates u
now enjoys over common point territory
on Interstate shipments from ST. Louis
common point territory. 1t IL asked 10
surrender the so-called water rates which
are made for It's especial benefit, and
Houstou's also, because OF their location
ct tide water And right here Is where
the Dallas demands in this Instance inter
sect the Open Trinity dreams OF that
city's freight commissioner lie Insists
that the simple fact Of the Trinity being
ravigable would be sufficient to bring
low cotton rates to Dallas and the com
stcaml oat was ever run down that stream
yet be- himself and his people likewise
think " unjust for Galveston and Houston
to claim the low interstate commodity
rates they are entitled TO because the
Eu.f, the Mississippi. the Ohio and the
Missouri are on the map and navlgable
aud available TO bring down said rates to
their present figure II the railroads should
take notion TO elevate them
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