Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-28
REFUSE COMPROMISE
RuMoRED THAT TWO ROADS WANT
TO COMPROMISE.
Introduction of Testimony VIII lie
Taken Up Again This Morning.
Departments News Notes.

Austin, Tex. Jan. 27.-(Special. 1.-THE
adjourned meeting from the one held
on the Goth, 2lst. and 22nd, of last
month at the railroad commission
rooms to consider the question as to
whether or not the freight rates on the
shipment of cotton In Texas shall be
lowered and IL n reduction Is decided
on by the commission what rates shall
be promulgated, was convened in the
commission rooms as per adjournment
today. The representation. which In
cluded general freight agents, traffic
agents, general attorneys and general
Texas managers of the roads in Texas,
shipbrokers, compress representatives.,
screwmens representatives and marine
insurance agents, was large. The
fight promises to be bitter one, as the
commission has given all parties CON
cerned sufficient time to gather neces-
sary data.
Galveston's commissioner complains
that the insurance rate Is higher from
Galveston than these other ports men
toned and the disadvantage Galveston
Is placed at is great,
The report of w. r. Ladd, who Is
chairman OF the committee on trans
portation In an official report to the
tthlNtSlOn CDlttu tNGIdtlEt dlltktS
the freight rate on cotton by rail from
Temple, Tex, to Boston, Mass. Is
about the same as from the point given
to Galveston and that the rate from the
city of Dallas TO New Orleans as from
Dallas to Houston, etc.
Ship Agent Moller OF Galveston also
charged that on cotton destined for
Liverpool the rate by rail from Temple
to Boston is 70 cents per 100 pounds
while from Temple to Galveston So
cents per 100 pounds is charged and
that the rate on through shipments
from Temple to st. Louis. 500 miles. is
43 cents per 100 pounds while TO Gal
weston, 2lS miles, the rate Il SIS cents
per 100 pounds. These are the charges
that were considered at today's meet
ing. The railroads contend that they
are not responsible for the Increased
insurance rates at which disadvantage
Galveston is placed. They further
contend that the railroad facilities at
Galveston are insufficient (only three
roads In the state having a direct con-
nection there)and II all cotton IL forced
through the Galveston port all roads
not connected with that city would be
handicapped from hauling cotton at
competitive points or at points where
there would be no competition the
revenue would be small from the fact
that the haus would be short ones
roads now will not admit OF a reduce
ton.
The meeting was called to order this
morning and adjourned over until 2
o'clock awaiting the arrival of papers
to be used In the investigation at 2
o'clock. Judge Reagan announced
that the meeting would be adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to
give the Galveston representative
time to confer with Galveston parties
who were not present. II was an
nounced by Mr. Ballinger, counsel for
Galveston parties. that u proposition
had been made by the railway people
for an adjudication of differences. His
reply to the railroad representatives,
so he informed the Gazette correspond
ent this afternoon. was that he did not
care to enter into any agreement or
compromise which would not be sub
mitted to the commission and receive
its support. Neither the railroad nor
Galveston representatives would state
what the proposition was. but 1t is
rumored that two leading railroads
were especially anxious that some kind
OF compromise be arrived at.