Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-05

freight trains but would avoid dclayn In
the running OF freight trains and enable
the road 10 haul tho cotton on the longer
hau's on It's road compressed, while haul.
,ng me shorlcr halt's nntorinisSsed y
hnufton by compress stations. at which
y must now ston. ana this would enable
the better to handle the cnrrying I,isi-
nent or its Rad without courcstlon OF
irciHht IN the interior during tho ,tson
season, The fact that the rules prevent
ms course VI action by the pinlnun
vhusos u grcator expense mud 10 some cx-
'.nt contributes 10 congestion OF cation
along It's line.
therc arc some other injUriour effects
OF the rules on the plaintiffs buslnesu.
nut those stated above nrc tho most Inn
portant. There arc several very important
eneets OF the rules on tho interest OF tho
plaintiff in Interstate or International
commerce shipments. which 1 do not
Think can affect tho subject Of rcguln-
lions OF shipments from ono point to nm.
other In the State. The incidentai cffccts
OF state laws or rules on Interstate con-
n'erce 10 long as they arc not applied 10
Interstate shipments but merely effect the
selection OF an iniersts,te route, can hardly
he urged AGAINST their roasonnbeness as
applied to hauls frem one point 10 an
other in this State.
There are no benefits that ! can tliseov-
or neerulng To the plaintiff from tho op.
Grafton of tho commission ruioi.
Having found hat the rules operate In-
juriousiy to the platinum IT. some partio-
ulars. and that they do not benefit the
malhtlh NJ all. It rsninins TO h., decided
whether they serve any plhic lntcros. 10
the patrons OF the rlrinuffs line, which
WIN justify their existence aud enforce
mont on plain'ln's lines, Notwithstanding
thelr 'nlnrous efioc's upon tho buslncss
of the plaintiff.
viii take m and consider tile public
interests alleged In the answer OF the
commission 10 justify these rules
The first reason assigned for their me-
ccsslty Ia one ~ which ] have rcfcrrod In
treating OF tho powers % tho comml sion,
Va: That railroad officials become In
lorcHted In Houston nni Galveston COM
presses mud were causing all tho cotton
along the plaintiffs lines TO he hauled TO
those places TOR cpmpressiug. This Is not
u matter In which the shippers NJ cotton
have any concern. And II Is not clnlmet
by the attorney general that the rules
were made to secure equal patronage to
all comprcsHea. The shppun} OF cotton arc
Interested In gettiag tho host a'rvice prac-
ticablc for the last money. Besides there
Is no proof that any such reprohen sible
conduct IN continued under tho present
ownership az tho road,
But II N alleged that without t->ae
rules there would DO d congestion OF cot
ton at Houston and Galveston beyond the
capacity Of the presses 1t those POINTS to
fpcedlly compress. whereby delays To ship
pors to foreign ports would occur. II does
not appear frNm the proofs that the rules
were nccca Jury TO prevent such q con-
feeation owing TO the practice OF the
plaintiffs line 10 have largo amount n
COMPRISING done IN the Interior and ow-
inH to tile great facilities for com"rrRing
ut Houston ana Galveston, The delay In
shipments from the interior which tn
commission apprehcndS by reason OF the
Errater amount Of space which uneam-
pressed cotton viii occupy OF the roll nv
stock than comprcated cotton would &C.
cupy is answered by the proof made an 70
the ability OF tho plaintiff TO haiti about
LIS much uncomprcssod cotton on flat car
~ II could haul Of compreasod cotton on
those cars, and by the proof Of the greater
dhpatch with which the transportation
could be effected II unhnmpered by th1na
rules witch is shown by foregoing find
InEs Of fact.
Tho allegation OF the reduction IN the
expenses of the plaintiffs rond
rected by the corporation OF the rules Is.
= lpNc uSu.u'u' uNeiuoiie ny 'hu W''Eht
~ we cNl"ehcr 10 tue "H'ct tnnt ihc
"i's hc''ahe 'ne eNpeHHvh OF uhe r"hu'
nave pHNscn upuh NJ, NV r'HsvhH
'Noh ~ Nho uhhNe' vi Ahe COMMISSION
Ior masking anu enforcing thcr iuI.s'
M Nhu INA, 'noy uro not uupporlou nN
W" NV vU 'nat thu country uN 70 tue
"otH mas pe'n proved pN olcWt hho rNt-
siu'tnrY evidence WI now oohhiuer |
nc hlleshtiohs 81 'he plnlnllH OF me M
urN 10 'hc puplc hiohH llH llhe Wnleh
nc endorsements OF inc fuies produce
l. II nus nceh proven tnh' mhhS OF
he Interior presses while able to comply |
With the oofnfnIsslonsa rilles bv corn- |
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H''"p' ~
unlS root Mhleh ~ huiilclent TO udmlt
he cotton to ocoan-rarryiur voHarla
,nnv nj them can mo, co,,,re.. a, ia al.
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'e"' u u'hA'V "H - 10 % pouhu' poF
ublc foot, but that the Houston and
galveston presses do con1pross TO auch
.r.otor dons,,y and ,b,, ,ho oooao ,.o,,,n,
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ate III pfoporuonhtely less Tor all cotton
Impressed TO u greater density than
! ~ pounda per cubic foot ThIa In mn
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""'e" P'''u''iS ""u '"'ppo'D
7 COTTON uhoulu nave ana which should
OF DO sncrificed to force All caunl division
patronage with Interior oompressoB.
2 II has been proved that the rlioa rs-
trict competition ia buying cotton TO
lac dctritreut of the pruducarB. 1t mn.
ears from tho testifnony that nearly an