The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-24
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Special Meeting of the Texas Car
Service Association.
VANDERBILT AND DEPEW WERE HERE
Aransas Harbor Railway Authorized TO
issue Donds-CominissionR Rulings.
Southwestern Trsfiic Anairs.

me special meeting of the Texas Car
Service association. which was called for
TWO weeks ago but twice postponed. tool,
place at association headquarters on
FRANKLIN avenue yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was called TO order by General
Manager Charles b. Peck, presiding. sec.
rotary h. S. Collins in charge of the min.
utes, and all lines represented with the
following representatives in attendance,
NJ. Sweeney. superintendent of transporta-
ton. j. w. Allen. general freight agent.
and W. b. Grosecose. assistant general
freight agent. of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas L. l.. Foster. general manager of
the Nelasco Terminal: NJ. H. aIonserrate
vice president and general manager, and
Il. H. lines, superintendent of transporta-
ton Of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass;
+. II. Downs, superintendent of transpor-
tation. and r. II. GOODWIN, assistant gem
etal freight agent of the Cuff. Colorado
and Santa Fe; w i. McMillen, general
freight agent of the Houston and Texas
Central; q. w. Barnhart, general freight
agent of the Cotton Belt; j. e. W. Fields
general freight and passenger agent OF the
Waco and Northwestern. ID. b. Keller
general freight and passenger agent of the
fort Worth and Denver. +. q. Becker,
general freight and passenger agent of the
Galveston. Houston and Henderson; j. NJ
Lee. superintendent of the Houston and
Texas ccntrali H.A. Jones general freight
agent OF the southern Pacific and Houston
and Texas Central. n. j. Martin. general
freight and passenger agent of the Aran-
Sas Pass. Several of the lines We're repre-
serted by proxy. owing to inability of theii
officers to be present at the meeting
The object Of the Joint meeting OF trans
portatlun and traffic representatives was
LOT the purpose of considering the adVisa-
nilitN oil placing the storage of freight In
dcpots and warehouses under the manage
nent of the Car Service association.
The meeting was in session for three
lpuls and the very important subject was
discussed and considered in all its phases,
win the result that IL was finally decIueu
That the storage of freight at the railway
ucpOtS should be placed under the super
vision and control Of the association. The
quest on of rates or charges was then
taken up and after some little discussion
schedule Of rates. rules and regulations
governing this branch of the railway ser
Vice was promulgated. This tariff, how
ever. WAS adopted subject to con cur
renee Of one or two roads not represented
At the meeting nd the approval of the
Teas railroad commission.
Just when the new arrangement Pre-
sclibed VIII 20 into effect could not he de-
cidcd upon pending The approval of the
commission and arranging OF necessary
details. but 1t is earnestly hoped that mt
ters VIII be in shape for the Inauguration
OF the system within the next thirty DAYS.
II may be Interesting to the uninitiatcd
10 know That all railroads have a schedule
Of rates for the charge OF freight matter
left in their warehouses ana depots twenty
four hours after its arrival at its destina-
don These schedules are similar to the
ones In effect for the storage of baggage
not called for within a reasonable time.
| Unfortunately for the railroads, the freight
charges are seldom n ever enforced and
the result is that all the freight ware
houses of the railways are ovcrcrowdcd
with freight left there for days and weeks
after its delivery at its destination.
The members Of the association were
most favorahly impressed with the idea of
having this matter properly cared for and
predict beneficial results from the en-
forccment of the rules and regulations as
promulgated