The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-05

poin, of origin TO point OF concentration
| upon payment OF the tarid rates applying
from origin to concentrating point. WIZ
| The benefit OF the refuuding 10 the shlpMi
OF the transportation charges TO the con
| cen,ra,ing point upon the tender by him
to the company by which the cotton was
| brought to the concentrating point OF M
| expense bill showing the payment OF s,icn
| charges and at the same time the tender
1 TO said company Of the same number OIL
| bales OF cotton for transportation 10 4
| destination Indicated and to which the rate
! on cotton is the same from both origin aud
| point OF concentration, that in such cases
| The shipper is entitled TO concentrate his
| cotton and to be reimbursed the amount
Of the transportation charges from orisiV
to concentrating point without am state
ment upon his local bill OF lading indlcai-
] Ing an intention to concentrate the coitodi
and that the railroad companies generally
| understand that such is the meaning OF
said rules and regulations snd give the
| benefit Of surh meaning 10 shippers.
Is. That the practice OF the railroad com
pauics Of Texas generally before the com
mission took any action upon the subject,
was to concentrate cotton upon local biils
Of lading in substantially the method stated
IN the last preceding paragraph. and that
the practice, required by the commission y
rules and regulations. Is merely dea lara =
tory and a continuation Of what the railroad
corlpanies had previously established.
II That, considering the object of cor
centration often when cotton Is ccnccn-
trated and classified and assorted to III
orders for different grades the origin oil the
cotton Is not regarded in shipping II out
y hen the rate is the same from orisin anu
concentrating point To destination, ana
uinn tho exhibition of cxteuse bis 10
the railroad company /; VIII refund the
transportation charges from origin to con-
ceutrating point, without reference TO
whether the very cotton on which the
charges evidenced by the expense oihs OF
some other cotton Is offered II for ship
mont.
Is That when cotton is concentrated II
Dracl any has Two destinations, one the
conclhtrating point al which the shipment
from Origin terminates, ami lLe otneF Iae
mai destination to which the cotton Is
snllied Uu new uil.ns from concentrating
Joint
~ That when uncon,pressed cotton Is
concentrated al compress point IL ~ 50 II!
an original shipment that according 10 tue
true meaning and intent u TIE iulta am
regulations respecting the compression OF
COTTON il the sAlpper desires II 10 be com
pressed AT such pace he must himself nave
II compressed. tne RAILROAD company re-
imburping him or paying the compress
company the cost of compression.
-. That a shipper of cotton IN tales has
the right to route his cotton and also
has the right 10 indicate the pace at wulen
% shall be compressed. pioNIced he ~
dicatos a reasonable route OF reasoha}ie
place Tor concentration, and that Wueis
there are two or more congresses IN oper-
alton in a locality. all being on iine or
lines or railways OF equal accessibility 10
a railroad company transporting cotton, II
is not unreasonable FOR a shipper to direct
hi. cotton to N. taken to a compress OF his