The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-18
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Rates Authorized bv the State
Railway Commission.
MATTER OF CARRYING RAILWAY MAIL.
Tho Railroads Yet Hope for . Com.
proinise - Excursion to La Porte.
NOtos aud Personals.


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am N receipt OF your letter OF the loin
instant, making Inquiry as TO rates en-
coffa. from ,.a,,y.ston y,u s,y I. -
'o" 49,, s"s 40
charged by AIR. Tracy that the rate on
coffee from Galveston to Texas common
points a, loi cents per 100 pounds where, :
80, ~ .s' ' N vac Va
u''"e' iino oo''i''"ons t"e sa'ne - ca'F'eu
through Texas to ST. Louis, Kansas llly
and other Missouri no.nts at ,,nlv 80 cont.
49,, ,oo ,,,,,,,.,, -
Wv. wv pouius'
The facts and conditions which have
made the rate upon coffee am lad ,noupe,
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"'.'so"e sucii Hiisicau'h2 statement l
VIII give YOU the published rates and some
of the conditssns which have tended 10
maxi, tho cof,o, r,,cs 4, ,t,-, d., 60.
.r''N',' .'S .eASs Az s"e nfs' piace
ieMas Is suppiieo with coffee through the
ports Oh New orleans and Galveston, and
II seems tnat me cost ol the article tie
iiNeieu III lort 3 some higher to Calves
ton tnah TO New Orleans; and tne raj
rates 10 Texas common po.n.s from New
orleans is Tor car loads n cents. and TOR
less IMAM car loads II is Is cents per lvj
pounds. making u difference of j. cents
per ;vv pounds per car load and 10 GEMS
per ~" pounds Tor less than car loads III
AS stated before. these are the ports
through which Texas gets its supply OF
coffee.
RED through Texas to ST. Lous. Kansas
CITY and other Missouri points at a much
less freight rate. and THIS is true as TO
81. LOUIS and Kansas City but not as 10
other Missouri points. anu, as stated be-
fore the truth is bad enough w7s-aout dis
aor rah' me tac,s; We would Ike to have
no doubt the plans OF this commss sion for
q better adjustment of freight rates Will
be made. reducing the Texas rates or IN
scnc other manner reducing the difference
between tlt. local ,ara lar toe
upon this commodity. The commlss on is
not satisfied with present condi .ons and
rates, but the question OF "a prop.r ad iust-
ment is not without serious i.fliruitiss
In the first place. ,h- water rate from
New Orleans to st. Louis and Kansas
City forces, the railroad rate down to those
points. and thereby controls the railroad
rates. so that the rate from New Orleans
to those points is. for car loads b cents,
per 100 pounds. and for less than car loads
Calves on to these roints must meet these
rates or get none of the. business. and 10
secure some OF dat business they have
been compelled to t,u. In th. rat. FOR
car loads y cents per 100 Wounds. and Iass
than car loads 10 cents per ln1 bonds
making the difference between local anu
interstate rates apparently too great.
In support of these rates II Is contend
ed:
1. That the rate on the interstate ship
ments from Galveston to ST. Louis and
Kansas City are beyond our control and
over which we have no jurisdiction
.. That the law. good cons ,.ence and a
decent respect for our oaths of office
just alike TO the railroads and The peo-
pie
3. That no horest man or lover Of Texas
desires that the railroads, through any
baitkrtIpt or rendered Inefficient
4. Tina, under the law they are entitled
to rates by which thcy can earn reason
able compensation for the service they
render to pay them reasonable in
terest on the ascertained value of the
property, and not upon the bonded in
5. To adjust all rates 20 the end that
justice may he done IS no small under
taking. and requires frequent adjustment;
to me- met, '9nsan' fhansns eond no
roads and people thae her roads should
secure some of the OUTGOING freight TO ST.
Louis and Kansas city. # II does no more
to that extent aids to defray the expense
of the traffic and thereby enables this
commission TO correspondingly reduce
These are some of the arguments made
in support of the mters'a fe rates. and
come OF them are not without force 1t
- exceedingly easy to complain OF oAist-
ing rates. hut II is no easy task to 50
adjust the rates that some one Will not
md. To his own satisfaction at least, lust
ease to complain
This commission earnestly desires 10
make all possible reductions on farm pro-
duets. If We were % listen 10 the demands
of every other interest constantly press
imp us for reductions. IL wnnld he i,npos-
sibe for us 10 grant further reductions on
farm products. In this election year II IS
the fashion and policy of certain dema-
.ogues, who have heretofore demanded
all SORTS of reductions on almost every
thing but tarn. products. after learning
the determination of the commission IN
future to make further reduct ons on farm
products. are now all at once the self
aupOfutCd agents of the farmer 10 de-
Tor that interest.
Such mon never tell the people anything
that has been done but stufiously con-
caal Mi they can. WIN no information
hnt such as you can get from one of their
popnlst orators or l'rtle
you would be forced to the
conclusion that the commission as noA
dong ali they can to prevent them from
Their leader. they content themselves by
simply denouncing the commission as a
fra,,d and declaring. as he IS reported to
have AVE" said aid in his San Antonio speech, thai
freigfs rates under the commission in
Texas are nearly 100 per cent N excess
of ratcs when there was no commission.
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