The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-28
THE COMMISSION

Dlication No. IA: authority No. IL: In
approval of application No. If of the
Texas Midland railroad. authority is
hereby granted for the adoption of &C %
per cent of the current lumber rates for
the transportation of sawdust and shay
lngs, in car loads, minimum weight 20
OOO pounds per car, between all points
or the Texas Midland railroad, provided
no late so made shall be less than five
cents per 100 pounds.
Effective May %, 1896.
Special Authority Interna tional and
Great Northern application No. IS; au-
plication OF. the International and Great
Northern Railroad and the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe Railroad companies.
submitted under No. 6S of the Interna-
tional and Great Northern Railway COM
pany, authority is hereby granted for the
adoption of the rate of $50 per car of 80
QOO pounds for the transportation of ice
from San Antonio to Brentwood and
intermediate stations on the Gulf. Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe railway west of
Temple.
Effective May %, 1896.
Circular No. Classification rul-
ings: In approval of joint application,
submitted under No. 124 of the Missouri,
Texas, it is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing classification rulings, supplement-
airy to western classification No. %,
shall govern in the transportation of the
articles named, by railroads between
points in Texas, subject to the rules en-
braced in exceptions to western clnssiticfl-
ton:
First-Express wrapping paper. same
as rag wrapping paper. (See page 80,
claSSihca ton No. ~
Second-Iron rods for chidren's
vehicles, same as springs for chidren's
vehicles. (See page 80, classification
No. 22)
Third-Jelly glasses are ratable as
glassware \; .. 5. (See page 80, classi-
Fourth-MOtocycles same rs vehicles
n. o: s. lSee pages 33 and 8, classiica-
ton No. 22)
Fifth-Root beer, same as mineral wa
ter. (See page 40, classification No. 22.)
This order shall take effect May %,
1896.
Special Authorty-Galveston Harris
burg and San Antonio application No. "a !;
authority No. 20: In approval of appli-
cation No. 81 of the Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio Railway company,
authority is hereby granted for the adOp-
ton of the rate of Is cents per 100 pounds
LOT the transportation or rice IN less tnan
car loads and II IL cents per 100 pounds
in car loads, from Beaumont and Orange
to Houston.
Effective May %, 1896.
Special Authority-Houston, East and
West Texas application No. IL; authority
No. 7: In approval of application No. II
of the Houston, East and West Texas
Railway, authority is hereby granted for
the adoption Of the rate of 80 cents per
ton of 1000 pounds for the transportation
of coal and lignit,, in car loads minimum
weight 10 tons per car, from Garrison
to Houston and intermediate joints.
Effective May 26, 1896.
Special Authority-Houston and Texas
Central application No. 30. Authority
No. "a: In approval of joint application
of the Houston and Texas Central Rail
road and the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio Railway companies, sub
mitted under No. 80 of the Houston and
Texas Central Railway company, au-
thOrity is hereby granted for the adop-
ton of the following rates, in cents per
100 pounds, for the storage of freight in
the warehouses or stations of the railroad
companies, after their liability as COM