The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-19
4 The RAILWAY WORLD,
,.u,oods Protesting Against the
Proposed Tariff on Grain
,nnpEsS COMMISSION YESTERDAY.
,.s. r. onicial. in eaive''on-Te1a' and
ings-finshes-Personals.

.,stln Texas. March ls.--On February
A meeting held at the office of the
Nuroad commission in this city, the
..,,ion Of adopting Il system or arbl-
VS. in lieu of the addition of sums of
..,s in making joint rates for the trans
.s,.,,cn of grain, grain products and
e., between points in Texas was dis
.,ssed incidentally the subject of maxi
rnn rates was touched upon and as
...at OF said meeting the commission
.shn week after it had been held pre-
.,,sd A. tariff in which the following
.,.Y,nna were reached at pol miles instead
:, at 40 miles, as under existing tariffs:
a, -four. for single line hauls, 1Ti2 cents
IN, hauls, % cents. On wheat. for single
ina haus, Is cents: Joint hauls, Il cents.
nm corn and hay, for single line hauls,
I, cents: Joint hauls. Is cents. The above
rates were not promulgated, however but
me following circular was issued by the
commissioners.
whereas a serious doubt has arisen as
"a ,he seene of the action that may he
tsken hy the railroad commission Of Texas
Under the notice afforded by circular No
Nj and circular No. 2l3 the former ISSUED
January O. lSg6. and the latter February
/ 1896 and whereas the commission de
.,,ss maj a notice unmlstakablv suffi.
iartIv broad TO serve as the fotIudeti,tn
for the reduction and modification Of the
maylmum rates on grain, grain products
md nav as well as the Foundation for
he reduction of joint ratesfthcreon within
s1rh maxima as may he prescribed, and
~ a tariff complete in All resnocts sun
sianting commodity tariff No. .. shall he
igen IT Is. therefore. ordered hy tho
abroad commission of Texas tina, inc
sanou,nsnvin,e tariff of rates and raf.,ia-
inns for the Transportation of grain. grain
.sr,siurts and hay. by railroads botwern
5oints in Texas. shall he, and M is hereby
sghmItted TO ali parties Interested is the
s,64duIe of rates and the regulations
rbioh now apprar necessary for the i'm
tsrests of all PARTIES concerned, and as a
suide for the DEVELOPMENT of a complete
,ar,ff including said schedule and regiila.
tnns exactly or approximately. winch
vii embrace all details in compact form,
md which If ad0nted Viii be known as
wmmoditv tariff No. . a aud will super-
ssd4 commodity tariff No. ,; and tnat
rotire he ana is hereby given 10 all mar
les Interested in such matter That the
same will be considered by the railroad
commission Of Texas at its office in the
rty Of Austin. Texas, on the 18th day of
March 1906
In pursuance with the above repre-
ssntatives Of the principal lines In the
state appearcd before the commission To-
day 10 discuss the rates IN question.
letters from the receiver of the San
Antonio ami Gulf Shore railway and from
l. W. Allen. general freight agent of the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. protesting
against the uropcsed reduction were read.
Mr.. Aliens communication contained fig.
rYes showing that it would In many in
stances cut down earnings Of Texas roads
until they would be less than their di-
visions on Kansas grain business to the
gulf
General Freight Agent Polk Of the Santa
Fe submitted and filed a number OF eX-
hibits showing the effect of the proposed
Intention was to show the "blighting ef-
!ect" Of commission tariffs upon revenues
mot grain tariffs alone. but commodity