The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
lrbitrators' Decision in the Export
Grain Rate Controversy.
FAvORS NORTH AND SOUTH LINES.


The announcement OF the filing of the
,,port OF Arbitrators j. A. Faithorn and
". Howe. appointed to investigate the
export grain rate question TO Atlantic sea-
hard ports and gulf ports, as mentioned
,.clusyely In The Post of yesterday. was
,.eelyed with much pleasure by tho ron.
r,entatives of north-and-south lines
T,rther Information as to details and tho
s,act basis of settlement Recommended
M the findings of the arbitrator is being
eagerly sought. None OF the local oft,.
Gals have received any advice on the all
,mnortant subject and are anxtouslv
Awaiting further particulars.
That the conclusions of the arhitrators
fayor to a great extent, the contentious
NJ the north-and-south roads, there is no
reason to doubt, and this slight informa-
ton has most cheering ring, and is
enough to cause great rejoicing in Calves
ION. in which Houston participates and
recprocates with much pride
The submission of this most troublesome
and holly contested case TO arbitration for
settlement was the result of several
months wranging among the railroads.
conferences were held, plans submitted
and suggestions made in vain for the
amcable settlement of the question. Elk
rort shipments. which for years knew no
other route save through the Atlantic
ports, were diverted southwark and gulf
ward, and Galveston and New Orleans
port receipts began to swell to enormous
figures Eastern. or cast-and-wesi, lines
and Chicago, st. Louis and New York
we're greatly exercised over the sudden
diversion of transcontincntal traffic from
what they chose to term the natural chan
nels TO Galveston and New orleans. They
demanded an equalization of schedules
and claimed they were being Disseminated
against by the north-and- south lines and
Texas and Kansas interests. Thus the
merry war waged while traffic outward
continued to increase with alarming re-
s,lts At meeting of the general man
ayers of the roads interested, held In St
Louis January Z, II was finally agreed to
submit the question to arbitration, all
lines first pledging themselves to abide by
the decision of the arbitrator. Messrs. j.
4. Faithorn and r.. w. Howe were select
Cd as a board of arhitrators, and have
been in New York ever since for the pur-
nose of ascertaining the existing freight
rates on grain from the Missouri river to
all Atlantic scaboard points. also the
ocean rates on grain from the Atlantic
ports to foreign ports.
As stated in The Post yesterday, the re
port of the adoption of new schedule
Of rates those which in the opinion of the
srbrators would be put into effect be-
tween the various points. being set out IN
the report. The roads are already pledged
ia adopt the finding of the arbltrators,
but before they do 60 they are bound TO
rive the report submitted a thorough ex-
animation and to understand it fully in all
liz bearings.
with the meagcr Information to hand 1t
Is impossible to ascertain the exact figures
and recommendations OF the voluminous
and exhaustive report which seems 10
fully cover every phase of the question
IN dispute. 1t is stated, however that the
arbrators have decided upon diiteren-
tal Of from nothing 10 cents in favor
Of Galveston. From Wichita. Kan, ana
points west thereof. the rate is to be
cents lower than New orleans.