The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-07

NIT Interstate rates are 10 adjusted as to
operate tsiriy to customers, manufacturers,
producers and merchants OF Texas.
s. The answers to paragraphs ] and I
being 10 the eitett that the Interstate rates
are Just ard reasonable under present eon-
di.i,ns. no answer can be made % No. s
except to refer to statements furnished at
the request OF the commission
C.. See ftsiements filed By tho several
roads
{. The Texas lines are not used TO foster
any system; no undue burdens are imposed
upon them. nor are their revenues diverted
and made to inure to the bench. ut any
systcm. nor are their earnings made to
appear less than they are.
\. The divisions Of rates between tho
Texas lines and interstate lines are based
upon percentages and division sheets al
ready filed with the commission. See also
statements herewith filed.
.. The Southwestern Traffic association
and Its board OF administration, COMPOSED
OF carriers leading from New York, Chi
cago st. Louis. Kansas City and other ~
terstate points. promulgates Interstate
rates on Texas business. which arr adopted
ty the Texas lines when satisfactory to
them.
TO- The Southwestern Traffic association
end its hoard Of administration have no
Jurisdiction over the rates applying wholly
within the State OF Texas.
1.-THE effect Of the association has been
to prevent rate cutting or discrimination,
and has assured stability never before
known. The operation OF the association
also tends to preserve the adjustment OF
the Interstate rates to The rates OF this
commission. which the commission and nil
others must concedc 10 be necessary TO the
public interest, as II Is practically impossi-
BILE to preserve the desired relations of sueh
rates EXCEPT through the medium Of some
such association II haD in 10 Wise deprived
the freight traffic officials of the flee ex-
tre!se OF their Judgment. We believe the
eject OF the acls OF The association has
been TO fairly and equ!tatly adjust inter
stat. rates and accord justice to the pro-
oLcer manufacturer. merchant and con-
sumner OF Texas.
IL. The commodity adjustment OF June 1.
1926. OF Interstate rates Is shown upon
pages 40 and Al OF supplement y TO Mis-
seur, Kansas and Texas Railway company
joint freight tarin sou, copy thereto at
tacned. The rates now Ia effect are shown
thereon In red Ink and indicate the changes
which have been made, which arc explained
below.
The rate on canned goods by the rate
adjustment OF June /, 1885 WAS made 50
cents per hundredweight, In carloads, from
ST Louis to Texas common points This
rate has been reduced to 80 cents per 100
owing TO movement IRON Baltimore to
Galveston ard Nelasco by srhoouers. the
rate In connection with the regullr Ntelin-
ship lines from Baltimore to Galveston was
reduced to meet that competition. AMI the
rates to the interior Texas points were
made from senbcard territory on cnmhi-
nation Of the local rates from Baltimore
10 Galveston plus the local rates thence TO
destination. Owing 10 the reduction from
The Feaboard and 10 preserve as far AS
possible relations previously existing be
tween producing points in the West aud
hose in the seaboarl territory the rate
nom st. Louis was reduced TO % cents per
lCC pounds. 'rhe rates On canned goods
have since been adjusted to the satisfaction
of the commission.
On the various iron and steel articles
shown on PAGE ~, the rate adjustment Of
June /. 1895. has been changed So as to
effect slight advance on mngt NJ The ar
ticlos enumerated. To particulari1e; The
rate on angle. hoop. AMI rod roicasad.
straight or mixed carloldr from 81 Lou In
was 90 cents per 100 pounds This rate
was applied not only from 81 Louis hut
from the Alabama iron producing points
md a proportional taritt was cstahliBhci
IRON Memphis aud New orleans, which.
when added to the rates from producing
! pou's IN Alabama disuiris. oquallod the
rate Of &c cents from Initial poirts Af'cf
| this action was taken the initial lines lead
| ing 70 memphis and NoW Orleans nd
| vanced their rates = ceats per l0o poun-s
| aud In order to preserve Il parity OF rates
/ igom ST. Louis aud the Al bama producing
points ana TO prevent reduction In the
revenues OF the lines west Of the Miss isipp
/ river the rltC from 81. Louis was advanced
cents per l0o pounds, resulting in N,
! consequent advance from the initial points
in Alaha, IA aud according ttc lines west
I.F 4. raI Ng,s mt ura. i,4 am.
| earnings az had accrued To them under lht
, AZ cents adjustment.
This same explanation applies to the ad-
vance Of cents per 100 pounds IN tho
rates on boGms. columns and Orders foi
buildings, CRB bridge natcrialr. castings
(not machinery. fencing and Ratings
ruts. bolts, riNots and washers in hcgs ol
cosks rig iron. pipe, wrought.
And also the same principle was appiiel
| IN The advance Of 2is cents on bands. bii
boiler. skelp and tank iron and boiler .late.
tstralgEt or b"ut1 and band iron, prepared
for water tanks, cisterus and canduiis
J straight or mixed carloads. except that The
advance on thcse articles by the initia
lu,s was ~ cents per 100 pounds instead
Of . cents MS On other iron.
On hay bale ties the rate on June !
1895. # 81 cents per lao pounds has beer
! advanced TO IS conis per 100 pounds. whisN
is the rate applied on wire and nails and
vss ga made because OF the chars ter oil
the goods. 1t having been shown that In,
! tale ties mere in realty wire cut into
| shorter lengths, AMI that u lower rate or
hay bale tiss than on wire could not reas-
| only hc defended.
ON horse and mule shoes the rate OF q
cents has been advanced 10 ~ cents under
| the following conditions
on June l. 1895. the rate from St. Louis
was % cents and from Troy. n. Y. a
prominent producing point, ca cents per
| 100 rouncs.
| On November 70, 1895. 1t was discovered
| that through tngnipulations Of individual
| lines reduction OF u cents per 100 pounds
had been made IN the rate from frog, y
! y, to Texas common points and 10 place
! all lines en- equality n similar reduction
was made 10 apply via all routes ami a
| similar reduction was made from St. Louis
| establishing 81 cents from seaboaFd ana 81
cents from ST. Louis 10 Texas common
| points
On November q, 1885. the rate was fur
| Their reduced frorl The seaboard territory
! 10 80 cents per 100 rounds. this rate having
| he n ras-d on 70 cents from Richmond, Va.
| producing point. to East 81, Louis plus
a local rate. thence II cents per i0'