The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-20
NOTED AT AUSTIN.


but steadily developing revolution In
transportation matters which is OF more
Importance TO the West and Southwest in
general and Texas In particular than
| dozen silver questions. Heretofore it
has been an axiom with railroad people
that y north and south line wasn't IN It
! with an east and west line as "a revenue
producer, but OF late disposition to
! question tho correctness OF such a propu-
! eition has manifested Itself and op-
| orators of north and south lines are be-
! fort to demonstrate that there Is no good
/ reason why railway with southern
port outlet should not mix 1t successfully
/ with a competitor terminating at some
point on tho Atlantic scaboArd. by slow
| degrees the commerce OF the West is
| being detected toward the gulf coast cit
| les. and the decrease in the number Of
! empty freitht cars being hauled back
northward has become sufficiently no
| ticeablo 10 attract the attention of the
| Northeastern coast cities.
For years New Orleans has struggled
/ with but Indifferent success to regain
| tina supremacy which II enjoyed in the
/ days when the Mississippi was the great
/ highway Of Western trade. until at last
/ 1t has succeeded In regaining a consid-
cradle hold upon The import and export
| business Of the West. Mobile, too. has
| walked up and gone out after business
with such energy that the value of tho
commodities passing over it's wharyes has
/ doubled IN twelve months. Right here a
/ home Galveston. after waiting for years
| for deep water. has In less than six
months after obtaining Il Increased the
] tonnage it handles 20 an extent suf-
/ iicient TO alarm the Atlantic seaboard and
I 10 cause pressure 70 be brought upon
/ lines leading In it's direction to juEple
/ freight rates 50 20 head OF its inroads
/ upon Western export business, As a
sequel TO the expansion Of tho business
/ of tho three ports mentioned extensive
I improvements are being made upon Pen
sHcota's hArbor facilities and the State
I % all
J TO establish n port som here along It's
/ hftv miles OF coast and to connect IT
/ With tho distributing centcrs of the Mis-
{ slssippi valley aud the West by building
/ direct line OF railway thorcfrom when
/ located
/ THIS transportation revolution was
rapid industrial dovoopment of the
Southwest. which has been going on for
railroad facilities which this section has
/ hecn afforded during tho same period.
! Time honored theories Of rate making are
/ being abandoned and day by dav the
I Southern PORTS are obtaining more and
more NJ the recognition to which they
AFRO entitled
Strange situations and remarkable
changes are growing ont Of the read
( iusrment OF Southwestern traffic condi-
lions which is in progress.
Least affected thereby is probably Chi
cago.
situated as that city Is at the initial
! poiut 81 inland winter transportation. it
feels pretty safe and does not much fear
losing It's share of the Western grain and
! cattle trade St Louis however. finds
1 ,ty,lf ia , had ~ sd aae. M vyav o,,t
Z OF the impending dilemma except through
/ tho opening OF a permanent scNrn-toot
! M. si.,,,,,.,'is ,y,rfa 4, H. sfolsi,so IN in
! ~, r,,,,.r.s 20 aHnrnrriats enHn.gb IA
Ia ~ 80 sLin,'t,tt' ,r,,in ~ So or.
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49,. ' "a IN, tma SorthUssf
( r.''' t1,.il'r AZ On, W., 80 w. 49, -
/ ana st"Lons ~ saslW .'l l. VHti We iahiS'
VIZ s'eA, .C,l'Gi M ssoPoi'S mus up eie
tG 1so move Il bas se9uiTed Of Ii aiy e''''
hai's'ss Cltl, "!aie appaL,snSy , nias,er
| from the KICKS II has been making. That
blooming town ~ willing that grain
spal move sputlWafu Just SO IL uutts
tn, ~ o,,t,cts w ~, direct ,no,n,nn,t If
/ ~ esteru grain to Galveston ana rather
! than lose its grip has PLACED Itself be-
NM VIC 10 itS,t''u ,I uot ~
so as to sorcS the ' moyeme5t or Kansss
~ ~ w. 80 =, q -, -, :, ~,
~ H. .'N - ~ Nv. ''i,''. 81, So ~
1l ihs poioS OF ivtliuE SEi 'tnl'"tGl pro u,
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.yI.' 40 me hea M ut GttlhE We nN3[t,s.
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]
/ 10y sem, @poul ,ne otllS ,S,,uppuIy hausAs
! ny mas 'sSeNtu IN lls HGslvd, CuIten-
/ ,rt,.,i ~ 49, her.tit ~ ctr ,,sHrnsss -
/ ItiNti ol me utlHlll 81 sutlI neitIl"Ss 10
/ We proancrr ilHs come from lillas, ou!
ul lI' .sse'!rivss -, f t,. me- tan ~
VSl' 'i..S tllS oAa f t "i'sVa't eu,'',i.s',pt
d N.Y. HtlN,sloU hlrt Llous.oH AZ iiol IN
V1Cu 10 Me''r t1trS ..' ,;,im nHis'9 m
sstern "a AN be prohiS,tc Ni from
+ thus way neca,nSe supposed.y tsHaS srddlg
Cli5rs., HI s,,r.r6eitior is ,3oicnt Ana con
/ u1t be sustained by facts ana will hardly
influence those who have IT I'm their power
4 10 regu!Ale ,he ,ra,lIg anec'su noWeNer
( n~a,rAss ana uinstrative Of me eonhiet
} or interests to he overcome before the
situation h entirely cleared.
;--;
I While Kansas City h. trying to jugglc
grain ralea II may wake IN soon to find
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/ user attacked somewhere else besides IN
its elevators.
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