The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-02

s Sr 1 for COMMON point territory. under
ta) When he rmt!rc haul Is IN dfctcn-
va, terniofy, or portion OF the hal less
tory, adj III. d n rent ii IA Q Tor sl,cn
y, rtion of tho haul a, Is IA ,xcsss Of 200
~ 20 10 the ra prescribed iof appl ca
| tniire distance involved.
| W. hen 200 miles or more of the haul
Is N common point territory. add the d,i-
,rol'al rate tor he actual distance in
Shipment 70 tho rae prosecuted f.r APP
pica1on m common Joint territory 10.
me enire stance :1voyei
| releTtd to In THIS scc.i are those set
!orth n General Tariff of Glass Rates No
| Il section 3, exceptions 10 10 Inclusive.
> GU n l. Whoa wv, or more rou,es of
iallr al are in opesatiol between ship
| pins point aud dc situation the west
| rate applicable by any one of such routes
'hall e a iopt by the h1r routes az
| tive such ppircs
The charge for shipment OF live s,o
less than carload stall N no case exceed
mat for a carload of the same kind COM
rutcd at the rates prescribed IN CSm-
mod ~ Tarin No. S. issued by this lom
mission February q. 1895. and elective
| March is. 1895.
Various amendments to the nhove were
| submitted, some Of the railroad men he
| ing of the opinion thai rates should he
| stock moved.
No representative of the Fort Worth and
Denver or the Chicago. Rock Island and
| Texas railroads being present, no discus
| son of the proposed cancella,ion OF mer-
chm Use rates on said lines was had.
Inc following WAS mex, read:
| IT. is ordered mat notice he aud the same
| y hcrcbN given t. all partics Interested
| that the railroad commission Of Texas
WI on Tuesday, scptemhcr l. lS'6 at lis
! office in Austin, cons der the question OF
suspchd'ns' ul,on Application for such
action, so much Of the rules and reguia-
tons governing the compression and oor-
! coutraron Of cotton, section of com-
modify tariff No. IA, issued by this com.
| mission juno p. 1896 to apply ga ship
| menis of cotton. transported by railroads
! between points in Texas and effective
| july Ia. 1898. As may he necessary to nr'-
! toct the applicants from disadvantages to
which, in competing with the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad company for
| the TRANSPORTATION of cotton. they would
! be subjected m consequence Of that COM
! pany's having obtained an injunction re-
| straining tho commits sion from enforcing
| against II said rules and regula tlons. such
| orders Of suspension If male e. continue
| N force pending the suit in which said
| injunction was granted and until further
| notice
In connection with the above letters
| wee read both for and against The sus.
| pension OF the m'Sion's compression
| and concentration regulations. accoriU g
! TO the interests Of the correspondents dc
| tated.
The unofficial statement was made that
| the Central dld not propoer 10 take adj
vantage Of the injunction until the case
was finally settled in tn higher courts
Mr.. Barnhardt NJ the Cotton Hot asked
| a SuSpc ne ON Of the rules fcr his road
Mr.. Denisou Of the Galveston freight hu-
roau asked MIR. Jones 10 state Just cN-
actly what course his road proposed to
| follow. as the other roads We're complain
! ing OF the competition Of the Central. Mr.
Jones reulied that II 1t was pointed out
/ To, u t.ra "a fslf tpt4T n
| he would ondeaVor to answer.
Mr.. Lindsay II llllsb,so stated that he
had been scut by the president OF the
Interior Compress association to ask that
the regulations be maintained.
Mr.. Lord. VINO sa.d that he represented
twelve Interior presses, questioned the
Press association TO send Me-. Lindsay n
| Austin to ask that the rules be main
| tanned
Mr. Lawson Of waco asked that the
rules he suspended.
Mr.. benson of galveston wanted rule
| that would let Galveston get some Hat
cotton lie sa'd that mere was no DAT
cotton received az Galveston now on
which the railroads pay the compressage
Mr.. Lawson thought 1t would be ~ the
advantage Of both the shipper and pro
duccr to allow tho concentration of cotton
a Waco. lie haa 4 srieeyance asS iL;i
cotton past the Dublin rress.
Mr.. Mcmillan Of the Central thought
that as his. road had compress on its
IN, ~ II , ,a,, ~ s,la co,nnress
Mir ISteIj ~ the Iyaro XII Northwestern
ar,,,,.d ,ba, V-s,o onyhf "a he nerm.tted
a., a. -,,o,,'n NJ, 'ot,., r. Tho N,ro h,tvrr
va =" ne sb,t out AZ The TEXAS Control
miarkct he thought the Houston buyer
n ah "a he sbHt tut or no Waco end
| WrS,.'h ,,os, n,,, n,arl,at
| Co,,,r,5ssin,cr St"r,v oxnl,ined that tho
onasti"n was nurelv ono Of suspension of
| compress regulations pending decision
trn lhe ngi,"r COW, w., H. ~ H., ruIaa ,rrnr
to The handing down of a decision and
practically throw up rs case.