The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-01
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Tl3NAS COMMISSION.
Concise Report of the Operations the Past
Ycur.
Austin Texas, April 80 The following
letter Of the commissioners is self-explan-
a Dry
William o. Seymour. Esq. Hartford
Conn:
Dear Sir: The ,ni.road commission of
Texas is in reccip, of your letter of tho
-s'h inst. In which you call our attention
to the action Of the convention of rnil-
ioai COMMISSIONERS, which '.as in session
ia Washing Ton. II. g. May n and Is lSi5
a'id adopted resolution ns follows TO
wit.
Resolved. Tho; a committee of five he
appointed to procure from the railroad
conlnliss oners of each State n concise re
port OF the powers. duties and actual
work accomplished by each commission
IN ITS resp Give state during the past
Ncnr. with the results Of such action M.
am 10 I've presented 10 the next annual
conventions
Ia your letter 70 Us. as chairman of The
committee appointed under that reso,u-
Jon, You enclose to us copy of the fore
gong resolution and request us to pre-
pare such ii hriet statement of our pro
ceednss during the past yenr. with snrh
commons thereon as the commission may
be ~ ased TO ou-r.
In response to that resolution, ana to
your request. we submit the follow inE
Statement.
mo ,attrf,,a communicates, %, ,, c.
Texas is ,.l,,n,,,,,y,'i a, al - ,,. - - "
nws of the State to make Regulate anl
ih.s So, Ia 80, -, ..' \" a., st''p".v'i,S III
lafs an, co,.i ii =" - 10 '.Su-
STATE, and it is required b, law to "nscer-
ts,v Of ..ate ,t .,l',t 10 ~, S''''i', ere,
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an,m,.,,,' 80, LINK -, - 'hhgiis'7,
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ana H., -, Us "ti,' -. "'.l'S an s'orh
nnrn,,on. IL, ~ .eSneu ps 'H'iFoau cor
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81 49, ',i' Ia ,er aii'i "nop,
-, i, ~ 80, ,,,',ia $50, ~ '"i"
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,.5i5,,,rn,i,,.'lv ~, SO irl '',en
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n'',', 'A w t"..van 'oihI"th's sui an
'.' ,.s "' our Ia" iAt 'onipAh-
MN, ~ ,,sn luis '"lil'i'lS
sa'n wlin ,n' rhtes aloP'ch hy them and
, 80 .''',,,i ~ sl'tN us l!i'ess chohS"
,,,s,,, W ,'''n 'ot',ii''Ss ioh
of 6,,,, ANIMAL ,.,nari ~ , ~ Snm I"pg
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= r.,. ~ 49, Nliivi WI Nv" 70" VA "
l,,',,,ii i,,.,. a. 0o,,c M
~ a. ''.1'F .'r NJ ills. y'hr,
II "enii MAKE ms 3-rer TOO Voinmlhous
,"t W. 70 ~ N"n suG1 S,ai'nlen' ms
Mpu'. o"itNNH iAt ,n'd ~ us pr"'e'''-
~, wv, 49,. - hGui "''..'t.. !
-, ..,,f.i, -. - ~
~. WH'cH W. tlN.'i comparative statement
~ "a. s'psE ' s'' ni.t'a, op.iN'liis 'Ap y
,."i ny ~ 'i'.ilI On "l' r''l .ph 81 ItI4-
) 'ii9 IN itNh7 loi n 'No N'hrs 'NilnR
: sp'N'N,iN .iuie 9V' 49, anu Jun" So 1919
i'Wii"t M i"iil". H,"' ~ tipSs mmr II |
ms rom an S"urNeS we're ~ is.,..-i ~ I
W. 10, ~" I"ltrI !t"i t's W.T." s''Ss''-
ep'o" me ope'"tln enpeH NJ i"t me Tor !
ih.V Ethr WI" S-,.pvss''-v.,'' hili lof IN" |
ihli.r N.ir s-',No''''s'' ne ~. r., ."fhlhss
Ter Inr forihtr y.af were 80. -. w., anu !
1T inc ~ ~ year iAey "rf" sIp.p''"' /
ms f,Ht'lssl"h mas nor y'' hhue hih /
'NopteH 'h' ratrS OF 'lAIh"s LOT 'ii' ~ .
Pres coiniahi.S o, ilis S'"l'' mainly p'-
cause OF me ihcl thh' none or inc express
companies my" genera! oIilo'N IN 'hl7
STAT wh're We can Ret ths hoeessary m
~, ,,i ~ nao,t, ~ ,h ,t
lature al ms Siaie mas not required Nom
10 Keep s'h'ihl OFFICES IN ms SatN'
thpnsh II mas reoh ire'I ny thls commas
SION 10 pass a law Tor thal pHrpos"
We also sohd you copy OF our nnnlhii
report ior uit !.hr enulls June av, 1875,
on pas,s - 10 ~ OF which you WIN una
ne iHIlroii COMMISSION law OF me S"lr
OF IrSaS. inc act 10 fcSuia'" rates anu
charges by "Npress COMPANIES, ana the
law s"Verhlhs the Nhlus'loh or railf"hs
ana fosuihHhS uic isS"hhc" Oh S'orhs anu
bonds
rms commission mas hAcerhlhcd ana
iiNrd me Nalne oi iofly-seNeh 81 me f"ll-
80 W. eS5u " 80 !, ,ra,,h 80 a.
their average Nali' per mhc an me sum
NJ Sl',NiV'- i"nr attention !. lh.lttu 70
year ending Jun 80 1876. where yon VIII
ana rhe lengih Of Glen roni IN miles whNch
wc hay. talicL rms tnnle hi'p SHOWS