The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-16
IN TIE RAILWAY WORLD.
Galveston Requests rostponcmcnt
OF the Commission Hearing
OF TIE COTTON D.FFGREN1lAL CASE
Southwestern Admini.,.,,,,r r., >,
"..''w inc Arbi'ratorS Report.
Mectins nj Galveston Interests.

me thrice Postponed meeting of -.
'ai'road commission to consider tho rnnor,
81 Arni'rators Morcy, Lord and N,wn,a,,
III the cotton insurance differen,ial cpso
"hich Is now set for next Tuesday vr
IA al probability be postponed nntil
Wednesday. July Is. at the reouc., oc ~,
'aiVes'on Interests. That The Ga,vest,,
representatives, have been pravof.d No.,
TO reconsider their somewhat hastv a,,i,n
IA announcing the awards of the board of
S'.'"''o" US unjustly discrimna,ive and
'ne'' determination to further prosccu,,
n. eo"'p'"'h's of that port originally nied
WIN 'he commission, Is evidenced b,. ,b.
'''ns Oh n meeting OF the Galveston
| 'iciShe bureau yesterday ,v,ni,y -,
-" ~ was determined to rcqucs, the
,,..,' commission to again postpone H..
49, VI 'ne case until July Is, TO al,oN
'o"'u OF administration OF the sont,.
report az liz association to review tn.
| rendi,,.v VI .he aibiirators and ii nos.tLi,
S.t'JuSt tue awards ON n bnsss 3D.. '''.'
isd,actory TO Galveston 's ''o'u sax
reni, sn,', ~ " the action of Tie o;alyosioo
80. .-''"HN'a Whose Very ucrsi.,f,,, ~,
49, 10 secure what they d.nr,nJ ~
| ~ .,,t W threatened for a time to cte1,s.
With 'I ,ba .r'xo among the railroads.. In
HvhsiieiHhiN. was Received win e,.,,, Il, "a
jyg IN locai railroad c!rr,.s NH ns,ie
vi ,,i ~, IL. ~ Were unanimous in exufcssons of
ptrn puge at the Island Clty's nlo,r ,,'i
A. Ji,.'''9''s OF tho question Bring anicnblv
nuJusted 10 Tie entire sati rne7 in,,
inHsssts OF The hoard OF adininistraii oi,i.
,,ht," oi 'he report and iiniin,r, OF Ii.
~ WI; be remembered tina, tho selection
,,,,,. ~" "va:l OF nniratnrs. TO settle
,i.,Ne III ercn;idi rates aapyil., VIA
~, .'tiaINc 5sainard port. and New on
= ans and Galveston. grow OH % n ram,
plaltt al Galveston interests aN.ain., ..r
unjust discrimination IN rates a.a.ils, thni
~ a reduction in cotton rt.ss ~
'"te,lNs ~ IN commissions. rallraad rea,..
.ti,,i,'N ~ ana galveston mto,, ts 10
"n'NH representatives. OF Now ,lr.-aas pnd |
other ports were inyit,d tho question: VA
discussed IN all It's pnases. but W4h 10
foaaS doc.ar!ng against reduction IN |
maj and : cents d.ff.rcniiul. it WAS |
finally suggested hy the commissioners |
'hai the railroads and Ga.v.aln selt,c I
Helr dficlcncoS and then lrt sell, the case
We're " -
II was then decilel 20 submit the ques-
non ne, to 9rhiira lion Three eminent trade
Morey Were ~ csen as Il board of urhlira-
Won, ana they mnhr th.ir investigation
ana i.ei their renort in vh.ch Galveston
eniial under Atlantic ports and I cent per
10 pounds under New orleans While the
reads firmly believe and clio facts ,ar1
figures to subatantiate thor ar.ii,i.nt
That existing conditions do not war
rant i and cents diff rcn,ial
Galveston seemed stubborn ana !mmrdi-
leolsicn resoiuloi their dissatisfaction and
ni'n,icn Ia alpeal 10 tho railroad com
mission for rcii.f
Galveston. no Doubt. was little excited
u tho finding when first reported hut in
her sober m0mnnts ha seriously consie-
rcd Tho question and roely md d"iihcr