The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
COMMISSION noINGS.
Hearing to Consider Salt Tarff-Rates
on Melons.

Hearing to Consocr q Salt Tarff-Rates
on Melons.
Austin. Texas. juno 2o--The railroad
commission has issued general notice 10
all parties interested that It Will take mp
and consider the matter of suitable rates
for the transportation OF salt IN carloads
frcn Grand Saline and Colorado to points
N Texas at its Office in Austin Tuesday,
June 81. Accompanying the notice Is a
proposed schedule Of rates submitted rs
an indication of what appears to be nee -
sary TO permit the free movement Of the
freight In question.
The following rate authorities were Is
sued.
In approval of joint application of the
Houston and Texas Central ra load. Gal
weston, harrisburg and San Antonio rail
way, Texas and New Orleans railroad sa-
hine and East Texas railway New YORK,
TEXAS and Mexican railway. Guli. West
cru Texas and Pacific railway. l'crt " orih
and New Orleans rNlway, Central Texas
aud Northwestern railway, Missouri, Kan
Sns and TEXAS Railway OF Texas. ST. Lao us
Southwestern Railway of rexas aud Aus
tin ana Northwestern Rn lwuN cuii,rJni,s,
submitted under No. IA of the Houston
aid rcNas Central Railroad company au-
thoritN is hereby granted for the adoption
OF the rate OF ~ cents per loo pounds Tor
the transi oriaton of melons aud Nerc-
tables. in straight or mlNci carloads, be
tween points in common point tcrfitory
on the galveston, Harrisburg and san An
tonic railway, Texas and New orleans
railroad. sab ne and East Texas railway,
New York. TuNas and Mexican railw ny,
Gulf Western Texas and Pacific railway.
houston and Texas Central railroad. Fort
Worth and New orleans railway ton.ral
Texas and Northwestern railway and Aus
TIN and Northwestern railroad. ana com
mon points on ,he Missouri. Kansas anc
Texas Ra.iwny OF Texas AND 81. Ions
Southwestern itiilwav of Toxins.
Rates To and from points in dinercntal
tern tory to he made h> adding class I
dinorentlals. shown in section ri gen
eial iarin of class rates No. !. issued by
this commission July 10. lS'5.
Effect We Juno ~ 1855
In approval 81 Ioim application OF IN"
Houston ard Texas Central railrnui Ca
Weston. furnishing and san Antonio iail-
New York. Texas and Mexican railway.
Gulf, Western rcNa, and Pacific railway
and thr Gulf. Colorado aud santa 'o
Railway companies Submitted uni,l No
IS of the TIuiiS on aud roxas Central Ii1ii-
road company authority ls hereby grant
ed Of tho adopt on of the follo"inS i"tes
in cents per loo pounds foi tlic tran -putlh-
tion Of melons lul Vegetables IN straight
or mixed carloads, between commou
points on tn, iiorsion AMI Texas t,nlrdl
railioad. Galveston, Harrisburg and san
Antonio railway 'rcxas ana New orie'us
railroad. New York. Texas and Mexican
rhlWi and Gull. Western Texas ani
Colorado ana Sarta te railway, as fol-
lows:
sia,icns- Cents.
Bangs 10 Santa Anna inclnsivc...... y
Coleman to Valera, incltnive.. ~
San Angelo and intermediate points. II
An other stations - cents per lnD iiouhis
except in cases where class rates arc loss
Rates to ard from points on the Calves
ton. Harrisburg AMI San Antonio railway
west of San Antnno ia hn ,nl'h, lS nhu,