The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-25

! ~ cVtou was pelng snipped Tor MOTH
iug that way somebody ought to be made
| TO sweat.
Witness, continuing. said he had heard
mat the Katy was Joint owner OF the Gal
weston. Houston and Henderson. Had
beard IL was one road into Galveston, but
didn't know 1t OF his own knowledge. Did
not know who owned the Houston Direct
| navigation COMPANY and had had no in
formation on the subject. Didn't know
where the president OF the company worked
before he became connected with the com
pany. His Information about cotton going
down Buffalo bayou was obtained from tho
Cotton Exchange. Sent all OF his cotton
10 GALVESTON by the Direct Navigation
company under the direction OF General
Traffic Manager Bein Of the southern Pa
ciiic.
Replying 10 question from Judge BAL
linser, witness said his company handled
ca,ion TO Japan by way OF the Pacific coast.
Judge loNeu thought Judge BAlliugcr' S
question irrelevant. 10 which the latter re-
piied that he wanted 10 Sle.w that the diff
iereatial shut Galveston out of doing busi-
ness IN competition With Houston on Japan
business
The objection was overruled.
Judge Ballinger then asked witness tMr.
Jonesl II he didn't know that Houston
Wa the only Japanese por; In the state to
which witness rcplied that he didn't know
?
kaliineer--ls it not a fact that under OK
listing coalitions Galveston is shut out OF
the JAPANESE market?
Witucss-l do not know that II is
baIlinser-Huuston has the same advan
tases as Galveston as a scauort, hasn't ~
NinoSs-I do not think so.
Baliingcr- Would YOU make the same
rate to Galveston MS to Houston on such
business?
Wirness--We cent because we don't so
70 Galveston
Replying TO Attorney General Crane, who
appeared for the State. witness said the
rate from Auetin tn Japfn would be- 81 30
. local bill of ladipg from Austin to Eous
ton would provide for regular rate between
those points, When cotton leaves the iui-
tial point FOR Houston it may noi bc known
by the road that the cotton Is going TO
Japan
Replying TO Commissioner Mayfiold, wit
i,rss- said there were several points on the
Houston and Texas Central from which the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas could not haul
cotton TO ST. Louis. Roads leading north
and rcads leading TO Galveston made the
same rates.
Replying further to MIR. Mayficld. wit
ness said ho was general freight agent Of
tho Galveston Harrisburg and San An
tonic the Texas and New Orleans and the
Housto1a nj Texas Central. hut had no
connection with the Arapsas Pass Didn't
keep track of shlpments in his office. az
the local officer did that
In replying to Judge Lorett witness said
that after reaching Corsicaun the Cotton
Belt would take the cotton II the mileage
rates We're kept up. II was not impossible
10 make an absolute mileage tarin between
Houston end Galveston under existing CON
aitious but did not believe Il could be
maintained.
Iudru Perkins stated that Nolh Texas
towns did not want 10 be compelled 20 local
their cotton into Galveston.
Auditor Askew of the railroad commits
sion was nut on the stand and testified
that he had made an examination showing
th1t 'itt cotton shipped on bills 10 New
Orleans hal been siopred of at Houston,
Judge Reagan said there were two RENE
di for that One was to prosecute par
ties fer false billing and tho other TO aa-
peal to the interstate commerce commits
sion
Judge Reagan continued BY asking If
aboishing the dfferential would prevent
false billing?
10 this Judge Ballinger replied that 1T
would. because there would be too little
in It to justify such practice. The inter-
state commerce commission had already
been appealed TO and Its reply was that
that body was noj there to raise rates. intt-
mating that the remedy was in the aboli-
ton OF The d1erentlal by the Stae com
mission.
Judge Hutchinson stated that to wipe out
tho dificreuiial meant 10 Wipe out Houston
us a cotton market
Judge Reagan then announced that the
testimony offered MIS- not admissible for
the purpose for which 1t was introduced.
The witness. air. Askew. stated that the
testimony was from the commission records
and proper transcripts from railroad com
panies' books
Judge Balinger said he wanted to show
bv their books that the railroads have
hauled cotton flat TO Houston for 80 cents
aud asked hat Mr.. Jones produce his
compsny's books. He desired to establish
the fact that the dinerontial worked in
Justice on Galveston. MIR. Bllinger said
he could show the truth OF his conten-
items II the roads We're forced TO produce
their books
Judge Reagan replied that II counsel
wished 10 show by witness where cotton
has been hauled to Houston At 40 cents
that he would be permitted TO do so.
sir. Ballinger said he proposed to do so
and that 1t cost Galveston : cents to got
flat cotton He would show further that
II It was not fer the dfferential such
things could not exist.
He then offered the L~stmony of T. j.
Polk I'm the lad case.
Commissioner Storey asked Mr. Ballinger
what he proposed to prove by il, to which
Mr. Ballinger replied. The injustice OF the
Glforcntnl."
Judge uutcheson remarked: I'VE will
then ofier the Judgment az well.'
II thip Mr., palingcr replied that his
side had no objection and that IL would
probably go out nv demurrer
Judge Reagan stated that the evidence
would be excluded.
Mr.. Dallmgcr thcn offered testimony of
IL A. Jones TO chow the difference In his
testimony in that case aud his testimony
nov
Objection to this was raised and the OBJ
lection sustained.
Adjourned till $50 tomorrow.
THE RATE MEETING,