The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
RULINGS OF The COMMISSION
Cotton Belt Appoints q New Live
Stock Agent.
OLD SOLDIERS TREATED ROYALTY
by the southern Pacific and uou.,o,
and Texas Central Halfway Come
panies-Notes ana Personals.

| lac following orders have been mad. b,.
the railroad commission:
Austin. Texas. February 2i.-In approva,
OF application No. Sc, of the Gulf Colorado
and Santa Fe Railway company. authoritv
is hereby granted sor the adoption of The
rate OF 4 cents per 100 ponds for the trang
| portation of rice hulls, in carloads. mini
mum weight 10000 pounds per car from
Galveston TO Houston. Effective Februars
q, 1897.
In approval OF joint application OF the In.
ternatlohal ard Great Northern railroad
| Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway y,
loSas and Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe
railway companies, submitted under No. lO7
OF the International and Great Northern
ha'iway company, authority is hereby
granted for the adoption of the rate of 81
cents per 100 pounds for the transportation
OF chile in bales, in less than car loads
from Laredo TO points on the Gulf Colorado
ana Santa Fe railway and Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Hallway of Texas, Brown
wood, Weatherford and east, aud north of
Houston. Effective February 81, 1897,
In approval OF joint application, submit
ted under No. PIG of the Missouri. Kansas
is hereby ordered that the following classi-
fication rulings, supplementary to Western
classification No "a, shall govern in the
transportation of the articles named by
railroads between points in Texas. sub
ject TO the rules embraced in exceptions"
to Western classification.
/. Coal drills in bundles, L. C. L., first
class.
2. Cork pipe covering, same as asbestos
pipe covering fsee page II, classification
No. 2i). Cancels item 6 of circular No.
37s. issued by this commission February
., 1897.
3. Vinegar and clariphos in carboys, same
as acids in carboys, (see page 10, classified
ton No. 2f).
4. Lawn swings folded nat, same as lawn
swings X ID. (see page ST, classification No
2p.
s. Work boards for saloon counters, L. c.
L., first class.
6. Dry disinfectant, in tins, boxed, same
as in barrels, see page &C. classification
No. "a
I. Pasteboard cones or bobbins, nosted In
sacks, l.. c. L., first class.
s. EXPANDED metal flooring. same as ex-
banded metal fencing, (see page 80, olassi-
fication No. 2D.
This order shall take effect February u.
1897.
In approval of application No. 1o6. of the
international and Great Northern Railroad
company authority is hereby granted LOT
the adoption of the following rates IN
cents, per 100 pounds. for the transpor'a-
lion of chile in bales. in less than carioaus'
from Laredo to stations on tue ih'ein ~,
tonal and Great Northern raiiroau' us '''-
lows: ,,,.,r,o en-
Austin inclusive, 80; cast OF Austin ana
north and south of Palestine 10 LohsS'eM :
Mirao,a Henderson and Houston, lncl.sNe e.
co; south OF Houston to Galveston o 'hoiuS
i've Ga. Effective February u. is'''
r,, roi,road commission today gave
state Agent Summerfield of the Acme ce,
uent plaster company hearing anu
granted his application for the canceha :
lion of Circular 255 and the adoption IN
lien thereof OF ruling fixing rate on ,ess
than carload shipments OF cement, pas
ter. etc. at 100 per cent of curr'h, oiass ~ =.
ratios Authority for the adoption by
roods interested OF a rate of liz cents
nor 100 pounds for the TRANSFORMATION Oh
cement master from Quanah TO Dallas was
also granted. .o
Il. NJ. Taliaferro OF Galveston. repre-
senting the Waters Pierce on company
was also given hearing on the proposi, d,
ton to reduce the rate on cotton SEED oil
and tank bottoms in carloads between
Houston and Galveston to 5 cents per 100
pounds and changing the minimum weights
OF carload shipments of cotton seed orisi-
Mating at Houston or Galveston and trans
ported only between those points ana the
matter was taken under advisemet.
Very Curious Letter.
The letter recently printed in these COL
,it from the