The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-09
NhAf COMPANY DECISION.
Continued From Page Five.)

Each of these railroads has its own ter
minal facilities at the end of It's track III
Galveston, separate ana distinct from the
Wharf company's track The International
and Great Northern ana the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas roads using the terminal Ia
cilties of the Galveston, lious. IA ana
Henderson railroad, in the city OF Calves
ton. by virtue of a contract between tACst
railroad companies. The roads above NAMED
have their station building, ticket and
freight Offices, side tracks, turn outs,
switches. turntables. in fact, everything
necessary to complete their terminal tacii-
tiles. disconnected from and independent
Of the Wharf company's road.
BY the act of the legislature OF Texas.
lassed August 4, 1870, entitled AN act
granting the Galveston Wharf company inc
right to make railroad connection Win
their wharyes and the railroads entering
the city OF Galveston" said Wharf com,
panv constructed the track OF rdiirota
connecting their wharves with the drpots
of the railroads which enter the city oil
Galveston. This track is some two miles
in length II has no depots, no ticket i
freight offices. no engines OF cars, notliis
which pertains to railroad, except tnis
short track entirely within the city or Gal-
weston II was built TO facilitate ana 70
cheapen the transfer OF commodities ana
merchandise between the depois of the sew
eral railroads and the companys whirVes'
| in pursuance OF wise and 1udiclous pollcy'
| and for the beneht OF all tue colhH'Ni &c
| passing through that city.
| BY an arrangement between the Wharl
company and the railroads they are per-
mitted 10 run their engines and cars over
| the track of the Wharf company IN con
| sideration of their paying to the NhaI
company one dollar for every car 80 run
over their track. This enables the ran
roads bringing merchandise from the inte-
rlor of the State TO place It directly at the
| wharf for shipment. and TO receive mer-
chandise Intended for the interior OF the
State at the wharves without mourning .he
expense to the shippers ana owners vi .he
| merchandise of separate carriage ne
| tween the lepots OF the several la'lroads
| and the company's wharvss. rms mas nteh
| NJ great value to the commerce OF THIS STATE
nv cheapening the freight rates ana ny
| expcditing It's passage through that ci'y'
To illustrate the truth OF this staten,
| let us consider the single article oI cot
ION BEFORE the construction OF the wharf
| cnmnany's track IT cost 10 cents bale ana
| later \ cents n bale to carry II On u'aS
| between the iepots Of the railroad ana .ne
wharyes Now by the arrangement De
,woen the Wharf company and the raiiroau
aon,ranios n a car will carry fifty bales
NJ compressed cotton, which Is about the
n,n,her NJ bales a car VIII carry, ~ costs
cents a bale and that is not pau ~ ". w
simmer or owner OF the cotton put Is paw
Inv the railroad companies. 80 ina. uhue'
.arjor of the State Is placed lniinediately
n ,ho wharf. ready for shipment AT .he
catos rrescribed by this commission. ne
highest rate prescribed by II is va ioI
5o0- Mound bale. ana this Is what II now
costs the owners of cotton; wl,elean' pe,V nS !
'' ,rtarf cnmpany's track was built, ano
, | ~. nresent ARRANGEMENT made, there Woulo
naya been added to this rate me cost "
a"a,,,ca hetveen the railroad oepots an
the wharves. mostly ten, put par. VI wy
lime eight cents a bale. so Iha' w ,u,,
y,thont The berent Of the Whari coI"pa"'
Ml,no" would he 81. Or or 1888 hale.
q Those facts show that there was 70 jus
roasnn sor the harsh criticisms 'naue o'
o counsel on the action OF the VIA. . ,''ar.
y nary nor any of the great dangers W. e.,
warned to guard the commerce Oh ~, W. - nj
against by retaining the Jurisdiction VI I'M
, case. -, vyrh,rt counnny Shout,
.t,arnt 10 use that corporation uh,ussl'
md 10 the injury u the pup,i, VI W ~
G divIduals, the legislature ana .he 80,
It have annie power to correct e"on "i'"e
i and to punish the wrong-hoers' .h,,
aI NAV not be out Of place to state ina
IA Notwithstanding this commission mas peei
n In existence five years ana haii' ~ - 49,
N ha,iaved that the law required IL 10 ,Fea
ne galveston Wharf company ROAD as COZ,
Inc within the class OF RAILROADS. "niu" - |,
l. amnowered to regulate. Ana that VI
l. was oe.h ~ January last, when the question
" ,na wv haa, raised as to It's jurisdiction owe
, hau road road it gave its written opinion tina
J. ,n,s subdivision OF section 1850 OF gu
II p Revised statutes it had no jurisd Maro'
II over that road. And on the Sist o. Mn The
a., n gave It's opinion In wrluhs ,ua
s. Under the same statutory proNisiou -
ID d., sdiction over suburban road OK
ID tending tel from Denison to sherman hsIa nac,,o,
Mt ,he act under which the Wharf company
as the os az, was built. gives it the right TO rG
er ,,s cars over any connecting railroad, =. y
accordance with the general rsii i,rdsr IN IN
Of the state tina, this n Dpisss The cap
"a ;,nn Of THIS act declares the purpose 10