The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20
INJUNCTION IS POSSIBLE.
Texas Roads May Again Resort TO
the Courts.
WILL RESTRAIN THE COMMISSION.
Reductions Already Made Have
Passed Point Where Fnmons In
junction Was Applied For.
Galveston Tribune.

Galveston Tribune.
Tho Texas railway commission has issued
a new tariff making reductions in live
stock rates, which become effective july
&. These reductions are made from rates
previously established by the commission
itself The table Is In groups OF distances
from 90 to Soo miles and the reductions are
limited to an area between 30 and 400 miles
and range from 4 cent per 100 pounds to
81, cents. At distances of ever 400 miles
there are 10 reductions.
These reductions ara probably the out,
come OF hearing had before tho comnis-
sion In April list when Mr.. Newllns. traf-
iic manager OF the Texas Cattle Raisars,
association, made Il plea for a reduction
Railway men say that Mr.. Newlins based
ms argument on an array of figures show
ing that the cost OF moving live stock 70
the railroads was 10 cents per train mile
whereas the statistics OF all Texns roads
SNOW the average cost per train milo IN Ln
very close 10 81.
AZ the close OF the hearing tho traffic
people were In hunOr 10 conrr,,rI,to
themselves that neither Justice nor reason
the reductions asked, As result. The mn
honneement OF the proposed reductions
came aS n considerable surprise
Following upon tho heels OF the recently
prohulgated reductions in the commits
SONS latest commodity tariff the live
STOCK rates are worrying the railroad poo-
PIE Re tendency OF he commission has
been aH along 10 reduce rn:es. After the
last commodity tariff had brcn dlerstpd n
Well Informed railroad man and attorney
VINO occupies high position in the coun-
seis OF his company, declared that tho mr.
gregotc OF reductions had then passed The
point reached when the famous Injunction
was served ON the commission which tied
that body up In the courts for about two
years THIS reference TO an Injunction may
be Indicative OF tho telling of the railroads
on the subject. That railway managers feel
that the commission is going too far in It's
determination 10 reduce rates every one
who is at all In touch with the subject
knows full we'll. But whether or not tho
final straw has been laid upon the camais
back remains 10 he seen.
In this connection the FORMULATION OF
the cotton tariff is awaited with much aux
iety aud interest. wat the commission
VIII do no man appears TO know But there
are these who do not hesitate to declare
that liberal slice viii be taken or the old
tariff and that the slzo Of the crop, ms indi-
Gated ut the time the tariff is promulgated,
Viii have much to do With shaping the fig
ures II Is openly asserted that In the
event OF n large crap. as now promised,
the commission will usc its tomahawk llh-
orally before Its tariff Is made public. In
the event the reductions are gs sweeping MS
It is thought they viii be. II would he no
surprise to see the Injunction resorted 10
and the commission again tied up while the
case Is once more fought over In the
courts. 1t Is merely question OF expo
diencstas to whether II will pay the rail-
ways best to engage In expensive litigation