The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15

enu aiaws COTTON from competitive terri.
.vry outlying and intermediate between
no ana brownwood on the Santa re,
ana, further. since the commissions rules
permit the payment OF compression from
,Ie oa-ccnt rate. and II IL highly likely that
Liano would receive and sh.p no cotton
uniess comprising was paid Il vs. there.
lore competitive proposition, ana the
lines performing the service are Obliged to
pay tne COMPRISING out Of the rate or not
participate in the business.
Again. Manor Is seyenty-r nine miles from,
BRENNAN and i5l miles from Houston
More than half OF the service Is performed
nat before the empress Is reached. The
COMPRISING Is paid and the remainder OF
the service Is performed on compressed
cotton So far es the line over which the
property passes is concerned the Transport
tat'on IS performed In identically the same
class OF equipment aud n, economy is prac
ticed. Again l say that the paymeut Of
COMPRISING In transit Is competitive
proposition and should be so regarded.
manor cotton could not be marketed as
against Austin cotton. where COMPRISING
is paid, unless the transportation company
assumed cost out Of the rate us permit
Ted under the commissions regulations.
1t NAV be said that the present rule re-
| curing cotton to be stopped at the first
| press in transit and there compressed or
no compressing shall be performed, Is sat
isfactorv to number Of the railroads car
rying cotton in Texas. II so, 1t is made
through disabilities wtfch they nre not
! willing to assume II is we'll known that
no TRANSPORTATION company In the State
of Texas can limit its liability, and seek
Ing TO do this. the transportation lires
who are satisfied with the commissions
| regulations seek TO cover their liability by
| an insurance which they can not obtain
unless thew TRANSPORT the cotton commit
ted TO their care In box cars. They there
| fore claim that economy in transportation
REQUIRES that they shall stop at the FIRST
COMPRESS in transit and compress their
cotton. The lines which represent make
/ no such claim We assume our liability
under the State law protect the property
committed 20 our care. and use the equip
| ment which we consider most economical
and desire to be permitted to meet the COM
petition engendered by conditions ch do
| not apply to us. and thereby use the rail-
| road property as 1t stands. and the equip
| nent II is. to its best ADVANTAGE, to
| facilitate the movement with the greatest
| dspatch and least risk In transportation
, This the rules Of the commission positively
prevent
rs understand II the commission in its
| call will take into consideration all of the
| rules and regulations as we'll as the rates
themselves set forth In their LIB. and
we shall ask the privilege Of discussing
| luilS the situation on al OF our lines. nut
| before doing SO we would like to say that
the rules and regulations IA applicable to
| the Galveston. Harrisburg and San Antonio
line work as great hardship ON that line
| as has been exemplitied on the Houston
and Texas Central. The present rules OF
the commission enforce all Of the COM
pressing which shall occur on the Calves
ton. Harrisburg and San Antonio shall be
performed at one press situted at Schulen-
bers.,, II REQUIRES that ninety six mile
Nat service shall be performed from
Converse. eiehtv-six miles from Ci
boia seventy eight miles from haricn, Sc
gum sixty seven. kingshury. Fifty seven;
Lulfpg forty nine: Gonzales. forty and
SO on down to Fhstonia. twelve miles. Al
Weimar. uoint lust east of Schulenberg,
no compressing can occur unless d back
| haul Is performed at cost of % cents per
bale to the owner or shipper. We feel that
the physical situation OF the Galveston
Harrisburg and San Antonio should be
taken into consideration. and think tfat
the commission will readily understand
that it Is tmpossble for the line to econo-
micaliv handle its cotton business at one
COMPRESS in the iu.eritr. Under the present
, rules no concentration can occur. and
Schulenburg and points east are adversely
affected bv the reduction OF the minimum
from As cents to 50 cents. out Of which
COMPRISING moy be paid. 1t is known to us
that the territory east OF Schulenberg will
continue to send Its cotton to our com
potter who NAV. under the commission
rules pay the compresssing from rates not
greater than the rates applicable from
points on the Galveston. Harrisburg and
San Antonio east OF Schulenburg.
The same situation exists at these points
az was infinitely described on the Houston
and Texas Central main line as against
Santa Fe MONTGOMERY branch points, and
we feel that the advance Of the minimum
10 As cents will eliminate competition. and
hold to lines business already established
to them. which Is now being turned aWaJ
to new channels.
we now ask the commissions attention
: to section g. part 3. and we would say that
to subdivision / we make no exception
. Cotton shall be compressed at shipping
point when an accessible compress Is 10
, operation at such point
We do. however. except to subdivision
2. which reads: when no compress is Ia
operation at shipping point the cotton shall
be compressed at a station directly inter
mediate between shipping point and desti'
: nation and distant seventy miles or more
from such destination. Congresses being In
Q operation at two or more stations directly
Q intermedste between shipping point and
destination the compress nearest to ship
ping point shall De seiecteu 70 coihPres'
such cotton"
: we ask that the Austin ami Northwest
: ern railroad the Houston and Texas Contra
: railroad. the Galveston, Harrisburg ant
San Antonio railway. the New York, TexaI
I! and Mexican railway and the Gulf Yves
Texas and Pacific railway be excepted from
the operation Of this rule, and that in y
far as they are concerned that thsxr obi
: patiops shall be to compress cotton, mrs
. az compress points intermediate between
J shipping point and destination as deter
m,ned upon between themselves and ship
2 nerx and that the operation CT this regula
2 lion be suspended that they may properly
: meet the competitive eituation and be en-
!. abled 10 transport fair share OF the cot
, TON naturally tributary 70 their lees, or a
= a,v,aed between themselves and their com
2 net,tors in common point territory. an
y thst his may be better understood we bel
10 submit herewith a tabulated statemen
showing how impossible II 10 TO expect IN
: Hines named here to serve the public. ex
2 nedit,ously handle the cotton committed Z
!, .hsIr care as common carriers. and Z
y economically transact the operations an
! business Of the company.
: Denison--Compress Is situated on mis-
= souri, Kansas and Texas tracks and no
= reached BY rails Of the Houston and Texa
= cantral. No cotton can be concertrate
: Without payment Of back haul
acknowledgements Is situated On Nous
= ton and Texas Central and Cotton bei