The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-28


by, the Texas and Pacific railway without
affecting rates at intermediate points.
Effective March 3, 1897.
In approval of application No 2lg of the
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Com
pany of Texas. authority is hereby granted
10 the said company 10 adopt the following
arrangement of charges for the transporta-
tion of rope and Irvine in mixed carloads
minimum weight 10000 pounds per car, be
tween points on It's line.
The actual weight OF each portion Of such
mixed shipment shall be charged for. al the
| authorized carload rate applicable: provli-
cd, that IN any case where the total
weight Of a shipment does not amount to
the minimum herein prescribed the de-
iiciency in weight shall he made up as Of
the lower rated article.
In approval OF joint applications sub
mitted under Nos POI and 2l3 of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas ant Texas Railway com
pany OF Texas, 1T is hereby ordered that
the following exceptions to Western classi-
hcatlon be adopted to govern in transporta-
ton. by railroads between points In Texas.
Of the articles named below, provided that
the establishment of such exceptions shall
not be construed as canceling any commod-
ty tariffs or rates heretofore adopted or
otherwise approved Ivy this commission. OK
cept in eases whore sucl cancellation shall
De expressed in connection with the item
affected
!. Asbestos ore ground and packed in
sacks, carloads, minimum weight 10000
pounds per car. class Il.
Note-This ruling will supersede the ex-
ception asbestos crude, class f." in all
cases where it now exists.
?. Cotton presses. steam cylinder. car
loads, class A; same * D., less than car
loads fourth class.
3. Electric street car sprinklers, with or
without seats for passengers, same as
street cars.
L. Excelsior in bales. carloads, minimum
weight 1900 pounds per car.
:. Fruits, green. viz. apricots, cherries,
cocoanuts, grapes lemons, oranges peaches,
pears, pineapplos and plums, in straight
or mixed carloads, or in carloads mixed
with bananas. minimum weight, $4,000
pounds per car. class A.
G. Bananas. In straight carloads, mini
mum weight 900 pounds per car. class A.
Note-The above rulings (Nos. and 81
will supersede and cancel item Il of clrcu-
lar No. 3l2, dated August 10, 1896, as to
classification.
I. Graphite (plumbaso), in carloads
hfth-class.
8. Iron roofing and sheet iron exclusive
of Russia or planishei from, plain or cor
rugated, black, painted or galvanized, in
straight or mixed carloads, shall be sub
iect to iron roofing rates, except that
corrugated iron roofing, in straight car
loads, shall remain subject 10 the rates
prescribed in item 9i OF commodity tariff
Nc. II. issued by this commission FEBRUARY
%. and effective March %, 1896.
.. The term junk as used in tariffs
or classification shall be understood to en-
brace bones hoofs, horns, empty second
hand bottles, broken glass glue stock, old
or discarded press cloth OLD rubber, old
leather, scrap paper, rags, scrap meisi
(brass. copper, iron, lead and zincl, oia
rails old car wheels cotton tie clippings.
cotton factory sweerings' W. old rope OH
bagging scrap rags and cloth ends
10. Empty barrels. casks, kegs and
tierces, not otherwise provided for in COM
modify tariff No. ~. minimum weight ~
QUO pounds. class y, except where apolna-
tion of approved Western classification
would make less
Note-Tl,is rating will cancel item . oil
circular No 179, dated November g. 1879
H. Popcorn squared OF IN balls, n
voiced value 10 cents per pound or less
in carloads. minimum weight 2o'OoO pounds
per car third class.
10 Ssddle trees. carloads, minimum
weight 10000 pounds per car socnaa-eiass
13. sillcnte Of soda, in tank cars same
as slicate OF soda In barrels of casks car
loads. III.
~ whisky. alcohol. cologne spirits
wine and other LIQUORS IN wood or glass
strsiPht or mixed carloads, same as WHISKY
In wood. carloads,
10. Wire and nails. The rates pTe5crioeS
for the transportation Of wire, in carloaus.
shall apply on straight or mixed carioads
Of wire CiroL or steeD, barhed, coppsred
painted, plain, or woven hell'
nails and stablsg. straight or mixed car
loads. or in carloads mixed with hay bale
ties. minimum weight 5000 poaAds per |
chr. 49,. a..
Note-This ruling shall not affect the |
rates prescribed IN item 81 OF commotilF
tariH No II. for the transportation OF ma!
bate ties in straight carloads. -. |
This order shall take effect March s.
1897
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