The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05
rate tariff would put non compress and
compress towns on the same footing.
Recess until u. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


AFTERNOON SESSION,
AT the afternoon session Denison admit
ted that the abolition OF the concentration
system would have a tendency to draw
wagon cotton away from non compress
points. His theory was that the simmer
should pay for compression In transit. but
should have the privilege OF shipping on
tho through rate from the initial point
He asserted that in practice as well MS in
theory cotton shipped fiat to Galveston
costs the price of compressage more TO
get to Liverpool than does cotton COM
pressed In the interior. Thought conceutra
ton and "localing" privileges unfair in
asmuch as they give interior points an
advantage over Houston and Galveston.
but admitted that they We're beneficial to
buyers in non-compress towns and to the
railroads as well as they give them control
of tho cotton hauled into non connective
points on their lines
Representative Burns OF Brown county
made statement that tho people OF his
section had no complaint to make against
tho present cotton tariff, but that they
would object TO any change In compress
regulations that would deprive local
not want the concentration system abol-
ished
Anderson OF Fort Worth said Burns
voiced the sentiments of % per cent of the
cotton growers of Texas
helms of Houston said that compressed
cotton was worth 10 points more than
fiat cotton at the shipside Thought ship
pers and railroads should be allowed to
agree upon points of concentration. If
one rate tartf was put In any the buyer
| paid the compressage aud the shipper re-
FUNDED the compress charge, everybody
| would be on an equality.
Myers of the Texas City compress said
his press was idle because under existing
! regulations 1t could not get Hat cotton ex-
cept at loss of 10 cents per bale.
Bath, a Fort Worth cotton buyer, intro
duced by interior press men, said that
under the present system OF rates and COM
press regulations everything worked salts
| factorily and the producer could secure as
good price for his cotton in small town
as in a big one. y one rate tariff would
lead TO n concentration of the cotton buy
ing business in Houston and Galveston,
Had heard no complaint among the pco-
pie against the present system OF rate
making or against the rates themselves
Thought it would cost buyers more 10
handle cotton in Galveston than in the
interior Was satisfied with existing cot
ton rates.
Aiiu,tsuh' rort N'ltn cotou "uEe',
."." i , ~ oiosI''oi Win u.i''
ante' 'ui pu!tis out oi nVi-'oiI'i "a VsS 'o"h
nv eneV. vi .n' ''l->>'e. s',''l wac W
puilu up tne siiai'sr to"hs ana give pro
| ducers an opportunity TO sell cotton there
al as good rate as in compress towns. The
| building up of small towns was beneficial
TO the surrounding country. as It created
heaipy hdrhe'S LOT 'ile farmer. unne, 'ne
one Ia'e system paNestoh ulohe "ouiu pe
oelleHteu'
Evans U. iiot loiht' WIN nus Deen ~
coi'"h BUSINESS hNc ScaAs' was "ui' s'liH
lieu Win concentration a.u ioeauhs sts-
ten. 10 aooiish IL wouiu arlVe cotton ouF-
srs III hoh-eohpress towns our o, business.
MT henson propoSIlp,i was an ~ la.ul
Oh colilpress to"ns ana IhCiucu'a'iS .ui
the ultimate auNah'ase oi uuiNestoi' 10
ADOPT 1t Wouiu give 'lse 10 universal,
protest I'ld not Know ina, me people vi
MS section were dissa'iss!ed with 'he pres
| ent cotton rate.
Mckee, farmer of Abbott. nm county
was mere as a delegate from several sinai
| towns 10 object 10 any ehasses IN 'he
present situation. NO complaint IN ms sec
tioh against existing rates OF against 'Ais'-
ing system or rates MS town had pros
ptred since the present ra'es went TO
| effect Cotton was marketed there at ohe
| same price as al compress points
Walker of GrandN'ew was u ueiesate
from about looV cluzehs o9 Johnson county
selected to come 10 Nusth 10 protest
against any cnangas IN the present syh-
tenn His section was prosperins under IT,
Sterling OF Temple was opposed 10 inc
Denison proposition ana TO any change IN
| the present system, Was engaged IN the
compress business anu sUtiS.c" win eNlst-
ing conditions. To change them IN answer
to the Galveston demand would give COM
press towns an advantage over non -co'n-
press towns and incidentally give dalVes-
ton and Houston presses an adVah'ase over
tion against the present rates, In ,,a answer "s