The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-11
The Commission.

The following authorities were issued
from this Office yesterday:
Authority No. S5-In approval of joint
application, submitted under No. 2S5 of
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Rail
way Company of Texas. authority is
hereby granted the st. Louis Southeast
crn Railway of Texas. Tyler Southeast
ern Railway, International and Great
Northern Railroad, San Antonio and
Aransas Pass Railway Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe Railway, Fort Worth and
Denver City Railway, Wichita Valley
Railway. Sherman, Shreveport and
Southern Railway, Waco and North
western Railroad, Houston. East and
West Texas Railway. Weathcrford Min
cral Wells and Northwestern Railway
Texas Midland Railroad, Texas Central
Railroad, Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway of Texas and Fort Worth and
Rio Grande Railway companies to adopt
the following as exceptions" to western
classification. to govern in the transpor-
tation of articles named. between points
in Texas:
First-The minimum weight to apply
on shipments of petroleum. petroleum
products and other liquids, when loaded
in tank cars. shall be 24,000 pounds. ex-
cept in cases where the actual capacity
of .he car used is less.
as "packing house products"
This order shall take effect November
Is, 1897.
Authority No. S6-In approval of Joint
application, submitted under No. 2S6 of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
way company of Texas, it is hereby or
dered that authorities Nos. 80 and 81,
issued by this commission November J.,
1897 in approval of Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railway of Texas applica-
ton Nos. 2S3 and 2S4. be amended by in
Guiding in the list of railroads therein
Rock Island and Texas Railway and
Texas and Pacific Railway as parties to
said applications.
Effective at once.
Authority No. 59-ln approval of APP
plication No. 70 of the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad company author
ity is hereby granted for the adoption of
the rate of cents per 100 pounds for
the transportation of cotton seed
hulls, in car loads, from Calvert to
Ennis.
Rates to intermediate points not to be
higher.
Effective at once. Expires February
/, 1898.
Circular No. 531. Amending Commod-
ty Tariff No. 9-In approval of joint APP
plication of the Houston, East and West
Texas Railway and Galveston, la Porte
and Houston Railway companies, sub
mitted under No. 33 of the Hous-
ton. East and West Texas Railway COM
pany, it is hereby ordered that commodi-
ty tariff No. 8, issued by this commission
to apply on shipments of stone and sand,
in car loads, transported by railroads be-
tween points in Texas, and effective
March 25, 1895, be amended by adding
thereto exception Al as follows:
''Sand, in car loads, Dustin to Calves
ton. SO per car"
This order shall take effect November
Special Authority Sherman, Shreve-
port and Southern Railway, Application
No. 20. Authority No. 24-In approval
of application No. 20 of the Sherman,
Shreveport and Southern Railway COM
pany, authority is hereby granted for the
adoption of the rate of II IL cents per
100 pounds for the transportation of lum-
her and articles taking lumber rates. in
car loads, minimum weight $4,000
hounds per car, from Avinger and Will
sons to Mckinney and Farmersville.
Effective at once.
Special Authority-Austin and North.
western Railroad, application No. 5.-Au
thority No. I'm approval of application
No. 5 of the Austin and Northwestern
Railroad company authority is hereby
granted for the adoption, Of the follow.
ing rates, in cents per 100 pounds, for
the transportation of petroleum oil and
petroleum products. in car loads. mini.
mum weight 10000 pounds per car, from
Austin to the following stations:
Stations Rates
Liberty Hill. 80. 500. -. ....... ~
Marble Falls. 80. ..... -. ...... 10
Rates to intermediate points not to be
higher.
Effective November 10, 1897.
Special uthoritv-Internationa and