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

| uslssisn. IL Il Il sAnss,uoed. sAeh instaacs
when &Aia esrylce y csrtneHs4 ~.
Judge Perkins. attorney tor - cctton
question to the one presented by Mr.. nein.
II was In rcferencc to the Mc0regor prcas.
| Mr.. Deunison, chairman Of the Calves
| ton freight bureau. agreed with MI. hcin
In regard 10 increasing Tho minimum out
Of which cumprussAgc can b. paid ~ the
RAILROADS.
Mr.. Robsoa q the La0rSuss pres denied
that existinE compress reguiataons work
| to the disadvantage Of ehippers and pre-
eented number OF prvtcsts from mer-
chants and cotton shippers In FAyette ana
Austin countlea akaink any change there
| days the Galveston. HarrHburg and San
Antonio had hauled flat cotton way from
under tho very eAses Of tho LAGrange
press.
Mr. Bsin retorted that Il Il AaA It had
collected the fiat rate.
| Continuing. Mr.. Robson assorted that
agents OF the Galveston. Harrishurg and
San Antonio had been In LA0range and Of
fered 90 haul cotton flat from fA0rangc TO
Houston and to pay for tho comprcseasc ~
the latter point.
Mr., Bcin challenged this atatsnent and
denied that any agent o. the Galveston.
Harrisburg and San Antonio had author
names and proof
Mr.. Robson was not prepared to furnish
names Just then. but would help conduct an
INVESTIGATION Of tho matter
Mr.. Dein wanted an Investigation and
insisted that proof OF Mr.. Robson's ALE
| cations be furnished the commission.
| Continuing Mr. Robson satd that II ex-
istiug compress regulations initiated
against shippers ~ much ~ M. nctn as-
serted 1t was s,wngc that none Of these
shippers were on hand 10 ask for the abro-
CATION.
Replying to a question by Mr.. Mayficld
| as 10 what he thought about . total wip.
ing out OF compress regulations. Mr.. Rob-
son said be didn't think that would work.
His idea was to make two rates. one for
flat aud ono for compressed cotton. and to
prohibit tho railroads from paying for tho
conipressage.
i Mr. Bein thought one ratio would be the
4 proper thing and that ccmpressagc should
either be paid for everywhere or nowhere
at all. Mr. Robson's statements As to the
alleged offer by Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio agents TO pay for the
compressage at Houston were based on
hearsay, he asserted.
MIR. Goodwin, general freight agent OF
tho Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe. agreed
with Mr.. Bein that competitive conditions
are an element in the payment OF the cost
OF compressage by railroads. especially ae
TO the Houston and Texas Central. but con-
tended that economy In transportation and
space was also a very large element IA the
matter, especially % to the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe, and did not believe that my
change In the minimum out OF which COM
pressage can be paid for would AFFECT the
price received for the cotton by tho
grower AS TO back hauis. he said that
cotton from Santa Re points between Dali
laA and Parts could be hauled TO Paris aud
sent to New Orleans without the payment
of the back haul. but that the situation
would be- different IN case the cotton went
TO Galveston.
Judge stetman thought an exception
should be made to the commissions rules
in the case OF Crockett cotton and that
the International aud Great Northern
should he allowed 10 haul cotton from that
. point destined for Houston and Galveston
TO Palestine for comurcsdon
Judge Perkins OF the Cotton i'elt said u
amused him to see how Aight the troubles
! | OF other roads were compared 10 those u
his line. He then explained that the Cot
. ton Belt had more terminii than any other
road IN the State and declared that II was
being robbed In hundred different ways
on tho back haul proposition
MIR. Campbell, representing the Nc
Gregor compress eaid n the back hau
: rule was abrogated the McGregor press
would be driven out u business, as tn,
Cotton Belt. being Interested In The
Gatesville press. would haul cotton from
points west OF McGregor to Gatesyille fol
concentration and compression, and tb'
Santa Fe might haul flat cotton from
points north OF McGregor TO Fort Worth
Tor the same purpose thus practically de-
stroyinG the Mcfircgor press. He also op'
, posed the application OF tho Cotton Belt
, TOR permission to move fiat cotton from
and through McGregor 10 Waco ON tue
ground thnt the McGregor press is insc-
y ia ppd Al IN all q
that II could casiiy be reached from III,
Cotton BEN track but that the general
manager OF the Cotton belt had refused II
|. enter into negotiations looking to makins
. a connection by side track. Mr.. Campbell
. also asserted that the Cotton Belt was In
tcrested In The Catesville press henct
ayerso TO giving the McGreg0r press ans
business.
Mr.. Smith. secretary OF tho Mc0regol
Press company, wns sworn and stated thai
: the Santa Fe charged the Cotton Belt les'
for switching at McGregOr than !, does pri.
vate individuals, He also testified thai
General Manager Edison OF the Cotton Bel
! had stated to MIN that az that road hal
. presses at CiateSyilIe and Waco It was no
/. to its interest 10 help the McGregor presS
= Did not know that the press people hat
: | refused to do the grading and put In tn
Ties for a side track. Did not know tina
II would cost $4,000 TO put in siding Knew
that the Gatcsyiie press was MOI In opera
I ton last year. but understood that II WA
0 working this year No complaint agains
: the work done by the McGregor press
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Smiths tesu
mony the commission adjourned till
: p. m.
q AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Barnhar
: general freight aren't denied that the Cot
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