The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-06
THE RAILROAD MEN HEARD
Producer Would Derive M Renef;,
From q Reduction.
QUESTION OF DIVISION OF RATES,
Both the Atchison aud the Kn,x
Give Their Texas Lines the Hest
of II, They Testified.


Austin, Texas. May Reconsideration q,
| the Galveston Houston differential ones.
ton was again postponed for one day before
! the railroad commission today and a num-
| Der of railway managers, traffic men and
others were heard from in opposition TO
| the proposition for reduction In cotton
! rates to the gulf. Much evidence was pro-
duced to establish the fact that the rev.
enues of the Texas roads are no, diverted
| by means of negotiable divisions into the
treasures OF the parent systems which are
controlled by corporations whose doml-
Giles are outside of the State Exhibits OF
proposed betterments were made, which
| indicated that If left alone several of tho
Texas roads will within the next twelve
months spend a great deal of money for
new depots, section houses bridges euuip-
ment, etc. Much testimony was also pro-
duced TO sustain the rather novel conten-
tion that reduction in freight rates de-
creased the price of commodity TO the
consumer instead OF producing a rise in
the price paid the producer.
OF the pending hearing before the railroad
commission this morning. Judge Reagan
read paper signed by thirty-two men,
bers OF the house asking that the presen,
system OF concentrating and locating cot
ton be not disturbed.
Paul Morton. third vice president OF the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
ma " fuly he.
owned all the stock and bonds of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe and treated the
latter fairly in the matter of divisions
o. rates and earnings. Tho Atchison's
rates were so adjusted as to give the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe all its export grain
business from Kansas, which it might
easily haul east and earn the entire rate
Thereon if the latter were not a part OF its
system. The same applied to the cattle
business. me Atcnison tostered the move
ment OF cattle from Texas to the Indian
Territory and Kansas to be fed instead OF
drumming up business in that line in New
Mexico. Arizona ana Utah. The line, from
Wichita 10 Chicago could be and was oucr-
ated for less than the line from Wichita 10
Galveston. On business from Kansas City
TO North Texas, the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Fe gets the benefit OF 30 per cent
minimum division OF the rate. based upon
a pro rata OF the mileage. Cotton original
ms Ia the Indian Territory is hauled 10
Galveston, the Gulf Colorado and Santa
withnut dividing Vim ~, a,obi.a, - la,
nl.i,,ad ,hn di,fs,orIe, II, a. 80. S
Ing freight on ,hn di,1.,a't ,-,i,. W.
Texas as well as the difference i'll the cost
OF hauling freight in Texas as compared
with the Eastern rates. Gave the items OF
COTTON and said tha, rnt,on vas he,tor ahIa
TO stnnd a hirh rare tbnn cr,i, ,s,,-, ""'
IL ,,,r ~ ~, 80, ~ t,,si,, t ~
Texas TO the roilroods was nearar IN n,ills
Than = mills per miIe as tes,ifiad 70 NV |
FARLEY vrsfar,i,v In HE nv,'nriar,,a ,b,r ~
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IN - ~, doa, ~ r., a. "li '" ~
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,n d'rtra all ,.,,i''a i1
ofi, ,,igl,t ba,.a anc,,,n,I s,o,,, s,i, r.',,,,
lions and nro,,urod. data and n,tot,tions
IN u3stifv his drdurtions I'm tbis mat,cr
'rh1r. ,yns n oan,, In Cht,.ao, which cola
~, NJ, -, ' ,t1 10 800, go
,,. ,ot',it;, e'"'' i"'e
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,ei,.,r ,,,,1I IN, ,,iliir,, 10 ,a,. l,;'.h f,,.
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HoIlIH""uu pun'IesS w piIm'. pn .
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~ nv "t',4 ' gus sa
i'" "t ''.''n'e HID
,n,,, ,iu ,,' 80. '.,i,h Az, nt 80
49, 20 or.'tio, IN coor,,,a
~ ,,. ~ f..,,Ii,or ,o',,.i,,n 70 tha
Wv '0' Ia .,,..,. t.,,' & ,,o
y '.,, ~ .'o - 'i., siis rt,a,,,bt
OF eol'"h MOVING .Ioin s"il liel's, n"us.t
una, i'uuee'" -, ~ tue 'y, d.,
muui.' a. NJ ,i h V~ r, j." ,h .n,m,,,odity
,,,,,',i y, ,.i,, 80 si,,,a out rrnr, 10
lnsletu 81 Put'ins we Ii.'p out ..o'' ''e
rave M ''ie pIoNe'S W ,te ~, ,ho co.,or
,,Ii, , ,t s,.,,I n,'d ssid Tho con-
beit' loon mo s,ata ana sala t''t rolii-
pailE was bTiuudll! llhPlo'lhS hs It"'ot'S