The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15
COMPLAIN or COMPRESS RULES
Traffic Manager Bein Made Fun Statement "a ~.
Commissions
IT'S MINIMUM RESTORED TO OLD FIoURH
which the Roads Are Made 10 uc Comp.t,,
Is Clearly Set Forth--Coon Belt snd Santa Pe Joined
In the Case with the Southern Pacific

Austin. Texas, September 14.--In obedi.
ence to the notice issued by the railroad
commission on September that II would
today take up and consider the amending
Of It's new cotton tariff 10 as to overcome
disadvantages to which shippers Of cotton
from certain stations are subjected by the
rule requiring railroad companies 70 as.
slime the cost Of compressing Gotten on,
OF rates that are not less than IS cents per
100 pounds between stations subject 20 the
rates prescribed In section OF the tariff
Traffic Manager Bein of the Galveston
Harrisburg and San Antonio, appeared and
submitted the following argument:
Addressing myself 10 the objections
which It is desired may be overcome, first
We respectfully submit that secNon Of
rules and regulations OF said tariff LIB
part 3. subdivision No. 8, be amended Il
read as follows. 1888
The amount OF the cost CT compress
sing assumed by railroad companies
shall not exceed 10 cents per 100
pounds out OF rates that are not less
than 45 cents per hundred pounds be-
tween stations subject to the rates PRE-
scribed in table of rates. section Of
Alllc luTlIt. not less tuhu 10 ttutS yer
100 pounds to Houston from points
specified in exceptions, section OF
this tariff, When the rates between
such stations arc less than IS cents
per 100 pounds the railroad companies
shall assume only so much OF the cost
OF COMPRISING as will make the ag-
gregate OF such cost and the current
freight rate not to exceed 40 cents per
100 pounds.
w 4 l.t, ~ Il. .trtl It's.
of As cents for So cents Ia return to the
conditions In effect In commission tariff
la, and II COMPRISING Is paid In the In
terror on the basis OF economy we CON
slider that no less than 80 cents net reve-
nue. should be accorded to the transports
ton company.
We beg to submit further that the re,
duction In net revenue from 30 TO 70 cents
per 100 pounds is hardship which the
railroad commission Of Texas should no'
impose on a transportation line which Is
SO situated as to permit it to pay the COM
pressing between initial points and oes-
tinations, and that in addition TO the hard
shin thus worked. the economy sought
to be effected is not accomplished, and
that the lines performing such service arc
OF necessity forced to transport cotton lot
concentration to points near to final aes-
tination at which no economy is oroush,
ABOUT, ana iIElttu n atbi 40 Nf'ASfN-
through the stopping Of the cotton In
transit for concentration and compression
And further, that the lines which repre-
sent are so situated as that they can not
economically accomplish the concentra,ioh
at such points, and that through the Woih
ings and operation OF the present RUE
large reductions in revenue have occur -
and loss OF business ut competitive points
as well as In local territory has grown OUT
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rules. That all of the above cited einpar-
RAISING circumstances would be ei,in.nateu
nv a return 10 the conditions OF tariff IA,
and that no hardship Will be WORKED "po.'
shippers. since from the so cailea ooHnon
no,nt territory or cotton prodIclns points
in the territory over i6o miles from fious
ton where the net rate alter payment W
compression is "A cents. tie owaer or sn
ner NJ cotton situated In the tefritory
described as the graded territory. ano
where the proposed change wonld operate
~, net rate after paying compressihe
would be So cents per 100 pouhds' CT a
advantage to such shippers ana owner
sItrated in the graded territory OF max
pn,,m advantage OF cents per lVo Pou ''
tn make this statement clear, snIppe'
nj Millican on the Houston and fexas Cen
az ~, ra,,,rg rate OF 35 cents per 10t
,,,,,ds as net rate to Houston, wouia
10 on advantage of 9 cents per lVo
,,nrnds over a shipper from GroesoeeeR
where the gross rate Is o. Genus PEI iV'
no,,nds or minus compressing, "a Genus pe'
| 100 mounds. The shipper at tnis lime ua'
nm advantage through the compressioh NC
ing Maid from the 35 cent rate Oh ~ ceii.'
per 100 pounds. Under tariff Ia "nei ll,s
| rate was So cents gross ana ~ cents ne.
| the shipper at Miliican hau sn ~, 80.
~ "a cents per 100 pounds. ana the sain'
| disadvantage occurs at many other points
which might be mentioned. For li'ustra
| ion 7 Gle Hrenham- Tariff 1-B makes
Tho rate from BRENNAN TO Houston III cent'
rer 100 hounds; paying cents HpFess
| INC makes the net rate 20 cents per lV'
nm,nds. The same tariff makes the ras'
| frum Manor TO Houston oil cents per ~
| rounds: minus 10 cents composing mane
| the rate II cents per 100 pouhus' VI ~
| fsrence between shipments from Manor u
nranbam of JIG cents per 100 pounds
| .hereas under tariff la difference oil J
| napts existed. the net rate from Manor Dc
tho 40 cents and FROM Brenham 80 cents.
| The rules increase local competilot
| without permitting the line the privilege
| meeting its competitors rates. 40 eAeni
nlifisd in the case OF the Houston an'
| Texas Central from points IRON bI!a.
| south 10 Houston, where no compress - !
1 existence. and under H., rules the housto'
4 and IeAuS Ctlli II u 49,
| comnressing at destination mat Inc Nc
| ing the short line to Houston, 'he ra,s
from Nayasota are made the same wa "
| santa Fe. The Montgomery hrahch Oh "
| santa Fe railway is permitted 10 car
| rates In nearly ell cases less than nlle
age scale would make and to pay compress
ing at an intermediate press AZ nienua .'.
While the gross rate at Weilbcrn Is o.h.
| higher than Clay Station, the real ai'i 81
ence is II cents per 100 pounds since ~
| santa Fe is permitted to pay % csnss ~
| 100 rounds COMPRISING out OF me S'-eel
rate which applies from Clay Station. -,
The railroad commission has since I'd
injustice has been presented 10 them, lel
mitted temporarily the Houston ond IeNs
Central to overcome its disadvah'ase
hauling the cotton from Weiiocfh al.
| roiuts intermediate. including Navasota,
Rrenhsn M 10 compress. performing erane
haul OF forty miles at additional eApeils
ana risk to overcome its disanYan,as
which. 1t must be apparent. ~ entiT.l
wrought through the operation Oh
changed minimum which. we hope. we nA'
shown has wrought a severe disturbances
- an Without benefiting any
we think that this situation mos. .,ea'
l., srenlpllfies our contention THAI the va,
mcnt OF compression ON cotton y iaIse..
80 No, wholly. competitive propez mo
W., c,a,m that 10 haul cotton from ihitl'
no;n,s 10 interior concentration points =
wolves transportation service on NV ~ :,