The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-19
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WILL MEET THE SHIP AGENTS TODAY
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galveston. Texss, November Is in com.
piiance to the request q h. +. Campbell
chairman Of the Southwestern freight bu-
reau. issued sever~l days ago, askinx thu
tFanic Representatives Of all lines in ths
agreement to meet with him hexs tpdsy,
the following gsntlensn assembled IN The
fremont parlors this morning At 10 o'clock:
Y. W. Bein, traffic manager southern Pa
cine and Houston and Texas Central; J.
W. Bartholomew. trafflc manager Ns,lcsy
line; w. B. Grossclose. assistant general
freight agent Missouri, Kansas srd II xas:
=. -. ocodwyn, general freight agent,
duii, Colorado and santa Fe: Il. ". Trrrtr.
general freight agent International and
Grsat Northern; H. l.. Rednsld, assistant
general agent. TEXAS and Pacific: l.. q.
Conner. general freight agent fort Worth
ana MO Grande; h. j. Martin. general
freight agent San Antonio and Aransas
Pass. and j. w. BarnhArt, General srcjaht
agent. Gotten Belt.
me purpose Of the meeting was to dis-
cuss the export cotton rate, q matter that
mas caused Texas roads considerable trouble
nefe OF late. They have been without any
basis for tariff. -
Wnen the Southern Pacific. about tan
oays ago. gave notice that some lines were
those promulgated by the Southwestern
lreight bureau and thereafter II would
MAKE us own export rates. there was con-
nuerapie contention In the ranks Of the
association lines. Then the Steamship rto
PIE went into the game by refusing to fur
nlsn any more quotations TO the ,.xent Of
lne bureau who 10 located In Galveston.
luey sao they would quote direct to the
supper or to the individual railways. hut
would not give their figures to The bureau
agent. The plan had been FOR an agent
q tDe freight bureau to get quotations from
at the local agents every evening. the
lowest OF these rates holding good during
me following twenty -four hours. In this
way basis OF the rate was had.
when the ship agents refused further
quotations to the bureau agent, matters be
came decidedly complicated and the reads
were very much at sea as to what y,cmpetl-
tive lines were doing
The Southern Pacific, which had reduced
us rate from Texas common points to
LIVERPOOL to sl.0SM, advanced it to 81. O6M
ana Yesterday evening pushed 1t IN to
inally reduced.
The traffic men failed to get together nm.
I'll this afternoon. and remained In session
until o'clock discussing the situation
among themselves. George H. Turner gem
erai freight agent OF the International and
ureat Northern. to report for The fsost.
after the meeting. said:
ine railroad men had very satisfactory
meeting. There is disposition TO apree
upon some satisfactory basis fer rates and
! think 1t will be done. Tomorrow I.io, n
ing we VIII hold a conference with the
steamship people,"
Mr.. Bartholomew of the Mallory line was
present at the meeting for a time. 1t is
believed that the representatives of all the
steamship lines will be at tomorrow's con-
ten rate Is expected to result Thnse ar.
tending today declined to say what kind
OF proposition would be submitted,