The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02

| At the afternoon session, John Bremond
Austin dry goods iobber, on the stand
stated that he was opposed to any change
in existing commodity rates unless made on
the present basis.
S. w. Williams. Paris jobber, was sat
ished with the present basis.
j. -. Denison. manager Of the Galveston
freisht bureau. said before coming to this
meeting he had consulted with Galveston
iobbers and that they were of the opinion
that the hearing should be postponed until
after the Interstate commerce commission
hearing to be held here April 16. Was Of
opinion that the railroads were going to
have hard time justifying the present
difference between car load rates from ST.
Louis to Texas. and that II the interstate
commerce commission got hold of the lssti-
mony given by the so-called smaller job
bers at this hearing the st. Louis Business
Mems LeaSue would be materially assisted
in winning their case. Thought existing
commodity rates for short distances we're
too low as compared with the rates for
longer distances. AS to the application for
a Accent rate on dry goods. notions, etc.
from Galveston. he thought 1t ridiculous as
LONG as the rate on cotton remained as 1t
ls. II the commission wanted to make re-
auctions. he though. IL might help the peo-
pie out more by reducing the rate on cot
ton and baggns and ties rather than rates
on high class ireahts. Was not In favor
Of the suggested reductions, but thought
the class tariff might be adjusted to make
ii more equitable.
judge Reagan thought there would be no
difficulty in arriving al fair adjustment
OF rates III the railroads would meet the
commission in spirit Of equity. The COM
mission proposed to treat tho railroads fair
ly and give them a chance to earn all the
revenue they are entitled to. but If they
insisted on giving outside jobbors and
manufacturers the best OF It the commits
sion would see 10 il that the Texas manu-
facturer and Iobber &c. relief.
j, Farley manager of the Dallas freight
bureau. having been sworn. said the car
load rate into Dallas, added to the local
rate ont of Dallas should not exceed the
less than car load rate from St. Louis.
Tho Dallas Fort Worth application for
revision OF commodity rates was based OH
that proposition, Admitted that he had
prepared the figures used in the placard
displayed in the house of representatives
yesterday. which asserted in bold type that
freight was being hauled across the State
for nothing from interstate points. while
local rates are much higher than In Geor-
road labor was paid much less In Georgia
than in Texas that fuel was cheaper there
and that the cost of operation was less.
Had not figured on cotton or considered
that as n converse proposition, II also was
hauled across the State for nothing by the
railroads. Admitted that the consumer got
the benefit of low freight rates from St.
Louis to common point territory, although
said rates we're tough on the Dallas Job
Der.
Mr.. Goodwin, general freight agent OF
the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railway.
explained that low rates on sugar and
moassos had been put on to Missouri river
points from Galveston to enable Galveston
to compete with New Orleans on those ar
ticles. Same applied to fruit and coffee
rates. Purpose OF said rates was TO beneht
Texas railroads and Texas importers. Rates
TO Indian Territory were made lever than
Texas rates to enable Texas jobbers to
compete with Kansas city and st. Louis
iobbers for indian Territory business.
Adjourned TO 10 o'clock tomorrow morn