The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03

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tached. marked Exhibit =. and prayed IN
be taken and read as a part OF this relation
or complaint, and that since becoming of :
fective said tariff and said rules and regu-
lations have been and still are in full force
10. That among other things, 1t is pro
vided by said rules and regulations that
| bills of lading for cotton. which the ship-
| per desired to reach destination In a com
| pressed condition. shall contain II there Is
| no compress Ia operation at shipping point
the notation. inserted by the shipper, TO
| be compressed In transit and that bills
OF lading for cotton which the shipper does
not desire to be compressed before reach
ing destination. shall contain the notation,
| inserted by the shipper, ITO 30 through
uncompressed."
| H. That the provisions mentioned In the
last preceding paragraph are and were ap.
plicable to cotton shipped through bills Of
lading from points Of origin to the final
| destination.
~ That, among other things, It is and
was provided by said rules and regulations
that railroad companies shall assume the
cost Of compression upon certain specified
conditions. among which are (a) that the
cotton shall be compressed at shipping
| point when an accessible compress is in OPP
GRAFTON at such point; Oh. that when there
is no compress in operation at the shipping
! point the cotton shall be compressed at the
| nearest compress directly intermediate be-
tween the shipping point and destination
| tcl, that the amount Of the cost of COM
pressicn assumed by railroad companies
shall not exceed 10 cents per 100 pounds
out of rates that are not less than Al cents
per 100 pounds.
49, That If there Is an accessible COM
press at the shipping point the duty OF
/ compression devolves upon the shipper de-
string to have his cotton delivered at des-
/ tination compressed. the railroad COM
/ trap ~ n
such compression under the conditions pre-
scribed by the rules and regulations.
| A. That, among other things. 1t is pro-
vidod by said rules and regulations that
cotton may be concentrated at compress
stations subject to the certain presented
conditions among which are (a) that the
cotton shall be shipped at fun tariff rates
TO compress station; tb), that there shall
/ be 10 compress in operation at original
shipping point nor at a station intermediate
! between such point and the point at which
/ IT s desired to concentrate; tcl. that each
! railroad company shall refund only its own
/ charges for the service of concentrating;
/ Id that the entire charge for concentra-
/ ton shall be refunded when the point Of
| concentration is directly intermediate he
tween the shipping point and final destina-
! tion as reached by the line on which such
cotton originates and the rates from orlgi-
nal shipping point and concentrating point
to destination are the game.
| Is. That the meaning of the rules and
| regulations respecting concentration is that
! cotton designed to be concentrated shall be
shipped upon local bills Of lading from
! points of origin to points of concentration
/ upon payment OF the tariff rates applying
/ from origin to concentrating point with
| the benefit of the rounding to the shipper
| Of the transportation charges to the con-
I centratlng point upon the tender by him to
the company by which the cotton was
! brought to the concentrating point Of an
/ expense bill showing the payment OF such
| charges and at the same Time the tender
! TO said company of tie same number OF
| bales of cotton for TRANSFORMATION to Il
destination indicated and to which the rate
on cotton Is the same from both origin and
point Ct concentration; that IN such case
! The shipper is entitled TO concentrate his
/ cotton and to be reimbursed TO the amount
Of the transportation charges from origin
| 10 concentrating poin. without any state
| ment upon his local hill of naing Indicating
7 an intention to concentrate the cotton; and
/ that the railroad companies generally un-
! derstand, and have always understood. that
/ such is the meaning of said rules and regu-
! lations and give and have ever given,
/ since the PRONUNCIATION Of said rules as
! aforesaid the benefit of such meaning TO
the shippers.
16 That the practice of the railroad com
panies OF Texas generally. before the COM
mission took any action upon the subject.
| was to concentrate cotton upon local bills
Of ladlng in substantially the method stated
! In the last preceding paragraph, and that
( the practice required by the commission )
rules and regulations is merely declaratory
| and a continuation OF what the railroad
/ companies had previously established
! Ii That, considering the object OF con-
| centration often when cotton Is conccn-
trated and classified and assorted to fill
orders for different grades the origin Of
| the cotton is not regarded in shipping II
out when the rate is The same from origin
and concentrating point to destination ana
upon the exhibition OF expense hills to the
railroad compare 1t will refund the trans
! portaton charges from origin to concem'
! trating point. without reference to whether
| the very cotton on which the charge evil
/ denced by the expense bills or some other
! cotton is offered for shipment; that TINS Is
and has been the general pra1'lce OF rall-
road companies in Texas both before anu
since the PRONUNCIATION OF the aforesaid
rules and regulations by the railroad COM
mission.
Is. That when cotton is so concentrated
| It practically has two destinations one, the
concentrating point at which the shipment
! from origin terminates; and the other the
| final destination 10 which the cotton Is
shipped on new billing from coneeh'raihR
! point
| 49, That when uncompressed cotton is
| concentrated at a compress point II Is SO
far an original shipment that according 10
TIE true meaning and intent of the rules
and regulations respecting the compression
Of cotton. If the shipper desires II to be
! compressed at such place he must himself.
have IL compressed, the railroad company
| reimbursinC him or paying the compress
/ company the cost of compression.
90 That shipper Of cotton in bales has
the right to route his cotton and also has
I ~ at