The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11

austin. Texas. July lo.-The railroad
commission f.is morning took W the que:-
ZION Of reasiGst!ns rates for the traasporta-
ton o.. gran aa3 Aay n Texas. a well as
the proposition 20 make ,he maximum rate
between points II Texas not subject 10 the
s.Gcreatias rate q: ia cents peT 400
iouads.
Chairman pentson O. the Galveston
,re.gb- bureau argued FOR the maintenance
o. the s cents aifcren;ial On srain in favor
o. Galveston oyer New orleans.
r J. Freeman. for the Texas and Pa
ciac maintained that the ditferea;ial should
Ia abolished. As is ohserya1oe practically
drove his lire cut o. the Texas grain bus.
aess.
y. A. stednan. to- he international and
Great Northern. asked OF maintenance
o. existing rates proyi3ins ne dlreTeatial
IS prese5yed.
Judge Freeman said that at the time The
ecu, dlhcrlntiaI vas established Calves
.oa was a, = disadvantage As compared
w5th New orleans which hal since been
sAm.na'Ad 40 one was bcpented hy sad
Illere1 .lai now except foreign shiphrok-
,'E- THE l.i.vre-. al shout! be changed
Tith rhe eh4ure1 conditions wh.ch At the
pr l, lle aiI uol !lsA-y Z ulnoTentai
greater Ihaa = ocats.
3!r. DcIisoR szii the railroads would
F cansiif- - a ridiculous proposition Tor
( Galveston 10 asE them TO overcome
Z the t.Gtrcrcp !u distance between that port
I and illinois. Iowa ara other Central Nest-
( c-n states as compared Win Ne" orleans
/ 20 th4- i night got SOME OF thelr gram
lHH. N.HaH HaHFa In.
( Texas and Pacific was asking the commits
Z sion 10 l-norc Gsiycstun proximity . The
( TeEsS -raIu fields iu making rates 10 en-
gble Sew prlCsus to come ia and conf etc
I ~ She prX1s cXpor; grain trade. lie read
! lctteFs shGn NJ that az ibis particular time
New Orleans IS bidding ] cent more yer
b1shcl Cor SD heat than Galveston Gun AZ
! ,1ri ~ pay IN Wichita. kan, and OF La
/ houa Territory. New Orleans ability 10
4 bid mare Cor wheat Than Galveston was
/ due - thn greater amount 81 available ton
/ maze a. the former point This would con-
( t,aue uuuI he shipping business deyel-
! upol fufaIioRtlY 81 Galveston 10 pace II
I GA parity with Ncw Orleans and such
deg,lorment womb bc materially retarded
/ N rates were 50 adjusted as 10 enable the
( railroads Interested In New Orleans to iorce
I TNas business that way
/ Mr. Goodwin 81 the Santa Fe said the
equalization" business had been carried
100 far il was nice thing from The
I sfauduoint of ihe railroads hut HaIfes'nh
, was the natural Texas port and IL should
+, have thc Texas export business Nat'ed
I an TO IL It's natura. conclusion "'quall1a-
1 tom would eventually bring about m alb
/ normal reduction In rates. All Galveston
/ and the Galveston lines wanted was the
business they are entitled to.
| Mr. Allen OF the Missouri Kansas ana
| Texas said his road was not asklns re-
| auction OF the New orleans dinerontih, hut
| simply that the rate TO Galveston be mol
Judge Reagan said that the commission
| had no inclination % disturb the state rate
| unless the interstate rate To New orlrahs
| was cut In the later event. the commits
| eaon having Io control OF Interstate rates
| would be compelled 10 retaliate by reduc-
ing the State rate,
Mr.. Alien replied that the Katy not hav-
| ing been party to the reduction 10 New
| Orleans IL would hardly be fair 10 punish
81 for the Texas and Paeihos acts IN tha'
| line BY reducing the rate tn New orleans
Mr.. Goodwin explained that the santa
ZEE stood Just where the Katy does In The
| matter II was not asking for a change
in the New Orleans dinerentiai to enable
II to maintain the rate 10 Galveston. ihe
last thing 81 wanted was reduction II
state rates and II would rather submit tc
being placed at slight disadvantage by
the New Orleans line than 10 have re-
duetion OF the Texas rate.
Judge Reagan remarked that this would
| place the Santa Fe III "A peculiar position
| but that the commission would not II II
| knew II tolerate any injustice In this mat
| tsr and would surely reialiate by reducing
| the Texas ratio IL the New Orleans rate wa
juggled NJ. ~.
| Keller Of the Fort Worth and Denver anf
MIR. MeCabe of Rock Island and Texas sail
that Mr. Aliens position was theirs. I'M
| Do. Iela