The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-23
ARKANSAS PASS RECEDES.
1t Will Handle the Freight of All
Lines Alike.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC IS TENACIOUS,
The Lone STIR Line VIII Not lie
bluffcd, General Manager Hip
ley Says in an Interview.
'THERN PACIFIC IS TENACIOUS.

A spirit of restlessness pervadcd traffic
circles here yesterday. 1t was very APP
parent that they were disappointed with
the progress made by the railroad repre-
sentatives with the steamship lines in
New York. They realize, however. that the
undertaking can not be accomplished at
one sitting. The ocean lines, as those ia
miliar with the proposition know, do not
manifest disposition to terminate the
trouble unless some one quits the trade,
and In that lies the main hope OF the Nal
lory and Morgan lines.
As far as Houston reads are concerned
the war took slight change for the better
yesterday. Sometime since the Southern
Pacific and Arkansas Pass served notice on
their Galveston connections that the ship
ping charges from the Lone Stars cargoes
must be paid through to points on the lines
of their system. Yesterday the latter re-
coded from it's position, which means that
they will accept freight from all lines
alike The Southern Pacific, however, is
tenacious, and when called upon by a
reporter for The Post, announced that their
notice was still in effect.
The Bay Shore line continues to get the
best of tho war in both directions. Yester-
day they received twcntysix cars OF Nor
gan line cargo delivered TO them by the
Southern Pacific for Galveston.
A Benner line schooner arrived in GAL
weston yesterday with a cargo for that port
and Velasco. The cargo left New York be-
fore the cut. first-class rate being So cents
per hundred. The schooner was compelled
to return to port for repairs aud delivered
its charge to another. which succeeded in
getting to Galveston only yesterday. while
tho other lines operating under the cuts
have been in several days.
There is considerable freight going from
| ST. Louis to the Atlantic seaboard and by
water to Galveston for delivery in Texas
| common point territory. TO illustrate the
| condition, several days ago st. Louis
line secured a consignment of a carload
of mackerel for Houston. Tuesday It was
taken away from them and sent to New
York to come to Texas by water. The st.
Louis New York arbitrary is 20 cents on
| that class of goods and 10 cents TO Hous-
ton from New York or total of 80 cents,
while the rail rate is 10 cents from st.
| Louis TO Houston.
y Chicago dispatch says "The roads be-
tween Denver and Chicago are becoming
| seriously disturbed over the situation and
it is quite probable that they will In the
near future be compelled 10 reduce their
| tariffs AS matters now stand 1t is cheaper
| for the shipper at points between Denver
| and Kansas City to ship their goods via
Galveston for New York than to send them
through Chicago. The Denver and Chicago
roads are greatly stirred up over the mat
| ter and are casting about TO find some
method OF saving their traffic without re-
ducing their rates. They have made no pro-
| gress in the matter, however. and about the
only thing apparent that can bring them
salvation is to cut rates TO the level made
| by rail and steamship from Galveston 1t
| is likely that meeting will be called in
| the near future to consider the NATTER
Galveston. Texas July 22.-The San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass has revoked its
order in respect TO the prepayment OF
| freight from the steamship lines. The re-
vocation order. 1t is understood, comes
| from New York.