El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-30
THE REDUCED EXPRESS TARIFF.
The Texas Railway Commission Has
Caused Serious Trouble,

The Texas Railway Commission Has
Caused Serious Trouble.
The Texas Railway Commission re-
Gently passed al order reducing the
rate OF express charges that will seri-
ously affect that traffic if something is
not done TO remedy the wrong. The
commission has reduced rates on per
| lsaaole gcols to lower point by ex-
press than that charged by railroad
companies on the same class of goods
by freight. This too when express
companies collect and deliver goods
and the goods are shipped under the
care OF an agent whose duty it is 10 see
that goods under his care receive at
tentlon, while on a freight train no
ole pays any attention to gooos, nor
does the railroad company collect or
deliver its goods.
President Morsman, of the Pacific
Express Co., has made protest to the
comm ssion in which he points out to
them wherein they have reduced the
! ates in many instances even lower by
express than they are by freight. In
his protest President Mon sman SAYS in
one part:
In this connection your attention is
respectfully called to your circular
oruer No 3l2, issued under date of Au-
gust 10, 1896, ''anbLoriziDg certain eA-
cepllOus to western classihcauions, -
wherein Is found the following: Item
No. IL. Freight transported by passen-
ger train service stall be subject TO
charges double those prescribei for
IrelgnJ service.
Here you have clearly recognized
what is universally known, that passen-
ger traln service Is more valuable than
freight tram service, and You have
authorized d ialIroad company, when 1t
Carries freight oy passenger train, to
charge double the rae prescribed for
Ii al sporting the same II elgh hit by freight
train. BuL In your express tariff No.
you require an exp. ejs company WHOSE
service Is all 10y passenger train and OF
much higher grade tnan that perform
ed by railroad company, even upon
It's passenger trains, to perform It's
service Ior much less than the railroad
company is permitted to charge for
freight ii alo sertlce.'
Another Instance Is pointed out a.
follows:
Galveston to Ell Paso, SS3 miles
For 100 pounds: The rate fixed by
y S.
VICE is Sl.32; Tor passenger train service
performed by d railroad company, 81 81:
but Tor an express cOmpany's service
you have fixed the rate at 81 30.
For 100 pouGds-trult or vegeta-
oles: Inc rate liked by your commis
sion tor frelg hI train service is $500:
for passenger tram service perfOrme u
by rallI DAD Company, $50 ~: but for
an express company 5 service you have
fixed tie rate al SlU. SO.'
Mr.. j. l.. Logan, manager of the Ell
Paso Office Of the Pacific express com
pany, says tina, he has not been ad-
visea on the subject, bat says the fruit
rate adopted by The commission would |
make the rae for fruit from Ell Pa,O
to Fort Worth SLID per 100 pounus
while the freight Charges on the same !
gCods would be Sl.OO for the same
amount. This rate would virtually |
compel the express companies to 90 |
out of the fruit carrying business and |
the snippe's Uf grapes and fruit from |
this seclen would Ue placed at disad- !
Vantage. |
MIR. NJ. b. Davis, of the Wells Fargo |
Express cumpa says he has no al
vices on the subject, but that from |
what he has heard on the slue, he Is |
convinced that if the order is not |
evoked the express companies will be |
badly crippled.
The rates adopted do not affect any
other class Of goods except perishable |
articles that can only be sent by cx- !
press, unless shipped in car load lots.
and tns makes il d serious matter for
this section, because If the express
companies cannot afford to carry. the |
fruit that trade will be sadly handi-
capped and the big business that has
BIT en- heretofore down by the fruit
raisers durir G the summer will be en-
trey ruined.
President Morsman in his proteste to |
the commission says; |