The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-12
PETITION FILLED.


Prayer of the Galveston shipbrokers
and the Railroads.
Austin, Texas, June 1.-THE following
petition has been filed with the railroad
| commission:
To the Honorable Railway Commission Of
Texas.
Gentlemen-The undersigned petition.
ers, representing the Maritime association
OF Galveston. the Wharf company OF Gal
weston. the railway lines terminating Ia
Galveston and the Texas Car Service as
, sociation. respectfully represent TO your
| honorable body as follows:
That Galveston is the principal seaport
OF the state OF Texas. that It's coastMise
| ana Ioreisn export trade Is cons candy Ia
efeasing,- requiring Sreater iarlilies and
improvtu meInous IN the, hanu,ing OF co..
Ion ana cotton SEED produces II 1T Is TO
naalitain aus supreinac. as an eApore por..
hat tnis subject has nau tue serious c3u-
sideration OF your petitioners ana cbc.
| nave provided Tor larger facilities and be,-
| Yer methods SO FAR as the same lies within
their power.
That one Of the needed improvements Is
| 10 proviae adequate and regular tonnage
| Tor export freight reaching the saia port
OF Galveston. Ihis can only be oone by
| controlling the movement OF said lreignt
from the interior. and this in turn can
only be secured through your Intervention
with the congresses throughout The stat. 4,
even as you intervene in the movement o.
this prouuct by the railways.
In our proposed improvements we have
provided that all bookings OF cotton and
its products shall be Tor the iirst or last
half OF certain month, and the railways
terminating at Galveston have agreed TO
move cotton and its products within a GER
tam spccihed time and for specified sailings
from issuance OF bill of lading. This has
been found absolutely necessary to secure
permanent and regular lines for ocean tom
mage. To render this effective ana make
successful our whole effort IL is nects aiy
for your honorable body to exercise super
vision over the congresses. and to this
end We petition that rules aid regulations
be established by the commission providing
that when cotton is rendered comprc IS,
by railway TO be pressed In transit, said
cotton IN its compressed form shall be re-
turned to the railways for carriage to
destination within five working days, and
that In the event the compress is unable
to make compression within that PERIOD
of time the railways may move the colt n
TO their cars to the next nearest compress
tin the direction in which the freight Is
to movel that can comply with this regula-
ton. And further, in the event OF com
press being blockaded with "concentra-
ton" or local cotton, breakage of machin-
cry or other cause rendering them un-
able to compress within the specified time,
they shall so notify the railway company
In interest, and again notify them when
they are prepared to compress transit cot
ton, between which periods the RAILWAYS
shall have the privilege Of moving their
cotton to the next nearest compress in
the direction in which the fright is to
move the same as In the preceding para
graph.
Your petitioners being firmly convinced
Of the equity and feasibility OF their sng-
gestions. respectfully petition your honor
able body to enact the same 90 the end
that the transportation and all other In
terests connected with the principal pro-
duct of the State may be benefited thereby
Respectfully submitted
]. w Maxwell,
General Superintendent Missouri Karsas
and Texas Railway Company OF Texas.
J. Mcller & Co.
Steamship Agents
Fowler & McVitie
Steamship Agents.
John r. Bailey
Galveston Wharf Company.
J. ". Allen
General Freight Agent Missouri Kansas
and Texas Railway Of TcxaA
G. H. Turner.
General Freight Agent International and
Great Northern Railway
Manager Galveston, Houston and Hender-
son Railway.
Chas. II Peek,
Manager Texas Car Service Association.