The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-11
A REQUEST FOR RELIEF.
Railroads and Shipbrokers Before
the Commission.
10 EXPEDITE EXPORT BUSINESS
several Plans Were Suggested ,rs
was Agreed that u Hearing
should he Hnd.

Auetln Texas, June l0.--A committee
representing the Texas Car Service aeso.
ciatlon, the Galveston Maritime essoei,-
tion' the Galveston Wharf company and
the Galveston terminal lines. appeared be-
lore the railroad commission this morn
ing to esk that body to assist In move
ment inaugurated to facilitate the move
nient OF export business through The port
OF Galveston. Major Peck, chairman OF
me Car Service association, submitted iig-
ures showing that the great loss Of time
ana the buruens upon commerce incidental
tHereto oc'asioned ny delays IN the trans
mission ot export freight IN the uast As A
remedy he suggested tina after bills or
ladlhg have been ISSUED the railroads he
permitted to pass any interior press with
eo'toh 10 be compressed in tIaust when
prompt compression can not be afforded
Mr.. Fowier, representing the Calves on
Maritime association, supplemented MIR.
feck remarks with q statement ilustrat-
ing the loss occasioned By the inability TO
secure the delivery o. cotton within a
specined time. owing to delays at interior
presses. AS compared with New Orleans.
galveston is at great disadvantage. he
maintained, because cotton moving out
wa the former port is shpie1 On through
- 80 Va i"uiHS' Nulle 20 per cent OF the
galveston cotton moves on local bills of
iudlng and is subject to the commissions
compress regulations. Galveston was not
seeking TO eyade said regulations. he said.
put simply asked to be relieved. OF their
eHect wherever an observance thereof oc.
casionod delay and congestion
MI. Langbehn also representing the
maritime association explained the delay
occasioned by and the interference with
L.,
the railroads to control the delivery OF
cotton under existing conditions. Further,
he enumerated certain facilities which the
wharf company has agreed to provide: GER
tain efforts which the shin agents have
agreed to make, and certain regulations
which the railroads have aGre ID 10 observe
to accelerate the movement OF cot on
through Galveston ard asked in considera-
ton that the commission help along the
movement BY permitting the hauling OF
cotton in transit past interior presses
which are blockaded and can not afford
prompt service,
General Freight Agent Allen OF the
Katy said that very little was really being
asked OF the commission In this case. All
that was wanted was that the interior
presses be required to return cotton IN
transit to the railroads within 1--WE days.
AS the matter stands now there Is no
way VI composing lHt cOFiDlteSSS 10 re-
turn cotton in q compressed condition
within reasonable time, 50 that its de-
livery al the port at a specified time can
be guaranteed and its transportation ef-
fected with reasonable dispatch
General Manager Fill OF the Galveston.
Houston and Henderson railway main
tanned that it was no. q question of traf-
fic, but one of transportation, which must
be solved to prevent blockades at Calves
ton. and further that it can not be solved
until something is done to control and reg
ulate the movement of cotton from the in
terror.
After listening to the committee the
commission stated that 1t would in the
near future call general meeting for the
consideration of the questions involved.
The railroad commission this evening
decided to call meeting for July l6 to
consider the demand Of the Galveston ter
mnal lines, the Galveston Maritime as
ISOLATION and others that interior com
presses be compelled to return cotton in
transit to the railroads within five days
of The tine OF its delivery.
The commission Is also considering this
advsability of taking up the question OF
reducing rates for the transportation oil
saddlery, saddlery hardware, etc.