The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-02

| continentai traffic, both cast aud west
bound MS general ruie averages auVa
the same, thereby avoiatrs In a very gVe,,
and unusual degree the hauling OF cinpt
! cars engaged IN such traffic and cnahiin
the carriers 10 have train and car lo..'i
In both direotlons Affiant further says TIA
said transcontinental traffic. whea csst
! pouncs Ia delivered to his limo at El Pas
IN solid train lots almost without exccp. -,
AMI tho only service that the dcteudan
/ company has to perform In the trans..osta
ton OF said train is the mere haul nom L
Paso to HoustoM with change OF cagne
| ard cabocses at tho end OF the divisions an.
with little or no switching service. eu,
the same is true with respect 70 west
bound transcontircntal trnffic delfvsrCd 1,
Tile defendant company nj Houston to h.
hau.ed thence to E f'aso ard there dellv,
cred 10 tho Southern Pacific com Sany 10;
transportation beyond.
AfiAant further says that all other itc,ns
OF crst IN connection with said trans con
tinnntal traffic are corrospond,ngly small.
For instance, there as seldom, II eyer.
more than Que b3ll per car, which greatly
smnliiies the accounting and tho expense
OF the same, The wax bills are what Ii
known as through way bills and are not
made BY the defendant company, nor is
there charged TO them any of the expense
OF the same, but they arc made and the OK
TENSE thereof Is borne by the connecting
lines cast or west. wherever the traffic
oNginates. Ncither does The dcfennaat
company incur any of the expenes Incident
10 local business. of receiving from the
oopslgnor aud checking out and deliyer-
INK 10 the consgnae, tho said traffic, aud
tho iss'ianoc of bills of laaiiig, or other
EXPENSES incident 10 the receipt or deliv
cry of freight 10 the public, nor arc lts
station or other local agents required 20
handle or have TO do with the said traffic
H. any way; nor IL Il required 10 prov,da
% use station buildings or terminals :tr
ire handling OF sad freight. nor is Ii re-
duirei TO meet other s;eJus OF cxpen use
incident 10 the handling of ordinary tral
&c, but the revenue derived BY II from
said traffic is adjusted between the &C.
counting departments u said company an
It's connecting lines. and the only service
heFiormed in connection with said traffic
Is the mere haul over its lines as herein
before stated. With respect to local traf-
Tic. BY which in this connection is meant
traffic haying both origiration and desli-
Dallun in Texas. the method of handling
and the service performed by the defend
ant company are altogether different
Practically all the traffic TO which the
rates OF the railroad commission of Texas
are directly applicable.that moves over tie
lines OF the defendant company, Is han-
uled IN less than car load lots, except
lumber. cotton seed aud It's products coal
coke. live stock. wood sand. brick lime
ana cement and the length OF haul of
such traffic Is comparatively ehort. Ia
handling local traffic and where II origin
ates on the line. especially IN less than
ear load lots, 1t must first be received
and checked in the station aui suitable
station buildings must be provided the
expense OF labor in handling it In tina
station and in loading it into the cara
must be incurred AMI the clerical work
n oh In ~ =
II z making way bills and reports To ;he
accounting departmeTts must be per
formed. On account OF the character OF
ne freight and the necessity OF forward
'ng 1t promptly, II is Impossible 10 LOAD
The cars 10 ANYTHING like their capacity
ahd tbs results IN rcqCirlng n very large
number of cars 10 handle \ small u,Ian-
lily of traffic When the freight Is load
ed into the cars and is placed IN a IRAN
y men becomes necessary. as "A rule, 10
SOD The trains at many different stations
s'onR the line 10 unload the freight re-
'hlting III j preat loss ot time All he
amplosment of extra train labor. When
avg IreiEht Is unaoaded Is must be checked
again. The labor of handling II a. tho Diff
errn' stations. the checking out Of the
rcight and the necessary clerical work at
ENDING TITS delivery ana reporting 10 INA
accounting officers must be performed.
ma represents considerable item of ex-
'ense. In addition to this. there is a larre
S s IN the way of breakage on account
4 the character of the freigh. and the nm
ossibility Of compactly loading II and the
OF procuring expert labor for
andling the different classes OF freight. |
'hleh requires skill in packing and there |
iuriher considerable item of cxpense |
epresented by the frequently unavoidable |
Irofs made in checking and Forwarding |
nd the delay incident thereto.
To more thorouphly illuatrnfo 1ba a 49,,
nee In the cost Of the service and Waste
loioent 10 the transportation OF local
faiilc. as compared With through or
iiis continental traffic. will state first
ne service performed in connection with
tralh oil through traffic and then the
ram Of local traffic. For instance,
am OF transcontinental freight consisting
twenty cars Is delivered t. the desrnd |
NJ company at Houston Each of tba,,e |
Fs IS loaded' as a rule, to its full cslpae-
v. which, for example. we will say II
fooo rounds. An engine and caboose OF
efendant company are attached 10 the
ain and II Is run through without stan
lhg, except for fuel and water and fay--
lR other trains. 10 Sar Antonio, a dis
nee of about 210 miles. There he ,n
me and cabooee Is changed and the Same
jurse Is pursued at the different division
rmihalS una El Paso Is reached. where
'A'' ~ NNitNfAtd " me S0IiInGTl Pa |
nc COMPANY It's western connection II
~ be observed that no service Ia re-
.ired OF sny OF the station agents ar
her employees Of the company IN conncc- :
on OF the train, except thoee in the ira;n d..
,rylte telegraph operators. etc
Take nos lonil train OF cwenty c,rs {
ariing from Houston. In the first place
Q freigh! mus, be received Into ihe s,A
on house from the draymen, must be /
reiIsly checked, assorted and weighed
us OF laflfng issued. way b.lls must be {
eElared and fIhe reports 70 the accounting
apartment must be made. Emcty cars :
uir be collected by the swi.ohilg crews .
ID placed upon the house Jrial1s In posf.
1n FOR loa1irg and bhen the freight must
again checked and lold91 Into the ears ,
ID carefully ranged. There viii be prob
ly twenty different bills OF hiding and the
epansition or perhaps the same number OF {
ny bills. IL all The freight In the cir 6
oufd be consigned 70 a sJlslc station, SO
any way bills might not be required, hut
ore than oae way bill would protlbly be !
eeSsary On any event. and perlala eev- =
al hundred different stems. or as may | !,
ms as there are different classeg OF !
light In each consignment NUT be way !
led. The freight is probably received ~
e receiving s'tat,on from perhtps twenty
ferenc ccnaLgnors and, a. sild before,
VT be chesked with the bills OF hiding I
a weight. THE shipment may be all as :,