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

6ccsss aud crews at Gisii,ien. ua3u eiga:y.
esght miles west OF Hous o. while through
ufeess run Rom HonsScu % san Antonio. 9
GNSsncc of arort 2i0 mixes wschout Change
Upon rho unloading of she freigSt II /!
uhssked out Of the oars Into the warehouse
Notices must then be prepared, as a rule
and expense bills made ont for cacn con
signmen,. The freight is then called fox
3, elncreM times by different ocpsigness
aud must DO checked out us demanded and
delivered by the carriers employees upon
i Its platform TO the different ooneignees
The agents at destination are required III
| 90 clerical work In recording shipments
and In responding the same to the at>scuntlns
/ dcIsanumcnt, similar 10 THAI done by the
SCENTS Ut the fo-wsriing stations. Unless
| thc freight consigAcd TO a particular et@tion
IS very light and or small quAn'l,y. 1t q
! necessary TO uncoupie the cars. 10 10 on the
| side mack WIKI the ear containing she
freight, Unioid tAe freight FOR that sta
tion, pull out of the sitaDrack again. couple
the tMiu and move on 10 the next state on,
where the same process is repcHtci I'm Al
rhc irsin is onlT,ty. In the meAmtime aidA.
| r!onal fuel has been consumed and the CON-
| INny mas incurred aa expense FOR over
| iisrnc OF the inflnmen. II Indeed II dnes rot
| peccine fSable Tor heavy damages Tor per-
sonsi injuries inflicted lii switchbag at
Staticrls an The freuurnt rncounline ali /
coupling of cars access rly hurriei In tho
process or unloading phs ti1in as just
tt,S,ed Thcn, In all problotlly. some OF
rhe fselrdt has been damaged or has 6ore
anuINy, through error in checking or biltiNg.
CNNiins ARE presented, and although the
aiirouut OF omen may be small, they roqdlrc
as lnuoh or more cierlcal work unN investi~
cation as amy clsfm presented on account
Of a large transcontincnfal shipment,
In Additinu 10 This sidctracks must be
constructed and smsintainci stNaon build
tugs must be provided and station labor for
the handling Of froight must be employed
AS we have seen, the ioaal train with the
Same rsignber Vt oars and Il larger number
Of train men sc3irs on. with only gabont igo-
QUO pounds OF freight. Us against ahoue
600 900 pounds OF freight carried by n
through train, hut the local train, discharg-
ing as n does freight at dlfferem, stations.
HAS DISCHARGED perhaps ono-hhlt nf its load
when II Is cGe-hllf way tho run. aud shis
Is further reduced from station 10 stltion,
and the result rs Nllat for considerable
rant OF the way Il is practically empty. In
o'her words, twelrty cars hAndRng local
tnatic carries only about ms mach as four
cars engaged in through tMtfic carries. thus
Resulting Ia IAN immense waste OF equip
mont FER local SraiIic as compared with
through trasfic
Anian saws that the above is only an
outline OF the relative expense OF handling
local and Through traffic on the line OF tho
defendant company, and HI asserts IL us
al the subject, and observation through u
number OF years thai the cost per ton OF
fandlng local traffic. !. a., Tie traffic sub
1ect TO the rates. rules and regulations OF
the railroad commission of Texas, consid-
ering the waste OF equipment and other IN
vestments, is at least Ave times greater
than the cost per ton of Interstate and for
elgn traffic han tied on the Galveston. Iiar-
r'saurg and San Antonio railway.
In further illustration of the difference,
waste. otc. incident to tho handling Of
local traffic as compared with through
trafflc on said companysi lines arIiant says
usa statistics have been compiled for a
I lumber Of years for said company and FOR |
other companies under the mHnsgcmCnt OF |
an ant in which the gross operating eN- |
ponSes arc apportoncd to train mileage. |
thereby ASceftalning The entire cost charge |
able TO tae Opetation OF n trsin one mile, !
1T VARIES slightly, but not substantially |
from year TO wear, aud for the year end |
INK June 30, 1898, the average was about |
81 ~ Fer tnsln NILE. ATTAIN, alto caused !
70 he compiled In connection with another |
ma tier, II statembnt Ghowing the average
ladlpg of cars han Ming carload traffic aud I
the average lading of cars handling less /
Tim carload traffic over the lines under /
his management during the fret three /
months IN tire year 1877. soon after which /
date said statement was compiled, and he
believes that Il Is gDplicable IN a large /
measure TO through and local traffic on said
line since very much tho greater part of /
the local traffic ia In Less than carlond ship
ments. as herenbefore stated. whle prac.
tically all through traffic Is in carload
shipments. The result OF said comparison
was that the average la Hing per car OF LEES
INN carload traffic was below three tons,
1ut he WIN assume for the present taat IL
was three tons. as Il will not 70 above that,
New. applying the result Of this data re-
spect'ng the cost charEeable 10 each train
nile and thu refstlvr difference In the
aiding per car of through and local traffic,
he result Is as follows;
average weight of freight per car,
t,frnugh Observation-Disclosures - tons
average weight OF freight per car,
locsl ....... '...: 1890, 'ohA
Average cost of eravicc per TRAIN
THROUGH FREIGHT
0 cars nj IL tens each .....,-,....3 800 tons
Cor go 752 ton milesD
'rain service. S3b. "a miles al Sl'l2, S936l]
Tor o 81 cents per Ton niileb
LOCAL FREIGHT.
0 cars at tons each. ..,,....,.'. 6o tons
Tor 80 $50 ton milesl
rain service. S35 81 miles at 81 IL. 1896 II
Cor 81 cents per ton mile, bong
over Ave times greater than the
through drain)
Affiant does not wsih TO be understood /
S stating shat the relg'iye cost OF through !
nd local service above giyea y Applicable ,
~
III whst has been said Is intended TO amply |
tie Galveston. Harrisburg and san An- \
mic railway, Though the same Is true IN
Iarfs measure. or Us immediate Eastern /,
I'd WeFtern connections constituting the
trough line Of which IL Is partl. with q
II referring 10 what may be true In that -
ehalf with respect 10 through lines, ca :
pcially those whose through ans local
afflc is In-re similar in yS.uma and !
.e,hed OF handling. The situation OF said !
alyeston Harrisburg aud San Antonio !
aiiway company and the conditions effect
~ It's traffic are s3mfwhsr peculiar. Dul
10 herein correctly stated.
Affiant says that IL IL impossible TO sep
rate with nadhem1tical precision the G
Jsts or or expense chargfable 10 Local !
attic. from through traffic, and various 0
lnorles for apportl.ning the same ate
iteV.ained and advocated Without un-
5rtaldng now to state or discuss thes
liant is informed that under the De
Gon OF what is called the NEBRASKA
h.. lbs, arf