The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-27
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Another Conference on the Freioht
Blockade Prevention.
NAVAL OFFICERS WILL ARRIVE TODAY
10 determine the Question of Locat-
ing Government Dry Dock.
Wharf improvements.

galveston, Texas. May 26.--The railroad
people had bout with the ship brokers
today over the matter Of handling cxport
business As told in today's Post, the
question was very thoroughly discussed
yesterday from a railroad standpoint and
definite conclusions as to what the rail-
roads want were arrived at.
Ihis mornings meeting convened at 10
O'CLOCK with the representatives from the
snip brokerage firms of j Moller a. Co.,
Eiuer' Dempster & Co.. J Morrow, Fowler
McNitie and VIM. Parr G. Co.. MIR. John
H. Baily of the Wharf company and the
'ranio and transportation officials OF the
| railroads. concerned present. The ques-
'ioh oil separate pier or piers to each
laliroad was at once brought forward and
! gave rise to animated discussion over the
virtues and benefits OF the scheme. 1t was
naturally opposed, Us specific measure
by the ship brokers, who felt that their
method OF handling the business was as
sincac!ous as needed. The sentiment OF the
inherent representatives OF the shin ham
uiihg concerns was i'll favor OF allowing the
handiing of the export business TO 90 on
as heretofore, though having the welfare
Oh galveston In nina, they expressed will
| lnsness TO enter into any project by which
tue business OF the port could be benefited.
me principal objection they offered and
IN Tact the only one which is acting as n
drawback TO its being adopted, Is the eN-
pense and difficulties that will be incurred
In moving the ships from one railroad pier
TO another TO receive the separate portions
OF the cargo assigned to them. In opposl-
ton to this the railroads put forth the ex-
in bax in
for their cars to be uuloadcd and the many
difficulties involved in moving them from
pier to pier
The discussion over the project occupied
the time of the meeting from 1880 until
after l o'clock, and resulted in the passing
of the following resolution THAT a con-
ference committee. composed of representa-
tives of the traffic and TRANSFORMATION de-
partments of the railroads, of the Wharf
company and of the ship brokers meet this
afternoon MAY 26) at O'Clock to decide
upon plan for the solution of the diff
Guilty, and report to the general committee
on Tuesday. June I -
In accordance with this resolution the
committee was appointed as follows:
Transportation c. f. Resseguie, Santa Fe (:
j. H. Hill. Galveston. Houston and Hen
derson. and II. j. Simmons of the Calves
ton, La Porte and Houston. Traffic p. H.
Goodwin, Santa Fe; John Allen, Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, and G. H. Turner, In
ternationel and Great Northern. Wharf
company: John r. Bailey. Ship brokers:
b. Adoue, J. II. Langbehn Of j Moller l.
Co.; Charles Fowler of Fowler & Mcvitie,
and j. Clark of VIM. Parr e. Co.
The committee was In session all after
noon but refused 10 say just what con-
illusions had been arrived at. II is pretty
general belief. however. that the railroads
will win out and that the time honored
custom of the ship brokers will be depart
ed from in the future. Unless satisfac-
tory agreement is reached. it is understood
| the railways will compel the Wharf COM
| pany TO comply with its charter provisions
and do terminal business.