The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-06
MIXING OF CAR LOADS.
The Commission Wrestled with the
Proposition Yesterday.
PROTEST FROM VICE TABLE GROWERS
An Agreement between Hardware
Men and Railroads as 10 Rat
ing of Certain Articles.

Austin, Texas. May 5--Thc railroad COM
mission this morning resumed consider
alton OF the question OF equalizing rates so
as to give Texas jobbers an even break with
their st. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago
competitors VINO are enabled by being per
lnitted TO mix shipments of merchandise
to Texas to distribute less than carload
orders throughout the State at carload
rates. At previous meeting IL was a.
eertained that the Southwestern lines had
agreed to in the future stop the practice
OF mixing all the commodities named by
the commission, except potatoes, apples
and iron and steel goods, and u postpone
ment Was asked Tor and granted so tnat
lurther conference mignt ne had between
toe Texas lines anu tner interstate ,on-
nectionS with a view OF arriving at au :.
agreement TO include the above spe. lied
articles In the category OF non mixaDle
goods This morning the statement was
made by the Texas lines that they had
been unabie.to obtain the consent OF the
interstate lines to the elimination OF ap-
pies and potatoes from mixed carloads OF
produce and vegetables, and that tnoy had
therefore given notice that elective May 10
apples shall not be included In mixed car
Texas points. With regard to the rates on
iron and steel articles the railroads an
nounced ready for a discussion and submit
tea mat with regard to the rates on pota-
toes notice of another hearing would have
10 De given as that commodity was not
embraced In the list of rates proposed in
the original circular calling the meeting,
OK when toGays session was the out growth,
A number of letters were read fiom
Texas vegetable and fruit growers to the
erect that straight car load rates on ap-
pies and potatoes would not affect their
interests, and the statement was made by
the representatives OF Texas fruit, vege-
table and produce jobbers that unless such
rates were put In the latter would have
to 20 out of business.
Messrs. Steere and Brian of San Antonio
stated that while it was true that the
southwestern lines had eliminated a num-
Der OF articles from mixed car loads they
had on the other hand narrowed the differ
ence between car lo and less than car
load rates, so that { adjustment had not
helped the Texas joboers out at all
t. j. Perkins, attorney for the Cotton
Belt, filed number of protests from East
Texas vegetable growers against the max
Ing of Il ruling that would prevent the
mixing OF apples and potatoes with other
commodities shipped into the State from
the North at car load rates. The fear was
expressed by the protestants that such a
ruling would provoke retaliation BY
the interstate lines, some one having evil
IDENTIFY labored with the East Texas people
TO convince them that the elimination of
potatoes and apples from the mixed car
load category would be followed by tie
elimination of all classes of vegetables
from said category and practically shut
TeXas shippers out of the Northern mar
kets. In reply the jobhers said 1t was pure
ly supposition that the growers would
be hurt by compelling the shipment OF po-
tatoes and apples in straight car loads.
while 1t was n positive fact that the job
bers would be kurt unless it was done.
IN tagreement between the hardware
men ana he railroads as to the rating or
iron and steel articles was submitted It
strikes nails, fence wire. staples. hay bale
ties and stoves from mixed ear load ratings
and eliminates sheet iron from mixed rat
ing With stoves. and extends the cnm'nis-
sion tariff on bolts and nuts to include
hinges Chains In straight ear loads aye
m2de class "P'' and scale beams and scale
weights STRAIGHT or mixed carloads are
made FIFTH class, Ammunition paper cart
ridges loss than ear loads arc made first
class and less then car load classification
on tin and ralvanlSed ware to be advanced
one cl9ss. II permits the mixing of staples
with wire OF any kind or with nails OF any
KIND. by request Of ]. Farley. representing
the New Process Manufacturing company
Of Dallas. corrugated iron roofing was
eliminated from the mixed car load rating
that Is lis mixture with sheet iron was
nrohibited