The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-06
TO ADVANCE THE RATES
Representatives Of Texas Lines Are IN
Session 10 Houston.
RtCOMpRESsING OF COTTON DISCUSSED
Stockholders of the II, Il. ,ra W. ~
halfway Met-1hc Peegee Protests
Against Diverted shipments.

The representatives OF many NJ ,hs
Texas lines met in the civ ve.,.,a,v
morning at the office OF c. w. Bein, traffic
manager of the Central and Sunset routes.
for discussion of the rate situation.
The meeting was called for the Captol
hotel. but when the hour OF assembling
arrived the hotel management stated tina,
no room was available for the visitors. and
Mr.. Bein courteously extended his office
to the gentlemen. There we're present w.
b. Groseclose, assistant general passenger
agent of the Katy, st. Louis; @. Il. Per-
kins, assistant general passenger agent OF
the Pee Gee, st. Louis; w. II. Wray, chief
rate clerk of the Southwestern Freish |
committee, st. Louis; c. W. Bein and "A. |
a. Jones, sunset and Central routes: U. |
; Pawkett, International; j. L. West. |
Katy; j. @. McCabe. Rock Island p. IL. |
Goodwyn, Santa Fe; Il, Il, Redheld, Hous- |
ton East and West Texas; H. l.. Reineld, |
Texas and Pacific II. L. Farrell and c. NJ. !
swan, Cotton Belt, and j. B. DenisoA of |
The Mallory line In addition to tGese |
gentlemen attending the rate meeting,
others In the city having business with
the representatives were Richard Lord,
traffic manager for McFadden Bros j. Ii.
I'M, general manager of the Galveston
Houston and Henderson; j. II. W. Steel.
traftc manager for Allgeyer G. Co. o. W,
Gibson, manager of the Texas Interior
compress inspection bureau; George An
derson, Galveston Maritime assoliat on.
and Harry c. Archer, commercial agent
OF the Pee Gee.
1t was stated that the meeting was to
consider general advance in freight rates
Interstate, including all commodities The
Eastern lines have recently advanced
rates, giving as the reason that prices
have advanced on all commodities ana tne
roads desire TO profit by the increase 1t
is stated that no decision has been reached
on the question, but that it Will be taken
up again today, Mr.. T. II, GOODWIN, gen
eral freight agent Of the Santa Fe, is
chairman of the meeting
The meeting also discussed TO some ey-
tent the proposition to ask the railroad
commission TO allow a general advance in
Texas rates. 1t was not decided that this
Will be done, as ii is not known how much
of an advance is desired
A meeting was held al o'clock in the
city ticket office Of the Santa Fo route.
at which Mr., J r. Hill presided There
We're present Messrs Groseclose Pawkett
Steel Lord, West. GOODWIN, Gibson and
w. w. Kent of the Bay Shore line This
meeting was for the purpose of discussing
bad order" cotton at Galveston. aud the
recent arrangement made for recomnress-
ing such cotton. At meeting in Aus in
recently, held under the direction of the
railroad commission thirty seven COM
presses in Texas agreed to make good
bad order" cotton-in other words an
inspecting bureau was to be cstabl shel
he representatives of which were 10 pass
Upon bad order" cotton. and decide upon
whom the expense of recompressing should
all. The terminal lines were to assume
he responsibility for the cotton being re-
pressed, and were TO have an expense bill
against the interior press responsible for
he bad condition. Since that agreement
has been made, however the interior
presses ar some of them have dropped
tut of 1t, and but about twenty-five presses
rave kept UP the bureau, The expense
las fallen upon those congresses which
re represented by Messrs. Steel and Lord,
Ind they do not feel called upon to carry
he whole burden.
1t is also stated that a bad system OF
hecking has been in vogue in Galveston.
There is evidently no system by which
heck is kept on individual presses, the
being that the checkers handle
large shipment, find for instance twenty
,ales of bad order cotton and they then
o through the bills of lading and appor-
ion the expense among the presses inSr-
sted in the shipment This has caused
ONE dissatisfaction.
The matter was generally discussed. Mr..
Lord and Mr.. Steel stated that they were =
Wiling to do their part and stand up ia VI
he agreement made at Austin. but they r'
wanted some way to keep the other presses =
n line. The matter finally reached an =,
djustment by which the presses are pro- :,
ected in the matter, the roads Joining in ~
making the checking system secure 10 ''
II alike, and the agreement at Austin to
tand as made.