The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-12
ORDERS OF COMMISSION,
Cult, Texas end Nsrlhera wants Authority
b Issue Bonds
NJ, K. AND !. PUTS II I.,c ON WHEAT
no Galveston from s., 8. ana .. Point.
Fort Worth and Denver charges
ON Cattle shipments.

Austin, Texas, January 1.-THE (;u,f
Texas and Northern Railway comp,nv
projected from Orange to Marshall, nle,,
an application with the railroad commits.
sion this evening to issue bonds to tho
amount of $ls,579 per mile.
The commission today announced the
filing of the following rates with the
usual disclaimer Of any responsibility
therefor:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas:
!. Cotton lineers. any quantity: Tn
compressed as per cent OF cotton rates; II
compressed, cost OF compression to be
added packing house products, carloads,
~ cents per lU0 pounds us maximum rate
between all points on the Sherman, Shrevc-
port md Southern railway and the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railway Of Texas.
q Wheat, carloads, ftom Sherman,
shreveport and Southern railway stations
TO Galveston via tho Missouri Kansas
and Texas railway of Texas, when for ex-
port, 17ls cents per 100 pounds.
B. Rates, in cents per ton, on Ignite, In
carloads, between stations on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway of Texas, min
imum weight twenty tons per car, except
where capacity of car Is less: Minimum
distance thirty miles, 55 cents an in
crease of 5 cents each ten miles to 200,
when rate is 14O; an increase OF cents
each Twenty-Five miles to 800, after which
Increase Of s cents each fifty miles to
maximum Of 450, when rate is So.
!. When the taritfs of the Galveston
Harrisburg and San Antonio railway
Texas and New Orleans railroad, New
York, Texas and Mexican railroad and
Gulf Western Texas and Pacific railway
companies make higher rates between
competitive points than the rates pub
lishcd by other lines. the lower rates will
apply without affecting rates at lnterme-
diate points. a. +s-sE's...
2. Shipments Of wool In grease, In
sacks. will be subject to first-class rates;
shipments packed in bundles, Two " more
sacks tied or banded together. Or In bales
10 cents FER 100 pounds less than first class
rates, wien transported between stations
on the New York, Texas and Mexican
railway, Gulf, Western Texas aud Pacific
railway, Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio railway, Houston and Texas Cen
trail railroad and associated lines.
1. Shipments OF chai COAL in carloads,
transported locally between sections on
the st. Louis Southwestern of Texas and
Tyler Southeastern railways, and between
stations on those lines. also between sta
tions on those lines and stations on the
International and Great Northern reilroad
and Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway
shall be subject to the current rates ap-
plicable on lumber, in carloads.
/. Rates, In cents per 100 pounds for
the transportation OF -four, grain and
hay, in carloads, from points ON the Fort
Worth and Denver and Wichita Valley
railways to stations cn the International
and Great Northern railroad via Texas
and Pacific railway:
From Wichita Falls and south. grain
20. flour 80, hay 1S.
From points west Of Wichita Falls, fol-
lowing differentinls higher: Iowa Park
to Waggoner, inclusive. | cent: Harold
TO Childress, inclusive. TX cents; Carey
to Clarendon, inclusive, 5 cents; Southland
to Amarillo, inclusive, 7is cents; Wichita
Valley points, 2Is cents.
These rates apply to all points on the
international and Great Northern north
of Westfield and east of De :ine.
From points west of Devine rates will
be the following differential higher:
Moore to Dilley. inclusive. ] cent; Millet
tn Cotulla, inclusive, cents; Tupa. to
y ncinal. inclusive cents; Benavides
to Laredo, inclusive, S cents.
@ Rates, per standard car, on stock cat
tie, carloads, between Fort Worth and
Denver City railway and Wichita Valley
railway points as follows: