The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
THE COMMISSION FIRM.
1t Turns Down Galveston for Failure to
Substautlale Its Complaints.
EMERGENCY RATE ON BAGGlNG AND TIES
Several other Orders Made-Raiirona
grievances Administrative
ern Car Associntion--Notes.

Galveston This matter was considered on
complaint OF certain Galveston shipbrokers
that Galveston is being Disseminated
against In favor OF New Orleans in the
movement of cotton seed products, but
the complainants failed to show I'D or
substantiate their allegations. On the
other hand. however, large delegation of
cotton seed crushers was on hand to ex.
press satisfaction with the existing rates:
hence tho commissions refusal to disturb
them.
In the matter OF making an emergency
rate for the movement Of mixed carloads OF
pagging and ties, to Offset the cut In the
Interstate carload rate on ties, no action
was taken for the present, but the COM
mission announced ready to meet any
emergency that may arise, which, properly
interpreted, means that II the St. Louis
mixed bagglng and tie rate is cut the cut
! VIII be met by a corresponding reduction
In the Galveston and Houston rate without
further notice. In this connection it is
In order to state that the commission this
evening received g telegram from Chair
man Campbell CT the Southwestern bureau
that he knew nothing of the 35-cent rate
from st. Louis which 1t was alleged before
the commission yesterday and today by
Mr.. Murray, representative OF the cotton
oagging combine, had been guaranteed
certain st. Louis jobbers. Mr.. Campbell
further stated that all the st. Louis lines
denied having secretly contracted for such
a rate. Later, though the commission was
informed by telephone by Carter, Battle
d Co. of Fort Worth, that they had been
| quoted S5-cent rate from st. Louis. They
| failed to name the line quoting It. how
ever.
! In the matter of the absorption of wharf
charges at Galveston, the commission re-
voked all outstanding authorities permit
ting 1t, the interested lines having agreed
10 observe existing rates on cement going
into store without absorbing the wharfage
thereon, and to accept minimum pro-
portion of 20 cents on through shipments
from Galveston and of rs IA cents from
New Orleans terminals.
Chairman Farley of the Dallas freight
bureau appeared before the railroad COM
mission this evening and asked for hear
Ing on proposition to raise the agricul-
tural implement rate for short distances
and to decrease 1t for long distances.
j. P. Wilson of Elgin also appeared be-
fore the commission and gave notice that
he will make application for uniform
rate on rock for jetty work from Millican,
Muldoon and Clay stations to Velasco ond
Galveston.
The Farley request was turned dawn.
Hearing of matters connected with the
recent cutting of interstate rates on cotton
ties having been resumed before the rail-
road commission this morning, Mr. Heller
man of Austin, dealer in bagging and ties.
testified that the buyer would get the ben
eft OF any reduction that might be made
in the bagging rate, but that the Illinois
Steel company got all the benefit Of the
AZ cent rate on ties from Chicago In so far
as its own product was concerned. He
exhibited contracts to back his testimony
as to the bagging rate.
Judge Perkins OF the Cotton Belt assert
ed that his line had kept out of the AZ
cent rate until the commission itself had
gone into it, Should the commission insist
on Furnishing all the lines because one or
two of them had cut rates, 1t would be dis
pensing Chinese justice, he asserted. In
China, whenever the lnhabitant of town
commits a wrong. they send an army to
that town, surround it, and kill everybody
within its precincts.
well, tell us who did the cutting then,
retorted Chairman Reagan.
I'VE have told you all We KNOW" re-
piled Judge Perkins. "The Rock Island
did It,"
''You haven't told us much" was Chair
man Reagan's comment. Instead OF help
ing us stop the cutting, you joined IN IL.
"Well help you all we can. There Is no
odxf nj he
Illinois Steel company made CONTRACT
with somebody to carry ties to Texas AT
AZ cents. You have no jurisdiction over
that company, but you are trying 10 pun
ish us for something we are not respon-
sible for. If the. Southern Paeitc VIII take
out its AZ cent rate ana the commission
will withdraw its emergency rates IRON
Houston and Galveston we may 40 ZIP the
Rock Island yet"
1--WE are willing to do everything we
ran 10 restore rates" was Chairman Rea-
gan's reply to this. You say you WI
make the Rock Island come to time, but
will the other roads agree with you on
this?" u wsr
for themselves" ~.
well. / know one who will not. Mr..
Allen of the Katy told me he would not
withdraw the AZ cent rate
Resuming his talk. Judge Perkins SAID
that the only remedy for the troubles un-
der consideration was a railroad bureau
maintained by the Texas lines under COM
mis- sio- jurisdiction. 40 =, .,o,
q bureau could be organized without com,
ing in conflict with antitrust law II would
confinuing, Judge Perkins insisted that
no cut should be made in rates on mixed
cars of bagging and ties, as said rates
are being maintained. and had not been
involved in the cut in carload TIC rates
I'VE have evidence that the bagglng
ard lie mixed car rate is going to be cut.
remarked Chairman Reagan Contracss
nave been made to move this stun a. 90
CENTS from 81. Louis and the commission
Is going to meet this rate. ia.
Mr. Iovett of the Southern racing
,noneht il most likely that the 50 cen,
rate nroposition from st. Louis was pasea
upon the suppostion that the commission
was going to reduce the rate because o.
me CIT in the tie rate. He hoped now
ever that commission would not realus
The hagglng and tie rate without posi'se
evidenee thai Il was being cut from ~,
Louis. H. however, 1t was ac'ua,ay me
tron, 81 Louis. he was willing thal .ne