The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15
SWITCHING RATES.
Decision Of the Railroad Commission
in the Matter.
COMPANIES MUST NOT PAY DRAYAGE.
Rules Governing Transportation OF Grain
and Milling 10 Transit.
NEW PASSENGER TRAIN SCHEDULE GIVEN
Houston and Texas Central win
Chnnae-Throuxh Chair Car and
sleeper Service Is Extended.

Austin. Texas. October A.--Tre follow
ing vas Issued By the railroad commission
this morning:
The railroad commission o. Texas hai
adopted ,he following rulings IN the mat
tsra OF milling IN transit and stopping
grain IL transit"
MILLING IN-rRArssTT.
The existing regulations governing u,
privilege Of "milhng-in transit" a. ss-
.ablished By the railroad companies, are
hereby adopted and confirmed for use Until
further notice.
STOPPING GRAIN IN TRANSIT.
/. Grain. IN carloads. may bs stopped
IN transi, for the purposes OF cleaning
clipping. gaok!ns. ahelling. storing aud re-
consigning.
:. 80 extra charge shall Dc made Cor
stcpginz grain Ia transi, for any Ok tho
pgrEosea above named, except Ia The case
Of corn. which shall be subject TO a
switching charge OF 81 per car IL addition
q the current freight rate.
9. weights.
(s) When corn Is stopped for the pur-
pose OF shefrng, the weight Of the sheiled
corr must be 50 per cent or more Of the
weight Of the shipment hauled to tha
stopping pout, but In no case less than
q. Geo pounds.
90 When any Kind OF grain is stopped
in transit for purposes other than that
provided for IN paragraph (al u tLiz
rule. the weight OF the shipment forward
sd from stopping point shall not De less
than that hauled 20 the stopping point:
but when the weight o; the shipment for
rsrded from the stopping point Is grea .er
than that o. the shipment hauled 10 the
stopping point. then the excess weight
shall be added to the way bill and chargaa
for az the rate applying on the balance o.
the shipment
T. When back haul" IS necessary. the
combined mileage to and from stopping
point shall be employed 20 determine the
rate applicable. II the rate on grata from
original shipping point TO stopping point,
or that from stopping point TO Anal des-
unatou 10. In such case, equal 70 tho
maximum rate provided 81 commodity tar
IN No. IA, or tariff OF grain hereafter
adopted. then the shipment shall be suo.
iect to an additional cssyge Of one-hali
cent per Ton for each mile of such "baca
haul" IN excess OF nifty miles.
Note.-The term back haul" employed
In the foregoing rule shall be under
stood to embrace only that portion o.
line which Is actually traversed in hott
directions by shipment. and the mile
aga 70 be used Ia determining the charg,
for hack haui' shall be that from stop.
ping point TO the p0int where the portion
Of a line actually covered BY the move.
ment in both directions terminates.
s. The grain forwarded from stopp!u,
point must, In all cases. be OF the kind
hauled to the stopping point.
8. The time consumed at stopping poin
shall not exceed six ulonthg after tba dat,
OF delivery AT such point, Shipments for.
Harded from star.ia..s point after the ex,
piration or such period Of six months will
be subject to full tariff rates for bott
movements of such shipments. This order
shall take effect November q. 1899.