The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-16
BUREAU ApvIcEs.
Changes in Texas Territory Rates
Announced.

Changes in Texas Territory Rates
Announced.
The following advices concerning
changes in Texas rates have been issued
by the Southwestern bureau:
Notice has been received from the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
railway that, effective February 26 1899,
rates named in tariff on grain and flax
seed will not apply from points on that
line to Texas points
Notice has been received from the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railway that, ef-
fective February 90, 1899, rates on lime,
IA, will not apply in connection with
that line.
Notice has been received from the South
ern Pacific company of intention effective
February 10, 1899, to establish the follow
ing rates on empty poultry coops, set up,
from Texas points TO st. Louis, Mo:
Less than carload shipments. First class
Carload shipments, minimum weight 5000
pounds per car forty feet and less in
length; on care over forty feet long the
minimum to be Increased per cent ad
ditional for each additional foot or frac-
tion thereof dnternal measurement
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Fourth class
First and fourth class diiferentials, re-
sDectively, to apply in making rates from
points taking higher than Texas common
point rate and to points in defined terri
tories.
Notice has been received from the Sun
set Route and Texas aud Pacific railway
of intention, effective February %, 1899.
TO establish the following proportional
rates to Eel Paso, Texas, on stock and range
cattle, transported in connection with the
Santa Fe system: From Van Horn, TeSas.
s27. so per 36-foot car; from Valentine and
Kent. Texas, $4,000 per 3G-foot car; from
Maria Alpine. Toyah and Pecos, Texas
1872. so per 36-root car.
Notice has been received from the South
ern Pacific company of intention, effective
February 20, 1899, to establish Lake
Charles, La, rates on lumber, carloads,
from mills on the Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf railroad TO stations on the Gulf,
| Colorado and Santa Fe railway in Texas.
| Notice has been received from the Santa
ITe system Of intention. effective February
| 10. 1899, to establish rate of 13 cents per
| 100 pounds on cotton seed cake, meal ana
hulls straight or mixed carloads, mini
mum weight $4,000 pounds. from Games
Vile. Texas, to Red Rock. O. 7.
! Notice has been received from the South
ern Pacific company OF intention, ehectiDe
| February IS. 1899, 10 establish rate OF ~
| cents per 100 pounds on sugar, carloads;
from New Orleans, La 10 fious'oh 'nu
| Galveston, Texas - G.
I,ouIs Southwestern railway OF intention
effective February 10, 1893. TO estaplsn
Mcneil, Ark, rates Oh classes ana COM
modities between stations on the 81; l .sn
Southwestern railway Of Texas ana mag
nolia Ark. -, ~ Mic.
souri,. Kansas and Texas railway OF IN
tention effective February - loss; 10 Is,
tahlish rates on beet cattle from Iemp' we,
Texas. to Denver. Col, cents per ~ ~,
bounds higher than rates applicable to 81
Notice has been received from the TeS "a
and Pacific railway of intention, ene ~ a =,
February ~, 1899. to establish rate OF o.
nsnts ner 100 pounds or logging cars, cur,
loads, from Marshall, Texas, to Maven
La. ,.a, fron the Rocl
1siand system OF intention. eheeiive IT, a,
Isian. 20 fsoe TO establish Milwaukee
WI, Wis rates from Richield. Germanso"i
na Granville. wis, TO Texas points.