The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24
THE PORT ARTHUR RATE
Commissioners Have Fixed . Day for the
Hearing.
THEY MAY CANCEL THE DlffERESrlAL
Full Text of the Observation-Disclosures
with Express Compa mics Good.
Holiday Observance.

In an article in this column several days
cgo The Post stated that the Santa Fe
and tho Houston East and West Texas
railways had protested against the cents
differential in favor of Port Arthur on cot
ton, the reason given being that as Port
Arthur now has a completed channel, and
vessels can load from the wharf. there is
no reason why that port should enjoy a
cheaper rate. In fact the Santa Fe route
mission rate Of 81 cents. but In all cases
applied the rate of 60 cents. which is the
Galveston rate. A day or two after The
Post called attention to this difference re-
garding Port Arthur's differential. dis
patch was received from Austin stating
that the commission would probably take
the matter up with view to the cancel
lation OF the differentlal Following that,
the commission yesterday issued circular
fixing January as the date Of the hearing.
The following is the full text of the circu-
lar:
Austin, Texas, December 22.--It is order
ed that notice be given TO all persons in
terested that thu railroad commission OF
Texas will, on Wednesday, January 3, 1Soo,
at its office in Austin. take up and con-
slider the matter OF an adjustment oil the
rates applying between Port Arthur and
all points in Texas. and between Sabine
Pass and all points in Texas.
In view of the many changes in condi-
tons that have taken place since the issu-
ance of the existing tariffs it will be pro-
posed to adopt the following amendments:
General Tariff OF Glass Rates No. g.
Add the following exception: Rates be-
tween Port Arthur or Sabine Pass and
other points in Texas. not otherwise pro-
vided for shall be made by adding to the
other points the following dfferential
rates:
Class 1. cents: @ 6 cents; 8, cents;
L. cents; 5. 8 cents; A, cents b, .
cents c. 2 cents; d. . cents; Il. cents.
The rates so made for application to and
from Port Arthur and Sabine Pass shall
apply to and from all points on the Tex
arkana and Fort Smith railway and the
Sabine and East Texas railway, south to
Beaumont.
Commodity Tariff No. 1-D,--Cancel Ex-
, ception No. rs and substitute therefor the
following Rates between Port Arthur
and points not otherwise provided for in
section of the tariff shall be made by
adding 6 cents per 100 pounds to the rates
applying between Beaumont and the same
points.
Commodity Tariff No. 3-A.--Add to sec
ton OF the tariff the following provision;
Rates to and from Port Arthur and Sabine
Pass shall be made by adding to rates to
or from Beaumont, 2A cents on cotton seed
cake, meal ashes or hulls and . cents OF
oil, tank bottoms the rates SO made not to
| exceed 20 cents on seed, IL LIZ cents on
cake meal or ashes, 12 IL cents on hulls
and 20 cents on oil, :
Such rates shall apply to and from points
| on the Texarkana and Fort Smith railway
ard the Sabine and East Texas railway
/ south of Beaumont.
| Commodity Tariff No. 10-A.--Add 10 sec
ton of the tariff the following exception
Rates between Port Arthur or Sabine Pass
and other points in Texas not Otherwise
provided for shall be made by adding
cents per 100 pounds to the rates apply nj
between Beaumont and such other points
Commodity Tariff No. 15-A.--Add thu
following exception: The rates between
Port Arthur or Sabine Pass and othe
points in Texas. not otherwise provided
for, shall, be made by adding cents pc
100 pounds to the rates applying between
Beaumont and such other points.
Commodity Tariff No. 17-A.-Chang'
fourth paragraph to read as follows; Thu
rates in columns headed Galveston" shall
apIl to maxima from Texas City, Velasco
Port Arthur and Sabine Pass.
Commodity Tariff No. 23A.-Add t.
section 1 of tariff Rates on woodel
handles, ETC." the following provision
Rates to or from points on the Texarkani
and Fort Smith railway and the saoin
and East Texas railway, south Of Beau
mont, shall be made by adding the fourth
class differential rate to the rates apply
ing TO and from Beaumont.
Commodity Tariff No. 25-a.--Add tn
following exception: Rares to or from
points on the Texarkana and Fort Smiti
railway and the Sabine and East Tex!
railway, south OF Beaumont, shall be mad
by adding regular class differential atc
to the rates applying to or from beaum NJ
Commodity Tariff No. 26A.-Add sac
, ton 8 of the tariff the following exception
Rates to or from points on the Texar
kama and Fort Smith railway and tn
Sabine and East Texas railway, south l
Beaumont. shall be made by adding to tn
rates applying to and from Beaumont tn
following amounts: Columns No. l,
cents; No. q cents; No. 3. cents; Nc
4, cents.
Commodity Tariff No 32-A.-Add tn
following exception Rates from o. t
. pints on the Texarkana and Fort smit
railway and Sabine and East Texas rail
way, south of Beaumont, shall be made b
!; adding class dlfferential rates to the rate
applying to and from Beaumont.
4 All other rates on traffic from and :
: points on the Texarkana and Fort Smit
railway and the Sabine and East Texa
railway south of Beaumont. Will also D
revised with tho view Of adopting sue
amendments as may be found necessary.
All persons interested in the matter
; set forth In this notice are. requested t
, present to the commission their views !
regard to the same on or before the ia
of the hearing The consideration OF sue
matters will continue from day to day ur
, til they are finally disposed OF.
! Victoria Items.
t Victoria, Texas. December 2S.-owini
, to the very Indictment weather the holida
! travel has not been as good as was es
! pected to Northern and Southeastern
, states, but as it has cleared UP now II
(, believed that there will be heavy bus
ness to Texas points, for which the raie
go on today. -,
The passenger depot ON arrival OF "a
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