The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-15
HEARING ON RATES
A Number Of Matters Taken Up BY the
Commission.
GALvfSTON'S PLANT DISPOSED OF.
Matter Of a Rate on Crude Petroleum
Under Amusement.
THE INTERSTATE CUT ON COTTON TIES
Brought Out Considerable Talk, hut
the Commissioners Got No Real
Information.
THE INTERSTATE CUT ON COTTON TIES

Austin, Texas, July 14.-The railroad
commission hearings postponed last weel
on account OF the Brazos food came of
on time today.
In the matter of class ratings on yer.
micelli, Italian paste. ETC., none OF the
railroad representatives or freight bureau
commissioners present cared to be heard
and the matter was taken under advise.
ment.
The next question considered was tina,
OF rates on cotton seed products from
common points to Galveston, complaint
having been made by certain Galveston
snip brokers to the effect that the rates
to New Orleans are discriminatory and dc
not preserve fair difrerential in favor OF
Galveston.
The compliments were not represented
and Judge Freeman, for the Texas and
Pacific, stated that the rate complained
OF was purely an export rate and that the
manufacturers of cotton seed products In
the State did not want it taken out. 1t
is to the interest of the Texas manufac-
tuners Of cotton oil, meal etc.. Judge
Freeman insisted, that the parity between
Galveston and New Orleans be main
tained in the matter of cotton seed prod
uct rates, which was done without giving
New orleans any advantage over Calves
,on. IN support OF his contention, he read
!etters from the different oil mills in the
state which. without exception, asked that
the existing tariff be not disturbed
Irathc Manager Bein of the Southern
racine agreed with Judge Freeman, and
submitted figures showing that Galveston
Is not at disadvantage in the matter
under existing tariffs and that 1t gets
its fun share of the business.
General Freight Agent Allen of the
Katy said that Mr.. zeigler, the complain
ant in this instance, was neither a manu-
facturer OF nor dealer in cotton seed
products and represented no one but him
self. Zeigler Is a ship broker and Allen
did not think that the commission should
change the rates at his request when the
shippers, manufacturers and railroads are
satisfied with them. AS to the allega-
ton that but little oil, meal or cake is
moving through Galveston, MIR Allen as
serted that it was baseless. He read a
letter from oil mills in which 1t was
shown that owing to favorable ocean rates
at Galveston they were enabled to do
much satisfactory business there as
against New Orleans and Mobile.
Mr.. johnson of the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Fe freight department stated that
under the present adjustment Galveston
is fully protected. and that he had been
unable to discover where. under it, any
business had been lost to the lines ter
minating there.
President Allison OF the Cotton Seed
Crusher association stated that the pre-.
vailing rates were satisfactory to the oil
mills, which moved Chairman Reagan 10
remark that there was no use consum-
ing further time with the subject in hand,
as the testimony was all one way and IT.
was evident that the parties most con-
cerned had no complaint to make against
the rates under discussion.
The next matter taken up was that OF
the necessity of promulgating a regula-
ton permitting or requiring all lines
reaching Galveston to absorb the wharf
forwarded from Galveston to points in
Texas A letter from Zeigler. ship broker
was read alleging that Galveston is being
Disseminated against in favor of New
Orleans In the importation of cement and
claiming that Galveston Is entitled to a
differential of 5lA cents under New Or
leanh thereon.
A letter from Parr & Co was also read
claiming that under existing conditions
Galveston is at disadvantage in han
ding cement.
Mr. Johnson of the Santa Fe stated his
line had found it necessary to absorb the
wharfage on cement to equalize with New
Orleans. Unless the New Orleans lines
should agree to add the Galveston wharf
age charge TO the New Orleans rate 1t
would be necessary to permit the Gal
weston lines to absorb the wharfage.
Judge Freeman of the Texas and
Pacific thought the time had come for
stop in this continual demand OF
Galveston for differential against
the earth. Galveston's pleas reminded
him OF the Dutch method OF fattening
geese. The geese are nailed TO
plank and stuffed with soft food until
their livers are enlarged. Galveston
had nailed her feet to plank and was
waiting for the commission to feed 1t
soft food. It did not want solid food.
because tho effort to chew and digest
1t would be too great Why doesn't
Galveston hustle like Houston? asked
the Judge. Why does it continually
whine about its disadvantage? Why
does it "belly-ache" So much instead
of going to work? II the Galveston
people would work more and complain
less about Its natural disabilities, its
representatives wouldn't wear such
long faces every time they show up
before the commission. They would
stem around lively Instead OF moving
as If leading funeral procession.
With the most magnificent beach on
earth. Galveston, he said. did not even
have hotel to entertain visitors.
Cornbread and curd at high prices Is
the best the stranger gets In the only
seaport" he asserted, with all OF its
opportunities to accommodate the
seeker after recreation. II Houston
had that beach, would 1t sit down and
whine for some one to huiid a hotel
there for its people and their guestsY
Has Houston waited for the outside
TO push it along?
make Galveston go to work, ex-
claimed the judge in conclusion flt
al for al