The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-28
NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS
The Commission Makes Itself Manifest on
Several Important Matters.
HUNTINGTON PURCHASED TEXAS MEXICAN.
The Iron Mountain Road increases
Its Capital Forty Millions of Dol
lnrs--Ismcrgency Ratcs--Notes.

Austin, Texas. June 27.--Today the rail-
road commission. in accordance with ro-
tice issued last week, took up the carlnai
cotton tie rate with view to reducing
same in the State as an Offset to a cut
made in the rate In effect for the move
ment of this product from Chicago to
Texas. The International and Great
Houston and Texas Central and the ,uth-
ern Pacific were represented at the meet
ing A communication from the fire. ght
department of the Rock Island, which rad
inaugurated the cut. was read. 1t was
stated therein that said cut had been forced
by manipulations of the rate through New
Orleans. In reply, Mr.. Allen of the Katy
read letter from Mr.. Drew, the traffic
manager of the system, denying tue New
Orleans rate manipulation story aud eitg-
ing that the Accent rate from Chicago had
been put In on contract with the Illinois
Steel company to enable that conc IN to
recoup itself from losses on contracts
made prior TO the recent advance ia steel.
All the representatives of the roads
present, except Mr. Jones OF the Houston
and Texas Central, asserted that they DGd
positively refused to protect the accent
rate from Chicago. Mr.. Jones stated that
his line was accepting a proportion of 26
cents of the rate of 40 cents, via New Or
leans, and proposed to continue 10 do so.
He intimated that, notwithstanding their
professions to the contrary. the other lines
had secret contracts for the handling OF
ties from Chicago, and, asked to BE- more
specific, he declined. but stuck TO 1t that
there we're things going on that Justified
him in sticking to the &c cents proper
tional, via New Orleans.
This moved Judge Reagan 10 remark
that the railroad people were 4 hard set
and that there was no use discussing the
matter any longer, and 1t was dropped
with the understanding that rate cf II
Houston on ties in carloads will be put in
at once, and that further hearing will
be called to consider the propTety of re-
ducing the less than carload rate on ties
The railroad commission gave notice this
evening that on July 1t will, in coppli-
ance with petition from the Houston and
Texas Central and Cotton Belt, consider
the advisability of cancelling its tariff APP
plying to crude and fuel petroleum and OF
adopting the rates applying to refined pc
troleum for the movement of the former.
Notice was also given of hearing to lie
had on July for the purpose of consider
ing an adjustment OF rates on bagging and
ties in straight or mixed carloads and on
less than carload shipments of the same,
The notice further states that in this con-
nection the commission will on tie sab e
date consider the question of a reduction of
class rates and rates on lumber and hive
stock, and of the passenger fares on the
lines of the railroad companies which are
engaged in reducing the freight rates to
points in Texas from points in other Staffs
The following was promulgated :, take
effect at once for the transportation CT
cotton bale ties in carloads: To points in
Texas common point territory from IIous-
ton Is cents, and from Galveston 81 cents
per 100 pounds, in all cases whore such
rates arc lower than the current fifth class
rates. The rate of IS cents shall apiiy
as maximum between all points 70 which
1t applies from Houston. Rates from CT
to points in differential territory shall be
determined by employing the current fifth
class differential rates prescribed in sec
tion of the general tariff of class rates
No. @ under the rules governing the same,
in connection with the rates above speci-
fed.
The date OF the hearing, set FIR July s,
to consider class ratings for shipments OF
vermicilli, etc, and to take up the rfatter
of tariff of rates for the movement of
cotton seed products to Galveston, was
changed to July g.