The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
SHIPPING OF COTTON.
Galveston Maritime Associations New Rules
Objected To.
WHY COTTON SHIPPERS DISLIKE THEM
Say They viii ship via New orieau.
or All Rail Rather Than Sign
the New CONTRACT.

Railway men feel that with the Let Of
September the business season has COM
menced, OF course they do not exneet an,
rush for few days. but with the outlook
for big crop they anticipate a big reye-
rue from the movement Of the coming
cotton crop, which is estimated to be
somewhere in the neighborhood of 5000 COO
bales.
In connection with the movement Of
this cotton the new rules of the Gulyes-
ton Maritime association are being dis
cussed. Some shippers assert that il these
rules are not changed they will send cot
ton through New Orleans or by rail to
New York.
On the back of the engagement note for
cotton the Galveston Maritime assooia-
ton demands that shippers sign the fol-
lowing contracts:
l. Each and every bale OF compressed
cotton shall contain a minimum density
OF 22h pounds per cubic foot when de-
liVered alongside the vessel and any balo
or bales OF cotton containing less density.
the ship agent shall have the option OF
Tecompreesng for shippers account. at a
cost not exceeding the price any available
compress In Galveston will compress the
cotton for, or Of accepting in the condi-
ton rendered, charging the shipper not
ms 1tt,f ~.
Galveston Maritime associations certif-
cate shall be sent to the shipper for all
cotton not delivered In accordance with
above density.
q II the goods are not shipped or de-
llvered within the period stipulated in
the contract, the ship agent may re-en-
gage at best rate obtalnable, for account
of shipper. II no other cargo Of such ma
ture as the ship can carry can be secured
at once for immediate delivery, the ship
per shall he responsible for dead freight.
3. The ship agent or agents and shipper
or shippers by signing this contract OBJ
ligate themselves to pay each to the
other in cash, at Galveston, Texas, all
costs and (or) damages stipulated for in
rules one and two hereof
A. Each and every bale OF cotton shall
have, on delivery to the ship, not less
than eight (S) bands, and any bales larger
than 24x5f inches, gin measurement or
not properly covered, shall be subject to
fine OF twenty-five cents (25c.l per bale.
Shippers, In signing this contract, OBJ
lsate themselves to pay said fine to the
ship agents at Galveston, Texas.
The Galveston Maritime association's
certificate shall be sent to the shippers
and be proof of the condition OF the
bales.
The ship agents are backed up IN this
by the Galveston cotton exchange which
has issued a circular indorsng the new
rules
While 1t is generally admitted that a
bale Of uniform size Is worthy OF all en-
enlargement, cotton men at Houston and
elsewhere in the State object to the Gal
weston method of forcing this issue.
With two exceptions every cotton ship
per in Houston has resolved that they will
not sign the-ontract, but will divert their
cotton elsewhere unless the Objectionable
rule (No. 4 is at once rescinded In
fact, some OF the largest cotton buyers
in the State are already concentrating cot
ton at ST. Louis.
The railroads are perfectly serene in
the matter. 1t is none of their hght, and
they will be only too glad TO get the all
rail haul for the Texas cotton crop.