The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15

~ StS7N tHe disadvantages under
which certain Texas points labor which
apply from st. Louis. New Orleans and
the Atlantic seahoard to Shreveport. Tex
arkana and certain stations on the Texas
and Pacific and the Texarkana and Fort
Smith south of Texarkana.
The following propositions we're sub
mttted for consideration TO overcome rho
difference between the rates applvine
from St Louis and the seabord "a
Texas common points and the low rates
applying or to be hereafter adopted for
application from the same points "a TEX
aTkana and points taking the same rates
DIS Texarkana:
Proposition L. 70 adopt, .,r anp,ics-
ton from Texarkana, Waskom and inter-
mediate points on the Texas and Pacific
railway ana points in Texas on the nortb-
ern division OF the Fexarkana and Fort
smith railway to points east OF Denison.
sherman, Mckinney, Plano and Dallas
and north of Tyler on the st. Louis south
western Railway of Texas, he sherman
| shreveport and Southern railway, and the
Texas and Pacific railway, rates sufficient
iy high to accomplish the object stated
in explanation above.
proposition 2. To adopt, for appIica-
ZION, as may be found necessary he
tween points east of and including Dent
son, Sherman, Mckinney, Plano and Dai
las. and north OF and including Tyler
on the st. Louis Southwestern Railway
OF IeHas, the Sherman, Shreveport and
southern railway, and Texas and Pacific
{ "A mt al. w
and intermediate points on the Texas and
Pacific railway nor from points in Texas
on the northern division OF the rexarkana
ana Fort Smith railway, rates sufficiently
reduced below those now in force to pro-
duce the result set forth IL explanation
above. In connection with this PROPOSE
tion VIII be considered the Necessity for
increasing or diminishing TIE district in
which the adjusted rates shall apply, and
for combining the application of such rates
| to the movement Of freights in ne Girec-
ton in which the disadvantages COM
planned of actually exist
The hearing opened with the reading Of
letter from n A. Stedman, general
attorney of the International and Great
Northern, suggesting that the object
sought might be obtained by a blend ns
of two propositions, towit: BY raising
the distributing rates to some extent from
Texarkana to the territory over which the
low interstate rates prevailing into that
city give 1t control and BY lowering 20 a
corresponding extent the distributing
rates from points competitive with Tex
arkana to said territory.
letter from Paul NAPLES of Fort
Worth to J. Farley of the Dallas freight
bureau. was read Mr.. NAPLES declared
himself in favor of a reduction of local
rates in the State and approved of the
proposed reduction in the territory west
of penison, Sherman, Mckinney and Dali
las, although il would not reach Fort
Worth. he being in favor of any move in
the direction of reducing rates no matter
how limited it's scope
A. S. Dodge, traffic manager OF the
Cotton Belt, did not approve Of either
proposition submitted for consideration
and given above He adhered to the
proposition submitted by the railroads
two weeks ago contemplating an increase
of interstate rates into TeXarkana TO the
highest Little Rock combination ana
corresponding increase in the Shreveport
rate. his opinion being that with such
an adjustment rate conditions would be
so affected at TeXarkana as TO leave no
inequality requiring change in the dis
tributinG rate from TeXarkana
Mr.. True, the commissions rate clerk,
read the figures of a tariff which he had
arranged to meet the situation In which
Texarkana is conceded an advantage OF
S cents per 100 pounds in the territory IL
reaches. said tariff TO apply to all points
taking the Texarkana rate. Mr.. true
figures we're based on slight increases from
Texarkana and slight decreases from COM
petitiye points to the territory west OF
Dallas and Sherman on 1.-The Texas and
Pacific and north of Tyler on the Cot
ton Belt.
Mr.. Jones of the Houston and Texas
Central objected to this on the ground
that II put into effect existing rates from
Fort Worth and points out of the territory
affected could be cut TO certain points IN
said territory by using the current rate
to Dallas. say, and the reduced rate from
Dallas In other words the combination
through Dallas would make less than the
current rate.
J Chairman Reagan suggested that II
might be we'll to consider the adoption OF
system of arbitrary rates Instead of I'M
dertaking an adjustment on distance
basis.
/ Chairman Farley OF the Dallas freight
bureau opposed any increase OF rates IN
Texas common point territory. Contended
I that any increase OF rates from TeXarkane
based on the rates into Texarkana must
necessarily be unstable and uncertain as
the latter continually change. Asserted
that the difference between carload and
less than carload rates TO Texas has been
in many Instances narrowed, while. The
commodity list has been considerably
shortened In the State during the pas
twelve months, thus diminishing the ter
ritory in which the Texas jobber can
operate. Favored the proposed reduction
OF 25 per cent in State rates on commodi-
Ties carrying a lower rate to Texarkana
than to Texas common points, suspend
ed nending determination of the ques'
tions raised at this hearing.
Mr.. Lovett Of the Southern PACING ad'
vocated a sufficient raise In the rate;
out of Texarkana to make the comona-
ton through Texarkana the same al
through competitive common points, and
opposed the proposition for reduction OF
rates from said points 10 competitive
territory on the ground that II would
carry With II the possibility Of reduction
from points outside OF said territory u
points within its limits. The proposed
HORIZONTAL reduction OF % per cent in state
rates would not adjust the difficulty. On
the contrary IL would leave the Texar.
kama situation unchanged. and he could
not understand why II should be advo-
Gated by Mr.. Farley OF Dallas, as It would
not remove the alleged disadvantage under
which that, city Is laboring as agairis'
Texarkana. Thought the increase in in.
| terstate rates into Texarkana proposed
10 Aha rai1roahs themselves two weeks