The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-19

Commissioner MayfieId Gives a Succinct
Review of the Whole Matter.
Says Relief Can Only Be Afforded by Reduction of
the Rates Applying Within the State-He Makes
Recommendation to that Effect.

Austin. Texas. July 1s.-The following
succinct and clear statement with re-
gard to the Texarkana situation will prove
interesting at this juncture, the railroad
commission having today announc I'd its
decision In the matter:
Texarkana and Marshall situated in
the northeastern part of the state, are
within what is known as common point
territory" A considerable jobbing or dis
tributing business is conducted from these
towns, as is also from Shreveport, sit
uated near them. Houses and firms en-
gagged in similar business are located at
various towns in the same section OF the
safe, among sucn towns hslng Ca ks
vile, Paris, Bonham, Greenville, Long
view and Tyler. and perhaps others These
also are located within Texas common
point territory. All of the towns named as
well as some of the larger joDbng eenters
OF the State, are sharp competitors Ger
business in the same territory. The sup
plies for these Jobbing centsrs q e drawn
from the same factories and markets, and
u is manifest that substantial eiuoiity
IN freight rates must exist 10 orde" that
all may have a fair chance 20 par io.Iate
in the business. Ordinarily, the freight
rates are the same to all olac,s wi hin
Texas common point territory from ST.
Louis and the defined .ercitorY, which
practically, means all supply Ioai kets.
Except Texarkana. Marshall and SnIeve-
port the rates are the same 10 the tcWns
named. but as to them prefere ltial or re-
duced rates, to remarkable extea5, pre-
vail on nearly all the COMMODITIES dis
tributed. For example,: From st. Louis
TO Texarkana the carload class rates ere
~ -. 4
weight, against 20, a. So, "a, 43 and sc
cents per hundredweight to Texas common
points. Agricultural implements, 40
cents TO TeXarkana, against 81 nul 10
cents to Texas common points. Axes.
less than carload, II cents to Texarkana,
against i13 cents to Texas common points.
Canned goods, carloads, in large essort-
ments, SO cents to Texarkana, in le-
stricted lots As cents to Texas common
points. Wire and nails, carloads. SO cents
to Texarkana. 5S cents to Texas common
points Machinery, engines and boilers.
carloads, 81 cents to TeXarkana, ii cents
to Texas common points. Packing house
products, A cents to TeXarkana, &C cnTl,s
TO Texas common points. From New Or
leans, sugar, carloads. ~ cents to Tex
arkana, IA cents to Texas common points.
Molasses, rice and sugar, carloads, so
cents to TexarkaDa, mofasses and sugar
rs cents and rice 81 cents 10 Tsxas COM
mon points, and so on. Extended to in
clude practically all the commodities
from all sources of supply handled by Jor-
bling houses. the disparity is equally
striking.
On the bulk of the principal commodi-
ties the rates are the same or 1eary so
to Marshall as apply to feX1rksna. 1t
is well known that in all respects the
rates are much more favor able to Shire, e.
port than those applying 10 MARSHALL ard
Te2arkana.
Such, briefly stated. is Il o Texarkar a
situation so-called. That 1t is seIiors
and threatening must be aprani At from
casual observation, and 1t has aeen en-
phasized by repeated and earnest appeals