The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-03

| NOTICE. mas Oeeu receiver AIOm 4h'Sle
ed lines of intention, effective reductions
| August 4, advances August II, 1900, to es-
tablish the following basis OF rates on
cotton. any quantity. from Texas to in
terstate points;
To points in Eastern and New England
States;
l. Via all rail routes. lowest combina-
tion Of locals through Mississippi river
crossings, except as provided In section
| No 3. Il being understood that locals from
the Mississippi river are:
To New York. y. Y. 80 cents per 100
pounds; to Boston, Mass. IS cents per 100
pounds.
Texas points except as provided by para
graphs 3 and A. viii be made by adding to
the locals to Galveston the following bas-
ing rates from Galveston
To New York. n. Y. and points taking
same or less rates via all rail routes, So
cents per 100 pounds
To Boston. Mass. and points taking
same rates via all rail routes. 50 cents
per 100 pounds.
1t being understood that these basing
rates on shipments originating at Gal
weston, are subject TO an absorption limit
beyond New ork OF l3 cents per 100
pounds to points taking New York rates
or less and Is cents TO points taking Bos-
ton rates.
3. Via gulf routes from Texas common
points and points taking higher than com
mon point rates, 10 points basing on New
York or Boston, the usual all rail differ
ences viii apply
1. Via quit routes. rates from points
taking less nan Texas common point
rates, viii be governed by Texas common
point rates, as maxima.
.. ta) Via all rail routes, rates viii be
, cents per 1o0 pounds higher than via
gulf routes. except where combination OF
locals makes less, and except as provided
in section No, Z
% 81. L6u7=- Southwestern on business
originating at its local stations destined
10 domestic milling points, reserves The
right TO protect gulf routes bia all raj
routes, If found necessary or desirable.
tc) International and Great Northern
railroad viii apply on shipments Of cotton
originating at points on Us line aud des
tined to Eastern milling points. rates ap
plicable VIA gulf routes.
td) The Missouri Kansas and Texa
railway reserves the right to protect gul
= route rates if found necessary or desir
able, via all rail routes, on cotton orgi
mating al points on the Missouri, Kansa
aud Texas OF Texas and Sherman, Shreve
4 port and Southern railway destined to do
nestle milling points in the territory az
fected by notice OF the st. Louis South
- western railway.
g. Rates from Houston. Texas, an
points on the Texas and New Orlean
10 railroad east OF Houston, to Orang,
. Texas. inclusive except north and sout
r,f I1gu ,r,1t TO ~, 4
.; higher than from Galveston.
AZ Z Established differences will apply i
- making rates from points In Texas takin
rs higher or lower than common point rate
TO Galveston, Texas. except that via a.
rail routes, the common point rates vii
s. be the minima in all cases.
- 8. The following absorption limits vii
govern. from and to points named
:. From points taking less than commo
> points rates 10 cents per loo pounds t
New York rate points and points takin
less rates. is cents TO Boston rate points
n. No absorption limit 10 apply on shipment
from Texas common points.
To Canadian points,
:, 2. Rates on cotton, from Texas point
y TO points in the Dominion of Canada sha
% be as much higher or lower than the rat
M TO Boston, Mass, as the rates from Eas
sH st. Louis, ILL.,, to Canadian points ar
us higher or lower than the rate from Eas
"a 81. Louis 10 Boston, TINS OASIS 10 appl
,r- both via all rail and gulf routes.
de To Mississippi river and interior points
10. The rate on cotton any quantity
= including cost OF compression, from Texa
points to Utah common points, may Il
~, Sl.S5 per 1O0 pouDd..
od H. The rate from Texas common point
tn TO Missouri river common points Kansa
en- City, Mo, to Omaha Neb. Inclusive, Mis-
re sissipi river crossings, Rock Island, III
Ter and south thereof, and Denver, Colo
e may be 10 cents per 100 pounds, exceI
80 that;
a - From stations on the Texas and "a
Id clilc railway -ftlanta ia Argo, Texas. in
h elusive, the rate may be 80 cents per II
d. pounds 10 Mississippi river points, Roe
as Island H., and south thereof.
On IL, From stations east OF Paris ar
*. Big Sandy, Texas on the Texas aud Pi
.ls cifc railway east Of Big Sandy. on II
at St. Louis Southwestern railway. ar
TO Winsboro and cas-, on the Sherman
or Shreveport and Southern railway. the RAJ
a may be 10 cents per 100 pounds 20 Aussi,
n sppl river crossings.
a. From stations on the Texarkana an
ed Fort Smith railway excepting Texarkan,
az and from Atlanta, Texas, rates may be:
or To st. Louis Mo-. so cents per Il
as pounds.
~ To New Orleans, La. 60 cents per i
pounds.
To New Orleans. La. (shipside delivery
CO cents per 100 pounds.
y To New York, n. y, 80 cents per i
ok pounds.
,rt TO Boston. Mass, 95 cents per i
ho pounds.
ID To Philadelphia, Pa, IS cents per l
IL pounds.
vt To Baltimore. Md, 81 cents per /
he pounds.
n ns To Albany, Schenectady and Troy N. J
,es IS cents per 100 pounds
its To Kansas City. Mo-, 60 cents per l
IN pounds.
~ 10. Rates to Shreveport may he fror
~ (a) kildare and Lodi Texas, $3.50 al
ms from Queen City and Atlanta, Texas
cents per balei Jefferson, Texas, 81 p
bale.
OBJ From Index. Chic. Draper and TT
ght by, Texas. on nat cotton 50 per hale; fro
Atlanta, Texas, .5 cents per bale.
From Bloomburg and Cass, Te' as,
cents per bale.
tcl From points on the T, S. NJ. and
ool w. from points on H. T. and 5. p. al
from Hallville. Texas; also from Longvi
ma and Longview Junction. Texas, Sis r
80 bale
.uS td) On cotton and cotton linters FRI
~ ~ Tenaha. Texas, 2S cents per 100 pounds.
'oh fe) From points on the Shermi
Shreveport and Southern railway as 4