The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-18
ORDERS BY THE COMMISSION
NEW RULES AS no THE SHIPMENT
OF COTTON by WEIGHT.
Railroad Companies Are 10 weigh
Each Shipment Where Shipper
Does Not Furnish 1t Under oath.

Austin, Texas, July 1.-THE following
has been Issued by the railroad commits
sion.
1t is hereby ordered, that commodity
tariff No. I'D issued by this commission to
apply on shipments OF cotton and cot
ton linters, in bales transported by rail-
roads between points in Texas, and effec-
tive March 10, 1893, be amended by can
ceiling fourteenth rule in section 8 OF said
tariff, which was established by circular
No. 1893, dated January 3. 1900, and ef-
fective February 10, 1900, and substituting
therefor the following:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rates of this
tarin shall, unless otherwise provided,
apply upon the actual weight of each bale
of cotton or cotton linters transported,
to be ascertained in the following manner:
ta) 1t shall be the duty of each rail-
road company TO demand OF shippers
sworn statements showing the actual
gross weight of each shipment: Such
statement may, at the option of the rail-
road company be required at fixed Pc
RODS, not less frequently than once each
week, in which case each statement of
each shipper shall embrace shipments
made by him during the period immedi-
statement is made, or they may be re-
quired at the time each lot of cotton o.
cotton linters is rendered for shipment
Such sworn statements shall embrace
full description OF the shipments as ex-
hibited by the bills OF lading, including
the number of bales, marks, brands. con
signor. consignee, origin and destination.
The sworn statements so made shall be
kept on file in the Office OF the station
ttrh &c ny
weights furnished in accordance with the
foregoing requirements shall be inserted
in bills of lading and employed by rail-
road companies 10 computing their charges
for transportation.
| (b) If the shippers fail or refuse to
| furnish the sworn statements of weights
in accordance with the provisions set forth
in paragraph (a) OF this rule. then the
railroad companies shall not permit any
weights to be inserted in bills of lading
/ but they shall have the cotton or cotton
linters wsighed by their own employees at
! point OF shipment. ip transit or at des-
tinatson and shall aEss1ire their employees
who weigh such aGrrsSwiuts to make sworn
ietatements OF the actu,N gross weights so
ascertained, including a full description
OF the cotton weighed, marks, brands, con-
signor, consignee, origin and destination,
and the numbers and dates of way bills.
/ by railroad companies in computing their
charges for transportation, and the sworn
statements shall be transmitted to the
! station where the shipments originated
and shall there be kept permanently on
hle.
This order shall take effect August {,
1900,
TIE railroad commission today took w
Ia ttnr fha ~ auEt nv
owing TO an exception to Western classi-
ncation affecting the transportation Of
furniture in oarloads furniture. new,
all kinds. minimum weight 1880 pounds
per car. class a; minimum weight 5000
pounds per car third class" After hear
ing, Il was decided 10 adopt the PROPOSE
tion ana an order to that effect WAS Is
sued.
The matter Of an adjustment Of rates
on lumber from points on the Texas
Southern to all points IN Texas was taken
under advsement,
Austin, Texas. July 1.-THE railroad
commission this evening turned down.
the application of the Texas and Pacific
for authority to reduce fourth class rates
from Paris to TexarkanA as an Offset
TO the advantage Texarkana ENJOYS by
reason of low interstate rates prevailing
into that point. and decided upon remedy
OF its own for the Texarkana situation
Said remedy oontemplates the applica-
ton within IRE State OF rates equal TO Is
per cent OF applied tari1 on all oommod-
tiles taking low interstate rate to Tex
arkana than obtains 10 Texas common
points. This win go into effect on Aug
ust s.