The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-23
RATE SITUATION SUMMED UP
PECULIAR POSITION OCCUPIED Is,
SHREVEPORT CAUSES TROUBLE.
Unless This Is Changed. N Disnstrou,
Interstate Rate War May he
Expected In Texas.

Austin. Texas, May 22.-The railroad
commission today received notice from the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe and che San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway com
ranies that they would participate in the
rates. authority for the adoption of which
until May 20 was yesterday granted the
Southern Pacific and the Gould lines for
the protection OF Houston, Galveston and
other points until the expiration of the
Paris rates and ehe withdrawal Of the
commissions 5-eent Texarkana emergency
rate.
The commission is also in receipt Of
communication from the Paris CONNER
cial club complaining bitterly because of
the PRONUNCIATION OF the scent emergency
rate from Texarhana and points enjoying
the Texarkana interstate rates. The Paris
people contend tbit the obtaining Of fav-
orable interstate rates by themselves was
not cause sufficient for disturbing rate
conditions throughout the State, as said
favorable rates were granted them simply
70 enable thear city 10 hold its own against
leXarhAna ClarkSvlle and Fort Smith,
and not TO give 1t any advantage over
ether North Texas points 1t can not be
SHOWN they declare, that the hest OF 1t
Was given them in any particular and /;
seems strange to them that 10 force a
Withdrawal of the differenusl accorded
them above Texarkana, Texas should be
turned over to st. Louis, Memphis, New
Orleans and ether joBbers. No legitimate
ground for complaint WAS, i'm tbeic opin'
ion, furnished by the rates the Frisco gave
them, and no Ncnh Texas competitor can
successfully undertake TO show that said
rates were not justified by the peculiar
conditions existing at faris.
The trouble with Paris, irrespective OF
the merits Of its contention, is that It
put faith in Dallas and really believed
that the representatives OF THAT city we're
sincere in their professions OF sympathy
with its efforts to secure equalization with
Texarkana. The only interest Dallas and
other North Texas points had in seeing
Paris eqwilized was to obtain an excuse
for asking ehe application TO themselves
Of any basis that might be adopted in
fixing Paris AS soon as Paris was given
what 1t asked for by the Frisco the other
towns began to move In THE direction of
obtaining q differential over Paris. The
railroad commission stepped in however,
and before anything could he done In that
line promulgated its 5Aoent emergency
carload rate from Texarkaua, Atlanta
jefferson and Marshall to Texas common
points and created a situation which cul-
minated in the application OF the Paris
rates to common points. This condition
once reached. something had 10 be done
10 preserve Texas commercial interests
from the disastrous consequences of a con-
tinuation thereof Consultations followed
and with the understanding that an effort
would be made to remove the original
cause OF the trouble the commission
agreed 10 suspend its emergency rate on
Nav 29 and granted certain Teyas lines
authority TO apply it for the protection II
Houston and Galveston and other points
affected.
on the other hand the Frisco and the
roads which followed IS lead In applying
the Paris nate TO Texas common paints
gave notice that they would withdraw
said rate on May 20 and the matter is now
up to the representatives OF the roads In
terested In Texas business, who are TO
meet IN Chicago tomorrow MAY 2S) 70
consider It. The FIRST thing these repre-
eentattves win h're to do VIII be 70 set
tie the status Of Shreveport. II Is alleged
that Shreveport Is the only towy in the
United States which maleT Its cwh rafes
seated on a uavisah'e river and favored
win ~ebates by certain lines II Is in po-
sition TO successfully meet anv kind Of
con1ratgon Nobody knows iust eTactlv
how Shreveport rates are MADE, There Is
no lcie-ic in them and no attenot is made
10 explain the 1o1sis upou which they IRE
Init. Out from SHREVEPORT II IS claimed
thst the Houston maximum IS observed
hut further than this no particulars are
given,
The 'eprr,,ding OF the Shreveport stua-
tton 10 Texsrksna. Atlanta. Mnrshall ani
Jefferson nv GIVING shnse noints hyed
differentfal above ehrevepn-t has in4ensi-
fed it's erevity. Mt tNat Texsrssna. At
lar4a Jefferson and Marshall ct rear es
much figure as has haen claimed but
thei- ulacir,y upon Shreveport h's's has
furr'=heI the cue for deT'aud frn-n other
North 'revas towns. nnietlv bacNe' nv az
least one line running ont o. shreveport.
fcr charVe IN he existing system u
narire North Te~ss rates. Such change
v--rd rercssitate Ahe s1Nara'rmerf ~ 20
cornnnon r-oin. ~vsten1 spd he edop'ior
NJ a basiz FOR NoTsN Teyss differe1t from
tbat eurnlnved for South Teyss- nro0o-
si4ion cf shis hind will undoubtedly be
made ri tnncs-r0v's raesting and VIII
NEE. With vioie-t orrosi4iou from the
Southern Psciac gires The representa-
,ivas N those ii~es viii ins's' mon a
co-~ection ~ tho ehrsverort si'raton ena
decline 10 pe~o.iste on any o'Nsr basis
ara ,.-se-s dl-,ogition IL nani'es'ei BY
tba iines irteree.Af W deal with ihe rro7-
csiion in snirit OF fairness one Of tha
live-iast fr4ersAata rste wars ever waged
in the southweat may be expected.
Change Mt Tcxarlsnna.