The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-03
COMMISSION HEARING.
Rates on Empty Kegs and Barrels
Und9r consideration.

hutes on EMPTY hegs ana BnrreIs
Und9r Consideration.
Austin. Texas, october 2.-The railroad
commission convened in open hearing this
morning according to notice issued
September to take some action On the
question of reducing the rates on empty
barrels and kegs.
The hearing is the result of an appllca-
ton for reduction fled by the Collins
Manufacturing company OF San Antonio
Several of the railroads protested against
the reductions. Chief Clerk Johnson Of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe freight
office stated that he thought the rates
we're low enough, and that in his opinion
the Collins company was not In posIti
10 request a reduction, because their
plant is located about 900 miles from the
timber or base of supply of the raw ma
terial.
Mr.. West OF the Katy was of the same
frame OF mind as MIR. johnson and stated
that it Is III effect the old proposition 10
mill-in- transit.
Mr.. Bartholomew OF the international
and Great Northern also objected TO the
reduction. He did not believe that the
barrel factories 500 miles from the raw
material should be placed on an equality
with factories situated at the forest line,
especially II it is to be brought about at
the railroads expense in the cutting down
OF their revenues.
Mr.. Carter, representing the Little Rock
Cooperage company, appeared In opposl-
ton TO any reduction He said that MS
company had built a plant at Texarkana TO
take care of the business In Texas he
also said that about $50, 600 barrels of oil
IL, - fa Las n which
his house supplied about 10000, ana that
the rates were perfectly satisfactory. Mr..
Carter also contended that san Antonio
was too far away from the raw material
to supply barrels to North Texas.
The Collins company was represented by
it's secretary, c. S. Austin, and Attorney A.
w. Seeligson OF San Antonio. The attor.
ney in support of the application SAID
that his clients did not desire an abso-
lutte equality, but simply a slight reduc-
ton, and nothing like an equality. He
stated that their expert cooper. one Of the
hest in the State. made tour OF Texas
and was OF the opinion that 100000 tight
barrels were in demand
The commission took the question under
Amusement
At the second hearing OF the railway
commission today the following circular
was considered:
1t is ordered that notice be and the same
Is hereby given to all persons interested
that the railroad commission OF Texas will
on Tuesday October O. 1900, at tie office
in Austin, take up and consider the mat
ter of tariff OF rates for the transporta-
tlon OF lumber and articles taking the
lumber rates, in carloads. from all sta
tions on the Trinity and Sabine branch OF
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway Of
Texas to stations on the Gulf, COLORADO
and Santa Fe railway between Houston
and Galveston.
II will be proposed 10 establish the
same rates as are new In effect from mills
located On the Houston East and West
Texas railway Texas and New Orleans
railroad. Gulf Beaumont and Kansas City
railway and Texarkana and Fort Smith
railway TO the same stations
The principal points brought before the
commission was that the mills along the
Trinity branch OF the Katy want the
same rates to Alvin snd Hitchcock as he
mills on other roads have 10 those points
Mr.. West and Mr.. Bartholomew, repre-
senting the Katy and the International
Z and Great Northern. opposed the redpc-
I tion and arguing IN maintain their poini
stand that the present rate, which Is
122-4. is low enough. The commits 90
took the question under advisement
Assistant Freight Agent Johnston o.