The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-17

COMMITTEE ON FREIGHT RATES APPOINTED
Executive Committee Was Given Ad-
ditionaI Dutics-CharSes Are to
he Investigated.

Fort Worth. Texas, May t6.--The Texa1
Grain Dealers association concluded itf
sessions this afternoon to meet next yeaD
al Dallas. While the association Is
prosperous condition, action was taken
TO reduce expenditures In several guar
tors. The Offices OF secretary and treasurer
were consolidated and the arpllfatloh'
TRANSFORMATION and legislative cohullu'eal
we're abolished and matters coming uhuet
those heads are IN the future 70 DC iou '''.'.
after by the executive committee ~ o,'N
monhcrs desire TO have di1erszqAs arDl-
tratod they will be required TO ocposil 20
for e,milar arbitration non members mul
pay $40. .o.,aa fba,
any effort 10 impose q tine OF Wv up1l'
any member who boughs from or eo,s
grain TO outsiders would be contrary
tho statutes OF this state ana uhi"Fpi"p's
"a tho association. Regarding the SNIP
mant Of grain subject to Inspection az
destinatlon when sold by members OF the
aasociatlon. the committee believed
would be impracticable 10 adopt any spe'
clnc rule and that the same should DC ~
10 nrfvate contracts between the part'eh
concerned. ,,,,,ittee
A resolution carried that a committee
be selected to confer Win tho $500 sS
~ securing. IL possible, ~ IL cents RAJ
an an grains in straight or mixed shlp
,nerts 10 common points 10 the state
This Joint committee o. grain ana FS4i.
road men will at once wait upon the lc@e
railway commission seeking TINS rate Nv
No nresent " 10 cents rate only corn am
oats are included ana the purpose 10
have the same rate Apply 70 wnea',
The insurance rating bureap having
been abolished under construction OF tho
antitrust law as beias violation o.
that law, the insurance committee report'
ed that there WAS no organized medium %
which the members could refer for rellei
from real or imaginary injustine In rules
or rates applicable TO the association. I'M
committe win investigate the mattef.
The subject OF occupation taxes was
considered and the legislative COMMITTEES
was instructed 20 do what II could with
the Twenty seventh legislature for re-
lief.
The following resolution was adopted.
/ Whereas, II has come to the knowledge
/ OF this association In the form OF letter
90 one OF Its members from Joekuschi
Davidson & Co, grain dealers OF Calves
| ton, accusing the grain shippors OF Texas
OF raising the invoice weish's OF grain y
I to 2 per cent; al
4 whereas, Such accusation tends TO cast
| dlshonor on the grain clippers OF Texas
/ as a whole; therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That the secretary OF this as
| ISOLATION be instructed to request or
! Messrs. Joelsusch. Davidson q co. proc
/ Of such accusations that the grain trade o
/ Texas may know who are guilty OF sncf
I dishonest methods and that the innoceN
may be relieved OF such opprobrium-
I Tho officers elested were: ]. .. Harri
sou OF Sherman, president: c. T. Wither-
spoon Of Dallas. frst vice president; 7 N
Sleeper OF Waxahachie, second vice presi
dent; c. II. crenshaw OF Fort Worth, sc
Rotary w. .. Harrisea Of Nc
Kinney. Frank Keli OF wiS-,ta Falls. Il
c. Below Of Pilot Point aud tho four Of
fcers constitute the executive commit
tee.
The estimate Of the grain yield in Texas
made by the members today Showed that
the increase IN wheat would be fully q
percent over last year while the decrease
In corn would be 10 and In oats IS per
cent.