The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-22

nast been Interested In any press or that
nv vutp"rations themselves have held such
iulercsts. Was, IL the commission, desired.
able testimony.
J Judge stcdman stated that the. Iutcrna.
,ional and Great Northern uwncd small
lhlock of stock In Houston press which
y wonld be glad 10 take Is cents on The
uoiPr tor However that company fnv-
orcd the compress regulations and was NOT
~ the least Influenced by Its Houston hold
Sir. Campbell Of Houston was prcnarcd
SHOW that the compress regulations
should be abrogatcd and the shipper al
lowed TO have his comprcssagc done whcrcv-
er II can he done hest and cheapest Did
not care. however. to take np time discuss.
ing aud producing testimony In the matter
II me commission was determined to stand
pat
Judge Reagan replied he was not speak
ing for the other commissioners but that
rs 1ar as he was concerned there was little
chance to convince aim that the regulations
are not the proper thing.
Continuing, Mr. Campbell pointed ont tho
Disadvantage at which the Houston buyer
!nhors because OF an agreement entered
into by the interior presses with the sant+
ton OF the commission In regard TO the
payment OF recomprossage charges II was
promised at the time said agreement was
made that MI the interior presses would
Sign IT, This promise was not fulfilled
however, and now thcre is no way to make
presses not party to the agreement come
TO time so that the Houston man has no
protection when he Is compelled 10 do bust
ness with one of thcni by the commissions
rules
Recess to p. M.
At the opening Of the afternoon session,
Chairman Reagan announced that the com
misslonors had during recess agreed that
! while the language of the notice for today $
hearing was pretty broad, It had not beet
contemplated by them to nhrogate or ma
| tcrialY change their compress regulations
! and TINT II would therefore he hut waste
Another call was then made for any one
who might have something to say In favor
of the proposition to reduce the cotton rate
to come forward, No one did so, however.
| and II. l.. Bats. representing the round
balr interests, arose and inquired whether
| remarks from persons favoring II reduction
/ of the rate on rotton compressed at. the
! gin would he appropriate, In view of the
| inci that the round bale people have APP
| Piled To the courts for Judgment To compel
| the railroad commission 10 make n rate
| for their benefit. II was agreed that 1t
! would he hest to Jet the subject rest until
! the case had been iudirially disposed Of
| posed reduction. the other side was called
| for and General Attorney Terry of the
/ Santa Fe responded lie could not acc any
| reason for proceeding amy further with the
! hearing as the only complaint heard was
! that Galveston was being Disseminated
| against by he Insurance companies and
| in0t wharfage was charged Tor IN calves
| Ton while II was free in New Orleans The
railroads were responsible for neither of
these conditions and reduction in the
| cotton rate wolld not remedy them.
| Chairman Reagan stated that the ncur.
ance and wharfage propositions were not
| the basis Of the present hearing. The idea
! Of reducing the cotton rate had been en-
! gendcred by reports OF the condition of the
roads. he declared. said reports showing
! that their revenues have materially in
creased In the past two years, leaving room
! q
| \ lr1uc Ion Of the cotton rate was pro
posed because said rate was the enc mort
In reply, Messrs. Terry, Miller, Lovctt.
Stedman and Lassiter argued that wn!l,
the tonnage of tho roads had increased
Ia The past two years, their revenues had
not correspondingly grown in volume In
considering these revenues the commission
! has overlooked the large suns spent on
cheney If the service. They overlooked ne
fact also that the increase in tonnage was
due to the rapid development of the State,
tors to N''''" ''' ''''''' WV '"i''' '""' ''
The cost OF operating railroads IN reyrs
We, higher II was cunteuded. thau IN other
Stntcf and the commissions power "a
limit the earnings Of railroad corporations
WAS denied. The subject Of damages foi
personal injuries was touched upon To illus
irate what the Texas railroads must stnhd
and Il was asserted that there are counties
in this State where they are 9nnna y
compelled 10 pay out more money IN liqu
dalton of judgments obtained in damage
thnn the Missouri Pacific pays on its en-
tire system of 5000 miles and more thar
The Southern Pacific pays on rs entire
system outside of the State. The Katy
ii was stated. paid out more in such suit'
in Grayson county last year than u pail
on the entire system north OF, Ked river
Cotton Il was shown. pays the smalles
percentage of freight, valne considered
OF any commodity moved by the TeNa'
roads and the injustice Of reducing IN,
rate before the size and value OF the year :
crop could he safely cstimnted was hroug
Ont previous conditions not being relinhl
in figuring up the size and value OF a pros
pcctlve production OF the staple.
Mi Campbell on behalf of the ,HnnStol
cotton merchants and myers, SAID he ha'
nothing to say with regard ia tho pto
posed reduction In the rate. he wished 4
I in Tho Houston. Galveston differential how
ever Such reduction would he all on
of proportion to the reduction snggeste
} IN the general rate and 70 make u w9ti
; the marketing of cotton, rs cotton can 10
he moved from Houston 10 Galveston g.
less than cents per 100 pounds I'M
being the. case, 2 reduction OF tue dihnerSbn
movement In the season. lie feared. fui
thermOre. that reduction Of the dinereI
tial would drive the Direct Navigation CON
Ern' business npnn the railroads. whic
were unable 10 handle II all cXpeditionsh
! lens Moller did not care for reductio
{ IN the rate Of local cotton but dld nehesv
that the rate to Galveston on cotton I,
/. exnort should he reduced at least . cent
nor 100 hounds Objected 10 a Galveston
: Pcrston diffcrcntIal except ON mileae
{ John u. Rogers stated that. Galyesto
= ,rSs willing for the adoption OF a milcag
/, tnin based ON Galveston :,
] New orleans would be much Obliged !,
It's adoption" remarked Chairman Reagal
o "WcI We are willing. 70 Try y, r
: tortrd Colonel Rogers and the hearing a.