The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-21

tion recent narrowing of the difference
between carload and less than carload
rates, from Interstate points on articles
handled In his line OF business He fur
ther stated that the classification had been
had the effect Of destroying the parity
between foreign and home iohbcrs; he was
mol particularly Interested In long hauls
"a wanted rate within reasonable
territory as low at least as rates prevailing
IN other States where the tonnage was
less.
., Charles Platter, grocery jobber OF Fort
Worth, and other points, approved of the
proposed reduction and called At ention to
the fact that the Chicago. Rock Is aud
and Texas Is alreedy and voluntarily curry
Waning on other roads and he offered as
n compromise n tariff based upon the Rock
lsiand tarln referred to. 1hi. tarlf Is car
RED fUr cighty-nine miles by the Rock
Island. II; which point maximum A.
cents. hrst-class, Is reached. with regard
10 the threatened reduction Of Interstate
rHleB ana the much-talkcd OF prospective
reduction or railroad earnings, he hal
heard such prophecies before, but had
never seen them come true; IT seemed 10
MIN that the railroad people did not do
the Jobbers justice. The latter were not
cohtendlng Tor executive rntes or rates thai
were NOT compensatory. All he wan ed was
redemption OF the promises Of the railroads
lat they would make reductions whenever
conditions Justified
With regard 10 ;ne Rock Island tariff re
ferred to by Mfr. Platter that roads attor
neY. Mr. l.nsSiter, asserted that its local
earnings would not pay interest on It's
bonds thouSh its bonded indebtedness Is
.oNer than that OF any other railroad IN
the state, mile for mile. Mr.. Lassiter also
presented protest signed by all the Fort
Worth business houses, except the NAPLES
Ilalter frocerT company, against any dis
turbancc OF the rates In effect on the Rock
lsiand and he also protested against the
proposed reduction on behalf Of the Fort
worm and Rio Grande, which, according
10 ms representations, were In no condi-
non 10 stand reduction of It's revenues.
Mr.. Platter said he approved Of the Rock
Island tariff ana liked u 50 wcll that he
mad submitted 1t as basis for tsriT for
the whole state.
Judge Perkins, general attorney for the
cotton Belt and Dallas Terminal railways
followed With most entertaining hard
luck story. He told how men who a few
years ago were chopping wood or driving
dFars had graduated nlo prUsp rOus job
beers and hloated owners OF trust stocks
Whtle the poor railroads had struggle cd
along with thirtyfve- pound rails, worn out
ties and swelling deficits These men were
here now, he said, complaining OF the noise
made by the country wagons that drove
up TO their Imposing business houses ia
get goods regardless Of the interests Of the
wagon Yards, the saloons ana the cigar
stands that thrive upon tho trade Of the
WagUncrs.
As he read IT, the purpose Of these ar
roeant iobbcrs was to hold up the railroads
In order to concentrate tho business OF the
STATE a. Few points nj a sacrifice of rev
onue, which the railroads wanted to invest
IN hrttcrmcnts which their past efforts to
| from making.
Speaking more seriously Judge Perkins
| said that II the proposed reduction was
made he would urge his Interstate connec-
, tons not to meet 1t with corrcsuOadiug
inlerstate reduction; but If was not exactly
IN "A Chrlstian spirit that he would do this
ne explained. His opinion. ii thr proposed