The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-06
THE RATES ON CRUDE OIL.
Texas Coal Production Is 100000
Tons a Year.
IMPORTS 100000 TONS ANNUALLY
Scale Of Rates on One and Two Line
Hauls Which Win Be Equitable Given
in the Beaumont Presentation.


in the Beaumont Presentation.
Following is the argument for reduc-
tion In oil rates to be submitted to the
railroad commission at the hearing now
In progress Ia Austin II Is the work OF
w r. Galloway, the welt known fuel oil
expert MIR. Galloway also is one of the
best known freight rate experts in the
South:
According TO the United states statistics,
Texas produces, annually, Of semi-bitumln-
ous and Ignite Goals 100000 tons; of this
amount about 10000 tons is Ignite and
is produced In Central and Western Texas,
the balance of the 8,40o,OO0 tons being
produced north of the Texas and Pacific
railway, and is consumed within radius
of 100 miles OF the mines producing 1t,
none Of II ever reaching Southern, Central
or Eastern Texas
The annual consumption FOR Texas for
commercial purposes ana for railway de
mands Is in excess OF S.ujO,OOO tons, which
deficit Is supplied with soft bitumlnous
coal, from foreign territory, as with one
exception CHouston ana Texas Central
railway liguite Is not utilized by railroad
companies. 1t being deficient In necessary
values. This dedcit Of $4,000 tons takes
from Texas annually. for freight charges
and mine cost, Sl7,2aOUOO, which is dis
triOuieU IN the Otner states TO the luuorinG
people and to the railroads; this estimate
eliminates Texas railway proportions oil
| through freight rates Oh the deficit.
With equitable freight rates On oil the
cost Of Ills deficit tSf7, 10000 would ind
! It's way, by legitimate channels. among
| Texas people in the way Of increased diri-
| dend 10 the manufacturer, increased wages
to the luborlng man, Increased earnings to
our railroads, Increased acreage In rice,
| cotton, cane aud other feXns products In
| creased dividends viii Induce capital TO
/ Increased
| labor uud citizens
! The rice and sugar Industries are direct
! ly affected by these fuel OIL rates. as cheap
rntes permit the development Of millions
| of acres of fertile land. located along oar
| railways, as waiter Is the principal expense
| and oil The most economical fuel Tine
| development Of these lands In rice or
/ sugar means millions OF tons increase 10
! the railway companies and millions OF DIS
! hursements To Texas labor, common and
The territory accessible to and within
| the rate limit Of Texas oil fields will con
Barres.
For commercial demands 900
! FOR railway uses ..,....,.....,..6, 1S4. OOt
rotal consumption for oil terri
Note-This does not include any cxpor
| OF water business 20 Louisiana
This consumption Of II .444. 400 barrels OF
oil equals 3Sl4,SuO tons hest soft coal
cost $l7 ,2GG 600; equals 9,s09.4s5 tons hes
ntst dcIroraj Gn 80 ,o,,yc ~ toN ~, 59,
miles ono linr ham S6 "a 40 matinT
saving Ms against host soff coal si05f2 iS0
We n1n nnt ronsisfentiv tnrindc U,,niie 4,
this comparative statement as II can no
he uttiignJ rnr "a ,,,r c,',,t ~ Ma ,ors,,,,,,
Hon 'i $40 ~ ip omit % eT 'enl ol lH's couSuin
Llgnite basis for cost is usually for min
| cosi md freight This IL in error "a
| me expepse ~ ntiii1irg iirnita In iabor
amounts to 60 per cent of original cost
i. o. d. price ut mine ........... 4
Freight. 225 miles. one line haul Isl q
Cost OF unloading ~....... ]
. Cost OF hnudling wheelinp ashes .
Cost Of firing per ton . 3
4 Actual cost nor ton TO consumer sg
1 Two tbonsaud nnunds ,r urnitn ~ acfns
I cost 10 ronsumdr Of SI1S nor ton -
- miles ono line hnui VIII evannrot,, OOl
pounds of water
'P,yo thousand uornds ott goQ ,n,,,f,
4 mt nm o,,nrn,sa nT,y,,,r N ,UJ 5ot ",iI
"rIte '' IN , H,1pI nor,s ' per ION "''' e'"i
'TTibe c6s ' fo69S no,,n T'ar ~ ,,o,or .yor
orHtiou with IGNITE ~ SnR rcpts
win ,ii nor tOOb no,u6s ,,ator c,s
Y 10I5 CENTS shov,Ing nn 9rtWal JIffcren,
i'm vaIue In favor oc oil Of 10 H. i06 rrnt,
4 for evnnerotinr 100 mounds a. u,otcr ~
0 10 he moro eaplieif IN Mil reo,lre nv
. ! - it.,'tt 49, ~ w lNYuhsl ~ v
aonS ol IN, iiguise \" er1P"tatG Us lnHch w 9'e
wnrfh az urnits To evnnnrnte 49, nc
water MS S3S{ worth az oil viii do n
= | course tho lphor az baualinp mo Ugnit
ana ashes Errrpses the cost n,,tnrt3n N,
The ,,su,i potbod ~ IVY MS ts,iI
no tnt"i ~ Mn, y" -u, ~ e ~ tb' ,i,t
wanna "itn,inp Nj ~" LII treisusi w, wnlc
4 ~, ~ tIi,lil"'e ~ lhls esulnate Sl'-s pc
ma conditions ana aI,roror,o T., win.
-, tiY Iin4S 1hu ulttleucc ~ Fuiu,
iii W., ~" ,t :, "la'us' " M
Ill 10 VS Sits , " c""' mining an
III t,ip sttuuHy,ns u'ilcr WileiNi
tcns NJ, Nv OF HPetntor mas no Suaral
= tees 10 protect mis- investments. which ~
!; nvveSssuriE ,htge, as AZ Investments al
= niiS T Miih w rlse OF me on now ana SUI
ply nelhs exhausted at any tme-nll opl
iohS helpE strictly upon theoretical basi
WIZ nolhlnR IN slgRt or guaranteed II
oSi,ne,tS ~ ueyel9pinIng Wells, ~ seeurin
cqulpmehi Tor marketing, In building PHI
lines ana expensive storage tanks an
7 niYnS "'l't NNpthSes' WlllNu mahr tue ~
eitTs',V iilNestiheht hrSe
: a large outlay for equIpmcut, which vi
"nsulu aH savings uuuei guIlriohS maj
q "HtihNhti lot one Near' hesiats no gun