The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
HEARING BY COMMISSION.
Matter of Reconsigning Sugar and
Molasses Under Amusement.
LUMBER ROADS CUT Off FROM RATES
The Commission viii Be Asked to Re-
duce the Rates Which Now Pre-
vail on Crude Petroleum..

today TO take up and consider the matter
of an application submitted by the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway com
pany for authority to adopt rules
and regulations to govern the priv
ilege of reconsignment of sugar and
moasses. at points on its line In
Texas. Said rules and regulations are, In
substance, as follows:
1. Shipments of carond lots of sugar,
molasses or glucose, from points outside
the state of Texas, which have paid full
tarifr rates to the point of reconsign-
ment within the Date, siay be transport.
ed from such point of reconslgnment to
any other point ON the Gulf. Colorado and
santa Fe railway In Texas at the balance
Oh the through rate from point OF origin
OF the sugar and molasses, subject TO a
minimum balance OF > cents per 100
pounds TO stations In common point terri
tory, with nith class dinerentals added
in diifcrental territory.
2 Expense bills Tor inbound shipments
must be surrcndered to cover an equal
tonnage outbound and must be dated not
more than sixty days prior to date OF re-
shipment.
g. When the balance charged from point
of reconsignment to point OF final dcstina-
ton III accordance with section / is less
than 70 cents per 100 pounds 1T Is con.
ditton of this arrangement that inbound
shipments must reach the point of re-
consignment via the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railway. When the balance is
~ cents or more such balance may he APP
piled against inbound shipments reaching
the point OF rec consignment by any line
4. Backhaul: II, of the Unbound tonnage
applied against out bound shipments, the
signing point In the direction of final des-
tinatlon no back haul charge viii be
made. If the larger portion moves into
the reconsigning point IN II contrary direc-
ton from that of final destination, In
yolying on the outbound shipment a
backhaul In excess OF sixty miles, q
charge of one-half cent per ton per mile
VIII be assessed for such excess backhaul,
computed one way, from the point of di-
vergence from the direct line, In addition
to the balance of the through rate as
above provided.
The principal point involved, was to
bring the crude article into the State. to
the rehneries, and ship 1t out on the bal
ance of the through rate on refined sugar.
Mr.. Goo iwyn of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe, Mr. Jones of tue Houston and
Texas Central, Jack Farley of the Dallas
freight bureau, and Nj. Allen of the Mis-.
souri, KANSAS and Texas, testified before
the commission and the question was
taken under advisement.
1t has been ordered that notice he given
to all persons interested. that the railroad
commission of Texas. Will. on Tuesday,
March -, 1901, Mt its office in Austin.
Texas take up and consider the matter
of general REIMBURSEMENT of the rates on
excess baggage between points In Texas.
1t thas been suggested that the rates on
excess baggage be made II per cent o.
the regular passenger rates, with mini
mum charge of 10 cents:
All persons interested in the matter en-
braced in this notice, are requested 70
present to the commission their views in
regard 10 same on or before the day or
the hearing.
If IN pf