The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-23
Neither Will the Commission Disturb the
Existing Houston DifferentiaI
ALL THE RAILROADS WILL MAKE RrTTEp MtNTs
nelr attorneys Used that Argument WHY There
o"ouia De NO Reduction on Cotton-probabIe
that Other Rates Will Be Cut Down.
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= Austin, Texas, May 2o.--Late this
Q evening the commission entered its 4
= decree In The matter of cotton rates Q
and Houston Galveston dlfferentlal q
g which is to the effect that after .
Q hearing the statements, evidence 8
: and arguments submitted. the CON. 9
Q missioncrs are of the unanimous Q
. pinlon that the existing rates, rules .
y and regulations should remain I'M
o changed. and IT is so ordered
y Aside from the fact that there Is Q
o really no necessity for reduction q
z Of the cotton rate at ghis time, 1t .
. is probable that other considerations g
= moved the commission in rendering
0 its decision. Its evident desire to 3
g reduce the crude petroleum rate and .
Q 10 make rates that will help along 8
= the distribution of the product OF 9
. Texas factories for instance. may Q
= have moved its members to let the 9
0 cotton rate alone so as TO leave Q
3 room for reductions along other y
Q lines. .
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Austin, Texas, May 22--nearing in the
matter of reducing the rate for the trans.
portation of cotton In bales having been
resumed before the railroad commission
this morning. letter from r. Adoue of
Galveston with regard TO equalization Of
the rates on cotton seed products so as To
put Galveston on an equal footing with
New Orleans was submitted to the traffic
mon present for the consideration in or
Mr.. Moner read extracts from TIE car
service rules In effect at New Orleans t,
show that said port has the ltst Of g l.
weston In the matter of free time and
asked that this advantage which, to his
notion, was equivalent to rebate he
taken consideration of In making rates
to galveston ia order to offset H. 'lhe
railroads. he further alleged, absorb the
transfer and drayagc charge at New Or
leans which further operates So the dctri-
mcnt of Galveston. Galveston, he as.
serted. Is at disadvantage of Mt least =
cents per 100 pounds under existing adjust
ments as against New Orleans, and he
asked that in rcadiustlng it's cotton tar II
the commission provide for didcrentihl
Of . cents in favor Of Galveston on through
4, Y on. In conclusion, he asked for n
miengc tariff based on Galveston.
Judge Reagan wanted TO know If MI.
Mollers object was not simply to beat
Houston.
This Mr.. Moller denied, whereupon Judge
Reagan further said that the mileage pi"r"-
si,ion had been advocated byt Galveston
several years ago, but that when it was nE
ured down 10 show its practical effect tai
yeston's representative was glad to drop
| H. To do what Mr.. Molier prayed foi
would, in his opinion, ruin Galveston,
| Traffic Manager Martin Of the Arkansas
Pass railroad submitted the following;
| Mir. T.. j. Martin, General Frcsht' Agent
| Building.
Dear Sir-Refcrring To our conversation
on tho subject of the proposed reduction
| on rates Of freight ON cotton by the ran
roou commission of the State of Texas
In as much as YOU are going to represeh
This company at the hearing on the SUP
ioct / take this occasion 10 present lev
| facts showing why the san An ONO an'
Aransas Pass Railway conipah! ga" Nv
stand any reduction whatever
| Notwithstanding the tacl tnat our eros
| earnings tor the first nine mon NJ 81 W
current fiscal year show IN ihe1ense , ~
saw - per cent over the same time las
ypnr tho cnuso has been mainly atifiuutl
iin to me exceptionally large crop q
| cotton and to the abnormal high price on
tanned for same In the neSlh thn ,orm r
season. from both of which inc larih'i
| hnvc derived n corresponding benent
The reports in the hands Of the comm, y
sion show our operating expenses lor ~
| same period OF time 10 nave Hltl'as'
Siig6 cas- O5, or say over II per cent a,
me deficit for the year ending June 81
1850. was S571.s47S6. .o,
The estimated dehcit for the curren
| vel
probably much more ., "a, f.
The rails on our main line VIII soon ~ Z
renewing already is the snpcrintSn'en, +.
Es,9v of doing something toward s'cntin
new rails, of which he estimates we sna
need no less than 2oo miles IN ie ra,,s 'h "a
two years. Estimating ne new o ontS ~
pounds IN the yard Of ~ tons to ~ ! ny ny
Is, say S89op pdr mile or Sf%"o i"r
m1s, a. 49, ,,rt from, mi
amount should he made for what th' ~
rails NAV possibly be sold for after see
ing those which may be usrn On oth'
anirnHr rolling stock needs increas me- al
iunroving. AS you know. our motive pa'
or Is not sufficient to handle our nusinnes
and the passenger equipment Is Isr iInl
ADEQUATE TO our requirements. a very 90
seryntive calculation &C our imm dlate NC
makes the cost Of tho additional equ
lnent no less than $4,000.
The above items simply nclndc our mo-
pressing needs. sand are sufficient 70 col
vince the railroad commission that ~
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass Ralwa
company can not stand any further redu
tion Of Its rates without disastrous GU
In addition 10 the legitimate Items
expenditures which this company know
not how to meet, It's vitality Is , nr,,
personal injuries, most OF them being ~
: many eases already tried, where judgmen