The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-25
HEARING ON SALT RATES.
The Commission Has Taken the Mat.
Ter Under Amusement.
FRIscO'S ULTIMATuM TO FORT WORTH
Extension from Brentwood Depends on
the Raising of the Required Bonus;
Answer to Be Given oMnday.

Austin. Texas. May Pursuant to no
tice Issued May Il, the railroad commits
sion today took up and considered the
matter OF a general reduction OF the rates
ola sal, III carloads between points In Texas,
the Following being some OF the changes
proposed:
l. hat the maximum rate prescribed IL,
the mileage tabIc OF rates, commodity tar.
III No. =u-A shall apply from points on
the texas and racine railway wrsl 10 ana
mcluulng LeinrHiu
:. lhv RACES named III column headed
"a roh GlanN Same ana prom, Co..rddo
pc 80 eyHsttu as wan place sa4d plo.
uheuls points mole near.s On an equal
L,,ttrs were read from the Grand Saline
SAT- N'"ths coiul4dinihs tuat NIe rLtes uh
SAX lIVm Louisiana to CtttaIu icXaS
p"iuts are being saadrd, aha asking ACT
."tNs lhht WIN odsrl the shd'nhg odt pro.
testing against Hhs scneta. reauJ AstlnCnt.
-nF H. T.. huh.HtG. rCctct"T. Oi tnr colo
raao lcAaa aid c.mpIny, complained tnaf
nc Is al disad' vantage, not oLiy against
the outside, nut against GIin.I sdih,.
iiied quotations 70 prove that IN TERRITORY
where Colorado has nm uIudl break Nltn
Nrand Saline. the lntipr IS cutting prices
and that la dlfcreutia territory Grand
Saline quotes prices Identical with thus
guoicd from points outside tho Statr. the
inference being that GRAD Saline. Hutch.
iu-on, Kan, and other foreign salt mauu.
lecturers hare formed something looking
very much ike trust.
Mr.. Hadford further asserted that the
AtphisOu, Topeka and Santa Fe brings
Kansas salj into Texas NJ rate that en-
8hlrs the Kansas manufacturer to drive
ColOrado-TcNus salt out ~ competitive
points. and complained that ne was nm
nhle 10 hold his own against tho Kansas
End Grand Saline works In Font Worth ami
Denver territory.
Acting General Freight Agent Stirley of
'he Fort Worth and Denver CITY railroad
objected "a any reduction In existing ratcs
Asserted that under existing adjustments
81 ucr cont NJ the salt used on ~" Fort
Worth and Denver Is ~ Texas pro iuctton.
mrch Of II coming from Grand Saline
This afternoon n G Earnest, secretary
ard treasurer of the Lone Star Salt com
panv Of Grand Saline. appeared AMI ito
tested against any disturbancc of me eN.s
Ing salt tArn, which he said was the most
satisfactory ever in eject in tho Stnte.
Hc asserted. however. that h. was unable
TO dc husluess IN Fort Worth ana that he
would. " such n thing were possible, he
pleased 10 have special rntc 10 that point
NOT applying To Intermediate points thlt
would dN him to meet Interstate competi
tinn tbs.~e Denied hcing identified with
the Sllt trust aud explained TINT the Kan
sr- concerns do NOT light him In cert in
pats of the State for fear that he m e I
rrtalintc hy Invading Oklnhomn md The
Indian TERRITORY Rates are shaded for
the Kansas pcopl" 10y the Atchison, Topeka
nul SANTA Fe ana The Rock island, he De
'lurcd. and wherever thcs' lnes control
M" rate knnsns salt got In 10 the cNclu'
sion If other salt.
tfter herring from Mr. Enrncst the
commission took the matter under advise
mpuf.