The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-21
MEETING AT GALVESTON
TO DISCUSS ALLEGED DlscRlMINA-
4 TON AGAINST PORT,
Only 3 Partial Agreement Was Arrived
at Between the Shippers and
Representatives Of Roads.

Galveston, Texas, September 70 There
was meeting a. IL O'clock today In the
room Of the Maritime association o, the
exporters Of cotton seed products the shin
brokers and representatives OF railroads
leading into Galveston.
The meeting wns called to further dis.
ehsS the rntc on cotton seed prod,ets
through Galveston, It having been stnted
at. former meeting that. business was
Foins through New orleans from the mill.
ot North Texas which would como 10 al,
WESTON n the railroads leading into tbis
CIV would make rate to Galveston which
wonid enable tho exporters here to com.
pete with those Of New orleans The varl.
Gus railroads were represented al tho meet
ing as follows; luternauonal and Great
Northern !. II. Hawlcy and G.. II Turner:
southern Pacific, ]. II, Christian and Cen
oral Freight Agent Dunlap; Galveston
Houston ana Henderson, J II. mn. Gulf,
colorado and Santa Fc. A. c. Fonda Mis-
souti Kansas and Texas, r. Noel
The discussion was opened by Mr. r II.
Young, wao road PAPER which o. hld
read at the former meeting setting forth
his reasons FOR believing taat tho Texas
ana PacIhc was making concessions either
10 the mills ~ North Texas or TO tho OK
porters at New Orleans in order 10 divert
business through that port At the con
clnsion Of the paper he said the Galveston
t,Aportc!s ASKED mat the roads entering
HalVeStcn reduce their rate Go TINS port
ana ask the railroad commission 10 ratify
me reduction. stating that u would ho 10
rne mutual advantage OF tho railroads ana
snip brokers Of Galveston as tho roads
Would secure business that otherwise they
Nouid not get and the shin brokers would
seI to shin tho product TO Europe
. discussion oI considerable length end.
I'd without tho accomplishment OF anything
In the way Of an agreement
None of tnc roads represented desired
though thc officials all said tina, they dc.
sired 70 bring as much oi the product Of
the Texas mills TO this port as possible. II
Was stated that Galveston secured 81 per
cent Of The product Of the Texas mills last
season and MS the present season has not
advanced very far II seemed that it was
rather enrly to complain The exporters
c1pla ned thnt they were not satisfied with
the amount received last wear ana question.
ed the hgureS quoted, some of them stat
Ing that IL was moi known exactly now
went through New Orleans
After q discussion OF considerable length
1t became evident that be roads would
grant no concessions In the way Of the
reduction az rates.
After a snort Adjournment for lunch tho
meeting rccsserhl,t an1 took up the mat
that the exporters OF New Orleans were
glant'd twenty days free time while In
Galveston only ten days al alowcl after
which time there Is charge OF q 81 per
day per car This matter was one upon
vich tho Texas Chr Service association
had TO pass. therefore the meeting could
only adopt resolutions ami recommend their
consideration by the association, \ rcso-
tuition was adoptrl requesting the inaucu
ration Of 4 debt and credit system whereby
the shippers were allowed credit for the
Inn w en-