The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-07
Commission VIII Be Able to Make De-
clslon About the Last OF This Week.
Q. B. coLouTTT WAS GIVEN A LONG HEARING.
Commissioners Reagan Announced That Any Conn
plant OF Tank Cars Being Held Out Would
BE Attended to Very Promptly.

Nu''i"i itAdss AUGUST b.--Inc railroad
commission has been at work all afternoon
on the oil rate question, and they will be-
abe TO get most Of the stenographle report
OF the hearing tomorrow, decision Ia
the case is looked for about the latter part
OF the week
The arguments were resumed In the oil
hearing before the rallroad commission this
morning. Before the arguments started
chairman Reagan made statement to the
effect that General Crane was in error in
his statements to the effect that there
was no fuel oil in the East. lie had
Commissioner May6eld read from the re-
ports Of the Pennsylvania railroad In which
i was shown that their rates were the
same as in Texas. Mr.. Reagan also stated
thnt the commission did not know Of The
hestern rntes when the Texas rate was
promulgated.
MI Gamble of Houston made sugges
ten as to the high freight rates on oil,
saying that 1t was the policy Of the rail
ioads to keep the rate MP. He said the
| consumer could not get oil at Corslcana at
~ cents per barrel, but could not give his
Mr.. Carr of the Little mines was the
hrst SPEAKER. He stated that the present
| OIL rates were low enough--ln fact lower
| thnn In any other States Oil Is something
| new In Texas, and there is no need OF
| the commission rushing Into this move
ment without making a careful examina-
| ton
The politicians who two years ago
were fighting the octopus are now In &
| and they want the freight rate reduced .
| let liam reduce the price of their oil II
| they have so much of it.
| Judge Tom Henderson III behalf OF the
! ignite miners spoke In part as follows
| learner
! quiry and | am most profoundly impressed
! With the Intricate and important principles
| and details which pertain 10 the science
| of rate making and with the delicate and
! responsible duties imposed on this commits.
| sion; and my conclusion is that the average
| man has no adequate comprehension of
| the magnitude and complexity of the sub
| 1ect 40 when come to speak on behalf
| of those whom | represent do so with
feelings of ditiidence, realizing, as | 10,
| my lncompetency to discuss the technical
| features of rate making which are involved
| In this hearing. And to the average MUD
/ this exposition has demonstrated that un-
! der present rates oil is a favored commod.
| lty and any reduction in the oil rate would
| not only give II q most unjust and unrens.
| enable advantage over other fuels pro-
| duCed in Texas, hut would render its car
| riage unremunerative to the railroads, and
would of necessity burden the transporta-
| ton Of other commodities to make up the
| loss on oil.
We might safely rest the question here
but the line of discussion by those who
are urging reduction in the oil rate, In,
wolves certain general principles which II
is proper to mention.
The recent discovery of the wonderful
deposit of oil at Beaumont has revived the
legends of wealth disclosed in the pages
of the Arabian Nights and Monte Christie
| Last January the drst gusher was an
nounced and instantly the widest excite
ment ensued and our plain people were
swept OF their feet and a wild stampede
was made to this new III Dorado. Specu
lators, bankers politicians, farmers and
tradcsmen joined in the mad chase. Con
sentative business men became the wldes
sports and lent their names under hafing
headllpes TO the sale of oil stock .predicatet
on blue sky in Fair Already" and thus
helped to accomplish the general demoral
lzation. People no longer feared the octo
pus and modest Texas citizens organized
i've and twenty million dollar corporation
as mere pastime, | would mot depte
ciate the value of this great oil discovery
40 the State. II is a welcome addition
TO our other resources and wish that I'M
blessing 10 our people. But the deman'
that all other fuel resources OF the stat
he sacrificed to oil Is unjust. This inycsti
Cation has demonstrated ~ that preSen
freight rates on oil in Texas are lowe
than in any other State in the Union
o. II has considerably lower compare
tive rate than any other Texas Sil fnei; .,,,o,
that rThe only question for the. commits
sion TO consider In fixing a freight rat
what does It sSs the railroad sSb@ GP2b@ a
H. ~ nv 49, a ~, is naithar sclentiNc nd
nls ploPos'tiion - asIdara+ion a,tnr mi,
pFTaera n Mary az rSfcs "a The cost
w l'h .ns S,at 20 we sn,st ais
moVi1g me liniEnI, 'S so " noint NJ n nrc
GUnSioer and Na at noint of destinafion IA
uueli0n INV a. Poiue ther eimiiSr article
~ IClanpnsh'p * ' III reiation 10 sau
OF col'. lfe Va ,'s ~ AVN ~
eTuI run anu T" ~ ce nronosItIo
rear nearby Goh cbean IN fnei AKA we mr.
tilal leAas nteus t the proonrd ~ iignite /
PROUD 10 pom MI ~ tns osoS Sr sboSs m,
ms inns reSpeer. idc nnfte haga6 in TeSg
since me use OF l,snIle n ss11n ~ ~ cos
that II mas resulted IN reau,Gins tn me S' ,l
Of fuel 70 me eonsuiisr az ltrSI ,en,I,, n
80 ~ 80 stoo,,l ntants of ire state That
OF the stelm laHLs OF MY N ~. " obeo
Is q Satisfactory lu st Tbat f. h fonn
as the iuel OF my S Igi the ste+e m
: IA hearly every ioSSant,3 rhot ori, a MOI
tue Supply Is Apuuuants "at "1,,S r. az,
crate onIiay is rgan1rec Gan no engoge IN ia
the orulh9ry cltlzen nIn V ~ s,ote row,
business Ihnl accorums y" ''i ~ a,osora tb
nue. agent ~ Is u,rg 8, e eren ~ thew cosil
lowest would NOT haHe !, eoNn y, y f,ni u m
: get H.. inat prtsent ~ ito,itn and
state is pasen on llIlts VI, hJ III ~, H. 81
the Ignite mines are closed lnen on ~
N9ne t y" ask FOR Seh rendinstmer