The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-29
COMMISSION HEARINGS.
Application Of The Rio Grande Railroad
Company Denied.
CEMENT ADJUSTMENT NOT ADOPTED
Matter Of Division Of Rates on Lumber
Was Taken Under Amusement.
Other Proceedings.

Austin, Texas. June % The railroad
commission today issued an order. In which
At refused the application submitted nv
the Rio Grande Railroad company for the
cancellation Of rates for the transportation
OF sundry Commodities from end of wharf
to Brownsville, distance OF twenty.one
miles.
AS result of the cement hearing this
morning the railroad commission issued an
order this evening in which il refused ia
auopt the proposed adjustment
- Inc railroad commission also took IN
1ne question this morning OF the disagree.
from points on the Gulf Beaumont and
Nahsds CITY, railway "a san Marcos on the
international and Great Northern Assist
ant General Freight Agent Bartholomew
or the International and Greot Northern
was present and opposed the present diyi-
S'g gho It y mas taken under advlsenient
MN ne faihiLoad commission. met in open
nthline TINS morning 10 take mp and con
sluer a proposition to amend commodity
lallu No liza. applying on lime, In straight
SUri9has OK mixed with cement, 80 rs to
provide Tor the application Of the rates
therein named on mixed carloads Of lime
gnu cement tn proportion Of lime 10 us
80 yer cent or more, instead Of rs psr cent
OF more, as Is now provided
Iho'e present were Mr. Farley OF thc
Dallas freight bureau, Charles Baumberger
and Attorney Altgell Of the Alamo Go
tin White Lime company and Assistant
General Freight Agent Bartholomew of tho
international and Great Northern.
MIR. Farley stated that the cement rate
should he lower than lime for ths reasol
that water would not iniure II and that
i could be transported much easier than
Mr. Bartholomew opposed the proposeI
adjustment and SO did MIR. Martin
Ate, After hearing several statements of
similar nature. the commission took the
QlC stiOn under adyigpmput
At the close of the cement hearing today
Mr.. Baumberger Of the San Antonio &c.
ment company made n complaint to the
effect thai cement rates flom Galveston
60 Monterey, Mexico were much lower
than the rate from San Antonio e Mon
tcley Tic Galveston shipments he sli l.,
wrrc from European PORTS. but thar dil
roi Justify onc'halt rate TO the slme
points.
cd considerable money in his plant, and
lint IL dil not look equitable for outsi "
shipments % get n better rate than home
irduslN.
Austin. Texas. June 2s Tho railroad
commission issued the following orders to
day.
In approval of Joint application, submit
teI under No. 647, Of the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas Railway comnany of Texas,
1t is hereby ordered that tho following
ciassifcntion rulings, supplementary 1"
Western classification NO 81 and 40. 81,
when issued, shall govern In the trarsporta'
tion of the articles named, by railroads
between points in Texas, subject to the
rules embraced liz exceptions to West
ern classification. provided that they shall
not 10 construed as in any manner affect.
ing the commodity rates heretotote adopte'
or approved by this commissions
Wool comhings, snme as wooden mil
sweepngs (See page SO, item -
Q Silos (wooden watts for storage oil tol
DER. same as wooden cstelns. ISee page
This order shall take effect June 20.
In approval of joint application Of the
Texas and New Orleans railroad, Houston
and Texas Central railroad. Central Texas
and Northwestern railway and Fort Worth
and New orleans Railway companies SUB
mitted under No. 1s0, of the Houston and
Texas Central Railway company. authority
is hereby granted for the adoption of the
following rates, in cents per 100 pounds
for the transportation of oak and cotton
wood lumber. in carloads, between stations
on the Houston and Texas Central rail-
road, Central Texas and Northwestern
railway and Fort Worth and New orleans