The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-26

NOTICE OF unARING.

class diflerontial rates In connection with
the rate above specified,
This order shall take effect July 20.
NOTICE OF HEARING.
Application for readjustment OF the
milling in transit rules having been filed
by the railroad companies Of the state and
tue same having been approved by many
persons engaged in milling aud shipping
grain and grain products, 1t is ordered that
notice be and the same is hereby given
10 all persons Interested that the railroad
commission of Texas will on Monday, An.
gust 3, 1901, at its office In Austin, take
up and consider a revision of the milling
IN transit rates as contained in circular No,
l235, issued by this commission November
90, 1900, and effective December IL 1880
The following changes In existing rules
have been proposed ana are submitted ms
basis for consideration;
Rule L. Limitation OF milling in transit
privileges.
(a) il mllled on the line op which grain
originates the product may be shipped 60
any point within this State II milled on
any other than originating line the dcstina-
ton must I've or THE line hauling the grain
into milling point except as provided In
ID Grain may be stopped once in transit
for any of the purposes specified In rule
9d clreuSJ No i2Vs before neling tofw9ra ii,d
time limit must DO reeRoned FROM Tho date
81 the arrival of the shipment at the nrst
stopping point until the date Of anal re-
~ For movement to final Dissipation che
grain product must be delivered 60 the line
bringing the grain 70 the milling point.
Rule /. Milling ~ transit rates.
Ca) When haul FROM point OF origin or
the grain 10 the 1nal destination Of the
product Is in direct ana natural route the
through rate protected shall be that ia cf-
feet on the commodity or commodities ne
shipped from the point Of origin of the
grain to rnal destination of product. sub
I 4N.t a1rta af
G, provided that when grain en- route to
| milling point moves over two or more lines
OF railway the product o. such grain, II des-
Ing me grain at he milling point shsn
pay 2la cents per 100 pounds additional for
each and every additional road over which
/ the product shall necessarily move.
dl When indirect or backhaul service Is
involved n charge OF - cent per ton per
mile additional to the freight rate ap-
! pllcablc upon the grain product shall be
made FOR ali extra or additional haul per.
] formed but In no case shall the total rate
/ charged he less tlnn the distance tariff
/ rate on the product for the total mileage
! trayersed by the grain and grain product.
! Cc) Minimum Kalance.ln no case shall
proportion or hni1ncc charged from milling
| station be less than ; cents per 100 pounds,
! territory. II being understood that when
the additional selvice' penalty provided
! for IN paragraph b. exceeds , cents per 100
/ pounds, that such penalty, plus diferentlal,
/ If any Will be applied Instead OF a mini
mum balance.
route" is meant my route comprising no
superfluous roads over which IL Is practicn.
/ bic and customary 10 handle general err.
load traffic between the two points to be
served A complete list Of such routes will
/ he furnished 90 any mill on application
] All persons interested In the matter above
set forth are, requested to present to ne
same on or before the day of the hearing.
W. AND c. p. RITES
In the matter of the application Of the
Warren and Corslcnna Pacific Railway com.
pany for reduced rates on lumber and for
authority to participate In through freight
rates between points on THIS and other rail
roads on better terms than are now mp
plicable between such points, and It ap
pearing TO the commission that said ap
| plicant has In operation n narrow gauge
| railway about seventeen miles long; that II
! runs a regular passenger train on schedule
time as required by law and has sufficient
/ rolling stock, depots. stations, etc, to per
| form the duties required of II.
! II IL therefore considered and adjudgec
by the commission that said Warren nnC
Corslcana Pacific Railway company is Ell
titled TO participate In through freight rate,
on such reasonable division OF rntes al
may be agreed upor between IL and II,
Y connections on all frelghts actually han
died by It, but this order does not nu
| thorlZe any division Of rates on lumber and
| articles taking lumber rates originating Al
| v arren or at the sawmill at Warren, and
thnt said road Is entitled 10 rate on lum
her less than class II rates as may be dc
termined upon Joint application made e
this commission by the roads interested.
CIRCULAR AMENDED.
In approval of application No 200 Of the
Texas and Pacific Railway company It Is
hereby ordered that circular No. 1914, IL
sued by this commission March 81, 1901
switching charges, etc. be amended by
adding to section 1 thereof the following
4 The Texas and Pacific Railway com
pany Is authorized to absorb connecting
line switching charges on cars containing
shipments of ten bales or more Of ccttof
factory products originating az Dallas cot
ton mills end consigned 70 points Ia Texas
This order shall take effect July %.
SPECIAL AUTHORITY.
In approval OF Joint application submit
red under No aga Of the international ant
Great Northern Railroad company, author
ity ia hereby granted for the adoption o
! rates for the transportation OF pine lum
Der and articles taking same rates, In cnr
loads. from al mills on the Texarkana an'
| Fort Smith railway 10 Mechanism 0ni
otto the same as are now In effect IRON
the same points 10 Marlin.
Effective July 10.
SPECIAL AUTHORITY.
In approval Of application No. 1872 OF tn
| fr1-.s fFausrat uaffrooI com