The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-04

w p \. commission by Hon. Nj. NJ.
5,spe Of Dallas' . r..u
'n,,h and o. y. Colqultt % ieii"i''
uruite aud coal mine owners ana
Iae ,,are against reduction.
IN railroads "etp ....s,, H.,
4 al ignite people were lepresehtep ny
~ 49,, Henderson, Mr.. Bennett con-
<foee Avp' ,,,a,ion far the coal mine
9gcei inc 'Aap''N
8snes. 49,, ,Ybo wore nreseut Mt the
/ anaps anosI n Bright of the German
sll as,n sv5 hi company, ]. w. swayne Of
"a hMf f Mcdowell OF the J. ~ Gqffey
Nh COMPANY Charles ,Mallis 81 .he ny tso
H. Vll eoa XXX ana fuei company. q. ii.
sp ..is s'a ~ Terrell. ]. NJ Gibson OF Dallas,
n w frame OF Dallas, Judge George M,
;,sa.s AZ Dallas. representing the Dallas
\ ssrtsaurers; w, H. MeGrath of me
<,i,s Electric company, NJ, jnsSett OF tne
Xan, uster WORKS company, Robert Gib-
~ ,eAvefary OF the Cotton Seed Crpshers'
q estion
n " soal men we're G.. n. BenDett of the
t.sssn mines, W X. Gordon, manager OF
4 fbnrber mines; Mr.. Aston OF the
a ,.arsrt n,ines Mr. Eontz OF the Rock
XVI rosl mines.
HTss softnn seed men were NJ Samson OF
&t.ss.so "a II Bailey of Paris, Ed Wood
4 M M. Webb of ltaska and william
& ~ N Bfenham
<ftr railroad contingent WIS composed
a ~ following. Mr. Noel of the Katy.
~ isyipr y .no 80 ,i,c Sunset ,ines Nr
saS NJ i'm" in;ernntIonei and (ireaf
sr,hsrn MIR Johnson OF the Gulf Colo
3 N sud santa Fe. Mr.. Farley of the Dial
"a heI.ht bureau Mr. McCahe of the
[msioD and Texas Central
&plss Sei Itt,iin ~ tbe siatS niner,,i
Ia W D. A""'f'
HFs ~
"A
#.alga Cochran OF Austin IN pehalt OF
'ts.,ia consumers of oil stated that he
49, ,vn'a'',' ni. 49, - ~ -,
"A ThiiHs :" any VIZ '''' "
Il s., and placed superintendent Patterson
Ia ihr wafer and light plant on the st9pd.
"A said the plant used Vgnlte Tor tuei at
"a cei Of Sl,2o per ton ana IN the cotton
II sag season. the price varied Win
IA shi rate Of AZ cents. That pound
N gnite eyaporated four pounds water;
4 b Two barrels Of oil eqnaled one ton
|&nlle. and oil would cost Sl'3o deUNefeu
81 Aniun, against sl@p Tor Agmte from
n flasls, The city uses 25V carloads OF
1lle per month, ana ne saving IN the
u q gu would ne III dispensing WIN III,
n Tue city would nave 10 put IN an
N b1rnilg apparatus TO use oil. In reply
y question no said the tight at present
I'd i between Ignite and oil, and the former
"a m into austin cheaper than oil.
n ease Tom Henderson, representing the
Industry, asked me witness some
II lNlons, and established the fact that
A dty would save the expense Of three
enfk BY using oil lie, was, asked If the
lnnont on men inquired Win aim on the
n .pse price OF OIL ana ignite,
SAD 81 mad TO meet ignite here. IN
lot TO be- consumed, ana that
wv was within y cents oriit. lie san
Noaln ehahge hls holiers 20 use oil II
vas put on an equality with Ignite and
present. arrangement. OF burning oil
10y ehect the llfe OF the boiler. He
wv ol paced on me same basis Win
eL Ann said tnere were at least
snsn prospective consumers of oil IN
IA W. In reply 70 some questions from
IA Vfane OF Dallas he stated ignite
81 kcrsdale cost HIN SO cents per ton
IN leght rate OF ~ ccnts, and oil
III ~ Y. pnee1iilont would cost SS per ton, and
'& Z SVis I, ~ u Woull cost $40 per ton;
|3 &, bshneit or the StraWn cpaI
,lss.S 1 i.s MN II ne wanted oil rates
G siie ,s aSs, coai OF reducing me rates on
auie
1s,. IpeAnson OF the Gulf, Colorado and
v ~ sad ,a DC replled that he could NOT see
lean od to bring Ignite from Rockdale
\ Beagmont, He said he did not own
, IA u s iSs S, ana was probably the only
T y, IN NV r s,9le VINO did not own any,
IN, fisnssnit pi3 10 question from Judge
naenng e.
M !, STHh,auitt asked him IL the coal
lgsdf co anTpSp were not owned by thse
4 answer rs SCI the question, He was also
~ NE railroad companies owned the
Il, ii II cars ersnO He could not answer.
Sea cs,.h tahe' representing the got
ma nntnshers' association, placed Mr.,
Al ,sFy, manufacturers OF Bren,
IA y Fam ane t stand he SAID that he used
T. 81 "A nss lne calvert mines at cost
NAN t"u,R er ton, and that Beaumont crude
'S cens cost him $3.50 per ton. That
III N nss load twenty-five tons Ignite
y saTs ata twenty 6t tons Of oil; There
ArsnSam between D,oI, oil and lignlttee