The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-08
ACCOMPLISHING HERE.
Cotton Received Out Of Condition VIII
Be HarSlsd as Heretofore.

The statement Ia yesterdays Galveston
News with reference 70 the discontinuanee
OF the inspection Of export cotton at HouS-
ton after August 81 By thu Interior com
press association and the Maritime asso-
c!ation places the matter IN the wrong light
and is misleading so FAR ds 't concerns
Houston compress men. The trouble taat
has arisen from the present arrangement
has been chiefly 10 the minds OF those who
have sorght 20 divert It, and thIe Is llttle
doubt that shipping and recompressing cot
ton received ia bad condition nj tails point
will proceed In Houston the same as for.n'
erly The Standard Bale Compress associa-
ton. which represents the interior conf
presses and which has employed the i'll
spectors who have been engaged in Az
speeding cotton on arrival nc Houston. may
he withdrawn. bUt enough is known TO iu.
dictate shut q satisfactory agreement Wia
be reached for tine reconnaissance acre Ga
cotton that does not meet the relAltcinch, !
OF the rifles arl A,cciNed. AZ 3uf rate
receivers OF cotton In Houston Val NOT
pay for The rCC0mpressaee and tht natter
WIN rest between the railroads aud me IN
terror congresses. The receiver az Hois.
ton pays for the Grst cO1lpressagc, ana IL
Il is not done IN manner that VIII hOil
the bands or meet the required density tAe
fault must he ~ this tomprcsshge or IN
transportation prominent railroad otli-
ciai stated yesterday that his line would
stand ready to do their bart ia tho matter,
aud he had no doubt hut that an agreement
VIII be readily reached br which the re-
comprts sagr can De done tn Houston when
necessary without working Injury 70 the
receiver.
Press this cotton at Houston has been
abused IS not founded In fact or IN good
spirit The interior congresses, hy an ar
rgHgcmcnt with the railroads who pay q
-. g o.. iN. o. I'd
been charged 10 cents to pay the recon-
prpssuce hero. Ibls rpcnmprcHsaEe has
only been urccssitltcd when the bales wa.
defective iu pulut uf density. Roy broEeu
bands or otherwise, and the Inspector pu'
here hy tine Interior Compress association
was ~ hr Che Judge OF surh Cpudtl1p and
Keep check nu each bale Of sHipnic 1t
requiring rcuoWproSsago. To say that this
has hoon done when not necessary is ais,
10 reflect upon the inspectors. The article
iu the News reports that Houston com
presses had n good thing ont nf the ga
ter'or compress, mud saws "lt Is reported
that iu some Instances. IN a bale apprhrea
10 be tho slightpst hit ont ot plnmh or
baud siiplod lta fnsieungs the who'e lot
Of cotton would Ice consigned to . lioustnf
compress TO BIZ rpctmurcssrd NJ 30 cents
per bale 90 be paid Tor by Interior com
rrrssos.' n would only hr fair 10 NAM,
Srch AN instance I'm making such stat"
thoso connected with this rgcompressaEe
| to acknowledge its erf0r
II Is necessary that mich Of this recon
! prcssugr Doc dour at Houston shipment
[ ~ cotton reloaded and remarked here
would lose their Identity At Galveston ant
! frequently prevent the location ~ the origl
/ mol compress There ARE buyers In llous
ton who may desire 10 rcarrancc their con
| sirumcuts for various points to such eNten
| that To Obtain gl ~ the cotton wantc
! nf "a certain grade Tor n certain destiuatio
! ~ may bee necessary TO confuse his receipt
! from ono town with those Of Another
/ ilonstuu cotton men are not expressing nm