The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-29
HOUSTON COTTON RATES
COMMENT ON DEMAND OF CALVES
TON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ADVANTAGE o. Houston Over Galveston
Consists in Difference Of Cost in
Handling Cotton at Each Place.

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me question OF 'he uenaHu W. Wv IN
weston chamber Of commerce on the rall'
road commission for the cutting In two Of
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the uiHerent'd' pe'"''H h'u''yI a'u N"
weston, the consideration or when Is h''
hv the commission for September Is, Is
anr.rertlv excitinp much interest in the
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minds of more people tnan Inc acluaHN III
terestcd parties. IT will be remembered
ps, ., lors and hitter tight was several
'"'- rs 80, 7,,e--...tt ,,.,.,
years ago Whgeu over inns N'ut''ut'a'' WI"
the result that 1t was fixed and has so
-,r,siyed until pou- Tho ronnplaints Of the
SO, a.,
! interior while not dhdlpie NJ nome uuu
voice 10y tho seaside Although IL Is not
,borgbt thar tha natural advantages pos
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N'sseo 0V houston are III udusei VI "''"9
disturbed simply 10 supply the deficiencies
Of , relgbbnr I'm connecting with tho city.
49,. IT, ia. no, ,,t.d 20 ,au form
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considerable comment In reference 10 an
arti,Ie in The Galveston News last sunday
..11no,tr,, ,,h.. nr-,,,,ts5 to ho an inter
emu" wa. pn'
view With a North Texas man on the
subject OF the matter to be prougW 'e-
fore the commission and which inIcrvleW
has been characterized by Hsother houston
man bearing too much OF the ear marks
81 well Informed freight man 10 be me
noulnsplred utterances ot cotton dealer
a Houston cotton man said I'm conversa-
q
II can see absolutely nothing IN the slt-
| nation here or In Galveston that has not
/ @, listed for years past, and con sec noth-
| ing i'm 1t anyway that calls for the inter
ventlon Of the commission. II IL he the
| idea that the commission should undertake
| an equalization of charges Of any desCrip.
| ton SO that dealers in any one place would
hc at no advantage one over another thar
! body would have about the biggest job on
| hand that IL has vet undertakeu aud one
that should properly begin, under the plea
a. . a.. ,{F, Of fu1y nd tg
| :eud ia every town In the state.
Here I'm Houston, for instance there
are crocers who have warehouses along
sue tho Trucks who pay no drayage. ond
others who are AWAY from the tracks and
nave 10 cart away an the goods they
handle How would any man he regard d
/ hr thc commission who should put In n
dcnauh that this character IT charge in
thu expense hin should be equnlizcd ass
between the grocers SOME Of whcu, are
So fortunate as IN enjoy the greater faclll-
think the commission would very prompt
IS turn him down MS they ought 80 to do.
"On the free storage point IN tho pIaint
~ the Galveston people there Is little
| To say cxrcpt TINT In that town the rail
! rnads have for years had place where
All 70. h. cotton could he handled and
where II has been handled free Of charge.
which Is more than can he said for Hous-
ton as far as I know. for there Is no
such free accommodation here
II may he wrong and the commission
may So hold hut / can zoe small excuse
for the Galveston ppopic to 60 TO the
commission and ask that one. hnlf of inc
o diffcrential shall be cut of To tbe detri-
+ mcnt II the railroad In order that some
] nody may he reimbursed for drayare
, charges which NAV or may not he In every
instance Legitimate Tho whole thing looks
very much tn me like charging good Gus
+ toner a little more on the goods he may
$ huv In order 10 maj, nm for Tho had debts
= ON n mans hooks The commission ms
, understand Il. has nothing To do with loca
a press charges, and as tho question OF drny
\ age is tho one most prominently set out
- in the demand. and that is not in any