The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-23
DELAYED TRAINS RULE.
Further Testimony Given in the Hear
ing Before the Commission.
THE MATTER NOW UNDER AMUSEMENT
Complaint of the Giddinas Compress
Against the Houston and Texas Cen
trail Is Now on Hearing.


trail Is Now on Hearing.
Austin, Texas, January 22.--Tho hearing
on the subject of the delayed passenger
trains was finished before the railroad cotl-
mission this evening aud the Gddings Com
press company case against the Houston
aud Texas Central was taken mp.
Nothing new developed In the passenger
train hearing as most Of the day was con
lined 20 arguments on the part Of railroad
attorneys against the enforcement of The
proposed rule. They desired modlGcatl n
ana the representative Of the drummcrs
also admitted that Il Modification would
suit them what thpy wanted wits a
half way adherence ON the port OF rail
roads 20 them published umc schedules.
Postmaster Strong of Houston testiacl
to the effect that tine order 10 It's pres ut
shape would cripple the postal service lh
Houston aud other cities lu Texas.
When the compress @se vas called lS'ny
witnesses were sworn for the cump.ulu ul
and Chairman Reagan guuouunel that Wit
ness fees would be allowed to only two Wit
ncsscs testitying to the same fact
The compress case VIII br on tomorrow
ard thc next ease ON the docket Is for the
cancellation OF order allowing tine Santa Fc
TO absorb piping charges u' spindle Top.
Austin Texas, January 22.--rhe railroad
commission resumed tbr hculp. on DELAYED
passenger trains at 10 o'clock this morning.
Division Superintendent Dann Of toe
Central was the first witness put On the
stand. ana was cxamlpcd lr Attorney
Frank Andrews The Witness told of tho
, Iai""S H. I,"lns on l4G Io1i anu also OF rae
on through trains We Womb mis- fhr rryD.
and I'ucinc AT Dcnson and lose aouthbouud
traffi'. Our express north in The spring is
madr upN largely from the truck fjrms iu
South TeXA9, which goes 10 Denver and
other points north, ana should trains leave
us at connections the express constituents
would perish When or trains start ON
time they scllG get behind unless waiting
for other trains or q mishup"
Mr.. Mar.hl ank questioned tho witness,
saying that the Central was known as 1.-THE
old reliable, ass IT. was mostly on time,
and stated that the object Of the question
was To- show that when 70 road Is properly
conducted IT'S truiu- are usually run uu
1Chruuip time. especially IL the road is try
Ing 30 l'o1sc the public
superintendent Bi.by of transportation un
n Central WAS the nnyt witness and no
testified rs to- the connections from the
East but confined himself mostly 10 CON
uccuous i'm the stare.
Postmaster IS H. $ ruug of Houston was
pla 'Od ON the stand and said that he was
pres emit In the interest of Houston as his
city was the largest poiut of distribution
In the State, aud what would apply 10
have through mnu service from the East
ana Luvr two expert men ON steam distrihu.
lion from all parts of tho country. aud we
have 81 arranged with certain lines for a
quick service cumia- from the middle aud
Eastern States. We get this mail from
Now Orleans. ,pJ when connrrtious nre
broken at that point our mail service is Of
course thrown bcbtud Our Eastern mail
from Now York Is Grty-nlne hours. ana I'M.
less the Southern PnclHc waits for il tho
mnU rs twelve hours late. md what we
: .i,. I,
I'm until mint S5mr inns when The r".tu
lar train Lrcnk4 connections nj New Or
leans "A sprcinl Il irado mn which overtnkcs
, Inc rclruinr Train If the commission en-
forces it's rule. thl; spccinI trnin would h,
forced 10 run through to IIoustou
"Whcn connections arc broken nj Tcxar
7 kama II nuts our mAu twelve hours hrhIud
and I'm my opiuion tho enforcing of tho i'm
Y ! tended rules by the commission would ham
! pcr the iuuU service In Houston
, "Thc ouriutiou ~ thc order, would rnnkJ
u our mail service worse Instead of improv
ing w.