The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-19
DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION
Cotton Can Not Be Concentrated at Hous-
ton for New England Points.
CHANGES IN DESTINATION OF CARLOAD LOTS.
New Rule Has Been Made to Apply Commodity
Rates Will Be Made to Agree With the
New Class Rates.

Austin, Texas, February 1s.-'rhe commits
sion this evening came to a decision In the
matter OF the concentration OF compressed
cotton at Houston. Said decision resulted
in the issuance Of circular cancellng the
concentration privilege with regard to cot.
ton destined to New England, but con
tinuiug It with regard to cotton for Georgia
aud the Caronss Cotton destined to points
In the last named States must be billed at
current rates applicable to Houston and
when forwarded from Houston to Georgia
or the Curonas the local billing Of the
line bringing the cotton into Houston will
he corrected ~ the proportion acruing to
said line of the through rates frosl point
Of origin to final destination.
The commission also decided In abolish
tho difrerential in effect ON grain for points
on the Texas, Sabine valley and North.
western aud cancelled circular 1898 govern
Ing changes in the destination Of carload
shipments of freight and adopted the fol.
lowing in lieu thereof; Destination OF
any carload shipment may he changed in
transit or at points ia Texas without any
additional charge for the stop when the
final destination is point beyond in the
direction Of the original movement whore
through rates and divisions are In effect
provided, the contents Of the car has not
W." "HluVN'" OF removed At nrsi d"Sll-
nation and that the request for change is
mnde within forty-eiEht hours after ear
has reached FIRST destination. When change
NJ destination involves back hau au
additional charge ~ u, conf Der tom pcr
mile with a minimum Of s. per car viii
be made for all extra or additional service
performed. II the rates TO original and
substituted destination are different toe
higher Of the two rates plus the additional
charge for extra service, # any, must he
collected "
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mat " VIII on March 10 take M and con
slider A propnsiior IN adnDt either Inv a
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A'"''"' 'ule or by 7In'huneutS 10 me va
uous commodity tariffs 1t has approved a
provision Ina All cn4es WHORE current cIass
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Ial'H ""' no I'Ner 'han the rates named
In said Hommodltv tariffs such class rates
shall zaycrr
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The railroad commission met in regular
,uot,thIv scselo, mia r,,rrtrc Gov +bo MIR.
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Pose ol taxing mp matters mat nave &C
[ r'lmnlated for hearing during the past
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r Tue 0hnuuncemcnt was made thot the
cSHs aud tac'hc anu mo Texas Midland
had agreed 20 poatpqnement Of the queS
| toh OF divisions at hula station ana II
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FTSlrht ' a GENT G ooJWrp ' tbat wes n,
longer wanted either by The road or III,
| shippers the authority was revoked.
In IN. r,sttor NJ cancelir,, +,. dtforo,
ltaI rstc, allowed thc Toras snb,no Val
| Icy md North u.sstcrp on qbinu,autq M