The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-17
OF INTEREST TO MILLERS.
RAILROAD COMMISSION ORDER GOV
ERNlNG MILLING IN TRANSIT.
The Agreement Submitted by the Rail-
roads and the Mllers Was
Rejected.

Austin, Texas, January 16.-The railroad
commission today promulgated an order in
the much discussed matter OF milling'in-
transit which viii interest every miller
and freight agent in the State, as 1t makes
material changes in the rules. AS VIII be
observed, the agreement between the mill
ers and the railroads, submitted to the com
mission in September, has been adopted
only in part, the most important changes
proposed therein being rejected. Proposed
rule on the Limitation of milling in'tran-
sat privileges was rejected entirely. Said
rule was as follows
ta) II milled on the line on which grain
originates, the product may he shlppeu 10
any point within this state; II milled on
any other than originating line. The desu-
marion must be on the line hauling tAe
grain into milling point except as provided
IN paragraph y, rule 4
transit ior any purposes spec lied IN rue
l Of circular No. 120S befora being for
ward,d 10 the point where it Is milled, bat
;he Time limit must he lcCkoned from the
date Of the arrival OF the shipment 1T the
hrst stopping point until the date OF hhal
rcshipment -
(cl For movement to final destination,
the grain produce must be delivered TO the
line bringing the grain TO the mining
point
Rule No. of the agreement, which re-
MS no two railrond men could agree as 10
tr '.rnou IN the mutter of hackhauls
and like service, for which roads fail 10
eet ans compensation or think alike in ar
j . ,l,A al .AaJ was proper. This rule con.
/ tanned the most Objectionable feature OF
| the agreement ana mas III It's application
given the commission a great deal ot
/ trouble. It has been hard to constrne and
} lkeMisc difficult to apply.
In its rcadjusiment the commission mas
tried TO simplify It and at the same time
.iI of 1N
without placing all the burden on the
traffic as set out In The agreement.
The new order is as follows
! 1t Is ordered by the railroad commission
| Of Texas that circular No. l235 issued by
/ this commission November 20, 1890, and
4 effective December L., 1909 containing
rules governing milling in transit shipments
of grain between points y Texas, he
amended by canceliug rules and 10 there
OF and substituting therefor the follow
Rule :. Milling in transit rates: (a)
When the haul from point to origin of the
grain to dual destination OF the product Is
In direct and natural route, the through
rate protected shall be that in erect on
the commodity or commodities reshipped,
either from the origin Of the grain or from
milling station, whichever is the higher,
to anal destination. observing the MINIMUM
balance MS per rule 10
Do When indirect service Is involved a
charge OF I2 cent per ton per mlle auui-
tionnl TO the freight rate applicable on the
ever is the greater. shall be made for all
extra or additional haul performed as pro,
vided in subdivision (cl of this rule. hui
in no case shall the total rate charged DC
less than the distance tarn rate on the
product for the total mileage traversed by
the grain and products. observing the pro
visions Of rule 10. 1t being understood
that when backhnul service Is performed
the mileage only one way shall be con
sidered.
(c) If the route is over any portion of q
line OF lines which would not he In {
direct or natural route. the additional DIS
tance shall re the difference between tn
mileage traversed by the shipment ant
the shortest mileage from point Of Origin
to destination; provided, that the rates OF
, shipments moving over the routes named
in the following list shall be the same al
those established by such shortest mileage
-rTtfrrr r7Tffu7-z fretite- considered dl
rect and natural in movement OF TeNa
grain milled in translt1
Rule 10. Minimum balance: In no cas-
) shall proportion or balance charged iron
t milling station he less than > cents pc
leo pounds. plus differental II destined {
| difTercutial territory 1t being understood
4 that when the additional service" penalty
. provided for in paragraph II, exceeds
r cents per 100 pounds, that such penalty
@ plus ditfprential. If any. will be applied N
2 stead of minimum balance.
5 II Is further ordered that the suhJec
or milling In transit rules ne held undo
adyispmeut for such further adjustment n
may appear necessary, without further nj
tice and hearing.