The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-30

ern for rates 10 Shreveport as he handled
his cotton 20 Galveston.
Il. T. Smith OF Longview, cotton buyer
testified that for the Dast two or three
years he had been unable to buy cotton in
Longvtew on account Of the alleged dis
elimination in the freight rates to Shreye-
port
He did not know whv cotton was shipped
from Longview 10 Carthage instead OF 90
Ing direct to Shreveport via the Texas and
Pacific. He did not know what the divi-
sion was between the Texas Sabine Valley
and the Houston East and West Texas
Also he could not exnlain whether the 50
cent combination 10 Shreveport included
the COMPRISING. he said there was a DIFF
ference somewhere In the Shreveport rate.
but SO far he had been unable TO dis
cover a.
He had been able TO buy cotton in Long
view for the past sixteen years M to three
years ago He saw the 4b0 bales hauled
from the International and Great Northern
tracks IN Longyiew 20 the Windy tracks
Captain ]. NJ. MAYS OF Henderson said
that be wanted his town placed on a parity
with other towns nearby
J. w WOmack Of Lougview said that
most OF their cotton went 10 Shreveport
on account Of n reduced freight rate. Hts
testimony was In line with former wit
rebate on shipments over the Texas aud
Pacific Indirectly as cotton shipped to
Shreveport broker was handled at a less
rate.
Mr. Ross was recalled 10 the stand by
Manager Johnston OF the Galveston freight
bureau and stated that cotton was moved
TO shreveport from Timpson via the Texas
and Pacific,
t, s. V. AND n, WIS SIDE OF IT.
General Freight Agent Taylor Of the t.,
S, V. and n, W. was put on the stand and
explained that the rate from Longview TO
Shreveport was rs and that was what
his road eharged-at least he supposed so.
| He got his shnre OF the divisions with the
| Texas and Paclac and the Houston East
and West Texas, the amount being 81 per
| bale. He did not know what became OF
| the additional rs cents. Rates are not put
on bills OF ladlng on shipments to Shreve.
| port He said he did not have better
rate than other lines. He could not ex.
| plain why Shreveport buyers on his road
| got all OF the cotton. He failed to explain
ss to Inducements made Shreveport buyers
| TO move their shipments over his line and
| Its connections He said that Mr. Turner
had otten requested MIN 70 Ut In the
| Houston rate and bill cotton that way. He
/ knew nothing except what concerned his
| line, though he had heard this rebate talk
| for some time The arrangement with the
| Houston East and West Texas as to di
( visions was 81 per bale from Longview,
| his line absorbing the drayRge ON ship
| ments 20 Houston and Galveston he got
|
cotton TO Shreveport. Why this was done
he failed 10 explain. He said there was nc
agreement between his road and the other,
as 70 how they. would divide. He denied
the charge that he had made efforts e
divert shipments from the In4ernationa
and Great Northern. though he never mad,
| an EFFORT to get cotton into Houston ano
| Galveston. On direct shipments to New
| orleans over the Texas and Pacific hts d.
| vision was 30 cents He admitted giving
original shipments to the Texas and Peei@-
| when such shipments were otherwise Tha
| was done two years ago He said that biz
shipments TO Shreveport were forced upor
/ Here the commission adjourned fol
T. T. Rembert. cotton buyer at Long
view and stakeholder In The Windy,
testified that the division OF Longviev
cotton was 81 per bale He could not ex
81 loss Of 90 points over Galveston, Fol
| two seasons Shreveport buyers have bought
| ~ the cotton. He did not know why
than other buyers, unless It was for con
| eentration purposes. He said shreveport
men bought the cotton promptly and patt
| for Il on the spot while other buyers hay'
producers walt two or three weeks
"Ail OF our shipments are billed 10 limp
son, on way bills, Farther than that
know nothing, about II, : stated the witness
He said the international and Grea
Northern was hard on his road and refuse,
| 10 recognize u, and would not accors
! switching privileges In reply 70 n question
| from Commissioner MRyheid the witness
said that cotton myers concentrated cottoI
! az Shreveport by taking M the eXpens
| hllls on the haul hack He said that TIL
| trouble AZ Longview was brought ahout hl
the International and Great Northern re
/ fnsing 20 handle shipments on 9Th
! WINDY"
Mr.. Mayheld remarked, I'VE have ex
amlned your road and ind II all right an,
that ycu get your divisions
The wituees then said that Loeb had n,
| love for the Texas and Pacihc, and that 4
WY Ae wants this Windy" 70 haul eot