The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-19

plained that the authority forced his line
and worked loss of cents per 100 pounds
IN revenue General Freight Agent Lelth
of the Midland had also joined Mr. Allen
In mis- apDlicatlon for this cancellation.
A letter from General Freight Agent Dun.
lap Of the Houston and Texas Central was
read, in which IL was pointed out that
the authority complained OF WAS neither
discriminatory nor exclusive as II WAS not
his Intention to ask that 1t be denied other
roads. The purpose thereof was to permit
lAe shipment of Texas cotton to Georgia
points.
General Freight Agent Allen of the Katy
claimed that the effect Of the proposed rule
would be to throw junction point cotton
to the Houston and Texas Central unless
the Katy obtained authority to apply It,
which that road did not want to do In
other words, he had an idea that under this
rule man would have to pay more to
move his cotton via the Katy than tho
Central. He had, however no objection To
the rule II 1T was made to apply only to
cotton bound for Georgia and the Carolin0s.
Mr. Goodwin OF tho Santa Fe agreed
VIM Mr.. Allen In this, but seriously object
ed to having the rule applying to New Eng
lahd cotton. Mr. Goodwin also insisted
that the through rate on cotton to New
InEland IS not always The SUM Of the locals
and named points 10 which the through rate
words, the local out OF Houston does not
make the through rate, he declared, ANA in
SHS"et, 70 u question from Judge leAgan
he replied that II was his opinion that the
authority was in effect an attempt to re.
oure the cotton rate aud cause loss Of
revenue on about I'D pcr cent Of the cotton
moved out OF inc state,
Mr. Jones Of The Central denied this hut
said that he did not care about the New
h"EIa4u N9lIeu at an ana that he would
w. Ti'lsIeu u lhc tutnortN was made to
IPPN 7''N ~ 'Lt'N'i utSIthru 10 mus IN
'Tg1Ipi" iud 'oc Natouuas
lHal Dong lnc case, Mt. GOODWIN saw
nv t. tH t t,I iVasoN Tor lne discussion.
cor,t,is.irn tai,ir guy 90 ie7S9n TOT nc
,WI i 'hNluE u udIu IN Tue matter
n nal, ther@ N2s something 10 he aiken
49,, W, 49,, Hu" 'he SUBJECT was
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Po.strs sro,, tt,i. o,,...t.. g. A. -.
"'''"N ,'i" WIS uutSll"n w tnc nHNt
matter on the docket, the commission took
up that Of establishing divisions Of the
mt "a, .it,,,,,,+ 90 II - .,.,
A.. w. N''', '''i" ''N'' Ns"a
I" points on inc central the Arkansas Pass
and the Sunset lines
Nh. ryf. 90 .h c.+... NJ
~. ~, sNP'"'u'n
'""t tue eu"ject at issue was that or &C
ceptinR shipments OF grain at Terarkaaa
that were alleged To have been received
there at a emf rate from, Kansas CIV. .od
ane' - Nut tSts rom hauaaS tily' 4nd
| retnHaIsheu ON the otale rate ne mad no
"aS o. aeue'l n'"iuE Wuethei iRese snip
tuiVush Sn.p'hehts, ana DIRECTED 10 being
tuue"tu ny ms tuuntDuoIs Tor accepting
a am,u5 at loV'' lateS' "nAch nc '"uid not
AVOID 49,. c..-,
Slt, Jones OF inc Cehtrai sald that tnlS
Vas not quarrel aS 10 DIVISIONS hetween
uls "ue una lhe cotton heu. nut Ihat IT
l,'eS Ie'' ,,.l Iusat,on a1e,uns 'll tne
ines ne was certain mat II was nothing
but su3terfuge to avoid tho collection OF
ING puonShcu throush r2e;
NJ |"u } heUEnn Wd i inel'lleu 10 agree " IN
nv JONES that lhlN was n supttrlnEe' pnl
WAS n1i sure that IL could be reached with
ou n nddI'i2 cessation me grain wa+
lthuercu ~ ieAarhhua as local Shipment
| Gnd ne ulu NOT see now II cou!dN be re-
'uNGu ~ suSn. .., A., IT,. -,.,-....
M Jones [etortcn mat inc shipments
Wore MOI ~ faci local as they had origt'
nated outside the state, and had been mere
~ Ie'"nslShcu AZ lsAatknhh, ne had, ne
! salu. hcen presented win claims on ship
mems OF thlS kihd Tor delay az IcHNrEana,
IN ne prosecution or Wnrh me claimants
hau posulEeN declared thnt the shipments
WIRE hnl l9cdl X lhe commission womb
give INN time nc would undertake to es-
laelsn INC Iatl tnnt ail OF the shipments
Lelcrrfu l" Ntt" Interstate routed Tor me
purpose OF EettlnE me dement, OF tue cut
rue lnlo ieNalhaha Nhai ne objected
TO was that u was At tempted TO make him
aceept q division or the rate out OF Texrr.
kahana instead ~ division Of the combi'
nation "l tue locals
MI rye dlu NOT see now ne could pro-
tect hlmselI against the Suhterfuge y there
| was = subtetiuEe. MS line mad paid
VnouKn pehaIues TOT AueScu violation or
| the commissions rates Hud did not pro-
pose to take any more chances.
Judge Reagan mad he said. felt all the
time that there was something wrong in
nus case nut thnt II seemed to him that
20" n.rlNa,c commerce commission was
me proper authority 10 Apply to In the