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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
CHAIRMAN REAGAN TALKS
Gives Ills Reasons for Not Approving
the New Rates.
SIX SECTIONS IN HIS DIRECTIONS
Thinks the Cotton Tariff and Not the
Merchandise Tariff Should Have
Been Reduced

Austin, Texas, January 1s.-CboIrmnn
heagah OF the railroad commission today
gave out the following statement, which
contain his reasons for opposing the recent
order ON the adoption of the new general
class tariff
do not agree with the decision Of the
majority of the railroad commission made
on the 10th day of January, 1902, adoptipg
class freight rates on merchandise not en-
hraced In commodity tariffs.
/. Because | think the reductions FOR
distances Of twenty i've miles and less
make the rates unreasonably low
?. Because | think the rates for dis.
tances between twenty-five and atty miles
are much too low.
3. Because the Increase of the distance
at which the maximum rates are reached
from 1856 miles to 40 miles, makes an I'M.
necessary reduction In the rates; aud IS d
reversal of the policy and action OF this
commission from the time of its organiza.
ton to the present, Of SO arranging our
rates as to preserve competition between
dealers and manufacturers in this State
and those OF other States. And because this
extension Of the maximum distance will
have the effect of concentrating the job
bling and wholesale business and the man.
ufacturing business of the STATE in few
Of the larger cities Of the State, aud In
drawing these branches Of business away
from the secondary and miner cities and
towns of the State, and thus tend to. pro.
mote monopoly and to limit necessary com
petition.
4, l fear the adoption of this classical
ton and scale OF rates may operate I'M
favorably on the construction Of new rail
roads in the State, now progressing so
satisfactorily. and may delay the improve
ment of the roadbeds and the increase Of
their rolling stock, now much needed.
5, While l am as anxious ms others to
protect the people against unnecessary
burdens, l do not forget that the material
prosperity and welfare Of our people great
ly depend on the facilities of transporta-
tion furnished them by the railroads, and
that In all the past it has been the policy
OF the State to encourage their construction
and proper equipment l think this policy
was wise ia the past, and ought to he
adhered TO in,the future
6. am less inclined to make any large
reduction Of the rates on general merchan'
disc, because Of my belief that some reduc-
tion should he made in the rates on cotton,
on which a higher rate Is made now than
on general merchandise, and l fear this
reduction Of the merchandise rates may
make it impracticable to reduce the rates
on cotton. John II. Reagan.
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Second Court Of Apneals.

Fort Worth, Texas, January 1s-The fol
lowing proceedings were had in the court
OF civil appeals for the Second supreme
judicial district Of Texas today:
Motions submitted: Texas and Pacific
Drew ct al VS. WootHn ct AL for rehearing
Wagner VI. Dodson Of al, to strike out
defendant in errors briefs.
Motions overrued: BOYD vs.. Montgom'
cry, for rehearng; Bier VS.. Herndon, for
rehearlng: Gates VS., Mcclure, fer rehear'
err vs. State OF Texas ex rel Trinp, for re-
hcl ring; Mnyfirid Luplhnr Company VS..
Carver, for rehearng; Waggoner VS. Dod-
son ct al, 10 strike ont briefs OF defendant
in error; Texas and Pacific Railway Com
pany VS.. johnson. for rehearlng
Motions granted: Texas and Pacinc kai',
way Company VS.. Johnson, for findings OF
Cases affirmed C. Won CarIowltz. sd-
mlnlstrator VS. Bernstein. from Tarrant;
Clapp ct oil VS.. Roger, from Cooke; stan
ield vs. McLennan County, from Eastland;
Arlington Cotton OIL Company VS.. Elliott
ct al, from Tarrant; Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway Company Of Texas VS.. Iins
gins from Clay: Fletcher ct nj VS., Wash
ington Life Insurance Company ct al, from
Cooke Cunningham 81 al rs. Fort Worth
and Denver City Railroad Company from
Wise.
Affirmed in part and reverted and rem
dered In part: johnson ct al VS.. Blum ct
al from Mitchell,
Reversed and remanded: Texas Central
Railway Company Va. Waller ct al, from
Erath; LeavItt VS.. Brazelton & Johnson
The ease OF NJ. II. Walters ct al VS.. Mn
tual Home Savings Association Ell al was
passed to the heel Of the docket
Cases submitted. Price ct al vs. Mark
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Notes and Personals.

Mr.. X. w. Miller, commercial agent OF
the East and West Texas, went to Weather
ford Yesterday.
Mr.. A. G Powell, Manager GoOdrleh's
secretary, is stil confined 70 his home
through Illness
Colonel S. f. B. Morse OF the Southern
psrthc returned Yesterday from short
hnsiuess trip 70 Fort Worth.
Nr. G. z. Magnan. agent OF the Pullman
palace Car company at Galveston, was q
caller at local Offices yesterday.
NJ. N. C. Reese, general freight agent
a., the Houston and Texts Central at Dali
ias mas among yesterdays visitors.
Mr. ID. r. Forbes, general superintendent
~ tic New York. Texas md Mexico, head
anal ters AZ Victoria, was here yesterday
Mir. w. H. Taylor, general freight and
nosstnerr agent OF the Houston East and
%sst Texas was out Of the city yesterday.
NJ w. II. Taylor general freight and
rasscneer agent Of the Houston East and
Wsst Texas, was out Of the city Yesterday
NJ Gentry Waldo division freight and
,,sascneer agent OF the Houston and Texas
Central al Austin. was lie the city yester'
day.
,rsieht agent Of the Atchison, Tepeka aud
santa Fe, headquarters Chicago. came 10
last Rlght.
ehsnical depnStmsnt Of fAs HssstsA ane
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Rate Announcements.

The Southwestern tariT committee sends
out the following on rates:
SUcar--Notice has been received from the
International and Great Northern railroad
Of intention, effective January %, 1902, to
establish a rate OF 80 cents per 100 pounds
on sugar, carloads, from Sugarland, Texas,
10 Quincy, Ill.,, ana Davenport, Iowa. and -
cents per 100 pounds to Keokuk, Iowa.
Mineral wateI--lt appears that, effective
Immediately, as based on combination "
locals through New Orleans, La, rate of ~
cents per 100 pounds may be applied "a
mineral waters, carloads, from Pittshurg,
Pa (and poiuts taking same rates to New
Orleansl, 10 Houston and Galveston, Texas,
ana points taking same rates; rates from
and to other points not TO be affected.
Mexican exchange Chairman Dill. Of the
Mexican Traffic association advises under
date of January "a that. effective January
10, rate Of Mexican exchange will be 30
per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
CABBAGE MEN HusrLINe.
First Solid Carload to Be Shipped fror
Corpus Christi Tuesday

First Solid Carload to Be Shipped from
Corpus Christi Tuesday
Corpus Christi, Texas, January ls--The
cabbage men in and around Corpus Christi
are hustllng now and making preparations
to begin shipping. The nrst solid carload
of cabbage Of the season of 1907 will be
sent out of here next Tuesday moruing over
the Arkansas Pass road for the Northern
markets one wagonload Of cabbage Of
1900 pounds was sold here yeserda.' at
$1.T6 per 100 pounds, aud was shipped
out by express this morning to Fort Worth.
The outside buyers are beginning TO arrive
and next week the commission houses will
open up for business
The Gregory Garden company, which WEI
recently organized with capital slG.H
Of $4,000 has applied for a charter The
company Is composed Of local and Mime
sofa capitalists and Its officers arc Is fol
Petcer, secretary r. H. Poenlsh score,
tsry-all Of Corpns Christi. The company
has purchased 1900 acres Of land on the
Eucnal south OF this city and propose to
nut 1t In ultlyatlon-fruits and vegetables
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
NEW CLASS TARIFF.
Exceptions Made by the Commission to
the Rates Il Carries.

Austin, Texas, January ls.--The railroad
commission issued Its new general class
tariff this afternoon and 1t becomes enec-
tive February 10. Ii contains several eX-
captions which were not embraced in the
call for the hearing Of December TO- Gen
orally the commission has preserved In the
new tariff the exceptions Of the old one,
in order TO meet wagon competition, when
such rates are lower than the standard
mileage rates in the tariff. Exceptions
which do not apply to wagon competition
are those preserving the old Chicago, Rock
Island and Texas local rates when lower
than the fixed tarln rates. Also one for
the Fort Worth and Denver, north to
Bowie to meet Rock Island competition,
The exceptions are on the CUR, Coiorauo
and Santa t'e to meet wagon competition
from Paris 10 Ben Franklin and Honey
Grove. nrst-class IL CentS, AMI from Paris
TO Pecan Gap ~ cents for first aud second
closses. on the Cane Belt from Eagle Lake
to Lakeside. Matthews, Mcdowell Bonus
and Egypt first, Eecond, third and foutth
classes 10 cents,
10 meet San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
wagon competition the following shall np-
ply; -.
tons named:
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WORK ON THE CHANNEL.

Captain Tailor Finds It to Be OF Per
manent Character
la Porte, January 1S.--Captsin II. r.
Tailor the resident engineer on the new
ship channel has just conTpleted the worl
OF making soundInes in the channel from
Morsaus Point down to where the dredge.
are at work. distance OF over eight mlias
for the purpose of determining che per
manency OF the work In many plnces he
found that the channel has deepened. espe
Cially In the center Of the channel, and
Ia no instance did he find where there had
been any hlling In. lie stated today that
it is his opinion that the work VIII prove
Of a most permanent character, and that
the channel viii maintain itself The dixie
Is giving good satisfaction ia the matter
Of retaining the dredged material on tho
cast side Of the channel.
The work on the channel is progressing
A. n rapid rate. The pile driver has lcsy
than four miles of dixie 10 construct to Red
Fish light house and dredgcs ana are
not far behind it. No. g. the big dredgr
has hpished three pay sections ~ 1900 feet
each this month. md IS working in It's
second mile below Red Fish
Word was received here today that th,
charter for the la Porte Saw and Ploulng
Mil company had been granted ~ AEtln
The capital stock Is $4,000. Directors
A. y. Mckay. c. . Penhcld, !. X, Holmes
n r. Howald and L. v Buchhol2.
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"a
Moultou, first second and third classes 10
cents and fourth class cents,
ST. Louis Southwest ern- Rates betW zen
Waco and Barry, Blooming Grove, FROST
Mertens and Brandon; First class 81 cents
second class 20 cents third class 20 cents
and fourth class "a cents
Missouri, Kansas and Texas-Io meet
wagon competition the following rates shall
applys From sherman to Bells, nrst' sec
ond and third classes IL cents, fourth class
10 cents. and to Collinsville and Whites
boro first class 90 cents, second class is
cents, third class 1G cents and fourth class
Is cents from Denison to Whitesboro, mrs
class 20 cents. second class II cents, thlrd
class 10 cents and fourth class 10 cents
from Gainesville to Whitesboro and COZ
lnsvile first class 10 cents. second class
10 cents. third class IL cents ana fourth
class 10 cents.
Texas and Pacific raIlway-ro meet
wagon competition from Dallas TO Airing
Ton and intermediate points and from Fort
Worth to Grand Prairie and intermediate
points frst second. third and fourth class
10 cents. class A cents and class b Ia
cents Rates between Eastlnnd and Cisco
or Ranger first and second classes 10 cents;
Texas Naturalization Terrell ana
EattfnIsn. drst, second and third classes III
cents, -
Texas Central Between Dublin and De
Leon, hrst. second and third classes AZ
cents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

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Knapp, 7S7 Hull building Detroit Mich,
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certainly a most generous otfet and the
following extracts taken from his daily
mail show what mOn think Of his gen
erosity;
Dear Sir: Please accept my sincere
thanks for yours OF re0en. date. have
Given your treatment a thorough test and
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All correspondence 4a strictly cAladen~
tai, mailed In PLATA sealed envelope. The
receipt Ia free for the asking and IN
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.
tspecial 10 The Post

siciny-Passed' Warrington Hall tBrJ
from Galveston for Aarhuus
New York Sailed; Concho for Key West
and Galveston.
Manchester. Arrived; saturina SPAN
from Galveston.
liverpool Arrived: Inaum tBr), from
Galveston.
New York.-Arrived: Excelsior, from Gal
weston.
Pensacola. Fla.-salled. Pensacola lama
for Galveston.
from Galveston and sailed for New York
Port Eads, La.-~Arrived Albanian Bro
from Aigoa Bay. Africa. Sailed Costarear
(Brl for Liverpool; Monterey CBrA fol
Capetown, Africa, With supplies for LORD
kitchener's army; lnverie (Bri, for Glas
gov; Olympia tBrl. for Port Limon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
THE FREIGHT CONFERENCE.
Gould Lines Win Stay in the Agreement
rt II Is Said.

Gould Lines VIII Stay in the Agreement
fft It Is Said,
Chicago. January 1G.-Presidents and ex'
ecutive officials of the Western roads who
have been In session in Chicago for the
last three days considering the freight rate
situation. adjourned today until February
Ii. without having accomplished any tangi'
bic results The principal cause OF the
trouble was removed, however, by WITH
drawal Of the notice given a short time
ago by the Rio Grande roads Of the MIS-.
souri, Pacific system that they meant 20 ac'
indenenaeutly OF the Western trafhc agree
meut The Gould people who control tne
RID Grande lines have. consented 70 stieh
10 the agreement for the present az least
In consequence IL is believed that rates
Will he better maintained, not only ~
Colorado and Utah. but also at hissouri
In the Northwest the situation remains
unchanged The Great Northern ana tne
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

Northern parlnc are determined 70 nut In
ensct on February | the reduced freight
.ai.,us, ana the Burlington Is bound to act
With these roads
The final sheets Of the Northern pa
cihcs new. distance and terminal tariffs,
Whlch. With similar tariffs from the Great
Northern and 500 line will YORK gen
eral reduction Of II per cent In merchan-
use rates throughout the Northwest, went
70 the printers today. The tariffs Will be
II they can be published and distributed
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ham. from Parker; St Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern Railway Company Us,
Attcberry. from Taylor Fort Worth aud
Denver City Railway Company VS.. Smith
ct al from Wichita; ST. Louis Southwest
crn Railway Company w. Carwile ct al
Haskell.
Cases set for February !. 1902 Lloyd VS..
Thomson ct al. from 1Rrrant; Bell vs.
Williams X Bates from Palo Pinto; Fort
Worth and Rio Grundc Railway Company
vs.. Bowen. from Tnrrant; Cloud w. Mat
tbews ct AL from Shackelford; street VS.
Robertson ct nj, from Comanche; Cusen'
berry vs.. Latimer, from Young
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

sweetwater, Texas, January 1S--work
on the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
railroad viii commence at this place in
February. Teams are coming daily and
are being pushed along the line for twenty
Ave miles north OF here. President Still
wall who Is in London writes chat he bus
secured ample capital 70 build the road
from Kansas City 10 Port Stllwell, on tue
oFM axirn
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Prosperous cotton MIII.

Bonham, Texas. january 1s.-Ali the new
machinery has been placed in the cotton
mill here and hfty new hands viii arrive
tomorrow and begin working Monday
night. The mill viii run night and day
in order to keep up with orders received.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Extensions in Mexico.

Mexico City January ts.--An important
railway concession has been arranged with
the government authorizing the Mexican
Central Railway company 10 build a line
room with the line Of the Monterey and
Gulf road at Trevino. The money required
under the concession has been deposited
be completed as speedily as possible.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
WIDENING the Gauge.

Corpus Christi, Texas January 1s.--A
force of about twenty Mexicans, under the
supervision of the section foreman at this
end, have begun work In this city on the
widening of the roadbed OF the Texas
Mexlcan railroad There are now 800 or
coo men at work on the roaa between
Corpus Christi and Laredo doing the pre-.
Umfnary work toward the converting OF
the road into a standard guage.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

Marshall Texas, January T.-At meet.
ing Of the stockholders Of the Texas South
ern railroad this morning the directors
were authorized TO make application to the
railroad commission TO Issue first mort
gage bonds, secured by lien upon the com
pany's property. The application Will be
finished
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
RAILROAD COMMISSION DOCKET.



ersl Attention.
Austin, Texas, January 1s.-The follow.
ing is the docket Of hearings for this
weeks open session OF the railroad com.
mission which win begin Tuesday
Glddings Compress Company vs.. the
houston and texas Central Railway; vio.
latiun Of The commissions rules governing
the COMPRISING Of cotton en- route.
:, Absorption OF piping charge on oil OF
Beaumont.
Proposition TO cancel existing charge II
y per car on shipments from III Paso TO
Fort Bliss.
Rche1ring on the proposition to cstab-
lish rules and regulations governing The
opelation of passenger trains
Bagging and ties, straight or mixed car
cad shipments
There are only three cases OH the docket
which Will attract general attention, aud
they are: Absorbing the piping charge on
oil at Beaumont, The delayed passenger
traiu question and the Giddlngs compress
con pany case,
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KEPT A SECRET.
Mr., c. B. Sloat and Miss Williams Mar
RED in New Orleans.

rleo IN New orleans.
The surprise of the day in railroad circles
yesterday was the news of the marriage
of Mr. Charles Il, SloHt former general
freight agent Of the Chicago, Rock island
aud Texas, to Miss Williams, North
Texas beauty. The ceremony was per
formed on Monday last in New Orleans,
The marriage was kept u secret from even
the closest personal friends of Mr.. Sloat
and only became known Yesterday when a
personal appeared in The Post of yesterday
announcing that mir, and Mrs. C. b. Sloat
are at the Rice" Mr.. Slont's many friends
will not be slow In extending congratula-
tiOug
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

Texas Central at Hampstead. was in the
city yesterday,
Mr. {. X. Dunlap, general freight agent
81 the Houston and Texas Central. who has
hcen attending the freight meeting In 81.
Louie Is expected back tomorrow.
Mr. Louis Falthom. assistant gcDcial
freight agent of the Santa Fc. headquarters
Chicago, was here yesterday. He was ac.
companied by his two ihughterg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
, RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
The New Brotherhood Selects Chicago
as Its Future Home.

as Its Future Home.
San Francisco January IS. THE brother
hood Of railway employees has decided that
Chicago shall be its future headquarters,
and today decided to hold its next col-
Ncptior there IN May 1901.
The question Of ritual was taken up, and
the convention decided that the nomcncla-
ture o. the officers shall follow that Of rail.
roaling II was also decided to place an or
ganization in the following cities: Port
land, San Francisco, albuquerque, Omaha,
Helena, Kansas City, Denver Fort Worth,
Aberdeen, St. Paul, Chicago, St Louis
Little Rock, New Orleans, indianapolis Co
lmhu], Nashville, Atlanta. Wnshlngio on.
Pittsbrrg, New York City, Boston, Mon
trenl and Winnipeg
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Mr.. Mayo Gathering information.

San Antonio, Texas. January As.-H. NJ.
Mayo. chief Of the Southern Pacific lit.
.rary bureau, is In the city and today Wis
rod The Collins irrigated farm near the
stock Yards FOR the purpose OF getting facts
IN incorporate in Immigration literature to
he distributed by that road in an effort
TO bring people to Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
New Positions ctestsd

A NJ nv ARR. January 1s,-Announce-
spoln, eee today that W. S. Scott has
c6osesteal superintendent Of telegraph
d A ~ si,w, Oklahoma and Guif mil.
d a., Z. Peek as general storelxpen-
4 are new positions.
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Oil Burner a s,,,os..

hn- s,'Su' Texas, January is. The
Ia lining locomotive on the Arkansas
sing T ni III here a few nights ago.
prors- as test engine. ami so
land eyo success and great saver
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19
Adysrtislna Mardi e..

4 ran Pacific viii have out in a
H. handsome hanger, In eolors.
i New A ~ Gras rates and attrae-
The ,sleans during the eomin z
ISSUE VIII consist Of 1OO,00J
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4, -. l'ad has been appointed road,
|, ~. ~, northern divlsior OF the Hous.
~. west Texas at Tlmpson. He
|dd's W, De Lane. resigned.
III appointment became effective