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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
TO FIGHT THE COMBINE. "
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE CON-
MISSION WILL TAKE ACTION.
Along the Line---Southetn Pacific Is
Indirectly Interested.

Chicago January AT its meeting here
next Wednesday, the Interstate commerce
commission will move against the North
ern Securities company and investigate
the combine Of the Great Northern, North
ern Pacific and Burlington railways.
Tho commission win probe the entire mat
ter Of community Of interest" between
great railway systems, but the specific
Investigation will be aimed at the North
western railways.
Hundreds Of witnesses, among them many
OF the leading railway promoters and own
ers in the country, have been summoned
To appear in Chicago next Wednesday to
testify before the commission,
All the Western railway magnates have
been summoned to appear and after the
investigation in Chicago, which may last
weeks, has been concluded, the commission
will resume its hearing in New York and
call before II the great promoters and hnan-
clers OF Wall street.
II is understood that there Is to he n
general and determined night all along the
line. The commission has announced its
intention of examining every phase 4 rail-
road combination, including the purchase OF
the Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific,
the Union Pachcs control over the Bur.
lington and every specific instance ~ what
they regard MS violations Of the interstate
| commerce law.
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500 or rcrsose authorized to DO the busi-
ness of railway uckct broker or railway
ticket brokers, under license issued pursu-
ant 10 this article. shah sell or deal In any
railway, railroad or steamboat passenger
ticket, except such as have been Issued by
some existing railroad or steamboat COM
pany, corporation, association OF person or
persons ownlng or operating the same and
every railway ticket broker shall furnish
the buyer a schedule describing the number
or kind Of ticket or tickets sold signed by
diatelv refund TO the purchaser or repre-.
sentative OF tho purchaser the money paid
TO such broker for any ticket or tickets
that may he rejected or declared not good
BY the company or the company's agent for
a passage on or over the railway or steam
boat for which such tickets were sold.
No license shall be granted under this ar
ticle until the person or persons applying
therefor have hied with the license collect
Client securities TO be approved by him, In
the sum OF $1,000, conditioned for the faith.
full observance of all the terms and proyis.
ions Of this section and article.
The mayor shall have power and author.
ity. for cause, shown, to revoke any license
Issued under this article, ana upon such
revocation shall certify tho same TO 'he II.
cense collector; provided, however, that tho
person or persons complained OF shall have
a reasonable opportunity to be heard before
such revocation. and each license issued by
face that Il is received and held subject 10
revocation by the mayor. And said license
collector shall he prohibited from issuing q
license for n period of six months to any
party from whom license has been revoked
Approved December "a 1901.
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SWEENEY RESIGNS.
Katy Superintendent viii Go With
Another Line.

Katy Superintendent viii Go With
Another Line.
Mr.. NJ. Sweeney, general superintendent
Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway,
with headquarters In st. Louis. has rendered
his resignation, effective February 1, Mr..
Sweeney has been offered and has accepted
the position Of general superintendent OF
tho Minneapolis and st. Louis and the Iowi
Central lines, with headquarters at Mime
apolis.
No successor to Mr.. Sweeney has yet
been selected and IT is no secret to add
that the Katy management sincerely re
grets Mr.. Sweeney's departure. lie entered
the service of that system thirty years ago
as clerk In the mditor's office, and served
the company subsequently as clerk In the
general freight department ana the super
intendents office, and as ticket agent. lie
' ent to the Iron Mountain as car account
cut, and after that he became secretary tC
the general manager, purchasing agent and
ear accountant of the Richmond and ALE
gheny road. For time he served the Mo
bile and Ohio as superintendent OF trans
portation and purchasing agent, and was
subsequently, general superintendent OF the
Kannwha and Ohio road. In 1888 he re
turned to the Katy as superintendent Of
transportation and has remained with thai
company ever since.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
QUIET DAY in RAILROADS
Southern Pacific Makes an Appropria,
tiol for Improvements.
ERECT STEEL TRESILEs AND BRIDGES
Terminal Freight Association Talked Of,
but the Plan Is Hardly Feasible.
Minor Matters Of Interest

Matters were extremely quiet In rail-
road circles yesterday. the only announce
ment Of special Importance being the pro-
posed expenditure Of $4,000 by the South
ern Pacific In the way Of Improvements
on bridges There was some talk Of the
railroads entering Houston forming a ter
mlnsl association for the handling Of
freight business. but this could not be
verified and does not seem probable, for
the reason that several Of the roads are
too firmly intrenched in their present quar-
tiers 70 mako a change desirable.
The Southern Pacific has announced an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the purpose
of taking out the wooden trestles and
bridges over the streams In Texas and
replacing the same with steel structures.
1t has been found to be more economical
TO use steel In this work for the reason
that it best stands the wear ana tear
and saves thousands Of dollars spent an
nually for repairs and renewals.
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TO HANDLE FREleHTs.
A Terminal Association Talked Of for
Houston.

A Terminal Association Talked OF for
Houston.
THE appointment of c. W. sedgwict as
local freight agent Of the Houston East
and V0Bt Texas may mean more than 1t
looks 10 be on its face said local freight
man yesterday. Mr.. Sedgwlck is the local
freight agent Of the Texas and New Or
lenns and In that ~npacity acts also for
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
ana the Galveston, Houston and Northern
railways. The appointment Of MT. Sed2'
wick mems that all freight will DO dc
II, cred and received for the West Texas
at the Southern Pacific company ; big
freight depot IL the Fifth ward. While
this is as far as the report goes, there Is
another report out today that the Houston
and Texas Central VIII also receive and
deliver freight at the Southern PaGihc
depot, commencing ON the trst OF Feb.
Tudry This Is not an official report ana
may or may not be so, hut 1t sets fellow
To thinking. II has been whispered to
me IN the last few days that the railroads
doing business in Houston have decided,
IN the not far distant future, to organize
terminal freight association ana II the
plan natures the Southern Pacihc freight
Qepot viii be selected as the terminals
This would be the logical location for there
Is room In plenty there and every facility
! for handling the business. The only draw
| back to such a scheme as this would 10
| the refusal OF the international and Great
| Northern and the Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas to come Into II. They are hrmly
| established where they are and would hard
| ly care for a change even though IT. put
them in n more central md easily accesSi-
| bic location. The Santa ne and the san
.-ntouiO and Arkansas Pass, ! am satisfied
| would go into such an agreement Any
way, If will he wise TO keep an eve on
the freight officials In future,
| Acting Manager Miller of tho Houston
| and Texas Central Is out OF the city, but
his chief clerk was asked II he had heard
| anything OF the Central moving its freight
base TO the Southern Paclta on February
l. He replied that he hau heard OF nc
such change.
Two or three we'll known officials were
asked about Che rumor but they said they
had heard nothing Of II. However, they
thought It a good proposition and one tina
would rebound to the interests uf tint
various roads were they TO organize
terminal association IT would mean a con
centration of business at central poip
that would ba appreciated by the man
merchants and others interested
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RATES WILL BE REDUCED
BUT TO WHAT EXTENT HAS NOT
YET BEEN DECIDED.
Commission Going Over the Papers
Filed Requesting Establishment OF
New General Class Tariff.

Austin. Texas, January 5.-The railroad
commission today has been going over the
papers 6led with them anent the PROPOSE
ton to reduce the freight rates and estab-
llsh a new general class tariff, There is
mass OF documents on the subject and
the important ones were carefully gone
over this afternoon. 1t was learned late
this evening that there will be a reduc-
tIon in the rates, hut not near so great
as set ont in the commissions notice Of
hearing on tho subject. Just what the re-
ductlon viii be Is not known outside Of
the commission. but It leaked out that e
cut would be made
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the santa Fe IN the capacity Of general
freight agent. having prior te, that time
tonic and Arkansas Pass which politien
he secured by the ordinary method Of pro,
motion from that Of assistant general
freight agent. That he has discharged
the duties OF the responsible positlons
which he has held in n highly satisfactory
manner Is evidenced by bis continued pro
motion.
Among the other business transacted at
the meeting held today was the acceptance
Of the resignation Of #. NJ. Gilbough and
the election OF John Sealy and A. c. Tor,
bert as directors of the company to MI
the vacancies accustomed by the death or
George .sealy and the resignation Of Mr..
Gllhonrh
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul will
build 400 furniture cars at their own shops.
The Baltimore and Ohio has ordered 3d.
OOO tons of steel rails to be delivered inside
of twelve months.
The rranscontnental Passenger associa-
tlon will hold its next meeting at New Or
leans on January p
II Is announced that the express com
panies will cut down the franking privileges
thls year. Practically none but railroad and
express officials will receive them
A New York special tells OF deal under
way that will merge the Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Manufacturing company of Pitts
burg and the General Electric company.
Capital to the extent OF $50,000000 Is IN
yOlved. Pierpont Morgan is in It,
A plan to readjust wages will be put in
operation by the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. All
train men win be placed on a trip basis,
instead Of paying them by the month. 1t
means an increases of from 4 to II per cent.
Fifty thousand men will be affected.
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ELEcrEp VICE PRESIDENT
Was Colonel L. J, Polk, General Manager
of the Santa Fe.

was Solonc' l, y, FOLK, Gencfai Manager
OF tho Santa Fe.
Galveston, Texas, January s.-CoIonel
H. j, Folk. general manager OF the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway company.
was elected vice president OF this com.
pany at meeting Of the directors which
was held today The position was made
vacant by the death OF George sealy.
which occurred recently. The promotion
OF Colonel Polk while II was not unex.
pected Is nevertheless a source OF gratia.
cation to his friends. among whom are in
eluded not only fellow railway officials,
but also all the employees OF the company
who have had the privilege Of knowing
MIN aud the general public as far as his
wide acquaintance extends. Even AT times
when differences have existed between the
company and the employees the leaders Of
the opposition always manifested n peculiar
respect and regard for Colonel Polk, due
no doubt 20 the fact that they could moi
help but Be impressed with the fact that
tney were dealing with a gentleman Of a
very high order whatever they might think
about the matters In controversy In rail-.
way circles and among his associates Colo
mel Polk has long been regarded as a dis
Greet epterplising and conservative man.
celsnd pslS was Arst sannectsd witA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
UP TO The SOUTHERN.
II Must Cut Down Rates or Fight tn,
Mississippi Officials.


Mississippi Officials.
The Northwest is not the only section that
can lay claim to railroad merger. The
South comes in line with like movement
from Mississippi; at least threat has been
made, and unless the roads interested com
ply with the demand made by the railroad
commission the attorney general of Mis-
sisslppi will start the ball rolling. A Jack
son, Miss, special sums up the move as
follows:
II Is stated hero that unless freight rate
reductions are arranged at the meeting next
Tuesday, the Mississippi railroad commits
sion viii direct Attorney General Mcclure
to institute legal proceedings to set aside
| the consolidation of the Southern railway
ord the Mobile and Ohio, which occurred
last year A majority OF the commission
ers thus expressed themselves. They have
| been gOaded to action by incessant com
| plants of excessive freight rates. When
| the consolidation occurred. Attorney Gen
ernl McClurg favored lnstituting proceed
| ings to have II set aside. giving his opinion
| that 1t was a violation of the State conSti
| tuition. which prohibits consolidation a
/ competing lines Int the matter was dropped
| and has remained qriescent until complaints
| Of exorbiiaut charges began to he flied
| from every section Of the territory covered
| by these lines.
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BROKE RIGHT LEG.
Roadnaster Mcdonald Suffers Peculiar
Accident

Roadnnaster Mcdonald Suffers Peculiar
Accident.
Mr.. Duncan Mcdonald, tho well known
Ioadmaster OF the Houston and Texas Cen
trail, met with a serious accident yesterday
that will conhne him to the house for a
month or six weeks. Mr.. Mcdonald left in
the early morning from Cypress station on
hand car going up the road. He was
seated on the body of the car with his legs
hanging over the edge. In passing over a
switch ono of Mr. McDdnald's feet was
caught in the frog and he was jcrked from
his seat ana thrown heavily to the ground.
His companions ran TO him at once and
found him suffering from broken leg the
fracture being above the right knee. Mr..
Mcdonald was sent to Houston and placed
In the Houston inhrmary The accident is
to he regretted more so as Mr. Mcdonald
had lately risen from a sick he'd and had
| lust resumed his duties on the road.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
AN ADVANCE IN LUMBER.
5outhern List Committee Meets at 81
Louis Today.

ooutncrn LIST COMMITTEE Meets at St.
Louis Today.
There is 10 be a meeting OF the price
HIST committee OF tho Southern Lumber
Manufacturers association In St Louis on
January 4 and It seems probable that by
practically unanimous consent piece stun
viii be advanced perhaps 81, No. l boards
from rs cents to 80 and the whole
dressed lumber list 81 or more a thousand.
The reason for this meeting, which is
scheme OF the last few days, seems to be
the great increase In the number of In.
uuirles for future deliveries, coupled with
the strength Of the market on the present
fist In regard 10 the latter point. while
there are a few firms that are making
pales at less than the list on some items
there are many that are charging more
than the list on some items with probably
the average fully mp to or slightly above
the figures recommended by the assocla-
fion.
Large buyers are now many OF them
trying TO place orders for the next years
delivery on the basis Of the list of NoYem-
Der J, says the Beaumont Enterprise In
one Instance line yard buyer wished to
purchase 400 carloads for shipment during
for a concession OF 30 cents n 1000 on
rough lumber, these concessions to bC
made from whatever price list should he In
eject at time Of shipment. The concession
on such quantity seems only reasonable
one and indicates that the heavy buyers
are getting somewhat anxious as to their
supplies for the spring trade, So numerou,
are these inquiries that the yellow pine
men feel that the time Is opportune Ia
advance prices somewhat, and that as
they can. NOT ask buyers 20 walt three
weeks until the new list Is out, a new
list should be gotten out at once
The demand for future delivery is fol
yard stock, chiefly by the line yard con
Germs which form so Important an element
in the retail lumber trade OF the West
These large orders are somewhat ohiec
sianabie in as much as they will often keeI
tlse Irnnufnctprers who have taken then
from properly taking care Of their othel
customers upon whom they must depent
Tor the bulk Of their trade.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
New pepot for MaxaRaohie.

WaKahachie, Texas. January s.-Mayor
Fl. p. Pickett has received letter from
Acting Manager Jon N. Miller OF the Hous.
ton snd Texas Central, in which that gen.
tleman makes the statement that g new
ana elegant passenger depot will he erect.
ed In Waxahachie at an early date. This
Improvement has been in Contemplation
that II win be built without any further
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
Notes and Personals.

Mr.. ]. B. Brooks, travelling freight and
passenger agent Of the Sap. will come IN
this morning from San Antonio.
Colonel w. a. Tooley, general agent OF
the passenger department. OF the Frisco
lines at Dallas was in The city yesterday.
Mr.. L. A. Taylor, travelling freight and
passenger agent Of the Houston East and
West Texas, returned to the city yester.
day from business trip up the road.
Captain F. I. Dodge. special agent OF
the Wells-Farg0 Express company was in
lne city Yesterday on one OF his periodical
trims. While in Houston h,Nwns the guest
Of Superintendent Taft. Captain Dodge's
headquarters are at Kansas City.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
ON THE CANE BELT.

Superintendent Edwards Resigns and Is
Succeeded by Leo Levy
Eagle Lake, Texas. January 9,-The fol
lowing circular was issued today from tho
office of vice president and general man
aG7>r Of the Cane Belt road:
W, w. Edwards superintendent having
resigned 10 accept service elsewhere me
duties heretofore discharged by him VIII
ne assumed by Mr.. Leo Levy. chief dis
patcher. w. T. Edridge,
Vice PresidesA @BH General Manager
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
Lehane ~ a cnndidate.

Fort Worth. Texas, January al. F. lie.
hsne' general freight agent of the Cotton
Belt, announced today that he win not ne
a candidate for railroad commissloner,
while Mr.. Leblanc has received many
urgent letters asking him 10 make the race,
he says there seems to be a desfre amon1
the people generally to not favor a railroad
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
Heavv Shlnment. al EIn,,r

Galveston, Texas, January alt is an.
nounced that the Southern Pacific has SO.
cured the contract for the transportation
Of 50OOO.OOO pounds OF fiour 10 London via
Galveston. II Is claimed that similar con.
tracts TO this one have been made In the
past, but that the flour was formerly
handled through New Orleans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04

whether in the head, throat. bronchial
tubes. or In the stomach and liver.
The remedy is in tablet form, pleasant
and convenient to take and no special Sc
tho tablet being scientific combination OF
Blood root, Rcd gum and similar Vaiuaple
and harmless antiseptics.
The safe and effective catarrh cure may
he found ut any drug store under the name
Of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
whether the catarrh Is located In the
nose, throat. bronchial tubes, or stomach
the tablets seem to act with equal success,
removing the stury feeling in head and
nose. clearing the mucous membrane or me
throat and rtchea from catarrhal secre-
tons. which cause the tickling. coughing
hawking and gagging so annoying to every
catnrrh sufferer.
Nasal catarrh generally lends to ulcera
tion. in some cases to such nm extent as
to destroy the nose entirely and in many
old cases of catarrh the bones of the head
become diseased. Nasal catnrrh gradually
extends to the throat and bronchial tubes
md very often TO the stomach, causing
| that very obstinate trouble catarrh OF the
| stomach.
Catarrh is systemic poison, inherent II
the blood and local washes. douches
salyes, irhalers and sprays can have nc
| effect on the real cause Of the disense. Al
| internal remedy which acts upon the hloof
| IL the only rational treatment and Stuart:
| Catarrh Tablets is the safest OF all Int"
nal remedies Ms we'll as the most conven
| lent and satisfactory from a medical stand
| point.
DR. Eaton recently stated TINT he ha,
successfully used Stuart's Catarrh Tablet
| in old chronic cases, even whore uicern
tlon had eyIYnded so far as 10 destroy TIN
septum OF tho nose Hc says: 81 am pleas
nrtly Surprised almost every day by tn
excellent results from Stuglt's Catarrh Tab
let's. 1t is remarkable how effectualy the!
! remove the excessive secretion and brlni
about healthy condition Of the mucou
membranes of the nose. throat and stom
ach"
All druggists sell complete treatment o
the Tablets at so cents and little boo
giving the symptoms and causes of tn
various forms Of catnrrh, Will be maie
free by addressing F. A. Stuart Co. Mar
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BEAUMONT Va wALLIsvlLLE.
Route Looked Over by General Manager
Trice

Trice
Beaumont Texas, January 3.-General
Manager Trice Of the International and
Great Northern railway, who was here to-
day, said concerning the extension Of the
road to Beaumont, which Is now under
consideration by the company. that while
no actual steps had hcen taken toward
the making OF such an extension, be ia
now making an examination OF two routes,
having come from Houston via Wallis
vile. instead Of from Spring, as was re-
ported last night. He viii at once make
an examination OF the territory be<ween
Beaumont and Spring. and it will there.
after be decided which OF the two routes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04

Column Number bales shipped Septem-
her l. 1901 n January I. 1902
Column Number bales shipped Sep
temher l, 1000, to January l. 1901
Column 3Number bales held In yards
January l. 1902
Column 4--Numher bales IN country trlbu-
tary. uumarketed, January l. 1902
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Harry rrevathan Resians.

Fort Worth, Texas, January 3.-Harry
Trevathan, who has been connected with
the commercial agents office % the Katy
since July last, has resigned and gone to
Vera Cruz, Mexico to engage in mining
He will be succeeded by w. r. Spalman
late of the southern Pacihc's service in
New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
TICKET BROKER LAW

That in ST. Louis Goes Into Effect
Tomorrow.
the following are the provisions Of the
ordinance In relation to ticket brokers
passed by the 81. Louis city council and
effective Saturday, January 4;
Section /. Section 21i2 Of the munIcipal
code OF ~, Louis IL hereby amended nv
striking. out said section and by substitut.
lows: w
Sec. all2. No railway ticket broker or per-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04

Francisco road from Brentwood TO San
Antonio was completed today. The route
surveyed enters the city in the western
suburbs. Another line will be run from
San Antonio back to Brady, 70 which point
the line from Brownwood has been located