The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-03
MATTER OF INSPECTION
MARITIME. EXCHANGE WILL NOT
PERMIT APPOINTMENTS
At Houstou--lt Is Necessary Tor the Pro-
lection Of Buyers that There Be IN
speotors at Houston.

The question Of Inspection OF cotton A.
houston continues 20 vex the railway on
Gals and cotton men Of Houston ana Gal.
weston. This Is another problem which 4
styled Houston VS.. Galveston, or. Vice
versa.
On MoieSay September /. the Interior
Compress association withdrew It's insnee,.
ors from Houston. To be more extct N,
threat Of the Interior Compress association
TO Geese Inspection Of cotton at Hons,,,
took effect September l. As matter ~
fact. inspectors for this seasons movements
had not yet been appointed.
Houston cotton men are alleged N h..
trying TO induce the railroads to take some
action TO continue Inspection here ana M
matter is being discussed. but no nlan bas
Yet been arranged for the solution Of tbe
matter.
khis was the subject under consideration
at a meeting Of freight officials ~ San Az
o ,p.ln lScenliy W. that meeting failed to
preminent freight official was askaa
sesteIuag apoui the merits OF the e0ss
ana ne SAID: The Interior Compress as
Sociatlon mas Withdrawn inspertinn ~
Houston. The matter Is held IN abeii,,,,,'
Tor the present aud tho railroads hnvo ~
yet decided what TO do about a. NV enin.
h tum Is thit inspection should be maintained
nere as well as at Galveston Ii cnfton ~
started from the originating point IN ..snd
condition 1t should be delivered In s,o6
e. condition aIl The compress people claim thaI
spectors at Houston They are ytiltns,
however. to keep them here II the raiiroad
.Miii pay their salaries, at the same Tine
st are malhtn,llning their own inspectors
sity for inspection anywhere else. and thst
n S,,,l 1In,ourton bureau Is useless expense
g., ~ nAe We 90 not agree with them, there
y good deal Of reason IN what they say
II they can accomplish their purp6ses ~
one-hnf the expense. Of course h rs ~
tnelr interest to do so. Taey say cotton Il
that by maintaining a bureau mora ~
necessities OF the situation are adeoneteiv
safeguarded Hitherto, at least for two
f III mere mas been Inspection both at
congresses have paid their share Of the
The association claims that Galveston
cotton men can make their own orrancn /
ments with congresses, aud II they nav for /
repairing they claim the privilege al dcsig /
mating the compress which gets the patron.
'The association formerly made arropSo
ments with Houston compress. but when
eotton was routed there the cotton owners
oooJected, saying they had congresses az
s sneir owl ana didn't want cotton taken
from their own press and sent to another
"a suggestion has been made M n wav
out OF the difficulty, that some Houston
conditioning for the railroads for the
amount that the roads have heretofore maid
Hitherto the cost has been so cents a bale,
divided between the roads aud the com. |
press, the former paying s7la cents and tho
latter 1919 cents. The suggestion that me
railroads do their own inspecting and ghe
Houston compress do the work for ara
cents n bale Is now under consideration 4
II cotton goes to Galveston and Is rejected,
however, the need Of inspection at Houston
Is readily recognized.
If inspection maintained here II saves
the Houstonlans q deal of trouble For ex
ample; II 100 vales Of cotton come I'm from
Bryan and hye bales are found to have
broken bands and TO be Of insufficient Den
pay for having It put In good condition II
there Is no inspection here, however tho
cotton goes to Galveston aud is rejected
and sent back to the shipper, who is then
unable 20 secure help from the interior com
press that first handled the shipment
The difficulties can be and may be ovcr-
come by the Houston cotton men inspecting
their own cotton and rejecting that which
arrives IN bad condition., sending Il back
10 the railroad, but thiscauses delay and
expense,
"The Interior Compress association says
L won't participate In the expense ~ re-
pairs at Houston or elsewhere except when
he staple is Inspected by their own ageuts,
md there you are.
''The railroad commission ruled that the
cost Of reconditioniug cotton at Houston
ind Galveston shall be paid by the interior
presses, providing also that those presses
which maintain inspection at Houston and
shall he required to pay only l2h
'ents and the railroad the remainder. but
where there Ia no inspection the interior
compress shall pay all Of the cost.
Now It IL up to the railroad commission
the almighty trlumvIrate. Since II has
Tot the same authority over the congresses
Is It has over the railroads. It Is question
whether 1t can enforce the ruling"
There is some talk Of hearing being
,iven on the subject by tho commission,
nut It has not yet been arranged.