The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-18
Tariff Men Blame the General At.
torneys for It's PRONUNCIATION.
THINK A COMPROMISE WAS POSSIBLE
Different Views Are Held as to the Pos
sible Effect II viii Have Upon
Interstate Rates.


Though the traffic men Of the different
lines serving Houston assume an air of
resignation when approached upon the sub
iect Of the reduction of class rates which
the railroad commission has decided to
make, II may be easily dscerned. in talking |
with them, that their feelings are very
much hurt because Of the outcome of the |
hearing of December 10 last, at which
such reduction was resisted Such Of these
worthy freight busters as VIII talk IN the |
matter arc sure that the railroad side VI /
the question was iniudi ,iously handled in i
This case. and that IL It had been turned |
over to them to take care Of they would !,
( have obtained hotter results This means |
/ Of course, that In tho opinion of the freight
mon. tho general attorneys. who dld ali
/ the talking before rho commission and VINO
clrtatod tbo policy mat was folIovcd cot
off on the wrong foot
No trnffq man undertakes to saw tbat
reduction Of some kind was NOT IN b,. looked
fo, nm, o,.orr trofe, man f.. ,c,,,i, +h,+
win n ut,ic. .,ct , c,r,.,r,., ,t.o Milo nd
vaptsccops :, tho r,iIroods and f,h. Ia tina
iobbcrs could have baon obtained Tna.,
wont to Austin roadv 4, connro,niso ;ao,,
say and whom thrv cot th.ro Tiny found
tho iobbo-s in tb, Same mood rho ON.
er,l ATTORNEYS were in M cct,ciIIotorv frame
az mind bnvcvor md won't t., for ,
STRAIGHT echt tho rostlt bcing that tho
commission won't to Tho limit
What tho obiect Of Tho ,oner,l otio,rrvs
was in refuslnr to tokc ,piddIc gropnd
fm the sake Of roare can opIv no ro,i,,..
tnrod Tbcv must have realized that tho
,ntes wore roinp in he changed in ,nv
cy,nt eo Mat If might no TINT tb.v 1,or,
willing to take tho chances or rottln, th,.
most swpepInc reduction pcssibln. in ordc-
10 have an ovcuso far annroIinc to ,b.
c.urts There was no fam, Of an Injunction
INDUCED ip: ncyertbplo.s IN t,sury suco g,
couolusion n,itbcr has epvthIpc noon said
since tbe nromp1eatior NJ the order r,,t.
ting thc reduced r,tos n, t1at ,yopld io,I
any one to .usncct thnt thoy viii bo 70
sisted after thai fashion Tho mast mo
ATTORNEYS will saw about tbo now rutes now,
is that they will slmply reduce the revenues
Of the railroads. yyIthout mntcriauv mr..
ing the iohhers
The Houston jobbers are much pleased
with the new rates In fact. they are bet
ter than they expected TO get They would
/ have been satisfied with a maximum first.
class, of so cents reached at 200 miles. aud
without reduction of nearby rates. As
It is they will thankfully take what has
been given them and endeayor to make the
, most of 1t.
The principal question now Worrying
both the local freight men and the iobber.
= Is. win there be parallel and automatic
reduction of interstate rates. Representa-
= tives Of purely Houston lines think not
Representatives of lines not peculiar
ly Houston lines think otherwise
V The former base their opinion upor
=, the fact that cut Of iutcrstat,
} rates would bring about an un
r necessary sacrifice of revenue to no pur
~ pose, while the latter are confident tina
the new tariff will disturb the exlstin.
equilibrium TO such an extent that In,
y pressure brought to bear to restore 1t ever
at sacrifice will he Irresistible
Under the new tariff New Orleans. fo
instance. can get out into Texas mucl
farther than under the present rates. as Il
= gets the benefit Of the combination through
Houston. And tho same Is true Of New
"A York. 81 I.ouls win Tins find itself NJ
y tackled In territory which II now oxcmsivc
e ~ cniovs and win potnraIlv ord.ovor :,
III nrorect itself Nv secrrir, rodrctior a
% Its Tcxns commor no,rt rato oorol 10 IN,
reduction modc IN tho Teras maximum h,
IN, r,i,road cororission
- As - othor rossuL. ooocts =, tho nov
~ 49, p'''''e
taru 1t Is further pointed out thst 1t pa'
serve to awaken the dormant "Tcxark2nt
Si'ua''oh !" giving 'h'erp''S'ns Jooper
10 at 'n"' point un opportunity WIN %aS as