The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-09
THROUGH RATE ON TIES
has Been Lowered and Matter Taken
Up by Commission.
REDUCTION IN STATE RATES OPPOSED
Commissioner MaTield Suggested
Threatening Roads Making the Cut
With a General Reduction.

Austin, Texas August s.fhe railroad
commission convened in open hearing tnIs
morning to consider Il proposition 10 eSlsb-
lish. by an emergency order. rates on cot
| ton bale ties. carloads as follows: From
Houston to points 10 common point terri
tory u cents. and fr0u nalYCston 10 cents
| per 100 pounds. the rate irom houston 60
apply between points 30 which Il applies
from Houston. class rates 10 Apply when
less
lhe hearing WAS ordered. on iafcrma-
ton received by the commission, to the L
feet that two VI The Dig lines entering
the state had reduclu .lu Int state ra,e,
and the reduction In Texas 70 common
point territory was askeh Tor in order to
compete with St Louis dealers. who sac
getting an advantage Of the Texas tie men,
IN account OF the reduced rate.
Those present at the hearing were A-tS-
andrr Price OK Galveston, J. Ii. Johnson az
the Galveston chamber Of commclce, As
s4Stdnt Genera Freight Agent bai! ho'o-
NOV gf the international aud Great ~ \,
cru and Assistant General Freight AS.ht
.,rui ut the katy.
tiers we're read from the Tea rs sae
Pacihc entering a protest agalhs c ~
posed roGuciion as the road lad "a
gbked many times for reduced Iat %!
manufacturers at New Orleans anN ire .
lOrL. urQpE 10 meet Tue D-tt ~ akAAA
ton put on by the Frisco and ne kock
IsiHnd but that the line had dallJ rafus d
to 10 IT, The road wanted TO b. eNtmp Cd
from the intended reduction, and 80 did
General Freight Agent Goodwin q the
Santa lie wrote 90 the effect that II tue
rate was reduced u would iall on the Aues
out OF Galveston aud Houston
Mr. Dunlap 10 his letter said that II was
pot the practice OF his lines "a lower tne
rates, and that he hoped the present rates
IA. |lH.I# q faf f.n Isf
ST. Price sold that threefcurths Of the
OagEinE aud ties were euid together, anu
could not be separated. He said the q eht
reduction by tac two lines rom the -
CENTS on mixed carloads, would tuiara MS
bushes. u be could not get reduction out
Mr.. Johnston said that this question
comes up nearly every year, as some roaa
reduces he rate, usually au Interstate
line which always called for o rcdncl9
OF the Stntc rate, which is AZ present II
and II cents. He WIS OF the opinion tue
23-cHut rate ont ~ New orleans was hrlng
/ abused. and as q remedy be suggested the
establishment of divisions by the commit
sion
/ MI Bartholomew said that his Line prob
{ ahly hid more interest lm the Galveston
( situation than any other line. In the way
! Of hauling ties ont OF Galveston and HouS
( ton Referring 70 the Galveston chamoei
/ Of commerce, ne said that Il made hin
were always saying. 1t Is reported, an
/ Informed they say, etc, and that theil
{ contention WIS IhHHu on uthIhAt hipHf
| that the question was one OF one route
! cquallziGE the rates made over another
| route on through rate basis. He salt
/ ina, Il the rates were cut to North Texal
/ points f. would have no effect ON early
! contracts He said that his line would b
| willing 30 haul ties to North Texas point
/ to meet competition, but not ~ lntermedl
| ate points.
In reply to question Mr. Price admit
| ted that 81. Louis handled very little bag
ging as most OF 1t reached Galveston D!
| water,
Commissioner Mavncid nsbed II Il woul,
no1 be a good idea to notify the Frisco lu'
| The Rock Island that II they did not with
diaw the rate that the commission wou',
reduce the class tarin rates 10 per cent
applying on those lines. Commissions
Storey suggested a ~ per cent reduction.
Mr.. Bartholomew SAID that the comm
! zion should do n without making 10
threat, No the roads would get = taste %
tho commissions medicine.
Commisso ner Mayncd again mrke,
that cut rate was always beneficial 10 IN
consumer and such contemplated action OF
the part Of the commission would prev n
future reductions Of Interstate rates. Thi
ended the hearing. and the commission tool
the question under advis'ment.