The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-31

railroads IN Houston and other railroad
companies who have larger interests here
aud who are distributing vastly more
money IN weekly pay rolls than the Inter-
national and Gient Northern. While they
are not asking any favors, they are entitled
to fair treatment; and while IL would be
wrong TO dispense the favors Of thu city 50
as to exclude them from the wholesale dis
trict, where most Of the shipping IL located
II would be greater wrong TO the shipper;
ii tho franchise Is TO be granted, IL shou!l
be coupled with carefully prepared conii'
tion that the tracks should be open 10 the
equal joint use of any railroad company en-
tering the city of Houston upon payment
Of n just portion Of the cost Of the track
and OF the expenses OF maintenance ana
operation, and providing further that II the
railroad companies can not agree upon tnc
amount or npportionuent OF such cost aud
expenses, the matter may bo settled ne
tween them by the city council. Ana n -
important to observe that this CONDITION
should not attach merely to thNt portion
of the track extending from Fnnnin to
Milan streets, since In that case the joint
use provided for will be OF no value AMI
portion of the track could not be reached
Ivy other lines. The provision suggested
should extend 10 the track for the entire
length Of Commerce avenue aud the pres
cnt company should be required to assent
10 such a provision as condition OF luc
grant.
Joint tracks are quite common aud are
Incoming more So Railroad companies nnd
Joint tracks IN many places, hence there Is
no novelty IN this proposition ana the rlty
should exact It IN this instance.
A DALLAS CASE.
A prominent railway official said yester.
day.
III the ship canal IS constructed aud It
undoubtedly viii be, all the property facing
the bayou VIII De greatly enhanced IN
value All OF this property of course. VIII
be desirable for docks aud forwarding aud
receiving warehouses II the avenue Is cut
81 hy an. independent railway hnri,, the
shipping In and out Of Houston VIII De
| practically DESTROYED. The city council
/ Should give NO sluge Tine this privilege.
"a case almost parallel, so far rs the
monopoly IS concerned, may be touni
| IN the city OF Dallas. Broadway ave
( ure. running north and south. fronting
on the Trinity river, was originally pc
cupied by the old Dallas and Wtehita
rnfruod rbis is now known as the
Missouri Kansas aud Texas property.
| Tac Texas and Pacific and the Houston
| and Texas Central railroads presented 4
| petition 20 the city council Of Dallas
some uftteu years ago asking Tor equal
rights on broadway for the purpose Of
/ extending switches 80 warehouses AMI
elevators lu adjusting thc matter 80
as O. give equal rights to the Texas ana
! Pacific. the Houston and Texas Central
and the Iuit, CpAprado and Santa Fc
the city council Ut Dallas passed an
ordinance granting 1ll Of the above
/ Namrd companies equal rights ON tho
avenue for ,he purpose Of building their
tracks So az 10 reach the local Indus
trlcs. ,ho greater portion Of the tracts
so constructed being paid for hoy he
lines Interested They are known as
fulut tracks each lluc having cluAl
rights. operating their own engines ViI
cars with their own switching crews.
The city council Of Dallas re0lizpl nat
to give one road Independent rights
against tho milling qiI warphouI. in-
forests II Is interesting also to Oh.
serve that during the past twelve years
there has bpD, me- friction ut any KIND
between the roads"