The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-30
SHREVEPORT IS AROUSED.
The Louisiana Railroad Commission
DOns The War Paint.
COTTON CONCENTRATION THE CAUSE.
Call Issued for a Meeting Of Railway
Officials, Board Of Trade and Com
missionefs Tomorrow.

when the railroad commission Issued It's
mandate recently compelling the Houston
East and West Texas and other roads 10
cease making a refund OF 81 on each bale
Of cotton concentrated at Shreveport and
back hauled to Houston and Galveston.
wise ones predicted that the roads would
comply, reluctantly, but that the end was
not yet. They guessed correctly. The
roads did comply, but IL was ike pulling
eye teeth They did not relish the idea
Of surrendering an attractive business, but
they had no choice gentleman from
Shreveport told a representative OF The
Post yesterday that pressure had been
brought to bear by the business men ana
cotton factors. through the Shreveport
board Of trade, upon the railroad commits
sion OF Louisiana, aud that something m-
portant was about 70 occur An inyestiga-
ton was made aud the fact developed tnat
the Louisiana railroad commission was
about TO don the war paint on behat o.
Shreveport II is expected that the COM
missions Of the two great St9tea - u lock
horns on the question ana that the fur
viii Hy.
IMPORTANT MEETING TOMORROW.
The Louisiana commission took the FIRST
step a day or so ago aud issued call for
an the railway officials interested 20 APP
pear at joint meeting Of the board Of
trade and the commission at Shreveport
Friday October 81, at T. o'clock, noon,
for the purpose Of consulting on the sit
uaton. All the roads interested Will send
representatives. Mr. W. H. Taylor, gen
eTai passenger and fTeight agent Of the
shreveport now. and his opinion OF the
outcome can not be learned.
All the resident railroad officials OF
Houston are Specializing on the result OF
the meeting. In comparing the powers
and policies Of the two commissions, the
Texas triumvirate usually gets the best OF
mission IS not equal 70 the emergency ana
that it can do nothing that would Affect
TeNus business iu the least.
Despite the ready compliance Of the roads
With the commissions order IL has been
ascertnued that local cotton continues TO
20 TO Shreveport. and although the roads
have ceased To make the refund much Of
the cotton comes back to Houston, as
heretofore. After this season. however,
Il rs declared the Houston East and West
Texas and the other lines win lose their
share Of the business, which amounts to
10000 bales anuunlly-t0,0OO on the East
of thE cotton, it Is believed, will be moved
heuceforth by the Red River Steamboat
company to New Orleans.
SHREVEPORT JoBBERs FLUsTERED
The cotton factors and business men or
Shreveport are inceused over the action Of
the Texas commission. but have NOT yet
decided whether the commission or the
roads are 10 blame. Not having access TO
the commission they berate the roads, say
ing that they are hiding behind the com.
mission, and plans are being laid TO COM
pei reconsideration. II Is acknowledged
viii hurt the rouds involved by taking from
them all business formerly routed 10 Texas
gulf ports.
The result Of tomorrow's meeting Is
a Inv fvrpo ~
interest.
Manager Becker of the Houston freight
bureau 10 out OF the city and ills Wow OF
the sltuntiou can not be learned
A prominent business man said yesterday
! that the Texas and Louisiana commissions
I would do well TO get together ana settle
/ the controversy amicably, and hr added
| that neither Of them bad half the power
| they Imagined they had