Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-04-03
FREIGHT RATE
HEARING AGAIN
STARTED HERE
Resume Taking Of Testimony
In Case Of Valley Against
Gulf Coast Lines Et AL

The taking of testimony in the ease
of the Rio Grandc Valley Chamber of
Commerce versus the Gulf Coast Lines
and other railroads. in the effort of the
Valley To secure the removal of the Val
ley from differcntal TERRITORY. was re-
sumed in the federal courtroom at >
O'Clock this afternoon.
Examiner A. u. Mackley Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission arrived in
brownsville today Ia preside q; the hear
ing. and officials of the Gulf Coast Lin
- as well as &. II Fulright Of IIous-
ton, attorney for the Valley interests i'm
the case, are also here.
The hearing which begins today is n
resumption Of the hearing which started
in Brownsville last October and after
continuing for few DAYS. was brought
to n close locally and taken to Houston.
However, il was not resumed there. and
various hearings at Washington served
10 postpone until today the resumption
of the Valley ease.
Preliminary 20 the opening az the
hearing Mr. Fnllbright held conference
at the Chamber of Commerce this morn
ing with Valley interests To line M GER
tain features "f the testimony 10 bc pre-
sented by the Valley in behalf II is
case. Present were :. &. Tucker w.
g. Willman. q. l.. JcsSup. T. H. Ben
nett, and w. &. Craig. oil of Browns
Vile, and party Of Kingsvile men
which included VI. Nuckols. viccprc~-
ident Of the kleberg Cnunty Commercial
Club. II. 4. Wilson. kIcherg county
judge. w. A. clampitt. manager of the
kingsville Lumber Co. manager Of tie
walski. county attorney of klcberg coun-
~ and representative Of the Commercial
Club here
Attention 20 alleged inequalities IN
rates on canned goods from the VALLEY
to Texas points nrl adjoining states
was called bv Mr. ucker and Mr.. l'en-
nett the claim bel set forth that these
rates made il i'm ,ssiblc far the Valley
fo compete wit Baltimore on Texas
markets on can II goods. Mr. Tucker
veninrcd the or ion that one thousand
carloads of cabbage which are going 10
waste in the Valley annually could hc
transformed into saucr kraui with more
favorable freight rates. Mr. Bennett
said that he operated canning factory
M Olmito which had n capacity Of about
three carloads week. when in opera
ton. He said that the plant was opcrar-
ed only when the condition of the mar
ket did not Justify the shipment of to-
matoes or beans. lie said that h. was
forced To- confine hiss ale 10 the Valley
Iecnnse he was unable 10 compete with
the Baltimore goods
Mr. Fullbright said that - far rs he
could recall the canned products pues-
tion did not come mp in the hearing
when il was held ia October. and hc cN-
pressed the belief that the question
would prove an important one in the
resumption &C the hearing
MIR. FuIlhright also told The others in
the conference that when he was i'm the
Valley in September the question of
rates on citrus fruits in carlot puanti-
ties came M. but that the opinion was
expressed that there would not he any
carlot quantities the last season. which
accounted for the fact that citrus fruits
did not come M M the original hearing
He said il would heb rought up AT this
time. however. lie said also thar while
rates on carlot quantities II citrus fruits
have been made 10 Texas points. that
th. Valleys case would include requests
for adjustments on rates adjoining states
and points north of the Ohio river. to
permit competition with the Florida pro-
duet He said that while the Gulf Coast
Lines is preparing the schedule Of rates
for carlot quantities. objection might hc
raised Is connecting lines. which made il
necessary Ia include the request for re-
lief i'm the general ease.
Requests for removal also of the dir
ferential on products Shinped from Cali
fornia 10 the Valley will he included ~
the ease.
MIR. Fulbright also told the confer
ence this morning that application has
been made To the Interstate Commerce
Commission to make permanent the ten
per cent reduction on farm products :"
lowed for six months. and which tcmnor-
arv reduction is a. expire soon
Among those present here fnr the
b.ar'..~ ore: A. r. Mackley. Washing
ton. II. c.. representing the Interstate
Commerce Commission: T. T.. Andrews,
general counsel for the Gulf Coast Ian
es: Jas. A. Brown, general freight agent
far Gulf Coast Lines: II. H. Meskimen.
r.pres.nting the Hohstown Chamber ~
Commerce: " ~ Watkins. official fed
er,l court reporter from Houston; w
I DOYLE of Houston. industrial land and
tax commissioners for the Gulf t"a>r
Lines: VIM. Graves and X. &. Full
bright OF Houston. counsel for the Rio
Cr,nde Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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