Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. United States

The Galveston Commercial Association complained to the Interstate Commerce Commission that carload commodity rates on import, export and coastwise traffic between a portion of western classification térritory and Galvéston were unreasonable, arid their relationship with those tó and from Houston, Texas City, Beauriiont, Port Arthur, and Orange, Texas, and New Orleans, Ua., was unduly pre judical to Galveston.1 The claim of urireáson*631ableness was abandoned as was also the assertion of discrimination in favor of the other Texas ports. The latter intervened and prayed the same relief as might be…