Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21
The Manager of the Newses
Changes Answers.
THAT $4,000 ASSESSMENT.
1t Was in the Agreement of the Texas Traffic
Association Made at New Orleans.
Never Heard that Any Money was Appro-
priated by the Texas Association to
Pay for Ads in the Post
or Gazette.
The Majors Figures.
Special to the Gazette.

GALVESTON. TEX, June 19-Following is
the statement of Maj. r. G.. Lowe before
the International and Great Northern in
yeStigating committee:
| wish to make statement with regard
to my testimony delivered ON Wednesday.
As 1t appears in the News-I find there the
question put to me by MIR. Duncan: do
You know anything about the resolution
passed by the board OF that association in
New Orleans, in which the railroads were
assessed certain amount, | will name
$4,000, to be appropriated TO the advertis-
ing of the different roads, Il proportionate
amount to each road?'
Answer do not"
l now desire to change that, TO say that
l do.
In another portion of the testimony re-
ferring to what Mr.. Newman said the
question was asked HE referred you to
the Texas traffic association and said that
the matter would be taken up by the Texas
traffic association and they would arrange
for the advertisement. DID YOU have any
CORRESPONDENCE with Mr.. Waldo2r
A-.sNo."
/ now desire to say yes.
This question was also asked; ''Did your
paper have any correspondence with Mr..
Waldo concerning the advertising for the
Texas traffic association
A.-''None whatever. | met Mr. Waldo
personally"
] desire to change that to yes.
My reason for this statement is, that on
returning to the News Office yesterday, in
conversation with the secretary of the y.
H. Belo & Co. corporation, Mr.. Dealey,
who keeps the records of the Office | men
toned to him something of my testimony
something of the questions and my answers
and among other things / mentioned 4 reso-
luton which was passed by the traffic asso-
nj n Orleans 10 wa
the resolution on file at the Office When
he said that it was here, l asked him to
produce it, and he submitted ii with
THIS LETTER FROM MIR. WALDO.
Mr.. Duncan-I would like to see the letter
first so that we can inspect it. The letter
was handed to Mr.. Duncan, who carefully
examined the same. IL was with the reso-
luton passed to the witness and read by
him. and admitted in the evidence.
The witness stated the date of the con-
tract was January |. 1889, and the date of
the letter was February -, 1889.
Question-"Anything more"
Answer-'Yes, sir, touching the inquiry
made on yesterday
Odd you not have bill against the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas for the same
sum of money as that submitted to the re
ceivers, and was not that part of. the as
Sessment that had been made upon this
company by the Traffic association, and did
they not refuse to pay
A.-Whatever contract was carried with
the receivers OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas was made directly with them. l do
not know the course of collecting or how
the bills were referred or when paid I
rever heard of it, but [ gather in relation
to it from the books of our company the
first payment was made on March Is, 1889,
500: March 81, Sl20; June II, $40; July l,
Sl20; August ). sl20; September Il, $3.50;
September 81. $40; November 81, $120;
November 2S sl20; February IS, 1880, $40;
making a total of SlA0. They did not com
mence advertising, | think, until about the
lst of February, the copy not being sent
down before that time.
Q.-You had no difficulty in collecting
the accounts?
A-No. The letters were sent by the
secretary of our corporation. | was not
aware myself of it, dc not attend to the
collections of the Office. The letter con-
tanning the accounts was referred TO the
general passenger agent, Meslier, who had
not been informed, | understand, of the
contracts authorized by the receivers, and
some delay occurred.
now desire to state the figures in re-
Spouse to your inquiries of yesterday as to
the business of the roads with the News.
The statement includes special notices and
advertisements, as well as the standing adj
vertisement. My desire is to submit to the
committee what | believe was asked for,
THE TRUTH. THE VERY TRUTH.
desire to submit to the committee state
ment of the business of the News with the
railroads for the year previous to 1889, so
as to show relatively what amount was car
ried that year. My purpose is to show that
the News has been conducting railroad ad-
vertising for series of years and that the
business has been managed in the ordinary
hot ba hriCipacS n othnr
corporations has been managed. We were
and are prepared to contract with any or
ganization of legitimate purpose for all
advertising which is recognized as desired
by all professional and non-professional
people. The witness then submitted a
statement showing the total amount the
News had received from the various rail-
ways of the state for the years 1888 and 'S9,
were as follows. In 1883 the amount was
$9OO3. "a. For 1889 it was S12,390.24 For
1890 it was $9927. 81. and for the five months
January l, to May 81, 1891. it was
1891. so. The witness stated that the books
of A. n. Belo & Co. were subject to in
cpection of the committee for verifcation
of these figures or for any other purpose
in connection with this inquiry. The roads
in the News were the Southern
Pacific railway, the International and Great
Northern railway, the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas railway, the St. Louis. Arkansas
and Texas railway, the Fort Worth and
Denver railway, the Houston and Texas
Central railway, the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass railway, the Houston, East and
West Texas railway, the ST. Louis and San
Francisco railway, the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Fe railway and the Texas and Pacific
railway.
In reply to Mr. Duncan-The witness did
not know whether other papers carried adj
vertisements of the roads or not.
HE READ SOME OF THEM.
He believed the Houston Post and Fort
Worth GAZETTE carry their advertisements.
He never heard that any money was appro-
priated by the Texas traffic association for
the Post or GAZETTE.
I testified that prior to the organization Of
the traffic association we had advertising
with Mr.. Newman, repre-
senting the Southwestern railroad system.
The Missouri Pacific system paid for tho
Advertising of the International and Great
Northern in 1888. In 1883 it paid about
e3OO0
Was that more than the other roads
paidl
The witness replied the figures are before
Tou refer you to them.
Gen. Robertson, you say you had con-
,racted with MIR. Eddy for the year 1882
A.-That contract. l stated, was never