Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
A Strong Speech BY the Great
Anti-MonopoIist.
He ARRAIGNS CLARK'S LOBBY.
An Array of Facts and Figures Show the Gain
in Railroad Earnings
Since the Commission Has Been in Opera
ton - Factories In Texas and Their
Future Depend on the Life OF
tho Commission.
Gait. Ban to the Front.


last night logical, forcible and eloquentde-
tense of the state railway commission and
Of Governor Hogg's administration, which
sounded the keynote of the campaign in
their behalf to be made throughout the
state.
It was little after o'clock when the
presiding officer, Mr.. Davis, presented
Capt Ball to the club as lone of the war
horses of Democracy and he was received
with applause.
He explained that the announcement that
he would speak on the subject Of manufact-
ures was without his authority, and said he
started 10 correct it, but on second thought
it occurred 10 him that that subject was in
timately connected with the thoughts he
desired TO present to the club.
No one questions for moment that it is
to the interest of the people of Texas that
manufactures should be developed among
US. It is also true that Northern and East
ern manufactures do not desire that manu-
features should exist in Texas. Another
proposition is clear-that those railroads
which have their initial points in the North
and East do not want manufactures eStab-
hshed in Texas, because it is to their inter-
est to secure the long rather than the short
ural resources Of the state, but you hear
them saying nothing about the opportuni-
ties for manufacturing here.
1t became evident long ago that unless
these trunk lines of railway were brought
within the control of the state they would
straugle the infant industries struggling to
obtain foOthold here.
The speaker referred TO the salt industry
SIS one which the roads had Disseminated
against and in favor of Michigan.
Two years ago q man came forth as the
representative of the idea of regulation for
the protection of the agricultural, mercan-
tile and manufacturing interests of Texas.
1t was then commended that regulation was
communistic. After free and full discus
sion of the question the Democratic party
Incorporated commission plank, which is
now the law OF the party and to which we
as members owe allegiance. In accordance
with this platform the legislature passed
law which stands without peer in the his
tory of railroad legislation.
The speaker said of the organization of
the commission that three better men for
the positions could not have been found
throughout the United States than were
appointed on it. They have done nothing
hasty; they have invited discussion,
and so carefully have they pro-
ceeded that not one appeal has been taken
from their action. IApplause.l
1t was claimed that the roads
WOULD BE CRUSHED
out under the commission. Here the
speaker quoted from the report of the audi
tor Of the commission, making a compare
tive showing Of the operations of four Texas
roads under its schedules, as follows:
INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT NORTHERN RAIL
WAY.
Gross earnings hve months. ended
November 90 1850. .......-..... 81, ESQ 039.SS
Cross earnings live months ended
November 70, 1871 l,IOU, SlS.O4
Increase in 1891 900. ..........s 61,e78.7e
GALyK 5ToE, HOUSTON AND HENDERSON RAIL
Gross eznings, ave months ended
November 50, 1880 -. -. - 8 9o46621S
November 50, 1851 ,. .--. a49aao57
Increase IN 1891. ...................$ 44,578.S9
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN AED TYLER SOUTH
EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross earnings, five months ended
November 81, 1890 ...... '''''' .....S 796712.42
Gross earnings, five months ended
November 80, lSel...........-...... S22,49427
Increase in 1921. ........s 25.7aa85
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY.
Gross earnings, July TO November
20, 1890. SS5, 1880
uIy to November 90, IS9l........-. 2,O3i,lO362
Increase for I'VE months Of 1918 S8,lSa 69
Expenses, including extraordinary
repairs. renewals and taxes, July
to NOVemD per 81, 1880 81, lT22S6.U3
July to November 80, lS9l.......... 1,lS6 1926
Decrease for five months of 1918 6,O92. 70
Freight earnings, separately, July
TO November 81, 1880. 81, 4G1 50
July 10 November 20, 1891. l,567,9J977
Increase for five months of 1891. si6O.OsQ24
Total number OF loads hauled July
to November 50, 1880. 49,. ........s 4OO,474oO |
July to November 80, 1S9l..-....... 4f29l0,O0 |
Increase for five months of 1918 2,48dOo |
Ton mileage. number OF tons hauled
one mile, July to November So |
1870 ..- ......-.--... ......... S5S.O5GS5SO) |
July to November 90, 1891 ........ 1881 1880
Increase for five months of 1891. s 7,e7S1sLOO |
In 1878 the legislature passed a law put |
ting down the passenger rate from TO |
cents, although the railroad represent |
atives, headed by Governor John Brown, |
declared that it would bankrupt the Texas |
roads. Their passenger earnings shortly |
afterward were increased % per cent. To- |
day not a trunk road in Texas would in |
crease the passenger rate to cents for
100000.
It is matter of grave import to US to |
know what the commission is doing for |
Fort Worth. To ascertain that he had |
gone among the LEGAL manufacturers to find |
out what it had done for them.
The manager of the Texas salt works, |
whose stock is all owned in Fort Worth, |
told him that the commission had made the
salt works. Without the commission they |
could not exist.
On Houston street there is a cracker and |
candy factory, prosperous and growing
a number of samples of its pro- |
duets were here exhibited. Before the |
commission was organized it languished.
Now go TO A. p. Luckett, president of the
and president OF the Merchants
national bank, and ask him if he wants the |
commission law repealed He viii tell you
that he would rather sacrifice one-half his
stock in the enterprise than have it re-
pealed.
Mr. Bewley, the mill man, will tell you
that he would lose money if the law was re-
pealed; that he would rather give up Sl0,0 900
than for it to be repealed.
William Cameron & Co., owners of the
largest mill in Texas. say, through their
here, that if you strike down the
commission you strike down their mill.
The brewery, he said, was established
hers because CT the existence of the COM
mission. 1t is Shipping its product all over
Texas and into other states and Mexico.
They say that without the commission and
the protection it gives, it would come to a
5tandstill
Connected with the brewery is the malt
cry. 10 cost 500 600. which has been estab-
iished here and IS now in course of cree
don because OF the faith inspired by the
commission.
West of town is the iron works, which
ARE about 10 add $4,000 to their capital to
enable them TO manufacture carwheels.
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