Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-27
A Strong Speech BY the Great
Anti-Monopolist.
He ARRAIGNS CLARK'S LOBBY
An Array of Facts and Figures Show the Gain
in Railroad Earnings
Since the Commission BIAS Been in Opera
tIon - Factories in Texas and Their
Future Depend on the Life OF
the Commission.
Cant. Bali to the Front.

!. 1nuCu CluD
Hon. Frank Ball made at the courthouse
last night logical, forcible and eloquent de-
tense of the state railway commission and
Of Governor Hogg's administration, VIII lch
sounded the keynote of the campaign in
their behalf To be made throughout the
state
1t 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 to correct it, but on second thought
It occurred 20 him that that subject was in
timately connected with the thoughts he
desired to present to the club.
No one questions for 4 moment that it is
70 the interest of the people of Texas that
manufactures should be developed among
US 1t 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
haul They advertise widely the agricult-
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
strangle the infant industries struggling to
obtain foothold here.
The speaker referred to the salt industry
as one which the roads had Disseminated
against and in favor of Michigan.
Two years ago man came forth as the
representative of the idea of regulation for
the protection of the agricultural, mercan-
tile and manufacturing interests of Texas.
II was then contended 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 10 which we
as members owe allegiance. In accordance
with this platform the legislature passed a
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,
md so carefully have they pro-
ceeded that not one appeal has been taken
from their action. Applause.
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 five months, ended
November 50, lSsO. O3l. SS
Gross earnings five months ended
November so, 1891. L75o,9lS64
Increase in 1891 49,. ...........s ISIS. 10
GALVESTON, HOUSTON AND HENDERSON RAIL
WAY
Gross eanings, five months ended
November 50, 1890 -. - :. 2oL6s2 1s
Gross earnings, five months ended
November So 1921 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 29,24O.b7
Increase in 1891. ...............s n57S,89
gT. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN AND TYLER SOUTH
EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross earnings. five months ended
November -, 1880. -'''''..-..S 796,71242
Gross earnings, five months ended
November 80, 1891. S224s4.27
Increase in 189l..... .........t 257@s5
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY.
Gross earnings, July 10 November
81, 1922. 81, $50 1880
ny TO November 30, 1891. 2,0?i,t 0S GO
Increase for I'VE months of 1918 1856 1889
Expenses, including extraordinary
repairs. renewals and taxes, July
10 November 50, 1880. ...........,Sl17 IL, S6.03
ally 10 November 30, 1891. l,ls6, 93.25
Decrease for five months OF 1918 6O92.7S
to N 10 en- 5tt 80 $50 49, 4o7 Sass
July 10 November 80, 1S9l.......... L567,eO9.77
Increase for five months of 1884, sI6009O24
Total number OF loads hauled, July
10 November 50, 1880 80. .........S 4OO474O0
July to November So 1921. 442,9l0,O0
Increase for five months OF 1918 70, $500
Ton mileage. number of tons hauled
one mile, July TO November 81,
1880 ......---.-.-- SoSU53.SoSUD
July 10 November 50, 1891 e. ...... 1881 90
Increase for five months OF 1891. s 7,27S1s7.OO
In 1878 the legislature passed j law put
ting down the passenger rate from 5 to
cents, although the railroad represent
ativeS headed by Governor John Brown,
declared that it would bankrupt the Texas
roads Their passenger earnings shortly
Rfterward 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 local 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 cracker and
candy factory, prosperous and growing
concern A number of samples of its pro-
ducts were here exhibited. Before the
commission was organized it languished.
Now go to A p. Luckett, president of the
concern, and president of the Merchants
national bank, and ask him if he wants the
commission law repealed. He will tell you
that he would rather sacrifice one-half his
stock in the enterprise than have 1t re-
pealed.
Mr.. Bewley, the mill man, will tell you
that ne would lose money if the law was re-
pealed; that he would rather give up $40, GOO
than for 1t TO be repealed.
William Cameron & Co., owners of the
largest mill in Texas, say, through their
managers here, that if you strike down the
commission you strike down their mill
The brewery. he said, was established
here because of the existence of the COM
mission. Il 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
standstilL
Connected with the brewery is the malt
cry. TO cost $500, COO. which has been estab-
ushed here and is now in course of cree
ZION because of the faith inspired by the
commission