Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
SOME PLAIN TALit.

HRhAa AaaAAaN AHNAaAAt
Tho general managers VI Nebraska trunk
lines have sent the following letter 10 tho
members Of the railroad cOmmittc of fhe
house Of representatives Of that state az
no he Railroad Committee, House OF
REPRESENTATIVE, State OF NobraHku, We
thanh Won FOR the brief hearing given the
railroad companies ~ this state relative 10
II was stated In public during the hear
ing by % leulMg member or tho lhdtpeu'
dent party that u ib ne desire Of the legis-
lature 20 treat railroads fairly mat IL i~ld.
mltted that The railroad companies should
bp permitted 10 earn enough 20 maintain
their properties IN lrst-class condition 70
pav reasonable wages ana receive a fair
return upon the actual value TO the myes-
We will be glad TO meet YOU on this
ground Tho railroad companies which we
Tepresent Will be pleased when the time
comes that they can maintain their proper
lies in nrst-cass condition aud pay fair
return upon the actual value. ,,., o..-
We have submitted 20 you Official figures
from the auditors OAcea Of the railroad
companies which We represent, showing tbul
you cannot, fairly reduce tse re't ,iiie or
The railroads or Nebraska az thls ume py
legislative enactment
You have on one side manufactured sen
timcnt clHAming that he rnllrunds are pfhc-
ticlng extortions aud that they are opprehs-
ing the people On the Other side you nave
these oniClul figures
when ~ individual Il accused Of crime In
NnIH law ANAuiMN NhNNN ~ 40 ANNNANH'A -
trai. &c IS mol hung unless his accusers
nr0vc Ills guilt We ask FOR q fair trial.
We claim that The hnrdcn OF proof should
b. upon the accuscrs ia our case also. We
protest ngniuGt lynch Jaw.
Cerialniy the brief statements made 10
your comnittee show that any OF the bilH
before yeu f3r cen sideIa,lon Iesng'ih n.
rpparably injWe tha railroads of tile state.
We can prove thru the figures given yon
are correct. We claim that before yon can
d. I'd All
ann accuscrs face 90 face With the auditors
ana freight agents OF these companies %
your committee room, and thai y9u WI
require our nccuHarH " prove That tltte
crnrrs are lucorrect. on that yen must
We Ne can show YOU. furthermore, by az.
taii,I figures that not one ~ tho measures
,rotsaed would b. OF bFnoat 10 The farming
community 90 this state, ~ whose favor
vou seem b. desire 20 act Not one ei 4c3e
mrasprrs could lacrosse the earping power
~ fbe Netraakn farmer. They might force
u, eavanee iu certain Interstate rates
which would seriously injure AeDrnka iar-
iners "a AZ mar upucr
General Manager y a kaioFad
~ q. BURT
General Manager \ B,SgHfSsSssl. 4 H.
General Manager Union faeiae Railway
ANTIsCALPER LAWS.
Fort Worth. Tex, March H. 1893.
me legislature Of Texas has acnin
boon bnrdened with an attempt 10 legis-
ioto ont nj existance the railroad Ticket
hroker. There appears 90 BE- mania
smoug certain class ol our represent
liyes 10 pcrpetuaily make var on ms
neecnl anfi-mouopolisL lAe Ticket
Lr.ter a REGARDED rs an absolute necee-
Iry ~ ne masses by those who are
fgmjiiar With his w0rkinge TIE ~ the
enb.rn4a agent Of the railroads and has
lo,,s ,tore 10 keep down passenger
rates than all other sources combined
~ 10 iuuslraucn the winter Wal cte
dts TrgfIic managers Ia certain
tsrr-torv form az association, having Tor
N. bifrfose me maintenance 81 rates;
M iror.ciad aereement b drawn W and
si1ned. ron Ibe quiet veal line Of
roaJ becomes restless and an2lona %
selure business from the strong lines
ana with the co-0peration ~ trusted