Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-09
THAT JUSTICE MAY BE DONE.
so Says Governor Hogg Of the
Great State Of Texas,
AND HtMSO SAYS MUCH MORE
VI Moment IN Vigorous and Patriotic Mes.
sage Sent to The Texas Legislature Starr.
ling Disclosures Specific Allegations
Lo Against High Railroad oMoiaIs
+ 'Qso 7do by The Governor
GAZETTE RUnNN'

DtiAAt ANNlANis
Austin. Tex, March T.
One Of the most interesting matters
brought before the legislature this scs-
sion came late this afternoon In the
shnpe of message from Governor Hogg
reciting the testimony of Joseph Male
IN the commission case aud making rec
concentrations which are the talk of the
streets tonight The message reads in
substance
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House Of
Representative
Herewith 1 hand To- each OF your
honorable bodies a copy Of the dcposi.
lions of Mr. Joseph Nallc of Austin,
given under oath in answer 10 inter.
rogatories propounded 10 mn M wit.
ness IN five cases iu the United States
circuit court at Austin, otc Of which Is
styled 'ThcMeropolitsn Trust company.
trustee, compliments VS.. the Houston
and Texas Central Railway company
and John II. Reagan ct al. defoudaues."
Tho case In which this testimony has
been taken are those whcrcn the federal
circuit judge granted an injunctlom the
as railroad commission Aside from the
constitutional question presented by the
complaints IN those cases an issue
OF fact was raised and the injunction
granted ON The grounds that the rates
fixed 10y the commission were 40 low
as % diminish the earnings Of the rail.
roads below the amount necessary 90
dcfray operating expenses and 10 pay the
interest ON their bonds, for which al.
legged reason they were condscatory of
the railway property, and ia that respect
violotive Of the United States consttu.
tlou.
The testimony I'm tho cases was takou
on This issue Had e shed light on the
reasonlboress Of the commission rates
only, dion no public mention Of it by the
executive would be appropriate, but it
goes further; SC reflects upon the highest
officials Of one Of the most important
public highways In the state and IN the
reflection t does not fail 20 expose 10
public gaze the modern methods Of rail.
way management under the supervision
of the federal courts. For this reason.
added TO the right of the public 20 have
the public highways operated for the
public good instead Of
FOR PUBLIC PLUMBER.
40 .t.t t,l t,.ro ,-o,,u
tlllH t1s", "'N "'"'N '""'
Among other pertinent facts estnb-
lished by IL the following points are
ni@uv pi"'''''' "N
a',ehJ,,,99n - 1oo- o. . nom, ~
a l. LIZ, ~ 80 c-itortad a., tbe
tlc soilp w r Co,,tr,i ro.u,,.,,
fAuH''1n - -, ,,,.r, 1,,s ,,,,,,, -
LII "'; H. nrivate nnrsas az its
rup,,iS nm, ma ,nopa',;ne o0lciaIs and nnt
tietvi'II ~, wv rnil,inr ron snrn,
y rSbet these officials have not been
operating dat property for the public
gool WIN 9ee reearH ~ , ,ue insy'iS' ~
LuosI w. ,sad I, ~ nnnrcse thc citi9ore
DIV NV ", ,,nra,sonobIn tolls fron tb1
70 va'glt W. to i,,,,IJ ny nrivote fnrtpnes
5v criminal mofbods.
w, ,ri'nt a. ,,ceive,. nra MANAGING a.
-, lhut lnv Il, III, corr',,tie, hoi9
nci hi9 ,s,;e,,s nnaer and nv yirtue of
tiielr pv7ltlo"' - 49,, 'oo,,rt,,
tht gm,n9'. ,L.,., ,,i,,,s, dne notice vros
= = IA, - 100 ~ fbe federal irdces
k''n ,,,r,J 81 lbo propertv 40 beld jn
lu 'ohIY' ". - ifeial y, ls,, tbo
trust anu lucs n.1' t,,.i,. - ny
criminals proseeuls'' ~ ,,,,li, e,o' H.
count or 70 Iis,,i at,',ec ~ ia coynorete
misuse ana VIII ~ na ran,roy cam.
franellsts sran,eu ~ s,,e 10 'V
pany 10y NY s'a W.. sV .,,,,iiIr tboropgbfsre
.. lna' VIZ lI tbe fnde,.sl conrts
has been operated py 'ne tgueil goults
! for ABOUT eispl ge'NS n.y. w. -, 49,, ~
of puphc lnleros', MT ,1i,,,,irous
clear lltqHllvssui an l,,r, o,,tnineJ M
That Whsy XVI i ,,rnne,..v comrresses were
5000 M demand rs cents additional on
% eSh ~ nrivete pocEets of The receiver
! and his gentrAl it,isie IN, fo5o-si ~
shippers We're l3iVsu ,r a. h,. com.
hcers 70 I've lle't '''''"
pressed accorlhls 70
THEIR ORDERS
,, 4. of,an n hundred miles out 81