Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-13
IN THE HOTEL coRRrpoRs.

The prohibitory and arbitrary legislation On
Texas, said J. I. Granger ct the Cochran. tor
many years associated with Gen a. ". Dodge
in railroad buiding in Texas rs hurting the
state very mach. Railroad construction ba.
absolutely stopped AZ present. "a. declined
very greatly during the last wear or two and
will not recommonce until the eomlSnie. os-
tain jastice and fair dealing When the sizs and
the needs Of the lone star state are considered.
these facts certainly portend much 90 its
prosperity and growth.
Tho state generally is prosperous The
railroads are not Every one has been IN tho
hands Of receivers except the Port Worth aud
Denver. They have limited the fares o. \ n~ut-
per milo. such q restriction may WORK With .
Dig northern road that can run ffty trains
dsf through thicky settled aud old-estAb-
hshea Community. but IL viii not do IN .
sparsely settled state like Texas. where two
trains day are run and ono can ride thirty-siN
hours continuously and Vet keep within -
borders. The same inhihitorV tArif af,pli.s 20
freight Why should not railroads be treated
Ike other businessesy We are entitled
10 a return upon the millions q aol-
lars invested justly As any small ner-
chani-who would think ~ limiting th.
receipts and profits Of a ;radc-man bv enact
ing that he can sell oniy ~ much guoasg The
same stagnStiou prevails through the south and
Jealous Legislators In their efforts to lump on
railroads on general princirles because they
are corporations. The railroad commission Va
Texas. however. has been declared unconsti-
tutioual and the COMPANIES Ignoring 10.
acts.
James r. Neal Of Hamilton. Ohio chairman
OF the democratic state central committee ~
Ohio during the Campbell kinney contest.
and who Will probably he candidate Tor Sd.
honor Of being Gov. NJ Hluley sautagoui-t neNt
November, is at the Arlington. In discussing
politics in the buckeye state with Tue sr.H
representative he said:
ut is yet little early &C. speak about the NEXT
fight in nv state and Of available gubcruatoriAl
timber. but these names occur 70 me a. possible
Candidates: Virgil l.. Kline % Columbus sam
uel +. Hunt Of Cincinnati Charles ". Baker q
Cincinnati. John A. McNahon 81 DAYTON Law
renee +. Neal of Cmilicoihe. W. b. flchie II
Lima and Congressman Cultivate. HArter and
johnson. any one Of whom will make a sharp
race with Gov. Mckinley. who will. oi cuur-s,
be renominated
I'VE will win. am quite positive. There
never was time In the history Of the stat.
when the democracy was 30 strongly united
and SO harmonious. The deiectious in the re
publican ranks are many and SERIOUS and will
he wldened than otherwise. While I can't out
line the issues now there will H.. one motto en-
blazoned upon every democratic banner. and q
Is: Anything to beat Mckinley Wen DO It.
too
A short. very erect and slightly built gentle
man, with gray hair and a fun gray beard.
wrote in a neat round hand on the Arlington
register last evening the signature Charles n.
Cramp. Philadelphia"
No. be said to THE sr.R representative
II haven't little dun az in my sAtchsl that
want 70 grind TO a scimeier edge inIMashington.
build big boats. but when was a lad took
a. much delight in sailing about In a little cat
boa. as | do now in walking the Quarter deck Of
ine-of-batte ship on her trial trln. An me.
those were happy days Gains. squalls. adverse
tides. anxious parents. happy youngstcrs. lot.
OF fun and now and then a ducking
The Indiana will be ready for launching On
the 26th instant: the New \ ork ready for service
by April IL; the fast Columbia by June 1: the
Minneapolis by April and the big Mas-achu-
sets IN two months. Quite n feet Of cruiser.
and lighters 1 q like TO sail in my little cat
boat again aud forget about armor plates. big
guns, projectiles, steel nets and torpedoes and
other things naval and warlike'
"What the south most needs. said Col A. a.
Sharp of Chattanooga. for sixteen wears post
Office inspector, ''are manufacturing industries
Small industries build up a country, though
blast furnaces and the iron mines have aided
some parts OF the south greatly. But these
alone are insufficient. There are many points
in the south where factories for the making OF
different articles could be established which
would rival some of the New England manu-
featuring centers. and il capital can be at
tracted the progress Of the south will be
rapid.
AS for postal service. things have been very
satisfactory. We have improved facilities for
mail transportation. and though the time ON
southern railroads il not ~ fast as on northern
rosds the Improvement in recent Years has
been very great. We have the wholsa bet
ter system, defslcatious are less frequent aud
things are running yerv smoothly