The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-24
rs STRICTLY BUSINESS.
NO SENTIMENT wIrn ruE SANTA
FE ROAD.
Refused 60 Put on Reduced Rate
From Galveston to Houston, Hat
saw Money Ia "A Hate From
Houston TO Galveston,

10 ,he Editor OF The Post;
Guif. Colorado end santa Fc Railway
ltompnuy, --Ucneral Passenger department
W y Eaeunn. General Passenger Agent
Galveston Texas nccemhar ., 'sa1 l
hpvc before me yaur paper Of the 2ist M
slant pp1 have noticed particularly two
items IN column under head ~ Railway
World" one entitled "a Lame Excuse
and the other "Thoy Won't Leave VS.
beth OF which beg TO advise you contain
statements and destinations watch are
entirely uuwarranted, The Santa Re is
accused Of putting IN force reduced rate
from Houston Ia Galveston on the goth
iastant, Tor nc other purpose than TO per-
form an act OF discourtcsy 10 the city or
Houaton ana lts merchants. This accu-
sntion is erroneous and / am at a loss 90
know why YOU should permit items IKE
this 70 appear in the absence IS facts m
| them from responsible ana digintercstea
/ parties. 10 Is q well known fast that there
commercial interests OF the Two cities: At
NE Same time I should not pc tnken fer
| that the passenger department OF any road
| running between two points can anord TO
| take hand IN matters OF thia kind when
! they can secure from the travel between
! The two citlcs In order that you may be
Z
| which has brought out this lettor / win
J relate thom TO you hore, ANA SO You reel
| Disposed to do SO, ] shquld Hike 70 have
| them-ln iHcb THIS entire ietttr-appear
| In your paper, and given the same prpin-
hence as the items referred To huyc lad,
some time prior to tho 10th instant /
! way either told or saw hy an advertise
| meut in The Post that the Southern IA
! fihc intended 20 run cheap excursion
west into Houston ON The 18th instant
| ~ tins time II orcutred TO mc that 1t
a reduced rate 70 Galveston and return
OF 81 during the time the eNCursipnlsts
were In Houston. subsequently ! re.
Great Northern that IT was their Intention
70 make n rate of 81 for ihe round "Trip
70 he sold on The 18TH instant good TO re-
turn 9p 70 ana including he 2ed ] made
but after giving The matter ram ,6nsl}eT.t.
ton decided that we would be the pAiurr
1 ~ not putting IN force reduced rate and in-
regular business at tHrIm rates This proved
true The reasoning in thi9 case being that
Sne ntIrgelons 9}lterrd uy ne merchants
number Of visitors from Galveston on
tge other hand We reasoned that ont OF
were expected TO be IN Houston. and
which wcre there, n number at least equal
10 that which make the round trim from
one city 10 the other on sundays vouia
ihte 70 make "a side trip 70 Galveston
before returning to their homes we iii
NOT anticipate laute Crswl-iu TACT made
no unusual preparations. The revenue de-
rived was as much as we expected. The
strictly from a husipres stpndrni9t mi
az the Same time nothing unusual from
mat Which We have In force brtwecn the
TWO cities every sunday, ana not dlff,rput
from thnt which ! viii o. very eInd 40 mn
~ from Galveston 10 Houston and return
As for th& gtatement' mad. IN na gei.
weston papcrg ANA Indirectly referred 10
ing thr rrndar 10 briinys tbSt rEn, 49,
chants OF Galveston hnd induced mo Ia
his Is ala iitr,,,. Hd ~ ieFSes MI nay
known In talyrqton ti,1f ~ Tnt.,,,. , t ''i,Gl
ana Great Northern intended Ia mn In
ana rcturn d r6,ntntita. ~ t3 iiohht9n
waited upon thp general freItht a6d p,s-
Great Northern also anon ms MA ~
o. 81 on each day mai liz eSe t HTS
Great Nnrthgrs raftgsl ,i'.i,,,,'' "ii9 (
lhl Ha Nihted in your paper st the |
fG9 ,g1g ii ne %y,aant q ku9wq iiot also rs-
at thgl time tLpt / jjd ri,., ,,3 ~ |
to pgt In rptr Of 81 on the @5ih rci,a,t /
" ~ pc Eona to return cu The 2hrh Hnd 2st |
i iaeiior% ana ih9l tha' wanted ne rats 10
tho agd ins,a yalN H.s inp 2-9nd Including
to return during ,hr rntitS ntri 'l'ii" ,EE4G9l
lhy4 advised me tHat they proposed 10
fiu. 81 ~ II. I'm, 20 tbiir customer ON the
'hrm To come a. Galveston INV Ia, We
uIN ,, faJ" ana mat tney would rer,ud same
neut thinit Won Mn 9 G1, h,t state
.ecnlh page of tho CaIyrst,1 t,,
SUNDAY last unl wrlch soc. ~ chow tbat
nrnf E.,y.aoo @44 i 5ian1ine or arrange
merchants hura in refefgncs ~ ti, s'l IN, iao
hg g rate
nd ,t1,, "b 5, S between Houston
lue Which We receive fnr t12l ,Ho rgfs-
10, as79mRsrs Who ride upon hcm. and We
n one dircetion ms we 20 a tc'J,Fg onsines
hc rate Il tho nmn IN both wavs rb.
'15ssengcr business ou this rGnI IL no, nt z
,alnt Uatbnr ~ g' u l1a,,tos,n influential stand.
~ mercantile ntcrcats he pai It,y'' 5,,,i
\ T.yeI,,,s,. Tue 53 H',iFe ne greatest amount
uuralp tho direcflan o,' ,,,i,.s.rcsaIding
DIN II moves. ""ai q
too' n6d i t"Iic5 ,Hi. letter win be- under :
aper to publish H. Indnrst.' b4 ~ your 4 h
M thls " no' intended for an apal1g. g
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