The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-12

franc rates 10 govern TRANSMITTING M
NAMED for foreign bOndbold.,aOa
whose securities were issue in Va. NJ,
constiiut on. 10 enter fedora fo,'aIni
tn the harmony and peac.ful rl'sl
isfing under This just ia,y b-tgye.n ,ssAl
and Their common carriers. In ~
they prayed for an Injunction sga snN
mission. the Il m gene a ,ayt.,
companies as defendants. asstn u
sion rates 10 b. restrained and h.,s we
tn. ground that the Jaw Is uncn,..N:
and for the further aGegas" c
that the said rates are nn...
In that they are too liw IN
enue sufficient with which to psv ,hs.s
OF operation ana int.te on tbe,se
They IN d. Nc charg-. however, ths,a
o! interest had occured. nor;ha; .lsr"
adequate rem dy ~ law to pr l;ect :, .i ~
est-. 81 a. to give III IN = II nt o; ac,,,s.i
q long prel ininary invest cation W
granted temporary injunction snts,..
holding that the rates ar too low anSssa
whole IA" Is uicOusiituti0ns he
fact nov = he settled IN the federal ~
fects the question as to whet er The
schedule OF rates fixed by the cn,nmf..
reasonable. me efficacy of sections A.
six. prohibit t.'is question ON being ~.
ans er 10 any answer brought By a 49,.
recover pena YES from a railway corr.
oyer-t harg NJ single item canno,'r.
clearly demon trated tnan by this NM.
expensive ! cation now pending on In.
ject In such 'ctlon tor an overcbsr.
case must ord uar.lN depend on pr, a, -.
ton an ind pendent commits ion RAJ.
railway comprny aln If the pai til ma
he can recove penalty of not less than
and not NOR. han /. ~ Should the nor
IN -uch act on nave the privilege ate, n
been ailo ded fun h-a ing aud iudvm..I
the reas onablc7e>s OF the rate oeior- d.
mission. { ep or a county court and der,
the freie III rat sou mt u be enforret /.
onabie to it. II diving as /; must, the
schedule Of ra IS unuer which the railw,l
crates. the company would enjoy more
the equal protection OF the law b. the do
that right n such cases TO the citizen
he following may b.. relied on as so
the results of the railway commissioner
]. Railway rates have not be n inr
alb We those III force when the comuiissI,I
took effect.
9. Rates 80 far as fixed By the comrI
have been reduced below those ENFORCED
railways.
3. The low, reasonable rates on traM.H
cheap eAcGr ion rates for pas sengers hi
stimulated trade that the shippers and hi
Ways ha,eeach been benefited thereby.
!. he regularity, equallty aud stAbl1
the rates adop ed by the commission h.]
assured commerce. prevented recsless IA
tons in the market AID stimulated do-I
tran>p Ration i'll ali quartz s giving I
deice 10 the shipper. just remu' GRAFTON n
Railways. and saving the producer Il lust
on his investment aud labor.
j. The commission rates and rules. tod
with the law governing TRANSPORTATION,
reduced the system OF rebates specal \
under billing, discrimination and extof|
almost 20 the minimum.
.. Peace mas been made in tie conr,|
tive n the peol and the rail 8ays on all !
tons affecting usportation.
Under The ops ration uf the commission
farm prolucts have supplied home dem,
as never before. Fat i OK from he RAM
and farms, have been shipped throughout
state, supplying local wants. and the poor
have been fat.en d on the products Of u
farms Without the nee ssity ri snipmerj
points beyond stare lines mills have
established By local capital and operate
TO inanuiactuie Texas grain into hour audi
to supply home consumption; aud
farm products have maintained
highest price. 1t is d
feature in the markets that since the L
TOOK effect there was percs1
sudden decline in the price Of tho,e at
Al no period have factories to consume Il
material in IN" state been more rapidly !
lish q and sue ,esxfully operated tbsn
the time when the commission rates w
effect. The work of The commission WEI
onstrate that under the inspiring iul.sas
these low. reasona bic rates the volume d
nestle traffic carried bv the rail avs from I
10 points along their lines within the STAT
di> r.bItion 10 supply local Necessities ws3
much greater than for any previous c@
spending perio d that the companies mad5
murh, ii not more, during the time. In pfcl
ton To this increased business the railways
manded labor, and rs a consequence N
lk,A thnf
OF reasonab g local rates fixed by the cor
sion has been. and the ultimate effect will
Texas traffic over the lines Of
always, by short routes, 10 water poill
he coast near bv. whore ships will enter
ports In competition tn convey 1t to tue md
,f he world With the ant pathy OF raj
- water competition. aud their RESIN
power in The absence Of the chmmiua
make discriminating rates against ", teri
Texas may never have any material
rom The improvement OF her hHrnors
The obstruction OF II canal to connect tn
oceans. With deep water anywh here y
coast. and the completion OF canal to E'
outlet from the gull over g Pacific
hus 10 eNas redu ing the distance IN
markets over 10000 miles. IL she can utlH
succeed in maintaining the comm ssiel
s. her people may expect soon to take ID
~ ithiitiC, anu ~i''h ~"
'upply the demands of the eastern coz
With such ar icles OF necessity as ma!
over the highway ofa
rom the United States. In addition 10
with her inexlaustible supply OF ores are
material of every kind suitable f. ma1
ure, She can with cont ience and pride,
he field OF con pc ition to supply her h.
he worlds products of iron, wood sn'
liner fabrics
Tue eject OF the commission will be
IN outlet for home products over u
where combinations to stihe cOmpenla
ra 4sportation are impossible. where pei
trusts cam i've. The hope Of Texas
he maintenance OF the commission,
whose administration the people and w
ways themselves can prosper in then
pendent relati rs: and the near fuur
lave fac cries II every kind drawn
'oor of the w material. so that ~
ateS on raw producis To for ign pom,
N the manufactured articles III return
,'y AN ambitious AMI eniighted home
With articles OF necessity and luxury
and no longer realty a.
The p edge. nerefore. OF fealtyto ~
,ort of the Texas railway commlsSlon.
now stands. subject only TO such cn,!
nay become necessary to accomp lsn N
n alter drgree OF perfection, MADE
Democratic party, iswis- and >aluaI!,,,
ar as experience Of the I asst and lignss
resent may a"ord knowledge Of VIVA.
or the people with reference TO tha ~,
vlthstai ding tue intemI crate polilicar
4 the federal judge against it, 10
hange. indeed no change at all, inM
xped'ent or cceSsary. A SCI Sc OF p
nd OF self-respect would impe the s%
rnment TO stand by the law as II W
ighe-t court i'll the government may r
'oint out some objections to IT.
state Banks.