Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-03

SFe tue commission
was enioined from making rates we
mad so regulated Texas rates as to en-
apie our salt manufacturers 10 market
their salt a, all common points In Tex
as and thus we enabled them 10 con.
siueranly increase their plants and
product Of salt and 10 give ernpioy-
ment TO a greater number OF persons.
Substantially the same result wns
Drought about In the manufacture of
various articles Of iron. OF pottery. OF
furniture, etc, causing an Increase In
me Investment OF capital, eniareing
the ned OF employment for labor,
increasing and giving additional profit
10 the railroads FOR local transpartn-
uoii; ana BY such means promoting the
public welfare
The commission did much towards
arresting the practice OF allowing re-
bates, special low rates, etc, to fav-
ored shippers, and In preventing I'M
Just Determinations, generally as tbe-
tween shippers, and IN preventing eN-
cesslye rates against them. And while
by the action OF the commission In
making rates on various commodities
II made some reduction In rates. at
the same time, by preventing rcbatc1
and the cutting Of rates, 1t preserved
to the railroads their accustomed rev
enues. and la the aggregate Increased
them. In this way without Injustice
to the railroads great deal was saved
to the people. As soon us our right TO
make rates was enjoine1 the managers
Of the railroads substantially fell back
into their former course Of Gripping
all kinds Of manufacturing IN this
state. When the commission shall be
officially notified OF the recent de-
clsiun OF the supreme court OF tho
.l..I 49,. NHf
sion law II Will again be enabled to
protect the public interest In these
respects.
This law has been bitterly fought
by the railroad companies and de-
nounced as unconstitutional by stump
orators and newspapers. and judge
OF the circuit court OF the United States
was found who pronounced the en-
tire law unconstitutional The legis'
lature for passing this law, the
brave and Enrncrt Governor,
always true to the interests OF the
people who approved It, the commits
sion which was charged with It's exc
cution, were denounced as communists,
enemies Of the state. MS driving capital
out Of the state, and as arresting rail
road and other enterprises But our
state has suffered less than any other
from the financial disaster which the
whole country has experienced. Rail
road building has gone on here as sue
oessfully as elsewhere and the SUI
preme court OF the United States hes
decided that the law Is constitutional,
II is 10 be hoped that the same epl-
thets and dcnunciations will not be
applied to II which have been so lib
orally bestowed on the friends of the
measure in this state,
The telegraphic account OF this de-
cision states that the rates established
n...1t 90 l.a
reasonable. The only question sub
mitted 10 the court In behalf of tho
state was as TO the constitutlonality
OF the law. In order to get an early
decision Of that question our lawyers
withdrew their answers as to the facts
of the case, at the hearing In the cir
cult court, and allowed the Judgment
as to the Justice Of the rates to go by
default against the state. Under these
facts the supreme court could do moth
ing else but adiudge the rates to he
unreasonable. This was by our con-
sent, not on contested issue.
Alien Land LAW.
II has been the policy OF the most
of the governments OF the world to
prevent aliens from owning land with
in thc!r territory. but this policy has
been somewhat modified IN modern
times. BY the act Of the legislature OF
Anru ~ 1892. the alien ownership Of
land In this state otherwise than as
provided IN that act Is prohibited, The
Impressions which have grown out or
the alien ownership OF land in other
countries is sufficient warning 20 IA
to guard against their repehuoh mere
Municipal nond Law.
Provision is made by the act of tho
legislature of April 80, 1898. to limit
and control the Issuance of bonds ~
counties, elites and towns; which re-
ouires that when such bonds are Is
sued provision must Mt the sar-s time
be made to levy tax TO secure inc
payment OF the interest," on tnc'n ~ ~,
10 provide a sinking fund with which
10 nav The bonded Indebtedness and
rrotidtnr that such bonds shall NOT
rur more than forty years. Such y
NV q necessary for the protection or
Tho neopie OF municipal corporations
Without Il they may he lcndec WIN
Sa,ts they can never pay ana most IN
,'.ts,,,s burdens might be imposed on
itt,,nacdinr generations Of their inhao-
i,a,ts The making Of such PROVISIONS
80 reo,iired by this law 10 secure
~ ,,ayment OF the principal anu m
tersst % such bonds guards INC pup9nc
o@ainst the danger OF purcnasill 4 4
WORTHLESS bonds ANU Ntti - =. t'a..,.,
,,o,ert the credit OF such corperatlois,
pa viii do much to protect the sopu
name nam Of our people and state
80 Ownership by Private Corpora
Las" uons.
roreirn corporations aud syndicates
ovr considerable amounts OF land IN
mis- state. The act OF the lesisiA'uls
~ naroh "a. 1895, prohibits the unre-
s,r,c,ed ownership OF land by private l.',
I,.,,orstIons. Il provides that no ri,
eotl'o' .'',,.,,oratlons chartered IN ink
49, ,Shnse main business ~ the &C.
hss.f, ~, ana ownership OF land, shall
| ~ permitted to acquire Iahu ~ tn,s
state: that such corporations sia.l MI
T. efteen years sell any lana acduisrsu
n.sare The passage OF that ACT, Ihe
sr,,s noiicy OF the state Is TO place 'ne
s,,i,,c lands OF the state n reaeh o.
~ neonle for homnstcadS OF nlou.i ~
~, ana 10 promote as far as pF,etie ,-
~ ,he freest alienation OF lahu hsl'.
~, nriyate persons n.d coIpofa'i l..,,,
| ~ 10 bosieg TO such lNersons as VIII
ncc,irv and cultivate n
ono Of the most saluable and i'm
nortant laws passed by the last leglsla-
,,,rs approved ApfH s, 1893, was me
sct 10 deane the franchises TO make
a,h,e the value OF railroads etc. rms
not made necessary because u
NV - t,r tncIafed by those WHO rep