The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-29
WILL PRorEcr pRoPERrY.
If Necessary Each Train win Garry Suifl-
clent Mon to Resist Force.

If Necessary Each Train win Garry Suffl-
cient Men to Resist Force.
The telegraph messengers were kept
busy yesterday carrying messages to and
from the general offices OF the Southern
Pacific railroad in this city.
II was known that General Manager
Kruttschnitt of the railroad and Coy
ernor Hogg Of the State had been con-
ferring over the wires since the day pre-
Vlous relative to the tramp question
\ great many people were therefore
an&iousIy inqulnns yesterday whether tne
governor hal ordered the Southern Pa
enc 70 remove tno trampS from sierra
Blanca or whether ne was requesting
t..- uuIei.ls ~ tIu the Starving men Uy
tiauspuI ttls tnein from tntL point 10 some
cIty.
4Ae exact nature OF this correspondence
was secured rom AUSTIN ana - given
t.uuNc. AIR, hrutlschnut informed "a Post
reporter tnaL tie ana The governor NAT
Deeu CUnlerrns uDOut the nJtter, but
sald he u!d no. teei called upon 20 state
'he nature OF their telesraphlG commune
,lac governor Will very likely give the
matter 10 the papers, said he. but
always refuse to uIyuIce any correspond
] do not OBJECT to the te.csranlH beng
published. but viii not give tHem out my
We'll. what about the tramps today?"
was the next question put by the re-
iInoy will be moved from Sierra
Blanca" responded Mr. Kruttschntt.
INC people OF ic I'aso have made ~ "A
purse 10 secure their transportation. tcn-
aered ne money to nc tAhr2Rd and we
have agreed 10 furnish a special train TO
runyry chem from the desert / have
wired Superintendent Martin 10 take The
trdln through TINS evening ana ] suppose
the army VIII be in motion tonight
This acliJn OF the citizens OF I'll PasO
Is th- cause OF our Furnishing the special
referred TO. We did not intend 10 re-
ot4a from our stand IN the matter and
have not done so. Our every action has
bean deliberate. and We have not done n
single act contrary to the laws OF the
State. The Southern Pacific railroad de-
lus any man To show wherein II hng vio-
lated any law laid down by the courts of
Texas and Ia which our corporation is
subject. We have actcd according 10 the
advice of some Of the best lawyers in
the state. and have firmly maintained
our nrst stand In the matter
misguided and misinformed men, but we
were determined 10 show the tramps Of
this country that they could not forciby
take pOsBesstpn Of our trains our trans
portatiOn rs for sale, and when a man
rides upon OUr trains without payinS fare
he rs simply stealing so'much money from
besot by this class Of mon, some going
East and others going Wet. Texas ap-
reared 20 be their fayorite middle ground
for action. We would take crowd
through Texas going east one week, ana
Ire following week we would recognize
the same crowd going west. They do not
care whore they 20, but simply ride any
where nnd everywhere.
I'VE have established the principle that
these men can not take possession Of our
trains without some resistance on our
part, aud are therefore satisfied. We
have "A contract with the representatives,
of the citizens Of ~ paso to transport
this army as far as San Antonio. ana
intend 10 fulhll "a While the purac CUB
scrihed vs. not sufficient to Justify MS In
ordering out q special train, we have done
80 simpY bec1use II established the point
we wished to maintain.
some Sentlinental people o. course,
men to this desert place Such action,
was caused by tho men them
se,yes. and we were not responsible for
the position IN which they We're placed
We were not ~ blame for the presence
NJ this mob IN Texas. and did not propose
to let them intimidnte us at every step.
Dur system, the Galveston, Harrisburg
lnd San Antonio. which n charterod mn
der he laws Of Texas simply comDrses
The lines In this state. Tho fact that the
outside ~ the State allowed
deEe men 20 enter Texas did not affect US
10 the least IN our action
I'VE intend 20 have our property pro-
tectod from mobs Of this character in the
future as we do not believe nny set az
roads free transportation. n they forcihiv
lake Possession Of our property we VIII
ask protection from the state II this "a
'efuFed we VIII Keen Sufficient force ~
men on our trains 10 protect them from
avl'ess rangs ~ tramns"
MT Krlttschnitf believed the army
would be quite small by the time the train