The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-30
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ever, the judges newpsc W 4 4
vouring Corresponding Z. Q I. \ II
knowledge Of what 49, ~ ". lnat =
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acquaintance OF the o,s.s. ! ii \
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he, ~, VINO would he puSaisS !. \ ~ "
Of " cn, a rate sheet and Nv 4
verh,s .pif,ic almanac. YET ~
men, lie has taken a. ,iv ~ GS
written something for Rea y - ~ I
Try press, Beginning M psl2l9 \
teagan and Others" ris Is ~ 4
based on the bod nr.sn W. selnqil 4
railroad Commission s9a G3
", bro,her Rankin Comb ~ I, ~
.pat Judge Reagan Il 1 hao'S. ~
tne Houston and Texss x sS,eeeo, ~ ~
- operated by A band sylss4 n1l< i
that settles II. " uesN y
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compressed asslninity. sups,,s,,.' 7. u
ance and magnificent rec..s ssss, 81. \
as regard for facts Is coAcvsst n ,.
the dubious and exhilaratIne ~. ~ 1
ne writes about mi,lions = Ss,,- I. \
watered bonds with I nonchs,s-.. \.
might lead al, unsopfstcatsd 10 n
believe that he is a plutocnt 4 s,...,,,3
wearing out his old c.othes sns a
hdence with which he nrlrss n y
dividends and interest payment, 4, n, \
ton and Texas Central stset ~ !,
holders lays him open 10 n, sbs,. J. !
being a tool OF some operator !. ~
side OF the stock market M ,s.s. I!
designs upon the pockets Of ne,a,s ~,
amps gamooillng up anal cpss ~
street hunting for somspody Z ",
Following system Of coiousrr
wIicn he mas d mortgage, mn NM
arrives at the conclusion thsf u NJ
ba.es oil cotton raised In lersS M n
lnuian territory In lcN found ih1r -
10 market over the Centfx ~ ~
That me must have made nearly 4, j =
out Of the cutton buNnees slona M
astonishing to relate, II reDon1 ~
earnings of only SJ,S37.OO0 foe ~ ~
referred to and the railroad oo0,nsr1
accepts its report without uueston m. |
What Brer Rankin waits 10 knoN 4 ~
got the missing sS,0000n Of more Nu0
the Central he'd the people Of he IL /
ritory ana Texas up for In w; i'm /
10 fraud somewhere. he AN ~ 4 /
course there must be II he Nh N, II
any man having a knowledge m ~
became of the big chunk OF Houston VI
Texas Central earnings which hM n M \
terious,y vanished will perform % X
of genuine charity by dropping note /
j. u. Rankin, Groesbeck, Liineitore nzs !
~, Texas, putting him on 10 The tem1tt
ton. In the meantime the cohundua I
respectfully referred to the Kay n b
ternational, the Texas and parins ~
Southern Pacific, the Aranss Paa =
Cotton Belt and one or two othef wf1 /
carrying roads which. In lSA Y bilf ~
kin's figures are correct, did NJ nlwt
single bale of cotton.
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An ordinary mortal would Mw ~
of worrying about the loss Of HtaM III
Brer Rankin don't stop at that
He has started out to probe Judr =
gan's hoo-doo business to the mtim =
there is something else eating BIZ ~
disslpated railroad earnings n M
himself for the attack, he leu
following at the head Of the chlf
the railroad commission: -..z "
by reference to the annual
the railroad commission II WI
that all the reports are mao "
general terms and not properly ~ ~
consequently the report falls y IN
of the transactions OF the nlll =
Illustrate, the commission ssyb ~ ~ ~.
SO much, for passengers 70 mucA ~
en- in this way What would Z ~
think of his merchant II his ~ Mr
scented to him saying dry gocos I'M H, \.
groceries SO much, sundries g g ~. ~
farmer would regard Il as . M Sss,s2
would not pay 1t untii ~ ~. IN n
The railroad commission ms IN. rssS
accounts OF the railroad y ~ 49,
way so that no. one can ihaA' =
alton of them"
Now. then, there's cofxs ~ Y
Judge Reagan. 4. ~
why haven't you checked Up " -
OF tho 5000 or 1000 railroad 'iaiM
and clerks In the State ana ps1 =,
for the inspection Of the snSi0s IN, ~
of country-savers who have oesn -
before every little crossr0ass ~ 7,
for years waiting for soma on ~, y se "a
hem the straight tip on what W. ~ N
70 nav the RAJ. reads for movns y, " ~
or cotton which they expect Y I'm, rmnf q
the human jaw becomes :
PIGMENT? fis
Stand UP. judge. $3.50 af,sns
Look the people OF tvs .,,v ~ q
the eye and tell them ~ ~ csrr 4
that you have failed WV IA NJ ~ yoar
an appropriation OF $w'~ emxp sesfsd nsa
af he. railroad corporations ,ss,hi
million or so every
And before sitting, GOWN sss AZ, no
ne without, evasion, y yoSs,sion 81 n
90 n w The cost Of an EQUIV. ss h,sic5
reports re- Containing an i ttina iiSnsismY
roch and every transacnus.. IN tve
he railroad business Of I ,yanrIdcant
mo Would not be in ssssAtIos ~
Won take into consiuS re.kindns
s suS " Of comfort ana netia r'
would afford your "
friends. .,yo NJ how w
go ni About preparing TN, h lntVtnsf
rec q and make eue+s i ~ scusoud \
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for an appropriately, TO B Brs iiaan
q q" a r. g 9 esss s SRs" judge and
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swer' q n1 be hoosooed. hes ec,niy z
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