Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-22
A N S W E R.
Continued from Third paGe)

down the interior congresses Of Texas.
our regulation Is Il wise and just one,
and forces the compression of cotton
to be distributed among the various
presses of the state and thereby effect
ually prevent mOnOpOlles. The econ
omy of space by the railroads by haul
ing cotton compressed Is an important
advantage to the people by eXpedlting
the transit of their cotton. Even with
COMPRISING It is not always practlc-
able for the railroads to furnish cars
SUFFICIENT to speedily move II. Without
COMPRISING blOckadcs and other
causes Of delay would be greatly in
creased. That this Is Mr.. Rogers pet
scheme IS evinced By the fact that he
was appointed as one Of comnlttee
Of farmers Cd by the Cotton Growers
Protective association which met at
Waco May IL. 1895, to come before tho
commission and request a reduction
OF rates on cotton, and though on June
II, accompanied by Mr.. f. 3. Peters,
he did appear at public meeting Of
the commission called TO consider cot
ton rates, and though the whole ques-
ton was at said meeting deliberately
| argued and much statistical iuforma-
tlun was produced as the basis for ar
gument yet upon the subject OF reduce
ing rates he never opened his mouth.
He left the whole burden 10 his friend,
NhNA'f NAAN CO iAlNtu lllF hAleI lHllDI-
anec Of the matter. Mr.. Rogers Is well
Informed. Why did not he. seeing the
utter inability of Mr.. Peters to dis
cuss the question, say something to
assist the commission Because he
had something else In View for after
the discussion upon cotton rates had
closed Mr. Rogers arose, and in an ap-
parently innocent manner suggested
that tho regulations ON COMPRISING
be abolished. He was very polite and
agreeable, In fact, no one would have
ever suspected that beneath his
smooth exterior there was 50 much
wrath, which, after he failed to hood
WINK me commission, he unbottled,
ana which drove him at the conclus-
ion OF his article to suggest that TO be
consistent the governor should veto
hAS commission IT Is very evident
that the commission is not the kind
or commission Mr.. Rogers wants,
We do not know how much of evil
Mr, Rogers and the resolutions ascrlbe
TO the diTerential and how much to
our COMPRISING regulations. As we
nave already shown 1t is an anomaly
u In one year our COMPRISING regula-
lions produced one result and in an
other a different result. But is not
the proposition that Texas farmers
can De injured by having their cot
ton compressed at or near their farms
instead of at Galveston or that cotton
Is driven out of the state by reason of
that TACT. an absurdlty not to be SER
luusly entertained by a sensible man
for n moment?
.. The seventh resolution ia ton Iooy
Tor publication. but the substance of II
Is that while the commission had been
Pettlohed by the Cotton Growers asso-
cation to lower cotton rates and while
the commission had written ictte,,
Wnlch, after mentioning that the com
mission rates on cotton had saved on
Tue crop Of 1894 over 500, 900 to tho
ieNas FARMERS, stated that I'VE (the
so1linissioners) think that a further
ieuuetion is proper and necessary"
YET that, having held a meeting On
June II, 1895, and considered the onss.
t,Oh, the commission had failed TO make
the reduction, This is untrue. for there
Wa some reduction made, as much as
uh1et the diminished cotton acreage
ahu prospects. the commission felt aiI-
ttSni. TO make. The commission did
Will" WIN the letter referred to was
written that further reduction was
necessary and proper" and the idea
VAS We do not hesitate TO say. at thar
ss'ue 70 make greater Reductions than
Mets made. But the very object Of
setsihs the matter down for hearing
sbo,,iS ascertain whether any reduction
sntould De made, and II so. how much
Inc commission certainly will nnt ar'
aSt me farce Of calling a meeting 10
Ssotslder any matter after ii mas nre,
;;ssuseq the question to such an extent
nm snn'' Irrespective OF the arguments. II
WI sunsre TO such decision. We do
I n decide questions In that manner,
T Tls,,,i men VIII not expect us 10 do n
time ~ on account OF the value OF our
80, ~, we do not set a matter Tor hearlne
unless We have some reason 10 hsila,,o
H. 10y we should make some change
49, ~, our existing rate. and do NOT hest
3d. Ss 10 say what We think the charge
s S,,9Sl be- Al the same time. We pre-
yiStsier no case but are open TO con-
sho,,,d a. 20 whether any change
N We made and, If 80. what change