Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-22


Galveston In comba,,,ose nj.
positions. we do MOI lng Nj ~
Of OF her people except NJ y'' p "a,
rev other men interested ,Hnossn y
the wharf company ~ % coz,
companies subscribe ,a a ieFs
pressed by Mr.. Rogers me sisn'
CONCLUSION
Many additional arsnns. &.
sustained to advance ~ nents INV
tween Houston and Ga, s ulfefs1,'
consider that sufIic,sns test1a M
q, To- indicate that the COMMIT ~, ,lssl
ton has been neither arh,.lss 1al,f,
Just, but on the contra y. AZ Il
designed for and has IN I, ! hn
TO the public good. II ,ael nh,
observe that. dlssatisfIsd ~ u \
uon by the commlsslon =, wa Ia
tial, certain people 81 o u he a..
action OF the commIss AZ sel ~
mas peen tried in the dla,s,-. II !
decided adversely 10 Sc.nc' CTR
understand she has ros.asssia
peal, Our judgment Il ,Ssetd \ \
manner for dealing wiz u
would have been Ia an any, ne al
OF the law, and even after "
published his letter We ia
main silent. Since. hnwsssanlsi
with palpable unfaIrneS, =, !,
question before the stocLs sa1&
TeNas Cooperative assas,o.7i
Patrons of Husbandrv ssn I
upon ms eN parte and falls ~, ss
IN inducing those genlisssal s,
uemn US, we see no alterns,Iaa
make this reply. 'nauV
We firmly believe tha. a.
nave been led to denouncs sas Es
that they allowed themss,vss "
posed upon by the fraud wb, n y y
practiced. "ineh hi
Since Mr.. Rogers ha, su,,....
necessity of abolishlng ira a,
we regard this as the orcs. ssa,'
statement, which the con,,nl...2ia' q
with satisfaction, that .irN
more than n year ago WIZ
mission was freed from n, Il ~
mick injunction by the da.isa
supreme court Of the United s,.,s
commission has estabiIsb.a1
commodity tariffs fixing rsis, Z.
tollowing articles: a Cotton NJ, Y,
gram products and hay: IN cd,,..
ana II products az Coal. IA M NY
Paper mill stock and H. 49, 49,.
Brick and FIRE clay; Isl M y.v. w /
stone and sand; QOl Line c,, ~
plaster; QD Wooden fence uc.,
Packing house products; M,
promulgated a general msr.,,,
tarlit liking retes on ali ~.
goods, wares and merch.nS..
covered by commodity tariffs ~ i
In every tariff the rates pr M, n.
the commission are lower NJ. 4
railroad rates which have u.
planted. Occasionally In 4 -
GRAZING to diminish ratel ~
upon Its subject matter ~
peen, as affecting few N, /.
which, by some kind OF undu, N
itlsn, have enjoyed specially IN n
to which they were not entItl.i +
secure equality and uniformltv II
these committees, which ar u y
merous, complaints have ~, u
VIII be heard, for men are UNI
selfish they viii not rellnoulsh n
vantage, however unjust, yltho,' /
ter ard rebellious protest. even h, B
the surrender of such adyaran +
been required to prevent unj.r T.
crlmination. However, Il Il "A E
probable that In small numtef =
rev cases in which the commIur
made increases, 1t may he jgs,ly 1
planned that the increase rh,sl
have been made, and II 50, 10 NJ
stances the commission will M
tate TO correct Its mistakea
This commission is chafg,i
complicated duties which lnyolr
RESPONSIBILITIES. because Of d,
that its action affects the IntuslI
all the people as well as Of ali Z.
porations OF the state, Erpshns
shown that no system OF irssl
has even been devised, nor Do "
any system OF rates ever viii
vised, which will be satlsfacitJ
interests, or which will not /,
respects be subject to criticism.
our efforts have beeen 10 tn ! r.
tablish n reasonable system 4
Just alike to the people and n
transportation companies. All nj
hope 10 do IS to be Just and d
able In ouf action, protecting IA
PIE against excessive rates AL ~
determinations, and securing ~
railroads reasonable yentursl q
the business on them renders Us 3]
ticable. That there are those "
not be satisfied with reasonIM ~
although rendering their conaai
ter than 1t was before, Is 10 h
ed, for to the cupldity Of 500.
there is no limit, A Populki
In a recent speech at Fort Wa
by one report made to say ~
commission actually has ri5t
instead OF lowering Them an.
other report is made to say =
instances freight rates are Al
day than when that conmial
created" Whether he made ons
other OF the statements Impulii
possibly he made both-Thilh
ed was untrue.
In the twelve COMMODITY w.
In the general merchandise w
mentioned, II has been shos.
with the exception, affecting ~
places, of doing away with h:. 4
reductions have been MADE y.
ins cover all commercs w,
over Texas railways, except
tlcles on which the railroad "
have In force commodity tsnl
for lack of time the connnlr
not revised. Possibly sont
tariffs not revised provide "
rates than existed before ~
sion, but II all Of them dia
gate OF higher rates wou.a y
we may safely say, mol "
the entire business OF M
wish, however, to haVe,h
understood that. while w
the commission has peeh Y
tlon of reducing rates ~
tinue to he so long as 49,.
the public interests aelas.s
reductions can be made WI
tlce TO the carriers, we css,r
not hope to satisfy men NV
the views of the Popullh ~
wouId. if he had the peNs
The corporate and all oina
wealth without compensss,sns n
mission is a oonservans IN
must be destroyed pelom 4
oormorant or the coin.lli,s1ss.
his purposes. The ih,e's,i,s.l
welded to our free ihsu ss
see TO II that danger MN III
the sources indicated :, NPrly
L. ]. sT0REaia.t
N. A, STEAD