The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-31

Heycr, cor Main and Capitol streets
the corporations 81 privileged submit
themselves TO the only legal authority
witch can prevent an abuso OF the prlvi-
TICKET pRoKERAan.
This practice IA strongly condemned,
I'VE can not discover no legitimate Held
for the operations OF tho ticket broker
His OCCUPATION II essentially lnwleasi hrs
activities have no legal sanction ana are
entirely Mt Variance with any dcivne,nic
principle upon which pnol,c t,uusporta-
,tcn can I've conducted, Nevertheless the
business has many followers ard ~ " no,
without apoloeifts. ny means Of cSien-
OF cooperating agents, and quite mrnciN,
Y is snid by the ronn,vnncv Ut carriers
themselves, the rcnlpcr wherever he may
be found has constantly ON hand anu
offers for sale tickets which ennhlc n pas
senger TO travel at lSns rates thnn he
would be Obliged to pe.y Y he aeai, Win
tsn be carried ~ u ptont, notw,,ustana-
| ine the losans which hrriuc from th"sr
cut-ate' prNctices, II liz manlfesuy 'svt
and for the Interest of THE public thu,
| lower rates, instci,d ot heinH enjoyed onIy
| by those who patinnige the Hcalncr
rhuuld be made available Ia all alike"
| Wha, was stated hv tile commission on
| this subject III ita rcpcr, FOR $50 IL uuotcu,
md, GA In that report. Il Vs. recommended
| That cuuNtcsN pinhihit the practice ana
cna" n penal statute OF proper scope and
penalty,
SPECIAL AGENTS.
| The commissions rcnowa It's former req
concentration for ouch amendment as
VIII give the commission authority to
make examinations by agents hopuied Tor
| the purpose 9TH. necessity for The sn,e
plosment of special agents, authorized
70 at under the direction OF the com,
| ant. and sce,nn To bo necessary 90 the
| proper endorsements of the law and the
| satisfactory lnVvAtlpatiAh OF the numrr-
| pus ANA widely separated complaints
| which constantly nifee ihrpuahout the
| country" such agents Nhouid have powrr
To make aud conduct Investigations. can
| FOR the records and rrppis OF pNfricrs
| whrn 80 directed, mud " there " reason
| To- suspect that the law lie hetig violated
| have inwer 10 make inquiries preliminary
| to Indictment and nealsi IN collect Ing
| testimony TO be used in the prosecution of
| the Offenders 'rhis recommendation ia
| IN Inc with Legislation authorizing the
| employment of areoi1i ns"nta Ivy the rRil-
| wo'ild greatly facilitate the enforcement
OF the law ana more nneeunlly carry out
| IN" objects for Witch II MAS c,rnted.
UNIFORM rIAssirlCATioN.
IN tho commissioners previous reporis
thero has heer ,hofouah aud careful
| presentation or tho NirwR Wnteiinin"d hv
| Ihn conWisaicn ~ rcEnrd TO clNasili.
| chtion aud the subject Is now rerefred
20 without attempting To add anything 10
| IT, discussion, hui FOR the nnTpose az In
| forming rohgress tint no Further I'D
| vance towni da uniformity uail hr reason
ahiN expected through the voluntary nc-
ton of rniifoad mnnnRrrr 'bn the epb
iiNry, traffic officials Of large experience
have openly eNptpPsrd thrir rouYlutun
both 90 members of The commission and IN
Narionn publications that the gtlmulnt
OF legislation n,ual be directly nrpliod
in order "a seetifr results ~ this dlrrc-
tion, which ,hes admit 10 ha highly de-
| HtrnhlA \ "a fnnfyftngH tepYutlN b.lI hV
a committee uf tho National convention
OF state railroad commissioners with q
number OF Representatives railway tfnfiic
managers, which VIVA nlec attended ~
two members Of the communication tho
opinion was freely nNuMed on thai ocrn-
sion that the action of congress was lih
dulhtc,lly necessary ia accomplish fur
thvr ptogrens toward uniform clnaRlhoa
tlon, The commission recommends that
nuiinhl" lnElHl1tlpn b" promptly rhnctrdt
INTERCHANGE or TRAFFIC. AND
rllHolGl or CONTINUOUS
RANEPultTATluNt
The comm esion fone~a ito recommrn
da,ions mnie in previous reports for such
additional legislation as may he deenrd
heccssnty 80 aeture The interchange of
| ttafhu mud tho continuous cafrnNe ul
| frcRhta from place of Hhipmeut tu place
| Of destination in accordance Win Tho
| purposes of eertiais aud Of the act,
CONVENTION OF RAILROAD cont
MISSIONER.
The report Of the communication contains
n short sumntry OF The procrrdbRe Of It's,
seventh annual convention of taiironh
commissioners, held ~ the office of the
commission Oh May Il aud 3d. 1875
I1OusToN AND IA ipiSTn RoAp
Galveston, TpSus. pcconihce 80 -Nee
President iiefrou, tlrnetai Attorney ,ifnH.
ham an1 Superintendent ruylpr mnde an
Inspection illp over the 8aivcstnn, iIo,ia4
ten and la Porte tailrs nj yesterday
, Their inspection haa particular reference
to the ballastiiig, which Is now H0ins an
a, the rate OF 1919 day. fourteen miles
/ of Tho road having thus far been bullHsied
with ~ per cent gravel and the balance
! u Arm quality OF palm shell The ihndf
along the line Of the roaj AZ. helng rapid
y settled W. nnn whht wss , shof, un,s
with small farirs. The btidHe sill ihehs
, about % quarter Of q mile % oomplrtoi
ON this slide OF the bay Anc the material
for tho draw bridge hap not vet arrive"
, In regard to connections, II W etAied
that President MATHIS Visit VII hr grsn.l
| ly bt nrilciai To tile 10 Porte. MI. Mhfiif
. IL at The head Of the kapsas CITY, titiF
, burg and Gplf whiels has lcrn BUN ~
i ren0y 9pn miles south rt,m Kansas GU,
toward shreveport. nov being auinethlnl
less ihpn 500 miles from there aud cnni
!, ing forward at rapil rair, Ne went pNri
( he road and personally ,pstec,rn W ann
!, | n ls pnil. was very much inprtFArb WI
it's importance M an outlet for hin road Il
. ihr gulf, hr way Of the Houston i,esi an,
!, W,d Texaa from Shreveport WIN W,
traffic ARRANGEMENTS ihal have been mail
, with the last mentioned roHi. 10 ishi
erect as soon as the La Porte e Ia su9t
, | running ortcf. ana those thst have proh
/, | ahly been cnnsnnnitcd with the sontlltiI
: l'neific Tho imporiaprn of The orniirv9f
!, ~ the road at an early date IL rehdlll
, | nNnn
Negotiations arr nov pthdinR hrtmeri
, the la Porte officials ana ItfnM ~ IN
| Wharf company for ihr nae NJ thN lniter''
, | tlarlf but IA set 40 lrhnlte nrfnnHe
! | marts have been entered into,
1
| wnEFI4MEN AND wiiEEt.TntlNtSs
Bicycle enthusiasts are said "a be chuck
T, ling over the thought that they can ge
J around Tho detssinn OF the railways I,
/ charge for transporting thcIr wheels hi
E The deyioa OF psnhing them IN trunks
witch must DO checked free ~ haeasgo