The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-13

National Chairman Of the Railroad Com
mlttee T.. T.. Smith has sent the follow
ing open letter to the Atlanta (Ca.) Jour
nal for publication:
The prospect of such an adjustment O
! passenger and freight rates as will Civ
| our southern people " a fair deal" 1.
naturally receiving good deal OF at
| tention In the puzzle mind and given :
| good deal Of space IN the public press. r,
| any one VINO has made a careful study
! "t ~" matter II is evident:
j. ihdt oHe great syndicate, with the
l'Na uhuei us control or influence, has
! been steadily working 10 OBTAIN mower
10 dictate absolutely the rates for freiEh
ana passenger service in the Southern
states
That, inoraer to obtain their ends,
,hoss IN control Of this great sY-tcm have
been lead TO violate plain provisions of th,
IT, ltuUph or Georgia. TO set Al naughi
the Interstate commerce law and 10 ,Ir.
.UihNthl me purpose and the DECISIONS OF
me Georgia railroad commission. This
Is evidenced hy tho ownership OF stock In
otuer railroads forbidden boy section ..
IHtasHtph !. of article w. Georgia cons H.
tuition, by the ownership If parallel lines,
Infh,dden In the same article. bV the re-
ius'l ~ lines IN the pool TO give equal
lNt'Sier ana ira kaye PRIVILEGES to all
lucs.-t violation of the tntrd ..0rtiOn of
tho act 10 regulate commerce lu 7sder. ~
auoTauces OF husiness man aud &c., -rlst,
OF expense to force "A certain road into
the pool; by the refusal TO accnpt Inc
3rhltrhtion OF the Georgia commit siJncrs
fruit growers. carreries. ct, iter,i'v
causing Our po0p,e to carry their cs-p to
W 4SningJou City at grca. expense OF time
anI money ana by selling tickets TO uekct
brokers' at leSa rites than 10 the people.
3. IL Is evident also that under the
S'use Of compeudon and securing s1tls-
factory service tnr southern ~lllroal has
ue'l eAdrANprins 10 cut of Tho nor norm
or 9eStuealNe hay connection Of the sea-
'1,'',i ~ l-Ihr IT., uiH'r - reduce y 10 a
-. .sst'It ~ YER AI 'aS pay ih- drought
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NO "ur aLA1t ,S nro9rerliy or development:
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on the other hand Nav. thcy hen .'.,
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