The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-28

| would suggest you step over and invit
Governor Culberson 10 70 with you to tn
| Lumber Dealers convention. which meet
| in Austin on the iSth, and see IL you ca
/ induce them to do away with The lumbe
\ trust. See II they will obligate themselve
| no, 10 boycott any saw mill man that VII
sell a carload OF lumber TO farmer VII
4 desires TO build a house that lives near
| lumber yard on the railroad. and see VIVA
\ a combination these iumbcrnen have mad
tagAinst every man who is not in the luinbe
business See IL you can get these lumbe
| dealers over Texas, who sell lumber direc
| 10 the farmers 10 sell lumber for less that
| 30 TO 10 per cent profit. MIR. Halfway u
| now In Jail at Waco for selling cheap Of
10 farmers. Can't you and Governor Cul
herson persuade these lumber men 10 al
low farmers and others WHO want CARLOAD
Of lumber TO buy It direct from the saw
mills II you and the governor will dc
this for the farmer they will ever fee
grateful to both of you. OF all the trusts
and combines that ever were in Texas this
lumber trust has been and Ia today the
most unjust and tyrannical and oppressive,
Go in their secret meetings, where they all
fix prices TO rob all those who are forced
to buy OF them. Respectfully.
tSigned) j. c. Roberts.
Mr.. ]. c. Roberts, Bremond. Texas.
Austin, Texas. April H. ls96.---Dear Sir:
Replying TO your favor Of the 18th inst.
beg TO say in regard to the lumber trust
of which you complain that, in my judy
ment, the law is full. unequivocal and POSI-
i've III us recommendations Oh trusts pre-
viously existing statute was amended and
most materially strengthened by an act of
the last legislature. approved April 30. 1895,
Governor Culberson in his message page
Al, House Journan dwelt with marked en-
phass on this subject and did his fun duty
in directing attention in the line OF pro-
tecting consumers against imposition by
supported by their chartered privileges. He
does this, as you will see by reference to
. ne soo'e elteu journal uhuer 'he sig
-Trade " Tbs Law. NOV. -, foroa srh1ents
TO a penalty OF not less than $50
nor more than $4,000 aud confinement in the
rel'ueil'.ary lor psFioa ol 10. less .nah
fine ~. innrisonr,ent Fach dsv aurina
he violation OF this law constitutes a SEN
arate oifense, and the Nlolator Is liable TO
S'ieit anu pay Tue sum OF you lot each gay
he le,far ara tha ;r.srtYor =, ,,,a i.,,' ~,
no subject II nrovides NM a. sbou no thf
luiv NJ tho attorney General or Tho dis,,Jct
ttornev ~. the cn,,nty ott,~n,, ~ r,rosoc,,ta
or and recover tho save And s,,ch nrosa-
,ution and recovery NAV ha bad IN anv
,onnfv wbe,e ,bn of,a,,sa Il, oo,,,,r,i,,aa -,
vbere tho offendors lid ~ IL, Tra,'js
.onntv Not, ,at mo irs'et mot no,, -
:, ,ha atta-,,,, conar,i 80 ~
.ornnar,, ,,o,,r cor,r1ai,,, Iii = r,,ii 80
mont ~ tho facts na,,os -, ,itressn, 80
no nature If all tbo tos,ir,orv On r.h;nh
,ou rolv for s,ncessf,,, nrosecntion II vo'
II tbis am n,,i,a s,,ra 80 o,,t,t,, ,,artios
vim he hrongbt 70 iust n,nisbnent
-oure tr,,Iv
tcirr,a5 D.. c..,,,.z,
Now conced;nr tho. 4bis I, oos. no.
'uhlhs 'he luttrposilIod OF some superior
oyernrg authority, an authority that will
oruulate decrees lust 70 all whose nroyis-
ons .ho,t 10 o1,or o,,1 ,,,,,,,ro,or.;,., ,,,
"'''
/ tne same time strong Win the strength
o enforce their own judgment, what re-
ress il possible in Tho nremiseso What
owed. .. do,,,aa,,a -, a,~ai,. 80
- 50 'Ne
wrong, or nj least TO mitigate It's per-
lcous consequences? The law on the
ubiect MS If now stands is stronp In d.
unclatjon of il as crime and is perhans
punitory in its nature. but Inc
iffipiltV in annllcafIon is pxnlalnp1 .
he methods Of our criminal nrocedurs
hese methods require ali nrosecutions IN
@ begun nv comnIaints ON affidavit nr nv
formation. or nv Indictment These nre-
tninatv stems mus, he taLen hafore ar
alignment and trial can he reached ,rbis
course is time- honnred and evceed,
lely nroner nrooeoure Vet unaided A.
itsn fails to accomnlish the laws nurnose
, "unboId tho ri.ht and redress The
rong'' Tbe fai1,rs Is snec,allv due tn The
,ct that ',be criminal nrocedure neither
,mneIs NOR sncournges The taking of tho
rst indisnensahla action which 10 the
,rmai making NJ the affidavit and com
laint T1,,sts arc tho creatures of
eaitbv nowersu, and ,,nscrum,lo,ts com
ipations They renreeent concentrated
aat,h n,isht and ,irionsnese which or
inariiv tbe isoiated ana unassis,ad nri.
,te individuI is mt only not anxious ia
.tac, h., v,hoso disrieasrre be ts ra,hnr
,yio,,s IN oD.oia Ue 10 not amhifious to
rnro,.o o,an IL, t,,o ,rosacrt,on NJ nis own
eh,s t,a bnst;,i,v of n foe 90 stronq FOR
IN, i,di,i,ualIy ;here is M nromtse for
raw, narsonai advan,aoe nov hons for
,,,,.',iato rarsorai rn,yar1 n rexult even
ouch he s,,ccaods in convictine the guilty.
';, IL, so hana,,so NO consumes having
Ill, ,,ia 80 Loo, r,rhar dsaler for mis-