The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-14
ON LEGISLATION.
Lumbcrmans Association of Texas. Hous
ton, Texas

| tn,, ,rnsa 4S'0''''H VI ieN"s' iious-
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W '"sv' ioAas' Nprll ~ iSo'.-Gehtlc-
ihcH' iour committee on legislation
""uiu icsPottuitE report that they nave
ndu put Ie" uuties 10 perform during the
| '"s' 4Vui.
- iil'otiuE Oh 'ne committee was called
tur d lew months siuce' owing TO some ac-
'iou OF tne legislature mat seemed prob
iple, ana when came specially under the
hsHu OF 'csiS!a'ioh' ana Whlch the commit
| seo tnVusht might heea some attention
I'm .helh peioTe lhp icSisiature' me an
| tlclpateh action however. by that body
vas nor mao ana IT. was therefore unnec-
essaiS ior the committee to 20 to Austin
| 10 give 'ne matter attention.
~ nus uate your committee anticipate no
| leceSsiIs OF auy acts being passed by the
PRESENT ieRisiature 'hat would especially
az, uS'nSu tne 'h.erests OIL inc association or
| INV '-'iH"e'S 'He'eoi: very Respectfully
| Ct,,.... ,,..-..u ". beueli Moore.
| RI, nan coihihiltee oil Legislation.
ne lepo,' MAS h"ol'ed'
,t ~ fesaIu 10 the retaii trade turn TO
I'm, as i am large retailer as well as
| . '' se iiaiuidSturer. Mhat Is Inc remedy
~ so"' s.i,ieli'l' ou nave got TOO
NUN '', v'iiii'etlL.un' Wen now "hat is the
leiheuy M 'lat an mahufacturer
anu anu "ih "liilHs 10 stalu by that. Know
'haI you can not pny my manufacturing
"ul because nave TOO mucn money IN
vested put know perfectly well that
YOU may puy me OUT u. the oIuefent points
Mheio my yhrus are iocaten' ana wish
W stay OUT wheh 40 sell ana want the
ma laclule,s 10 un"erslanu 'hat am nor
III uhe retall business any more. ana II
others that are IN the retail manufacturing
ana retailing business VIII take the same
st"hu i nave uoie II WIN pc better LOT
,he retail men, nave nVea long ehoush
10 Know Una. l am 'a,hlhs 10 an ihtelli.
q
sel. se' vi men, aI'u nv, VIM nave hau i,
| a success IN business very soon VIII
nave TO give up to younger men Ihen
VIII put whlie oiu EilY is on hanu' i
am Always reauy 10 CIV" you tne oeneht
! OF my adVlce, ana want 10 sec inc young
men IN the luhper business MAKE sue
cess 'he same us nave uol'e. l uol
boast OF II, sentlethen zen you nave
worked hard with these haEds of mine
ana TINS Old mead and am stun working
harder than any OF you, ana am feady TO
JON hands with you IN any way, shape OF
| form Now gentlemen IL nave naue
any suggestions lhat wiz pe o. oeleit ~
the retailers or ilahulac,uleis s.''',u aene
eaHs 10 10 ."'1a ra haro NM nnd Saw n GOOD
uph wan. !" eoilo "''e ~ '''n 80 & -
Tune at me expense Oh 'he c.eiHeu L., VI
Houston ana 40 hothiiis anu set .pe'e isHs
long tangled reports. am t'reu Oh It,
W" wan. BUSINESS nei .i..n ,on,e
have got to nave IT, me time nus I"i.ls
orj
has got 10 cone before ms convention a,ia i
state TO us what ne tulhks oi 'ne pas an"
| what we are gong 70 90 III we iur"ae,
You know the depressioH tha' NV" ue' =,
| In the lumber business ana y hh'W ~
and want to see II we can 40 s2,l'e'n,ne
! In regard to preventing any lurthcr ~
ltft' sion. AS You Know, every il,ai"'".
turer g saving up ms I'm ~ NY -
| ting nothing for II. ANA "ha' 10 w,
taller DONG lie mas got ao MI 90,
| tion-and cut prices ! WAS fplls ~ ~
you Viii excuse me'-that il9 pas !" mis- LIE
profit. used to do that my'sr' ana
want this distinctly und,rsIpou W u.e
lunbeIwen of Texas that VAN NO ,, ,'," ~,
OF these KICKS coih'hS W ,i a vol
you that they are very annoying aS wen
as very expensive. and 1t is not business
like, and ] viii say that ! VIII .ry 10 ~
better. VIII Try 10 el,e you $50 ,,,oue
uots. so that you can sell them ana maxi
n little money. IN duii times US We 49,, 81
ness poor trade and they have got so n'ueh
competition that they have cot to get Gu,
prices. and thcn cut prices themselves uuu
then they say: How are we going to get a
profit out of this? Why. we will make
kick against the manufacturer MOI
gen: lemen, want to dlspossess your minus
OF that.
President Swnford said. Under the mead
of the good of the order ! want TO make
motion or suggestion, In looking over