The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26

farmers. and which land the commits
sion should have seen TO it,, should
/ have gone 10 them.
While the writer OF the foregoing
| charges has attempted CO cover his re- |
| treat. IL exposed, ly the liberal uEe OF MS
and at has been charged he has con-
struc;od his statements so as to proiuco
the belief, In the minds of his readers, that
the commission has been guilty OF "a Ter
ribie Crime
What ere the facts"
In answer to bis charge that the itous-
ton aud Texas Central, and other lines be
longing TO tho southern Pacific company,
| gave rebates tn large cotton buyers OF ~
cents on the 100 pounds. or 81 90 on inc
500 pound bale to Houston, We have to
say that, while ths proof shows that me
Houston and Texas Central railroad did,
for a while at The close of The last cotton
season only, allow rebates Of u cents on
tho 100 pounds to 4 single firm Of cotton
buyers. Imam a. Co. there lls been no
evidence 10 show that eny other railroad
company had allowed Il greater ainc unit
than 10 cents on the 100 rounds. These
fttta were brcught out by Investigations
set on foot and carried out by this COM
omission. And while the commission be-
'Awed. for q good while past. that the
ran ad companies were violating the law
by the allowance of rebates. and IN other
ways, n did not know the facts sill they
were brought to light by investigations it
had made. We believed and charged that IL
was done, but it WAS denied by railroad
officials. Aud these Investigations We're
not made sooner because Lao money had
been appropriated 10 enable 1t TO make
these Investigations unill the last legis-
ldture. ut the special and urgent request
OF me members of the commission and
others. made an appropriation OF $1,000. for
oue wear. which has enabled IL 10 PROSE
cute Investigations which established the
fnaf 80 -. Al. - - - H.
resulted in the payment to the State of
penalties amounting to $50. 900, 30 that in
stead of the commission knowing and al
lowing The railroads 10 take from the
farmers an average of 1890. 00D annually
on a 5000. 900 bale crop by means of rebntes
OF = cents on the 100 pounds ON the whole
crop, a rebate OF y cents vas only allowed
Tor 4 part Of one year, BY one single rail-
road company, 10 a single firm of cotton
buyers. And 1t has not VET been ascer-
taincd that all Of the railroads of this
State allowed rebates of any amount.
And these facts explode the grand eli.
macteric of the Mercury's charges. in which
IL states thai the commission sto,d illv
by for six years and allowed tho hir cottpn
buyers to pocket annually. on an average
crop Of 3 900. 900 bales. the sum of 81 $50 Goa
which should have gone In Tho farmers
That Is. mat The commission stood idtv no
aud allowed the farmers 10 no ,ohbei nj
SIS, 800. coo in six wears. The commission
was enjoined ana nrohibited from making
or enforcing freight rates from August -
1882. 10 Iunc 20 1874 uractineuy 40 ,,oor,
so far as cctton Is conrerned durinr ,,bich
limo the railroad cortnanios made ,,air nvya
rates. Vol these nsrnilnnt~ ~ ,ho q
mission find IL stnndin@ idty hv dn,ino
char time and alIowinr tho ,,t,roads ~
4 lake from Tho farmers Nv rehatos IA I'D
OOo vear w
pesideS This If tbc ratos worn ro,s.,
able The farme,,s las, no,bing ~, ~ ~
bntos n lyns Ia ratiro,d n"r, n n' - 49,,
maid IN Inc shinnors ihot r,nnh on1 - u
regular rafes "NN o"' " '"
And with Tho sins,o ovcon,toa ot ,h
n,vnnants H., ~ .N.'pet'u " ny I
trol raiiros1 +" ,ba g. - " ~. cn
dnrinr ~ ,io.tsr r,aaths h"'
nulils ~ ouslhS uioitns 81 last season.
Nv ,tgsornr aNna'' ~ tnu cut.on ouNets
mo- greater ,bon thov ,yc,,,i 49, XII. "I5
,n in,a,ias ~ "uup1 nav pai'
IA 49, ~ W. uot.on l'ntpi'sses nau the cot
,nstc.a ~ hatn1@ ,a ns " "n.e'ior puin.s
tnn y, -" - 'ansp"' Neu nat ~ ''oua-
tor NO. ,anns" u ni'hu tu@' 81
lion mentionad ~, w." NY aink.u Neil
,ior. an,nN, 'N"H'py lSAonllid"
~ ,Va'oa NV oeSh pain on cotton
,he cost ~, cnr,nra.Hn 800 ~ "leaus oa'u
whot $50, -" , " II otner Wprus.
10 - ,o,nt",I' WIN petu vert out o. What
,bon nnI'' nns"u ~ ~ u"t rave anu
az, atn en'S " III anhouut as 10 reduce mat
/ rata an "A rAu.n IA. m
- w .urnpl.sset cotlon' me repay
pounds was "v no sn.J ~ ol ~ cents per l1o
,,lont w. ~ w nature OF a lfAud-
c "r 49, w "ansler tne business OF
Ton thon &c ~ ,n'e'tor POINTS 70 ttous-
atjon y " a ,,.Sp"te, ~ was u ulserlmpn-
did NOT aticct he sarnor oonipresses anu
o,hor 49, 80 NV ,"lno' one way or an
his neIyhhort,a " ~ : VI business at
ket for fha smel law" ~ duetsasslS ms m'r-
In view of these facts tbo ahsn.di,n -,
The chors, 49, i ."els u "usuiuitS OF
stood idiv nv ma ,u no,oau commission
~, 49, az s,se anoSS az alioWeu the rallfoaas
!, he,onged "a tbau, lou ,ns iarnhers' Whleh
unye ,h y" mern 10 "ppaieut;
tacks 40 ,his an ,ho II maze suoh AT
no self ,esnect No rm,isuau commission
of Shame? :" "oe' no sense
~"
/, which. in tbe indrmort ~ OF HINES
more than iso uoo ~ ~ n'alo,i.s OF
, n,ad, ' ga - n iSo,vgV " wy voters OF feNas'
, Reroro No cnrar, t saiio'ssi"h y neeessi,N.
/, railroad conrnania. 49, "'S uisuh'feu the
selves "a n iarnn nvtcnt rt,,aw unto tnelh-
'N' IVY .NuHlu nuke