The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26
,,rrrKs FROM THE PEOPLE

u the I rexss, January 24.--l notice IN
Hou.u.' ,..pe OF The Post an article
.sss as against the Gate system" i,
ls., ".r very close perusal OF saia ar.'e.s'
M's ~. to know whether 1T is Ignorance
vcuo ~" inject in hand or bit Of sarcasm
81 the '.' ~, southern Pacific that makes
ameu saw that the gates are sus-
=. s.sded on this road when 1t n''p'"S ~
n islD ~, travel OH said road continually
hank HEAVIER. that don't--put
sna mn all the roads in the south
~ an the Southern Pacific from New
~ to Houston. About every 'ouf
m o.sIs spend about Ave days going IRON
N. % ro,nt. and have been rompsiisa 10
W'N, mo rain several times snce they
f'An. "a Inc sate system to wait for the
sscpcr 10 punch tickets anu A1no ',, M" ~
IVY ar heard any one eisc bay t"'t Wy
eesa or seen the gates opened Or sus-
pau during a rain. they may DO II IN
penue. ,.sss hut they have never let their
tom n.,,hropy extend to trCWd thAt was
pa''a' no more specific and pafticularize,
ID "a I,Lc 10 state on that December ~,
J Nou'a iinuston. an exceedingly large
l Md of passengers, going cast on the
'.sn,nu tram of the southern racine, Eaa
=, stand In a driving rain ana Nait 'heir
w.. " o'D to get their tickets punched tei'ie
,Sev were allowed to enter me cars Ia
VIZ w, crowd was all old lady, 10 years old,
lo.s ,,ch hut honorable noble and Chart
W. w. With her was a gentleman who had
s s..or, cd her TO the train to carry her bun :
~ ~ christmas presents she had bought
Wv Nor loved ones. After they Dad stuod
T., ~, ,be rain for several minutes and got
..,,tv we'll soaked, 1t came her turn 10
vs.sssrt her credentials for inspection,
mich she did. and AS they proved to be
n the right color. stripe and date, she was
Shaved TO "climb in. but when hcr escort
undertook TO perform the same feat WIN
W. bundles and no credentials he wds held
up in genuine Jesse James style anu me
Sld ladv was compelled to stand uudcr the
.lr,, of The roof and unload his PACKAGES on
a. n,atform. to be carried in later, while
~ rest Of the crowd looked on and prayed
for competing line.
Now. I have no objection to this load or
,ny other taking whatever precaution they
NAV deem necessary to get VIVA. Is que
,hsn, until that precaution reaches point
xhere the rights and the health OF the
nlbc are placed in jeopardy ana csf"clhi-
| X d when It is done under false pretcnscs,
/ N sour article clearly indicates, aad more
espsciaiy so when the public get no beneht
vh,tever for the sacrifices .hey mak,. If
YOU can not make them run their trains
with less inconvenience to the public what
4 the matter with 2-cent fare
have no srudge whatever against this
road or any other. | never asked any fav-
os Of them, consequently never got any.
Before they put on their gates II cost me
1ist as much aud no more to travel than
/. does now. generally bought my ticket.
as do now. and when I did not, paid my
full fare 10 the conductor ana Travelled like
gentleman. with clear console nee.
do not expect this latter will annih late
The road or have the gates removed, but
II YOU publish 1t in its entirety | Will
guarantee that many Of your readers will
see where am right.
j. f. Capron.