The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-24

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rs,rtou star. which is that
y, The railroad. because 1t
!. ,rn,port a passenger a GER
or a certain dis
d. rsurn, and that it makes
4. h tho railroad whether 1t is
~ Of some other who uses
M % the other side 1t Is
Z. rsoressiye legislation asked
n Ne Of the unused ticket.
sIolation OF a special con-
:, a. road with the first pur-
ne user OF the ticket who
4. original holder of the ticket
ssua IN so doing. If not worse,
- make q plausible plea ON this
.arh clalmins that the other
. ~ The best of the other. and
Nv always being with the VIC
.srsis creed" no legislation ca
~ Mecuied is enacted to cor
There Is another view to be
M question, which. ! think,
M the railroads and the pub
s,pnon interest In suppressing
.Iarg" and that the question oil
= Ir refusing to honor its ticket
srutIon in anybody's hands, and
assessing o. his ticket in viola
,rcisl contract, is a minor and
n ,Iey Of the matter. 1t Is adj
d, snat bulk of tickets which
\ ,alpers are special low rate
VI by the roads for some spe-
{. ,ach as to immigrants. con-
\ urcus kinds and to health and
mrs, etc. and generally In re-
public demand for such low
rsil transportation. And many
* md benevolent interests are
n h The railroads complying with
M, and the increase Of their
\ rnnporting persons who other
il not 70 at all, possibly. COM
4, pad for the special rate
NJ ne public Is frequently denied
ID lcv rates by the roads AMI
rlns objects hindered because
~ will not Issue tickets that
sln advantage Of by persons to
4 their legitimate passenger bust
hi Tile IL the case. and that in
M he railroads are compelled to
h tivo1 to the public, which they
tkrlN be glad to grant. | Will
| h IN and for several years after
III Tens Real Estate association.
SFuusd Institution, was organized
h immense amount OF work in ad-
X fsn and by exhibit cars and
xi making known to the people OF
y tlia ibe advantages and induce
b come to Texas, and the effect of
h B still being felt in the develop
iAs State and In the good citizens
s7etly and Indirectly induced to
y DE State, and the railroads OF
Without an exception, aided in
vot by giving free transportation
y lines and free use OF cars, and
} getting low rates from the roads
ls1ia. was one OF the directors
location aud was chairman Of the
90 transportation. and as such
news with all the general man
D passenger agents OF the differ
- In trying TO get them to give
ssursion and homeseekers' and
tkkeis.
u,e we found the railroads anx-
~ us. for they said it was to
10 develop and settle up the
ney said: Gentlemen. 1t In
im us to give you these low
71 u will cause us the loss of a
"a! Of our passenger business
" Increase cost, to illustrate. II
we low rate immigrant and
"a y, Tickets, more than half of the
~ WI be purchased by people
~ 10 sense homeseekers or imini-
i wrpa who ar" ie'uIn!ns
rs,v ana ,r"r, ore RE coming 10 the
q u much morav We win e.,
d them, and moi he AZ ,ny oy,ra
FovidInr sdditlonai ,ra -, any go ia
!, ta then when these parties
tiu they will sell Inc ,,n,,s.h .,,i,
1lpen, Who In turn will Iii 49,,
'il number OF persons who ~, Nc" ro
d ID. state and tror W." 49, ~ ~
y full fare. Sunposo wo soid on
4 thh kind 100 of thar, at 80. ~
by peonle FROM ,v dr ,'a ,ro
I've ft full fare. or ne nrch $50, mv
then paid. and that Ino III, '',o .oi,
fstun tickets m 100 Nv VII ss,l
ne pald full fare tho r'os,,,, ., INV o
nd " that we would haud ,oo
Meseekery for po,h,n, 80 soo
w would have pot WIS u'r ,,, Nv
H0 for half fare. We would lie
yu IN the worry q, W. hp, mo ,,' i ,,,
d the State hnt vo "'' Us, in
~ Dme Protection ia o,,r r,onI,r
Iflffic, and ei,hor ~ 49, ~, nas''al
Bat will prevent the ronu way vs.
J whom we would r ,osu Ia, . NV.
sv'n,age Of these low , ra,os '"' ~.
Tloprsvent them o so, INV t ,ha -, OF
attlng Us out Of an ne,I hn,. t tnu . LICK
u not afford TO sell tbesa ,,c,,a,s
suth We may desire , ,n sc, 'i T., rs,
3 The association W wa a'' ~ III IL, ,ne
nh the business oS ,Si a' ,' so ''h
'trcted the comm nj ms position ,,,
ilrnan to try and sot s =, WI ,a VI
Prevent the ,iclo, s sne, some nav, Jaw
this class OF Tickets S' ann |, ; from ,.
called the com,mi, ana -, ~ jail, Jan.
AID petition tha IT., 10 met
|. act which w ~, 's s,. TO
soable them to asl rIo'e Z, , me
'ar worthy ,lnaertoi,;n n. W ", NJ,
sat being victimized I ,n ,S, u. IN, .n,S
lesitimate business ~ Th ,,'1 ,nn, ,1s-
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