The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-28
FIGHT WILL CONTIN UE.
MALLORY SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT
ANY PEACE.
Answer Not a Surprise 10 the Busi-
ness Men, Who Are Rather
Glad of IL.

Galveston. Texas, August 27--At a meet
ing OF representatives OF the various COM
mercial organizations Of Galveston held at
the chamber of commerce this evening,
pursuant to the call Of Chairman NJ. Ull-
mann, the peace committee which had gone
out, as requested, on Tuesday night to at
tempt to bring about settlement Of the
rate war between the New York-Galyeston
steamship lines, reported that they had
used the olive branch to no effect and had
thrown It away.
The work OF the COMMITTEES In getting
the Lone Star and Morgan lines to con-
sent TO enter conference. and the reply
Of the Mallory line that Its present rates
would remain In effect were reported, and
following this resolution was adopted
calling on the chair to appoint a COM
mittee TO draft an address TO be sent out
to the merchants and shippers OF Texas
and tho Southwest requesting them to sup
port the Lone Star during the fight which
Is now on.
After the adoption of this resolution the
| matter was variously discussed for some
time. Il. Adoue making a talk toward The
close. in which he seemed TO voice the
that low rates We're what the people OF
Galveston wanted and that II the steam
ship lines desired to continue the fight
Galveston should not complain.
Present at the meeting were Messrs.
NJ. Ulmann j. S. Montgomery. C. II
McMaster, Fl. u. Cullum, George Il Mann,
William f. Ladd, Robert Bornefeld, Henry
Freiberg. G. l.. Wallis, II. c. Lange, b.
Adoue, Walter Gresham, ]. Lobit M. Las
ker, Il. S. Levy L. w. Levy. T. j. Rock.
julius Jockusch. James Moore. J. Z. Ball
ley, secretary of the Galveston Wharf COM
pany, j. b. Denison. commissioner OF the
Galveston Freight bureau; j. II. Hill. man
ager of the Galveston. Houston and Hen
derson railroad; Fox Winnie. general man
ager of the Gulf and Interstate railroad.
b. Adoue, chairman of the peace commit
tee, delivered his report in this style: II
have a fine little olive tree in my yard
said he. II took d branch from It and
went around with 1t to see the representa-
tives OF these steamship lines. Mr.. Bar
tbolomew OF the Mallory line was the first
one ! interviewed. by telephone. He an
swered that he could not do anything with
out consulting the New Yprk office OF his
company, but he promised to lay the mat
ter before the New York officials and TO
let us know as soon as he received an an
swer. Colonel Gresham was present when
had this conversation with Mr.. Bartholo-
new. He then telephoned to Mr.. Bein OF
the Southern Pacific in Houston and told
me that MIR. Bein replied that he would
come TO attend conference as soon as
wanted Mr.. Ripley OF the Lone Star
line said he would be at our command when
wanted
1--WE waited for Mallory's reply. Yes
terday evening / received communication
from Mr.. Bartholomew by telephone. He
had received an answer, he said, from NAL
L. TIL ~, xsiU af,,
as they are at present. nothing more nor
less We concluded that there was no
use to carry that olive branch any more
SO we threw it into the fire. The fact is
that Mr. Bartholomew said 1t would be
useless for him to attend n conference"
Judge Mann moved that the report Of
the committee be received, but that the
committee be not discharged; that they be
requested to prepare a circular letter ad-
dressed TO the shippers OF Texes setting
forth the situation and strengthening the
feeling to support the Opposition aa
gainst any attempt to monopolize the
coastwlse carrying trade.
Mr.. Adoue-I have no objection to being
counted as member OF a peace commit
tee. but I don't think we should at tho
same time be expected to carry arms.
At this iuncture Mr.. Denison said: II
was prevented from attending the previous
meeting. | notice resolution was passed
directed particularly against tire Mallory
line That resolution would have been
very pertinent several weeks ago. but 1t
Is the conditions OF today that we have TO
meet These conditions are that the 2
cent scale OF rates, which Is now In effect.
and which we complain Of was put In by
the Morgan line The Mallory line merely
met II. 1t seems to me that perfect
answer for the Mallory line TO the objec-
ton raised to these rates. so far as that
line is concerned, is that they are merely