The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-29

are scattered all over the United states
and l doubt whether there is any goSu
; argument for OF against those who happen
| to be citizens OF tile New England States
| They Surrendered one half OF their invest
ment, which represented original cost Of
the property; they now ask 10 receive
/ Ter cent interest on the other half, and
| they viii be satisfied. Is this unreasona-
! BE? think not, and do not believe that
sny thoughtful and intelligent person VII
disagree with ne. / came TO Houston,
| therefore, representing them, and | fur.
lmshfd OF my own means, and borrowed
uDon my avn creoit money which the street
railroad could not furnish from the earn
irrs for The purpose OF reconstructng the
read. making 1t safer To ride over giving
better cars for the citizens TO ride In, anc
making II eafer. and In every way morN
desirable for the employee And, beiev-
ing that The wages they were receiving
we're little enough for the service rendered
had no thought Of askinl. them 10 take Ices,
but rather was filled with desire whicn
ell of the officers of the corporation fully
Understand, and which I think the neu
also are familiar With. to increase their
wages and improve their condition, just so
IA, as VIC wors able 10 do so. from the
Increase Of business which we hoped 20
receive, or from the amount that we might
save In the net earnings. by reason OF the
lcssened expenses growing out OF in.-
proved facilities. Thps, say. came.
bringing peace, Offering employment aud
promising that all should share in the
prosperity which | hoped for Mr.. Manor,
on the contrary, comes to stir up strife, I
can only Judge from his public utterances,
printed In the columns or your papsr. but
! should Judge that his motto was rule,
CT ruin" Certainly, he expects the street
car employees to contribute to his support,
to take from their wages amounts which
they can i'll afford to spare. even at 20
cents an hour land ! sincerely hope that
the time VIII come when we can pay tn iiu
that, which God knows is little enough but
they ought TO keep it all for themselves
and their families rather than give any
poItion OF ii to the support OF these who
have not their real interest at heart.
think | know something of human nature.
and have talked face to face with many
of our traiumcn; | believe the majority OF
them to be honest, well meaning men;
believe that there can be no difference be
tween US and that If we could fully under
stand each other there never would be
chance for serious disagreement.
have every confidence in the local man
agement aud owners Of the street railroad,
and ] believe that they will manage our
affairs without any assistance from me.
They are fully ConversInt with my ideas
the operation of the street railroad. we
must operate ii ourselves and dictate its
policy; that we must be just, and as gen
erous as the circumstances will allow. but
that we can not be dictated to by any man
o. any body of men against the common
interest Our employees. however. will
never have any reason TO n"d fault WITH
us so long as they do their duty, and az,
faithful to our interests. aud courteous to
the patrons of the road
nave been an employer of an average
OF az" ma for more than twenty years
these men embracing every kind of me-
chnnlc. do not know TO this day 10 what
extent they are men bors OF unions, but |
20 know that we never had n difference
mat we were unable to settle haruoniously
ana pleasantly man to man, and 1t was
never necessary TO resort to strike or a
lockout IN order to GET satisfaction. Every
collar that posses I have earned myself
and have worked for $50 a month and
been satisfied. mention this only t.
snow that | cen sympathize fully and nut
myself in the place OF any man who IL
employed by the street railroad company
Mr.. Mahon states that the street railroad |
was bought for 100000. He may be igno-
rant of the facts. and may have been hon |
est and only DESTROYS OF giving his hearers |
a fair presentation of the facts but ! doubt |
II, his Language is too incorporate TO be |
ta.i' Lest any one should be deceived. |
towever. ! want TO say that the purchase
AZ lne ihas.er sale was subject to mort
S"se VI Snp'"'p' ooatlhs interest at Z per
Yen. anu also SUBJECT TO paving and othei
ciSims in litigation and subject to ) psr
cent OF other bonds then outstanding in
NV nanus VI 1ne ioup people VINO no" own
Ine piopeity. ihose Nhom l repressalt were
1919 per ucit Oh Inc oonds they
rpNsn ~ pu. received ho'plhg ior hve years.
my arr now Receiving IL per cent on
~ ,nal Investment Az the wages
" Paw '"st year as hes been already
'ea al py me general manager in your
, ,oiulnhS' we were unable to pay what was
'',,, py ,ne elty tor paving charges,
~. iusuId' operating expenses, this trifl-
hs rate Oh interest ana have anything left:
=. we contrary we were $4,000 or there
'"''t snort
10 .here any rsason therefore why we
mould be compelled 10 pay higher rate
u wages imam we are now paying if we
an obtain the services of competent men
anu we KNOW we cam at the present rate?
4 N pfln hon |