The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
The San Antonio Light thus views the trus
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The San Antonio Light thus views the trust
situation:
II is not legislation In congress, nor, yet IN
thc state bodies of legislation that Will settle
the trusts but decisions In the cou fe ~
such character as they can hot w ee iaasIo
OF course, the courts pass upon the ieSlslu-
tIon. ms to its oonstitutionality or otherwse'
and here is where the so-called trusts are go
ing to come in strong There w rar ne Win
structions of the law In It's interference WIN
the constitutional rights OF tue mempess vi
the trusts as business men, to be eonsiu s
aud there will be unlimited money, 10 Hsnt
these suits in the higher courts ana proIuhh
Tho contest 10 the last day In the afternoon
these who talk otherwise forget the llhlita-
lions under the constitution
The Light intimates that the trusts are
strong enough to control the courts That
is evidently their intention They don't give
n rap for the laws so they can have theH
"copssrued" to suit their wishes But when
BRYAN Is president there will be an attorney
| general In office who will do his duty, even
TO bringing In articles of Impeachment against
trust controlled judges-and the people know
IT, SO do the trusts.
| The port Arthur Herald says
| There are thousands of acres Of land suited
| to the growth OF rice. AL conveniently To-
GATED MS TO irrigation facilities ana easy ac-
cess to market near Port Arthur that can
no bought Mt n low price and ON easy terms.
The only strange thing Is that every ioot
has not been taken long ago
uavc n little patience In n few years all
that valuable land will he settled up and
Houston will erect mill to handle the pro-
duct.
The Fort Worth Register thus aliudes to
J the taxation OF corporations;
| & N "a n hard
| with Texas corporations The state is after
them for taxes on their franchises. the conn
ties are after them for franchise taxes, ana
pretty soon the cities and towns VIII present
/ their hills When the courts OF last resort
decide that they must pay they VIII pay-or
leave the state.
Tho taxation OF franchise and property OF
corporations. particularly those OF railways
passing through several counties, is an
tremey delicate one II would be unjust to
levy a full franchise tax In each county.
Such course would bankrupt the roads But
. the democratic party of Texas is equal to
any emergency aud will find some way to deal
fairly with all interests concerned,
The Newton County Record gives Houston
this send OFF:
Land in Houston is becoming valuable.
The Levy Bros. paid $4,000 for a hfty- four
yacan. lot, Levy Bros. or anybody else can
buy lots cheaper than that in Burkeyille
/ Houston is a metropolis and land is valu-
able. Levy Bros. are shrewd business men.
They knew the value OF the land. They viii
soon have a magnificent building erected with
: a large and magnificent stock OF goods in
side.
The action OF FL Paso's city council IN
making a contract TO have the city's paupers
buried for cents each is not intended as an
invitation for INDECENT invalids to come here
10 die,-Ei Paso Times.
Maybe cents Is as much as dead pauper
is worth. But the funeral directors will
not lose. They'll add the difference on those
who are able to pay.
, The Bowie Gross -Timbers notes that:
MIR. r. II. Jones. who lives mile and q
half north OF Bowie, gives the Timbers his
experience with wntermelons tho past sea-
, sou. He had in from half TO three fourths
Of an acre, From the patch he sold s0f
melons, realizing on the whole nearly $50
lie raised the Georgia Rattlesnake. Florids
Favorite. Irish Grey and Sweetheart varie'
ties.
Texas 10 rivaiing Georgia In the production
, Of melons and It won't be long before Geor
! gia's record ~ the Goobor state Will b,