The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
Eopposrp TO CONSOLIDATION.
s.,,..r ~ Dea,,mont Writes AEninss
/ Z M Proposition Vow Pending'

n.a.. \, nenumont Writer Against
~. Z r.onosition Vow Pending.
Yotbe Editor of The Post. -s.'.' -
...r,ront Texas, January 2S-As The
~ NJ such a large circulation In TINS
I,tlion and it is regarded as local pa,
" ii addition to being a general medl--
q K would ask that small space be-
syeu 10 the matter of the request OF the
ms and New Orleans railway to pur--
~ The Sabine and East Texas, which
nsrest will be presented to the present
kdditure. :.
NE officials say that they Will extend
f lie line 10 meet the Texas Trunk, a few
iils cut from Dallas, provided the roads
ie consolidated. Now everyone familiar
saA the facts knows that the Southern
Pride dominates them all. and that pc
+ lnf 50, Is IT not a fact that Mr.. Hunting
/ ia will most assuredly build whatever.
| unnections he desires that will add TO
ls earnings? Would he stop because the
| TILE might be vested in one or the other
q his numerous holdings? Al present
' u controls all this property and he Wouid
iurol II then in the same manner, and.
Is loo much of 6nancier to let the
as Interfere with the earning Of dollar
afeS be might foresee the penalty OF the
~ which would devour the dollar he had
zned, and so far this expenditure has not
zen forced upon him from the fact that
V courts have not decided that the South
81 faclfc Is operating these various ROADS
ssAwully. although it has been proven
= lne witness stand and can be AGAIN.
.Nn lnls be can surely have no fear tnal
/ y Will be interfered with in the future.
~ oaly solution for the true reason why
~ olhclals OF this road want the CONSOLE
ss'lon Is TO raise the value of the stocks
i. i eue road which they own more OF at
", expense of the stock OF tho other, OF
seeh they own less.
.Aey say that they will make tho extern
t tm provided the bill passes the leglsla-
~ ~ " IN other words they wish to force
IN 'sslsiature to pass the bill before they
~, ~ agree TO do something that Will adj
s,n,s iae prosperity OF the State. They
NAVY, sua nave coercion without being firmly
ny n.y. V carry out their part of the con-
a., mr. ahd for one can not see the Wis
nii.. =, Yielding TO verbal promises OF
/ ~ ss Tor their reputation for doing
t,d m;,vper thing is not good. They VIII
= "a h ~ promise to build. but will they
| Z n.y. auN can we make them after the law
sas 1850 ss', 1t can not be done. They
r ~ nulid or not build after the litv
N fs = II their financial interets suit
4 ~ Mey would build or not build now
W. conditions are.
|i,tf T. ma,e N an implied manner prom;
Dopt ., make Sabine Pass great termina
i I'M sio the people of Jefferson count,
~ ss1 loo well how little faith they hav.
| ~, ley have admitted that the facil'
~ ~ sabine Pass are such that the,
Il r as much again business as the!
| (iusSss handling at Aigiers for as littli
II ~ me water Is sufficiently deei
\ II ~ u absolutely no objection raise,
/ "a At', port, but should that, port b,
~ nst us,r terminal the same .stockholdi
II ", w. ~ would be forthcoming aud the,
| n vsro "norn II The people of this coin
Va wh.s sn.iihed TO sympathize. with tn
| nh n. ~, =. was on the eve of doing ~
NJ ~ sabine Pass. but now that th
Il 4 ,,sss s.eh ieit IN the background, onl,
/ nj inso ~, ~ pull Galveston or some otlle
~ nnd .x, tne people Will be likely Z
l9s ~ ~ mink before they make conces
lsnfss " corporation so devoid OF right
~ n ithafs ngo this same request wa
>llehis 'ne legislature and then the road
Ntiip o ss'a INC reason they wanted !
~ fes.snu TO develop Sabine Pass,
~ II ~. was good then. 1t Is good nov
l)Iy b,,n,, 70 the writer as II they ar
Ma y ~san,'ng up reasons TO ask thes
~, NJ, me people TO accomplish the
4nbss mat they wish to fpldil the
8 fajn out that they may use the near
- ritk ne end They developed sabir
ibers me roads being consolidate
MI $40 san build that connecting I'm
o3s,s ensolldation. There Is but o.
\ Il They dropped Sabine Pas
+ ~ a ~ build the link they can NJ
K ~ ~ y VIII be built and viii ha,
a'ned and WOULD be. too, y