The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01

We can not prevent our members from
being hurt. And 60 long as we have tn
money 70 pay our Just claims prompt,
and stlll have surplus on hand. I do no
believe that there Is any very great nsces
SHY for large surplus; although | admi
tnat from IN advertising point 1t would b.
good thing. II the indemnities are to b,
cut down, then the members and loca
officers must help the National board OIL
directors. Claims should never be recon
mended TO this office through sentiment Of
Friendship, and no matter who the man Is
II his claim is made out for one day OF
week more than II should be or II he 4.
| not entitled to Indemnity under the pro-
visions OF the constitution and by-laws
then the local board should turn II down
ARID recommend to this Office that 1t be moi
paid, giving their reasons.
Now, friend Holland, when started this
letter did not intend to mako Il 30 long
but guess got little wound up on the
matter, but trust you Will excuse the
length OF II and take 1t I'm the spirit In
which 1t Is written, and in the future when
you wart TO publish an article Of this kind,
Kindly get the facts. because you know
that anything published In The Houston
Post. with as large circulation as 1t has
is bound to havo An influence, and your ar
tice was radically wrong and at this time
OF the year may have no influence detrl-
mental to tho Texas division. think you
ought to see to 1t that q correction is made
and tho true status aud cost OF the News
Letter thoroughly shown to members oil
the Texas division. Yours fraternally,
Louis LaBeaume,
National Secretary.
p. Son the subscription blanks sent
out by the board Of directors asking mem
bers to subscribe before the 18th of Feb
ruary at cost of rs cents instead OF so
cents. 6csire to state that Texas members
are second in responding Ia this request.
Missouri leads and Texas follows in the
number OF subscriptions rent in. This
would not indicate that all the members
OF the Texas division believe that the
News Letter ought to be done away with.
The above letter, criticising an article
Which appeared in The Post of Sunday,
December Is. is published for the benefit
OF the members OF the T. p. A. in Texas.
Mr.. LIE Beaume is doubtless sincere in
his letter and gives cold facts to back up
his statements In regard to expense of the
News Letter In answer to the grossly in
correct and misleading article" The fact
1t that instead of the News Letter costing
the association $11S.08 per month. or
$1i16.96 per year. according to the above
statement, the News Letter ought to bring
a neat profit to the association OF not less
than $4,000 per year. M
VI NSNisc, ehc NEWS LctteT Us u ROtpu pa
pcr. Why should 1t not be? Tho National
secretary saves the association money by
tts public1tion when 1t comes to publish
Ing monthly statements, etc, but any Of
fetal organ would be glad to publish, the
same statements without expense to the r.
p. A. II they could be dignified by being
made the official organ. The fact is IL the
News Letter We're placed In the hands Of
q first-class newspaper advertising solicitor
ard all around newspaper man 1t would
make money on the jump.
BY the above there is no reflection in
tended on the National secretary, as II is
well known fact that bis hands are full
with the duties OF his office. and he does
not have tho time to go out and solicit ad-
vertising and do other things that are nee
essary for Its financial success.
AS to the National association paving
expense OF committee chalrmen to their
annual meetings, 1t is all wrong, and the
constitution should be amended SO rs to
cut off this expense. committee chair
man Ia no more entitled to have his ex-
penses paid by National meeting than
any other delegate.