The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22

to get big damage price for them; people
would raise row with a conductor so get
put off, so as to get damage against
road; old long horn Texas cows killed en-
the road were so often put down as "hne
Jerseys that 1t became proyorbial that
the finest stock OF cattle is cross be-
tween Texas long horn and a ioeomo-
tive. One juryman told us that jury
OF which he was a member insisted that
the verdict be given against the toad only
because IL was a private citizen against
a railroad. The supreme court 10 one day
reversed fourteen such yerdicts that we're
given against a railroad from one county.
These are not extreme eases but were
common few years ago in Texas Though
the mere statement OF them seems un-
reasonable, yet they are wholly true.
While this is not wholly gone yet, the
supreme court h-- ------7----sed so many such
verdlcts, the education OF the people is
SO improved that the cry against the rail-
roads is becoming comparatively iuetfec-
tual.
Another thing, just here. for encourage
-1ent is: The people and the reads are
coming to understand their interests arc
mutual, and that they, therefore, should
work for each others good. The ronds
create and foster all kinds OF business;
the people support. by their business the
lbdhNss l-f.tk VI HNSlutSS Is ldldA W AHAt
roads; stopping mp the roads, as tho great
arteries OF commerce. congests and decays
all business. The wise, far seeing traffic
manager studies aud plans to mako MI
lines of business prosper and hum with
progress. the wise and far reaching husi-
ness man gives the traffic manager the
right hand OF fellowship in humming bust
hess.
Capital and labor understand each other
hal f~H st.V, a. L.. q
ago. The laborer Is coming to see MS
dependence on capital for wages; capital
Is coming to see more its dependence on
labor for ita prosperity. Thus, each Is
coming to see that injury 10 the other Is
. but financial suicide Tho demagogue 70
called labor friend" sgltator S growing
less popular. Such strikes as we have
had on railroads in Texas few years
ago are hardly possible now. The mora
both sides come to ses their mutual in
terests the more this will he thei case.
Christ's power is felt in all lines OF
business now more than few years ago.
Christs work. through His people. is II
make all men see and feel they arc
neighbors: that all men are to a greater
or less extent either fallen among thieves
on the Jericho route and needing help
or that they are good Samartaus aXtend-
ing that help The religion that does not
EtL Util uul VI u man HtI g WI lot Eft
that man out OF hell hereafter. As This
takes possession Of the souls OF The caHi-
talst and tho laborer it melts out the h Il
of selfshness. fills them with the epirit
of looking for the good 81 others. In this
alone is the hope 70 REALIZING on earth
the sympathies over Bethlehem manger
"peace on earth and good will to men,
Great capitalist leaders and great labor
leaders are coming more and more to see
this AS they come to see this, they more
and more encourage the receiving and the
following the blessed Christ An especial
mark of this is in its becoming universal
that a drinking man can NOT get employ
ment on railroads Capitalists and labor
ers are thus providing for their own pros
perity Rallying around the cross let us
work for Texas as the great empire State
of the Union. w. "A. Jarrel.