The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
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AN EXPERT IN FALseHoop.

The Waco Times-Herald recently propounded the
following question: III the Waters.Pierce Oil com.
pany hasn't got cinch in Texas win The Houston
Post point out its competitor
The Post replied in this language: There are sew
ers large oil companies in Texas besides the Waters
Pierce concern. The company organized by Mr. Kirby
is or expects to be active competitor Of the
Waters'Pierce company; then there the Higgins
the Haywood and a number of others"
To this the TimesHerald retorts that the companies
named have to do with fuel OF only and asks for the
name of Texas competitor Of the Waters Pierce oil
company in the distribution Of the refined product
The answer to this second query is easy The Ira
O. Wyse Oil company of Greenyle, the Southwestern
OIL company of Houston and the j. NJ Guffey Petro,
leum company of Beaumont all refners and dis
tubuters = oil in competition with the WatersIicrce
COMPANY The GuTey company's refinery at Port Ar.
thur. which has capacity OF $4,000 barrels day. is
the second largest in the world and has been decided
to double that capacity in the future, to
make il the largest refinery in the world.
The Post does expect satisfy the Times
Herald by answering its questions, is evident from
the comment in which II INDUCES in discussing the
to the first one, that has asked them in
good faith. The TimesHerald has no other purpose
than to misrepresen The Post and preteuds to seek
information in this instance that it may have pre-
text for carrying that purpose out For instance it
says. The Houston Post has stood the defender
of the rs.Pierce Oil company, a concern that
practced fraud against the State according the
attorney general 1t to the defense of that
eern every time effort is sade to the light"
This is false and the Times.HeraId is guilty nj
dishonesty in printing it for that paper knows better
The Post earnestly approved of the prosecution Of the
WatersPieroe oil company and sincerely reloced when
1t was brought bay before the Supreme court OF the
United States and that tribunal declared valid the anti
trust law it had violated and ATTACHED Not once has
the Post defended that o@nten attempted to
the frauds ny have practiced against the State
when the question OF determining the status of the
WatersPierce oil company after its final defeat in the
courts The Post expressed the opinion that 1t
would be good business policy permit to reinstate
itself provided that could be done In full satisfaction OF
the law and with the understanding that would not
again ransgress And when Attorney General Smith
adopted the that pursued in dealing finally
with the company under the Judgment of the supreme
court OF the United States The Post approved that
course believing it to be both logical and lawful.
That the Times-Herald, for purposes Of its own
sees fit differ with The Post in this matter is none
OF Tho Posts concern as II comedies to the Times
Herald the right to it's opinion in this as in all
other The Post must insist however, that that
right does carry with 1t license to indulge in false
hood and deal in SANDER the Times Herald does
every time refers to The Post in this connection.