The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
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The Waco Times Herald recently propounded the
following question; III the Waters-P Pierce Oil com.
pany hasn't got cnch in Texas will The Houston
Post point out its competitor
The Post replied in this language: There are sew.
erai large oil companies in Texas besides the Waters
Pierce concern The company organized by Mr. Kirby
Is, or expects to be soon an active competitor of the
Waters-Peree company; then there are the Higgins
the Haywood and a number of others"
To this the Tmes-Herald retorts that the companies
named have to do with fuel oil only and asks for the
name of a 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 Greenville the Southwestern
Oil company of Houston and the j. M. Guney Petro
leum company Of Beaumont all refners ami dis
tributers - oil in competition with the WatersIicrce
company. The Gufey company's refinery at Port Ar
thur which has a capacity Of 5000 barrels a day is
the second largest in the world and has decided
to double that capacity in the near future. as to
make ii the largest refinery in the world
The Post does expect TO satisfy the Times.
Herald by answering its questions it evident from
the comment In which It INDUCES in discussing the
answer to the first that it has asked them in
good faith. The Times1leraId has no other purpose
than TO misrepresent The Post and preends to seek
information in this instance that it may have pre-
text for carrying that purpose out For instance
says The Houston Post has stood the defender
of the Waters-Pierce Oil company. a concern that
practced fraud against the State. according to the
attorney general It to the defense OF that
Germ every time effort is Eade to turn tho light "
This is false aud the Tmes-Herad is guilty M
dishonesty in printing it for that paper knows better
The Post earnestly approved of the prosecution OF the
WatersPierce oil company and sincerely reloced when
1t was brought TO 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 concern or attempted to excuse
the frauds i ~ have practiced against the State
When the question of determining the status OF the
WatersPierce Oil company after IT'S final defeat in the
courts The Post expressed the opinion that it
would he good business policy to permit it to rensate
itself provided that could be done in fun satisfaction of
the law and with the understanding that II would not
again transgress 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 Tmes-Herad. for purposes of its own,
tit to differ with The Post in this matter is none
of Tho Posts concern, Il comedies to the Times.
Herald the right 10 its opinion in this in all
other The Post must insist, however that that
right does not carry with il license to indulge in false
hood and deal in Islander, the TmesIlerad does
every time refers TO The Post in this connection