The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-14

! per cent Interest that they must not
charge any less than 10 per cent such
law would speedily ruin the commercial
| interests OF the State and no doubt would
be opposed as we'll by the money lend
| ora az nv the borrowers II Is equally
ridiculous for the State commission,
whose sole duty 1t is to protect the peo-
| lple agains. the greed and avarice Of the
RAILROADS. to sly that they, the railroads,
shall noj only not charge more than the
fixed rate, but that they shall not charge
| las The practical opeiatlon Of such j
leclarat.on ia the formation of a freight
crust. whoa has behind IL the sanction
of the law to enforce IL. Every large
commercial interest IN the state has felt
the injustice of this construction and nave
steadily and uniformly tried to correct
i, IA ough the commission, but 1t seems
all hopes for relief from tHas dresti1n
are gone, aad II we lose this opportunity
CT correcting it through the .eg!sla.ars
II may be many years before we Will have
another opportunity CT doing so.
Two of the commissioners already OPP
pose this change, while one fayors it.
The railroads can be relied upon 10 OPP
pose it also, as their interests are dil-
metrically opposed to the passage Of such
law. / have no dnubt that she almost
universal sentiment Of the people will
be In favor of this bill i they can be
aroused 10 the Importance of Il, but the
| Garoar is thar If NAV he defe1ted through
~ 9,aolanna or negIigenca NJ its friends
have heard of, or can conceive OF but
two possible arguments that can be ad-
vanced against the passage of this bill,
orth,, ~ onsider liz,
Tba a.. contontion is that ~ ryonld
produce unstable rates. The brief answer
to this is, that If the railroads should
make less rates than the maximum rate
ars4.,ta, 10 foot tb,t me sate en- 0ved
49, 1850 80 ,'n,issIe1 90 no bigh ma thaI
] x w A. Iyonid ,oinntarjiy has,l for a
- ey,ro ana he,ring IN n, nd that The
less usuis' an, ,oI1.tna =. saioi,, - ~
$500 40 "a nrotecting mo nsonie ar,inst
9p, ~ prote o9 tbe nsrs n the
rai'roods n.b{ch ,bav do in 6xtnr tbe
t',,. 49, aSd tbe fac. r6e1 If me
~ Snl'liu." -, - oe,ar r,tos
al ~ 80 ara bsns6+.5 tbernhv.
{ tbts arcnmont f,ils "a nA rroI,n1 az m
800. 80 onnssd1rstton
pofo,rJ, ar,,i, 80 ,he ,s,,r, law could
rot * naorg5 ier5er ,,se tho ana aran-
10 h. ahosS "a do 20 bg .s,,,ino IA
IT. ~ rats a; i1fsreet d,sad he m,
80 $3.50 t,,re SotS axr,,,r a,d
49,, n-o,id nr%d,'ce NOR
- -. H., 80 t,,Se sea. 80
i,Ta "a i. saor,, 10 ~ no oitbsr
s,,e Nm n,sSiI'r sbort NJ M, .re-
d,,n.in "a ,hy,,rd,,,, ;,
il,be 80 ate.',,,.,t tha4 have HAND
oft,a,.e5 ~ ~ a. t.oHiI ha dis"rir,
jr.tta,, a,s;,Nt ~ sro"iiar ,ot,,,s raj
!. a,,s, I7,ora r,iic,,tons tb.n tbo etbar
a,,,,raot -. No s,spa1, 81 r,to mal,ir,
IN TaTos l.. sunni. . ,,iIaa,a has,a. tb.s
- 80 q" 80 .,,,o i.
iexed =. ~ :, nlucb ner mile ra,Srdless 20
- - A.,it 20 :,
M ,b' .oaN eS, 10 ,' % wv Saa ~, al
10 60 49, ~ ~ az $3.50 -
III, Tho st,lon,sn tbarofors Sat n
SonId hs d,e,rirninottng sgsirs, ant'1,-.s,,
seome ~ me- ridicnio,s ~r+n,si.i.,
lie ,ace - -"
80 49,
viii o,ros1 -, ,,'s-De,o ~ ~ IN a5
tbe a1.o,, ,,,h, 10 IN 49,, Il, =
mot b,r5 a "a f,dea1 H.. AIN, =
yerv frar,,iv M II 80 1s,, sbc,,d ~.
,b,I 800 ,,.1,,15 10 4"noy 80 a.
a.. nor IN az So 80 ,I-oV -
.irnl, n saw tbat ~ nat,,rai to,,,a,n -,
If o,,Ii ho do,,,,, W .,.5 49, ny
onently a, No. ,ig.an ds,. ,,s cntid ~,
~ saa 80 in.oi f.oi-h, =, ~ ~, ~
-, Nr,o,crt,II ia - ~ ~ -. 80
AZ nresent 49, ~, ~ .la,r1i. stV
an ayi,ienaa ~ NE ,,'ei,id =. So
ros,,It Ia, ~ +o-,ra,o " 49, - ~
nrevailin.e, j., ,ravas In A.
fact 81 fan -. " ,'-e - 49, 81
arn St,to 'e w St 49, u al1 % Nm, IN
,ritI ~So .','' ~Itnpa' ison
fonrth nIess ,rai,+t ~. - 10
ticattor go = ~ 81 ms c'aSS.
+bat - hsnItaa ~, H. 49, - u s.Gil
some cnn,Iarjs,p MA 80 ~ IN, ,iS
io,ber ciaseteoa9inns ST. W. az
NH, Ga hea,"ga W. SIMPLY use
MI, ris ~ 80. .'H n',,,. 's s.Iteu, II com
H. - 49, eN ''"'" VI SUI" "aAu-eu ny
T., ~ et,to 80 ,.,., 49,.
a,t,,nra of to, ,,,ilos .ae i' ,co IoI {
10 cants soo l,,i1aa 10 IS Ce''s' ioV lui'5S
IN tha St. - uL 40
ditIanre If fe, MI o 5,V to4 az
niles az certs fa, Soo -. ~ " loF 4Vo
~ 10 go w ~ nii.I' 10 yeuIs'
aist,1ce Of Ton MI T., .ne Fate tor
miles Of cen.. tor ON Ri - = 49, a. tll lVo
In mo $50 ri ~ .'.'ie1 % eeH','
dietonce ~ te ., 'i's1S we ra'e Ior
rn5Ies % s,an.. g.. 900 ~ eeu 10 ior loo
In tba So - c -.V ''I''V2 l. GeAts'
distanre ~ to, r,iIns !; 80 ~ 'ne tate LOT a
miles 20 cents ,nr e0o - ~ 'sn's, LOT loo
In tbo Stoto - 1o r''eL ~ Genus
distance ~ ION ,'i,os '' .no ta'e ior a
miles 40 cent. Co. ooo -, - eents, lor loo
Tbus !, viii 10 -Oo n'iles 90 cents
,tonnaoa in ~ So !. ma cnat wnlle me
less very rnnb $500 VI leHas rs uoupl-
in the Stafes ahova n,r, Ian .ne tonn u
N'AN N@N'sNNo aHONS u'Aleu, our T4LeS are