The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-01
PRESENT PIL0TAGE LAWS,
Citizens Of Houston Regard Them as
Inimical TO City's Interests.
AGAINST PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
Exclude con5e-ert 'icr from Employ
r1cnt Whieh Trey Sees--Sore
Wens on the Asttsr.

( Cisizens n Bouston are sill greatly In
( terested " the REGAL Of the present pilot
age laws 81 the state whirh allow twelve
I men a. Gairesfon. COMPOSING the Gaiveston
z Pilots association, 10 monopoiizs the bESi-
I moss u agrectlnE gcssel~ over the Calves
ion bar and through Galveston hav.
Under the Law as r. noz exists &. Is
claimed that 90 pilot. no matter row
thoroughly comostent bc may b.. CAP ~
examined a3d licensed BY the plict com
mission until he has served 2 probationary
period ~ ono rear as deputr under a
irsncb p@iota uacu5e- 81 thr Galveston
association. And ts~ branch pliots ap
foiat rhose depBtie> A. thelr pleasure
either appointing a. refusing 80 mas suit
ih~iy fancy
citizens q HouS,en regard this stats
n srairs a. iulmlcal % the interests Of
thr ctr should deep water ever De- ~
ruyrd. f1r the pilots ar GslreEfnn would
naye u IN tDeiy power ~ hara~a ships q
such cEteut On tbeir arrival % Galveston
bar, by dilatrTy tacticE thar the h0ars
wpnid uryer azsiu ship s0r this port. n
iF svguef that SHIPPING husioes- epulf
neTcr b. hHllt up Tor Houston nader these
confitions. " the Galveston Pilots nsso
"iaiior ali fhe nemher- n wh.ch reside
end have fhegr Interests az ciairs-r91--a
Oval port Should prove hostile 70 those
y has heen matter Of general sur
prise 70 t1s best citizens II Houston and
Harris county that e1ch q law shonid have
81 is source 81 wonder HAT q democratic
Lex. siat1ra allows ir 10 contInre o. exist
-
In speaking - 80 anne nfment proposet
In the legislature by Representative Grigzs
of HfrrIs county. J1Aze T " Ford said
~ ara decidedir TO favor u tho passage
By the legislature Of house hill 30 l0T
known % the Grisss pilot bln I cant
understand why any fair Minded man
IL win pass both houses 81 the legisia
ture ~ good majority
The Jaw. as % now stands creates 4
monopoly of the pilot business az Calves
ton. aad shouid Hcuston's hgrrs Tor deer
water be realized she will most surely
feel the bad cGecrs u this nnigEt nonop
~ viii say. howerfr. that leaving ont
az the question u" p0ssihiiifr thHi Hons
TOMS Interests may In The future De N
riunsy Affected should the law as ir nor
si~I.ds remain unchanged. that as Il mao
Ter of fairness n those i1nn who arc
skiHcd pilots and T bo are hy 'he r-ssont
lav shut ort cHecfnaiiT from even au
opportunity 10 obtain emolormenf The
pending $3.50 should become the law
Every mar iu this ,-orn-rr rhould We
permitted % follow any honorahlo occup7
lnu ~ calling that he maT choose PR
yi1ed ne "an show himself worthr. ard
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