The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-25

TO the Public
Our duty to ourselves rs railroad com.
mlssloners and to the public Induces Ms to
offer the following correspondence and the
additional facts herein stated to the pub.
/ lie. Notwithstanding the personal and po-
| litical friendship and respect OF each Nom
der OF the commission far Governor Say
ers we can not consent TO be placed in
the attitude of having neglected our Off.
eial duties, to the injury Of the public in.
terests, In defiance Of the real facts with
out challenging suclt an arragnment The
governor while speaking kindly Of the
| commission, does not say that he was not
correctly reported in charging the commits.
sion with having neglected its duty to the
public And his name and influence arc
being used by others to misrepresent the
action Of the commission and TO 1nislead
and to deceive the people In matter OF
great public Importance as will he made
apparent by the sublolned statement OF
the facts Of the case.
on the I'D instant VIC addressed a com
muncatlon 10 the governor, which reads as
follows:
Hon. Joseph d. saycrs, Executive Office,
Austin, Texas.
Dear Sir: We hand you herewith a clip
ping from The HIouston Post Of July g.,
1901, In which, among other things, you
are reported TO have said Ia your speech
AT 1ufI9 on w o"feip OF Iuiy ~ i9l'oNe:
solved by HE discovery OF OH at Beaumont.
II me Ianlpdu COMMISSION would only 40
ils GUY ms uelo cotton hll cpulu ne
"Pe'4Veu at COST one lhlfa less lh1n mat
which would accrue from the use Of coal
hthum"hl "il WIS belhg taksh INTO other
o oIg's ana 10 i9reEh Go1nt'ies ana yet
being used here on account Of the high
ItlFht IAies' IN INC plean ume leNas was
ph1lhE g - TOT McAlester coai the soiu
L"n on M unalt@r Vas va ths hah1S OF me
on petroleum be reduced to a living. basis
an Investigation ueVelopeu ihe
on ron N'tsle2ha y austin as rom titls.
burg, Ia to hnHuh. solve thls matter
ne speaker Salp' anu you VIII be on tue
| high road Ia greatness.
IRON a co ordinate branch OF the state
| s"NrIunent the governor OF IeN9s' mas
| been seized upon by a number Of news
| poptr c9frespohdents' EDITORS ana pohu-
| cans and others ignorant OF the facts on
/ TINS subject
Nv Hso lnGiose t. you clipping from
/ Ihe Houston Post of yesterday, from winch
| yon Will see the use which Is being made
/ OF Your name ana influence ny those who
/ are unWisely and uniustly assalling the
| commission. Sall Chipping IS as follows;
''lhc Herald sincerely hopes that GOV
| eruor Snytrs VIII not let up until Texas
/ has reasonable freight fAte on crude
l petroleum. which means cheap fuel ana q
/ Dig Impetus "a manufacturing Industries
/ of all kinds Denlson Herald.
The course Of the commission In this
matter IL inoNphcahic ia great many
/ people. Tho commission should at least
1 grant hearing on The subject"
Inquiry at this office will salty any one
mat We now nave lower rates on crude
petroleum than exists In any other State
Ia The Union, or on Interstate shipments,
notwithstanding this fact when the large
development Of such oil at beaumont or-
CURED, We az once prepared and sent out
circulars 10 oil men, to coal men, to Ignite
mon. manufacturers and others aud a. the
transportation companies, requesting luCor
nation as TO the relative value Of oh, coal
and Ignite for heating purposes and FOR
generating steam for The purpose of en-
hhling rs 10 know whether any change
should be made In the freight rates OF
either OF all of thom. We have now numer-
GUS answers from all these interests ana
expect az once 60 call the representatives.
Of all these interests before Ms for the
purpose Of getting their views on this ques-
tion-not the separate, selfish views of any
one OF them, but OF all of them together,
face to face, to get the real facts and so
as 10 enable M TO do Justice 10 NH thc in.
terests concerned
This commission can not AFFORD 10 net
upon the Juror of an unusual excitement
of single interest and on the clamor Of
sclfintFrest without duly considerinr, how
It's action Is to affect other interests We