The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-30
WARNING FROM SEC'Y. SHAW.

I Senator CLARK told me recently that hs
had no doubt sbout his ability 10 make
/ satisfactory connections with Eastern rail.
roads and II IL now clear that one Of thos,
he had IN mind was the Missouri Pacific
| He also win establish relations with Mof
fats Denver. Northwestern and Pacific
railroad Hartman was very wroth, Il is
alleged, whcp he Learned OF Gould's sctiv.
ity Ia the West, and threw out hints about
trlckery in camp. Gould has been opposed
TO Harrlman's policy OF running Union and
Southern Pacific for a long time. Could
thought Hartman hiundared IN bringing on
the strike Of the Union Pacific shopmen
last spring and allowing the trouble to last
all summer, thereby permitting the rolling
stock TO run down badly and greatly han
dlcapping the movement Of grain ht the
busiest season Of the year.
Hot words were exchanged In recent
meetings ! am told, when the Southern
Pacific labor troubles came mp, and Gould
advised taking the matter out OF President
Harriman's hands. Recently Il is alleged.
the two men have not personally spok \
10 each other. In view OF these things II
seems clear that even n the Colorado Fuel
proxy dispute is patched up the breach
between the two men will continue TO
widen and sensational developments may
be looked for ne any moment.
statement today that the local cane
rehneries might lay in stocks OF beet sugar
from Europe struck Wall street as nov
city, and people did not know what To
make OF t. On the face Of IL. It looked
rather absurd. since the cane men eau
easily obtain all the beet product they
want-if they require auy-right here IN
this country. II led some TO believe thrt
n trade agreement may be pending OF an
INTERNATIONAL scope, and that, having ptr-
suaded the local beet sugar men 10 main
tain p-lccc the plan may be 20 purchase
sufficient hcet sugar IN Europe 70 keep the
price m thcrc also This. however, Is n
formidable proposition and there Is grave
n0WNf IL
dcrtake q thing similar 90 that task Of tn
Am9lgamnted Copper company IN copper.
OF the "dicker" between the local cane and
beet sugar men is. but that they have
reached Temporary truce, whereby all II
them can mike more money than by hght.
ing, Is generally believed here. II Ia mas
ural that they should want to prevent de-
moraliTatlon by the dumping of cheap for
eign sugar on the market. Can they do II
The reaction in American Sugar Refining
shares during the week looked as II tn,
insiders had hooked a lot Of spectators OH
the combination story, and the latter,
falling 10 see any further Developments,
threw over their shares in disgust and took
their loss.
A curious and highly interesting story
game out today which recms to account
for tho big profits OF some OF the cotton
seed oil companies. II IS alleged that
vast amount Of cotton seed oil Is shipped
from this country to Europe, principally
to GenoS and other italian ports. and hay.
ing been rebottled there It comes back to
this country labeled "oive oil" Of a gu
perior brand and with n handsome design
on tho outside, picturing the luscious prod
uct Of sunny Italy. Even with the duty
paid, there ls IN enormous profit In ceiling
this cotton seed oil under the new guise
Names are freely mentioned Of the concerns
that are engaged In this practice but FOR
obvloua reasons they must be omitted here.
Their trade in the improved" olive oil Is
not confined TO the United States, hut II IL
piled all over Europe. SO cleverly is il
handled that Il was Il great surprise 70
people here when they first heard OF Il
The question Is now asked: How much OF
the so.caled -- brand. which enjoys a
wide distribution, is what It purports to
ber