The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-25

..r.r,ne Is the speech delivered before
fVu su.,aa commission last Tues lay by
al Attorney r. S. Lovett of the Sun.
.,-s,sm against the proposition to put
II : Me lines under single line rate:
A. not understand upon what
uV or for what reason 1t is
8beory NAT these lines are under ole
lhn lse and control They are each
aIsJS sxcusIvely by separate corporations
HNnn.ui,ed and existing under the laws OF
A s,eto Rome OF the lines are the old
{mS "a ~ ,be corporations owning them are
ss' hr hrst that were organized in
Imont Thav can not lose their separate
4 eA or identity except by lcgisll 1.-Two
lsIoiIdatlon or merger. and as TO these
sriirular lines there has been no sum
a1Ll'p,'ion our constitution prohibits the
&ssll,tdstion OF parallel or compel NJ Ines,
l..oso limos are not In any sense pnrail |
"A ll pr,netinr. There Is no reason. there
- wht the legislature might not author
4 as,bcir consolidation If II deemed proper
a ~ an hit II has never been asked T.
.at such authority to these lines. Ihere
4 \. " hcen absolutely no change whatever
~ ~ iegaI status Of these coinpnniS 8.
.nrps In the personnel of the othcel
.r,siniy do not change the management
..nntyo In amy legal sense. The man
q ss,t and control rests where II hns
|.a,t been and where 1t Is vested by law
a ibe board Of directors
Gsr,alnly II can not reasonably be came,
I'M Mr. Markham's election as vie pre- !
'5pnt Of some OF these companies nus az
q se,ed their relations Under the law or an
II n ony sense illegal He took the place
"A, ~ 4 OuInlgn as vice president o. the
1lonston and Texas Central, III" sub
}sonently became vice president OF tine
4naiyeston. Harrisburg and san Autonio-
4 nosltlon not held by Mr.. Quinlan, but
&erftSInly that IS not open to question The
nv persons have held the position OF
a safsc manager, general freight agent, etc,
"A, tbs Houston and Texas Central, the
3;Alyeston. Harrisburg and San Antonio.
1jbs Texos and New Orleans, etc, ,'long be-
h. this commission was created. and no
8ns mas ever vet questioned the Legality Of
n, slnce such lines are so situated with ref
$rsnee 10 ench other that they are not
zharalle or competing, as they do not serve
sfhe same territory or touch at more than
4tne pont They are simply connrciin
3nes Dan Ripley was the general Fl light
q rent and subsequently the traffic manager
HI an N said lines. c. w. Beln succeeded
Him as trafAc manager, and II. A. Jones
kas been the general freight agent for years
i,nd Is now freight traffic manager. IT, as
4eens clear there has never been and can
y ii reasonably be any objection to the sam >
s{trson holding the position Of traffic man,
Her, general freight agent etc, what pos
1lble objection eau there be to the same
3Berscn holding the position Of vice p e l.
al
lilac, II Anything. to do with transportn.
Hon rstesf What possible objection could
4here be 10 Markham as vice president
when no one has ever suggested that there
|kbuId be any to Ripley, Beln or Jones a;
2fut 4 single provision in the constitut on
IN statutes Of this State that prohibits the
Name person from acting as an officer OF
Zach Of these companies since they are
mere connecting lines and are NOT In any
ensf parallel or competing. Mr Markham
:fas isp official connection with the Texas
Ne nd New Orleans. and | do not understand
4hst Il is intended that he should have.
l2vIcE PRESIDENT OF
!<DTHER LINES,
u Surely there can be no objection to Mr.
MARKHAM acting as vice president of the
fIHonston East and West Texas. That is
also mere connecting line with the others
'.hhd runs in au entirely different direction
Where are number OF other lines LYING
%between It and the Houston and Texas Cen
&ttal and the Galveston. Harrisburg and
tSan Antonio-notably the international ant
RGrest Northern. Competition between II
lsnd the other lines Of which Mr.. Markham
lis Vice president is therefore Impossible
8tlnce they serve wholly different territories
8dlyded by other lines connecting only a
& houston, The traffic and accounting de
#pattnent, however Of the Houston Eas
Hand West Texas Is wholly separate aud dis
#tlnCt from that Of the other lines. Mr.. Tay
& lof Is general freight and passenger ngen
8aa1 ,ir Appleby Is auditor. Neither Mr.
zones nor Mr.. Dunlap has any connectiol
n win or control whatever over Mr.. Taylor
n nor has Nlr. Seger any over Mr.. Appleby
4 NJ Markham Is, Of course, the chief loca
q executive officer, but as already stated, h
Il mas no connection with the Texas and New
Al ufieans. The New York, Texas and Mextc'
ana the Gulf. Western Texas aud Pacih
&ie, OF course, mere connecting lines AM
"a seders OF the Galveston, Harrisburg ant
& san Antonio.
No one has ever commended. and there |
no room for contention, that those line
A uIe y any sense parallel or competing Wit
y u, .le others, and there is therefore, no lego
"A Golecuoh Whatever IN the same person be
4 lug an officer Of them. Mr. Markham In
n " ghieiql connection with them yet, but
N eApected that he will become vice pres
* ~ ~ y them In time. The aggregate mileag
u IA 'as various companies is considerable
a eng the proper conduct OF their business re
& qaiies much more than the mere movement
trains, publication of transportatio
'ates' etc. The study OF the general situa
so "a. me development of the latent r.
y lses OF the vast territory served by tn
~ s, me classification Of products an
X W tStsDnshment of Industries. the stud
me products for which each nelghhol
' 'cSa o. territory Is particularly adapted
wv various other matters require more col
c sSsraIloh than the strictly operating on
81 NJ n nave been able to give IN tho pas
n ,sso, gIah is 20 work these lines in stri'
,5 ts.%e with the interest Of the communities
81 poe,,, serve. IL one locality Is found TO
81 sfoS'.su adapted to the cultivation an
d Il NY, .h. 81 particular crops. our purpose
Ina nv me matter up with the citizen
IA WIN IN harmony with them and brin