The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-28
~ arrest MADE.

v,sslIns claims to have had the
q ~, IN front of his store INSTRUCTED
,-,Inrously BY hacks that it has inter
4 ,sry seriously with his trade and
n Aa,ore yesterday he had one Of the
"a nom Riley R. Mills, arrested. charged
oDs,ructnS the street. His case was
"a N, nm before Judge Railey and post
\ uutll yesterday afternoon, when it
81 ,e,lp postponed and it still awaits
\ 4 M meantime the other merchants be-
IA snfaelentiy aroused were ready for a
# m move on the hackmen, which,
'5srs ennsderud public necessity, are
"a considered necessary to the welfare VI
street, but 10 their opinion should
reegaied to the side streets.
Ia kiesling got his petition ready, and
4lnr Il along the block In which his
"a situated, got the signatures OF
"a, merchant on both sides of the street.
..srthy they expressed themselves in no
tfttln terms that the nuisance should
N ahsted u there be any power to ac-
INtplsh It.
X representative Of The Post called az
~ luElEeS houses in question yesterday
NJ fould them unanimous in their deter
kltIon IN the matter and propose to go
IA he fight for their rights as they see
+. vas tie consensus OF opinion that the
|SSpsien Of Main street by the hacks day
|k night has caused a loss of business to
| iAcSe merchants on the block described
|trs Il not on other blocks on Main, and
30 customers who call in buggies or othcr
des have been compelled to suffer much
||.fnrcnicu6a frnTn IN nN,ssFr - h.
tnent by hacks or else GO to other parts
fbe city to buy their goods.
sa9IFR To')sHoPPERs.
D., nsrcssnt declared that he had not
.PllF al his ladies' trade, as they did not
Nv 70 Try to break through the Gordon
backs while in buggy, and he said that
Us hsd about given up walking on the
.f'EAk between the Rice hotel and Kies.
"a 9 drug store, principally on this az.
[asi, but not the least of the causes fol-
|2' laInt INSIDE by these merchants is the
+" N1leh accumulates on the pavement
"a. Nliel causes an intolerablc stencil In
III e3ny morning when the stores arc
ea snd when everything should be-
L. ana pleasant for the beginning of the
IA business.
Me- sanitary standpoint, II no other
merchants say that this custom should
sn0lshed, and they will relax no ef
~ 70 get It done.
Y, Nesiing In talking over the situation
no wise retlcent and observed that
aad enthusiastic backing he believed
IA Ae enorts TO have the hacks trans
~ 70 some other section OF the CITY
'N.l ee successful He and others sug
~ iaat they should be allowed to nc
TX FSltons around court house sduare
e was of the opinion that they could
~ sA.sln loss Of revenue. as most OF
eshs are made by telephone, and ht
1F vsiaeu with emphasis, that the hack
r, " ny add Ia their revenues material
|',.is y S'elpylng the Main street stands.
~ =: 4 While, the trunk manufacturcr
q, ~ :, MA Nj. kiesliug's views aud hat
w, y els own, He said the hackmen ob
Z 80 ais trade and drove away his rns
M door '''Ns 'ne space IN front o.
)8 ", nres, the cigar men, declare tim,
( 49, NV mas come for the evil "a M
n 49, ,nos snd Tor their part they will bacl
{. ~ increment TO the fullest extent anc
IN ~ What the cost 1t must he done
W threatened to ger out ininnc
s sssinst the hackmen and said thn-
s, TIss s threats in reply of damaS,