The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-24
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT
RAILROAD MEN EXPECT FAVORABLE
DECISION ON TRAIN ISSUE.
Superintendent Lee Of the Houston and
Texas Central Considers That the
Main Question at Issue.

All the local rallrcad ofhc1;s who yislt.
eH Austin this week 10 appear before tha
i"ilroad commission Ia the dllaycl train
nearing have returned. From, the satisfied
'ApT, 'lons and the remarks lot ,top by
So'eFa Of them II Is evident that they are
confident tho railways W h como ont Of the
hearing q winner. The cIs> OF tne many
reads doing business IN Texas was pre-
scented with much force aul logic hy the
attorneys ana officials AMI much cw tes-
umohy that was not Introduced at the first
L'lilns was laii before the commission
ON ~ esday aud Wednesday,. The question
a. leaving connections thar are ntc wa3
answered In good turn by the statement
made that in leaving -hesc connections in
oder to Keep up q local schedule the nall
Is also left behind The complaint OF the
orummerS That they were laid out" hy
reason Of trains waiting on connections
was also met by the statement that lust
as many, perhaps more, would be laid ont
by reason of tAe connection not bciug made
l. Is a knotty prob'em IN fact nm orirlnal
one, and the commission has its hands fun
lU luc eHCFt 10 reach conclusion thar is
satisfactory to all
go Superintendent Lee ut the Houston and
ltNas IerttAL speaking az the matter yes.
UTday, said:
The tndexible rule Of the commission
hNlug the time thirty minutes which r,as.
Strgcr trains shall wait at terminals or
| Junction points, for come 'tious IS sun
| posed 10 be for the public good M d. there
| Itre, benefit To the common carrier rs an
| integral part Of the great commercial pl on
/ len in which mutual !utcrrs; sire uyn,, d.
/ Arbitrary rules are rarely, Il over, Coudu-
! Give to harmony unlass governing condi,
| tlons, like military rvs, arc hNed and can
] shape the means to meet the end Ilar-
/ mohy, not only In rontl lCr ng the operation
| Of railways In their relations to the pubi',,
/ out an business pursuits Is essential to
| success, hence the necessity fo~ SUN elias
/ ucty In rules as viii enlhlr them to ON.
| brace tho varying conditions which ailse
aud thereby avoid doing violence to- tho
wrtwltty Of Interest. when II should be
the object Of all to conserYe.
'Ihc mere fact Of one - twenty through
passengers being l"it at - terminal woull
not probably disturb anything beyond IN .
question OF condemnation Of the route and
loss of business through them and thnir
friends, as well n ppointments, with
probably failures 10 me Il ohhg itions, all
o. which would he charged to the unfrr-
itnatr road which uid not run Interstate
trains and had To- compete for It's business
against through lines mora hu1piN situated.
This is part ,culgrly emphasized In tho
case Of the Houston ANA ToSns Central
! With its terminals entirely within the state
! and no power or m"thOl Of control by
/ means of which pass hugtrs could be- guar
artccd continued aud uninterrupted passage
to dcstit alton.
IAN this however. ia OF maor import
nncr, both to he public and the railways.
| when comparol TO hreak,HS the steady and
! constant movement Of tla,mlil. The daily
neil is tho altn" W., lin feeds the pulse
| Cf commerce Watcher y is delayed one,
two ot possibly t'ir"a hogs. 1t is stiil to-
| days mail and fuills lic conditions re
! Quircd. What ~ a r'lh .unS on on the
thirty minute rule and leavcs II to come
/ tomorrow The entire business Of ycster-
uay Is thrown a To- to-day, aud every
channel NJ commercial in nstty. as well
| as Individual pursuit Hffc tel has 9sl a
| Gay which can neTer be regainad.
''rhp detailed -trtI1t'rS SAONiug thc
number OF trains conn, esious. pcrccnt'g "a
Of local and Though passengers and vol
| ume OF mail Indicate the taanUeI M which
| n .oM plroM 1iiI 1Ql % lu5m5SIoJua aQl
| hardshipS upon the carriers. The ~, al
! question, however Of tn. general pub ic
| good must assert itself and suEuDn viii
be found In such elasticity MS VIII, enable
| the commercial aud business Interests Of
the state to epioy tho hnrucuT and .u,-
| cess of mutual tonccSs on.