The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-01
HACK MEN To RETALIATE
Will DEMAND AN ENFORCEMENT OF
ALL ORDINANCES.
n. 8. y. Wilson Makes Statement tor
she Hack Ownets--Ssys There Has
Been Discrimination.

The war between the Main street mer-
chants and the hack owners and drivers
GOES forward vigorously. There were sew
.ral threats OF arrest again Saturday night,
but no warrants were Issued and the po-
lice awaited further definite action on the
part OF tho combatnnts.
N has been learned from a reliable source
tigd the owners and proprietors Of the
tublfc carriages and hack stands arc
actively preparing a campaign against the
merchants Each OF the hack lines seems
10 feel tint It is the victim of dlscrimina-
tIon and the one demand now is for equal
Justice for ALL" moving vans, baggage
wagons, all vehicles, the hack men say,
must go where they 60
WILL RETALIATE.
Mr.. H. s. II. Wilson, who owns the hack
line employing Mills and Smith. he two
men who have been arrested upon iustiga-
tlon Of the merchants. was a caller at the
OFFICES Of The Post last night and made a
statement covering the position Of tue
carriage proprietors.
Mr.. Wilson said: II am willing to abide
by the law. only ask to know what Jnat
law ia and then when that law is made 20
apply to my case | shall insist that IL apply
10 all other citizens and In this case TO All
other hack lines.
when merchants tell my men to drive
from In front OF theIr place oi ou''u''''
where are they 10 got
Ihey can oe noNSu ~" u'S ant Js 10
be told where we can stand orr hncks
II the city would designate Texas avenue,
market square ana the court house, square
" would hce9Inlh .ll az cue M on The
stree4g they will be compelled TO move
delivery wagons, doctors 6uggles ana PIT,
yate conveyanceS also or lh'S 9uesoo49 , w nr
be far from settled. We WIN ueiuanu tna'
everybody be treated alike.
These men who are Insisting that sup ,
posed ordinance be chInrcrd eGu'hS. VS.
IN find It is game two can play, Every
swinging sign, every awning not 10 com
pliaucc with the law, every sho" window
rot within the terms OF the ordlhhhcC
governing them will have 20 be taken away
or made 10 come within the law or prose
cutiou will follow. II the law b. 10 he eN
crcised Ia one instance we insist that 4
be exercised in every particular
LETTER TO TIE MAYOR.
.. 49, me- ,,,u mis- ,nornlnr IL Il
!" A'"So' i'0'. ~, VI, ,.,n so,.
bis obiect I'm addressing the city authorities
,..,. 49,, ,,.,,. .,..ccice dino ron
Is tuat tue nn'A NV" u''S 49, No.,
sideratiou this afternoon when the hd'h
stala question 'O'',ss ,on~,,..
Inc wilson c''l' ''""' "'
Hon o. +. Holt, Muyor
uousfon rcAag. November 3O-Deor
81 ,rt .t.,.,, d., ,,idr.saIn,, Won is [,
on Inc oultCl !" ""'' ''II'.7 NM min
present inc 'qtts 1p , ta,pnVcr: main
elllAea VI i'u"', ,,,.,.. SU an, yc1l.
avenue open u'Sn, "uII W"' na, a .
commouuuou W. lnf hia,,.f,r on rnr,,, d, .
taxes 70 'ne citS % % ~ a. an 10 ~
.Nls' "a. 80 % 90, "a, Tho 81 rect,
~ and ~ 10 oRelntts sum- Sni,rve an Nh,
az the city OIL hpuS'"u' az nu tInis,
culVrcemrut on law |uu NC
observe an tne 'nHS ,hnoMH tog,a,,ors /,
we are among w ln'SI =" IN III, nai,
houston anu IAertiGIie nn,, an,
our part OF an puOllc 'Np'"'''"'''' "''
street paNemehtS -. go, a.. ,ho ,or,
Recently thcre mas oeen Wy tpI wv "a;
sideratioh OF the Guy Vou n'ar,0 , TO- sn,
nance to regulate puDhe carriages ~"