The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1902-08-08

Necessity Recognized by His Opponent
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF TIE STATE or FLoHloAi
Having failed primary election suhcent
number nominate the Of Railroad Commissioner
have decided submit the second primary
August 18th.
Feeling that my position perhaps
public the railroad corporations Of the State and
TO Railroad Commission which have for nearly four years been the
Chairman n active member,
has been o.
son which necessarily exclusively intricate pobcms
of transportation and whore practical acquaintance with those poems
sympathy railroads tina, the interests the state do
sire retention on tho commission
Some have taken the ground that the railroads fear
the Commission and desire to done with They also proceed
upon assumption the
Pile gentlemen too much and too little IS
obvious that the Railroad Commission be empty farce the corpora
ou would have little reason to fear a operations and less to desire ~
tho Commission has aroused the sngo
pm Of the corporations must necessarily have been of some value to
TO understand tina, the Railroad Com
methods while Itself
sufficiently sntSSonrs the railroads the one active member OF y"
body should be retired. afw
the only member Of the comm who has any
practical the problems with which that Commission has 70
deal in tho nerOs public tho
board interests of Florida have everything TO gain and moth
lose by the defeat Of the only member Of the Commission who
understands the tricks of their trade and who can
That my by tho
following significant proposition which made me Jacksonville short
the primary
upon prospective
they s"sOu have me remain with them soOro.a That
bill Increasing the salary attached that position from Sac0 10 Ssoo
.
And opportunity gentlemen that
they Florida Railroad Communication 80
stand alone they do So but that VIII never
imposition sorvlcesh experience and know
Of the railroad businessman to be utilized upon the Railroad Com
people, of subordinate posi-
ton the hands Of men who In making It, confess their inability 70 as
charge the duties they hope " persuade tho people TO onn' 70 s Keep
IN one son Of the word this ono ia compliment to myself but
intelligence OF the Of Foda and should
democratic electors this State would become
parties giving their candidate who
willing but anxious accept position he incompetent TO hI
his shortcomings beneath the experience Of an
other.
my people. sttsrns
senoaes not upon political or class preudees but upon my past REQ
and promise OF future usefulness
Commission has no, been inefficient the past shown BY
the following points scored against the railroads.
,aos~ forced from tSs East Coast Railway and made effective Sep
by OF with Vice President r. Par
which broken by the publication Of the concession In
means at $4,000 year Coast truckers
The securing of the change in class hcaOn by which Sanoupss
sQua1O the difference OF 80 cent hitherto existing
the following extract from etter
written by Vice President D. snseow, Gainesville Melon
Growers Association, tells the story
declared their inability to make Thus you succeeded wh.t' wo failed %
@ ] csr Of 400 nScSSros There are about 100 cars Of can
loup Gainesville yearly that the here have
saved about $4,000 suppose tho growers Of the state have saved
$4,000 annually BY mi. reduction"
freight fertilizers vhlehto cite single
estimated have the farmers Of oesoto County
$4,000 In single year. 49, a.
Co. OF Tampa and Mobile System
typical in which by means of unjust determinations the railroad:
the commsson this instance gave Tampa and M tributary territory
competing limo and cheaper rates
The erect suitable the following points
Lake City bun sprnas couondsle Archer and Arcadia.
best the Railroad Commission
appreciated For example there scarcely merchant Tallahassee who
ums souaht and secured relief at ts hands
relief for all who choose Commits
session.
people be
following platform
contested by the Railroad ooporauons
bellows Of neaeuIs
the Commission discrimination
Railroad Companies
polntu
outside
which ts location entities whereby Wholesale
Vile within after such
700 cent"
Ny platform n very lew
practical the OF
technical
acquired from books, but from practical experience
to all favor Of NOR
o
favor the reduction Of rapdy
legally brought
than / perform.
dlnerential the shipment Fioaa
products through Florida
from the OF adjoining
favor such additional strengthen the hapas ~,
the Railroad Commission multiply m
for usefulness n ~'
believe that with practical uole,ac
members this Commission OF tho
OF Florida; and that belief candidacy OF
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