The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
LABOR AND rRr1GHrs

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Labor troubles, of course. NAV occ,r =,
any time but little need be feared Tor the
present along this line.
officials Of all the leading railroad corr
panies are N a compromising frame .,
mind They have had the tip from Ana,
cial headdusrterS and they know ennunb 10
respect It. What may occur later ,s a an,
ferent matter. Labor leaders may oversten
reasonable bounds and then the oornoro.
lions may. with one accord saw .,no" 20
further demands Hopes are expressed
that TIE railroads will be able to make I'm
In Increased freight rates what thew mr.
comDelled to pay out In higher wages and
Tor more expensive materials. The sprlnr
lhohths should give an idea what they can
d. If continued decreases IN net ara
SHOWN right throug il would look as IL tho
~top Of the hill" had been seen. ms nropho.
sled by Mr.. HILL That gentleman. NV tho
I way, denied having made the Statement,
AFTER taking with other nuanciers who tooR
more loseate view of things than no Ala
Inc position of tho sugar trade rs attract.
ing u good deal OF attention mere i'm vie,,.
OF the understanding which EXISTS betr,noW
the cane tenners ana between these in
tedSsls una some OF the leading beet sugar
nien' Most OF the local re6neries which
Z yioseu down are to reopen next Nn,ua,
Inc alleged dullnesS, according tn ono ra
I nucr, was largely due to the tncr that tba
/ western beet men had 100000 barrels or
( 10y 10y Oh renheq sugar to work OIL at the
ueslhhlhR or the winter. When the nrica
/ Went SO low in the fall they stored their
I STOCKS, TO large extent. aud did NOT sell
! huch until the situation improved The
,Ia, Ae'lIg OF inns large supply tended to
/ teuuce me amount OF cane sugar that could
/ pc sold IN the West during the last month
1T is believed here that the agreement he.
HmTeu AT .ha'emeyer represnting the cane
+ men, ana the American Beet sugar peoDle
contained a condition that the cane mon
4 should not try to force their product in
the West but should give the beet sugar
men a snow 10 dispose of their output The
I temporary shutting down OF some OF the
ne" YORK retueries has given a chance IA
! get ria OF n good deal OF their surplus
5luehs' IL Is thought here that the ten.
qenrY Of the refined market Is naturally
downward, In sympathy with the easier
tone OF the raw sugar The Eastern re-.
hneis are not accommodating any more raw
SuSar lhan thev can help. They want the
price 10 90 on so they can get some cheap
sugar preparatory to the summer trade.
a question that Is attracting a good deal
OF attention at the present time Is how far
tne enormous expenditures of capital for
tvfulilul improvements at this center by
the New York Central and PENNSYLVANIA
VIII nav for themselves. 1t is generally
conceded that they VIII come far from il
"IitHe the nraI few years after their com.
petIon. Pennsylvania officials have adj.
luited that their tunnel and other I'm.
Pr'vgments would not pay the interest on
the SIC, 100000 capital invested for many
years ct expenditures OF this kind nrf
necessary IN order TO keep up their pres
Iigc, They fan In the same category a,
9lnins cars which, 1t is generally known
DO not pay the cost Of operating them o.
most roads. StilJ the public demand then
as n convenience and the rairoad com
panies charge the loss up to advertising
II is also an omen secret that some Of tn.
fastest trains between New York and Chi
cage pay much loss than the slower trains