Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-12
JUDGE cARTGR SUGGESTS
FRANK NARRt0 FOM RAIL.
ROAD CoaaaaisS,OMgR.

E0ttUS SVo. i uov8 bHw0 WIN y
great deal of interest the able edito-
sisls es Hon. Frank Z. Hassis. In The
Oeals Banner, 10 regard 20 the failure
Of the Railroed Commission 90 give re-
lief 90 the interior portions Of the
State. and agree with him In o greater
pass OF HE vieus.
Previous to the establishment Of she
frss Railroad Commission. Gainesville
had built Nd Q very considerable
Wholesale business. After Ice creation
and operation for o shoss time. shese
business houses went out of business
st GaiBesville and removed 20 Jack.
soaville, and helped largely to build
up that city. After lie abolition
Gainesville again built up Q lasge
Wholesale trade. The Commission wss
re-essablished and Gainesville again
went 20 the vail and her enserprisipg
Wholesalers are nov doing business In
Jacksonville. It seemed that the re.
SOLE, whesher intended or not, was 20
boild up the seaport cities st the ex.
pence OF the interior towns.
I remember shat the bill for the abo.
lision Of the 6rss Commission vac in.
troduced in the Legislature Of 1891 By
Hon. Frank Clark. present. member OF
Congress from the Second Florida Die.
trics. then member Of she Legislature
from Polk county. Before she bill
came up for action Mr. Clark wks
called home and did nos return during
thas session. The people OF Gaines.
vile being almost . unit In favor OF ice
sbolishmens, I took charge Of the
measure and ehampioned Ice repeal on
the floor Of the House and it was ear.
RED By large majority, although the
oppositioa was led by Associate Jostiee
w. A. Hooker. then member from
Lake, In On exceedingly able manner
and By Marion eoonty's fosceful and
brilliant representative, Hon. r. A.
Busford OF Ocela. rhese men made
On able aud gallant nGhs for its rssen.
sion, but the sentiment for ice repeal
was too strong and general. remem.
Der further that &C the time OF its re.
establishment Il was claimed that the
new Commission law avoided some OF
the defects In the first one and that
the Commission would have power to
do something" and it may be that
the trouble 10 not with the Law, but
with those to whom the people have
intsusted its enforcement and 40 q
shipper who has suffered come, !" am
not willing TO zee the present law abol.
ished without first trying q change in
the personnel OF the membership.
know that Frank Harris wants no
position, bot I also know he 10 q pa-
triot in the full sense OF the term. and
o. he fully understands the situation,
I think the people should elect him %
Q member Of the Railroad Commission
will ye mill ye," and I am satisfied
that after giving the Law . fair trial,
he hnds that 10 operates injuriously to
the interior and 10 incapable of amend.
ment in that particular. he will have
the manhood to so state to the people.
and then again advise its repeal.
The present rates are 90 high that
trucking cannot be carried on profit.
ably in this section. and want to say
in this connection that bad 40 the rail.
roads are, they are net in i, with the
Express Company and the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Thes. two are the most unconscieuc--
less corporations that have ever a'llict-
ed the SOUTHERN people.
Respectfully,