The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-31

which is the variety most grown in
this section, promises q full crop.
Kelsey and every other Japan plum
Will have rest this season. The re-
port comes from nearly every
part OF the state that pears are killed,
but still cling to the hope and belief
that the LeContes and Keiffers will
make a crop. My Keiffers had bloom
ed and set their fruit before the freeze
and the bulk of it seems to be unaffec-
ted by the cold and to be growing
right along. The LeContes were not
so far advanced, and larger percent
age of them were killed and have
dropped off, but think there will be
some left to ripen. The Ooushin orange
took no harm. Apples were not in
jured, and few of them are just COM
ing into bloom. Dewberries promise
to be a full crop. Taken altogether
the outlook for fruit is not so dismal
as it seemed ten days ago.
PATRoNIzE HOME INDUSTRIES.
This is a text often quoted and
preached from, and it is good, sound
doctrine; but like many other good
doctrines, it is, if accepted, not very
strictly applied. Even those do
ing the preaching are sometimes
great offenders If the principle of
supporting home Industries was more
generally practiced we would have a
development of home property, some
times dreamt of, always desired, but
never realized. The principle, if APP
piled, would be panacea for nearly
every financial ailment of the body
polite.
Many farmers have got into the con-
dition of chronic grumblers and COM
plain bitterly about the hardship of
their lot; that the laws are especially
devised for their oppression, and be-
lieve that their salvation depends
upon their political action. While it
is true that the agriculturists of the
south do not own minis for the coin
age of money, and that some of our
laws might be altered with advantage
of the farmer and actual producers of
the country, it remains fact that the
remedy for industrial depression lies
at home awaiting application. And
until this is realized and acted on
have little hope for the inauguration
and success of new manufacturing en-
terprises in Texas.
TRAVIS VS.. KANSAS CORN,
A few days ago the following facts
were brought under my notice by a
gentleman in austin. He told me
that few days previous he had talk
ed with one ofour largest farmers liv-
ing little way down the river, who
had been trying to find q purchaser
for corn. The corn was of first.class
quality and he was willing to sell at
current market rate. His first appli-
cation was made to the proprietor of
one of our large livery stables, which
is said to Eclipse all the others in the
matter OF management. Said pro-
prietor did not want any Texas corn,
and affirmed that he had not bought a
bushel of Texas corn for two years.
The next offer was made to those con-
trolling the city teams, and the farmer
was again met with the
statement that Texas corn was not
used, as Kansas corn was preferred.
why this discrimination against the
home article? 1t must be admitted
that the home supply is sometimes
deficient and sometimes inferior to the
imported article, by reason of the
depreciation of weevils; but when not
thus affected, as in present season, it
is superior to any Kansas corn fol
horse feed. When the quality of ou1
corn is inferior to that raised in other
states, we have no right to complain
about competition, but when we can
supply grain of the best quality at the
same price as the imported article
buyers, especially those buying with
public money, should give. the prefer.
ence to the home product. commend
the matter to the attention of the city
fathers and to private consumers in
the hope that they will see it their
duty to support the home producer
when he can "fill the bill"
gave expression to similar senti-
ments when conversing with one of oul
merchants. He agreed with me, but in
the course of conversation he informed
me that the only beef he ate, came
from Kansas City. He could not eat
Texas beef, it was either too poor OF
tough, or if fat, was so favored with
cotton seed oil that his stomach re.
volted at it's smell, while it cost as
much as the corn fed beef from Kan
sas City. 1t occurred to me that this
gentleman's preference for imported
beef was no better founded than that
of the livery man for foreign corn
Certainly there is no just cause fol
complaint about smell, as the exam
sas City corn fed beef is not only
grown in Texas, but made of cotton
seed.
ga prophet is not without honor
save in his own country" and home
raised supplies are not appreciated
till they have been abroad.
Some years ago there was WOODEN
mill in operation in New Braunfels-
in which was manufactured as honest
and comedy cloth as ever left loom
The product was offered foi
sale through the State at a
much lower price than
any imported article of equal
value, but found few buyers. till ii
was shipped to New York and sent
back as of eastern manufacture, and
sold at a greatly advanced price.
Numerous other instances might be
quoted, showing how home industries
suffer, but moments reflection will
rupplu than, to the most casual oh.