The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-28

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Conspicuous in the 81
the man in the field, should be touched
again and again. until it is heard all over
the South" And in The Post OF the 2lst
Instant you copy from the San Diego sun
an III ticle adv coating the exemption OF
AL new manufacturing enterprises" from
| taxation for a term of years. While the
American Cotton Growers Protective as
sociation, which has just adjourned at Mem
phls, Tenn, declared, in section 3 of its
constitution, that one OF its objects was
ito build factories for manufacturing cot
ton goods near the cotton fields, so that
we may receive the largest return for each
annual crop and that home markets may
be built up for all other farm products.
| These objects are wise, laudabe and pa
| triotic, and this is exactly the doctrine we
preach. II is folly TO talk about diversity
! ing the crops to any great extent until the
( farmer is convinced that there is a market
for such diversified crops as he can pro-
duce on the cotton lands in Texas. Show
him the market and he will not need the
advice of conventions TO convince him that
he ought 10 reduce his cotton acreage FOR
he above all others, knows the necessity
| for such a change. But sad experience
| has taught him that after he has produced
all the corn, bread, meat vegetables, po-
| tatoes and pumpkins he can use at home
| he can find no market in reach of him for
his surplus of such crops. Public meet
| lngs, which can suggest nothing better
than reducing of the cotton crop. with
out devising plans to secure markets for
other crops, are childs play and can give
| 10 permanent relief A nearby market for
| diversified products. as near as possible
10 the farm. would do more in three years
hA
price thereof and relieve tho cotton farmer
from his present ruined condition than a
| century OF such foolish conventions as we
| are having all over Texas Ghis year ad-
Nislhg helpless men to give no mortgages
ana hold his Gotten until he gets cents
pound for it, Such conventions can bring
/ no rellef. The erection of factories will.
AS stated in my former letter North
Carolina mills manufacture 50 900 bales OF
COTTON per annum more than is produced
In the State. Texas can do the same If
| she would. Heretofore the farmer did mot
have TO depend alone on his farm for his
income. An open range at his door gave
MIN extensive pastures for his stock al
! most without cost TO him. But that day is
passed in all the cotton growing region OF
| Texas. and the prosperity of The cotton
turner must henceforth depend upon his
AFFINITY TO diversity his crops. To do so
ne must have a market for such crops and
the nearer the market is to his farm the
| greater will be his profits If we have
100 many cotton producers in this country
let us as fast as possible transfer ne many
as we can from the field to the factory.
Where they will be consumers instead of
producers of farm products
peileVe IL Is generally conceded that tho
largest cotton crop ever produced in tho
world was about 14,500,000 bales. More
'han Two thiris of that was produced in
me United States, and approximately one
third OF that was produced In Texas or
over one-fifth of the entire cotton cron os
| ,ne world produced in Texas, where we
nave but two small cotton factories-one
at Dalias and enc at Galveston. consuming
atout 5000 bales each per annum put
they are doing Well ana selling their goods
as iar north as Detroit, Mich, in CONNIE.
tition with Northern mills.
Judge A. T. Watts OF Dallas IN rooa,.
letter published in the Austin Alcalde ana
extensively copied in other papers. saws 81
the Dallas factory: We
ne demand for It's products Is far ha-
Sond its capacity. 1t is running dav and
night, giving constant employment IN n
large number OF laborers and a ready mar
NJ. w thousands OF bales of cotton, and
rs Welding paying dividend"
And he proceeds to say that thero t.
room In Dallas for dozen more lust like i,
NoW, l don't know what that factory
cost, but we do know that many sn.,,
cotton factories started in North ca-o,,r.
with capital of only $4,000 and ~, ~
,Aiofiheo mat they have been added To
.'A' 'ne proli's they produced until thew
are worth several hundred thousand dol.
lars each Or, in other words. there oan =.
no risk In Investing In cetton factor,es 4.
the south, near the farms. and IL can ~
uone ana ought to be done by our own
reopts' pus mess men and farmers ona
uoupie with our people isytbev ~ ~,
wiling 20 pegn on the ground floor VII.
81 ,, successful enterprises begin. Aus,i,,
wiz nor oegln TO use her great water
,,,,,s oeeuuse she can not raise hols
nu.'ion uoiiars To put In a single fac,ors
whereas, II would be far better for M ~.
even II tney had the half million ao,,as ~
70 invest II in a dozen instead n,.
lactory. II Austin had half dozen ~, ons
'oses fese. us almost any other ci,,,
ear'n would have with her adyantages ~,
ahe farmers within fifty miles of this c, H.,
, "su,u SUN DC out OF debt and become ma
rospetous ana happy as any other cIass 80
our people, for the simple reason 49, y.
they would have nearby marle, ma, ~,
the diversified crops they could nro s ~
Win something to sell every month in shs
IL the farmers and business mar
Austin, and along the banks Of ths ca aaa
rado, San Marcos. Guadalupe ana San Ao
tonic rivers could combine In their ~ ~
erai neighhorhocds their capital enar sss.
ana interests in the erection and onsrassa.
Q, snSn industries in few short year. !
~ non. o. sfhaies would be in operation
70 consume the cotton. while ina rra..
number OF operatives thus emplevad y s.es.
furnish q market for all other Srup,' SS'a