The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
THE rExAs PAPERS.

! Tho Trenton News has entered its second
| volume.
Tho Lockhart Register believes In or
eanizatiou and in regard to the Southwest
! Texas Press association says:
rhe Southwest Texas Press association
will BIO organized at BeeSille Texas. on
May l. Every editor In this section Of the
state ought % attend and become a mem
bcr Frauds are becoming so prolific that
Nc must adopt some organized plan TO sup
press them. Let US all 20 down and or
eaniGe. 90 -
Tho Nayasata Examiner thinks that the
president is doing right in rewardlng his
own, 1t says
Every Indication shows Dr, Grant TO
nave the 4H'rihution of Texas spoils in
hand, aUd N services TO the successful can
didata counts for anything he is entitled TO
Dor head waitor.
Tie Waco Central Texan thus reminds
the administration that Senator Mark
hrnna and the doctor from sherman are
not he only pebbles;
II campaign services are 10 be rewarded
hY Mckinley Grover should not be forgot
ten. Iic did moro for the election of Mack
than any other man in the country.
The Quanah Chief has a word to say in
favor Of the patent outside:
few editors throughout the country
bob up now and then and call attention To
their all home print like that makes a
paper better There IS as much difference
In an all homo prinN paper and "A part homo
and part foreign print as there is in u
home made CARPET aud a Brussels foreign
carpet. II you please. compare an all
home print paper with home and foreign
print and Won VIII find the home print
pHpcr short on foreign news: though II may
be filled brim full with locals about Mrs.
Brown, Mrs, Smith ana Mrs Jones being in
from Grosoheek, or Rubber Neck neighbor-
hood shopping
rho Anglcton Times says Of the Wild
fruits OF the coast country
This Is wonderful country. The prai-
rles are literally covered with wild dew
berries and blaokbel cs, The dewbcrrios
are especially fine and the vines aN very
prolific. The woods are tull OF Wild grapes
and mulberries aud many OF the trees full
II honey Fig cuttings stuck in the ground
In the spring bear fruit before fall.
Tho Times also inquiries;
DO you know that Texas ia not only pro-
ducing. but also manufacturing, Il consld-
cradle amount Of tobacco? Well. she is,
and the coast country produces The most OF
II. In early days the planters Of Brazoria
county grew their own tobacco. and they
can do II again II they Will but give II at
tention. In fact some OF them still grow
tobacco. There is no reason why Texas
should not supplant Cuba In the tobacco
markets 6f the United States.
ON the subject of drainage the Rock
Island journal advances tho following:
Tho subject OF tile drainage is receiving
good deal OF attention OF late. IL Is IN
lnoxhausiible subject and finds complete
solution only In actual test drainage we
may. however learn valuable lessons by
observation About forty wears ago sone
parts OF England took up the subject ana
loaned money at per cent TO iarhors To
tho drain. the PRINCIPAL 10 DO paid the gov
eminent out OF the gain by this drainase.
thus the government taking all the FISK.
This proved IA great success. ABOUT lhirfy
years ago tile drainage was taken hoid OF
IN Michigan. Wisconsin and Iowa and II
proved so advantageous tht IL has become
absolutely universal In those states. Much
OF tho sub soil OF Texas Is such that proper
lilo drainage would pay for the investment
IN very short time. Tile machines should
DO put In with brick making and We have
no doubt but the business viii soon become
leading and paying industry In the coast
country. Rock Island Is the best place for
such an enterprise that We know Of any
where.