The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-20
STANDING ~ oUa owN LIGHT.

Southern capital. Judging from circn'a-
etsncs- and statements " daily cceorrsnef.
| continues 70 stand fn iis pHn iight The
opportunities fos psontsbis Investment sfs
innpmerAble, bS; our moneYes men in the
South are slow 10 catch Oh and SILL pre-
| fer the OLD plan Of putting ihsir ecs'srs
In elrt. OF in mercan;lls enterprises.
! There ought. Tor example. % hc aozen
or more big ces;Sa milk IN Texss snd si'sre
is money er9ugh 10 tho State 70 erect i,leal.
Ia the car9sinss. ia Georgia siG IN Mls-
siEssprl sGch factories ars aoi eniy nun,sr-
oss. bat profitable. aud 81 10 the creates
Of hIl eo$tea pfDdaSiag ssciious Of lhe Nosi&
We haye bat QUO COTTON mill. We geem
to BE- eoatent N Texss to take The oisasees
% agricultural pro3uetiea sAi leave etherg
! tho profits o. manufacturing. TAsi the
Stale is prosperous 10 no reasen Why VS.
ehoaia BE- satisfied Win mhigGg up.ssi-
lions no purely agricultural region eres
became wEag;hy. Thete lnsY 10 ecsatoEs
and Independence. bot 10 large fortunes
Miiilogaircz ate the pfpauei Of other ,Asa
Agricultural Seclioae. Bak %~s t,nsiau9
Nth its fsctegle1 IN we d ess4ess d
depreotlou. Is ire fiaaacial hub Of The eoua
try. Il drawn ,ss -aw material isosa the
foaf quarters d The globe ard "a ST. abs
70 mske such prasi,s shat OTHER aai na;-
asallr rleller tacilons o ti.is f9Jafsy are
bgi depeaaencies spon q.
Is 81 uat a reaee'lo upon suf lnielu-
genca nat 1se MUS. order our opltoH sad
so9llea eio,bins Daf i99ts ssa saoca, spi
ladeBa lbe majority Of ~ manpfs riufea
orioles tram New Eneip8d :sshsr thar
from home factories tsas would rave
every aivsntags ilnsgiaa5le over theso in
tlDsus paris q the oDuptrY1 Az an bGi-
cation Of soatbsru ndinerenos o op.oi =
tunltles iho following is reproiscsi t-cu
letter b. Nelno m2n 20 tbs BirnlaE-
ham s;as- Hetaii.
~ capitalists tn the South 0piy knew
what pgI9gi'S ihtre was in the blcachery
nd 0sslfrg lAsanfSs th4Y would Nos -.
hong ~ organic. nE company. HAYS
t,cen trying tp ssyilies Southern capii9ligss
70 - F:ltS tlisE enterprise for The past ak
wears. bus they seeri slow % grasp III
sfitstti0n AMI reap ispp large prgn;s tina.
they are Et3ifffnP lBso thN iaps 90 the
Nor,hers hieachesiss' siockh pliers
/ isase htd iwaatY ak years prGgs al ex-
pfIitt1' n bleaehery, 1yeinE and nn'sA-
tnG all classes ~f cation fabrics. ff "a
! ~. hncSi lawns 20 tine heaviest Tod
spreads. and could erect bieaehcry rnl
sssnip A ard ron N 80 that il would nay
from ~ 20 ~ psr cunt on tho capnal 80.
vested.
This 10 but one Of dozen other prfGt
able enterprises thas couid be slgg' zted
The entire Southern feld, and parilcularll
the virgin field OF Texas. offers c,.raorGi
nary Inducements to capital 10 engage II
induatrIal Development A hsppy comb
nation Of agriculture aud manufactures
| possible with va as uDwncrc else. won
soon make US tho richest and most, indie
| pendent people ON earth.
The attention of Houston capital espe
ciaIly In directed to the possibilities at thi
point for the Inauguration Of many sros
enterprises. va hass that degree
moisture and peculiar climatic condition
tina. make Fail River such an admirahl
site for the manufacture Of the hnes
grades OF cotton fabrics. A great suga
refinery would not only pay hAndsamei
but stimulate tho cane growing OF the SUI
rounding section. II fact. there are fol
tunea hwa,slng the pioneers of induHtri
development in this olty. Lex our Peep
wake up--let the organized business age
cies anlt apecnlapng on possibilities and |
in for accomplishment.
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