The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-30
ISLAND CITY NEWSITEMS
3 + Johnson Says the Outlook for the
Coast Country Is Fine One.
THE COMING cArTltnErs CONVENTION
Held nj Galveston Because that In
TO BE the Port of Export--suI-
nvan-Picrce suit.

Galveston, Texas, December 29.--Toymer
County comnsies orer b F. johnson, who
is usually very conservative In his state
ments about the coast country. says things
are hooking bright for the farmers between
here and Houston. and there Is promise
Of a successful future. Captain johnson
Is president OF the Gulf Coast Horticul-
tural association and gets around through
the coast country about as much as amy
one in tbs part Of The State. He spoke
quite glowlngly today about the situation:
You can not find a vacant house in Al
vim, Arcadia Alta Iona or. believe. In
any OF the coast country towns, said he.
| II was In Alvin yesterday aud merchant
told me trade was excellent. He had done
much better than he had anticipated. and
business instead OF falling or after Christ
mas, continued good. Things look right.
There's no doubt about 1T. With good
weather we are going TO have fine crops
next season. We have passed the expert
mental stage In simple vegetables such as
Irish potatoes, cabbage3 and oncns, and
we know what We can do aud when and
how 10 do II. / thought You couldn't raise
corn in the coast country. but my neigh
Dor. Mr.. c. @. Meeks, has gathered fifty
five bushels OF corn TO the acre on his
farm"
Are there many people moving in to the
coast country?v Captain Johnson was
asked.
Mot a great many" he replied, but
there Is considerable inquiry for coast
country farm land. I've had some ! got
an inquiry this morning for some ani
own, and I'm going to sell. think Some
of the people who came down here and
"a ut
back TO North Texas are about to return.
They have discovered that the coast coun
try is better than they thought 1t was.
Mr.. Johnson SAYS Arcadia is in line with
the coast country in every development.
cATTLEMEN's CONVENTION.
Worries P. Brown OF San Antonio. secre-
tary and treasurer OF the Texas Live Stock
association and editor of the Texas Stock
n.an and Farmer. chatted INTERESTINGLY
with reporter this morning about live
stock matters and kindred topics. Mr..
Brown is accompanied by Mr.. Homer Eads,
commercial agent OF the International and
Gieat Northern railroad. and today they
are looking after the live stock meeting
to be held mere next month.
sit Is barely possible" said Mt. Brown |
that the people of Galveston do not fully |
appreciate what this meeting OF the Texas
Live Stock association will mean to this |
town. Galveston lis not a live stock center, |
and for that reason conventions Of this |
kind have always been held elsewhere. /
But this place is destined to become an ex-
porting point for live stock second to none
in the country, and NEST of our members /
want to become familiar with the facilities
here. Than again. pork packing establish /
ments are going to spring up In South
Texas in the course of few years and
in my judgment Galveston Is the proper
location for them.
THE one thing want to impress on the |
local Committee Is ths absolute necessity |
OF maluing arrangements about transporta- |
ti5n as soon as possible. The railroads
want TO advertise the event anil unless +
the question OF rates is settled soon, II !
may operate TO cut down the attendance
THE railroads heretofore have always
given S. maximum rate for cur conyen-
ton and will doubtless, gladly do SO again
If the matter Is taken up with them in
time. But 1t is necessary they should be
given an opportunity TO advertise the
meeting we'll and they can not do this I'M
les your local committee on transporta-
ton acts quickly.
The Texas Live Stock association has
of about 500. / feel confident
ee-fourths of that number will be in
Galveston; besides, there are always two
or three times that many spectators and
crowd of at least 1900 strangers here. The
Texas cattleInen have been prosperous the
past year and they will enjoy trip TO
The seaside.
"A feature OF this meeting is going To be
The address of Colonel e. S. Peters of
Calvert, president Of the Texas Cotton
Growers association. President Peters has
been large cotton planter himself and
frequently has a crop of 1000 acres He Is
going to make a talk to the convention adj
vising the farmers to plant less cotton and
iced more cattle. According to my judg-
ment mere farmers are feeding cattle this
winter than ever before. 1t is not an UNI
thing to find as few as twenty-five
head being fed. and in many instances the
farmer grows his own feed There is
pointer fcf the solution of the hard times
cry"
MIR. Brown and Mr.. Eads lett here This
afternoon for Houston. but before gong
they did not forget TO reminf the reporter
that San Antonio is about to organize
lair association. The preliminary arrange
ments are all made and the meeting TO
pei manently organize will be, held at Mr..
Browns office on January 8. 1t VIII be
known as the San Antonio Live Stock and
Agricultural association.
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