The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-10
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The abundance Of muney In Nebraska ia
nhawn by the sharp demand for State, county
aud city Warrants and bonds Tho school
icachcfs al lincoln were recently paid Off IN
' Mat,allts nearlng per cent interest and
brokers enniched the warrants hp AZ from
TO - premium. rhis would not the in :
weston only n little over 3 ner cent
me people of Nebraska nre especially flush
ai motley jNst nov because they harvested
an immonso wheat crop last summcr which
tney dispoaed OF NJ very hish prices. IN add
non they hhd phenomenal crop OF corn mud
anuhaanl oropa OF other cereals and vegota.
nlns' Thcir corn Inns enabled ,hem To feed
theif cattle aud hogs chcaply and 10 realize
rood profits ON tho same. Kansas Is mi lar
bchlnd Nebraska In tho experience of tho
ltosneri'y wave, and tho adjoining States
nave shared It to u greater nr less extent .
The plethora Of money In that roslon IL in
marked contrast 10 the poverty OF thu cotton
raising States of the South, which have Lx1Gz
70 lhl obliged TO market their lnst crop OF
me staple at price actually holnw the cost
OF productions Minneapolis Tribune.
Tho people of the cotton raising states
VIII not enyy tho people Of Nebraska aud
Kansas their good luck, for It Is simply
pure luck. The South Will be clad to know
thai crops have been so abundant In the
middle Went that there is not only no want
tp there, but that money is "fush.n II
looks at last however. us II tho money
We're In the hands OF tho money lenders
and SPECTATORS so long MS school teachers
have TO hawk about their salaries in the
shnpo OF warrants, II NIL this money Is
In the hands OF tho people II would seem
10 be about time for thom to pay lp their
iaNes and relieve the State. or counties
or cities from the burden OF ISSUING war.
rants bearing per cent Interest TO The
school teachers,
Bnt the point of interest 10 the ,.pcyorty
ttTleksn'' people of the cotton raising
states ID the reelection that they are not
likely to be called ON to contribute again
soon 10 sufferers from famine up IN wcst-
orn Kansas and Nebraska il was no
burden 10 tho Southern pcop,e 10 p,t in
thcir quota At pnch times and thoy woula
respond promptly to similar calls IN tbe
future. but these "0ush times' in the West
VIII probably tide the farmers through
even another drciith and tho hunger con
senuent upon Il. And this raises the oucs.
tion whether u country where IL Il either
feast or u famine, or one where comfort
''--'~ tif>f's NV t'AAiNuuN%t CNtnl tuuurn
Tines are net "nush,' Is tho betiers
There Is also a political lekssn IN the
contrasts 10 which tho Minneapolis Tflb.
unc calls attention. werc tho times ia
Nebraska representative OF !, National de-
seiopmcnt and steady prosperity In the
Asricultural world. the cotton raisas 10
the South would he as flush as tho wheat
produc,is fl the West. Tho fact that
such Is not The case IA al Indication that
an extraordinary chance has come to the
West this Year. through the failure Of for
lelen grain crops. white The balance OF the
country ins been compelled 10 bear the
samc ola burdras II the nsme old way
sssius their prnduets falling IN price or,
remalning nnsold. while the scarce dollar
eensinssd Y Gspw II importance.
QFAanerlly wtsAt. cotton. corn ana III