The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2 1888
HAY WILL BE KING
NEXT TUESDAY AND wEDNEsDAN
IN THIS CITY
Convcntion--The Importance Of
the Meeting.

Houston travelling men who have been
out over the various railroads. leading into
this city say that there viii be a large
villages in South Texas, and there will
hardly be an important community which
il not represented at the South Texas Hay
association Tuesday and Wednesday, Octo-
Der and 3. The very complete aud elabor-
ate programme which has been printed
VIII be carried out to the letter. The pies-
ence OF Congressman Hawlsy ami Ball and
that very distinguished Texan, Hon. Jo-
Beph ID. Sayefs, In addition to good talk
ers among the hay makers gives assurance
that the conTention viii be profoundly in
teresting from start to finish. Delegates
to the convention are asked TO call at the
Houson Business League under tho Hutch
ms House before the opening OF the con-
vention Tuesday morning TO register and
secure badges There viii be music before
each session OF the convention, mornng
and afternoon. The trolley ride over the
principal portion OF the city Will start
from the Business League exactly at
O'Clock Wednesday morning. The low
rates given by the different roads leading
into the city, the very moderate charges
10 be made by Houston hotels Will assure
the comfort and PLEASURE OF the delegates
at the very smallest possible cost Hay is
the most important OF American agricul
tural products. ard as South Texas pro-
duces a prairie hay equal to any other sec
! ton OF the country this hay convention is
OF very pronounced interest.
! Colonel Cyrus Thompson OF Lockhart,
Texas has the following 10 say relative
10 the South Texas Hay association in a
communication to the Lockhart Register:
This organization will have lis next
regular meeting at Houston on the Attn
and 5th OF October and Caldwell county lis
/ NJ N ma al tas
to take part In the meeting and give en-
| enlargement 10 an enterprise that is OF
| vast importance to South Texas. There
! grows upon the praines and fields OF Texas
| hundreds OF thousands of tons of grass
| which makes good hay. hay with wonder
/ fni blooj and flesh making qualities ard
finds ready sale In large quantities in the
! markets OF Galveston. Houston and San
| Antonio at remunerative prccs--good
| prairie hay being worth $40 per ton in
/ Galveston. with good export demand. The
| association vas organized for the purpose
! OF working up an export demand for hay
| looking mainly 10 Cuba, Porto Rico
| Jamaica, 81. Thomas. Hayt and other West
! India Markets There hay can not be made
| or curc5 because OF the rainy seasons.
| This association expects to get low FIRE ight
| rates from the railroads for the transpor-
| tatiou 10 other gulf ports ana TO arrange
| with steamers running 10 the West indies
| for low rates Of freight To Havana sa7.-
t!ago, san Juan. Kingston and other West
ln6los ports and are looking more to a
foreign than a home demand. They OK
! poet 10 work mp n business that VIII be
worth hundreds OF thousands of dollars
| annually to South Texas VIII not some nt
! the enterprising farmers OF Caldwell coun-
~ take an interest In this matter ana at
tend the meeting cheap excursion rate
VIII be made by tho San Antonio and
Aransss Pass railroad so that the expense
will be inconsiderabc Lot our farmers
turr thar attention to something else be-
sides cotton Let them at least diversity
their crops. The hay cut from an acre o.
good grass land will bring more clear
money than an acre OF cotton producing
haif bale and selling for 4h cents per
pounl