The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10

Twenty thousand pounds Is a car loa
of grain. To be most conservative we e
innate $4,000 to each car. To move til
corn crop OF these seven States 1880. AS
cars would be required. For the whea
crop 312.0o3 cars. For the oats 1863, 50
cars. A total OF 1902. 04s cars This woul
load 76,76s trains OF thirty cars 10 tn
train. or 1883 miles OF solid cars ioade
with only the three grains Of seven State
In one year.
This Kansas wheat crop here shown
loss than sl,0o0.ooo bushels for 1895. Will
that State raised 81 100000 bushels in 1891
and has still larger crop raised in lss
awaiting shipment.
We ask the force Of thu argument sivel
IN the above figures.
Nebresha and Kansas sic side by
side. Kansas, on the south nearest to
the gulf. has rhe advantage Of being
the dividing posut where competition
East and South Is sharpest. Until deep
water was had at Galveston, farm
products brought the game prices in
BON States. as all shipments were to
ulie East Now Kansas corn for ex-
Colt brings from 4 to 6 cents a bushei
more than Nebraska corn, and other
grains in proportion. This on account
of the reduction made in freight rates
to Houston and Galveston by railroads
that come to the gulf. and met by their
Eastern competitors, shown as follows:
In 1896 Nebraska raised $685.
5oo,63S bushels Of corn, valued
at S3S,s17,o53. Kansas raised
247,734,o O4 bushels of corn, val
ued at s44,5o2,tot or $1,000
600 bushels less than Nebraska.
Yet, from the report of the secre-
tary of agriculture at Washing
ton, the value of the Kansas crop
was 100000 greater, thus saw
ing to the Kansas farmer, on one
crop in freight, S2,ooo,ooo more
than would complete the channel
from Galveston to Houston.
This amount (so,ooo,ooo) was
saved on one crop CORN for one
wear for one state. Of corn,
wheat and oats for that year
Nebraska raised 352,oS2,ST
bushels, value Ss3,Si4,69i. Kan
sas raised 3o2,337,21s, but val
ued at so7,SS2, 100. In short,
with 100000 bushels less
grain, Kansas received therefor
st4,ooo,ooo more money for her
1896 crop than did Nebraska, Is
it possible to present stronger
argument why this appropriation
should be made now, and can it
be doubted that when the facts
are known we shall have the
earnest support Of the whole
Northwest for this international
Improvement, so strongly recon-
mended by the government en-
gineers?
Reporting for the srest crop OF Texas.
Il appears that "cottos Is yet king.
Texas raised Tor the cotton year Of
1867 2,247.544 bales.
Texas raised for the cotton year u
lss7-9s s.o74.sll bales.
An excess for this year OF s2I..ol
bales over last year.
Houston received of the crop OF
1s96-s7 l.4l5.7SS bales
Houston received of the crop OF
1S97-9s 1.7sS.4si bales.
An excess Of receipts for this
year over last of o32,8o4 bales.
Taking an average OF forty bales to
the car. il wculd require 76,sIo cars 70
transport the Texas crop OF 1898 70
market. and 44.5ss Ours TO brsng the
amount received by Houston 70 ner
wharves. This In addition to an in
mepse bulk and value OF cotton seed.
co.sau meal and oil,
Other cotton Figures;
TIE receipts OF cotton st iioustoh
from september ! 10 November 80
1895. were sa3li5 bales more than -