The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-27

| OF Importance is TO secure an EXHIBIT for IN,
Fruit Flower AND Vegetable Festival
which wsn be held ut Houston ncxt month
and which win be attended by thousand.
| q ptople from all over the United States
Biazoria county cat easily have che best
| eNhiiGs there, and her citizens should malct
| every effort TO secure all Of the best prizes
y. a. Smith OF Angls.on has taken an active
interest In the mattgr. and Is now working
/ hard on tho exhibit He should have the
Co operation and assistance OF every clti
zen II, wants ct least a tnh OF flowers
| Tor nothing is more attractive TO the North
ein visitor In msdwinter. He should have
vegetables OF oil kin1s. ani corn. cotton,
cane aud nane exhibit of woods. Brazorla
County is now exporting ship loads OF cedar
| to Europe, and she has practically an In
cNhaustible supply OF oak. pecan. ash. cot
ton wood ana fnany other valuable varieties.
used In manufacturers. etc. She has an
inexhaus,iele supply OF clay for brick and
tile manufacturing which should be well
Represented, Mr.. Smith has the promise OF
assistance from all the farmers OF this
section, buk no viii need some financial
assistance and o,pr business men and clti.
gems generally must come 10 the trout and
put up tho .'needrul.'' This part or Bra
zoria county has never made an exhibit
OF any pretensions, John Ross last year.
of his own expense. had a small exhibit
Which attracted much attention, and vas
great credit to his individual enterprise
bltt this year the exhibit should bo on a
more elaborate scale. Now that the prope'
start has been made the paonie should
taite bold OF II and make 1t grand sue
CESS. 1t will prove big paying Invest
ment.
We want TO say to our readers and csps-
cially to our local committee that there Is
much 10 be done and no time 10 waste No
one who can contribute TO the interests OF
tlas show should escape, hut be visited by
nj in AZ t1ts, fti,ft lCC Nm th,a
tarmcis, gardeners and those who rave
only little Garden spot aud secure from
them appropriate and interesting vogc-
tables for the Rock Island exhibit, While
at Houston last week we. through our ig
norance OF what to bring how. when and
whore to place 1t, asked Tom Richardson
for Information, and IN reply he said II
can't pay any attention to Rock Islands
exhibit. for Rock Island don't need 1t. Rock
Island will be here and hs here right. with
a fun hand and drawing card" Now, as
Rock Island has faithfully and honestly
canned her present prestige, let us her
children and citizens. maintain her eull
credit by putting In one of the best and
most attractive midwlnter exhibits In the
coast country.
Grovetcn Herald: Now is old Trinity's
time to let the great number OF visitors
that VIII attend this festival know that
She has n place in the map OF Texas.
little eSertton on the part of our citizens
would get Up creditabtH exhibit of Trim
lily county. Our tobacco can't be eNcelled,
our corn is as good as that On the prairie,
our sweet potatoes are simply enormous,
our ribbon cane rivals that OF Old Can2y
md above all our girls are the prettlest
In the world. We hive said nothing OF
cotton nor garden truck. Lei somebody |
take the lead in this matter. collect speri- |
mems of Trinitys country produce for en- |
hihition In the festival at Houston. 1t
10 ,,,I In han ,alt ~ 18th
be In inducing large number of people
10 move TO Trinity county. clear up her
rich forests. busbl homes In our waste
places and nad TO the material prosperity
If tho country. We need healthy influx
u population and We can't get it without
sffort on our part.
Livingston Local: Polk county should
ave an eXhibit of fruit and tobacco al the |
0rutt Flower @nd Vegetable Festival TO
"a hold in Houston from December TO 10. |
Ne have as fine fruit and tobacco Hand az |
my section OF the State. and all We need |
8 "a little energy and enterprise to develop |
anne. 1t Is claimed by many of our clt-
.ens tthnt there Is mo market for fruit or |
'egetables, therefore 1t is useless no naise |
hem. Mr., r. d. Yollsum, general freight |
gent OF the Houston East and West Texas. |
oldN us that whenever a carload OF produce |
Mas ready for Shipment to the Nor hern |
markets that he would have car here to
IL IN. rum at lilly YulCe VIII Utat cut-
on md he sooner our people begin plant |
ng orchards the better off lHiey wll be |
December VIII be set aside at the tesi- |
sal as TSbacco Growers' dry. and all who |
lre interested in its cultivation should BIO
present, as much information can then be
ga1red as to ITS cultivation.
Rock Island journal: Now that the
Heat worlds fair OF oinalha is past and
reSas has captured the First prize and gold
medal tho election. by which colorado
inubty has been freed from aeg.o repre-.
10 over. and tho messing Of Ihe
San hntruo ami siansae Pas Immlgratdon
,aSoniaiicn ah Hoisstun IS pn95ed lot us, OF
Rock Island, turn cur attention tn making
hc Fruit Flower and Vegetable Feetyal
It Houston. December : 10 10. grand
uccfpa 1t WAS q success last year which
Was the first attmGpt bit enough was
developed al that time 10 warrant e'e opin-
on that mm.h greater Success can be made
his and subsequent winters. Las Deem
ler the exhibits OF frliits, flowers and
rego1ables wnn such as 10 surprise, II not
stonfsh the visitors from the North be-
i1ns fo1se Of our own people
Visciaa Times Mr.. Louis p. DcMouche,
of the Victoria Cigar factory, has
n Cils possession q large amount OF to-
AGO lt,aves that we're grown IN Victoria |
oulsty TWO yelrs ago. Mr.. DeMouche u
fire Judge OF good tobacco. as has been
emapmtrsted. and says that the tobacco
@ HAS seen here Is rs good n not better
la,n can be raised In any Other china In
40 United States. In other words. 1t a.
inferior TO none II not superior to ALL"
nd he viii have IT on exhagdbon al the
'nult. Flower and Vegetable Festival in
Ious'on next month.
FIabona Argus: The Texas Fruit. Flower
nj Vegetable Festival Will be in progress
/ Houston on December 8. o, 7, s, Q and 10.
} VIII doubtless be a grand exhibit OF