The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-26
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SAVERS ON MANUFACTURING.

Jefferson Jimplocutc.
The Cotton Exchange of Houston gave
most elaborate banquet on tho 18th
inst. in honor OF Houston having received
2.1Ol, 0Si bales OF possible crop of PISA, :
43S Something over Is per cent OF the
crop in sight in the State. This is indeed
grand showing, and as The Post very
Justly says. is attributed to the most ex-
ccllent management OF the Cotton Tx
change. Quite u gathering OF business men
were present on the occasion OF the great
jolliflcation. Among the prominent speak
ers was Governor Sayers. Governor Sayers,
In response to the toast, Texas, the
largest cotton producing State in the
Union, made most Interesting, in
structive and progressive speech. He said:
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II know the advice OF many is DO not
plant so much cotton That is cruel add
vice.. VIII Houston get over 100000 bales
of cotton that year? Not at all. / hope
she VIII get 100000 next year. You tell
the farmer to diversify his crop; he can
corn 10 Kansas; it is like carrying coal to
Newcastle for him to do it. He can not
make pork and bacon to send to Chicago;
that is impossible. At best all he can do
Is to make enough bacon, enough corn and
enough -four for home consumption; that
does not make his cotton more valuable,
not at all. Now, what ought we to do?
tell you that unless we do Texas with all
her wealth and resources Will lag behind
the old States of North Carolina and Geor-
gia. We have got just as good people. as
enterprising, as energetic and as frugal
people as live under the sun. | am told
In the States of North and South Carolina
every pound of cotton that is grown Is
put into manufactured products. and Geor-
gia and Alabama are spending every en-
ergy in that direction. friend of mine in
Washington told mo that cotton factory
was established in his town. and was com
pleted In the first day of last September.
Before single spindle was turned, before
the fires were klndled, contract had been
made for every yard OF cloth that came
from that mill In five years. Can't you do
the same? Do not shake your heads be-
cause know you can do 1t If you will.
The foregoing fully and satisfactorily
answers the question OF diversification of
crops. Manufacture the Texas crop with
In the State and 1t matters not whether the
State make three or six millions. it will
be the wealthiest in the Union Again
the governor says.
Standing here in my place tonight, and
say anything that is incorporate, 1t would
be wrong in me to do so. l say that the
highest interest OF the people OF Texas is
blending with the construction of the
Nicaraguan canal. You will not have to
send cotton to Liverpool to be sold to
China and Japan HEREAFTER. Japan and
China will then know where Texas is, and
where Houston Is Reach out for their
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The Jimplecute fully and sincerely con-
ours with Governor Sayers in everything
he says. The Jimplecute heartily con-
graduates Houston at having reached the
1900, 900 notch in cotton receipts and
$4,000 in population. We trust she may
continue to grow and prosper. If Jeffer-
sons waterway had been utilized as Hous-
toms has she would today be doing con-
siderable jubilating. Conditions and To-
cation are as good at Jefferson for making
II a manufacturing center as any point in
the State. and we think better. These con-
ditions are better known today than ever
before and will in the future be more
sought after.