The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-03
CONDITIONS IN TEXAS.
Interview with the Editor of The
Post, Now in Georgin.l

Post, NOW IN reorEH'/
Macon (Ga) News.
Hon. r. NJ. Johnston. editor OF the
Houston (Texasl Post. was in the city
yesterday and today, departing this morn
ing with his daughter TO visit his old
home in cambridge which he left many
years ago to seek his journalistic fortune
in the Lone Star State. He has had .
great success. The Post with which he
early became Identified. having grown
with Houston until it is now one OF the
most important and profitable papers not
only in Texas but in the whole South
Houston is prospecting" said Mr.. John
ston to a News reporter this morning. "a
few years ago it held no rank among the
Southern cities in the matter Of cotton
receipts. Today it is the largest INLAND
cotton market of the world, receiving
2.50OOoO bales yearly. It has grown TO
be city of $4,000 people and is the real
metropolis of the big State"
what about the Texas cotton acreage
this year?'
According to our last monthly report
there was little, If any. decrease. What
tho crop will be it Is. of course, too early
to tell. for no man can tell what the con-
ditions of the season may be. You people
in Georgia have a mistaken idea about
tho making of cotton in Texas. You seai
that we will exercise too great an in
nuence on the market. hut while We have
advantages we also have disadvantages
Labor costs more in Texas than it docs II
Georgia and we have to ship farther. This
offsets to some extent the cost OF Ger
tUizers in Georgia. | have seen srea
fields Of cotton unlocked because o. IN
lmpossbility of obtaining hands t. game
the CROP. The idea that 1t Is cheaper {
raise tho staple in Texas than IL Is II
Georgia Is erroneous"
Has the democratic party in Texas be
come thoroughly united again
Yes Our troubles are practically owe
and ! have no doubt that Texas will Civ
Bryan a majority of 100000 next year. Tn
factional spirit has been allayed
what is the sentiment OF the IeXa
democrats as to territorial expansion
"The great mass of the party is op
posed to the policy Of Imperialism. ! an
quite sure The people are also up II
arms against the trusts and Mr. Bryan
hold on the democrats OF the State /
stronger than ever. | have just v.site
| /
lcans are in condition of inharmon
p over the policy of the Mckinley admin
! lstration. There are many knives GU
and Mckinley is going to have great dec
of trouble in keeping the republicans q
the next house under control. The re
publican opponents OF Imperialism ar
] verv determined and break in the rank
S ] is imminent The whole situation as
/ could view it with my own eyes AMI iroI
what I could learn from authentic repol
is most encouraging for a sweeping dem
ocratic victory next year.
s "And by the way continued Mr.. John
n ston, Il am delighted. not to say ST.
prlsed AZ the evident progress Of Mae>'
, Yoh are going to have n most beautit.
: system cf streets | am impressed by u
nev business buildings The city iool
like It was on a boom. Indeed ] an 81
\ no reason why Macon should not becow
- the Leading city OF the Stale. hear yo
= are getting more factories | lived !
o Macon wears ago and | have a natur'
- love for the place, I am convinced
has very bright future before It,"