The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-12
EN fALES IUDAY !.



y There never was a more striking illus
tratlon d the truth that eternal vigilance
and 'set- up-and- get constitute the price
81 community progress and commercial
SUCCESS thun Is now being furnished by
the City Of New York The example Of
that great metropolis can not be too often
Impressed upon other cities throughout the
country.
II nero location, natural advantages and
good start, could be anywhere depend
ed ON to carry a community steadily for
ward in trade and prestige, II will be adj
mitted that such result would be. seen at
New York. Bat we have the testimony
Of New Workers. that the city has not been
pronting by its position and prominence
as KS citizens appear TO have thought
II would do In way 1t has been retro
grading in recent years and suffering APP
preciably from rivalry, which It once af-
fected to desplse, or at least did not fear.
The New York Herald had this significant
comment the other day on the situation
New York methants havs not been properly
alive TO tn. rapi1 thln-c OF tle last decade
In the conimercial situation. .hey nave n
italIzed how Undue mems offered by ,th r
cites were surely drawing e~aN cur trduS.
AS a result we ar now bewliii ~ the ! Jss OF
uiofitable business that has teel secured w
Letter markets, or else gone 70 ultimate mar
kcts By more convenient W lsSs cSpen i've
channels than this erent port unogoei. IL
fact. We had become bit old -fogyish In our
ways. ana Appended TOO mucn op the Debel
tl,ut all roads led to Now York, They "a
once, but between ekcesslg. ireirht rates, a
broken down. out of date canal system. heavy
sort charges and sharp competition 81 trace
all over the country. nc wonder tlat New
York was given the go-by whcl the pinch OF
cloec ptices eamP.
So alarmed have the people of the great
city become that they are now actively
casting about for means to check this in
road upon its domestic trade and foreign
commerce. At Saratoga next summer there
will be a convention held by the merchants,
manufacturers and shippers OF New York
City 70 discover, II possible what is the
matter with New York. and to devise
ways OF recovering Its lost trade and re-
establishing its old pre-cminence in tn,
commercial life OF the Nation.
II is, indeed lesson to see the creates
city and mos, important commercial poin
la Tue 1HtbFn iDthhhS HbhNih6 "
maintain its position. The example i
again commended to the people of Houston
II indifference or too confident trust Il
natural advantages ard certain degre
OF development, have been proving dis
astrous to New York, what can we hope t
do without active, unremittent effort Il
our own behalf? II rivalry can threate
the commercial supremacy OF New YORK.
why should we not fear It heres II popula
agitation and concerted movements an
libeval provisions are required there to re
tain trade, how can We maintato even GU
present promising position Without sim
liar foresight and an inteliigently dlrecto
and all-peryading public spirit?
These questions especially come home t
The people OF Houston Just at this time
VIII VIC heed and act upon them, or VII
we continue to walt for something to tar
up until We find 1t has turned up else
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