The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-27
Are you doing your share to promote Hous
tons industrial development?

Are you doing your share to promote Hous-
tons industrial development?
The National house OF representatives has
hos,i discussing the relative qualities OF the
regular md volunteer soldiers. II Is fruit-
lees controversy. Tho private soldiers, both
regulars and volunteers. all proved themselves
In lie late war credit to American manhood
No faint OF scandal and no brand of cow
aiG,co marked the uniforms worn by the men
bclnd the guns. Whatever OF shame and
humiliation was brought upon the Nation IN
tn, conduct OF The war must be charged to "a
fcw shoulder strapped martinets and political
nin.Umpoops who were placed in command OF
the regulars aud volunteers.
When the cities diversity their Industries the
farmers will gladly and quickly diversity their
crops.
The proposition to put $40, 100000 OF bonded
debt on Havana, In addition to the sl2.5o0, 900
al -eady owed. for the purposes Of sanitation.
may be pleasing to people who get the bonds.
SAVE The Indianapolis Sentinel. but II would
seem calculated to make the Havana property
owner sweat blood. However. It is worth
something to have tho benefit of American
government.
The members OF the California legislature
show a disposition not to break the senatorial
deadlock until the vote brokers so dead broke
According TO the Denver Post, bow-legged
man OF Boston recently submitted to thu
opera alton OF having the bones Of his legs half
ohiseled through, broken and reset, and when
they have recovered their former strength nc
viii be able to hold his best girl on his knees
as well as born straight fellows do.
1, appears more and more doubtful as the
days pass by. whether Senator Quay will eyer
have chance TO complete that celebrated
tariff speech begun In 1904.
Farmer though he be-" Hon. Trav. Hen
dergon. chairman Of the house finance COM
m',teo, will have to move With this agility OF
D, OCCASIONAL Splinter II he intends to pass
tho appropriation bill in time for the legis-
laiur, to adjourn on tho 18th day OF March.
brussels being chosen for tho place Of the
czars universal peace conference further en-
phasizes the fact that this idea brings sorne-
thIns new on the carpet. remarks the Phiia-
dephia Times.
ducge Days apotheosis OF his friend, tia
president, as greater than Washington re-
ceiyos it's aevercst handling from the good and
pious churchman. which charges him with
placing "the man who gave him nm office
above the man who gave him a country"
Cotton has advanced a little over 81 per bale
since last November. In the meantime the
farmers have sold nearly every bale they
raised and are therefore securing very little
benefit from the advance.
The Manufacturers Record correctly ststes
that local enterprise In exploiting resources
10 soon reinforced by energy and money from
without. Let home capitalists show their
faith IN Houston and outside Investors will
SOFA follow their lead.
A box and basket factory at Harrisburg, q
furniture factory assured for Houston aud .
rice mill contemplated. It IL quite cvdsn,
that Houston and Harris county viii soon
have q good case Of Industrial expansion.