The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-13


diversified crops2 How can the cities be
made the desired markets until industrial
enterprises are secured that VIII utilize
some OF these products?
There is a greater variety OF crops
planted in Texas today than many people
imagine We are raising more wheat
more rice, more tobacco. more fruits and
more vegetables than ever before in the
States history.
why Is this the case? Simply because
Texas has been developed to some extent
by various industrial enterprises her
cities have grown, her population has in
creased, and the farmers have been given
market for a certain amount OF these
diversified products.
But the limit has been reached. Unless
wo continue to expand our manufacturing
interests we cannot expect the farmers to
expand their liberalization.
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II IS manufacturing that builds city
anl It Is manufacturing that helps the
agricultural classes. It is manufacturing
that gives employment to thousands OF
men In city and that makes possible EN-.
ployment for more thousands on the farms
OF the State.
Make Houston tobacco market by
building a warehouse for this crop or by
erecting cigar and plug tobacco factories.
and the surrounding country will plant
more tobacco. Make several such ware
houses in the State or create many such
tobacco factories, and Texas will soon be-
come as famed for Its tobacco as 1t is
now noted for It's cotton.
Let It be known throughout the coun-
try that Houston and other Texas cities
are erecting rice mills and then watch
how our wonderful rice lands will be
utilized.
Scatter few canning factories over tina
State and see how the truck farms will
increase and how the orchards will grow
in size and number.
Make Houston or some other Texas city
a packing house center like Kansas City,
and the farmer will need no other induce
ment to raise hogs and cattle.
Encourage the farmer by encouraging
the factory builders. Every dollar put
into an industrial enterprise In Texas now
means a dollar put into the pocket of the
farmer.
Don't forever and continually talk crop
liberalization to the farmer. He Is d.
verslfylng his crops Just as fast as he finds
1t profitable to do so.
Don't imagine that the Texas farmer Is
ignorant and shiftless. He is progressing
in his particular line OF work just as fast
as the banker or the capitalist. It Is true
that there are some farmers who haven't
the Senso to see why they should raise
their own food crops. but then there are
soiue bankers who don't realize that a big
surplus Of money isn't big advertisement
for a bank.
There arc few farmers in Texas who
buy all they eat. There are likewise bank
ers in Texas who would rather see their
money idle In the vaults than to risk 1t
on manufacturing enterprises. These ex-
tremes are found In every class of life.
and these extremists should not be used to
judge the whole.
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II is gratifying to see the bankers ~
Texas taking an interest In the agricul-
tural classes. When the fnanciers of the
State begin to realize that something must
be done to make farming profitable. It
proves conclusively that they are willing
to do something to insure the States con-
tinued welfare and growth.
The best and greatest thing they can do
TO help the farmer, to help the cities, to
help the whole State and to help them
selves is to encourage the location of man.
ufactories in Texas
With mora factories to consume and
make market at home for their products
the farmers will diversity and prosner
When Texas gets strung out in a manusac-
turing way the bankers will have no tror.
Die in securing profitable investments.
Tho money that is now idle In this State
Can easily set in motion the wheels 81
progress, and all classes will be bene.
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