The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-09

year. These roads, II the spirit OF the is'
had been. carried out would right now D
graded to the county line. Gravel roads Y
the county line will save thousands 10 IN
| farmer and be a great benefit to the city. am
in twelve months will swarm with auto
mobiles.
We don't know or care so much about TN
automobiles. but wo do believe and know tha
every county In the state should make al
effort In favor OF good roads and give TN
farmer chance OF getting his products t'
market.
The Burnet Bulletin rejoicss In the recen
action OF lite landed proprlctors by which AZ
900 acres OF land adjoining the town wer'
leased to the Corslcana OIL company for TN
purpose OF development. According to tn'
Bulletin:
The leases give the oil company permission
TO bore for oil. gas or coal on the lands aes
igpated. within a prescribed time, under con
ditons to be followed by forfeiture on IN,
failure OF essees to conform to them. Whei'
oil is discovered, the owner gets 10 per cen,
II coal is found. he receives cents ton
II an artesian we'll Is found, II is his own
Upon deposit OF the duly signed and authenti.
Gated leases in the Burnet bank, the company
goes to work In thirty days.
The paper then argues 'thc leasing oil
these lands does not constitute monoioiy
nor create trust: It is simply guarantees oy
our people to an association OF capital and
skill to show whether or not nature piled NJ
all these mountains in Burnett county for
nothing or something"
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The Austin Tribune evolves from tho depths
Of Its inner consciousness an epgrammattt
truth. and here 1t is:
When We hear a republican cursing the
trusts 1t sounds like crow blaming Its OH
spring for being black. or the devil rebukins
sin.
The average republican who Eliminates
against the creation of his own party is simply
talking through his hat"
In the diversifcation OF editorial thought
which scintillates through the state press, one
occasionally hits upon some novel exploitation.
The Denison Herald is responsible for this
enc:
There are great many people In this worln
who remind one of the wiggletails in this
water, They simply wiggle around for the
apparent pleasure Of wiggling, have no aim
ir life above making tadpoles of themselves.
own insigniflcance. Get in the push and be
somebody.
The Orange Leader chuokles with glce over
the success o. the Kountzes In bringing the
Pee Gee its way. Listen TO It's clarion notes:
With the Southern Pacific terminals. a halt
million bushel elevator and a connection with
the Pee Gee road there is nothing on earth
can prevent Sabine Pass from becoming one of
the foremost deep water ports of America.
There is no reason why It should not be a
great port and The Post will be glad to
throw out its towllne and pull into that har-
Dor all the commerce 1t can. This, however,
without disparagement to Galveston or Port
Arthur.
The Smithville Times hits the nail suuarely
on the head In the following
II is Just about as impossible to run news
paper without occasionally making a miss
cue or woundng SOME ones FEELINGS as n Is
to run railroad without having accidents
or smash-ups. The newspaper man is ever
lasttngly at the mercy OF both friends and enc
mics ana indulselt subscribers will serve
Gil interests II they will Just remember this
The newspaper man who expects to give the
news. day IN and day ont, without causing a
kick" from one quarter or another. Is 100
verdant and too rood for this world and
ought to glide into the swe Get herafter as
noiseiessly and as gently ms possible.