The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12

OF the most substantial OF Texas weekies and
The Post wishes for Il many more years OF
success.
Suppose that OF the 50. 200, 900 that will come
to the Texas cotton planters this year because
OF tho increased prices. only $2,000.co0 were
put into cotton factories that pay sure any
where from 10 to q per cent per annum
interest, what, great thing would that ps
/ for them and all the state That would
mean, say. averaged. twenty mills Think OF
| it-Dallas Times Herald
/ The Times Herald makes good point here.
Besides the interest on tho Investment proper
the farmer could get better price for his
cotton than he otherwise would. Then. Just
! think OF tho people for whom twenty cotton
mills would give employment. The Idea is
splendid one and il would be grand thing
for Texas II 1t were possible to put 1t into
effect
Iiillsboro is to build a cotton factory on u
new cooperative plan which is fayorably re-
| ceved. The capital stock OF $4,000 is divided
into 2000 shares az $50 each, payable III
monthly nstallments of 81. In this way per
sons OF limited means. with progressive ideas.
can invest IN the Improvement. We would
Ike to see New Braunfels swing into line
the same way.-New Braunfels Herald.
The plan adopted by the citizens of Hills,
boro is an excellent one and could easily be
followed by New Braunfels and other cities
of Texas that are the least bit enterprislng.
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The st. Paul Pioneer Press classes the Gal
weston News rs Il democratic journal" The
Times Herald.
The News has always boen d democratic
paper But 1t gets Its democracy from the
fundamental principles of political economy
iD1 ftf mall oh 70
speak for the party. The News is no man
worshiper 1t appreciates the fact that man is
tnllible. II thinks for itself and speaks for
Itself The lash OF the party, though in the
hands OF mon who may be worshped by
others, has no terrors for the News. or
course the News is constantly being charged
by persons whose tongues are raw from lick
Ing the boots Of politicians with not being
democratic. but it cares nothing for these
charges, Il knows. its principles and its f.
deity to old-time democracy and the peorle.
ana goes on It's way happy. Dial News.
This old gag is worked off about once or
twice a month, and here of late. the News
is getting to be disrespectful and even
vicious toward all newspapers which support
their party and decline to enter the ranks of
the bushwhackers, yclept, independents a."
1t may be remqrked, right here, that tine
News protestatons of "fdelity" to "prin-
cple" might be accepted with less reluctance
memory the course of that paper in 1896 when
1T supported Mckinley and high tariff for
president and Jerome Kearby and popuism,
republicanism and niggerism for governor.
But the people have not forgotten.
With taters In the patch, pumpkins in the
comb. sorghum in the jug, ducks swimming in
the pool, fat milk cows browsing in the lane
turkeys strutling in the barnyard. wood piled
up at the kitchen door and a blazing fire
on the hearth. the farmers of South Texas
have much to be thankful for.-Yoakum
Times e"
Those farmers who are in such a prosperous
condition as this certainly have much to he
thankful for. But there are many of the
farmers in the flooded district who are much
less fortunate. They are OF a cheerful ma
tnre. however, and when the day of thanks |
giving comes around they will thank Him
from whom all blessings fow'' that 1t could
have been worse and was not, II for nothing
else. 'AN
A writer in the Alvin Sun gives some good
reasons why Alvin should have n creditabie |
exhibit at the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable
Festival and suggests that the best way to |
proceed liz for every one interested in the
progress of the town and county to contribute
to fund and oher series of prizes to be
paid to the person or persons offering the
best products in the several classes.
The Alvin Sun thinks the suggestion good
one and says:
II the merchants would get together on this
thing ana make out list of articles on which
they would be willing to give premiums II
would result IN much good; 1t would be an
extra inducement TO the growers to bring In
their products, The articles, after being
awarded prizes here. could then be sent Ia
Houston as the community exhibit The Sun
Will start the list with IS. and w. b. Bair
says to put him down for s.. Who will be
tho neXt9 w
This is an excellent way to get up a good
exhibit. as the offer of the prizes would re-
SUIT IN the farmers exerting themselves. The
sun IS an ehterprlsing paper and certainly
hustles for Alvin and Brazoria county.