The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-21
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

Tho following from the Corpus Christi
Caller is a fair specimen of wha, nearly all
coast towns have done in the way OF truck
farming this season.
The amount of vegetable shipments by ex-
press from Corpus Christi this season is esti-
mated TO have been over 2O0o.0Oo pounds
1900 to 10000 pounds day for sixty days.
This does not include the truck shipments.
several carloads OF vegetables having gone
The Buffalo Banner thinks the farmers have
hit upon a new way for reaching the desired
end. Here's how It talks
We have one sure Indication OF prosperitv
IN these ends of the earth that is farmers
have concluded to study their own business
and let politics 20 10 the devil.
Every man should take legitimate interest
In politics but the fellow who gives that
uncertain game more attention than he be-
slows on his business generally comes out at
the little end Of the horn.
The Greenvllo Morning Herald rises to re-
mark that:
Money has wings and that's why tho people
with lots of money hy high.
Yes and that's probably the reason II gets
away from most OF us before we know it.
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argument for municipal ownership in the fol-
lowing:
In Wheeling ". Va. the private gas works
were bought bv the city many years ago and
paid for bv the sale OF bonds. All the bonds
have been redeemed out of the profits on gas
without levying dollar on the people.
md the public service Ia now Welding year
lv net income of about $4,000 to the city
treasury. besides SUPPLYING the people, with
gae az 70 cents a thousand The books OF
the city for 1896 show that besides suppylng
gas to the people at the price named the city
itself burned $4,000 worth + its own public
buildings. for which 1t paid nothing, The
$4,000 profit made on its gas receipts moro
than sufficed TO nav the entire cost OF light
lns the city's streets with 450 arc lights Of
1000 -candle-Dower each.
The Calvert Courier IL In line with most of
the state PAPERS In the oplnion that:
Jim Hogg Is what the small bow would style
"crackeriack." The way the big Texan
dazod the Tammany braves OF New YORK
and set the crowd applauding for William J.
BRYAN displayed the mntchess art peculiar
to Hon. James Stephen. by gatlins'
The Cameron Herald discusses political
possibility az follows;
It is renorted that Hon T. NJ Campbell
of Palestine will probably be candidate for
congress aTainst Cooper. II he enters the
race he will be very strong connection for
the place Two years ago he was frequently
mentioned as probable candidate for gov
ernor but he declined to enter the contest.
He is deservedlv popular
The Dallas Tlmes-Heral thus refers to a
question that deeplv concerns all Texas;
Every furnace in Alabama fired up for I'M
ceasinc work until the wear 1900. And Texas
Is lust as full of iron as Alabama, and nearly
all untouched. Why does not our Birmlng-
ham and Llano districts get move on them
In this dav of superabundant capital?
Keep on asking this question. 1t will do
no harm TO have the matter well ventilated
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| The Paris Daily Advocate has got hold OF a
I live wire and turns itself loose thusly:
Fort Worth has already organized Me
insurance COMPANY and there will he dozens
more II the foreign companies will get out of
the way and make room for Texas captal.
! There Is good field in this State for local
or home insurance COMPANIES. and whenever
Texas capltal goes into that business, the
companies so started ought to be encouraged
and supported