The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-24

enterprises Of some sort. The Courier should
awaken the people Of Tyler to the necessity
OF factories.
Ono of the ways TO build up Waco IS to
build up the country adjacent thereto. FRO
create sood markets for the products of the
farm, garden and live stock interests. and
give coed values In merchandise, throw inc
least possible expense in the way OF reaching
adjacent towns feel like they were vlsiuns
friends. Waco leads In this sentiment, ana
II should be fostered.-Waco Telephone
The good roads in Harris county. leading
into Houston, have built up this city. and the
country adjacent thereto wonderfully. GOOD
roads make more business for the city man
and lessen the cost to the farmer OF market
ing his products. besides increasing the value
of his property. McLennan county should fol-
low the example set by Harris in the matter
of building good roads.
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The man that Is out Of debt these days
should be happy. He is in the class tnat
contains a very small number.-Meridlan TIL
hume.
The man who can say that he owes no
one cent, should congratulate himself,
There are many farmers who. on account OF
to clear themselves OF all debt and they
should make it their aim to keep themselves
in that condition It can be done by judi
cious and careful management of the affairs
OF the farm.
Now and then we hear 1t said that fac
tories will not pay in Texas. In fact. cX-
amples are pointed out in proof of the state
ment But a little further Investigation
shows that in the instance OF failure, such
failures have come not because tho factories
VIII not pay. but for the want of Intelligent
direction and management without such
management no investment pays. but fails.
whether IT lie n farm, blacksmith shop. a
store. mill or a factory. And with such
management success follows, -Corsicana Sun.
Factories conducted on business principles
by people who understand thoroughly the
line of work they are undertaking can not
help but be successful in Texas. Factories
run on any other basis will certainly be
failures here as in other places. The field
IN this State is broad enough and it is not
Texas fault II factories are not made sue
cesses.
The Houston papers say tho approaching
Fruit. Flower and Vegetable Festival at
Houston will be the best that has been given
since the inauguration of the great midwnter
exhibition Nacogdoche Phone.
Tho people of Texas may rest assured on
this point The Festival this year will he on
srandor scale than ever before, The indus
trial feature will be larger and better than
on any previous occasion and the special in
ducements offered for community exhibits will
have the effect of making them unusually
interesting and pleasing. The Festival this
year will be the biggest thing of its Kind
hou ,o- IN
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The West Texas stockman tColoradol has
enlarged to twelve pages. The Stockman is
especially devoted to the interests of the
stockrsiser and the publishers are getting out
a good paper.
our per capita circulation is now s25 go. II
you haven't that much. take comfort in the
thought that some other man has more than
that.-Fort Worth Register
Just think of how many people there are
in this country that mus. console themselves
with that thought.
The Livingston News is doing its best to
get the people of Polk county to have an
exhibit at the Fruit Flower and Vegetable
Festival. The News asks the question:
Is Livingston to furnish any exhibits at
the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival at
Houston next month
Livingston and Polk county should not
overlook any bets to show to the world Just
What they can dc, and'th proper kind of ex-
hibit at the Festival rs the best way of
doing this that has ever been suggested If
Polk county is wise 1t Will be represented at
Houston next month with an exhibit,
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Louisville Is lust now missing some very
desirable citizens by not having any houses
for rent. People are indulring every day for
rent houses, Can't some OF our people in
vest money in neat little cottages and reap
good ends?-Lewlsville Enterprise
Lewisylle is not the only place in Texas
which has suffered in this respect Lack of
suitable rent houses has retarded the growth
OF moro than one place In this State. Lewis
Vile should see to it that the situation
which now exists there is relieved for tho
good OF the town,
Pluck. push and enterprise are the Gle
mentS that command success in town build
Ing ms well as in other things. -Yoakum
Times
These three things are absolutely neces-
sary in order to make success OF town
building no place will build up without
them. Yoakum seems to have quite bit
of each OF these three elements, Judging from
tho success of the street fair recently held
there. and from all accounts it is growing
at a remarkable. yet steady pace.