The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-27
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

The Beovile Bee talks to the point when
it says:
Southwest Texas is undoubtedly the greatest
melon country on earth, During the past
GEEK car of melons was shipped from Mathis
averaging ffty-hye pounds Fifty Of them
tlnped the scales at eighty-five pounds each
Usually from 1000 to 1900 melons are allowed
iu car. but Of these the railroad company
would only allow 500 as the lot weighed 1000
pounds.
Like everything raised IN Texas, and Ike
the grand old state itself the melons OF this
section are at the mead OF the class
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Commenting on somewhat similar topic
the Rock Island Weekly Journal rises to re-
mark;
Japan plums from Texas sold in ST. Louis
June 2, for 81 30 per crate of twenty four
quarts. and they were only fair quality,
Great is Texas.
Strange as It may seem, large portion of
the press deprocates the royal ovation in
tended for Admiral Dewey when he plants his
brogans on American soil The Live Oak
Loader regards 1t as rank "hero worship"
and adds that the history of the world shows
that every nation that ever yet peddled that
commodity too extensively wound up in po-
iljical disruption.
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The Terrell Evening Index turns itself loose
on the same subject. as follows:
While we would not pluck one leaf from -ha
-uufei wreath that adorns the brow OF the man
who performs great deeds we can not think Of
pnythine that is more nauseatlng and dis
Eusung than that species Of hero worship
that dogeucrateR into aickly slobherinR sen
umontalsm. Ever since the Spanish sould-
ron In Manila bay was DESTROYED hy he
American squadron under command OF Ad-
mlral Dewey. historical people have been On
Gagged In an attempt to cause the American
people % make a popular idol of this man
VINO did his outy just as hundreds OF his
marines did. What did Dewey do that he
should alone be made the great hero? From
all accounts the destruction of Monteio's feet
was less difficult feat than the capture and
obstruction. o. Ccrvera's superior fleet od
victory rs great MS those of Schleys Dewey
gave nc an instruction that is costing treas
ure and blood. Schley ended war that ut
enc time promised to be long and bloody
one.
Tho Texas Real Estate Journal hits the mil
on the head when 4, says,
When few OF the muchly .watered and out
lawed trdsts collapse, millions Will seek In.
yestmGnts in the cheap real estate and paying
factories In IeNns Many people I'm tbs Igast
and the cold Northwest are selling out tbr1r
holdings and buying better and more profit
ehle farms and city property In Texas. al one
u
Yersifylng the crops Of TeXas
They ore all welcome here, and there's
plenty OF room and mOtchless opportunities
for all who come,
There is a Significant and at the same time
an amusing contrast IN the following nara.
tive:
The editor OF the Pursell Register. while
strollins about oklahoma City recently, found
rem saloons and two meat markets ia one
block In both meat markets men were growl-
ing at the high price OF meat. hut In No
saloons not a mothers soa of them croaked
az the high price Of whisky.
Perhaps the average oklahoman regards
"frewater" as more essential than meat IN
that country, and governs his actions accord.
ingly.
Uncle Daniel is doing good work for his sec
ton so much so that the Wallisville Age re-
marks:
When operations are begun on the long rice
field canal, stretching from near Turtle bayou
To the vicinity OF Winnie, an army of work |
men will he employed and bushels OF money
Will be turned loose in Chambers county.
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The Brownsville Herald makes the dis |
ooyery that;
There seems an idea in some editorial head |
pieces in the Eleventh district that they ought
TO be coaching somebody TO oppose Kleberg m |
the next election. Some people never know
when they are well on MIR. Keberg has made |
the district a thoroughly worthy representa-
tive In every way and so long as he is willing |
to serve IN that capacity the best thing me- |
constituents can do Il to keep him thore.
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southern progress is steadily forging ahead.
and the Northern papers are giving due prom |
inence to the question. The ST. Louis Globe |
Democrat says that:
In Ave months fifty new cotton mills have
been projected IN the South and thirty nine |
are 10 be enlarged, Manufacturing on a large
scale is DO longer novelty in the Southern |
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The feeling In favor OF the income tax law
grows stronger and stronger daily. aud the