The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-22

EXCHANGE INTERVIEW $.

EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
! II the press of Texas can build cotton mills
the mills will be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News
Chronicle.
The newspapers OF the State are hammer
ing away with all their might at the people
Of Texas. trying to get them to build cotton
mills. and II they are not erected 1t will not
be the fault of the press. There is money
in cotton factories and the newspapers are
doing their best to convince the people OF this
fact.
Mr.. j. w. Burns has taken charge Of tho
Teneha New Era, with MIR o. NJ Gibbs as
associated editor OF the New Era MIR. Burns
says:
We are glad to state that 1t is democratic
to the core. and also that II is free and
unlimited coinage paper, and we have no
fight on Sayers MS we asked for no appoint
ment. We will also state that we believe Tho
Houston Post one Of the best democratic
newspapers in the South and have always
rdorscd 1t in its democracy.
The new management has the thanks of
The Post for the compllmeE IT pays this
paper and its best wishes for the success of
the New Era.
Houston continues to get many nice notices
about Its Fruit. Flower and Vegetable FEES
llNUls anu II lle attendance Is not UP TO the
hiSh-water mark it will not he from lack of
assistance from the press gang. "-Forney
Messenger
Oh. no. II the attendance this year is not
double what 1t has been in the past 1t will
not be because the newspapers OF the State
have not doomed the Festival enough to
make 1t So The many nice notices the Fes-
tiyal is receiving are having good effect
among the people and Houston appreciates
them.
Governor Jester is working on cotton mill
plan for Corscana and Is making a precinct
organization similar to ones made in political
matters. Each precinct Is canvassed for stock
In the mill the total stock to be 500 900
shares at s25 each. no assessment to exceed
20 per cent The plan is a good one Waco
could adopt 1t and build a mill before another
season.-Waco Telephone.
Governor Jester is always doing something
for tbs good of Corsicana. His plan for
raising money to build cotton mill is
splendid one and could easily be adopted not
only by Waco. the Telephone suggests.
but there are quite number Of other towns
which could secure a cotton factory by this
method.
The San Antonio fair was the first in the
state to give proper recognition to the truck
growing interests OF Texas, Texas should by
IL
west. and this branch of industry should be
fostered and encouraged.-Denison Herald.
The Herald has evidently overlooked the
Fruit. Flower and Vegetable Festival at
Houston. which was established three years
ago. The Festival hero has given especial
attention to the interests of the truck farmer
and has done much to stimulate that indus
try in this section OF the State. The San
Antonio fair has done good work for the
4 truck farmer. but it was not the first fair to
"give proper recognition to the truck grow
ing interests of Texas" as the Herald says
fiouston's Festival is entitled to that dis
tinction.
II is reported from Washington that
number OF the smarter democratic leaders
are convinced. since the recent elections,
that tho party is making a serious blunder
in holding to Mr.. BRYAN. but will not openly
saw so for fear OF being denounced AS trai-
tors This is Islander. Whenever the real
leaders OF the party become convinced that
Mr.. Bryan IS not the strongest and most
available candidate. they will tell him so. and
! no has tho patriotism to stand aside--Rock-
wall Success,
! The real leaders Of the party the big men
who have the interests OF democracy and
the people at heart believe that Mr. BRYAN Ia
the strongest candidate that could possibly be
brought forth to head the ticket. and it's
only a few disgruntled who think otherwise.
The rank and file of the party are with Mr..
Bryan, and would-be headers" who are try
ing to down him would better beware
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| Farmers who are preparing 10 plant vege-
tables and fruits for the markets are doing
the proper thing. Ii Is time 10 let up on the
! Affection crop.-Tylcr Courier
Those farmers who are taking the advice
offered them by The Post and other papers
OF Texas and planting less cotton and more
vegetables and fruits are certainly doing the
proper thing. As the Courier suggests. II
is time TO let up on the l-eotton crop. for
as long as such condition exists there will
be no real prosperity.
The management OF this paper does not
ask patronage or support on any other ground
except merit. We want no mans subscription
who does not feel that the paper Is worth
mans advertisement who does not feel that /
no will get full value for the money he in |
vests in space,-Cameron Inquirer.
The Inquirer takes tho proper view of the |
matter. Without advertisements and sub
scriptIons there could be no newspapers. and
while It is the duty OF citizens to subscribe
to and advertise in the home paper thoy
should be made TO understand that money |
thus spent is no contribution and that fun |
value will bo given In return therefor.
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While IIillsboro and Whitney are coquetting
WITH cotton factories. why doesn't Abbott /
waltz into the game? Most amy old thing
will do Just so II Is called q factory. a /
broom factory. for instance. would be a warm
proposition for our little city Give us a
broom factory, even though II be hut a
small one, and every Abbottite will hold his
head higher, and feel that he has not lived in
vain, Abbott isn't big enough to 10 up
against cotton factory, but her worst enemy
can't deny the fact that she is a calico
tinted broncho Of the warmest type when il
comes 70 trotting In the broom factory class.
Abbott Graphic.
II Abbott can not build cotton mill II
would be well to start something in a manu-
featuring way on smaller scale than that.
and broom factory is all right to begin
with. Small factories, II successful. generally
lead on TO larger ones