The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
! 1ho address Of the Houston Manufacturers,

| The address Of the Houston Manufacturers,
iassociation, ms published in yesterdays
Poet. calls attention to Houston's greatest
Should receive careful consideration from
every citizen. Not only does this association
| point to the necessity of more manufacture
Ing enterprises in Houston, but It urges
cncouragcment aud patronage to the indus
tries already existing here. It is certainly
apparent to anyone who has Investigated
tho situation. that Houston can bo made
west. but In order to accomplish this II is
essential that home citizens take tho lead
In bringing about industrial expansion Tho
Home Manufacturers association is doing
a splendid educational work along this line.
ana that organization should receive the
assistance of every citizen,
And now congressman insists that .hs
people should elect the postmastcrs. haven't
We enough political troubles alrcaay.
Tho Mexican Herald. commenting upon |
the great activity noticeable In that rcpub-
lie in tho installation of new cotton ma
chincry and the general enlargement OF
business. says: And this is In n country |
committed to the fatal silver basis. poor
miserable country, which pays gold inter
est on Its per cent bonds and sees them
standing at par and far ahead of the Sc
curlties Of other Latin-American nations
which have adopted tho prospcrity-eyoklng
cold cta rd axt.a -.
the spectacle OF daily REPUTATION of closet
theories OF finance a busy and progressive
nation which NEEDLES with no other country.
is content with its imperial domain, it's east
variety of resources. and best of all car
inestly desires peace"
PENNSYLVANIA paper has discovered that
II is a simple feat of legislative legcrdemain
TO change a $1,000 bill into a senatorial bal
lot.
The counsel OF Mrs cordella Botkin. the
condemned California murdcress, express
themselves as confident of procuring the
release Of their client on the technical plea
that no court has jurisdiction over her
crime, for the reason that the crime was not
cor mitted within tho jurisdiction of any
one State. No wonder some people think
the Nation is cursed with too much law and
too many lawyers.
Nature. few hundred live business men
and congressional appropriation, win make
wonderful city right on this old Buflalo
bayou.
While the new governor of Pennsylvania.
In his inaugural address. laments that Penn
Eylvania must either increase revenues. re-
duce expenditures or borrow money TO meet
anticipated liabilities tho governor Of New
Jersey is troubled by the handsome surplus
In the treasury OF his State. II Is quite
evident that New Jersey isn't content to be
the hotbed OF trusts without there's some
thing In It.
II is not the size OF the Arst appropria-
ton that you must consider. but the faith
and Endorsement that congress has shown
thereby.
This imperlaiist idea seems to be good
deal Hike the grippe-tt RACES violently while
II lasts and Is fatal In some cases but the
Philadeiphia Public Ledger thinks most OF
tho victims viii get over IT, Tue epidemic
wasn't half MS bad as some people Imagined.
and great many who thought they had
4 hsye found out their mistake.
The greatest railroad center In the South
(which is Houston--is destined to astound !
ths world with record-bneaking exports. {
watch " In 1905,
Now that the Buffalo bayou project has !
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