The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-08
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

'Ae III Faso tieralq mas falth In the future
of Texas 1t says
! Texas seems to be the objective point for
many of the Northern railroads Tho great
empire of the Southwest Is lust starting on
her career. The rest of. the United States
| Is Just beginning to reallZe the Importance
OF Texas II is about time that Texas real
i2ed her own importance. Foster home in
dustries. use home capital at home in devel-
opng the State. build factories to utilize
nome produced raw material advertise the
state. and show capital that you have conf
dehce In the State and its future by putting
In your money and hard labor to back UP
YOUR judgment. And finally, don't elect lot
of numbskulls to legslate ali your prosperity
away, and don't take up with every new fad
ana fancy that comes along.
No State in the Union can offer such op-
nortunties as does Texas, The farmer can
find land which will produce nearly anything
which grows There is an abundance of lum-
Der, iron and coal which could and should
be utilized to advantage
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The Corsicana Democrat observes:
The Houston Post is n great democratic
daily and Is lust now engaged In giving the
administration at Washington some hard
digs in the sides" The democrats of Texas
arc with Tho Post In this fight for the right.
Evidently the Democrat editor must have
seen The Posts subscription list. Yes. the
democrats OF Texas are with The Post, and
The Post is with the democrats-the simon.
pure brand.
The Nocona Times man is something of an
entomologist. He says:
The kissing bug has at last made its ap
pearance in Montague county. 1t is OF the
genus homo. species candidatus. 1t freuuents
picnic grounds and farm houses mostly ana
devotes It's oscillations to babies from three,
weeks up In order TO please the mammas ana
get papa's vote in 1900.
Now. II the babies are along about sweet
sixteen the candidate is not to be blamed ii
he does Hobsonize himself. lust SO long as
his better half is at home.
The Beeville Bee notes that:
Victoria has a sidewalk ordinance and at
ordinance prohibiting the throwing of cirou-
lars on the streets. The other day an alder |
man had a fellow towDsman arrested and nneu |
for throwing circulars on the streets ana |
the fellow retaliated by having the alderman
watermelons on It,. And the mayor smiled |
and asked the gentlemen to call again when |
they wanted some moro Justice
That's business. II people will not volun-
tarly obey tho ordinances relating to SAM
tation and cleanliness they should be COM
PEELED to. Other cities could profit by Vic
toria's good example.
Tho Bonham News is anxious to secure fac
tories in It's town. 1t saws:
The money lenders alone are not going to
build enterprises for Bonhan. The tradesmen
aud the pushing business men will have TO
take the lead in all such matters Idle money
looking for vendor lion notes. Is not often
Invested otherwise But there are plenty OF
men here who can spare the money to build
cotton mill and they are not likely TO let
slip the chance they now have to build H.
Right 1t is not the money lenders who
build up towns. They charge excessive in
terest and really prevent others from in
vesting IN enterprises which would give EN-
ployment to their fellow citizens and estab-
lish factories. There is plenty OF capital In
Texas to erect cotton mills but for some
reason It prefers to remain dormant unless 1t
is drawing high rate of interest on gilt
edged security.
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Tho Waco Times Herald notes that:
The Nashville and New orleans papers are
calling for asphalt. Waco people should join
In the cry. The dust nuisance would thus
be abated
Houston's streets are being laid with asphalt
and arc the admiration OF the State BY the
time the automobiles suppant horses Hous-
ton will have the proper kinds OF streets.