The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-04

be the Steamship! Why. yes: without it,
now could VIC trade with other landss Ana
how could they trade with nsg There
would be very little trading Il II were
not for the steamship. and without trade
with the foreign lands our country would
be very dull. Therefore the steamship IL
more useful to all nations than any other
Invention. Please count my vote for the
steamship, Enclosed is A little dime for
the helping fund. Butterfly come again
Felicia NJ Pope.
Mirsien. Texas, pear Haphsmmer, MAY
i step in moment, see the editor
frowns and says he lie no, gong 10 writs
an interesting letter, and | expect she Is
right, but let that he as It may. I am
going to try, and that is all that mule
can do Well, II ! Keep on at this will
rot write anything interesting | know.
Well. the contest is about inventions. Let
me name a few and then maybe can
decide which IL the most useful, First, |
viii rame the cotton gin. II was MOI in
vested this century Steamboats,, which
going out Of use. although steamships
are used Cooper Esiill aud Lennon, In
their history. say that illuminating gas
was nrst successfully used In London in
1913. II came In general use In New
York In 1924. Railways, the hrst built
In this country was in 1926. but II was
drawn by horses. The frst locomotive
was successfully tried In 1881. Steel pens
which are very useful, were invented in
1880, The telegraph was invented In
1885. The sewing machine, very useful
| invention, hrst came into use In lSi6. The
first Atlantic cable was laid In 1856 The
telephone was completed In 1871 II is a
grand invention, by which any person
can stand several miles away and talk TO
a friend. Many big guns have been In
vented for the purpose OF carrying on war.
or course. they are useful In their place.
but | hope the Happyhammcr club win
we no war, There are other things
which consider as minor Inventions such
as the graphophone and many other things
too numerous TO mention. Well now
after much thinking l have concluded to
vote for the locomotive as the most use
ful Of all inventions. Look at the many
miles Of railway over which locomotives
run to carry the cars, which are used for
the transportation OF our trade Your
true Hap, Cephus.
Lanevillc, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
am glad to see that we have another in
teresting subject on hand for discussion
Now, Haps this is one OF the most i'm
portant subjects ever placed before ouI
club for discussion. | want every Hap
young or old, to come forward and express.
their views on this subject and MAKE
this subject thoroughly discussed. Nov
Haps, look az the great list OF inventions
during tho Nineteenth ceutury. We nm.
them all very useful just look back on,
hundred years ago. We could not trave
from New York to Georgia In four days
or send a message from Maine to Soutl
Carolina in Ave minutes. There are s
many important inventions il is very hare
to decide on one, but TO make n choice
believe the railroad is the most impostan
invention, Now Hsps. what invention
has brought more wealth and good int
the United States thar the railroad? Tn
answer is none The railroad has bull
Zip the United States more In tho las
fifty years than any other invention. 70
instance, suppose there is man In Dnl
las whose son Is In Atlanta, Ga, an
/ Should die. why he could 90 there hefor
J his son would have to he buried Will
, eighty years ago Il would take him abou
, twenty-three days to travel that distanc
in the common way OF travelling. In 1875
December a. when General George Wash
ington died, II was four days before con
gress know that the most popular ma
In America was dead. II that had bee
now and the news carried by railroa
! alone, they would have known It in fe'
, hours. Another great advantage In tn
railroad is when YOU order any article frol
4 a distance YOU get II in about ten @
! twelve days after you start the ordc
} on. Yes, all YOU voters for the steam
? boat. telephone and sewing machine etc
how do you think you would get alon
, without the railroad? How would you q,
y your sewing machines and other article
, here in less than two or three month
: time unless you would send It upon land {
S your steamboat or your telegraph Nov
. all you railroad Happyhammers arise IN
e march in one solid column to victory f
s the useful old railroad. AS ever trl
4 Hap, Edwin Stanford
N
T Houston Texas Dear Hapnammei
t / Alt houph haya hean "A Yr,an,har fnr war