The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
WITH THE PASSING IHRONG

pose OF investigating the cotton crop ou
lcok. He found conditions in North and
Central Texas very favorable, but repor,s
come sections OF South ana Southwest !
Texas showing rather gloomy outlook. !
AT several places said Mr. Vinson,
cotton is being badly damaged by the |
excessive wet weather. The bols can MT !
open and farmers say the hollis are rot
ting. The plant is putting on vjst
growth of foliage, bu the stalks seem
70 have very few bo.ls on them where
these continued rains have fallen. TAX
ing the State as a whole, hjwever,
consider the outlook quite favorable, a1d
certainly much better than at thi; time
last year. The crop is very late every
where, but wth go2d fall weather there
is yet chance for Texas to produce 3. 81
600 bales certainly hope that such
yield Will be made in this stare, TO-
good prices seem assured. no matter nov
large the crop may turn out"
THE bareheaded girl not the shirt
waist man, is the fad like best" s3ld
Houston gentleman who has just re-
turned from visit to several Eastern
cities. The shirt waist man is m ST
unpresentshle object in hot weal her IN
less he uses shields and SAFETY pins.
which he never does, but the bareheaded
girl is a JOY to the eye. You see her
everywhere IN the East now, on the troll
ley cars, in the summer thelters. at tue
restaurants and ROOF gardens, and driving
in the parks. Girls have sucn p ty
hair and they wear it in such beautiful,
soft masses on their heads, that I'm
oil hae n
up among them 1t is good for 'heif
hair, too to let the sun shine on it and
the wind blow through it, That ma ies
hair clean and sweet just as hlea hing
does with linen. Down with the shirt
waist man! He is decidedly sloppy But
the bareheaded girl Will linger with us
hope. till the autumnal frosts cone
on"
MIR Edwin Waller Of Quintana is in
the city and when questioned in regard
to the improvements at the mouth of
the Brazoe, stated that the work on the
jetties is being rushed by Charles Cla:fe
& Co., and that they hope to soon finish
their present contract Mr.. Waller !ur-
Their mentioned that the Velasro Terminal
railroad which has been in the hands
]
on the first Tuesd.y in September. and
/ that It e the general opinion of the people
of his locality that The same will bA
purchased by the International and Great
Northern and extended to the mou b #
the Brazos and wharves bul' and other
/ Improvements made in time for this sea-
sons shipping The Cane Belt railroad has
already closed a contract with the town
Of Quintana to make it their terminus and
build depot, wharves and repair shops
there before the close of next year. so
with the prospects of a road to the mou b
on both sides of the river in the near
future, Mr.. Waller naturally feels en-
thussetic over the outlook for his town,
and so expresses himself
~
Let any one who wishes to know the
effect Of the wet weather on business
stroll down Main street and talk to his
business acquainances. Here is the re-
suit of such a walk by a reporter OF The
Pest who talked to four or five men. all
prominent in different businesses.
Reporter" Hello! Anything happening
in your lipe?' Business Nothing ,
happening, except the rain"
The reporter walks down for a block.
then tries again: Say old mani ANY
news Second Business Man-'Not 4
DIT traue WIN me 10 JUL i"e ram -
Tba renorter walks an and hail, a
merchant "Anvthinq DOING" Merchant
s.Totbing iva ana wei weather II
saans are oil ,ve con count IN sue, NOW I"
rrho ranorter summons mo co,,r,go m
accoSt fnurtb TEL mo sor,e nsws "
Tomrth pnsjness Man Win tbo atr ~ ono
conro,,ino niace ~ startlins and orir-
mol ,nforn,ot ,onN"it,s r,inire' th,f,s
W,
poortor - ,,r, hrsiooss ~ .t
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;ndioa.irn 80 tbo ar,a,n, 80 49, GOV
'Fi,th p,s,,ssa M" .syvoi, 80, 900 T..
.hi. ~ NJ Vi. ~, s'u SCI, :.
rat athar 80 ~ Ia5,e en 80. anoo
80 '. tha rntaiI strr, W. ~ I'm Smop T.
$500, "e az 'ne $500. g, Nv t -, an 70
W. ne 49,, ~ LII, I'm ~. ~,
ot,.. 80. n'onu rs 10 nn6 ~, oa "a ve.!
""e S,ir; @'e y. io,VVV or io,VvU t 49,,
,vaatbnr ~ ~ go, M p ,s WI u. Iii
buying; and to that extent we are not
selling hope the rain will quit"
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VI '.'0 VS. us Vi ieP"i'ee eNei
neafd, observed a HOustonian who loves