The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

ot9lnted with tho workings OF the uusran-
tine, they arc tao ones 10 point out It's DC
fects to the State authorities, VI such &C.
fects exist. and to make Suggestions az 70
tho proper steps to be taken towards their
correction. The Post. Of course. understands
u at tho quarantine is a state affair but Il
believes that any suggestion IN the premises
FL Paso might mako to the safe govern
mont would be given due ana proper Goa
sidtratlon.
The census bureau changes the relative
position OF Texas cities IN the census tnui .
every ten years. Galveston once led thea
Dallas. and new San Antonio ls at tho NE "a
OF the list. with Houston a close second
san Antonio has shown an u or ease OF 4iH
per cent during the mast decade. when 10
much above the average lncreasibs Iaas
with Mexico has had much 10 do with Saa
Anton!o's growth and will ccnt1ue 10 give
the city additional business and popula ion,
but san Antonio must bestir Itself an en-
courage manufactures Of all h IDS OF Hous-
ton viii pass II in the first decade OF the
new century. Monterey (Mexicol News
The Post Is not complaining and realizes
that the census figures will be received hy
the public as final, no matter how they may
be qualified by facts which do rot appear
10 the census returns However. 1t would
respectfully remind the Southwestern papers.
so many OF which are printing paragraphs
similar to that above that San Antonio has
thirtysix square miles OF territory and that
Houston has but nine. The News may rest
assured that Houston will at least make
every effort to show the largest population
wien the census OF 1910 is taken.
~
Cleburne is all right. Just watch her hum
Ne will
dull herself together and &c. another rail-
road and a cotton mill.-Cleburne Enter.
prise
Cleburne will have to keep on humming
II she desires to retain her place with refer
ence to the other towns OF her class in tn
state. They are all forging ahead very rap
idly now. in an industrial way. and 1t will
require effort to keep UP with them.
49,
The biggest trust In this country is com
posed OF the country newspapers. They trust
more people and get less nav or thanks fol
II than any layout in this country There
Is hut one way to smash this trust Let
each paper destroy its part of the trust and
me trust business viii die natural DEATH
| Baird Star.
The Stars solution of the problem seems
to be very effective one. 1t is worth trying
anyway.
Dallas is bowling at the census enumera-
tors who 'ound only 42,o00 people where there
ought to Rave been 10000, There is no use t.
/ kick. Cold counting tells the story.--Galves-
! ton Tribune
Sometimes 1t does aud sometimes 1t does
not. Counting may be so cold as to te
| neither thorough nor correct.
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| The farmers are on the top round this
| year. Hundreds OF them are cut of deb
! for the nrst time in their liyes.-Greenvllt
! Banner
And 1t was not MCKINLEY "prosuerity'
which brought about these results, either.
~
| Don't 20 around claiming that YOU are
! democrat and all the while loing your leve
| best 10 defeat the democratic ticket Get If
! the crowd to which YOU belong and hi
straight from the shoulder Hamilton Rus
| tier.
Well, the toys are after the old Dial Gal.
sure enough.