The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-09
WITH THE. PASSING THRONG.


Texas, was in the city yesterday, guest
at the Capitol hotel. Mr. Bonney repre-
sents a large Houston cotton seed oil mill
aud In travelling over his territory, which
rs composed OF the country traversed by
the International and Great Northern ana
Houston East and West Texas railways,
he mas paid considerable attention 10 the
matter OF the amount of cotton being held
feature which Is at present occupying a
very prominent place in the cotton crop
situation. THE cotton is practically all
out of the hands of the farmers. said Mr.
Bonney in conversation with representa-
tive of The Post, "and my observations
| have led me to believe that the amounts
being held by merchants and gnners Is
no larger than usual and In many cases
not nearly so large With the exception
OF Henderson, Nacogdoches and Palestine,
none of the towns in my territory have any
large amount on hand and everything |
have seen points to Texas crop OF not
moro than 2.500000 and perhaps not nearly
SO much. II is by no means probable
that the farmers OF the state would hold
more cotton when prices are above cents
than they did when It was at cents and,
so far as my observations extend, l find
not the slightest grounds for the state
ment that the holdings In the small UNI
counted towns are so enormously large as
| 10 bring the crop UP to what the bear
| extremists claim Il will be- There Is no
doubt that there Is some cotton being held
IF there was not the crop would indeed
| be a short one--but In the towns l visit
| the holdings are no larger than is usual
| and in many cases, as | have said, the
amounts on hand are considerably
smaller than in past years 1t occurs to
me that the South Will have decidedly the
best OF 1t when the smoke has cleared
away from the field of battle and the re-
suits of the struggle with the foreign
consumers are made known
Mr. Bonney enjoys the reputation of be-
ing we'll informed and conservative in the
extreme and his opinion, as outlined
above. is OF great interest as affecting the
! situation.
There is very general desire on the
part OF the business men of the city that
some effort be made TO secure the next
meeting Of the National 1.-Two Stock as-
ISOLATION. which convenes in Fort Worth
reMt week, for Houston. Houston Is the
natural convention center OF the State"
said gentleman who is always labor
ing for the advancement OF Houston S
interests to n representative OF The Post
yesterday, land | have no doubt that II
we went after the cattlemen in the proper
way We could induce them to come to
this city next year. Representatives oil
the live stock trade from all over the
country come 10 these gatherings, and il
would undoubtedly be good advertise
ment for Houston and deep water to get
one of their meetings, Another thing:
II Houston Is to hold fair next fail the
exhibition of live stock will no doubt be
one of the chief features. Would II not
be we'll to find out what is TO be done IN
the premises within the next few days, in
order that a delegation may be sens tc
Fort Worth for the purpose Of interest
ing the cattlemen in the matter OF these
exhibits? 1t occurs to me that II would
be = decidedly good idea"
Mr. Galloway, prominent citizen o.
Fort Worth, who was present while tnt
above remarks We're being made said that
although he would not concede to HOus
, ton all the advantages claimed as con
, vention center he felt sure that the cat,
: tlemen would he glad TO avail themselve
r OF the opportunity TO hold one of thel
. meetings here-that is, II they were show
that Houston really wanted them.
: Mr.. John L. Meany prominent yoinl
attorney of Chicago, has arrived in tn,
city, accompanied by his brother, Mr.. r
T. Meany, and will locate here The for
a ner IL an attorney and the latter is in
:, terested In Texas lands. Both expires
y themselves as highly pleased with VIVA
). they have seen OF Texas In general am
, Houston In particular, so far, and ss,
g that tho evidences NJ progressiveness Il
h be seen on every side are such that the
4 would be creditable TO a city many time
y the size OF Houston.
i ~
IT was at an informal little dining whio
occurred at an uptown restaurant after tn
theatcr one night last week. Present wcr
= three we'll known newspaper men and
: capitalist, who. Notwithstanding the pic
10 thoric rondition of his purse Is thor
"A ough Bohemian at heart and is Away
10 be found IN the company Ut newspape
n workers who keep late hours and 10 othe
unconventional things. over the cigar
and cognac Que member OF the party he
came reminiscent In his loQuaciousnes
and began extolling the many virtues q
+ the capitalist in way which made tina
"a worthy blush like a school girl He ha
always been my friend said the newspa
. per man. II remember one time seveea
y wears ago, when ] was a young and mex
W periencsd reporter and hadn't the slight
eat idea from day to day where my mex
meal was 70 come from, I became nerticu
lsrly hard up and, although I knew hir
hut slightly, went to Mr.. Blank here
u indicating the capitalst--"and told hir
" my troubles, without a word he wen
"A down In his pocket and loaned me SIS.
was the act Of truly good Samaritan an
- shall never forget u. Here's to him
~ II was up 10 the capitalist then.
course. and he toed tho scratch withou
the slightest hesitation, although, as h
said, he was not given to speech makins
He referred feelingly to the remarks {
his newspaper friend, recalled some N tn
"a circumstances connected with the inciden
Ia Just related and ended by snying: IT NJ
moro than glad, old man, that YOU remem
&c Der that " I made up my mind sewers
! years ago that you had entirely forgotte
u It."
Us The cold, deep gloom which settled dow
over the party was only relieved BY IN
arrival OF the waiter with fresh suppl
nf enthusiasm.
w II am receiving a gratifying number Z
Vi papers dealing with the matter OF the pro
posed tax BILL" said Mr.. ]. ]. Pastoriz
W who has charge Of the contest inaugurate
In by the Houston Manufacturers Assooia
rs ton, but ! am sorry TO say that mo,
at OF the articles are written from a singl
re tax standpoint, when what we desire
to bring out vas a full and complete dis
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