The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-15
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
It's all right. perhaps. for Secretary Root
TO demand that the sultan shall pay up but
II isn't fair to blacken his character. He
isn't running for offce.-Garrison Signal
But it's the same old story-the fellow who
is indulging in the abuse is running
The Industrial spirit has struck Texas hard
and completely knocked out that habyish
sentiment so long held By our people that
we couldn't do anything until some shrewd
yankee came among us and put up the money
and took the engagement Of such things
We tre learning that we are no longer ln-
dustrlal infants.-Terrel Index.
1t is just as ridiculous for Texas to say
that she can not take care of herself in
an Industrial way as for our manufacturers
throughout the Nation who are now under
selling the Europeans in European markets
to demand tariff protection from foreign com
petition We have got the raw material of
all kinds. the advantageous sites and the
homo money in Texas to make us one Of
the most independent and prosperous manu-
featuring communities in the world If we
will only display the nerve to walk alone
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The cotton mill enterprise is taking
refreshing sleen just now. II will awake
bye and bye and come to me front IN all Oh
| its former glory gainesville Register.
The Post has feared for some time that
too many of these Industrial awakenings"
in our Texas communities would soon "fall
asleep" again and before any substantial
work had been accomplished Unless a move
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actual desire of home capital to reap new re-
turns and grows up naturally out of the
business demands of the community. rather
than from prevailing excitement. 1t is apt
to get tired and sleepy too soon for the public
good.
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The State Bankers association met in
Fort Worth last Tuesday morning There
is really no competition between these annual
! conventions and the TEXAS Press association
in the display Of wealth and lavish expendi-
ture.-Taylor Weekly Texan.
The Press association. however. is undoubt-.
eddy the more lavish in expenditure and gives
the host better sendoff afterwards, But
think of Houstons good luck and golden
prospects next year when both the bankers
and newspaper men meet here!
How about a hoop and stave factory for
Wharton? There is plenty Of timber in our
forests that could be utilized for this pur-
nose The crop of sugar cane molasses will
be coming on soon and as a matter of course
/ barrels will be in demand-Wharton Spec
| tator
Nothing better, it would seem. That is the
wise community that supplies its own wants
and keeps within itself the profits on in
dustry. The Post has been advocating this
policy. and while encouraging the cotton
mill movement has felt that many localities
could make more money in other kinds OF
factories than the cotton mill The Spec
tator is on the right trail.
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A system OF municipal government has
been established for the Philippines with
right Of suffrage The next thing in order
now is to run the Fllipnos down to let
them know about it.-Pttsburg Gazette,
That's not bad as neat sarcasm But
with some of our American experiences in
municipal government staring us in the
face it would be an act of cruelty to prevent
the Filipinos from escaping to the noun
tains
Texas gets only $4,000 out of the $751;, 500, 900
rivers and harbors appropriations made by
congress.-Tyler Democrat Reporter.
There has been no rivers and harbors bill
yet passed or reported by tie house The
item referred to is to continue contract work
already in progress and was In the sundry
civil bill. II the exigencios of politics would
allow rivers and harbors bill this year
Texas would expect to ge generously re-
memhered
1t is estimated that the truck farmers of
| Nueces county have received Sl00. 600 for their
products. Just think! One hundred thousand
dollars for vegetables when Goliad county
does not receive over sl6o,O00 for her cotton
crop. Golad Guard.
/ And the vegetables could be grown aud
marketed while the farmers were waiting on
the cotton crou There is no need to
abandon the old staple-ony diversity and
utilize every avenue to wealth and independ-
ence. It's funny" that such plain busi-
ness proposition docs not the more practi-
caliY address itself to greater number of
people
II the proposed tax on oleomargarine VIII
take several dollars of the value of Texas
90 not want the tax. and they should so
inform their congressman. West Texas
Stockman.
And not only of the value OF cattle but
OFF the value of cotton products as well. No
State is more directly interested in this issue
than Texas, The fact that few "hnicky,
people who can't tell oleomargarine when
they eat it, grow eloquent against this
product is hardly sufficient ground to break
down great industry.