The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18


out ] never did write many letters, and
! never did vote in any OF the contests,
but ! will vote ip this one, because Il Is
so interesting. | think that the loenino-
tive is the most useful invention OF the
Nineteenth century 10 man. II carries
The produce from place to place al
very rapid rate. Il 1t were no; for the
locomotive the. people on the other slds
OF the Appalachian mountains could not
get their produce across the mountains
very well. And wherever there is rail-
road there are towns and cities that az
FORD work for great many men. 1t Il
very true that railroads kill great maGy
men, but they pay good wages and make
many mans living, | have been read
Ing the Haps' page lately more than
usual, and find It very interesting.
VIII cast my vote for the locomotive.
true Hap, David Chapman
Lockhart Texas.--Dear Haphammsr:
have studied on the subject we haze be-
fore lis, which is the most usefll inyen
ton Of the Nineteenth century, aud have
come to the conclusion tina, | will VOC
for the locomotive. | think It Is the most
useful invention. OF course there are
many others that are very useful. but To,
locomotive is more So The o noti o
doSs great part in carrying on tae COM
meFce OF the world. l am a great lover
Of machinery. especially with stea n power,
like to stay arourd the engine aud
"nrand in" with all the engineers anu Are
men | can ger acquainted with. There
is an old gentleman in this town who ran
the first passenger train 10 the Unitel
States. He says the run WAS ABOUT
twenty-five miles long and they thought
they were doing wonGe.s to max | thee
and back in day There Is GER AMY a
eat difference in tbs trAins o. to.ag
for those Cd seventy eighi-iaoh vince. ers
"a Get over goruna In hu.ry | tel yun.
With rush, rattle, roar and a
gialm,
The engine speeds on its WAY,
Displaying the oniertul power OF steam,
And the genius OF man today.
AS ever a true Hap,
Andy MsCuriy.
Dalvile, Texae.-Dear Eapha mer: |
ha e be, n for quite whilo a 81 e y ad-
mi,er OF he young folks dela tme-t Q.
NJ Houston Post. | Will glad asn Nj.
"a. LaulLlg,r 10 pace my Hane o. ais
blk among he names Of tie 9TH 4a.s,
%. / can say out 80 longer. !, to i
my hammer TO ring out in ,he LEA Id
Post, Now as tuis is ms ARSE le,te.
A
cast my VOC for The steamuoaD HAps,
lhlnn the steamboat is me eltsst inve1-
tio1 OF the day. Now we SEA the .oco.no-
i've ali over our great STATE; in iacl i
is great invention. but stop. Can II
c1grp>tc with tae ettamgoat? No. And
it never will. Look at the cost that II
takes to run a locomotive through oli
land and then take the cost Of the st am
beat We don't have t. build h. roAd
foc nature had TIA, built luns tef're ah'
was invented. One of the Haps -po o
cur con1msrce being cut shot Were i
not for the locomotive. Now, would lils'
TO know the shortness o. K were f. 70
FIR the steamboat, We can uss the O q
what would we do for sometaing 10 breas
The waves OF tine miSh.y ocean? We cal
not run the locomotive to the o,her eide
therefore | prize the stesm6oat far he
You'd the ether inventions. Now, Haps
let's make hay while rhe sun shines an
put our shoulder 10 the Steamboat ans
push her ahead and honor her grear inven
tor, Robert Fulton. A new Hap.
David j. Dardsn
Houston, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
have for long time wanted to write ant
become a Zap, and | just must do It be
cause I have so much TO talk about. III,
YOU know, dear Haphammer. that | an
the GRANDSON OF the very gentleman WIN
built and partly owned the steamer Bell
Lee you wrote about Sunday before last
Yes, my granfather, Captain Anselm Nc
Gill was called one Of the old Mississippi
river kings and was said 10 be one o
the best looking men in Louisville. He wa
on the river for thirty years and owne
FIVE or six OF the finest steamboats, thu
nj q
The Belle Lee was a companion boat Z
the Robert L. Lee, and Captain job
Cannon was one of grandpss oldes
friends The Belle Lee was bai,t in tn
a shipyards OF JeiTe rsonvillo, Ind, en
mamma. who was a little girl then, sa
her launched. Grandma had nice sal.
of rooms up on hurricane deck and ne
10 spend q great deal o. her time on b
But she pu, mamma At boarding sch o
a. ,Ne 7a7 afraid steamboat ife woul
:pon her Graars cuff the river heauf
AZ so many "a roads.
He dicd in san Antonio Just osiole "
came 10 Hous On. Mamma vas
grass girl and thinks there's no pace Xix
old Kalntuck. But let me tell you there
no place like Texas. It's good enough II
me and could swallow Kentucky, bin
grass and all. | go to the Fanpin sehoC
and we have college cry, and 1t Is
!, whooee. whooee!
What In the deuee is the matter with me
I'm no fool: I'm no fool
For belong to the Fannin school,
Ny. How long my letter Is. and I'm nt
hair through
: Mr.. Editor. you are so good TO take S
much interest in ut young folks ana ca
= imagine just how you look.
We'll. good bye. regular out and OF
!. Texas boy. Ahseiln heH"l SieFin'
Deadwood, Texss.--Dear Hapham ne
. Every lttle helps. so I'll cas- my ftl
\ vote foF the ever useful LOGON tive. The
a are Ave Inventions IN the race AID al q
. good inyect tons and vii make live
a race. But look at the iron hcrse' as
4 rushes on his hrery ccuiss upon the hig
/ ways Of commerce Does II not look ns
. full as {, bears the large quantity OF pi
. dueeg Without the locomotive what pro
h. would domestic commerce be? How Won
: the farmer get bis produce TO the dis .
Il market or hnE would the southern mr.
4 buy goods from the North AID have tht
" delivered? II the locomotive hal nos
:, hae, invented how far behind would civ