The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-26

have been over practically all the coast
section since the storm and food and
this proposition appeals 10 me not in the
light OF an ACCESSIBILITY but rather one Of
necessity. Your city has fostered the de-
velopment of the truck ana irlit Interests
of the territory involved aui encouraged
them in times OF prosperity 10 the great
est mutual benefit. The promotion OF tho
development Of our territory being
fundamental consideration Of your organ
ization, II seems to me that in order TO be
consistent with these interests and the
people supporting them, you can not DO
otherwise than TO make an honest effort.
In fact IL there ever was a time when
the business men OF our Immediate coun-
try should show an interest ana express
confidence in the people in the rural pre-
cincts they should do so now. Any force
for development which deserts the cause
now will be many times more demoraliz-
ing than SIMILAR assertions under or
binary conditions Your association owes
il TO itself 10 make a grand effort to de-
velop a creditable Festival this year.
know OF no more potent factor IN estab-
fishing confidence In the minds OF outside
people than for you to show that you
have that confidence yourselves.
In this connection permit me 10 offer
few suggestions AS president OF the
South Texas Truck Growers association
have fully informed myself OF the needs
OF truck growers in the afflicted district.
They need seeds and plants for their
truck crops 1t Is now too late for them
to produce plants from the seed beds for
those crops which need TO be transplant
ed. Anything your Festival association
can do towards soliciting plants from any
source and furnishing the needy truckers
with them free of cost, viii contribute
materially TO the success OF your Festival.
They must be furnished the seeds and
plants with which to produce their crops.
or else. in mos; cases they will be help
less.
The two leading crops which are usually
trausplanted from seed beds at this season
of the year, Ne cabbage and onions WI
my own knowledge I am sure that nine
tonths OF ths seed beds OF these crops
have been ruined in the storm swept dis
trlcts. ANY contributions of plants for
either Of these crops | will take great
pleasure In placing for you in the hands
OF our most needy most Intelligent and
best organized truck growers.
In addition those crops which can sue
eessfully be grown from seed. now, are
turnips. radlshes. beets and peas. Beans
or Irish potatoes are risky this late Ia
the season aud any funds intended for
] them had better be applied TO increase
T
/ The crops named will grow and produce
| food for both man and beast in the short
est possible time.
/ ANY further suggestions or cooperation
! may ho able to render shall be cheer
/ fully granted II you VIII command Very
( sincerely yours. Fred. W. Mally,
/ President. South Texas Truck Growers
Association, also Texas state Horti-
/ cultural Society.
/ - pros
dent Cortes addressed letter to the T,
I H. Thompson Seed company receiving tho
( following reply
Henry w. Cortee, Esq. President Fruit,
Flower and Vegetable Festival. Hous-
ton Texas.
Houston, Texas September %. 1900.
Dear Sir: Referring to the conversation
had with you some few DAYS ago | beg
% say that II is possible for The truckers
10 grow some few vegetables in time
for the Festival. provided It Is not held
earlier than the first OF December or
course you will realize thai climatic
conditions viii have something to DO with
the maturing OF these mention, In
average seasons no trouble will he had
m IN view OF the adverse conditions
which have prevailed during the year.
} there Is reasonable hope that the future
. Will be more propiiouS.
ne lulluWAuE NtEeANDleg can NAIelF ne
planted now, with reasonable assurance
that q crop will mature in time to eS'
4 hlblt. or sell. by December s. The quick
est maturing vegetable in the list viii
mature in nineteen days. and the ones re-
q. quiring the longest time will require moi
3 to exceed seyenty-ive DAYS. Collards
, boots, mustard. parsley cucumbers let
tucc. carrots okra radsh, beans, onions
{ eudiye. peas. turnips.
q believe this is the Information you
wanted Can l be of further use to yo,.
q command me. Very truly yours.
r W. NJ. Bamberger,
: With 7. II. Thompson Seed Company
~
In letter under date OF September O.
i from Yoakum. Texas. MIR. NJ. G. Ranney
/ secretary OF the San Antonio and Aransa
Pass Railway Immigration association
says: at occurs 20 me that for Houston
: to omit the Texas Fruit, Flower and Vego
Il table Festival this year would be a decd
|, Ell injury to the country surrounding he
o and consequently 1t Will be a heneft t
[ hold It as usual AS to the scope of tn
festival ! am not In a position to give a
n opinion that would be OF particular value
/ should certainly advise that the festiya
o be given as In years past, so as not to los
o any OF the benefits or prestige heretofor
4 obtained, II can serve you in any way
d command me"
2 Mr. Charles Peterson OF Rock Island
president OF the San Antonio and Aransa
Pass Railway immigration association
was In Houston yesterday and being show
! the letter from Secretary Ranney said
II 81 most heartily concur In what Mr.. Rar
: ney has written and can assure You tina
=, our association Will do everything possibl
u TO make the festival a success. There ar
o some times good reasons for us to abando
It movement during prosperity. but whe
n adversely Is to be met We must buckle u
n our courage and be equal to the occasion
: BY all means do not abandon an under
70 taking which has done so much to give IN
) people such favorable impression of OF
!. midwinter climate and resources"
. Acting Independently OF the above intel
II views and letters, and without any pr,
It vlous knowledge of them. the f, Il. and '
directors at their meeting last night full
discussed the question OF putting or II
= festival as suggested in Major Dickson
i, letter.
" Mr.. Warner did not think that u
r question OF sentiment should stand In II
q way but looking at II from a busine
"a standpoint there were two things which
ID his opinion would initiate against Ii
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