The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-11
WITH THE PASSING ThRONG

"You newspaper men and the public
generally often take falls out Of the hack
drivers and say we at times charge too
high" said Jim Salmon, ii Well known car
riage driver. I'VE have troubles o; our
own, and l have stood for days Al;t cut
getting a load, and so have others. let
all this time our expenses were going On.
The pubic complains because during
high water and storms we put prices up
The only time we advance charges Is when
there is danger ahead and right here the
public will ind that good paving pays. We
Charge no more for driving IN the rain
or cold than any other time for load
on d paved street. When we laSYe the
paved streets, however, we not only .ose
/ time In the mud, but are apt TO run across
bridges which are broken or washed away
ana then we run Risk OF lnlurihs
horse or breaking the carriage. In these
cases we raise charges. Sometimes We
make them SO high the patron bAiks'
That's what we want him to do, hecanse
we do not wish to run the risk of a Grip
pied horse or wrecked cnrriige on ac-
count of bad streets and bridges. so YOU
see another instance of economy Of pave !
streets Why don't we use rubber tires
because with so many unpsved straets
the mud eats them up and It costs goo
much money. When YOU console: Ia"
number Of hours the carriages are on the
stands idle I don't think any reusonao G
man will say our charges are too h'sn.
"The annual meeting OF the South
Texas truck growers was distinct sue
cess" observed Safe Entomologist 7. W.
Malley, who was at the Lawlor yester-
day on his return from the meeting Of
the truck growers at Mathis mot tins
least gratifying par. was the interest man
ifestGd by those attending regards the
courses Of study at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college the expense involved
in sending a young man to study there and
the proportion OF his expenses which Pr
may be able to pay for. by his own eff
forts while at the college. This interest
in agricultural education Is directly trace
able TO the good work being done al the
branch agricultural experiment station at
Beeville. They have b-en particularly
successful there with cabbages and on.
ions and these results are convincing the
farmers more and more of the real value
of technical training in agriculture.
"These experiment stations have great
value, too, in connection with immigra'
ton which Is so much needed to develor
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since Northern farmers have becouit
! largely accustomed to profiting by til,
experiments at the agricultural stations
they arc more easily induced TO immt
CRATE. if they know they will have thy
, same opportunities and aid in practlsiRs
I scientific farming"
Mr. Ed Bageard OF New Orleans Is IL
the city for the purpose of arranging .
3 date for the appearance of Weldon's mill
tary band in Houston in the near future
. This popular organization. of which A r
; Weldon Is director, is now located a Yves
End, in New Orleans. where 1t has beef
i playing for some time past. 1t will b.
heard at the Auditorium il the arrange
ments which Mr. Bsgsard now has IN han,
are carried out.
Mr.. Bageard during the regular tines
trlcal season Is connected with the ramo1
= French Opera company. the Organization
4 which was vice booked for an engag
ment here last winter, but which wa
= prevented on both occasions from appear
= ing, He states that Mr. Charley, who no
4 mensged the company for some time pas
Will not be in New Orleans during th
e coming season, although he has spent tn
Q summar abroad selecting fresh talent 70
me organization.
Mr. Bageard will remain In Houston 70
two or three days.
6 Have YOU ever noticed" remarked
s local officer yesterday. that when T.
d weather Is bad most bad men are goo
1t II IS a singular fact that during a lor
$ spell OF had weather the officers have lei
y rowdyism and disorderly conduct to col
= tend With. don't know what is a
10 reason for It, unless 1t Is because tho
who are in all sorts OF trouble In go'
weather get disguised when the wealth
Is like II is at present and keep or1erl
n leaving ali the meanness for the wealth
10 10 do But let the weather improve ~
~ behave itself for a while and we vii. .
- all sorts cf mischief crop out Of these pc
y sons who are ! might say naturally 4
= cined to be disorderly. There is pro
% ably one exception to this rule AID tn
ig Is regarding burglary. Bad weather Is
20 productive OF this crime as II Is OF any
the diseases we fear on account OF H."
y II am doing practically no work On :
e streets at present" said Street Comml
: sioner brennan to Post reporter ye
I terday, while the two we're standing I
lsether under an awning 20 await the pas