The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01

by April 4. ! think we can IL we will
hurry up. will ask few questions In
United states history, and then | will
withdraw for this time. Who was called
the rock of Chickamaugag What relation
was General Robert T.. Lee to Light Horse
Harry think my letter is long enough
for this time. AS ever true Hap,
Daniel Darden.
Victoria, Texas.---l)ear Haphammer:
am worry sorry that the steamboat did not
win. but nevertheless. II Is the most USE
full of all inventions. The steamboat has
brought hansen nearer the North Pole
than anyone has ever been. IL X were not
for the steamboat We would be perfectly
ignorant OF all the plants, animals, in
scots and minerals which lie at the bot
tom OF the ocean. It's good thing that
Philip Webster was not 10 Victoria last
Sunday. for ] think he would have been
blown up by the steamboat fiaps on West
Commercial STREET. Oh. now ] think I
know the reason why the majority OF the
Haps voted for the locomotive. Il is be-
cause most OF them have never seen or
been on the steamboat and don't know
much about it, so they stand good for the
locomotive. for you know that almost
overy one has been on the locomotive time
and again Well have been OH both and
] say the steamboat is far the most use-
full. We are rather having bard time
of this debate. for the locomotive HAS
snap us off at every chance they get. NO,
Columbus did not come to America In .
steamboat but really. dou't think | ever
made such a statement and II did !
certainly don't remember IL, YES, really
do believe that the automobile will some
day take the place OF the locomotive. Yes.
Mr. shannon, 1t Is perfectly true that sail
boats were used before the steamboat was
invented and wagons we're also used be-
fore the locomotive was invented Why
did not MIR Carpenter and Mr.. Farmer
] vote in this contest? You would have
/ voted for the steamboat, would you not?
Where Is Prairie Fairy, Golden Keys and
Sunset Wood? Haps, don't you thlhA
(which is the most useful medal?' would
be nice question to debate upon? We
would learn so much about the different
kinds of medals II we would discuss thai
question, am going to ask few 9ues,
tlons: Who was George Eliot? What
were the dying words OF Washington?
What were the dying words OF Julius
Caesar? Well, l guess ] had better ring
off. as ! don't doubt that VIII mop
right into the waste basket. As ever i
Hap. Wooapihe'
! San Saba, Texas.--Dear Haphammer; AS
/ have not written to the dear old page
in nearly a year, thought would pen
YOU a few words TO let you know that
have not forgotten that our club exists
read our pags with great interest each
time and am glad to say that all the
Haps are improving very fast in composing
their letters and making the page more
Interesting. | can hardly get up courage
enough to even attempt to write. Tor
know that cant write anything of much
interest. but still there is no better motto
than ITO try
Well. Haps, IL may surprise some OF you
when 1 tell you that we had our first
snow this winter last night, and this Is the
middle of March. We have had very
mild winter. and everything IN beginn ng
TO look like sprlngtime is near. The trees
and pastures have arrayed themselves IN a
bright green robe and the little wi d
flowers have begun to come up here and
there among the rocks. The little birds
are singing their FIRST spring songs. All of
our fruit trees are in full bloom. and we
are afraid they Will get killed as II gem
orally comes a big frost just after a
snow, il 1t clears UP.
I Oh, say, Haps, won't you all be glad when
spring and summer come? | can hardly
. wait. am so anxious for 1t Is then that
/ have my best time, whdn j can go
, picniciug, fishing and bathing, oh, 1t Is
such fun TO go In bathing, especially IL
, you can swim. learned TO swim a little
, idst buiuulSI. DuI luhL / VIII
forget how before l can have a chance
, TO try again.
Before-1 close my letter, want TO say
to the Haps that when solicited cores
pondence in my last letter that ! dil
not intend to treat you as I did. but | just
received so many letters that 1t was I'm
possible for me 10 answer them all They
were all highly appreciated, and would
have been real glad II | could have cor
responded with all that wrote I only
ask you not to think wrong of me, Cor
would have answered them all II could
How many of the Haps aim to raise
flowers this year? | am going TO try t
raise all | can. for l think flowers ar,
calculated to make our homes happy ant
i the editor and all the Haps, ] will biz
! you adieu AS ever, a sincere Hap,
Alice Wolfe.
Houston. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: TIL
, The mind OF the Younger generation G
/ Americans can not conceive county with
! out railroads and yet the life OF the rail
road is still young. The first timid ex
pertinent In railroads was ii tramway 1
,, Quincy. Mass, built In 1896. II was ru
! by horses, and the first railway in Americ
for passengers ana traffic was the Balti
more and Ohio and was chartered by tn
Maryland legislature In March 1927 TIL
; capital stock at first was only $500 600 an
portion of 1t was subscribed by the Stat
: and by the city OF Baltimore, but In ls2
Peter Cooper OF New York built locomo
: tive In Baltimore. which weighed one 10
and made eighteen miles an hour on a tris
; trip to Ellicott's mills. In 1880 there wer
% miles OF railway in the United State:
which was increased the next year to nine
] ty-fve. in 1885, TO 1898 and Ave years latt
D to nearly 5000. This is the birth OF the rail
road. Just imsgnlne, Hsps, its egceedln
growth since then.
J Now, for instance, in the State of Texa
: there are railroads in almost every part
g the State. the city OF Houston being th
r greatest railroad center OF the State, ther
D being in this city fir can railways, and frol
a nifty TO sixty passenger trains and abot
v $50 freigh; trains arriving and departin
+ every twenty-tour hours. This city ais
has the largest railway machine shops
the State. This is really wonderful whe
VIC stop and think that the railroad er
in this State was only begun back Ia 1So
: when General sherman. who Justly dt
serves his title of the Father OF Texs
/ Railroads. conceived the idea OF build
!, ing road from Harrisburg to Austin,
which he was successful. but the fir
; railroad construction In this city was bs
gun in 1856 by the Houston and Texas Ger
!, trial and in that year Atty miles OF RI
II were laid out. Now we have every accom-
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