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

ton. We pulled In and had prepared TO |
return home when gentleman told US
that the steamboat was on sandbar. /
stuck fast. They had several engines aud !
therefore pulled out but the pilot said |
II was miracle. We all began TO laugh |
AZ their misfortune MS we Numbered down |
grade but almost before we knew It our |
locomotive came TO a s,sndstill in the
bottom OF ditch. A few Haps were |
shaken of. but they only Jumped up and |
shouted, Lift her on the track, boys"
Three OF us started to Houston for help. |
Don't 10 10 sleep, boys. or they'll beat
us walking. ,rotting and running TO Hous-
ton wasn't quite as much fun as travel
Ing on locomotive. We soon were on Our
return to the track jumping looomo.
tive II wasn't such n Job after all, boys.
Vas II? We just lost seventy-two min.
utes at the wreck while the steamboat
only twelve aud we stoppcJ at stations
thirty minutes. When We started We
killed time in hurry and pulled up with
the steamboat after while. We soon
left them and rot home first and with
The Post In my hand l Jumped out OF
the locomotive with It, but awoke 70
find that had gone TO sleep on the nay
stack and jumped of--another dream.
Your friend Philip Webster.
Victoria, Texas. Dear Haphammer; As
Useful invention, the steamboat, I can do
nothing more than try 10 encourage the
other steamboat Haps 10 hurry OH and send
IN their votes before il Is TOO late. | am
very much surprised and sorry tina, the
locomotive has advanced To the head OF
he line, but II we try hard there is no
toubt that the steamboat will win; that Is.
II we don't drop too far back.
] am greatly sstonished to see that two
Of our greatest debaters. Philip Webster
and Sidney Carter have actually taken
their stand for that lucky locomotive. but
II think n they would have considered
the subject q little longer and more care
fully they certsnly would have voted
| otherwise. Try II and see Z YOU don't
No. Mr.. Webster the locomotive alone
has not made Texas what Il is. Half. II
lot ee-forrths OF that credit goes to
the steamboat. Texas and many other
States, in fact all Of them. have been
greatly benefited by Robert Fulton's won
derful invention.
Cogmcrce adds greatly to the growth Of
Texas. How could we Omitted StateN ever
carry on trade With other nations without
the steamboat? Why, she simply couldn't
do It. for I'm sure your locomotive couldn't
/ run across the ocean.
Some Of you may say that we need not
carry on trade with foreign nations, but
/ I say that Texas wouldn't be much unless
we did
Haps. suppose your city should bc food
cd after heavy rain, lasting several days,
as has been the case, and the locomotive
trnck should he below water. YOU either
had to risk your life or leave the city.
what then would you doT I guess some o.
YOU on the other side. as Thomas Taylor
says, would say swim, but II Won couldn't
swim? NV arst thought would he TO get
INTO boat.
Mr.. Webster also saws the locomo'l~e
'akes civilization wherever IL roes Well
I'd like to know II ths steamboat doesn' t
~ tNe same or course Il docs
dare saw. in Tine tho artomohfe win
take the place Of the locomotive white
nothing can ever take the place OF the
grand old steamboat.
T. Thus ! could 20 on and name various
other things which would prove the steam
beat TO be the greatest and most useful
~ all irvartinns ~ tho present century
but | will leave that till another time.
Vow cone ~ rHns md help 40 10 brln"
this invention forward so that II may
regain its proper place. Manv ~ our bos'
cehpters have not vet east their votes, bui
am glad 20 say that the steamboat won
Y, one az the greatest and best 81
~ 40 doNetnrs ~ drra-,ers ana asru-s
you he wasn't dreaming or else he would
rot have voted for IT, As ever a steam.
hoat Hap. Faith A. I,efnand
P, ST. dent think Uncle Sam woult
, hesitate at all in voting
kopperl, Texas. Dear Haphammer: A,
my uncle takes The Post and read tn,
,, Haphammer letters. want to enlist ant
put IN nomination the invention OF IN
; Nineteenth century that | think is tn
most useful 10 man. There have b-en sew
eral verv useful inventions during III
, last century but the most useful one L
the world at LARGE think 10 the one In
vented by Eli Whtney--the cotton cir
Just think Of the people that Il gives en-
! ployment to- There are the farmers Of tn
y South and other countries the compress ,,
. the cotton buyers the railroads n
- steamships, the factories, the oil mill
!, the beeves that arc fattenod from the hull
, and oil cake Think too OF the peopl
- tina, are clothed with cotton goods !
!. 1923 the cotton crop OF tho United State
:. was S70,415 bales, and in 1880 It was II
=. 23o.3s3 bales. At $40 per bale H. brougt
a TO the South 1897 061 400. Perhaps som
!. OF the Haps may stumble on ono more use
), ful than the gin. but I don't believe the
!, will. Yours truly, J. Y. Smith
Il Gonzales. Tevas.--Dear HIaphammer
4 Here comes another Texas girl asking ad
u mitapce into your happy circle OF boy
= and girls. wv dear mamma Ia a subscrib-
i 10 your valuable paper and en'ov read n
IT the Haps' letters. NV para died four year
d ago. have one brother and sister. NJ
l. sister married few months ago.
i brother is q stoekman and gone most
his tirnf. so we get very lonely. We liy
In a thriving community situated six mile
east OF the town o. Gonzales. which Is
= historic fame. tho scene OF the frst bait
y fought which opened the struggle 4
;" Texas freedom. 60 our b2nu itul cluntl
. town bears the histori, name Of LEI
" cto~ OF Teya7" There f. TO r. a graz
" reunion o. C-nfederifc veterans here n d
g Jrre How delighted 7 would be - me
some OF the HaHs AMI show them the b a,
- tiful sights o. this historic RI y. Nv mi
~ ternsl TT ndfather Franc B Try vas o.
- OF the m,nv pi neerE who paw ths W.
=, for civilization from which we are reapir
- our present comforts I will write m,
=, about him in the future Hoping 20
y dear editor. and the Haps will excuse III
~ lengthy intrusion. A new Hap,
Kitte Cobb.
20 Velaseo. Texas. Dear Haphammer: He
come again to have little chat with o
I'D happy band OF boys and girls. The la
a letter ! wrote met its doom In the horr
old waste basket and felt like giving
No in despair. bus will try onct more HaI
40 I wish could tell you all something re
lis interesting, but as ] am only little b