The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-22
WITH THE PASSING THRONG.


Or. R. C. Hedges has se1t TO Thu To3t
several old newspare which are Of oon-
siderable interest y old-tlma Hou tonians
They are. respectively, the Houit,u Daily
Times, the Houston Daily Union and the
Houston Daily Telegram. The first two
are dated, respectively. in March aud An
gust, 1872, while ths lattec besrs date o
May, 1880. The masthead Of tho Tines
bears the names Of j. W. Col7ia and
W. Warner ard that of the Unol the
names Of Tracy ami Quick I'he Tee yram
was at that time published by this Tele-
gram Publishing company. TIE lew lines
dew ted to commercial inter SITS in the
Union show that at that time niddlug
cotton was quoted at II to is cents, while
81 c ants was given as the price OF tina
fame grade in New orlea7s.
The advertisements IN the earlier of the
papers show the names Of pra,ti,a ly none
OF the people Who are new IN business 10
Houston and who tell OF ihe things they
have to sell through the co umn OF Tna
Post One OF the most interesting an-
nouncements in the Union Is made by
the Ell Psso Mail company. 1t IS to tho
effect that the Texas Central hal us
been opeped to Dallas ana that thu Mis-
soul Kansas and Texas was available a.
far as Limestone Gap, thus eayns $50
miles Of staging to Middle Bogsy. fe1
turc IS made OF the announcement thu.
passengers leay!ug Houst at s a, m.
| would arrive at S Louis on the morning
OF III, flth day thereafter aad ttat tae
fare frcan Dallas to st Louis was on'y
s5b n currency, An eigetti smeat OF the
Houston and Texas Central T, ad bears the
nsnle of j. Wa do as general tIelght
agent. A hot political campai'u VS. on
a. the tlms and the IS Ne Of tha I'm y
after announcing its int ion OF supper
i-e U S, GRAFT for pre- len AMI II 'nry
Wilson, OF Massauchetts for vice president.
tells OF the dem Sc OF the Times, witch
It designates as the original ealey pa
per
The Telegram, which, as has already
been stated is dated eight years latsf
than the other publications, shows that
the town made cons diiahe FRO Jresi n
the meantime. One CT ths prni al Items
tells OF a remarkable trip made b. Mr.
G. A. Whitney. who jouruegei fro,n
Hous on TO Now o LEAFS In tyertv-ons
hours. This" remarks thu Tee 10 n,
sis excellent time in yl'w OF the 'aet to-.
NJ VII they had TO travsl by stare the
thirty Hve-male gap between the Tevss
a, N5w Orleans ans the L,ui'lana W'st-
ern." The TeleEram's ma ket repor
quote middling c t.oa ST 10 IA ce3ti.
The old papers show very clearly tae
wonderful pTogr SIS Houston has maie In
the twenty and thirty years watch have
interviewed since theig publication.
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Colonel Lafayette Fitzhugn of Waco.
who has beca in the city for some time
past. has made discovery whiah he
thinks will be OF inmens, benefit TO the
medical fraternity, ard at the same time
ertn up new niustry for all 81 the cot
ton p,oduciag Stltss. Co,onsl Fit hugh s
90 nected with the National Cot on Seed
o mi | at Waco ard during the course OF
his experiments with the oil he has dis
covered that It can be us-d mot otfec.
lively In all cases OF Illness whieh are
be eft d by col liver Gil. To rapressn-
tstlve o. The PoT h eth dly Colonel
Ftzhugh said TIA, he had used the d
as a MEDICINE IN his owa ien,iiy mi tlat
Il had pro suce1 tn most hen fcia re-
suits, He wi ! endesyoe to v,lop his
discovery ana he believes that ever tusily
he cot IN Sc 4 oil wl tsfe tas ria OF
the cod liver oil from the iact that ii can
he prepared much cheaper. az TIE sam,
time being Just as eaaoaeious.
Mr.. W NJ. Carpenter, who is cOnaertsl
with large eleot'fs consyrlctipa house
OF chcago Is In Houston on business with
ore OF the local telephone eompalies Mr.
carpenter. who Is 4 guest a. the ca ito
Outing his stay here. has neye' vi lied
Texas hefors and he expresses himself as
being highly Rleased with what he has
so far seen Of the State. especlA ~ finng
the lines OF commercial development
~
SIR. 5. j. Bla5kshear, eiitor OF the,
Nayascta Review. speut part o. yesse--
day in the city on business. Hs Was a.
guest OF representatives, Of the Iossi pisss
vhile here. 81
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