The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-06
EXCHANGE INTERvIEW s.


EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
There is little talk OF reciprocity between
the United States and Mexico, and vet there
should be the closest trade relations between
these neighboring republics. San Antonio
Light
Our commercial interests have been so pre-
occupied straining TO get . glimpse OF far
away fields that they SEC to have wholly
overlooked the rich soil at their feet In Can
ada aud Mexico We could find foreign trade
for ourselves worth that OF half dozen Phil
ippine archpelagoes, but to secure It we would
have to adopt n policy of live and let live"
which is obnoxious to republican principles
Instead. therefore. we are "conauerng" new
territories that can be exploited on the most
approved plan OF robbery.
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The wide-Awake is for pure politics. free
Of any tricks and clear OF every species OF
debauchery. --Winsboro Wide Awake.
Tho Wide-Awake. entertaining. al 1t does,
these notable old time Views, is 20 he con-
graduated that 1t is published In the pure.
bracing air OF the country
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Some towns In this State are still working
the old racket. They get IN some kind OF
entertainment get excursion rates on tho
railroads and proceed to fleece the people for
one or more DAYS and label the transaction
enterprise" Among these are old fddlers'
contests. street fairs. etc. Other towns are
building factories and making In stments
that ara permanent. Tho factory builders
are more to be commended than the hurrah
fellows -Alvarado Bulletin.
Tho Bulletin seems to forget that it is these
same "hurrah fellows at last. who &c,
the money into the hands OF tho other fellows
in town who are making the Investments and
building the factories. community can not
we'll get along these days without generous
sprinklinH Of "hurrah fellows"
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judge John II. Reagan entertains the hop'
OF writing u history OF the Southern Confed.
eracy. He is eminently ltted for the work
more so perhaps than any other living man
| lie Is more Intimately familiar with the gov
eminent OF the Confedcraey than any otho-
7 man by reason OF his position IN the cabi
ret besides he is scholarly and man whose
word and work would be taken without ques
/ tion.-Corsicnna SIN.
| 1t is gratifying to find the press giving thi,
matter so much notoriety and encouragement
What judge Reagan could write better thar
almost any other Southerner aud what h,
probably will write. would be d constitutional
and 'lnsde" history OF the government a
Richmond during the civil war. We nee'
such history from man like Judge Reagan
moro than wo need an account of the battles
| and sicges Of the war. We can trust th
latter branch OF the story OF the South Il
many capable men OF both the present ant
the future.
There seems to be an awakening OF TIL
i Industrial energies OF Texas and q bette
| a Of %
/ opportunities for industrial enterprises ar
becoming known through the North and new
from that section indicates that there vii
I be great influx OF peonle and capital 4
the state In the next few years. Gonzales In
uu!rer,
when II once becomes known that our owl
people are putting their own money into an,
deriving good profit from home enterprises
strangers will be keen enough to want d
share this prosperity. Home folks. however
must become the pioneers In these industrial
investments. 1t is natural for outsiders 4
wait until good thing has bean demon
strated to them ana 1t is equally their custom
to scramble for a "dlvvy" when they see tn
point!
There are some eleRant factory sites Il
and near orange that should be occupied an
an onort in the right directlop could secur
the factories to occupy them. box factor!
could find plenty OF material here to worl
on: an axe handle and spoke factory woui
be In touch here with any amount OF ash
hickory oak. etc. while PAPER mill woul'
find a limitless supply OF material to draw
from. The board OF trade should take OF
new life ana put out few tow lines
orange Leader.
Here is the idea In q nutshell that mus
underle the beginnings and the real proat
ableness OF the industrial development TO
which we are all now talking and working
the manufacture by each community of tina
class OF raw material nearest at hand. Tn
general DEVELOPMENT Of this idea would meal
woodenware and furniture factories and iro
works aud canning factories in East Texas
canning factories. rice and sugar mills In tn
coast country hacking houses and tannerie
in the cattle district -four and cotto
In Southwest and cotton mills in Contra
Texas. These are the practical business line
unon which our industrial expansion mus, al
tImatelv be protected and carried to creates
success.
With our consul 10 Pretoria running ava
from his post and our military observe
among the Beers taking up battle for them
" Is clear that We need 10 give come whole
some instruction IN the requirements OF th
foreign service. -Galveston Tribune,
But as long as We are running for re-eler
lion and are uncertain as 70 the exact or eve
probable conditions Of uubic sintimept q
home e is manifest that some DELAY and en-
esrrassment must preeede and attend ID
opening Of the schools