The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-09
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
roRr woRrH's SAFE HAVEN.

From the Fort Worth Mail Telegram.
II anv citizen Of Fort Worth has doubt as to the efficacy
az hacking houses in increasing the population Of cities et
him s,y the census reports and his doubt will be dispeled
South Omaha was bare spot on the prairie in 1880
Shortly before 1890 the railways began opening stock yd
there which was followed by the establishment OF packing
houses South Omahas population increased from nothing
in $50 to 300, 1890 and to z6si in an increase Of
,soso in ten wears South Omaha only lacked 40 Of equal
inc the population Of Fort Worth Packing houses stock
Yards fertilizer factories and the coneomtanis OF packeres
caused the increase.
Take Cedar Rapids Iowa. II has packing house It's
popuaton increased from 1900 in as6s6 in
What might not been the increase had there been two
and those two belonging to Swift and Armour
St Joseph Mo- had population Of 3s43t in 1900. In
that decade packing instituted there, Its popu
aton increased to sa324 1890. More packing interests
gathered In its population had reached os97o
growth OF almost per cent in ten She from
hy-fourih hirtyourth in point of population All this
accomplished by packing houses and the accompanying
trade and business opportunities following in their train
Kansas City is another striking example Her population
in 1880 was s578 Ten years later had risen to 3s7I6
and in 1900 had reached 67a The greater growth in the
decade between and may be attributed the great
cr growth Of the packing interests in that period.
These cities stand like beacon fires 20 welcome Fort
Worth to safe haven OF prosperity the solid anchorage
increased population and to the wharf of commercial and
industrial supremacy if she will but steer her
Bring the old ship about and make for the harbor
IN A NUT SHELL
From the Louisville Courier Journal
Says the St Louis Globe Democrat:
THE Goehccs Kentucky continue to harass Governor
Taylor instead OF making real search for Gocbcs murderer.
would spoil their prearranged game OF pocs 10 hnd tAe
assassin"
AS sufficient to this might quote the follow
ing the republican organ this city which in edi
torial yesterday, said
az is being very generally understood that Arthur
Goebcl trying do any justice to help the demo
party. but that be making desperate effort get
revenge the OF Kentucky who epudated the GocDc
methods and especially those who denounced William
Goebe Tor the da'tardy muder OF the popular exConied
crate soldier, Banker Sanford.
Here republican organs at complete variance and
both equally in the wrong,
What conceivable game of politics the Globe Demo-
imagine anybody playing with the Goebel tragedy here
in Kentucky The present effort exrade indicted rcu-
from justice living in Indiana under the protection OF
republican executive mainly urged by Mr. Arthur Goe-
bel brother OF the murdered governor OF Kentucky Mr.
Arthur Goebe lives in Cincinnati He i, politician or
in politics What interest has he in any game Of politics
Kentucky csewherei Why should he want to pursue
ridiculous. He ascertain who killed his brother
and to bring the guilty justice
Meanwhile the of appeals of Kentucky rcpubli-
The jurics that sat in the former trials mixed
uries politically speaking SO the coming ures he
But why should politics all into Of this
Why should public sentiment with respect murder be di
vdcd by party ues There is community in Kentucky
where there exists the shadow of protest for the charge
that justice be had OF the The very accusa-
ton Is gtront decency and intelligence insult to
every good citizen in the commonwealth. and mpcacn-
men OF the integrity OF those who make it.