The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
FARM DARYINe.
How to Induce Business Men to Push
the Business.

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~" " 'luuSs pusltess wen 70 rush
the BUSINESS,
The following paper was read before Che
Farmers, Conprnss az r,ll,,,o S.,.i,, i
a., ~ eO S'''''" ~
Mr. ~ II, Porter OF RCCkdale;
How 70 induce some influential business
man I'm escb tn,y, ID ,psb mo fo,t,,r, -
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tarm dalrying for mutual benefit"
In the first place ID Is to have him see
that Il Is worthy M hle att,nti,r ard maj
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'uese - lalr prospect Tor "a return, which
VIII repay him for the time and expense
of such development There f. erarro,v q
man ,yho IA, a,.,,,'. -.
nan VINO mas MOI some desire 10 ne re-
menoered in the community In which he
has liVad ss ba,,in,, Ioo, Of so,t,., ,,.,4,.,,i
n ''s ~ az i."Yi'B u'el Oh some lnalefia'
"S"'t' " tuut community. ms desire IS
very strongly developed with some and en-
urely wanting with others All men can not
be phllAnhroplsis; some are not able, some
do not know how 10 be so, and others are
20 completely wrapped IN their own wei
lnre as TO exclude all thought of others
Ihe time never was and never Will he,
when a nan can 1--we entirely for self and
be missed or mourned when he turns up
MS toes.
The subject aSslgneds me on this program
offers an opportunity to give personal ex
perlenees thdt would weary your patience
possibly, but at the same time II offers an
opportunity 10 De OF some beneft to my.
SER TO the mcrcllant who Is influenced by
ulls paper ana through him TO the farmer
who owns or can own and work his cows
70 prontable advantage. A preacher gen,
orally hits every man In the audience when
ne scolus them Tor their sins, but my oh
servatlon Induces me 20 select a certain
class OF men or merchants to direct my re,
marks 10.
The question now with a great per cent
OF the retail grocers is not so iauch n mat
ter "of how to get rich" how to make
living
In most places their trade Is pimost n
matter of personal popularity, as one gro
u ii sIuf IA
handled by the other Gnd one win meet the
prices of the other, whatever they may be-
IL II IN easy business TO get into, aud over
crowding and strong competition has re
duced the profits 10 a minimum in this par.
ticnlar line of TRACE osslbly more thau in
any other
1t appears reasonable ITO say mat tnero
Is at least one man IN each town In thls
State, whatever size 1t may be- who has
the energy and enterprise to become In
terested In any feutLre that promises to
benefit his business, and not only that
alone. but the interests of the entire com.
munity ia which he lives, especially where
1t promises so quick return for time and
the small capital required for the expert
ment There Is another reason for appeal
ing to me grocers especially, and It Is be
cause their business puts them fairly IN
line 10 promote the dairy work on the farms
of their section by looking after q markcl
for the product OF their patrons Not only
would he act In this matter for his own
customers, but for others also, and were he
to have those people coming 10 him in dis
posing of their butter he should be able to
sell them at least some Of their supplies
aud possibly in time make regular custom,
ers Of them This work offers n splendid
opportunity for profit 90 the man who takes
/ II up now. II Il not like the cotton or
canning factory; the material Is on the
ground already, but Is simply not being
used. The dairy is not dead IN any part
OF Texas, especially IN the farming see
tions Vt is simply dormant and the inter
est Of those who have II In hand Will easily
arouse it ii The effort Is made ia the rlght
manner. There Is scarcely town In any
farming community whose surrOrnding
country would fail TO make butter guni
Client 10 be OF a good business OF itself ia
/ the man who could handle H. and in con
/ nection With grocery business II yvouid
I soon be a matter of considerable lmnort.
ance
I In this country where the work is "a
/ neglected ard, IN fact abused so terrihiy.
I fine man who takes ouiek oction Ia TX
matter viii nractically cnntrol tie hntte, ny
| Ms seetion The farmer VIII 10 dad m
pay his grocery bill with butter and this