The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-09

Mr. Rod oliver, a prominent banker aud
business man who registers from HrocH'
beck, was IN the city on business yestcr'
day Mr. Oliver told reporter who saw him
during the day that generally speaking
business conditions In Central Texas were
| excellent While the cotton crop is not
large, as o result OF the druuth OF the past
summer. the farmers and merchants are>Ay
no means discouraged for most of them
are prosperous Notwithstanding the uuia-
vorahle developments In regard &" cotton
Many OF the farmers planted crops oLlrr
than cotton, and these have proved profit
able. The Corsicaua oil helds, Mr. OlNer
said, are doing much 20 build up the sec
tion OF the State n which they are stu
ated The people up there are IN unusual
~ good shape. and general conditions are
| improving constantly
~
Colonel Louis J Wortham one Of the
best known and most popular newspaper
men In the whole United states, was 10 the
city yesterday from his home nj Austin,
Mr. workman is one Of the editors aud pub.
isncrs Of the Current Issue, montll}
magazine which, as IT'S name suggests.
denis with matters % current interest, and
deals with them In a way chat is always
/ instructive and entertaining,
10 Post representative VINO saw nm
| yesterday Mr Nmtham SAID mar ne was
! In Houston Tor the purpose Of looking INTO
some matters Of business. HIS associate,
! MI John S Bonner, has been mere icy
several days pest, aud Nh Workman lolned
! Mr.. WOrthsui was secretary OF the com
| ln'ttec of prominent Texans which pi4oted
! the delegates from TIE New YORK Ch9llnn,t
! over the state on The occaslon Of thcu
visit here last sprne. II Is quite natural
! urder the circumstances that he should be
| Interested IN the reports Of the two dcesa-
! lions which. according 10 recent New
| York dispatch in The Post, will be made
| public IN the near future
~
1.-THE English wasted their energies In an
| endeavor 10 conquer us. but 10 no aynil,
remarked Mr. P H. Fall yesterday
| After all the years intervening since that
memorable effort, aud when we have grown
SO powerful as to oyerawe the whole world,
an insldious foe is about 10 sop our vitals
and lay our country waste The English
sparrow, like unto his human brethren Of
old England, is pugnaclous and no other
bird can exist where he conGregates. After
much expenditure Of money, New York
| City has relinquished the Idea Of EXTERN
mating him. After getting foothold,
| nothing can dlslodge him. and the more you
XIII, The more he is In evidence Our mock
ing bird has been driven away by the ad-
| vent Of this horde Of little bulldog birds
/ The mocking bird Is not only the prettlest
songster Of all, but the most scientific
lighter yet he could not hold MS olA aud
had TO leave his native haunts, being over
powered by the sparrows.
During the past season the sparrow has
destroyed the hg crop within the city Inn
its. He seems 70 prefer the city 70 the
country Peppers OF which so many are
fond, are greatly relished by the little ras
cals Throw feed TO the chickens and turn
your back for moment and great swarmf
OF sparrOws Will pounce down ana appro
PIRATE the last speck OF bran, TO the diseom
hture of the chicks. The sparrows are In
creasing by the thousands each year, and
II a systematic killing is not soon inau
gurated we will be overrun with them, anc
viii not be able to have gardens or frui
Of any description. a rose In my yard hal
been entirely demolished by the pests."
~
Texas should have big exhibit at thu
81 Louis Worlds fair IN 1908" remarked
Mr. r. r. Pyne of ST.. Louis yesterday
"and I am glad 10 see that considerably
amount Of interest Is already being mani
tested In the matter Hon Barnett Gibhi
Of Dallas, who IS Mt the head Of the move
ment. is going about his work In the prope
way. and anyone VINO knows him know
that he Is likely 10 succeed With anything
he undertakes. His idea Is to get an &C
tive. reliable man In each congressional dis
. trict OF the state, on when viii devolv
! the duty Of looking after local subscription
and making other necessary arrangements
In discussing the work with a reporter from
a Dallas pager 4 few days age NJ. GLIB