The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-25

,,,HHHlonel Coffee. President Peters Mr.
smith = "a 5iils, Colonel Rodgers aud Prof,
t suntl added pertinent remarks on the seed
inE culture and harvesting OF alfalfa.
! uhMaid Wilson, special agent OF the agri
Profits '''f'' ou nee culture anu
Mr.. Hudson OF waxahachle offered a
| rssSiution eommendlng the work OF The
United States government in behalf az tne
done BY Mr. Wilson The re resolution was WAS
"Copted aud the meeting adjourned.
HARVlE JoRDAN's SPEECH.
sreech delivered by Harvle Jordan OF
Georgia. president Southern Cotton Grow
ers Protective association:
MI. Chairman aud Gentlemen of~the
ialmcfs' Congress of Texas, Gentlemen
ana Ladles-l deeply appreciate the invita-.
Non extended me by your honorable com
hh'tee TO be with you on this occasion
AS Georgian, | can not but feel at homo
ia appearing before an audience, many OF
"hom have either once live in my State
OF are descendants Of my people, 1t Is
deeply gratifying to me in peruslng the po.
"''al. military and industrial history Of
| Your great State to find that Georgia has
furnished not a few Of your greatest and
| pest men, ] therefore feel that there Is
| trsc link Of klnship which SO intercs tingly
l
| q ", the two greatest Southern states Ii
Is hard to believe that less than century
n NE your great empire was but wilder
| ness; and stilI harder to believe that within
SO snort period of time You have builded
ont OF forests and fields the most powerful
nnnd we9lthiest agricultural State In the
Nfn'Vn, lou are today producing one. third
OF the great money staple cron Of III,
south. For nearly 100 years IN to 1880 the
0iI states east OF the Mississippi furnlshe1
states Since that time. and Within one
decade the rransmsslssppi territory de-
ciGteini to the culture Of that cereal, prln-
gpnlly within the lower horders Of YOUR
STATE now furnishes three fourths NJ the
total ontpu. of rice from the southern
states u Mr.. Rockefeller docs not come
HHoWn ana go into partnership with You.
r. VIII soon cease to be the Standard OIL
KING Of the world. The laurel wreath ~
victory for that great industry viii. resi-
npou the brqws of yonr own citizens.
nave not however Travelled 800 miles
70 ten You what YOU have done ana are
9ooing. as marvellous as II may be. You are
a.uuN posted upon your own achievements.
anu viii continue to move rnpIllr nlfpe
II1ne highways of progressive development"
Ml mission mere is 10 discuss tho Imperative
needs of organization among the formers
81 the Souh. In order that thev may sell
tnclr l%oductS In the markets ~ the world
Tor fair mud legitimate prices and that
the farmers of the country may place them
serves In a position to comu1n 1n,i ~
t,IilYe me respect of commcrcal and INDUS
ulal people In every branch Of trade.
COOPERATION IMPERATIVE.
the difercnt departmcnts Of con,n5erco az "a
Industries has become one of the most
ne nnV i HransS OF une lines Just 50 soor
az, o "nS tine o. commercial or lnduS'ri7;
tice or rather active competition. tho
tEeir intorostg , su,R entcrprses merge
lection From tbc ssn,nmm LOT mutual prn,
;nn6i,iTsV vi q Hnited hunher OF mem
oSm nnd,dg small capital for the purpose
~ AZ, LUZ LII " st9ch company - carry ~
oniv - ~, ~ ~. u,'lNihs business, who're
49, ~, ~" tluusnu,l u9llirS were rmp'oNed,
tho craet, s'UMn ~ leaps ana bounds to
nany o 9nd'"n ul nlinon noIlnt steer COM
MIA ann ". otutr TurporaiohS OF Ike mig
=, cn of ist 90 Tx ,ine ~ Is SFowlng among
~ Vt s,, vi ~, Me'ith Lhat thc quickest road
c9rfroI ~ cnrton co y" v"ninS caRtai, gst
nroets ona so ,,ln t"nttitnoultiNs hnd dlctate
HliuHTs unq safes 10 the consumers. From
ne ~ W Eaasp OF monopolles b2cke
w I'M a,e ~ some instances with almost
hos NV m,ril'onS OF csplai, the inlividual
stondnoint ~ rSuet from an Individual
m%tb AM q N Gnl,i.tm ueglSsI@uon VIII ne
nomarfi r,nnn is d9nlnAted bN the
Tbo ar,n us"nr ~, inlerests OF the East
orc os u.nv ?, VI" are IhrgelE INC consum-
SIS aS Wtli as inc producers In the South,
Mld Nt,WaFs ne handicapped and held In
nnt ~" d ~ az " sne sue OF their prod
Sotccrn,,i s idnm fnnSt 81 necesS tlef "
ia li,,t5v,,,, ~ ivhs rs lneY act merely a.
n Mrs nn ~ ~" Sng nia ~ OF tnGlr
G hnusaS UI Lhe lhaTkets OF me country. The
~ oi,-o "n''n - Wy itu against ltsef Will (
~ i H,W " ~ ehSI prev 10 ne enemy who
H'"Ae' tue ultHcN ether I'D the day or night. I
A DOUBLE POSITION.
The farmer has the opportunitv Of max
ing himself doubly strong. He can rear a
saii,egnhrd N MS deiense which the inll- 4
a luua ~ IN tnc colnIhefclal world can NOT F.
"a ~, NE 90 s ilri IN u ne VIII, make MS
IaIlu sej sustalli,ng ~ nome; ne can rear
d =, spNtin 1E pliinclpg1ty OF nus own hound /
~ ~ ny iLiu,ls W uls iAHu'l possessions, [
d9 ~ pulIu IN us own ueIenSe q hulwark
o. surety lhIlh,cInle AGAINST me invasion OF
~ gnd We ruueI from tRc ranks ,ot
HI W"lau ., couliieTce anu fhdH. All
LUIS LUIS ~ c'n no ~ an lnulFluu1l AT nome,
w utLerr ntS poNer 70 resist must STOP.
. ~ i VIC hl'Ihtls anu IN the tnoroughtdres
vi o., nuslusss Mneiie nr goes 10 sell ms ptol:
W anu nuy MS WfSSs, as an Individual
ny, n.s power 10 1lgiaIe inc prices or MS
PIouucts Is a Ihllnte Ihe moment he
iithNts llle pItchcts W ms homestead ne
necomes suplHel rather ihnh rue.
,h ili,r nov nov wen me mana cement az ~
holile ahurs, not now lnnepehucnt ne may
Pc AZ an lIulNluuhi ~ w. nilrket, elther
10 sen or pN,, ne must summit 10 that
ptner power WHEN today Is ruling the mar,
hels OF me world, the combine OF capital {
~ IA m h ", AZ fr, c'i',,ul a
. ana SO long as tue iarner 3dheres to ms
pItSent system oi upihS business llrgeiV
huylhg tne hecesslties o. ms iarnl' ana sell
ng ms pI"uuets Nl lliS uiclhJon OF inc
DvHHfr; lust so long VIII iormlhg remain