The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-16
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
THIS YEARS ELECTIONS.

THIS YEARS ELEC llO'S'
From the New York World -,h,,
tn ..ht;.a, STATE convention in session at Columbus
IS the preliminary Of the six state elections ~ A
on the 5th OF November next the other states Nous
MARYLAND Massachusetts, New Jersey, PennsyNam" ""-
Virginia. ts.,-.
In addition y, Governor and full Of State ofheers
ohio will elect legislature which will choose successor
Senator Foraker and will apportion the sta'e u'
last census for congressional and legislative districts
The main will be over the legislature -,
as the democrats have hope Of defeating Governor
who is slated for denomination but do hope to secure '
legislature. which is now republican on JOINT oa'io' W
twenty-three majority.
The democrats have carried Ohio but three tl'"es ~
thirty yesrs--in 1877 1883 and 1880 The republican piu
raity governor in 1890 10000 and Mr. Mckinley
plurality last year was 10000.
NO OIL MONOPOLY IN TEXAS.
From the Fort Wortl Mail Telegram.
The announcement from Austin that the charter OIL
the Houston Oil company has been filed the company beng
capitalized 4r $3ooooooo This is the company when Is
promoted bHon John Henry Kirby OF Houston and while
it is chartered prospect for oil and do general oil ous
the understanding is that is intended to get into the
fight against the Standard to handle the output of the Texas
oil field Mr.. Kirby OF the most substantial men IN
Texas and when the people Of Beaumont and those opera
ing there conclusion that the Standard was nee
essary that oil field it issued invitation 20 that gigantic
trust Texas and look matters over Mr. Kirby
the FIRST speak in opposition to IT. He said that
the Standard company not necessary that other com
panes could be organized do oil business and he made
promise then give the people who produce oil an oppor
tuny deal with company in opposition TO the Standard
Competition the life Of trade and the builder OF good
prices and if Mr. Kirby make prices grow where
but before he is public beneaetor The orsan
cation of the company is carving the promise Mr. Kirby
made He has been negotiating for months with
of the leading inanciers OF the country and in
statement recently leading hnancers he remarked
that this question OF few million dollars but of
billion, if it necessary TO make the fight
For years this Housonan has had the of Eastern cap
itaiss and through his management New England money
has been invested in Texas and has made a profit He
started country merchant in Eastern Texas and
today he is OF the chief capitalists in the State and con-
trolls large investments He built railroad into the pine
gou Texas where only the had been used
transportation and the sale of that road the Santa Fe
year ago shows his wisdom in going uneNpored territory
He is the head OF gigantic tie company and has interests
in other companies and comes the ates-a company
give the Standard Oil fight in its line OF bust
and fight according to the laws of Texas The com
pany paid small fortune in charter fees to the State, the
check for this being $4,000 1t looks if the Stand
ard Oil company had business on hand in Texas
WHAT HE MAY DO.
From the Texas Stock Journal.
The Texas farmer may oil derrick but he
raise per than any other the globe
He may sell Northern Pacific stock at $1,000 per
share but he raise few Hcrcford Shorhorns
each calf will bring from $500 $500.
He may not own a silver mine but he plant acre
of archoke and fifty hogs that will do their own dig
ging and sell in the market 4 pound.
He have variety of pums pears berries and grapes
He raise vegetables that equal those Of any sec
ton and have them his table all the year round
On single he raise to 500 bushels of
sweet potatoes and little patch he enough rice
to feed a Chinese colony
He raise tobacco equal the best Cuban product
From acre he make gallons of syrup Of tn.
finest grade
He plant field in wheat ard gather from fifteen to
twenty bushels OF wheat per acre getting enough
grazing for his stock pay seed and all the labor Of
sowing and harvesting.
He plant pecan in his fence corners and can
have an income Of $40 to 81 year from each tree
He raise sheep that will increase 100 per cent over
each Ansora that will up his brush land
and yield several pounds OF mohar worth Is to 80 cents
pound.
Tie can place few bee gums in his orchard and have
all the honey he wants and to sell
He can breed horses that will come up to the Kentucky
standard
He may have automobile but he can do most Of his
work while riding on suky pillow the shade of an
umbrella
His wife raise poultry every kind from pigeons to
peacocks
His daughter make butter than ever came from
Egn and his boys breed Belgian hares enough 10 stool
a mammoth rabbitry
The Texas farmer be the independent and
going money-maker and best citizen on earth.
Or he can put in most Of his oahne around town
whiting boxes and swearing that the country has gone to
the demniton bowwows through Mark Hanna and the trusts
while the down the fences and the crab Grass
chokeS the cotton crop. Not free negro was ever
more shtess than Texas farmer when he really wants 70
be- But luckily for Texas most of them that way
The War on Mosquitoes
To the Editor of The Post