The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-26

ton-for when the Warrior is opened and steam eoa
crowded by the Texas fuel run-onine coal be laid
down in Mobile at that prce-when this oil viii not
have wakoyer Oil will not be used by seagoing steamers
! and there are many who will it in preference to
cheap coal Where coal is and high priced as it is in
Texas oil will be used fuel and it will be great boom
To some will suppan coal in New Orleans but it
is exceedingly improbable that it will during its brie life
drive coal out Of dobe
/ PARKER DoDGEs THE ISSUE
From the Kansas City Times.
George W. Parker the defeated republican candidate for
mayor OF St Louis in answer to Mr. Wells proposition to
60 into the decide the satisfaction of every
honestly elected mayor writes long letter in which
he completely lodges the issue Mr. Wells offers pay the
expenses of the if Mr. Parker will donate
$4,000 ST Louis charity in the the de-
cide that the democratic ticket was elected
In his reply Mr. Parker cmphaticaly declines to enter
tain the proposition give the $4,000 charity he
lost and declares that in his opinion the laws OF the State
such preclude him from securing Justice
Ever since the St Louis election the Globe Democrat and
the defeated candidate for have been charging fraud
with vcousness Of disappointment and defeat Moth
! ing has been too malicious for them to say
The proposition made by Mayor Wells seems, however
to been than either the GID. Mr. Parker
tracted for At rate than they could stand
for If onehalf they have said about the election is true
there would he difficulty in having the democrats UNI
seated That their charges is sufficiently evi
dened by the refusal accept the challenge Mr. Parker
can not deceive himself much less the public into believing
that he ample justice in Missouri courts The
is he the cheapest kind of uberfure when
he called to prove his charges
Rola Wells elected mayor of St Louis because he
received the largest number of votes Mr. Parker has prac
tically admitted it.
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WHAT IT MEANS TO FARMERS.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean
An increase of few in the price per bushe corn
or wheat means dea the farmers the country
The wheat crop of the United States 1000 was
bushels a off from he of "a
bushels but the farm price of wheat in 1900 was
35 cents bushel higher than in 1900 This made the
smaller crop Of worth nearly $4oooooo more than the
larger crop of 1900
The crop 1000 was one of the four largest ever
gathered being 2io5,Ioas6 bushels The price was &
bushel than in 1900 and the aggregate value
OF inc corn crop was $a2oooooo last year than
previous The crop 1000 was one of the largest
on record being estimated SooIascSo bushels The bar
ley 5soasS33 bushels rye ssoosoz7 bushels pota
toes 3ro oa6S07 bushels and hay sor1o9o6 tons
The hay crop was the smallest with exception since
1888 but the average price $3.50 per ton as compared
with 27 per ton in 1900 that the value hay crop
IN 1900 S44s55SSzS. or $33,6ooooo more than the
larger crop OF 1900 The total value of the eight staple farm
products IN 1900 was $IS6r466ss2 increase of $24s,o
2oS over the value of the eight products 1900
Our exports of wheat 1900 were about 10 600 oo bsh
els less than in 500 and less in value by
But in wheat -four there gain value OF over 1000
900 and the gain in export of was about S. 500 ooo
mere is increased interest in American nearly all
corn IN this country article The corn belt
constantly charging and while the average Weld in tb
country at large is only wcuseveu bushels per acre h
been increased IN localities through study of soil and
eoa OF agriculture to more than eighty bushels per
X X
FLOATING EXHIBITION
From the Philadelphia Inquirer
O. Austin chief of the of statistics has written
an article in which he advocates floating exhibition He
a floating exposition carrying samples of our r.r-
enanaise around the world and putting merchants in
oueh WIN thoSe OF all nations fitting Amer
ean enterprise for the beginning OF new century The
nineteenth century has made the United States the
naton OF the world why not begin the twentieth
showing to all the world what have to sell and how
The idea is not particularly freshit has becr do,. :,
ore on limited scalebut, nevertheless it is a good ~
II Is but one phase OF the travelling salesman plan "D
"G'S so upon the land with samples of single firm Tb;
S"ene OIL MI Austns conempates combination of manu-
''e'uIeFs ana producers For instance he would load a.
vessel with fooduffs, another with textiles anoth
aSt'euaFa implements and vehicles, another manufacture
iron ana steel another with household requirements and
On nc would take these vessels to South America Africa
oeeanca and Asia He finds that
The imports of Asia, Oeeanca Africa and n.
n countries south OF the United States amount ., @
are Of the very class goods whish we wan p1Ftatons
ss textiles mineral oils machinery and
e yst our sales to these graai divisions in tL o!
!ar OF our commerce. only amounted 10 ne pest
g 10 per sent OF their purchases The annui @
ii % ASA and oceanica billion dollars Inn nm
Ga over four hundred millions those Of b those
millions - ' o''''eu states about six hundred
ihese imports made through seacoast cities d..
Ass reached and ii there should be concerted r, ae
y or'hS what we have to sell before the peope 90 t
ues can any one doubt that the result would r. h"
mere is nothing like advertising Merchants s.u
1VouS ny making use Of the columns of the sl'
y zen the people what they have to offer and ~ ~
: ~ the stores and look the goods Seeing l.
ns' 10 transport goods and produce to the do 'SeV-
s'N to bring the article directly to the auentio
nose who might like TO purchase "'"''on OF
W. Aus.n says that the lack OF practical knouis
4 S trade requirements, such methods Of as
N'as o. goods required chief obstacle 10 M and
trade That knowledge is supplied Nv .1
p"'a commercial museum Ii exists very -, 'he f,
purpose OF Swing all OF information mi a. i0
Austin. us Products abroad is smother thing entirely NJ
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