The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-29
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
ON BUSINESS AND POLITICS BENT.
. PhiladeIphia North Ametiean


From the Philadelphia North American.
Representative John A. r. Hull chairman of the house
committee military affairs has made his adieux the
president and will sail San Francisco for the Philippines
days He goes the Pacific TO stady the condi
tions the prospects of the Philip
pine Lumber and Development company OF which he is pres
dent.
was unnecessary Mr. Hull that he
making the trip for the combined purposes Of politics and
business He elaborated his views that point when the
army appropriation bill under consideration during the
last days OF the session He admitted that he president
OF the Philippine Lumber and Development company which
has received assistance and encouragement from
officials He did deny what has been established by pub
shcd letters from his agent Major Frank S. Bourns health
officer Of Manaihat his company has extensive timber
rights and that it constructing buildings and bridges
the governments
Mr. Hull despses the "drone in politics and do the
majority OF his colleagues in the housesome of whom
stockholders in his Philippine companyor they appauded
his statements vigorously He believes in being busy bee
and laying honey against cold day. Therefore it is
be presumed that he will permit any
begging while he is the Philippines And the respected
chairman of the committee military affairs a OF
inspection of the military of the islands he will
certainly be in favorable position know
doing in his line of business Nor will be surprising
Mr. Hull Washington winter if he is found
the side those who repeal the Hoar amend
prohibiting the sale of timber the public lands
Philippines If the government lumber Mr.
Hull furnish it what right have ev-minded persons
NEEDLE IN his private affairs! That that solely
Mr. Hull and the officials That he
chairman of the committee military affairs and president
Of the Philippine Lumber and Development company and
that they of the department and have
purchase supplies and award contracts merely one
Of those happy conjuntons OF circumstances which
the transaction of business agreeable profitable occupa
ton Such pleasant little amenities in official life should 90
far to tighten its burdens.
4 X *
MONEY VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
From the Montgomery Advertiser
Il. =. an Ii.
any country community People who have gone on all
their lives travelling over such apologies roads as exist
almost universally in Alabama probably little concep
ton of the disadvantages under which they labor
only its weakest link and road as bad as
its worst part In other words starting
with and naturally puts only load as
his team draw the part of the road This may
be but very small fraction of the entire distance
travelled that the way he has but por
ton of the load his draw and makes
trips where would answer if the road was good
In Montgomery county object lessons have been
given of late which have been invaluable The
has been and very long when simply ipos
sible for team to draw anything approaching load to
Montgomery during the AS nearly all the
had be brought market the rainy
set in the farmers seriously handicapped their
to get their cotton to the city Since the ebert
roads have been extended directions some of the
loads brought into the city have been eyeopene.s
coming from the prares the of the year
with twelve bales of it Is worth more than
a dozen essays.
But there is also money side the question. In re-
cent article i'll apparently wenformed contemporary
this subject tha made that where good roads
have been built In New Jersey land values have increased
cent This large added to the value of
land BY good roads and though increase in values
might not follow the in Alabama there can be
doubt farm is worth largely If easily accessi-
BILE and If its products he gotten market with small
outlay OF time and labor If get his twenty bales OF
cotton market trips while make four or five
1t follows that AS farm would sell for a correspondence
higher price The value of good roads heretofore had
little attention in Alabama but there has been decided
change of sentiment within the last decade and
predict that will till the old systemor lack of sys-
tehas entirely disappeared and all OF the State will
have roads which travel will be both safe easy and
Portable.