The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-08
TALKING COTTON MILL
BRENNAN DETERMINED TO GO INTO
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS.
PROSPECTS, for Truck Faunins-An Inter
est'ne Budget Of Local Personal
News-An Interesting Lecture.

brenham, Texas. November The com.
mittee appointed to investigate tho al.
visibility OF establishing cotton min IN
brennsm are at work The, have received
transportation over the Ceu.ra, for their
rip to the Texas cotton mills ana nj,
visit them at their earliest eonveniepc.,
non. ID. {. Giddinss, Jr. chairman OF tbe
committee, is In receipt of the following
letter:
non d. c Giddings, Jr Brenham, Texas.
Oorslcana' Texas, November 6.-My Dear
our On account of absence from home
ma myself very much behind with my cor.
ieSPoAoence, which accounts for my delay
an answering yours OF tle I'd instant The
CoFsicana cotton factory has 500 splndles,
Ioo looms and whom run night and day
gives employment to 200 men, women ana
cAlidren' We manufacture three-yard
Drown drill aud four-yard brown dress duck
at TINS time, and am happy to say we arc
now making money, though on account of
nigh price cotton and very low price cloth
we made no money until we commenced
working the new crop OF cotton, and then
we had some trouble organizing our labor
Our mill cost $4,000 and on account OF
AAu
naue no mistake in buying machinery ana
nave an up-to-date cotton MN, and we
1eel sang ulue tnat IL viii ue pdsing plaut
a cotton mill WIN 5OvU spindles anu 100
!oVHS VIII pay better tnau mill OF small
capacity, anu / would suggest makius
Drown staple goods, say talee four and
slA !ards brown goods IN domeSuS ami
drIil duck. You snOutu make no mistake
In 1rst securing an honest thoroughly com.
Petent superiut endent VINO viii and you In
pu!Ihg the mill plant Concerning LABOR,
an the Texas cotton mills are having
lFouble 10 certain extent in educating
our domestic labor ana inducing our PEG.
PIE to Nork In cotton mlh. / am OF the
opinion 5ou VIII nave less trouble as you
nave larger foreign element and times
Oh the laIn is not 50 prosperous as last
year, ana many families Will prefer work
ing III factory to the farm. Hence
say we must build factories and manu-
IA .ture some OF our raw material, but We
must put our best business men to manage
same and remember tAat patriotism is all
LlgnJ and necessary 10 inaugUrate this in
duStrial move, bur that business methods
and ability is necessary 10 make it a imam.
cal success. ! will take pleasure ia an
swerlns all questions and giving you ali
the Information ! possess aud should you
conclude TO build mill II you desire Will
come down and address your ciuzeus on
the subject.
All the cotton mills of Texas are draw
Ing experienced Gotten mill labor from
Georgia South Carolina, North Carolina.
Alabama etc. and We are securing all the
home inexperienced labor possible some
can learn In two weeks time to become
fairly efficient.
We use oil FOR fuel which at 50 cents
per barrel is equal TO coal at 81 IS per ton.
You should have fully % per cent ex.
peFieneed help Your friend, ~
Mr. Ed Jaeggli, until recently employed
In the Large general merchandise establish
ment OF Messrs. Wimkelmann & Bohne has
resigned MS position and embarked in the
truck growing business. lie is az Her
mann Is switch with force OF hands clean
ing of large tracts OF rich bottom land pre-
pairing TO plant truck patches Of su d mag
nitude that he can snip truck by the car
load from his garden alone.
he Will put several acres In Cabl5atGB
and his snap bean patch viii contain sew
eral acres. His Irish potato patch will be
big held on the BRACES. He viii raise
onions and other vegetables. In fact he
is arranging for crop Of most all the
vegetables that this section produces so
well and from the way he has prepared
the ground he seems to thoroughly UNDER
stand the business He is thoroughly IA
miliar with the marketing OF his products
and Il the various crops that he Is putting
In all strike, he Will make good money
on his crop.
one Of the very highest social honors
OF the State university Is 10 he elected pres
ident Of the final ball This honor has
Just been thrust upon Mr.. George Wright
OF this city and his friends here who are
legion, learned of the honor with great
Worthily bestowed
Hon. Harry Haynes went out to Inde-
pendeuce today, accompanied by Photos
rapher Holland, 10 secure pictures Of the
historical buildings there for the forth
coming history of Rev. Rufus c. Burle-
son. which Mr. HAYNES is writing. He has
more than thirty chapters Of the book com
Mrs. N. E. Graves is reported quite sick
The many friends Of this estimable Chris
tan lady will learn OF her Illness with re-
greet and Join in the hope that she may
soon be restored to good health.
The friends OF Mr.. 7. VI. Campbell o.
Palestine. who Is a candidate for COVER
nor. are expecting him to visit this place
at an early day. He is doing considerable
correspondence with them now.
John Wade a well known colored man
who for a long time has been employed at
I.usk's stable died of hemorrhase THURS
" r. Garrett. Esq. delivered q lecture
IN Inc students Of Blinn college Thurs.
dsv morning which was listened 10 with
marked attention. The subject was 'Char-
srfer and ID was ably handled,
The city Is LAYING a pipe line from the
santa Re railroad to the water works power
bouse. through which to convey IT'S supply
N fueI oil from the road 70 the plant
Treasurer C. F. Herbst has received from
the state treasurer coupon No. or the
Washington county school fund Tor
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