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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01

duce 1t In Sierra Leone But whatever
may be the possibilities Of growing cotton
settled wilderness. and Il win be many
years, perhaps a century or more, before
any substantial progress can be made
toward the production OF cotton on large
scale.
The spinners OF the world can only turn
to the Southern States VI America II their
wants nre to be supplied glance at the
facts must convince the most doubtful
Oklahoma and tho Indian Territory are
each much lnrger in area than South Caro-
lima. and this State in 1897 and 1875 pro-
duced over 100000 bales OF cotton. Under
favorable conditions, therefore, these Ter
ritories could safely be counted on 10 sup.
ply 100000 bales.
The Atlantic States-Vlrginia, tho Caro-
linas, Georgia and Florldn-could increase
their yield by 1.GOO00o bales, and the Gulf
States exclusive OF Texas and including
Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri, could
swell their production 1,J0O0N0 bales.
In addition TO the above, there are large
areas suitable for cotton culture in south
ern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
Kansas aud Kentucky.
The fertile and virgin acTes Of our own
State almost speak for themselves in the
vastness OF their capacity
In letter Of recent date, In answer TO
the Inquiry, What are the possibilities OF
cotton culture In Texas2" Governor Say
ers says:
Il have to express the opinion that not
exceeding .one-thlrd II so much, Of the
cultivation, and that n the assurance could
be given that for ten years in succession
the price Of cotton At the gin would nver,
age cents per pound tho annual product
of the state would within that time reach
fully 100000 bales. This rs not an ex.
eggerated statement. nor Is Il based upon
the cultivation ~ cotton exclusively IN
such area, propSs allowance being made
for tho dlversincation OF crops"
When the time arrives that the spinners
require. say. 40,OOaOOu bales the United
states should he Rble to supply 95.OOO. coo,
or over 50 per cent Of the whole provided,
always, that there was suffciency or
Labor and that other conditions were favor
able.
With Texas Furnishing 40 per cent OF
this output who can count the wealth that
will how Into It's boundaries? what com
mercial tyrant can endanger the security
OF its agricultural interests3 II Is no DIS
paragement TO the other houutlful resources
OF the State TO say that the prospects TINT
confront the cotton producer are brlllinut
and not surpassed by the advent Of later
means for creating wealth In rnanufac-
turing the hest and cheapest clothing ma.
teria on earth the commodity Is a neces-
slty Of man from the beginning Of ne
Its Increased use Is MS certain as the race
itself. Cotton must continue 70 hold the
| Imperial scepter with Texas the mightleBt
province OF the kings realm
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01

As wholesale market Houston offers
advantages not surpassed by any other
trade center Of the South In penetrating
the entire State by transportation lines
that rank among the best the county NJ
fords in capacity for handling freight the
city has enobled It's wholesalers 10 utilize
the difference caused by more favorable
adjustment OF Interstate freight rates In
recent years and establish the city's ini-
portance as market for the retailer This
difference has been employed to the good
OF the buyer aud now instead OF going to
Eastern, Western or Western mar
kets for their supplies, the Interior mer-
chant dads Il advantageous to limit his
operations to Texas
In spreading out TO meet the require
ments Of growing market for cotton, luin
Der, rice aud oil It Is but natural con-
sequence that the facilities FOR handling
merchandise will be SO enlarged Ms to NJ
ford the interior additional advantages IN
the future aud Increase the volume Of
business distributed from this city. The
numerous interests created by the trade IN
other lines must attract a patronage which
IN Itself Will Involve immense Development
IN this line Buyers ana sellers Of the four
lending products that contribute to Hous-
business relations bring trade on larger
scale and the demands Of the tributary
country VIII call for market Of greater
capacity. II Is a further assurance Of the
future In this respect that Houston whole
sale houses are In splendid position TO inset
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
HOUSTON WHOLESALE CENTER
Expansion Of Cotton Lumber, OH and Rice Trade Means
Larger Market for City i Allowed Fair
Freight Rates.

the needs Of the time aud n dealt With
fairly aud given Justice IN the matter %
freight rates viii he fully able 70 supply
the wants Of the growing trade. ~ ftu
Of their code Of prices and ability 10 serve
the retailer nj oil tlmeA ~ quantity Or
quality III goods Houston jobbers have OK,
tended their Geld OF operation over anu
stands as a Mecca FOR the country buyer
when the season Is on The producer o. OIL
AMI rice can not fail to prove q fnclor ~
% ending such business. while the rro
tlucer OF cotton and luuDer when those
industries are feeling Il wider development
will do more in the future than they have
In the past.
In New York City made II ~ chief dls-
trlbuting point OF the country sor merthan-
disc, and such a condition must follow in
the establishment Of a trade center for
the four stable products Of the Southwest
The intercourse that arises from handling
these products naturally turns the tide Of
trade to the market that buys ana sells
them and profits the dealer OH either hand
by the convenience Of operating liz one
purchases, frequently undersel Eastern
merchants. The retailer always receives
the benefit Of this condition and many crm'
rodlues will always be found In seek tnat
can be bought by the retailer for less than
the article can be replaced. With water
freight rates to the city With the compile
ton az deep water channel TO the gulf.
what may not be expected In the way or
the city's development as wholesale dis
Giles Of the State permit Houston to have
It's proper dues in the WHY IT freights Its
pre-emlnence as a wholesale market Is well
assured
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
Our PuplIaae to Europe.

San Francisco Chronicle.
In many things we may remaia 10
pIlage to Europe Tor some time 10 e
There are great lessons to be learned
can not afford 20 overlook. but the "
hints are too often lost on us While
seryilely bow TO modes foreign 70
genius The most inventive people o.
earth can not yet trust Itself to degs
hat or a glove suitable to Its climate
needs. Our faculty Of snowy assimha
has left ont the most essential faeti
life. Gould we copy the admirahl soafl
the old world, the modes OF cleaning
paving great cities, the honest admins
tion OF city and town government by
noblest citizens, the precautions takn
protect life on railroads, the rules az
Overcrowdlng public vehicles. large
ures OF comfort, safety aud conYept
would be assured
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
HOUSTON MANUFACTURES.

Something OF the growth
Issued
ureauo nm ring in Texas:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
REVIEW OF COTTON DEMAND.
Houston Rapidly Overeams Competitors The World Is
Dependent Upon the Souh-PossibIities OF
the Industry In Texas.

Tho revolution Of events that haze
brought American cotton into NEST prorh
ntnt use Tor making the clothing OF man-
kind forms one Of the interesting chapters
OF th. worlds history, II has been the sub
3ect Of writer's who have chronlcled the
transition ot commerce since our country
found a place among the nations and has
opened more avenues for labor and bust
ness enterprise than any ether product o.
che soil The use OF the staple has some
band In hand with civilization Itself. and no
other factor has done SO much TO turn
The eyes Of industry upon the whlte-cappcd
fields OF tbs South. Il has woven Its way
into the commercial fabric o. the world
NTH the same perfection that It enters Into
the spinner's fabric The history, too, heS
greater significance, from the fact that no.
only does retrospective view lend Interest
70 the subject, but the facts that pertain 10
developer ent give promise that for cotton
as textile material the future holds In
nnltely more than the past,
In tho year book OF the department Of ng
riculture for 1901 Mr. J L. Watkins, cot
ton expert, ,iiyision Of statistics, says;
"Whcn cotton culture on nm extensive scale
was first undertaken in this country, wool
and fax as q material for clothing were tar
moro popular than cotton. nj least IN the
Western world. For centuries millions OF
the inhabitants OF Oriental countries had
been clnthed Ia hone.spuh cotton, and the
hand looms Of india had woven calicoes ana
nlusllns OF such beautiful design and eS.
dulslte texture as TO challenge universal
admiration
but It was not until tho planters Of the
United States began supplying an abund
ance Of raw material, much cheaper thbu
nized its merits aud its possibilities In tex
tile manufacture II we go back Just few
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
BAYLOR univsrsltv oneninn.

Waco, Texas, August aO,-1'he ffty.eigh.h
annual session Of Baylor university will
open tomorrow and already several hundred
students have arrived. The work OF eiassi
ncation began today and will be continued
until all classes are organized, The hrst
chapel exercise viii be held Tuesday mora
ihg aud Wednesday morning the formal
opening viii take place President Samuel
Palmer Brooks WIN deliver his inaugural
address Wednesday morning and win be
the board o. trustees.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
childr,n Llke N

my little boy took the Group one night .
says F. D. REYNOLDS of Mansheld, o.. ,and
grew so bad you could hear him breathe all
over the house. though, he would die but
few doaes OF one Minute Cough gure "a.
llcved and sent aim to sleep. That's the
last we heard Of the Group One Minute
Cough Cure IL absolSlely safe and acts al
once For coughs, eeldS. Group, grip. asth.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01
Consumption OF COTTON, WooL
ANp FLAX IN RREAr kRITAIN.


Az ovarstratlop ~ tHia f,bI, Fvrr,tsN,. ,
falr example or tho wonders taat nave
been worked IN the consumption OF tcutiir
fabrlca la the mast rruturv. More aar WAS
go ~ 300 49,, .,,,t,or ,.,ot az ,,+ton .n,
now y is last IN comparative gse, and thG
SnoTns cre SousIi di u's 10y Won
ton hqs Increased almost thirty nIuo tlmoe,
81 ,,,,,,4 cntt6r ,,snT s a'onl INA ,nuro
tIsr se,or tt,.. W. r,,,',h o d. anu
tnvI III ~, ,i' Ss iuen ~ W. 1,r
81 Nv if}e ~ W. i"auN, ,, w., "a t5nt
snu Ins lulieu S,;aSes yoHsulu ny ~ ient
IUIs ''luga ~ MS'hn' ul nuc. use
batns, " 9 go,,'u u' 'ONS' WI ea'n
pVtuE ~ iol'uH a.,
Sotloh WuGI ING my us'9 w I4cloTltS
ei Egdiupv my ~ tue up''eu 9'a'e7 iN i'"
7u9 as''' ~ tuus' ,,- y,, ,..,
SH'- Nnts4nnh, M9oL .d b,4X; t",ai
A'V4 ''''-'--''Vo' A'oo9'"oV '"'f'V'' 7'a'9''V"
~
competitor ana comparison of cattor and
wool will serye 10 show the transformation
IN the latter mart Of the century II ls
not possible 10 estimate tho worlds nro.
anction as stotlstlrs no. NOT o,,ltoi,io
neither arc thcre Statistics 10 show the
quantity consumed by the world II Is
possible, however, ia estimate the amount
Of fiber that enters into commerce and the
worlds supply by the amount Of raw cot
ton and wool that enters into commerce.
In reviewing this history the Washington
statlstieian does not so beyond the year
1870. when cotton production In the United
States began 10 assume something like the
Importance II held prior TO the war between
the StAtee.
Cotton and wool la the worlds commerce
Ga decennlal years, In thousands or pounds
Year Cotton. Wool
1870 ............., a,iSS.No I, 2n5 OOt
1880 ................... 1906, 2on 1,d2R.O0t
1890 ................... A,22S01O ., 100 ~
1900 ,................. G.T06,oOO 2,6s5 10,
II will be seen that from 1870 TO 1881
the commercial supply Of cotton Increased
Al nor cent. while that Of wool Increase,
81 boz cent. III the next decide there VA,
a gain of AZ per cont in cotton mud N pei
cent IN wool In the last decade FROM 1870
20 1900. the gain IN cotton was 30 per cen
aud that IN wool only per cent rakin,
the entire period 81 thirty years from 1871
10 1900 the Increase in the supply Of cot
ton was la per cent and Ia that OF WOO
iO7 per cent
=
u,hts y,.,an,,,,t t.., - ,,...4i. 49,.
NVN''''w t'N"'' " p'puuVt'Vu aN'
consumption Of COTTON And chanEe IN IN
relative position or tho three lending abpr
tn,tta a dise,,..to,, 90 ~. .,,,, .t,,., 49,.
-. i'N " WY e""eeS WIN N"'
leu thereto
Al the annual meeting OF the Belfna
Linen Merchants, aas,c,st,on neta =. NJ,
fasf In iD00 ISelfaat a. the e,,,Ter ~ ~
er4at it,ar I, d,,et,.,s 80 60. - N ,,it ~ ~
set nen inuus'is ~ stteAl Drllalnli "
ta,,ad n, toai,i,a ~ rn, sun nut y
ortn t.sa i,a1ss. * - ~" tet,pns % t NY ~
800 ihtV peli saaft tlNl ~ tns year lsNV w
lnpoF,s % cotton yaFh is,o amounted 70 ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01

..t-..s.. 10BT.Oit G9ll, 1913
u WIZ he observed that Without n single
SACtplon every foreign country has In.
STehsed IT'S consumption OF Americ1n ent-
tohs anu some 81 them 10 astonishing nre-
nordlohS rms Is true particularly 81 Ger.
many. lt0i}i France, Belgium nnd Spain
ne percentage % Increase mas moi baen
~ great IN the United Kingdom. Int with.
pa me lhlry years q amounts Ia II per
Syhl anu considering the magritnde az
us sphung Industries this h rrntifvlnr
rnvuEh. BUT the most astonishing devalop
hyht ni our trade IN raw cation Inns taken
Lt9Ne 'l me Far East, III 1870 wo ana moi.
MP 2 pound VI cotton 10 fhnt mart OF me
Nolll, nut SINCE then cotton notwithstanding
Hhhssn maae such progress III japan that in
80 her spnners took S93 oOa baies ~
AuNiean cotton. East IIAia and china
We also beginning TO appreciate Inc merits
~ our cotton, and within the pasf font
Afais shipments have been made 10 hofh
OF these countries
Much has been said about the lncreass in
ts Y. consequent falling on M the expnFts
~ ANeneaN cotton 10 that country; ana N
Is tree thai we formerly eNnnrted directly
~ RUSSIAN ports same Sp0WN haios n, =
alum, bui ln spite uf the fact t,at Ia
july iANt me Russian government fafspi
wv import duty On raw cotton to SsS ~
pt NN OF oH pounds. .ot alInos sne
selNe ot Inc cotton, We still furnish ina,
hoVhuN WITH about half the cotton nsed
V ntl Bills. The exports, a. shown hv nc
tinted states treasury department, DO NOT
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01


tlou has becOne 80 acute thot lhe Wop4
hive tnken il hand In the sttug-
ts ara IA, o.,,,,,,i,,tio,, i,,s be,,,, ,.prtr,ttd
!
LOT lne purpose on uppeahu- 20 CVns..a'
20 thact lesisWu'I compeiilAB ing lhun"
iuSt uter 20 ui"hu ms bvyus ~ ~ \" w.
sl1k1lsh cotton mixed Iaotifs FROM an W..
iapt 10. " tVui ~ az Ahuls'A NJ n' r
tneir perlous "l utptossloli, lae tottVt ,n
uusIls as ven hn V,hets, IVY ILUe "a NJ
s 1.,lis nave peeu 9nAets0.As ,s
S-i5t,.as se .rn is I9 ~. ,.n'Sio ~ nj
trlcts OF fraure and Germany as wen.
In Great Billau mauy hrnis have soiie
'iis o. business ahd M tahGe 5oute ma
mnnIlfacture of rntinn
Various rcasons uie assigned for this un,
fortunate stare of affulrs such Us oycre
production, high prices FOR raw materials,
etc, but an uu.nurities agree that one "a
the principal causes rs the competition OF
cotton "1hp use pr cotton suuda us
substitute for ,voolens." saws tne Bullcun
of the National Association OF Wool Mnnt-
facturers December. 1Uu,J "has been M.
creaslng Of late venus. The advance which
the cotton manurncturer has made Ia tno
direction OF Initiating various makes 0f
yoolens has been very ercut In ten Years.
So Mao Inns been thy uAp of cotton I'M con
ueotlon with wool Even with cotton nj 10
GEMS q rouud 40 difpraueo bptyeeu IT,
cost and thAf Of wool I'D 50 cents pound
IS NO great I'm these DAVIS as to encourage
the use OF more on less cotton IN fabrie3
Ia, enir rnt,,,, nrnyitlej tbg material used
-, . 81 ,1i ti1 e 4,t,aion Of vyootan
~ ~ ~ -. 10 teo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01


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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
UNCLE SAM AS MISSIONARY.
How the Uneiean Places in Cuba Were Renovated by the Amer
 fenn AufhOrttieS.

Cuban cities, like Havana and San tiago, previous to the Spanish war, were great breeders of pestilence, and menaecs to the world. Now yellow fever and smallpox have been practi- cally stamped cut, and the death rate in the island has decreased one-half, and was lower in Havana last winter than in New York, says the Woman's Home Companion.
 Tn Havana an engineer corps insti tuted general system of houseclean- ing. Every house in the city was cleaned from top to bottom under the supervision of American officers, whether the tenant was of high or low degree; remonstrances availed noth- ing. As many as 16,0O0 houses were cleaned in one month. The sewer sys- tenn was given equal attention; the American authorities cleansed and re- paired every foot of sewer, and did it so thoroughly and scientifically that not man in the cleaning squads was taken i'll.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08

The death oftex-Speaker Thomas R.. Reed at Washington early Sunday morning, leaves a hole in the ranks Of the republican party that will not be filled right away. Although not in en- tire harmony with the present admin istration, MT Reed was one of the foremost men in the party to-day, and had the wheel of fortune given one more turn he might have been the chief executive of the land, and the dead President Mckinley might have still been among the living. MT Reed had no use for the present expansionists and imperialists, and when the occa- sion arose he made the fact known. The Hartford Courant in speaking of the dead statesman this morning says ''that the political opponents whom he sometimes lashed so mercilessiy with that sharp tongue of his, and who hat ed and loved him by turns, will be the first to testify to Tom Reeds honesty. Dissenting radically as we do from some of his later opinions, it is yet with real sorrow that we bid fare well to so typical American, so valiant and redoubtable fighter for his cause, and so companionable. delightful q gentleman.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
CHINESE ARMY ROLLS.
They Inelude with tho Soldiers, The efF
 Horses and Every Article e4 Equipment.

Now that China has Russia for near neighber, it remains to be seen how successfully, or otherwise, the middle kingdom will continue to practice it's favorite gaRs of bluf. How it has reenfereed its army is shown by the Swedish explorer, Herdin, says Youths CompanieR.
 The Chinese have a most extra or dinary way of enumerating troops. They are not content with counting the soldiers only, but reckon in also their horses, rifles, skocs, brooches and go forth, 20 that the resultant total is a long way above whst it ought to be.
 They apparently go on the aupposi- tion that the rife is at least as valua ble as the man, and by an analogous train of reasoning they argue that man is of little use if he has to travel on foot, that he caHnot go about naked, and 90 on. Hence they count the whole kit, horse, rife, brooches and all.
 By this peculiar process of arith. metie they fancy they deceive the Rus sians into believing their garrisons much stronger than they are.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08

The plans of Secretary Root looking to the furtherance of the military es- tablishment of the country. are pro- gressing and it is now expected that two bills in which the secretary is di- rectly interested, will become laws during this session. One, the militia organization bill, passed the house last session and has now been fayorably reported by the senate committee. It provides for the reorganization of the militia on lines similar to those of the regular army, the organization of a reserve force of enlisted men and a reserve force of officers who have qualified to take command. The other bill is the army reorganization bill which provides for the reorganization of the army and the establishment of general staff to take the place of the general commanding the army. It has been introduced in both chambers. If the bill passes, General Miles, by it's provisions, will be the first chief of staff.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
BEAGLEs WERE TINY DOGS.
Diminutive Canines ef AncIenx Breed Thah Could Re Carried ir
 a GIaye.

There is no question that the beagle is very old breed. Early Roman ac- counts of England contain references to the beagle, even by name. Books published from about 15BO to f610 de- scribe several varieties of hounds, in cluding "the little beagle which may be carried in mans glove" That the miniature hound was extremely popular at the time was evident from Queen Elizabeth keeping a pack which were also said to be small enough to put in glove, says the Country Life in America.
 This statement is frequently ridi- cuied when it is not understood that gloves of that period were not the present-day kind, but gauntlets reach. ing nearly to the elbow. What be- came of those glove beagies we may surmisc from what we know of the results of later attempts to maintain packs of beagles of eight to ten inches high, the result after some years, being weak puppies that fall short of the fine qualities of the little hunting dog when they are grown up.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
MANY USES FOR ALCOHOL.
Germany Is Encoura9dng It's App1i- cation for Fuea and for Power
 Purposes.

The kaiser of Germany is encourag- ing every effort toward the use of al- cohol for lighting, fuel and power purposes, and under the stimulus of prizes offered to inventors And engine constructors 1t is being largely util- ized in various ways. Alcohol is eco nomically made from q number of products in Germany, and conse- quently the supply of it is very large. At recent exhibition demonstrating the use of alcohol there were shown number of motors, farming imple- mcnts and similar things propelled by an alcohol flame. There were also lamps which displayed great eff cicncy. In a report recently made to Washington, Consul General Guen- ther writes from Frankfort that the chief of the fire department of Han over has recently invented an alcohol firing apparatus, used in connection with an automobile fire engine, which is said to be very satisfactory in practice. The engine is driven to tho scene of the fire by an alcohol motor, and while on the way the steam is gotten up by the new inven- tion noted above SO thai the engine is ready for operation immediately on it's arrival on the ground. Ordi- narily ii is necessary to keep the en- zine constantly fired in order that the steam supply may be immediate ly available. Otherwise much time is lost in getting up steam.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
NEGROES DON'T MIGRATE.
some Interesting Facts About the Celerea Race Revealed by the
 mesent Csnsas.

There were s,soO, ,soo colored persons in the United States in 1880, 7,5oo, 900 ia 1sse. and $500, ,ooe in 1900. A general movement" of eolored inha bita nts fron. oMe state to aaothcf or from one sec tieR of tke country to another, due to eeonomie, political or hy ygienie req sons, las been declared to be in progress at intervals of two CT three years siacs ths ciese of tke civil war.
 But ths aeures Of each succeeding census prsys tkat the colered popula- tien of ths United States is by no means migratory; it changes little year by year except as the result of the ordi- nary increase iA population. Various ambitious projects of leaders to "col- onizs" certain state have failed entire ly. h Kansas, fer instance. there are only $500 more colered inha bitants than there were 20 years ago, though Kansas has long been the mecca of naany coleFea ceionizers.