The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

state by the great steam horses OF com.
mercc and distributed throughout these
United States, the volume ol and tine char
acter Of business being both large and
profitable.
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II is thought to be both timely and ap,
propriate TO mention IN this same counec
tlon another experience had by our Pacific
coast sister State IL the matter Of eHorts
that were then made in behalf OF raising
smyrna ngs, the great DIS of commerce II
IS certainly another practical lesson along
the lines we are now travelling Success iu
so many other Hines of fruit growing there
suggested the trial VI this. Acres and
acres were from time to time planted In
same, and care and culture layishly be.
slowed upon them with seed time and
harvest occurring and recurring aud no
Eemblnnce of fruit appearing on any OF
these trees results 60 on Instances were
sadly lacking Afterwards, aud when tine
cause thereof was traced 10 the source OF
origin and where results ia the same dlrec-
tion were fruitful and satisfactory it was
discovered that they were enabled TO fruc.
tify successfully, under circumstances Of
this character only, the Gg bush or tree
was compelled to be grown Ia close prox-
unity to Wild species and where par
-ticular type of wasp made its home and
whose seeming avocniiou was to make an
lnhnltesimai abrasion of the miniature
aChenes or flower buds ppllenizlug the
smyrna type therewith, thus rendering it
profile.
Under the new thought Ideas that have
engratted themselves hy incubation or con
tagion, one or both upon our esteemed
moi A. ft.
government saw IN 90 otter q reward or
SlUO,OOU for the discovery OF what was
alleged o. exist a. q yellow fever germ,
resulting IN numerous scientists being OF.
tracted 20 Vera Cruz I'm the interest OF win
nlng the prize, and resulting Up their eff
forts being crowned with success aud iu
The payment 81 the money as well as n
NtrihcaLon OF the discovery 10y a commits
sion that was sent there by our govern
ment within the past six months
Our Teutonic friends, enjoying the dis
tluction Of loving beer next 10 ourselves
were run upon a very tough proposition IN
having the process OF fermentation OF their
great beverage run riot thereby ent8lIlng
upon them losses running into millions or
dollars. resulting ln the great German en-
pre- coming 10 the rescue, employing that
grand man, Pastelr, 10 devise remedy.
lie discovered the evil 10 consist Of
fungous growth, producing excessive fer
mentation, and further discovery wac
that glyceripe would XIII such damaging
element and arrest the fermentation o. the
desired point THIS discovery hiss been
worth millions upon millions Of dollars 10
the world Under al of these favorable,
hopeful circumstances we are constrained
10 quote from one Of the poets Auspiclous
omens cheer u.s. bright examples are be-
fore MS.
brief summary Of this momentons mat
ter points now unerringly IN The one diree
tion. that the time has come when the
state Of Texas rhe one legal guardian or
every man. woman aud ai the children,
holding a residence within its dom8inl
must act. and thar roo MP 10 that standard
~ excellence M line with anything eyer
done under o. Ike emergency by any other
government under the Sun According %
data on the subject that has been fur
nished rs Mr Edward II Bowie section
director ~ the United States weather hu
reau az Galveston. and published IN the
Galveston News ~ November 2l last, ana
December rs Instant II Il shown that
6ftytRn counties % our state are now in
fected by the holl weeyil being an IN
crease since last year ~ seyenteen couu
ties. resulting IN an estimated loss through
decrease % production y fllislQ bales ~
cotton, worth approximately Sl5,QloOe
and q total conservative loss from this one
source since rs appearance In orr state
and possibly as much as $50, 900 600. Ia
view Of the fact that this pest IA more Gun,