The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-13

III inc appropriations made In this bill.
Texas is great agricultural State now.
but we have been given only a glimpse of
It's possibilities. Permit me 20 direct your
attention to some of the resources Of this
great commonwealth. some conditions which
ottain in this little known section NJ our
country.
when Texas snrnng, ful-hedged State,
INTO the Union the only one In the history
OF our country since the original confedasa-
tlon-she came as an empire Of domain.
Her people were few aud scattered. hut
she had maintained her autonomy Us the
Lone star Republic for more than ten years
against the Republic OF Mexico with it's
millions OF people. Withstandlng the con.
slant furnys Of the Mcxlcans across the Rio
Grandc on the southwest and the wid
dushcs OF the fierce aud savagc Apaches cnd
Con0nchcs ON all sides, she hal sustained
herself, Burdencl with debts and worn
with war, she coded to the United States
for tho sum of SloOOo.O00 what is low a
large portion OF New Mexico.
Even then she retained a territory 81
eantic in c1tcnt, keeping her public 1umlin
IN her own control As tile state Is today
me area Is 2bI.itN square miles, grNter
than nll OF New England, New York, Sew
81
nnl combined. larger than the republic or
irance or n empire OF Germany. wni
England, Wales. Scotland and Ireland
placed In the center OF Texas as nm ocean
would g fnr from the sigh og other shores
OF the lICNON,M0 acres Of land IN the
state. only about onc-twclfth Is now col
tivntcl white It is safe to say that fnly
1C0WOC9) are susceptible Of cultivation,
md thai of the very highest order,
Iho population Of the state In 1870, tie
first cousins taken after her admission. was
~ a
vas &,,+S7lr an increase Of more than
fourteen times. or about 600 per cent, "d-
voncmg from twenty-scycnlh 10 sixth, a
more rapid piop'rtlonato advance Than is
shown 10y any ether State.
Texas up to The present has boon essen
iiaily an agricultural and stock raising
territory In cultivation is easily frs IN
production, as the following reports win
show:
Valno NJ cotton produced IN 1900
INilncludng cotton seed prod
Urts Observation-Disclosures. .S1T3,GEL 'oG
Naluc Of corn produced in 1890. -. stNoo1
Value oc wheat produced in MOO t5.IA).COl
Ndluc Of o9tS produced in 1900. S,rC1COl
Value Of hay produced In ZOO. 100000
Ng,uc of potatoes pro iuccd In
Itb ...........,.,.,... ....... 1,b'VitB
Value Of barley etc. In 1GO1. 1900
Value Of vegetables, sugar to-
lacco rice, ctr..s.....7...... 100000
Giving the astounding total for
agricultural products alone
81 '''''' '.'.''..''.'.''.. 2di'Vt3wo
While the cotton crop, amounting on an
ayCrage TO onc-third the total crop IF the
l'Hitn1 states, IS at nresert the main staple
o. pro1uclon-thouGh first in the pr7 lu'-
tion n cotton and cotton sCcl produrts
yet IoN7e is rapidly advancing along lines
Of dl'ersi fcnlol and fast closing the zap
llnce oC ngriotitui.1I rroduction
"
Eieht Years apo rot n nound NJ rico vas
raised in Tryns while. this veor thore hsve
-, .i., T., 49, H. -,
WV" p'"i'''t u, '',, u, Wv S"''n''' ''",.,
llc' Of the Stair @l-,WO acres. which VII
produce rico worth moro +han STCsofFO
,rb,,o ara 80 i.sst irul i,,o ,nr,.. mt,
, "' , We ~ -"
crn ooultics OF the state. all of which hid
fot,. a.. Iva ,,,r,l f., crt,t,,,to, In tho .,.,.
i"'l /" "' pau w III "','" III nv ''''!
near future. Nhon they viii produce the
enormous total Of S1uOGCuCOO IN valuo an
ur,1,
',"'',
potatocs cabhaac ana other Vegetables wore
roisod for homo CONSERVATION ortv Iast
-"'''" '"' "'i'' '''''uP'''" "''l H"S.
East Texas 7nl The former grazing lands
OF The SGrlh and Soathwc there were
raised ami ahippod over 10000 car Of o}rly
fruits and vegetables to our less CAV rel
''"'''' 'h,l ~ ,'' .Nh, W w "H't MI th ~
4I lti US il'o Is ,Wl III ~ lnIll,l,
ii opgI, nj for abso'rtcIy uGItlDg n l1Irc
rVrt on OF which rn hc ON maps was marx
; y, ms' .Il' S,ahii i.aln,l u.
hIe Gre-rt If drlfh, ura bioesom,na i,to
goricnt ana orchards and vineyards gnacr
" tllu!t ln,lG1'' oI h.'nlli' lff.H ulGN.
",tiT hiUT.uJ' u"M 'GGlli5II, NV N1-n,ll 'S
%iorg ne rrh alluyiai II s;ls Of Tho t,crs
IN thg souheln part Of the sta}a are t, he
fcrF0 tho ItlaN sucar lanis ii the ws".d,
capsule q producing TIE highest er,daa o.
sugar without the slEhtCs use Of fp.tiii3
c'S ana npnar ntiN ncXhausthic .n felt !.
lty, some of the plnntoions having been crl.
tlvnted for more than forty years.
And all thus. with only one wclfth ar the
mud IN cultivation. Lands OF marvellous
Fertility are to be had on practically the
prrChaFefS own terms Thousunls Of
thrfty and industrious people are anaually
pouring INTO the state, and WAC shall say
tnnt IN the not TAR distant future EXls
Acne VIII not be able to feed every man,
woman ana enid IN the United Statesf
staining hLst III the agricultural pr0dpc-
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